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The Sundance Reader (with InfoTrac)

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Summary

THE SUNDANCE READER, Brief Edition is a brief alternative to the popular rhetorically organized THE SUNDANCE READER, 3/e.

Table of Contents

Thematic Contents xxv
Preface xxxv
1 The Writing Context
1(14)
How We Write
1(2)
The Writer
3(3)
The Writer's Purpose
3(3)
The Writer's Role
6(1)
The Reader
7(4)
Individual Readers
8(1)
Extended Readerships
9(1)
The Perceptual World
9(2)
The Discipline
11(3)
Writing Contexts
13(1)
Companion Website: See for further information on writing
14(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition: See for further sources on writing
14(1)
2 The Writing Process
15(24)
Critical Thinking
15(12)
Avoiding Errors in Critical Thinking
18(2)
Strategies for Enhancing Critical Thinking
20(2)
Prewriting
22(4)
Moving from Topic to Thesis
26(1)
How to Write an Essay
27(1)
Strategies for Creating a Composing Style
28(1)
Writing the Whole Composition
28(5)
Prewriting
28(1)
Planning
29(1)
First Draft
30(1)
Revision
31(1)
Revision Notes
31(1)
Second Draft
31(2)
Writing on a Computer
33(1)
Strategies for Writing on a Computer
33(1)
Collaborative Writing
34(2)
Strategies for Collaborative Writing
35(1)
Writer's Block
36(2)
Strategies for Overcoming Writer's Block
36(2)
Companion Website: See for further information on critical thinking and the writing process
38(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition: See for further sources on critical thinking and the writing process
38(1)
3 Critical Reading
39(16)
Reading Critically
39(4)
Strategies for Critical Reading
39(4)
Cornel West
Black Political Leadership (annotated)
43(2)
Using The Sundance Reader
45(1)
Analyzing Visual Images
46(6)
Photographs, Film, and Video
46(1)
Perspective and Contrast
47(1)
Context
47(1)
Visual Connotations
48(1)
Timing and Duplication
49(1)
Manipulating Images
49(1)
Strategies for Analyzing Visual Images
50(2)
Responding to Images
Seattle Street Kids with Gun, 1983; Joan Collins and Daughter, 1968
52(1)
Suicide, 1942
53(1)
Companion Website: See for further information on critical thinking and the writing process
54(1)
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54(1)
4 Narration: Relating Events
55(56)
What Is Narration?
55(3)
The Writer's Purpose
55(1)
Focus
56(1)
Chronology
57(1)
Strategies for Reading Narration
58(1)
Meaning
58(1)
Strategy
58(1)
Language
58(1)
Samuel Scudder
Take This Fish and Look at It (annotated)
59(5)
Instead of lecturing, a famous scientist repeats a simple command to his new student-"look again, look again!"
James Dillard
A Doctor's Dilemma
64(4)
A young doctor learns that to avoid the threat of a lawsuit, the next time he sees an accident victim, he should "drive on."
Maya Angelou
Champion of the World
68(5)
For African Americans in the segregated South, Joe Louis was more than a prize fighter. He was a symbol of hope and change.
Ramon "Tianguis" Pérez
The Fender-Bender
73(5)
A minor traffic incident reveals the tenuous existence of undocumented aliens in America.
Michael Patrick MacDonald
Returning to Southie
78(6)
A social activist returns to Boston's Irish ghetto where four of his brothers died.
Richard Preston
Ebola River
84(5)
In 1976 a new deadly virus claimed its first victim. Ebola was not AIDS, but it foreshadowed the deadly epidemic to come.
Blending the Modes
George Orwell
Shooting an Elephant
89(8)
Although an armed officer, Orwell recounts how a crowd pressured him to act against his will.
Writing Beyond the Classroom
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Interrogation of Lee Harvey Oswald
97(5)
A suspected assassin's account of his movements is recorded with terse accuracy.
