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  • Formaat: Hardback, 448 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 211x137x20 mm, kaal: 567 g, Illustrations, unspecified
  • Ilmumisaeg: 24-Sep-2019
  • Kirjastus: Bedford Books
  • ISBN-10: 1319268447
  • ISBN-13: 9781319268442
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Hardback, 448 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 211x137x20 mm, kaal: 567 g, Illustrations, unspecified
  • Ilmumisaeg: 24-Sep-2019
  • Kirjastus: Bedford Books
  • ISBN-10: 1319268447
  • ISBN-13: 9781319268442
Teised raamatud teemal:
Preface for Instructors iii
About the Editor xxxvi
Introduction: Expressing Opinions with Clarity, Confidence, and Civility 1(46)
What Is America Now?
1(3)
What Are Opinions?
4(3)
How Do We Form Opinions?
7(2)
From Discussion to Writing
9(2)
The Practice of Writing
11(1)
What Is "Correct English"?
12(1)
Writing as a Public Activity
13(3)
The American Political Spectrum: A Brief Survey
16(3)
Free, Open, and Civil Discussion: The Challenges Today
19(3)
Writing for the Classroom: Two Annotated Student Essays
22(11)
The Many Paths to Success - with or without a College Education
23(5)
Kati Mather
What's in a Major?
28(4)
Erika Gallion
Student Writer At Work: Erika Gallion
32(1)
The Visual Expression of Opinion
33(4)
Photography
33(1)
Joe Rosenthal, Flag Raising at Iwo Jima (Photograph)
34(1)
Thomas E. Franklin, Three Firefighters Raising the Flag (Photograph)
35(1)
Alan Diaz, Elian Gonzalez (Photograph)
36 (1)
Political Cartoons
37(3)
Government Listens to Its Citizens
39(1)
R.J. Matson
Gay Marriage
40(2)
Nate Beeler
Opinion Ads
40(2)
Feed the Pig
42(3)
Ad Council
Writing as Empowerment
45(2)
1 Language: Do Words Matter? 47(28)
Do the words we use matter? Does it make any difference if we say girl or woman, handicapped or disabled?
Can words harm individuals and society?
How careful do we need to be when we speak today?
In Brief - Sound Bites: What's in a Name?
48(3)
A series of "sound bites" offers a range of opinion on the controversial name of the Washington, DC, football team.
Thoughts and Prayers
51(4)
Gene Weingarten
A leading humorist pokes serious fun at a commonly used expression.
Women: Stop Apologizing; Be Confident (Student Essay)
55(4)
Sarah Elliott
A Pepperdine University student argues that sorry is one word that women should try to avoid.
Looking Closely: Establishing Your Main Point
59(1)
Student Writer At Work: Sarah Elliott
60 (1)
Tell Us What to Call the Generation after Millennials (Please) (Spotlight on Data and Research)
61(3)
Jonah Engel Bromwich
What do you think America's youngest generation should be called?
What's Wrong with Hitler Comparisons?
64(5)
Ylvia Taschka
A historian says that we should stop and think before comparing anyone to Hitler.
America Then... 1951: That Word Black
69(4)
"What is wrong with black?" asks one of the nation's greatest writers.
Langston Hughes
Discussing the Unit
73(2)
2 Free Speech: Is It Endangered on Campus? 75(28)
Should a university serve as a forum for robust, unflinching dialogue on public issues?
Or is the old liberal ideal of free and open discussion a thing of the past?
Do colleges today need to worry about what content is appropriate and what isn't?
In Brief - Open Letter: The James Madison Program In American Ideals And Institutions, Think for Yourself: Some Thoughts and Advice for Our Students and All Students
77(2)
A few Ivy League professors offer students everywhere some advice about forming their own opinions.
There Are No Good Alternatives to Free Speech on Campus
79(6)
Wendy M. Williams
Stephen J. Ceci
Two Cornell University psychologists ask, "What specific topics are off-limits on college campuses today?"
Eight Ways College Students' Views on Free Speech Are Evolving (Spotlight on Data and Research)
85(3)
Knight Foundation
A poll reveals generational differences in attitudes toward freedom of speech.
Speech on Campus
88(4)
The American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union is perhaps our most trusted protector of free speech.
What is its policy toward campus speech?
A Need for Safe Spaces (Student Essay)
92(3)
Danny Bugingo
A University of Idaho student defines "safe spaces"and explains when they are justified and when they're not.
Looking Closely: Moving From Specific To General
95(1)
America Then...1997: A Civic Duty to Annoy
96(5)
Wendy Kaminer
A prominent First Amendment advocate reminds us that the debate over free expression has been going on in schools for many years.
