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| Understanding Argument | |
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| Understanding the Structure of Argument | |
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| The Nature of Argument | |
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| X-Ray Tests Both Security, Privacy | |
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| Airport Screeners Could See X-Rated X-Rays | |
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| Freedom to Live Trumps All! | |
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| Practice | |
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| Why Study Argument? | |
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| The Terms of Argument | |
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| The Claim | |
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| Practice | |
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| The Support | |
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| The Warrant | |
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| Practice | |
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| Writer's Guide: Learning the Key Terms | |
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| The Audience | |
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| Sample Analysis | |
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| Will the Politics of Teen Sex Stop a Cancer Vaccine? | |
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| Advocates for Youth | |
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| Assignments for Understanding the Structure of Argument | |
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| Why U.S. Health Care Costs Aren't Too High | |
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| Reading and Listening Critically | |
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| Responding as a Critical Reader | |
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| Writer's Guide: General Reading Strategies | |
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| Practice | |
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| The Declaration of Independence | |
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| Comprehending Argument | |
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| Writer's Guide: Strategies for Comprehending Arguments | |
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| Sex and the Cinema | |
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| Practice | |
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| Evaluating Arguments | |
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| Writer's Guide: Strategies for Evaluating Arguments | |
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| Sample Analysis | |
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| The Gettysburg Address | |
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| Lincoln's Logic | |
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| Practice | |
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| Responding as a Writer | |
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| Sample Annotated Essay | |
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| No-Win Situations | |
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| Writer's Guide: Annotating a Text | |
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| Practice | |
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| 'Freak Dancing': If Only It Stopped There | |
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| Responding as a Critical Listener | |
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| Writer's Guide: Guidelines for Critical Listening | |
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| Assignments for Reading and Listening Critically | |
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| Reading Visual Texts Critically | |
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| Responding to a Visual Argument | |
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| Practice | |
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| Practice | |
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| Cease Fire [advertisement] | |
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| Sample Analysis of an Advertisement | |
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| We Can Not Tell a Lie | |
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| Sample Analysis of a Web Site | |
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| The Hungersite.com [Web site] | |
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| Responding Online | |
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| Guidelines for Responding Online | |
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| Assignments for Reading Visual Texts Critically | |
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| Writing about Argument | |
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| Writing the Claim | |
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| Practice | |
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| Let's Have No More Monkey Trials | |
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| Planning the Structure | |
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| Sample Essays With Analysis | |
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| Is There a Torturous Road to Justice? | |
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| Alan Dershowitz's Tortuous Torturous Argument | |
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| Using Sentence Forms to Construct an Argument | |
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| Providing Support | |
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| Summarizing | |
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| Paraphrasing | |
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| Quoting | |
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| Writer's Guide: Incorporating Quotations into Your Text | |
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| Practice | |
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| Documenting Your Sources | |
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| Writer's Guide: Documenting Use of Summary, Paraphrase, and Quotations | |
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| Avoiding Plagiarism | |
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| Readings for Analysis | |
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| Should We Fight Terror with Torture? | |
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| Parents Need Help | |
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| Warfare: An Invention-Not a Biological Necessity | |
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| Debate: How Serious is the Problem of Online Predators? | |
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| MySpace and Sex Offenders: What's the problem? | |
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| MySpace Is Not Responsible for Predators | |
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| Assignments for Writing About Argument | |
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| Defining Key Terms | |
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| The Purposes of Definition | |
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| Defining the Terms in Your Argument | |
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| Defining Vague and Ambiguous Terms | |
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| Practice | |
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| Methods for Defining Terms | |
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| Practice | |
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| Stipulation | |
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| Negation | |
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| Examples | |
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| Extended Definition | |
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| The Definition Essay | |
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| Writer's Guide: Writing a Definition Essay | |
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| Sample Analysis | |
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| The Definition of Terrorism | |
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| Readings for Analysis | |
