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Thematic Guide | p. xv |
Preface | p. xix |
Freeze Frame: Reading and Writing | p. 1 |
On Using Description | p. 12 |
A Sandwich | p. 22 |
The Bridge | p. 25 |
Countdown | p. 29 |
El Hoyo | p. 33 |
Left Sink | p. 37 |
Additional Writing Assignments | p. 45 |
On Using Narration | p. 47 |
Designer of Audio CD Packaging Enters Hell | p. 57 |
Learning, then College | p. 61 |
The Night of Oranges | p. 64 |
Time to Look and Listen | p. 67 |
Footprints on the Flag | p. 72 |
Additional Writing Assignments | p. 76 |
On Using Definition | p. 77 |
Chocolate Equals Love | p. 84 |
I Was a Member of the Kung Fu Crew | p. 88 |
The Handicap of Definition | p. 92 |
Where Nothing Says Everything | p. 96 |
Crippled by Their Culture | p. 101 |
Additional Writing Assignments | p. 107 |
On Using Example | p. 108 |
Sweatin' for Nothin' | p. 117 |
Stop Ordering Me Around | p. 120 |
A Black Fan of Country Music Finally Tells All | p. 125 |
Step Away from the Bear | p. 129 |
Bananas for Rent | p. 136 |
Additional Writing Assignments | p. 141 |
On Using Division and Classification | p. 142 |
A Good Word on Politics | p. 150 |
Always, Always, Always | p. 153 |
The Search for Human Life in the Maze of Retail Stores | p. 158 |
The Plot Against People | p. 162 |
Desert Religions | p. l66 |
Additional Writing Assignments | p. 171 |
On Using Comparison and Contrast | p. 172 |
Living on Tokyo Time | p. 180 |
Who's Watching? Reality TV and Sports | p. 183 |
Playing House | p. 186 |
World and America Watching Different Wars | p. 190 |
The Raven | p. 196 |
Additional Writing Assignments | p. 202 |
On Using Process | p. 203 |
Accessorizing the Scoops of Summer | p. 210 |
Runner | p. 214 |
Independence Day | p. 217 |
Halloween and the Eulogy: Death, Be Not Ponderous | p. 221 |
A Woman's Place | p. 225 |
Additional Writing Assignments | p. 231 |
On Using Cause and Effect | p. 232 |
Tiffany Stephenson-An Apology | p. 239 |
When Music Heals Body and Soul | p. 244 |
Wrestling with Myself | p. 249 |
Black Men and Public Space | p. 254 |
Retreat into the iWorld | p. 259 |
Additional Writing Assignments | p. 264 |
On Using Argument | p. 265 |
Last Rites for Indian Dead | p. 278 |
Don't Impede Medical Progress | p. 282 |
Gay Marriages: Make Them Legal | p. 287 |
Dearly Beloved | p. 291 |
Guest Workers and the U. S. Heritage | p. 294 |
We Don't Need 'Guest Workers' | p. 299 |
All These Illegals (comic strip) | p. 304 |
Americans and Jobs (cartoon) | p. 305 |
Additional Writing Assignments | p. 307 |
For Further Reading: Multiple Modes, Varied Opinions | p. 308 |
On Disabilities | p. 308 |
Mind Over Matter | p. 309 |
Macho Man-An In-depth Analysis of the Prejudices of Disability | p. 310 |
On Morality, Values, and Higher Education | p. 314 |
When Ideas Kill | p. 315 |
Aim Low | p. 317 |
Terror and Torture | p. 322 |
A Case for Torture | p. 325 |
Credits | p. 329 |
Index of Authors, Essays, and Terms | p. 333 |
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