Discussing the Unit
101(2)
3 U.S. History: How Do We Remember Our Past? 103(32)
Can we hold figures from the past accountable for behavior considered acceptable in their time but not today?
For example, should statues of famous people who owned slaves be toppled, even though the practice was legal in their day and even if their national contributions were outstanding?
These are difficult questions in any era, but in today's society, with its ideals of diversity and inclusiveness, the debates can grow heated.
In Brief - Cartoon: Bill Bramhall, Mt. Rushmore: Student Activists Demanded Their Removal
105(1)
A noted political cartoonist envisions what might happen to one of the nation's most respected monuments if student activists have their way.
The End of History?
106(5)
Ernest B. Furgurson
Before we take down all offensive monuments, a historian warns, "Let's do nuance: Where do we start, and where do we stop?"
Are Southerners Losing Support for the Confederate Flag? (Spotlight on Data and Research)
111(2)
Rosalind Bentley
A recent poll shows that Southerners no longer take pride in the Confederate flag. Or does it?
When Does Renaming a Building Make Sense? (Student Essay)
113(6)
A Yale student participates in a movement to "preserve history without perpetuating inequality and prejudice."
Dasia Moore
Looking Closely: Effective Argument: Organizing Points Systematically
119(1)
Student Writer At Work: Dasia Moore
120(1)
As Confederate Flags Fall, Columbus Statues Stand Tall
121(8)
Michael I. Niman
What do we do about one of the most honored, yet divisive, historical figures of all? A journalism professor wonders why-despite so many protests-"Columbus statues continue to stand tall as enduring symbols of racism beyond the reach of change."
America Then...1493: Violence in the Virgin Islands
129(4)
Michele De Cuneo
"We pulled him aboard where we cut off his head with an axe": A friend of Columbus who sailed with him to the Virgin Islands offers a firsthand report of a violent encounter with the native population.
Discussing the Unit
133(2)
4 Immigration: Is It Our Most Serious Issue? 135(32)
The U.S. has long been considered a land of immigrants, a country that not only welcomed the foreign-born but offered them the opportunities to thrive.
Yet that ideal often falls short, and from time to time-especially during economic downturns and global conflicts-the welcome mat appears to be removed from the nation's doorstep.
Is the system broken? Is immigration the nation's most urgent problem?
In Brief - Etymology: Why Did We Ever Call Undocumented Immigrants "Aliens"?
136(2)
Francie Diep
"How did 'alien' come to be a term for immigrants in the first place?"
Blending In
138(6)
Laila Lalami
An award-winning novelist reflects on what the word "assimilation" really means.
Say It Right: When People Mispronounce Your Name (Student Essay)
144(4)
Sravya Tadepall
Why might hearing your name constantly mispronounced make you angry?
Looking Closely: Posing A Question
148(1)
Student Writer At Work: Sravya Tadepalli
149(1)
Birthright Citizenship Is the Good Kind of American Exceptionalism
150(5)
Eric Foner
A prominent historian explains why amending the Fourteenth Amendment to deny citizenship to any person born here is a bad idea.
The Immigration Mess (Spotlight on Data and Research)
155(2)
Scott Rasmussen
A noted pollster asks, Can we find common ground and fix America's broken immigration system?
Solidarity Abolishes Borders
157(5)
William C. Anderson
A political writer outlines a grassroots movement to abolish borders and create a world community.
America Then... 1883: The New Colossus
162(3)
Emma Lazarus
Once it stirred the hearts of millions, but does the famous poem engraved on the pedestal of our Statue of Liberty have an impact today?
Discussing the Unit
165(2)
5 Identity: How Does It Shape Our Sense of Self? 167(32)
If you ever saw TV commercials for Ancestry.com, you will notice how obsessed Americans seem to be with ethnic and national identities.
Why is this?
Why do so many people get excited when their DNA indicates they are part Irish, Scandinavian, or Native American?
Does such identity truly define someone?
Can our identity be both a blessing and a burden?
And does today's notion of "identity politics" help us mutually understand each other or divide us further?
In Brief-Proposal: A New High School Course: Identity 101 168 Students need to begin studying cultural identity, argues a well-known Chinese American writer.
Gish Jen
Native in the Twenty-First Century
169(5)
Susan Power
"I've always been Native first and American second," writes a distinguished member of the Standing Rock Sioux.
Cut from the Same Cloth
174(6)
Saadia Faruqi
A Pakistani American woman describes the complications of wearing her hijab.
