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Hands Across Borders is a multicultural reader/rhetoric for developing writers with attention to the writing process and rhetorical modes. Part One is an overview of the writing/reading connection, the writing process (both paragraphs and essays), and the rhetorical modes. Part Two includes ten chapters of readings on high-interest multicultural topics, such as: "Home and Family: The Ambiguous Environment," "Language: Communication with Myself and Others," and "Finalities: Facing Illness, Age, and Death." Part Three includes supplementary information on essay writing, research, and documentation. For those seeking to develop their writing skills at the essay level.

Reading and Writing Skills
Introduction to the Student Reader
Improving Your Reading Skills
Vocabulary Building for Better Reading and Writing
The Reading Process.Improving Your Writing Skills
The Paragraph
Pre-Writing
The Descriptive Paragraph
The Personal Narrative
Comparison-Contrast
Cause and Effect
Exemplification
Definition
Division Classification
Process
Journals
Reader Response Journals
Correspondence
E-mail
Letters
Writing the Essay
The Informative Essay
Argumentative Essay

Myths and Legends: Stories of Gods, Creation, Man, and Death
"The Athapascan Story"
"Oannes, The Fish: Babylonian Myth"
"The Hebrew Creation Story from Genesis."
"The Legend of the Jackal and the Color Blue: Hindu Superstition."
"Celebration of the Dead in Mexico."
Conclusion
Youth: Days of Growing Up
"The School Days of an Indian Girl," Zitkala Sa
"War Games," Black Elk
"Shame," Dick Gregory
"Black Suede Shoes," Roberta Orona-Cordova
"Kids," Anne Perrin
Conclusion
Home and Family: The Ambiguous Environment
"Squatting," Syble Simon
"Landscapes of Home: Thoughts on Urban Nature," Terrell Dixon
"The Youngest Daughter," Cathy Song
"A Parent's Journey Out of the Closet," Agnes G. Herman
"Older Children and Divorce," Barbara Cain
Conclusion
Identity: Self, Dreams, and Breaking Society's Rules
"My Name," Sandra Cisneros
"What's in a Name?," Henry Louis Gates, Jr
"X: A Fabulous Child's Story," Lois Gould
"My Father's Black Pride," Marcus Bleeker
"Project Chiapas," Linda Rader Overman
Education: How My Religion and Culture Influence Me
"Crossing Pop Lines: Attention to Latinos Is Overdue, But Sometimes Off-Target," Alisa Valdes Rodriguez
"I Am a Catholic," Anna Quindlen
"Blue Skin," Linda Koffel
"In the Park," Maxine Kumin
"The Color Yellow," Connie Ching So
"Cultural Baggage," Barbara Ehrenreich
Conclusion
Language: Communication with Myself and Others
"The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl," Elizabeth Wong
"Public and Private Language," Richard Rodriguez
"To Succeed Learn English," Bàrbara Mujica
"Champion of the World," Maya Angelou
"How Friendship was Feminized," Carol Tavris
Conclusion
Relationships: Living with Others
"The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life," May Sarton
"What Sally Said," Sandra Cisneros
"When the Leather is a Whip," Martin Espada
"Ain't I a Woman?," Sojourner Truth
"The Nail Star ('Revisited')," R. Watson
Conclusion
Misconceptions: Stereotypes, Prejudice and War
"Donald Duk and the White Mons
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