Walter Lord
The Reconstructed Logbook of the Titanic
102(3)
Lord provides a minute-by-minute account of the famed luxury liner's doomed maiden voyage.
Responding to Images
The Conversation
105(1)
Strategies for Writing Narration
106(1)
Suggested Topics for Writing Narration
107(1)
Student Paper
Spare Change
108(2)
A trip across the Mexican border leads a student to alter his views of poverty.
Narration Checklist
110(1)
Companion Website: See for further information on writing narration
110(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition: See for further sources on writing narration
110(1)
5 Description: Presenting Impressions
111(53)
What Is Description?
111(6)
Objective and Subjective Description
112(2)
The Language of Description
114(3)
Strategies for Reading Descriptions
117(2)
Meaning
117(1)
Strategy
117(1)
Language
118(1)
Jonathan Schell
Letter from Ground Zero (annotated)
119(3)
Living six blocks from the ruins of the World Trade Center, a writer confronts the "dread majesty" of the fallen towers.
Chris Hedges
Gaza Diary
122(3)
The congested Palestinian refugee camps are dirty, dusty enclaves of misery, violence, and terrorism.
Truman Capote
Out There
125(3)
The opening pages of In Cold Blood describe a remote Kansas town that became the scene of an infamous mass murder.
Luis Alberto Urrea
Border Story
128(4)
For Central Americans seeking a better life, the border between Mexico and the United States is a war zone of poverty and violence.
Joan Didion
The Santa Ana
132(5)
The hot, unpredictable, and violent Santa Ana winds accentuate the impermanence and unreliability of life in Los Angeles.
José Antonio Burciaga
My Ecumenical Father
137(4)
Burciaga recounts how his Mexican father, who worked as a custodian in an El Paso synagogue, risked his life for the Jewish faith.
Carl T. Rowan
Unforgettable Miss Bessie
141(5)
A noted columnist recalls the teacher who reminded him and other disadvantaged students that "what you put in your head...can never be pulled out by the Ku Klux Klan [or] Congress ..."
Blending the Modes
E.B. White
Once More to the Lake
146(7)
Describing a vacation trip, White compares past and present and realizes his sense of mortality.
Writing Beyond the Classroom
The Times-Picayune, July 31, 1994
3M Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Want Ad
153(2)
A want ad describes the ideal job candidate.
Monica Ramos
The Resume of Monica Ramos
155(3)
A job applicant details her skills and experience in response to a want ad.
Responding to Images
The Breadline
158(1)
Strategies for Writing Description
159(1)
Suggested Topics for Descriptive Writing
160(1)
Student Paper
Cities of the Dead
161(2)
The tombs of New Orleans' above-ground cemeteries form cities of miniature mansions and slums.
Description Checklist
163(1)
Companion Website: See for further information on writing description
163(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition: See for further sources on writing description
163(1)
6 Definition: Establishing Meaning
164(53)
What Is Definition?
164(4)
Methods of Definition
166(1)
The Purpose of Definition
166(1)
Definition in Context
167(1)
Strategies for Reading Definitions
168(1)
Meaning
168(1)
Strategy
168(1)
Language
168(1)
Eileen Simpson
Dyslexia (annotated)
169(5)
A psychotherapist defines a reading disability by detailing her own experiences as a dyslexic.
Janice Castro, Dan Cook, and Cristina Garcia
Spanglish
174(3)
Castro offers a colorful definition of a new language emerging from the blending of two cultures.
Ellen Goodman
The Company Man
177(3)
Goodman defines the qualities of a classic workaholic.
Isaac Asimov
What Is Intelligence, Anyway?
180(3)
A famous science fiction author suggests our concept of intelligence is socially constructed.
John Ciardi
What Is Happiness?
183(5)
Poet and translator John Ciardi defines the elusive concept of happiness and asserts that it is never more than partial.
Bruno Bettelheim
The Holocaust
188(5)
A survivor of Dachau and Buchenwald objects to the term for the mass murder of Jews during World War II that emotionally distances its users from the catastrophe.
