Judith Stanford, Stanford Judith

Now and Then

Herausgeber: Stanford, Judith Dupras

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

68 short readings and 47 visuals put issues of current controversy into historical context. The readings offer recent and varied perspectives on those topics, capturing the moment of change in which we live. .

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC
• Seitenzahl: 409
• Erscheinungstermin: Dezember 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 162mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9780072981216
• ISBN-10: 0072981210
• Artikelnr.: 22249785

Autorenporträt

Judith Stanford is Professor of English at Rivier College in Nashua, New Hampshire, where, for the past fifteen years, she has taught courses in literature and writing. She has also taught at Cape Cod Community College, Merrimack College (North Andover, Massachusetts) and the University of California at Santa Barbara. She received the B.A. degree from Colby College (Waterville, Maine) and both the M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Professor Stanford's books include Connections, now in its third edition, Developing Connections, now in its second edition, and Guidelines for Writers, all published by McGraw-Hill.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface: How to Use this Book PART I. On Reading and Writing Chapter 1. Critical Reading and Thinking Reading to Respond Andres Martin Tattoos Today Judith Illes Tattoos in Ancient Egypt Reading to Understand Reading to Understand Inferences Reading to Evaluate Reading Images Critically Images of Tattoos Chapter 2. The Processes and Aims of Writing Considering Your Own Writing Process Understanding the Writing Task Understanding the Processes of Writing Understanding the Aims of Writing PART II: Readings Chapter 3. Coming to America: The Immigrant Experience Introduction THEN: Coming to America: The Immigrant Experience Suggestions for Prereading or Journal Writing Chief Seattle My People Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Irving Howe Ellis Island Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Maxine Hong Kingston Secrets Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Health Inspection at Ellis Island (photograph) Freedom Foundation (advertisement) Topics for Writing and Discussion Making Connections: Synthesis and Analysis NOW: What Happens to the Native Population When Immigrants Arrive? Suggestions for Prereading or Journal Writing Evaluating an Argument: Two Points of View Donald L. Bartlett and James B. Steele Wheel of Misfortune Editorial Indian Gaming: Why Is the Backlash Growing? Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Native American in Gambling Casino (photograph) Topics for Writing and Discussion NOW: How Does America Welcome Immigrants? Suggestions for Prereading or Journal Writing Richard Rodriguez
Blaxicans
and Other Reinvented Americans Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Evaluating an Argument: Two Points of View Editorial An Education in Citizenship Cara O'Connor Immigrant Students Seek Lower Tuition Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Ted Rall
Close the Borders!
(political cartoon) Warning Sign: United States and Mexican Border (photograph) Topics for Writing and Discussion Extended Connections: For Critical Thinking, Writing, and Research Chapter 4. Finding Our Way: The American Dream after 9/11 Introduction THEN: The Dream Then Suggestions for Prereading or Journal Writing Martin Luther King Jr. Suggestions for Writing and Discussion William Jefferson Clinton A New Sense of Responsibility Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Making Connections: Synthesis and Analysis NOW: What Does the Flag Mean? Suggestions for Prereading or Journal Writing Photo Essay on the American Flag: Now and Then Topics for Writing and Discussion Jennifer de Poyen Seeing Stars and Stripes Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Evaluating an Argument: Multiple Points of View Tara Tripaldi The Fight about the Flag Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Editorial Don't Turn on the Flag Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Janet Paskin A Silent Protest on the Basketball Court Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Making Connections: Synthesis and Analysis NOW: How Do We Balance Freedom and Security? Suggestions for Prereading or Journal Writing Evaluating an Argument: Multiple Points of View David Kravets Terrorist Attacks Prompt Changes in Americans
Legal Rights Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Editorial Conservative Backlash Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Sandra Guy Scientists Raise Concerns about Impact of the Patriot Act Suggestions for Writing and Discussion General Electric (advertisement) Topics for Writing and Discussion Making Connections: Synthesis and Analysis Extended Connections: For Critical Thinking, Writing, and Research Chapter 5. Passing and Failing: Education, Formal and Informal Introduction THEN: Education Then Suggestions for Prereading or Journal Writing Nineteenth-Century Schoolroom (photograph) Topics for Writing and Discussion Frederick Douglass Learning to Read and Write Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Eudora Welty Clamorous to Learn Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Malcolm X Can Prison Be a School? Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Making Connections: Synthesis and Analysis NOW: Does Gender Affect the Way We Learn? Suggestions for Prereading or Journal Writing Students in the Classroom (photograph) Topics for Writing and Discussion Elaine McArdle The Lost Boys Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Meg Milne Moulton and Whitney Ransome With Fewer Distractions, Students Will Do Better Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Michelle Conlin The New Gender Gap Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Making Connections: Synthesis and Analysis NOW: How Equal Are the Educational Opportunities in America Today? Suggestions for Prereading or Journal Writing Young Schoolgirl (photograph) Topics for Writing and Discussion Sonia M. Nieto Profoundly Multicultural Questions Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Richard B. Williams No Child (Even Native American) Left Behind Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Suzanne Fields Charter Schools Blaze Trail to Real Racial Equality Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Extended Connections: For Critical Thinking, Writing, and Research. Chapter 6. Redefining Gender and Marriage: Men, Women, and Couples Introduction THEN: Gender and Marriage Then Suggestions for Pre-reading or Journal Writing Abigail and John Quincy Adams Letters: The Place of Women in the New American Republic Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Sojourner Truth Ain
t I a Woman? Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Gayle V. Fischer