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| Race by the Numbers | |
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| Family a Symbol of Love and Life, but Not Politics | |
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| Don't Torture English to Soft-Pedal Abuse | |
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| Debate: Is The Definition of Marriage Changing? | |
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| Gay Marriage Shows Why We Need to Separate Church and State | |
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| Will It Be Marriage or Civil Union? | |
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| Assignments for Understanding Definition | |
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| Claims | |
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| Claims of Fact | |
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| Sufficient and Appropriate Data | |
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| Reliable Authorities | |
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| Facts or Inferences | |
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| Writer's Guide: Defending a Claim of Fact | |
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| Sample Annotated Essay: Claim of Fact | |
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| A Reassuring Scorecard for Affirmative Action | |
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| Practice | |
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| Picking Sides for the News | |
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| Claims of Value | |
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| Writer's Guide: Defending a Claim of Value | |
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| Sample Annotated Essay: Claim of Value | |
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| Kids in the Mall: Growing Up Controlled | |
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| Practice | |
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| Crash | |
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| Claims of Policy | |
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| Writer's Guide: Defending a Claim of Policy | |
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| Sample Annotated Essay: Claim of Policy | |
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| College Life versus My Moral Code | |
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| Readings for Analysis | |
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| Supersize Your Child? | |
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| 'Saw' Good at Tying Things in Knots | |
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| Letter from Birmingham Jail | |
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| Debate: Under What Circumstances Does the Government have the Right to Seize Personal Property? | |
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| One Year Later, Power to Seize Property Ripe for Abuse, USA TODAY | |
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| Vital Tool of Last Resort | |
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| Assignments for Defending Claims | |
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| Providing Support | |
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| Types of Support: Evidence and Appeals to Needs and Values | |
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| Evidence | |
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| Factual Evidence | |
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| Opinions: Interpretations of the Facts | |
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| Practice | |
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| Evaluation of Evidence | |
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| Evaluation of Factual Evidence | |
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| Evaluation of Statistics | |
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| Evaluation of Opinions | |
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| When Experts Disagree | |
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| Appeals to Needs and Values | |
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| Appeals to Needs | |
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| Appeals to Values | |
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| Evaluation of Appeals to Needs and Values | |
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| Writer's Guide: Using Effective Support | |
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| Practice | |
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| Sample Annotated Essay | |
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| Single-Sex Education Benefits Men too | |
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| Sample Analysis | |
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| The True Costs of S.U.V.'s | |
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| The True Confusion about SUV Costs | |
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| Safer? Tastier? More Nutritious? The Dubious Merits of Organic Foods | |
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| Readings for Analysis | |
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| Connecting the Dots . . . to Terrorism | |
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| A New Look, an Old Battle | |
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| Marriage Plus | |
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| DEBATE: Is assuming the role of citizen journalist worth the risk? | |
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| Praise for Student's Footage of Virginia Tech Mass Killing | |
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| Disaster Photos: Newsworthy or Irresponsible? | |
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| Assignments for Providing Support | |
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| Analyzing Warrants | |
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| What Are Warrants? | |
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| Practice | |
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| An Unjust Sacrifice | |
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| Types of Warrants | |
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| Sample Annotated Essay | |
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| The Case for Torture | |
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| Writer's Guide: Recognizing Warrants | |
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| Readings for Analysis | |
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| We're All Celebrities in Post-Privacy Age | |
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| Newman's Own 100% Grape Juice [advertisement] | |
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| Do We Need the Census Race Question? | |
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| Civil Disobedience | |
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| Debate: Are you Responsible for Your Own Weight? | |
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| Absolutely. Government Has No Business Interfering with What You Eat | |
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| Not If Blaming the Victim Is Just an Excuse to Let Industry Off the Hook | |
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| Assignments for Analyzing Warrants | |
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| Avoiding Flawed Logic | |
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| Induction | |
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| Sample Essay: An Inductive Argument | |
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| True or False: Schools Fail Immigrants | |
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| Practice | |
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| Deduction | |
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| Sample Annotated Essay: A Deductive Argument | |
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| It's All about Him | |
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| Practice | |
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| A Note on the Syllogism and the Toulmin Model | |
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| Common Fallacies | |
