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9780321094209

Writing in Depth

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  • ISBN13:

    9780321094209

  • ISBN10:

    0321094204

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-12-31
  • Publisher: Pearson
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Summary

This new brief, thematic reader helps students add depth and interest to their writing by showing them how to "transend" the personal essay to produce more thoughtful, scholarly papers. The readings in each chapter move from personal to professional to academic essays, engaging students in deeper levels of inquiry and encouraging their own writing of argumentative, and documented essays. Centered around compelling contemporary themes, each chapter begins with works drawn from popular magazines like Glamour, Harpers, and online publications such as Salon followed by selections drawn from sources like Discover and Scientific American that provide more detailed information, alternate perspectives, and research. The final reading in each chapter comes from scholarly or near-scholarly writing that provides direction for student research. Visuals in each chapter allow students to analyze the persuasive power of images and their role in supporting and directing contemporary culture.

Table of Contents

Preface
Reading, Researching, and Writing
Building Identities (Images)
What We Remember, What We Forget: Looking at Our Childhoods
Visual: Photograph from The Spirit of Family
Personal Writing: Judith Viorst, He Took Care of His Family
Personal Writing: Edwidge Danticat, Westbury Court
Professional Writing, Geoffrey Canada, Pain
Academic Writing: Uric Neisser, Self-Narratives: True and False
Who We Are: Negotiating Difference
Visual: Susan Straight, Family
Personal Writing: Susan Straight, One Heart, Different Hands
Personal Writing: Naomi Shihab Nye, Linked
Professional Writing: Mary Pipher, Teenagers: Mohammed Meets Madonna
Academic Writing: Leo R. Chavez, Go Back Where You Came From
How We See Ourselves: Body Images
Visual: Chris Rainier, The Tribe
Personal Writing: Kelly McCarthy, Too Pumped
Professional Writing: Brad Lemley, Isn't She Beautiful? Everyday life (Images)
Super-Size It: Fast Food and American Life
Visual: McDonald's Corporate Social Responsibility, Web page
Personal Writing: Alice Waters, Happy Meals
Personal Writing: Jacques Coulardeau, A Good but Biased Beginning
Professional Writing: Eric Schlosser, The Bitter Truth About Fast Food
Academic Writing: Robin Leidner, McDonalds: Subservience and Skill
No Time for a Break: Where We Work, Why We Work
Visual: National Association of Women in Construction, Illustration from Homepage
Personal Writing: Paul W. Schenk, Tools for Life
Professional Writing: Michael Kamber, Toil and Temptation
Professional Writing: Barbara Ehrenreich, Evaluation
Academic Writing: Richard Florida, The Rise of the Creative Class
Sweet Dreams Are (Not) Made of This: Who Needs Sleep? Visual: Representing Sleep Research Visually
Personal Writing: Stacey Delicat, Spotlight On: Sleep Deprivation
Professional Writing: Douglas Martin, Rising, Not Shining
Academic Writing: Stanley J. Coren, The Clocks Within Us. Contemporary Cultures (Images)
Roots and Reach: Hip Hop in Contemporary Culture
Visual: Album Cover and CD Illustration, 50 Cent, Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Personal Writing
Professional Writing: The Cross
Academic Writing: Bakari Kitwana, The New Black Youth Culture: The Emergence of the Hip-Hop Generation
Families We Choose
Visual: The Family Farm Ltd.. Personal Writing: Jesse Green, Orbiting the Son
Professional Writing: Evan Eisenberg, The Adoption Paradox
Academic Writing: Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, The Appeal of Babies
Animal Planet: Pets and Animal Intelligence
Visual: Eadweard Muybridge, Horse in Motion
Personal Writing: Kristin von Kreisler, Courage
Professional Writing, Stephen Budiansky, The Character of Cats
Academic Writing, Eugene Linden, The Parrot's Lament
Visuals, Violence, and Values
Visual: PowerPuff Girls Poster
Personal Writing: Adele Horin, Wham! Pow! Cartoon Violence and the Kids
Professional Writing: Gina Kolata, A Study Finds More Links Between TV and Violence
Academic Writing, National Television Violence Study: Executive Summary. Student Essays
Grandmother's America
Nick Then, Nick Now
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