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Chapter Six
The Language of Politics and Advertising
The Rhetoric of Democracy Daniel Boorstin
Empty Eggs: The Doublespeak of
Weasel Words William Lutz
Things Go Better with Quark
Chris Reidy
Three Advertisements for Analysis
Unprotected Sex Talk Ellen Goodman
Types of Propaganda Institute for
Propaganda Analysis
next to of course god america i
E. E. Cummings
Two Presidential Speeches John F. Kennedy
and Ronald Reagan
Additional Assignments and Research Topics
Chapter Seven
Technology and Language
Flame Throwers Doug Stewart
Gender Wars in Cyberspace! Nathan Cobb
Getting Close to the Machine
Ellen Ullman
C'' est What
John Yemma
Techniques of Coinage John A. Barry
Additional Assignments and Research Topics
Chapter Eight
Writers and the Writing Process
Freewriting Chris Anderson
from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on
Writing and Life Anne Lamott
Holding Your Reader Maxine C. Hairston
Writing Is Rewriting Donald M. Murray
Concision Joseph M. Williams
Computers and Writing Sharon Cogdill
Additional Assignments and Research Topics
Chapter Three Right Words, Wrong Words, My Words
Order Out of Chaos Bill Bryson
A Rarity: Grammar Lessons from Dad
Robert Klose
Four-Letter Words Can Hurt You
Barbara Lawrence
Goodbye to All T__t! Wallace Stegner
The E Word Cullen Murphy
Words with Attitude GeraM Parshall
English Belongs to Everybody Robert MacNeil
Additional Assignments and Research Topics
Chapter Four Language Development: Personal and Social
Everything Had a Name Helen Keller
Baby Bom Talking--Describes Heaven
Steven Pinker
The Word Weavers/The World Makers
Neil Postman
A Brief History of English Paul Roberts
Old World, New World Bill Bryson
Yadda, Yadda, Yadda Leslie Saran
The Story of Writing C.M. Millward
Additional Assignments and Research Topics
Chapter Five
Language and Cultural Diversity
Vanishing Languages David Crystal
Should English Be the Law
Robert D. King
Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood
Richard Rodriguez
Americanization Is Tough on Macho
Rose Del Castillo Guilbault
Names in the Melting Pot Justin Kaplan and
Anne Bernays
Learning English Good Tara Elyssa
Additional Assignments and Research Topics
Appendix
Writing and Documenting: A Brief Guide
I. Essay Writing and Revising
Revision Checklist
A Sample Student Essay
II. The Documented Essay
Revision Checklist
Typical Works Cited Entries
A Sample Documented Essay
Glossary of Rhetorical and
Linguistic Terms
Credits
Index
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