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Essential Reading and Writing Skills | |
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The Reading Process | |
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The Writing Process | |
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Decisions That Shape Our Lives | |
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Brainstorming About Decisions | |
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"A Rhodes Scholar with an Unlikely Past," | |
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"The Chosen One," | |
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"Whether to Vote: A Citizen's First Choice," | |
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"Life Is So Good," | |
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"Saying Good-bye to Eric," | |
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"Hold the Fries | |
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Hey, Not All of Them!" | |
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"The Gift of Sacrifice," | |
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Events That Shape Our Lives Brainstorming | |
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About Events "I Want Constantine's Murderer to Die," | |
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"The Scholarship Jacket," | |
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"Ragtime, My Time," | |
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"A Letter to My Daughter," | |
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"Naked Terror," | |
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"Breaking Glass," | |
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"Desert Storm and Shield," | |
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Work That Shapes Our Lives Brainstorming | |
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About Work "Breathe, Then Count to 10...," | |
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"Mr. Mom's World," | |
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"Cross Talk," | |
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"What Are They Probing For?" | |
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"Why Interruption, Distraction, and Multitasking Are Not Such Awful Things After All," | |
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"Preparing for a Job Interview," | |
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"Some Lessons from the Assembly Line | |
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Cultures That Shape Our Lives Brainstorming | |
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About Culture "Primary Colors," | |
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"Black and Latino," | |
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"Fifth Chinese Daughter," | |
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"The Beautiful Laughing Sisters--An Arrival Story," | |
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"Dumpster Diving," | |
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"Silenced Voices: Deaf Cultures and 'Hearing' Families," | |
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"Cultural Education in America," | |
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Others Who Shape Our Lives Brainstorming | |
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About Others "Love Saves, in the Form of a Superhero and His Kidney," | |
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"The Promised Land," | |
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"Our Wounded Hearts," | |
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"Gay Marriages Unite, and Divide, Families," | |
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"Food from the 'Hood," | |
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"Bill Gates," | |
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"Do unto Others," | |
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Media That Shape Our Lives Brainstorming | |
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About the Media "The Boss Puts the iPod to Work," | |
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"Oprah Winfrey," | |
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"My First Story," | |
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"Music 'n Moods," | |
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"Prophets Without Honor," | |
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"After the War Coverage," | |
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"Sporting the Fan(tasy) of Reality TV," | |
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Technology That Shapes Our Lives Brainstorming | |
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About Technology "Dangers of Social-Networking Sites," | |
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"The Seven Sustainable Wonders of the World," Alan Thein Durning "Stepping Through a Computer Screen, Disabled Veterans Savor Freedom," | |
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"Thoughts, Interrupted: Cell Phone's Convenience Also Comes with a Price--Constant Distraction," | |
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"Dr. Dolphin," | |
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"RFID Tags: Big Brother in Small Packages," | |
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"Human Interaction," | |
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Glossary | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Index of Authors and Titles Revision Checklist for Essays | |
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Narration "A Rhodes Scholar with an Unlikely Past," | |
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"The Chosen One," | |
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"Life Is So Good," | |
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"Saying Good-bye to Eric," | |
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"The Gift of Sacrifice," | |
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"I Want Constantine's Murderer to Die," | |
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"The Scholarship Jacket," | |
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"Ragtime, My Time," | |
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"Breaking Glass," | |
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"Desert Storm and Shield," | |
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"Primary Colors," | |
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"Fifth Chinese Daughter," | |
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"The Beautiful Laughing Sisters--An Arrival Story," | |
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"Love Saves, in the Form of a Superhero and His Kidney," | |
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"My First Story," | |
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"A Letter to My Daughter," | |
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"Breaking Glass," | |
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"Desert Storm and Shield," | |
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"Mr. Mom's World," | |
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"Some Lessons from the Assembly Line," | |
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"Food from the 'Hood," | |
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"Bill Gates," | |
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"After the War Coverage," | |
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"The Seven Sustainable Wonders of the World," | |
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"Dr. Dolphin," | |
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Illustration "Hold the Fries | |
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Hey, Not All of Them!" | |
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"Mr. Mom's World," | |
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"Cultural Education in America," | |
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"The Promised Land," | |
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"Gay Marriages Unite, and Divide, Families," | |
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"The Boss Puts the iPod to Work," | |
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"Prophets Without Honor," | |
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"Dangers of Social-Networking Sites," | |
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"Stepping Through a Computer Screen, Disabled Veterans Savor Freedom," | |
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Definition "What Are They Probing For?" | |
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"Dumpster Diving," | |
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"Silenced Voices: Deaf Cultures and 'Hearing' Families," | |
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"The Boss Puts the iPod to Work," | |
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"Stepping Through a Computer Screen, Disabled Veterans Savor Freedom," | |
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"RFID Tags: Big Brother in Small Packages," | |
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Comparison and Contrast | |
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"Naked Terror," | |
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"Cross Talk," | |
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"Black and Latino," | |
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"Silenced Voices: Deaf Cultures and 'Hearing' Families," | |
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Cause and Effect | |
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"Whether to Vote: A Citizen's First Choice," | |
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"Hold the Fries | |
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Hey, Not All of Them!" | |
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"Breathe, Then Count to 10...," | |
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"Why Interruption, Distraction, and Multitasking Are Not Such Awful Things After All," | |
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"Our Wounded Hearts," | |
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"Do unto Others," | |
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"Oprah Winfrey," | |
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"Music 'n Moods," | |
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"Sporting the Fan(tasy) of Reality TV," | |
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"Thoughts, Interrupted: Cell Phone's Convenience Also Comes with a Price--Constant Distraction," | |
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"Dr. Dolphin," | |
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"Human Interaction," | |
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"Preparing for a Job Interview," Courtland L. Bov?e | |
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"Dumpster Diving," | |
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Argument "Naked Terror," | |
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"RFID Tags: Big Brother in Small Packages," | |
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