Marie Winn
TV Addiction
193(7)
Television, like drugs and alcohol, can narrow and dehumanize those who allow it to overwhelm their lives.
Blending the Modes
The Economist
What Is Terrorism?
200(8)
The precise definition of "terrorism" involves a cause and random violence targeted against innocent civilians.
Writing Beyond the Classroom: Two Definitions of Depression
The Encyclopedia of Psychology
Depression
208(1)
An academic reference book defines the concept of depression for physicians and psychologists.
Don D. Rosenberg
What Is Depression?
209(2)
A mental health clinic brochure defines depression for its clients and the general public.
Responding to Images
Limousine, Southern California, 2003
211(1)
Strategies for Writing Definitions
212(1)
Suggested Topics for Writing Definitions
212(2)
Student Paper
Disneyland Dads
214(2)
The Disneyland Dad is the divorced father who offers his estranged children material goods they want but not the parenting they need.
Definition Checklist
216(1)
Companion Website: See for further information on writing definitions
216(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition: See for further sources on writing definitions
216(1)
7 Comparison and Contrast: Indicating Similarities and Differences
217(48)
What Is Comparison and Contrast?
217(4)
The Purposes of Comparison and Contrast
218(1)
Organizing Comparison and Contrast Papers
218(3)
Strategies for Reading Comparison and Contrast
221(2)
Meaning
221(1)
Strategy
222(1)
Language
222(1)
Yi-Fu Tuan
Chinese Space, American Space (annotated)
223(3)
Unlike the Chinese, "Americans have a sense of space, not place."
Rachel Carson
A Fable for Tomorrow
226(3)
An environmentalist offers a nightmarish depiction of how failure to protect the Earth can lead to disaster.
Suzanne Britt
Neat People vs. Sloppy People
229(4)
Britt observes that neat people are lazier than sloppy people.
Bruce Catton
Grant and Lee
233(5)
Meeting at Appomattox, the two famous generals of the Civil War were studies in contrast who were "under everything else very much alike."
Michael Barone
Irish and Blacks
238(6)
The Irish immigrants who fled famine and oppression in the nineteenth century and African Americans who moved north in the twentieth century shared many of the same obstacles and opportunities.
Bharati Mukherjee
Two Ways to Belong to America
244(5)
Two sisters represent contrasting attitudes about the immigrant experience.
Blending the Modes
Deborah Tannen
Sex, Lies, and Conversation: Why Is It So Hard for Men and Women to Talk to Each Other?
249(7)
Men and women have different communication styles that often create conflict in marriages.
Writing Beyond the Classroom
Peggy Kenna and Sondra Lacy
Communication Styles: United States and Taiwan
256(3)
Two consultants offer business travelers a chart contrasting American and Taiwanese communication styles.
Responding to Images
Construction Worker
259(1)
Strategies for Writing Comparison and Contrast
260(1)
Suggested Topics for Comparison and Contrast Writing
260(2)
Student Paper
Parallel States: Israel and Ireland
262(2)
Despite obvious differences, Israel and Ireland are both homelands to a great diaspora and share similar histories, social conflicts, and battles with terrorism.
Comparison and Contrast Checklist
264(1)
Companion Website: See for further information on writing comparison and contrast
264(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition: See for further sources on writing comparison and contrast
264(1)
8 Analysis: Making Evaluations
265(70)
What Is Analysis?
265(5)
Subjective and Objective Analysis
266(2)
Detailed Observation
268(1)
Critical Thinking for Writing Analysis
268(2)
Strategies for Reading Analysis
270(1)
Meaning
270(1)
Strategy
270(1)
Language
270(1)
William Raspberry
The Handicap of Definition (annotated)
271(3)
A popular commentator asserts that widely held definitions of "blackness" have crippling effects on young African Americans.
Richard Brookhiser
All Junk, All the Time
274(4)
Rock music is "so generic, primitive, and witless" it requires little talent to create and aspires only to "perpetuate itself in the marketplace."
