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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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