Pantelets
and
Turkish Trousers
: Designing Freedom in the Mid-Nineteenth-Century United States Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Making Connections: Synthesis and Analysis NOW:How Do Gender and Society Influence How We Dress? Suggestions for Prereading or Journal Writing Evaluating an Argument: Two Points of View Megan Twohey Taking Off the Abaya Tish Durkin If Yoüre a Woman in Saudi Arabia, Just Cover Up. (For Now) Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Chicago Free Press Principal Gives High Heels on Boys the Boot Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Making Connections: Synthesis and Analysis NOW: For Better or for Worse: Defining
Marriage
Suggestions for Prereading or Journal Writing Evaluating an Argument: Multiple Perspectives Gail Mathabane Gays Face Same Battle Interracial Couples Fought Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Ramesh Ponnuru Coming Out Ahead: Why Gay Marriage Is on the Way Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Suneel Khanna Gay and Ready to Marry Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Dennis O'Brien A More Perfect Union: Reservations about Gay Marriage Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Making Connections: Synthesis and Analysis Photo Essay on Same Sex Marriage John Fewings Same Sex Marriage (cartoon) Help America Save Marriage! (website) Equal Marriage Rights Now! (photo and poster) We All Deserve the Freedom to Marry (photo and posters) Marriage Controversies: 1960 and 2000 (cartoon) Topics for Writing and Discussion Extended Connections: For Critical Thinking, Writing, and Research Chapter 7. Exploring Pop Culture: Media Messages Introduction THEN: Pop Culture Then Suggestions for Prereading or Journal Writing Robert Atkins A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Censorship Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Phillip Taylor First Amendment Rocks Memphis Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Making Connections: Synthesis and Analysis NOW: Whose Music Is It, Anyway? Suggestions for Prereading or Journal Writing Evaluating an Argument: Multiple Perspectives Bill Holland Piracy Suits: Shock and Awe Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Amy Harmon Recording Industry Goes after Students over Music Sharing Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Michael Rogers Why the Record Companies Have to Play Hardball Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Ben Kupstas File-Sharing Wars: Version 2.0 G.B. Trudeau Doonesbury (Cartoon Sequence) Topics for Writing and Discussion Making Connections: Synthesis and Analysis NOW: Is Harry Evil? Suggestions for Prereading or Journal Writing Elizabeth D. Schafer Harry and History Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Evaluating an Argument: Multiple Perspectives Robert Seltzer
Potter
Book Burning Was Misguided Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Will Manley In Defense of Book Burning Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Steve Eighinger The Harry Potter Controversy: Dark Fantasy or Gateway to the Occult? Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Making Connections: Synthesis and Analysis Extended Connections: For Critical Thinking, Writing, and Research Chapter 8. Coping with Change: Technology and Work Introduction THEN: Technology Then Suggestions for Prereading or Journal Writing Let Us Make You Fat (advertisement) Topics for Writing and Discussion Henry George The Great Enigma of Our Time Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Tom Standage The Nineteenth-Century Internet Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Benjamin Darling Tips for Teens Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Making Connections: Synthesis and Analysis NOW: How Has the Internet Changed How We Relate to Each Other? Suggestions for Prereading or Journal Writing Maxidate: It
s Fun and Free (website) Topics for Writing and Discussion Dan Johnson The Cyber Children Have Arrived Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Peter Coffee There
s a Bad Example on Every Desk Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Reid Goldsborough For Love of the PC Susan Horsburgh and Johnny Dodd Deadly Chatter Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Making Connections: Synthesis and Analysis NOW: Medical Technology: How Much Is Too Much? Suggestions for Prereading or Journal Wr iting CC (photograph) Topics for Writing and Discussion Michael Shermer I, Clone Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Peter A. Setness Embracing Life, Accepting Limits Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Vickie Chachere Court: Removal of Brain-Damaged Woman
s Feeding Tube Can Proceed Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Making Connections: Synthesis and Analysis Extended Connections: For Critical Thinking, Writing, and Research Chapter 9. Going to College: Race and Privilege in College Admissions Introduction THEN: College Then Suggestions for Prereading or Journal Writing Maya Angelou Graduation in Stamps Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Race Mixing is Communism (photograph) Topics for Writing and Discussion Mike Rose I Just Wanna Be Average Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Borgna Brunner Bakke and Beyond: A History and Timeline of Affirmative Action Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Making Connections: Synthesis and Analysis NOW:What Are the Benefits and Challenges of Race-based Affirmative Action? Suggestions for Prereading or Journal Writing Evaluating an Argument: Multiple Perspectives Brent Staples Pondering Condoleezza Rice
s Affirmative Action Problem
and Mine Suggestions for Writing and Discussion At U-Michigan, Minority Students Find Access
and Sense of Isolation A Dream Denied Leads Woman to Center of Suit Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Making Connections: Synthesis and Analysis NOW: How Do Class and Other Factors Influence Admissions? Suggestions for Prereading or Journal Writing Evaluating an Argument: Multiple Perspectives John R. MacArthur The Great Unmentionable in American Society: Class Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Todd Gitlin "Legacies" Are Affirmative Action Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Editorial It Pays to Play Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Michael Arnone Online Editors Scrutinize Admissions Essays of the Skittish
for a Fee Suggestions for Writing and Discussion Making Connections: Synthesis and Analysis Photo Essay Commentary on Affirmative Action (Cartoon Series) Topics for Writing and Discussion Extended Connections: For Critical Thinking, Writing, and Research PART III: Research and Documentation The Research Question Locating Sources Evaluating Internet Resources Taking Notes Integrating Quotations Documenting Sources Sample Research Paper Credits Index