Ishmael Reed
America: The Multinational Society
278(6)
Given the diversity of cultures, America can no longer be considered primarily a Western society.
Joshua Kurlantzick
Charging Ahead:: America's Biggest New Export- Credit Cards - Could Bring Down the World Economy
284(10)
The export of credit cards threatens to change nations that save into nations that consume, threatening the stability of the global economy.
Darrell Huff
How to Lie with Statistics
294(11)
This 1950 article remains an accurate study of the ways statistics are used to "sensationalize, inflate, confuse, and oversimplify."
Louis R. Mizell Jr.
Who's Listening to Your Cell Phone Calls?
305(5)
Easily monitored, even the most innocent cellular phone messages can aid criminals and stalkers.
Blending the Modes
Philip Gourevitch What They Saw at the Holocaust Museum
310(7)
A writer examines the reactions of visitors to Washington's popular Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Writing Beyond the Classroom
Kimberly A. Crawford, J.D. Surreptitious Recording of Suspects' Conversations
317(11)
An attorney analyzes the legality of secretly recorded conversations for an article in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin.
Responding to Images
Child Begging in India
328(1)
Strategies for Writing Analysis
329(1)
Suggested Topics for Writing Analysis
329(2)
Student Paper
Nostalgia: Why We Need and Love the Past
331(3)
We love the past because it reminds us of our youth and because it is safe-whatever problems the Thirties, Fifties, or Seventies posed, we survived them.
Analysis Checklist
334(1)
Companion Website: See for further information on writing analysis
334(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition: See for further sources on writing analysis
334(1)
9 Division and Classification: Separating into Parts and Rating Categories
335(72)
What Are Division and Classification?
335(4)
Division
335(1)
Critical Thinking for Writing Division
336(1)
Classification
337(1)
Critical Thinking for Writing Classification
338(1)
Strategies for Reading Division and Classification
339(1)
Meaning
339(1)
Strategy
339(1)
Language
339(1)
Russell Baker
The Plot Against People (annotated)
340(3)
Inanimate objects frustrate people by not working, breaking down, and getting lost.
Judith Viorst
Friends, Good Friends-and Such Good Friends
343(6)
Viorst outlines seven kinds of friends.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Three Ways of Meeting Oppression
349(4)
Oppressed people can confront their situation in three ways: through acquiescence, with violence, or by nonviolent resistance.
James Austin
Four Kinds of Chance
353(5)
A scientist classifies the kinds of chance that occur in scientific research.
John Holt
Three Kinds of Discipline
358(5)
Children encounter discipline from three sources: nature, society, and superior force.
Naomi Wolf
The Beauty Myth
363(10)
Men retain the power to make women feel like failures if they fail to measure up to society's expectations of feminine appearance.
Robert Reich
Why the Rich Are Getting Richer and the Poor, Poorer
373(16)
A former Secretary of Labor examines three job categories to explain the widening income gap.
Blending the Modes
Northrop Frye
Our Three Languages
389(5)
Humans use language for self-expression, social participation, and imagination.
Writing Beyond the Classroom
Black's Law Dictionary
Homicide
394(3)
The killing of one person by another is classified as "justifiable," "excusable," and "felonious."
Rinehart Guide to Grammar and Usage
Kinds of Sentences
397(3)
Sentences are classified by the number and type of clauses.
Responding to images
AIDS Billboard
400(1)
Strategies for Division and Classification Writing
401(1)
Suggested Topics for Division and Classification Writing
401(2)
Student Paper
Hispanics on Campus
403(3)
Hispanic students do not form a homogenous group, but range from Spanish-speaking immigrants to highly assimilated "invisible" Hispanics.
Division and Classification Checklist
406(1)
Companion Website: See for further information on writing division and classification
406(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition: See for further sources on writing division and classification
406(1)
10 Process: Explaining How Things Work and Giving Directions 407(55)
What Is Process?