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| Writer's Guide: Avoiding Logical Fallacies | |
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| Practice | |
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| Readings for Analysis | |
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| Show Biz Encourages Looser Teen Sex Habits | |
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| Food for Thought (and for Credit) | |
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| A Modest Proposal | |
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| Debate: Should the Federal Government Fund Embryonic Stem-Cell Research? | |
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| Use the Body's "Repair Kit": We Must Pursue Research on Embryonic Stem Cells, Christopher Reeve | |
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| The Misleading Debate on Stem-Cell Research | |
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| Assignments for Avoiding Logical Fallacies | |
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| Choosing Fair and Precise Language | |
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| The Power of Words | |
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| Address to Congress, 8 December 1941 | |
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| Practice | |
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| Connotation | |
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| Slanting | |
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| Selection, Slanting, and Charged Learning | |
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| Practice | |
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| Picturesque Language | |
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| Concrete and Abstract Language | |
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| Short Cuts | |
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| Cliches | |
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| Slogans | |
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| Sample Annotated Essay | |
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| Address to the Nation, September 11, 2006 | |
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| Writer's Guide: Choosing Your Words Carefully | |
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| Readings for Analysis | |
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| Americans Entitled to Cheap Gas-Right? | |
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| $hotgun Weddings | |
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| Politics and the English Language | |
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| DEBATE: Does the Government Have the Right to Regulate Guns? | |
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| The Right to Bear Arms | |
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| A God-Given Natural Right | |
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| Assignments for Choosing Fair and Precise Language | |
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| Researching, Writing, and Presenting Arguments | |
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| Planning and Researching an Argumentative Paper | |
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| Finding an Appropriate Topic | |
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| Invention Strategies | |
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| Evaluating Possible Topics | |
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| Writer's Guide: Why Use Sources? | |
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| Initiating Research | |
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| Writer's Guide: Keeping Your Research on Track | |
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| Mapping Research: A Sample Outline | |
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| Using Sources: Primary Research | |
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| Using Sources: Secondary Research | |
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| Selecting and Searching Databases | |
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| Types of Databases | |
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| Encyclopedias | |
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| Statistical Resources | |
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| Government Publications | |
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| Searching the Web | |
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| Evaluating Sources | |
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| Evaluating Print Sources | |
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| Evaluating Web Sources | |
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| Evaluating a Web Site: One Example | |
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| Taking Notes | |
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| Documenting Your Research: MLA System | |
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| Documenting Your Research: APA Sources | |
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| Writing an Argumentative Paper | |
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| Defining the Issues | |
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| Case Study: School Uniforms | |
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| Organizing Material | |
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| Defending the Main Idea | |
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| Refuting an Opposing View | |
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| Finding the Middle Ground | |
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| Presenting the Stock Issues | |
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| Ordering Material for Emphasis | |
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| Considering Scope and Audience | |
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| To This Point | |
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| Writing | |
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| Beginning the Paper | |
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| Guidelines for Good Writing | |
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| The MLA System for Citing Sources | |
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| Revising | |
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| Preparing the Manuscript | |
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| Writer's Guide: Checklist for Argumentative Papers | |
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| Sample Research Paper (MLA Style) | |
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| Thalidomide: Changing a Drug's Reputation | |
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| The APA System for Citing Sources | |
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| Sample Research Paper (APA Style) | |
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| The Controversy over Women in Combat | |
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| Presenting an Argument Orally | |
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| The Audience | |
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| Credibility | |
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| Organization | |
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| Language | |
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| Support | |
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| Presentation Aids | |
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| Charts, Graphs, Handouts | |
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| Audio | |
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| Video | |
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| Multimedia | |
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| Sample Persuasive Speech | |
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| Live Longer and Healthier: Stop Eating Meat! | |
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| Multiple Viewpoints | |
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| How Far Will We Go to Change Our Body Image? | |
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| From Body Image and Adolescents | |
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| When Is Thin Too Thin? | |
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| All to Be Tall | |
