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Preface | |
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Introduction: Thinking, Reading, and Writing | |
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Thinking Critically | |
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Reading Critically | |
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Preparing to Read | |
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Reading | |
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Rereading | |
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Reading Inventory | |
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Writing Critically | |
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Preparing to Write | |
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Writing | |
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Rewriting | |
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Writing Inventory | |
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Conclusion | |
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Description: Exploring Through the Senses | |
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Defining Description | |
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Thinking Critically by Using Description | |
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Reading and Writing Descriptive Essays | |
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Student Essay: Description at Work | |
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Some Final Thoughts on Description | |
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Description in Review | |
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Summer Rituals | |
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Notes from the Country Club | |
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The Pines | |
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The View from 80 | |
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Narration: Telling a Story | |
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Defining Narration | |
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Thinking Critically by Using Narration | |
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Reading and Writing Narrative Essays | |
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Student Essay: Narration at Work | |
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Some Final Thoughts on Narration | |
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Narration in Review | |
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For My Indian Daughter | |
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New Directions | |
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The Saturday Evening Post | |
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Only daughter | |
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Example: Illustrating Ideas | |
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Defining Examples | |
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Thinking Critically by Using Example | |
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Reading and Writing Essays That Use Examples | |
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Student Essay: Examples at Work | |
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Some Final Thoughts on Examples | |
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Example in Review | |
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The Baffling Question | |
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Darkness at Noon | |
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Mother Tongue | |
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A Brother's Murder | |
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Process Analysis: Explaining Step by Step | |
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Defining Process Analysis | |
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Thinking Critically by Using Process Analysis | |
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Reading and Writing Process Analysis Essays | |
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Student Essay: Process Analysis at Work | |
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Some Final Thoughts on Process Analysis | |
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Process Analysis in Review | |
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Managing Your Time | |
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Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain | |
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How to Say Nothing in Five Hundred Words | |
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E-mail: What You Shouldand Shouldn'tSay, Mark Hansen | |
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Division/Classification: Finding Categories | |
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Defining Division/Classification | |
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Thinking Critically by Using Division/Classification | |
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Reading and Writing Division/Classification Essays | |
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Student Essay: Division/Classification at Work | |
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Some Final Thoughts on Division/Classification | |
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Division/Classification in Review | |
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Memory: Tips You'll Never Forget | |
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Why I Want a Wife | |
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Second Chances for Children of Divorce | |
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The Truth About Lying | |
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Comparison/Contrast: Discovering Similarities and Differences | |
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Defining Comparison/Contrast | |
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Thinking Critically by Using Comparison/Contrast | |
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Reading and Writing Comparison/Contrast Essays | |
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Student Essay: Comparison/Contrast at Work | |
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Some Final Thoughts on Comparison/Contrast | |
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Comparison/Contrast in Review | |
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Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts | |
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A Child Is Born | |
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Japanese and American Workers: Two Casts of Mind | |
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The Politics of Muscle | |
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Definition: Limiting the Frame of Reference | |
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Defining Definition | |
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Thinking Critically by Using Definition | |
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Reading and Writing Definition Essays | |
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Student Essay: Definition at Work | |
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Some Final Thoughts on Definition | |
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Definition in Review | |
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When Is It Rape? | |
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The Barrio | |
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Beliefs About Families | |
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How to Find True Love: Or Rather, How It Finds You | |
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Cause/Effect: Tracing Reasons and Results | |
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Defining Cause/Effect | |
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