Overview

This thematic reader focuses on contemporary American culture and offers over 120 provocative readings and images representing a broad range of genres and diverse authorial voices.

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Author:   Dolores LaGuardia ,  Hans P. Guth
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw Hill Higher Education
Edition:   5th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.60cm
Weight:   1.002kg
ISBN:  

9780072556001

ISBN 10:   0072556005
Pages:   704
Publication Date:   09 August 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"* New to this editionORIENTATION: Reading, Thinking, and Writing1. INITIATION: Growing Up American* Ana Veciana-Suarez, A Place Where We BelongGarrison Keillor, ""Born among the Born Again"" Susan J. Miller, ""My Father's Other Life""Mary Crow Dog, ""Lakota Woman"" Sandra Cisneros, Mericans [short story]Lorna Dee Cervantes, Refugee Ship [poem]FORUM: Bridging Two CulturesCaroline Hwang, ""The Good Daughter""Nguyen Louie, ""A Daughter's Story"" [student essay]* Mara Joseph, On Being White [student essay]Writing Workshop 1: Writing from Experience2. LEARNING: School and Life* Thessaly La Force, No Rest for the Overachiever Going to School in East L.A. [student editorial]* Mike Rose, Going to School in East L.A.* Michael J. Sandel, Marketers Are Storming the Schoolhouse* Stanford Report, Electronic Communication May Aid Social Interaction [newsletter]Nell Bernstein, Learning to Love* Kenyatta Matthews, Black College in (White) AmericaFrank Chin, ""Donald Duk and the White Monsters"" [short story]Louise Erdrich, The Runaways [poem]FORUM: Free to WorshipLoretta Johnson, ""Prayer Isn't Always Allowed""* Emily Lesk, My 60-Second Protest from the Hallway* David G. Savage, Justices Allow Bible ClassesWriting Workshop 2: Writing from Interviews 3. NEW WORLD: Diversity and CommunityAnna Quindlen, The Mosaic vs. the MythCynthia Tucker, ""Jefferson, Hemings Affair Can't Be Denied""Arturo Madrid, Diversity and Its Discontents* Walter Kirn, Mormons: Walking a Mile in Their ShoesJeremiah Creedon, The Spiritually Diverse SocietyDaniel J. Boorstin, ""Why I Am Optimistic about America""Janice Mirikitani, For My Father [poem]FORUM: Redeeming Past Injustice Matthew Kauffman, The Day the Slaves Got Their WaySuzan Shown Harjo, I Won't Be Celebrating Columbus DayJames P. Pinkerton, One More Salvo in Culture War [movie review]Writing Workshop 3: Writing About Your Reading 4. OUTSIDERS: Other Voices * Annie Downey, Is There Life after Welfare?Amanda Coyne, ""Mother's Day in Federal Prison""Nathan McCall, ""Time""* Andre Dubus, Why the Able-Bodied Still Don't Get ItYnestra King, ""The Other Body: Disability and Identity Politics""Toni Cade Bambara, ""The Lesson"" [short story]Bethlyn Madison Webster, ""Stamps"" [poem]FORUM: Disparity of Wealth* Adair Lara, Class Struggle on the RefrigeratorPeter Rothberg, ""Lockout!""Ken Garcia, Obscenely High Payout to Departing Chief* Molly Ivins, You Can't Get By on Nickels and Dimes [book review]Writing Workshop 4: Drawing Conclusions5. IDENTITY: Rethinking RaceDavid Bernstein, ""Mixed like Me"" Zora Neale Hurston, ""How It Feels to Be Colored Me""Joe Gutierrez, ""On the Job"" [interviewowith Studs Terkel]Miriam Schulman, ""Affirmative Action or Negative Action""Fox Butterfield, ""Why They Excel""Alice Walker, ""Everyday Use"" [short story]* Maya Angelou, Phenomenal Woman [poem]FORUM: Educating about RaceRichard Cohen, ""Our Children Are Our Future'Unfortunately They're Bigots""* Patricia Smith, The Tiny, Brown ProfessorJoan Ryan, ""Home Truths about Race"" Cynthia Tucker, ""Double Standard on Drug Sentences""Writing Workshop 5: Organizing Your Writing6. CULTURE WARS: Constructing Gender Nanette Asimov, Fewer Teen Girls Enrolling in Technology ClassesRuth Connif, ""The Joy of Women's Sports""Im Jung Kwuon, "" Facing Down Abusers"" Robert Bly, ""The Community of Men""Ernest Hemingway, ""Hills Like White Elephants"" [short story]Walt Whitman, ""A Glimpse"" [poem]FORUM: Gay in AmericaElizabeth Birch, A Day to Leave the ClosetWilliam Bennett, ""Love, Marriage, and the Law""* Tammerlin Drummond, The Marrying Kind* Elizabeth Bell, Teaching Tolerance Before Hate Takes RootWriting Workshop 6: Comparing and Contrasting7. MEDIA WATCH: Virtual Reality* Amanda Fazzone, Game Over* George de Stefano, Ungood FellasJeanne Albronda Heaton and Nona Leigh Wilson, ""Talk TV:Tuning In to Trouble""* VISUAL: Virginia Slims Campaign* Liz Smith, My Breakfast with Fergie* Jean Bethke Elstain, ""Diana and the Celebrity Culture""Andrea Freud Loewenstein, Sister from Another Planet Probes the Soaps [satire]Sharon Olds, ""The Death of Marilyn Monroe"" [poem]FORUM: The Fencing in of CyberspaceAdair Lara, On the Internet, We All Own a Press* Rob Morse, Yes, Virginia, there Is a First AmendmentJohn Browning, The Internet Is Learning to Censor ItselfJ.D. Lasica, Censorship Devices on the InternetJon Swartz, Push to Squash SpamWriting Workshop 7: Weighing Alternatives8. ROLE MODELS: The Search for HeroesArthur Ashe, A Black Athlete Looks at EducationJohn Seabrook, ""E-Mail from Bill""Mark Leiren-Young, Dream CatcherDavid Popenoe, ""The Decline of Fatherhood""Ralph Ellison, ""Mister Toussan"" [short story]Judy Grahn, ""Nadine, Resting on Her Neighbor's Stoop"" [poem]FORUM: The American DreamAndrew Delbanco, The Autobiography of Billy Graham [book review]Leslie Gornstein, The Digital Amazon* Gloria Steinem, Hillary in the CrossfireWriting Workshop 8: Arguing from Principle9. LANGUAGE: From Bond to Barrier and BackDeborah Tannen, ""Talk in the Intimate Relationship: His and Hers""Amoja Three Rivers, ""Cultural Etiquette: A Guide""* Andrew Brownstein, A Battle over a Name in the Land of the SiouxJorge R. Mancillas, ""Bilingualism: Assimilation is More Than ABCs""Roger Angell, ""Return of the Cliche Expert""August Wilson, ""How Avery Got to Be a Preacher"" (from Piano Lesson) [drama]John Heaviside, ""A Gathering of Deafs"" [poem]FORUM: Language and Social Class Mark Francis Cohen, ""Small Tawk""Toni Cook, ""Ebonics: Opening Pandora's Box"" [interview]Angelo Figueroa, ""Ebonics Plan Is Worth a Listen"" Writing Workshop 9: Writing to Define10. VIOLENCE: Living at Risk* Ben Fox, Friends Knew Alleged Gunman's Plans [news story]Bruce Shapiro, ""The Violent Politics of Crime""Linda M. Hasselstrom, ""A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun"" Fred Barbasch, Beyond the Finger Pointing* Tobias Wolff, White ManLuis Valdez, The Buck Private (Soldado Razo) [play]Gwendolyn Brooks, ""The Boy Died in My Alley"" [poem]FORUM: Tough on Crime* Nathan Glazer, The Broken Window TheoryEmery P. Dalesio, ""No Indictment in Shoplifter's Death""Steven Musil, ""Emotions Clouding Rational Decisions"" [student editorial]Families to Amend Three Strikes, ""A Threat to Justice""Writing Workshop 10: Writing to Persuade11. ECOLOGY: Saving the Planet* Amy Blackmar, Alligator Country: The Eyes of NightMarie de Santis, ""The Last of the Wild Salmon""John Vidal, ""Hearts of Oak""Deborah Blum, ""The Monkey Wars""* Margaret Atwood, Dreams of the Animals [poem]FORUM: The Endangered EcosphereMolly Ivins, ""Don't Mention Global Warming""Charles Krauthammer, ""Saving Nature, But Only for Man""Mark Sagoff, ""Feeding Ten Billion People"" Writing Workshop 11: The Investigative Writer 12. TOMORROWS: The Shape of the Future* James Q. Wilson, In Praise of Asphalt NationJon Carroll, ""New Splash in Vegas""Mark Frankel, ""Candid Camera: Corporate Snooping 101""Jerome P. Kassirer, Federal Foolishness and MariguanaElinor Burkett, The Last AbortionRandall Sullivan, ""Violence as Fun""FORUM: Terror Invades America* VISUAL: It Happened Here* David Grann, Manhattan Dispatch* Paul Berman, Under the Bridge* Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Babi Yar in Manhattan* Ken Garcia, America's Wealth Draws Hatred* Ellen Goodman, Prime Target is Women* Joan Ryan, Focus on the Real TerrorWriting Workshop 12: The Documented Paper"

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