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| Smooth Operations | |
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| How Men Really Feel about Their Bodies | |
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| Not too Rich or Too Thin | |
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| "Now that we're old . . ." [cartoon] | |
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| The Tyranny of the Normal | |
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| Thinking and Writing about Body Image | |
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| Is Academic Integrity on Our College Campuses under Assault? | |
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| Expect, but Respect, Original Work by Students | |
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| Battling Term-Paper Cheats | |
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| It Takes a Village: Academic Dishonesty and Educational Opportunity | |
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| Bulletproof Assessment, War Stories, and Tactics: Avoiding Cybercheating | |
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| Universities Strike Back in Battle over Illegal Downloads | |
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| RateMyProfessors: Hidden Camera Edition | |
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| Playboy Launches Social-Networking Site | |
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| Have We Become Too Reliant on Standardized Testing? | |
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| Why Can't We Let Boys Be Boys? | |
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| Standardized Testing and Its Victims | |
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| Standardized Students: The Problems with Writing for Tests Instead of People | |
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| Testing Has Raised Students' Expectations, and Progress in Learning Is Evident Nationwide | |
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| NCLB's Excessive Reliance on Testing Is Unrealistic, Arbitrary, and Frequently Unfair | |
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| Are We Fixing the Wrong Things? | |
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| The SAT's Greatest Test: Social, Legal, and Demographic Forces Threaten to Dethrone the Most Widely Used College-Entrance Exam | |
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| Are SAT Scores "Worse Than Meaningless"? | |
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| Thinking and Writing About Reliance on Standardized Testing | |
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| What Is the Role of Sex and Violence in Popular Culture? | |
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| Does Watching Sex on Television Influence Teens' Sexual Activity? | |
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| Filling Their Minds with Death: TV Violence and Children | |
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| Television More Oversexed Than Ever, Study Finds | |
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| Cultural Studies and "Forensic Noir" | |
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| "Back Away. Slowly" [cartoon] | |
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| Hollow Claims about Fantasy Violence | |
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| A Desensitized Society Drenched in Sleaze | |
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| "Dad . . . Is it the entertainment industry's fault that I'm exposed to this? [cartoon] | |
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| Gore for Sale | |
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| Thinking and Writing about Sex and Violence in Popular Culture | |
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| Are Limits on Freedom of Speech Ever Justified? | |
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| First Amendment [cartoon] | |
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| Student Sues School District for Banning Anti-War T-Shirt | |
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| The "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" Student Speech Case: With Kenneth Starr Seeking High Court Review of the Ninth Circuit Decision, Is Someone Blowing Smoke? | |
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| The Case Against School Prayer | |
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| Why We Need to Abolish the FCC | |
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| Freedom of Speech and My Right to Silence at Bath Time | |
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| Too Much Coffee Man [cartoon] | |
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| Dare Call It Treason | |
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| The Imus Fallout: Who Can Say What? | |
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| A Case the Scouts Had to Win | |
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| Thinking and Writing about The Limits on Freedom of Speech | |
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| Why and How Should Immigration Be Controlled? | |
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| The Hard Truth of Immigration | |
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| A Legacy of the Unforeseen | |
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| Don't Bad-Mouth Unskilled Immigrants | |
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| Living with Illegals | |
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| The Invasion | |
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| Alien Nation | |
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| Waiting in Limbo, Their Childhood Lost | |
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| Lining Up for Citizenship | |
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| Rousing the Zealots | |
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| Thinking and Writing About Immigration | |
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| In the World of Medicine, Who Decides What Is Ethical? | |
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| Need an Organ? It Helps to Be Rich | |
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| Ethics of Organ Donation | |
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| Cancer and the Constitution-Choice at Life's End | |
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| Pillow Angel Ethics | |
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| "Adoption" of Frozen Embryos a Loaded Term | |
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| Doctors' Beliefs Hinder Patient Care | |
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| Does Stem Cell Advance Provide an Ethical Out? | |
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| How Has Terrorism Affected the American Idea of Justice? | |
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| The USA PATRIOT Act: Preserving Life and Liberty, www.lifeandliberty.gov | |
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| Surveillance under the USA PATRIOT Act, American Civil Liberties Union | |
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| From The PATRIOT Act [H. R. 3162, Sections 213 and 215] The Patriot Act and You | |
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| Name Withheld: Harsh Justice for a September 11 Detainee | |
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| From The Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War. | |
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| The Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War | |
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| From Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the JAG Corps Leadership Summit | |
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| Panel Hears about Falsehoods in Two Wartime Incidents | |
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| What Abu Ghraib Taught Me | |
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| Thinking and Writing About The Effect of Terrorism on the American Way of Life | |
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| Glossary of Terms | |
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| Index of Subjects | |
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| Index of Authors and Titles | |