The Muslims Are Coming!
180(1)
Negin Farsad
Dean Obeidallah
A controversial poster seeks to fight prejudice with humor.
Brown (Student Essay)
181(4)
Tadeu Velloso
A Portland, Oregon, university student with a diverse and complicated background describes the identity issues of "cultural straddlers" like himself.
Looking Closely: Describing A Defining Moment
185(1)
Student Writer At Work: Tadeu Velloso
186(1)
Submerged in a Din of Identity Politics
187(4)
Suzanne Fields
A popular columnist thinks the "melting pot" is boiling over into an "indigestible stew"
What Makes an American? (Spotlight on Data and Research)
191(2)
Matthew Bulger
A journalist writing for Humanist magazine interprets a recent survey taken by the Public Religion Research Institute.
America Then... 1782: The Melting Pot
193 (4)
J. Hector St. Jean De Crevecoeur
"What then is the American?" A famous essayist asked this question just a few years after the nation was founded.
Discussing the Unit
197(2)
6 Race: Why Does It Still Matter? 199(38)
With the groundbreaking election of the first African American president in 2008 and with his reelection in 2012, it appeared that the U.S. had finally set its disturbing racial history aside and entered, as many called it, a "postracial society."
And yet recent years have witnessed anything but, as spontaneous protests and organized movements-largely provoked by police shootings-constantly called attention to the nation's ongoing racial strife.
How deeply has the issue of race affected America's consciousness?
In Brief - Prose Poem: You and Your Partner...
200(1)
Claudia Rankine
An award-winning poet subtly demonstrates how race insinuates itself into ordinary moments of everyday life.
White America's Racial Illiteracy: Why Our National Conversation Is Poisoned from the Start
201(8)
Robin Diangelo
The author of What Does It Mean to Be White? Explains why white Americans cannot engage in "meaningful conversations about race."
Weary Oracle
209(3)
Dawn Lundy Martin
A poet and professor examines the struggles of African American students on college campuses.
Why Students Should Care about Affirmative Action (Student Essay)
212(4)
Destry Adams
At a time when affirmative action programs appear threatened, a North Carolina State student explains why we still need them.
Looking Closely: Conceding the Merits of an Opposing Viewpoint
216(1)
America's Original Sin: Slavery and the Legacy of White Supremacy
217(9)
Ann Ette Gordon-Reed
A major historian insists that America "must come to grips" with the ways slavery and white supremacy have defined our culture and society.
Black and Biracial Americans Wouldn't Need to Code-Switch If We Lived in a Post-Racial Society (Spotlight on Data and Research)
226(3)
Chandra D.L. Waring
A sociologist uses a recent popular movie to explain the burdens of code-switching.
America Then...1986: Just Walk On By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space
229(6)
Brent Staples
A classic essay explores the realms of racism and fear.
Discussing the Unit
235(2)
7 Guns: Can the Second Amendment Survive? 237(36)
Given the incidents of gun violence in this country, should Americans retain the right to own guns?
Does our public safety demand that we curb gun ownership?
Or would legislation prohibiting or restricting gun ownership violate the Second Amendment of the Constitution?
In Brief-Poem: New Law Makes Local Poet Nervous
238(2)
Jane Vincent Taylor
In light of open-carry laws, an Oklahoma poet explores her own fear of guns.
End the Gun Epidemic in America
240(3)
The New York Times Editorial Board
For the New York Times, the issue is so urgent that it ran an editorial opposing guns on its front page-the first time an editorial had appeared there in nearly a century.
Allowing Guns Won't Make Campuses Safer
243(4)
John A. Fry
With so many deadly shootings on campuses, should students and faculty be allowed to carry guns? A Pennsylvania college president says that allowing this would only increase dangers.
We Should Be Allowed to Protect Ourselves (Student Essay)
247(4)
Brittney Christ
In an opposing view to Fry's essay, a California State University, Sacramento, student thinks that permitting students to carry firearms would instead increase security and perhaps prevent another massacre.
Looking Closely: Effective Openings: Establishing A Clear Context For An Argument
251(1)
Student Writer At Work: Brittney Christ
252(1)
Stop Saying We Can't Do Anything to Stop Mass Shootings. We Can.
253(4)
Dahleen Glanton
In the aftermath of yet another mass shooting, a Chicago journalist urgently asks why it seems nothing is ever done to help prevent gun violence in America.
No Names
257(4)
Mona Charen
A popular columnist offers a suggestion that may help stop the contagion of gun-related mass killings: what if the media didn't release the identity of the murderers?
