| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
xxviii, 611 pages ; 21 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Reading as a Writer- Using Reading in the Writing Process -- Case Study: A Student Paper in Process. "Secular Mantras" /Keith Eldred - - Narration -- What is Narration? -- Why Do Writers Use Narration? -- What to Look for in Reading a Narrative Essay -- Writing a Narrative Essay-- Trailcheck / James C. Tasse -- Sunday Morning / Maya Angelou - - A Crime of Compassion / Barbara Huttman - - Lincoln at Gettysburg / Philip B. Kunhardt Jr. - - Once More to the Lake / E.B White- - Writing suggestions for narration. -- Description -- What is Description? -- Why Do writers Use Description? -- What to Look for in a Reading Description -- Writing a Descriptive Essay -- The 7:56 Express / William Gleason - - The Barrio / Robert Ramirez- - Ode to Thanksgiving / Michael J. Arelen- - My Father, the Prince / Phyllis Theroux- - Graceland / Albert Goldman- - Writing Suggestions for Description -- Illustration -- What is Illustration? -- Why Do Writers Use Illustration? -- What to Look for in Reading an Essay of Illustration -- Writing an Essay Using Illustration -- F.F.W.R. / Jennifer Orr- - Elvira's Story / Flora Mancuso Edwards- - Days of Valor: Fighting the Wild / Joanna L. Stratton- - Life in the Fishbowl / Noel Perrin- - New York / Gay Talese- - Writing suggestions for Illustration -- Process Analysis -- What is Process Analysis? -- Why Do Writers Use Process Analysis? -- What to Look for in Reading a Process Analysis -- Writing a Process Analysis Essay -- Going on a Manhunt / Catherine Sweeny- - How to Make a Terrarium / Nancy Bubel- - How to Land the Job you want / Davidyne Mayleas- - A delicate Operation / Roy C. Selby, Jr. - - The Spider and the Wasp / Alexander Petrunkevitch- - Writing suggestions for Process Analysis -- Comparison and Contrast -- What are Comparison and Contrast? -- Why do Writers Use Comparison and Contrast? -- What to Look for in Reading an Essay of Comparison and Contrast -- Writing an Essay of Comparison and Contrast -- Guns and Cameras / Barbara Bowman- - Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts / Bruce Catton- - Female Athletes: They've Come a Long Way, Baby / P.S. Wood- - Workers / Richard Rodriguez- - The Voices of Time / Edward T. Hall - - Writing Suggestions for Comparison and Contrast -- Analogy -- What is Analogy? -- Why Do Writers Use Analogy? -- What to Look for in Reading an Analogy -- Writing an Essay of Analogy -- The Ducks on Corrigan's Pond / Hesterly McAuliffe- - Kill 'Em! Crush 'Em! Eat 'Em Raw! / John McMurtry- - The Cosmic Calendar / Carl Sagan- - The Spider's Task / John Crompton- - Psychological Traps /Jeffery Z. Rubin- - Writing Suggestions for Analogy -- Division and Classification -- What Are Division and Classification? -- Why Do Writers Use Division and Classification? -- What to Look for in Reading an Essay of Division and Classification -- Writing an Essay of Division and Classification -- Much Ado About Cooking / Lisa Talbot- - Four Types of President / James David Barber- - The Plot Against People / Russel Baker - - Weasel Words: God's Little Helpers / Paul Stevens- - College Pressures / William Zinsser- - Writing Suggestions for Division and Classification -- Definition -- What is Definition? -- Why Do Writers Use Definition? -- What to Look for in Reading an Extended Definition -- Writing an Essay Of Extended Definition -- Best Friends / Howard Solomon Jr. - - What is Stress? / Hans Selye - - What is Poverty? / Jo Goodwin Parker- - I Want a Wife / Judy Syfers- - On Self- Respect / Joan Didion- - Writing Suggestions for Definition -- Cause and Effect Analysis -- What is Cause and Effect Analysis? -- Why Do Writers Use Cause and Effect Analysis? -- What to Look for in Reading a Cause and Effect Analysis -- Writing a Cause and Effect Analysis -- Gentrification / Kevin Cunnungham- - Old and Female: an Economic View / Susan Jacoby- - Television and Family Life / Marie Winn- - Who Killed the Bog Men of Denmark? And Why? / Maurice Shadbolt- - Phyletic Size Decrease in Hershey Bars / Stephen Jay Gould- - Writing Suggestions for Cause and Effect Analysis -- Argument -- What is Argument? -- Why Do Writers Use Argument?-- What to Look for in Reading and Argumentative Essay -- Writing an Argumentative Essay -- Environmental Education: Toward an Ethic of Stewardship / Don Wynns -- Let "em Eat Leftovers / Mike McGrady -- A Modest Proposal / Jonathan Swift -- In Defense of Hunting / John C. Dunlap -- Electric Bullies / Lois Timnick -- The Nuclear Faithful / Vince Taylor- - Politics and the English Language / George Orwell -- Writing Suggestions for Argument -- For Further Reading: On Equality -- The Declaration of Independence / Thomas Jefferson -- The Equality Dilemma: Fair Play or Fair Shares / William Ryan -- The Back of the Bus / Mary Elizabeth Mebane -- Letter from Birmingham Jail / Martin Luther King Jr. -- No Special Service- Just a Little Equality, Please / Susan Jacoby -- Harrison Bergeron / Kurt Vonnegut Jr. -- Five Writer on Writing -- On Keeping a Journal / Roy Hoffman -- The Qualities of Good Writing / Jacqueline Berke -- Telling Truths / Ken Macrorie -- Notes on Punctuation / Lewis Thomas -- The Maker's Eye: Revising your own Manuscripts / Donald M. Murray -- Glossary of Rhetorical Terms |
| Subject |
College readers.
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English language -- Rhetoric -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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College readers. (OCoLC)fst00867915
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English language -- Rhetoric.
(OCoLC)fst00911581
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| Genre/Form |
Problems and exercises. (OCoLC)fst01423783
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| Added Author |
Eschholz, Paul A.
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Rosa, Alfred F.
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| ISBN |
0312774699 (pbk.) |
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9780312774691 (pbk.) |
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