407(3)
Explaining How Things Work
407(1)
Critical Thinking for Writing Explanations
408(1)
Giving Directions
409(1)
Critical Thinking for Writing Directions
410(1)
Strategies for Reading Process
410(2)
Meaning
410(1)
Strategy
411(1)
Language
411(1)
Mortimer Adler
How to Mark a Book (annotated)
412(6)
A good reader interacts with a book, making notes in the margins.
Garrison Keillor
How to Write a Letter
418(4)
A popular radio personality explains the dos and don'ts of writing a letter.
Armond D. Budish
Fender Benders: Legal Do's and Don is
422(5)
A consumer reporter offers step-by-step advice to motorists involved in minor accidents.
Marvin Harris
How Our Skins Got Their Color
427(4)
Sunlight, Vitamin D, and skin cancer caused people to develop lighter and darker complexions.
Peter Elbow
Desperation Writing
431(4)
A writing expert offers advice on how to write under stress.
Anne Weisbord
Resumes That Rate a Second Look
435(3)
A career counselor offers eight tips for creating effective resumes.
Eugene Raudsepp
Seeing Your Way Past Interview Jitters
438(4)
Job applicants can improve their interview performances by using a psychological technique called visualization.
Liz Grinslade
Evaluating a Job Opportunity
442(4)
Accepting the wrong job can be worse than not being hired.
Blending the Modes
Jessica Mitford
Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain
446(7)
The reality of death is obscured by morticians who work to create a corpse acceptable for public viewing.
Writing Beyond the Classroom
Lucille Treganowan
Cleaning Battery Terminals
453(3)
The author of Lucille's Car Care provides instructions on car repair.
Responding to Images
Reading Want Ads
456(1)
Strategies for Process Writing
457(1)
Suggested Topics for Process Writing
457(2)
Student Paper
Securing Your Home
459(2)
Homeowners can deter robbers by following a few simple tips.
Process Checklist
461(1)
Companion Website: See for further information on process writing
461(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition: See for further sources on process writing
461(1)
11 Cause and Effect: Determining Reasons and Predicting Results 462(56)
What Is Cause and Effect?
462(5)
Deduction and Induction
463(2)
Establishing Causes
465(1)
Predicting Results
466(1)
Critical Thinking for Cause-and-Effect Writing
467(1)
Strategies for Reading Cause and Effect
468(2)
Meaning
468(1)
Strategy
469(1)
Language
469(1)
John Brooks
The Effects of the Telephone (annotated)
470(3)
The telephone, perhaps more than any other invention, revolutionized human experience.
John Taylor Gatto
Why Schools Don't Educate
473(4)
A former teacher-of-the-year lists reasons why schools fail to teach and describes the effects faulty schools have on children.
Stephen King
Why We Crave Horror Movies
477(4)
A popular novelist explains that horror movies appeal to the insanity and potential for violence in all of us.
Michael Dorris
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
481(4)
The father of a child with fetal alcohol syndrome explains the effects of a commonly overlooked cause of birth defects.
Norman Cousins
Who Killed Benny Paret?
485(4)
Cousins blames the cause of death of a young boxer on the people who paid to see him fight.
Blending the Modes
Brent Staples
Black Men and Public Space
489(5)
An African American male relates the effects he causes by simply walking down a public street.
Opposing Viewpoints: The "Abuse Excuse"
Alan M. Dershowitz
The "Abuse Excuse" Is Detrimental to the Justice System
494(4)
A noted defense attorney argues that the "abuse excuse" encourages vigilantism.
Leslie Abramson
The Abuse Defense Balances the Justice System
498(4)
The defense attorney who achieved fame during the Menendez trial asserts that the abuse defense results in greater justice for victims.
Writing Beyond the Classroom
Thomas Jefferson et at.
The Declaration of Independence
502(5)
Jefferson details the reasons why the American colonies must sever ties with Great Britain.
Hewlett-Packard
Solving Printer Operation Problems
507(5)
An owner's manual provides a simple cause-and-effect chart to remedy common problems.
