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| Preface | |
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| On Writing | |
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| I Think, Therefore IM | |
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| How to Write with Style | |
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| Simplicity | |
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| Mother Tongue (Mixing Patterns) | |
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| Summing Up: Chapter 1 | |
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| From Seeing to Writing | |
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| On Reading | |
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| Volar | |
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| Prison Studies | |
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| “See Spot Run”: Teaching My Grandmother to Read | |
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| One Idea (Mixing Patterns) | |
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| Summing Up: Chapter 2 | |
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| From Seeing to Writing | |
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| Description | |
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| Farewell to Summer and Its Buzzing Creatures | |
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| In the Jungle | |
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| Catfish in the Bathtub | |
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| My Ticket to the Disaster (Mixing Patterns) | |
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| Summing Up: Chapter 3 | |
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| From Seeing to Writing | |
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| Narration | |
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| The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl | |
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| Salvation | |
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| Let It Snow | |
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| A Hanging (Mixing Patterns) | |
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| Summing Up: Chapter 4 | |
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| From Seeing to Writing | |
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| Process Analysis | |
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| Your New Computer | |
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| How to Foil a Terrorist Plot in Seven Simple Steps | |
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| Camping Out | |
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| In the Kitchen (Mixing Patterns) | |
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| Summing Up: Chapter 5 | |
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| From Seeing to Writing | |
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| Illustration | |
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| Night Walker | |
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| What I’ve Learned from Men | |
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| Homeless on Campus | |
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| Globalization Rocked the Ancient World Too (Mixing Patterns) | |
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| Summing Up: Chapter 6 | |
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| From Seeing to Writing | |
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| Comparison and Contrast | |
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| A Fable for Tomorrow | |
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| Punch and Judy | |
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| The Body of the Beholder | |
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| Home Alone (Mixing Patterns) | |
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| Summing Up: Chapter 7 | |
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| From Seeing to Writing | |
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| Cause-and-Effect Analysis | |
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| Why We Crave Horror Movies | |
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| The America I Love | |
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| Why I Live Where I Live | |
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| Who’s Your Daddy? (Mixing Patterns) | |
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| Summing Up: Chapter 8 | |
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| From Seeing to Writing | |
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| Classification | |
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| Friends, Good Friends-and Such Good Friends | |
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| Shades of Green | |
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| The American Dream for Sale: Ethnic Images in Magazines | |
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| How Do We Find the Student in a World of Academic Gymnasts and Worker Ants? (Mixing Patterns) | |
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| Summing Up: Chapter 9 | |
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| From Seeing to Writing | |
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| Definition | |
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| The Posteverything Generation | |
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| Pride | |
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| Generation Q | |
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| A Word’s Meaning (Mixing Patterns) | |
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| Summing Up: Chapter 10 | |
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| From Seeing to Writing | |
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| Argumentation and Persuasion | |
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| Arguments Pro and Con: Can Torture Be Justified? | |
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| A Case for Torture | |
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| Torture’s Terrible Toll | |
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| Perspectives on Identity: Who Are We, and How Are We Formed? | |
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| Are the Homeless Crazy? | |
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| The American Neighborhood | |
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| The Harmful Myth of Asian Superiority | |
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| Perspectives on the Mommy Wars: Should Mothers Work? | |
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| Off to Work She Should Go | |
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| Baby Battle | |
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| The Good Enough Mother | |
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| Perspectives on Political Rights: Are We Truly Free? | |
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| Get a Knife, Get a Dog, But Get Rid of Guns | |
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| I Have a Dream | |
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| Jena, O.J. and the Jailing of Black America | |
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| Summing Up: Chapter 11 | |
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| From Seeing to Writing | |
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| Appendix: A Guide To Research And Documentation | |
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| What Are Research and Documentation? | |
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| The Research Process | |
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| Phase I: Choosing and Limiting a Topic | |
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| Phase II: Gathering and Organizing Material | |
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| Phase III: Writing the Paper | |
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| Phase IV: Documenting Sources | |
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| Sample Student Research Paper | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index of Authors and Titles | |