Ten Takeaways about Americans' View of Guns (Spotlight on Data and Research)
261(3)
Megan Brenan
A recent Gallup poll succinctly gauges the public's attitudes toward gun control.
America Then... 1981: A Well-Regulated Militia
264(6)
Paul Fussell
A former World War II infantryman and eighteenth-century scholar carefully dissects the peculiar wording of our constitutional right to "keep and bear Arms"
Discussing the Unit
270(3)
8 Feminism Today: What Are the Challenges? 273(26)
Recent events have made it clear to many that-despite the enormous successes of the feminist movement over the years-women have still not achieved full equality.
In the workplace, in the home, and in society women persistently face disadvantages.
How can all the playing fields be leveled?
Are men and women necessarily enemies?
Does the commercial exploitation of feminism actually damage the cause?
What have women gained from the #MeToo movement?
In Brief-Advertisement: We Should All Be Feminists
274(1)
Can a T-shirt rally everyone to the feminist cause?
Why Can't We Hate Men?
275(4)
Suzanna Danuta Walters
A sociology professor publishes one of the most controversial essays of the year.
In the Middle
279(5)
Roxanne Roberts
A journalist wonders if mothers of sons are the solution to the #MeToo movement.
Barbie Is Exploiting Frida Kahlo's Legacy (Student Essay)
284(3)
Amanda Nelson
A Pasadena City College student is appalled by Barbie's latest incarnation.
Looking Closely: Effective Persuasion: Expressing an Opinion Clearly and Emphatically
287(1)
The Psychology of Mansplaining (Spotlight on Data and Research)
288(4)
Elizabeth Aura McClintock
A psychology professor examines an old phenomenon that has recently received a new name: "mansplaining."
Will McPhail, Mansplaining (Cartoon)
292 (1)
In one image, a New Yorker cartoonist"explains"mansplaining.
America Then... 1972: I Want A Wife
292(5)
Judy Brady
A classic essay takes a sharp look at a woman's life in the early days of feminism.
Discussing the Unit
297(2)
9 Gender: What Are the Issues Today? 299(28)
With the rise of the feminist movement in the 1970s, the term gender took on increasing importance as a way to distinguish between one's biological sex and the sociopolitical construction of that sex.
And with the rise of the LGBTQ+ movement, the word has taken on greater significance as society grows more accustomed to a more fluid and less stereotypical way of characterizing people.
In Brief - Report: The Word Of The Year Is Singular They
301(2)
American Dialect Society
A recent conference on the English language viewed identity as more important than traditional grammar.
How #MeToo Taught Me I Can Never Bea Man
303(4)
Alex Myers
A writer who identifies as male explains why growing up female made it impossible for him to behave like most men.
A Narrowing Definition of Gender Will Marginalize Trans, lntersex Communities (Student Essay)
307(4)
Adison Eyring
We will marginalize transgender individuals if we refuse to make a distinction between "sex"and "gender," argues a University of Houston student.
Looking Closely: Making Distinctions
311(1)
Student Writer At Work: Adison Eyring
312(1)
Poll: Approval of Same-Sex Marriage in U.S. Reaches New High (Spotlight on Data and Research)
313(2)
Aamer Madhani
USA Today reports on a recent Gallup poll that shows support for same-sex marriage has reached its highest level since the firm began gathering data in 1996.
Boy or Girl? Parents Raising "Theybies" Let Kids Decide
315 (6)
Who are "theybies," and will they start a new trend in parenting?
Julie Compton
America Then... 1995: Why Boys Don't Play With Dolls
321(5)
Katha Pollitt
A prominent poet and essayist wonders just how long traditional sex roles will persist.
Discussing the Unit
326(1)
10 The News Media: How Well Does It Serve the Public? 327(24)
A healthy democracy depends upon an informed citizenry.
But where does reliable information come from?
Since we can't always depend on people in government-who usually have their own special interests to pursue-we tend to depend on the news media, trusting that they will be a source of accurate and unbiased information.
That is why the First Amendment protects the rights to "freedom of speech, or of the press."
Yet, how much trust can we put in the press?
How politically biased are today's media?
Are we drowning in "fake news"?
Or is "fake news" itself another way to discredit news organizations that are doing their best to inform the public?
In Brief - How To Spot Fake News: How To Spot Fake News
329(2)
The International Federation Of Library Associations
An infographic offers some practical advice on how to navigate a world of bewildering information.
Word of the Year: Fake News (Spotlight on Data and Research)
331(2)
American Dialect Society
Everyone has heard of "fake news" Yet do we know what that term means exactly?