Responding to Images
WTO Summit Demonstrators, Nev, York City
512(1)
Strategies for Cause-and-Effect Writing
513(1)
Suggested Topics for Cause-and-Effect Writing
513(2)
Student Paper
Can the Devon Be Saved?
515(2)
Outlining the effects proposed development will have on a local river, a student questions if the waterway can be preserved.
Cause-and-Effect Checklist
517(1)
Companion Website: See for further information on writing cause and effect
517(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition: See for further sources on writing cause and effect
517(1)
12 Argument and Persuasion: Influencing Readers 518
What Is Argument and Persuasion?
518(3)
Persuasive Appeals
519(2)
Appealing to Hostile Readers
521(1)
Critical Thinking for Writing Argument and Persuasion
521(1)
Strategies for Reading Argument and Persuasion
522(1)
Meaning
522(1)
Strategy
522(1)
Language
522(1)
Anna Quindlen
Uncle Sam and Aunt Samantha: Women as Well as Men Should Be Required to Register for the Draft (annotated)
523(4)
Quindlen argues that since women have served in combat positions and have been killed in battle, they should be required to register for the draft like men.
Dennis McLellan
Part-Time Work Ethic: Should Teens Go for It?
527(5)
After-school jobs provide teenagers with both benefits and distractions.
Lance Morrow
Why I Changed My Mind on the Death Penalty
532(4)
A journalist loses his belief in capital punishment when he comes to view it as simply another example of society's fascination with violence.
Blending the Modes
Mary Sherry
In Praise of the "F" Word
536(4)
A teacher argues that a failing grade can be a valuable learning experience.
Opposing Viewpoints: Reparations for Slavery
Manning Marable
An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Whites Have a Moral Obligation to Recognize Slavery's Legacy
540(4)
Whites, Marable declares, have a moral responsibility to rectify centuries of racial exploitation.
Shelby Steele
A Childish Illusion: Reparations Enshrine Victimhood, Dishonoring Our Ancestors
544(4)
Steele argues that the demand for reparations ignores the need for greater black responsibility to overcome poverty and violence.
Opposing Viewpoints: Cultural Identity
Armando Rendón
Kiss of Death
548(5)
Resisting assimilation, a Chicano writer embraces his heritage to escape what he calls the "vacuum of the dominant society."
Barbara Ehrenreich
Cultural Baggage
553(4)
Ehrenreich rejects her ethnic background and is proud that her children see themselves as belonging to the "race of none."
Writing Beyond the Classroom
Albert Einstein
Letter to President Roosevelt, August 2, 1939
557(3)
At the outbreak of World War II, America's most famous scientist alerted President Roosevelt about the potential of nuclear weapons.
The Irish American Partnership
Irish Need Apply
560(3)
Using a headline recalling racist "No Irish Need Apply" notices, a fund-raising ad urges affluent Irish Americans to donate to their homeland.
Responding to Images
Teenager in American Slum, 2003
563(1)
Strategies for Writing Argument and Persuasion
564(1)
Suggested Topics for Writing Argument and Persuasion
564(2)
Student Paper
Why a Black Student Union?
566(3)
Responding to critics, a student defends the existence of a black student union on his campus.
Argument and Persuasion Checklist
569(1)
Companion Website: See for further information on writing argument and persuasion
569(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition: See for further sources on writing argument and persuasion
569(7743)
Appendix: Writer's Guide to Documenting Sources A-1
What Is Documentation?
A-1
Why Document Sources?
A-1
When to Document
A-2
What Not to Document
A-2
What to Document
A-3
Using Quotations
A-3
Using Paraphrases
A-5
Using MLA Documentation
A-6
Building a Works Cited List
A-6
In-text Citations
A-8
Using APA Documentation
A-9
Building a Reference List
A-9
In-text Citations
A-11
Strategies for Avoiding Common Problems
A-11
Credits C-1
Index I-1

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