Reinstate the Fairness Doctrine!
333(4)
Charles Carr
An award-winning journalist revisits an old rule that once assured "honest, equitable, and balanced" news coverage. What happened to it?
Seeking Truth Is Intertwined with Journalistic Advocacy (Student Essay)
337(4)
Ryan Fawwaz
A University of Southern California student argues that advocacy journalism can still meet objective standards.
Looking Closely: Supporting Opinions With Specific Examples
341(1)
America Then... 1938: Mr. Welles and Mass Delusion
342(7)
Dorothy Thompson
The day Martians attacked us: One of America's greatest reporters examines the consequences of one of America's greatest media hoaxes.
Discussing the Unit
349(2)
11 Patriotism: Is It Obsolete? 351(26)
Opinion polls regularly show that most Americans believe their country is either the greatest or ranks among the greatest nations on earth.
But that belief is shared more among older than younger Americans.
In a 2017 Pew poll, only 12 percent of those between 18 and 29 thought the "U.S. stands above all other countries in the world," whereas close to half of Americans over the age of 65 agreed that we represent the best nation on earth.
But does this mean that younger Americans are less patriotic? Is old-fashioned patriotism becoming obsolete? Do dissenting sports figures like Colin Kaepernick represent a growing trend?
How is patriotism different from nationalism? And what does patriotism mean to those who don't fully share in the American Dream?
In Brief - Comic: Patriotism vs. Nationalism
352(1)
Jen Sorensen
A political cartoonist offers a graphic distinction between two concepts usually thought to be identical.
Patriotism vs. Nationalism
353 (4)
Jose Azel
Although he basically agrees with the previous cartoon, a scholar and author sees the distinctions as somewhat more complicated.
Is Patriotism Obsolete?
357(4)
Jonette Christian
Writing from the state of Maine, a columnist worries that the current hostility to patriotism among educated elites is negatively affecting the younger generation.
Patriotic Americans Are Pro-Immigration (Spotlight on Data and Research)
361(2)
Tom Jacobs
A veteran journalist reports on a poll that finds most Americans believe "there is no contradiction between love of country and a welcoming attitude toward those who wish to move here."
Burning Shoes to #BoycottNike Won't Change That Fact That Kaepernick and His Kneeling Aren't Going Anywhere (Student Essay)
363(4)
Roshae Hemmings
Although many condemn the ways corporations can profitably commercialize a progressive cause, a University of Missouri student feels otherwise about Nike's recent promotion of Colin Kaepernick.
Looking Closely: Using Quotations Effectively
367(2)
Student Writer At Work: Roshae Hemmings
369(1)
America Then...1852: From What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?
370(6)
Frederick Douglass
Years before the Civil War, one of the nation's great writers, orators, and pioneering civil rights advocates proclaimed to a largely white audience: "This Fourth of July is yours, not mine."
Discussing the Unit
376(1)
12 Political Polarization: How Disunited Is the United States? 377(31)
Why is the nation so divided between left and right, blue and red, Democrat and Republican?
Some commentators and pollsters even believe we are on the verge of another civil war.
Would a return to civility help-or would it be futile?
Is there anything that can be done to remedy the polarization?
Or has our political divide been exaggerated?
In Brief - Print Ad: Tputting The "Civil" Back Into Civil Society
379(2)
Homas J. Donohue
An advertisement taken out by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce urges Americans to set aside their outrage and restore civility to our political debate.
Should Politics Be Civil?
381(3)
Livia Gershon
Citing several political philosophers, a columnist suggests that the demand for political civility may actually result in "stifling dissent"
Political Evolution: Why Do Young Voters Lean Left? It's in the Genes
384(6)
Avi Tuschman
Do people grow more conservative as they grow older? They do, says an evolutionary biologist, and the reason why may be in our genes.
How the Overton Window Theory Explains Today's Extreme Political Rhetoric (Student Essay)
390(4)
Angel Diaz
A student columnist at Miami Dade College cites a well-known media theory to explain why American politics has become so polarized,
Looking Closely: The Art of Argument: Using a Theory to Make Your Point
394(1)
America's Seven Political Tribes (Spotlight on Data and Research)
395(4)
The Hidden Tribes Of America
Must we live in an "us-versus-them" nation? A researcher launches a project "to understand better what is pulling us apart, and find what can bring us back together."
America Then... 1787: I Agree To This Constitution, With All Its Faults
399(5)
Benjamin Franklin
How good is our Constitution? The man said to have "invented" America had some second thoughts about its founding document.
Discussing the Unit
404(4)
Index 408