Preface |
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Real Support for Instructors and Students |
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A Note to Students from Susan Anker |
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Part 1 College Thinking, Reading, and Writing |
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1 Succeeding in College: What You Need to Know |
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3 | (16) |
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Advice from Those Who Have Been There |
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4 | (6) |
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Four Strategies for Success |
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10 | (9) |
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2 Thinking Critically: Developing Your Power of Mind |
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19 | (8) |
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Understand What Critical Thinking Is |
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19 | (1) |
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Critical Thinking: Key College Skills |
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20 | (7) |
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21 | (6) |
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3 Reading Critically: Developing Your Understanding |
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27 | (20) |
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Understand What Critical Reading Is |
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27 | (10) |
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2PR The Critical Reading Process |
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28 | (8) |
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Critical Thinking and Reading |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (6) |
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Critical Thinking and Visual Images |
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42 | (1) |
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Reading Real-World Documents |
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43 | (4) |
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4 Writing Basics: Audience, Purpose, and Process |
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47 | (17) |
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Four Basics Of Good Writing |
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47 | (1) |
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Understand Audience and Purpose |
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48 | (2) |
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Understand Paragraph and Essay Forms |
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50 | (4) |
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Understand the Writing Process |
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54 | (1) |
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Understand Grading Criteria |
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55 | (2) |
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57 | (4) |
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61 | (3) |
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5 Finding and Exploring Your Topic: Choosing Something to Write About |
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64 | (11) |
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Understand What a Good Topic Is |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (4) |
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69 | (6) |
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6 Making a Point: Writing Your Thesis Statement |
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75 | (14) |
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Understand What a Good Thesis Statement Is |
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75 | (1) |
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Practice Developing a Good Thesis Statement |
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76 | (8) |
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Write Your Own Thesis Statement |
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84 | (5) |
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7 Supporting Your Point: Finding Details, Examples, and Facts |
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89 | (15) |
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Understand What Support for a Thesis Is |
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89 | (1) |
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Practice Supporting a Thesis Statement |
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90 | (6) |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (6) |
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8 Writing a Draft: Putting Your Ideas Together |
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104 | (18) |
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Understand What a Draft Is |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (2) |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (9) |
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118 | (4) |
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9 Revising Your Draft: Improving Your Essay |
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122 | (21) |
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Understand What Revision Is |
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122 | (1) |
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Understand What Peer Review Is |
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123 | (1) |
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Practice Revising for Unity |
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124 | (6) |
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Practice Revising for Support and Detail |
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130 | (4) |
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Practice Revising for Coherence |
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134 | (5) |
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139 | (4) |
Part 2 Writing Different Kinds of Essays |
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143 | (180) |
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10 Narration: Writing That Tells Stories |
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145 | (20) |
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Understand What Narration Is |
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145 | (1) |
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Four Basics Of Good Narration |
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145 | (6) |
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148 | (1) |
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148 | (2) |
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Organization in Narration |
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150 | (1) |
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Read and Analyze Narration |
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151 | (8) |
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Jordan Brown, A Return to Education |
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152 | (2) |
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Profile Of Success: Monique Rizer |
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154 | (3) |
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Howard White, The Power of Hello |
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157 | (2) |
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159 | (6) |
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Writing about College, Work, and Everyday Life |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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Writing to Solve a Problem |
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161 | (1) |
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Writing about Connections |
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Community Connections: Aurelius Taylor |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (2) |
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11 Illustration: Writing That Shows Examples |
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165 | (18) |
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Understand What Illustration Is |
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165 | (3) |
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Four Basics Of Good Illustration |
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165 | (3) |
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Main Point in Illustration |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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Organization in Illustration |
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168 | (1) |
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Read and Analyze Illustration |
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168 | (10) |
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Luz Medina, Letter to Student Affairs |
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169 | (2) |
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Profile Of Success: Juan Gonzalez |
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171 | (4) |
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175 | (3) |
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Write an Illustration Essay |
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178 | (5) |
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Writing about College, Work, and Everyday Life |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (1) |
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Writing to Solve a Problem |
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179 | (1) |
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Writing about Connections |
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Community Connections: Lonza Fruitree |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (2) |
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12 Description: Writing That Creates Pictures in Words |
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183 | (18) |
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Understand What Description Is |
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183 | (4) |
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Four Basics Of Good Description |
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183 | (4) |
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Main Point in Description |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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Organization in Description |
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187 | (1) |
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Read and Analyze Description |
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187 | (8) |
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Florence Bagley, Photograph of My Father |
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188 | (2) |
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Profile Of Success: Alex Espinoza |
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190 | (3) |
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Jennifer Orlando, Rattlesnake Canyon: A Place of Peace and Beauty |
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193 | (2) |
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Write a Description Essay |
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195 | (6) |
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Writing about College, Work, and Everyday Life |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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Writing to Solve a Problem |
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196 | (1) |
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Writing about Connections |
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Community Connections: Leandro Quispe |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (3) |
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13 Process Analysis: Writing That Explains How Things Happen |
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201 | (19) |
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Understand What Process Analysis Is |
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201 | (1) |
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Four Basics Of Good Process Analysis |
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201 | (4) |
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Main Point in Process Analysis |
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203 | (1) |
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Support in Process Analysis |
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203 | (2) |
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Organization in Process Analysis |
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205 | (1) |
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Read and Analyze Process Analysis |
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205 | (9) |
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Readings In Process Analysis |
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Daniel Flanagan, The Choice to Do It Over Again |
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206 | (2) |
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Profile Of Success: Patty Maloney |
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208 | (2) |
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Michael Gates Gill, Howl Learned to Be a Barista |
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210 | (4) |
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Write a Process Analysis Essay |
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214 | (6) |
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Writing about College, Work, and Everyday Life |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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Writing to Solve a Problem |
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215 | (1) |
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Writing about Connections |
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Community Connections: Tiffany Ewigleben |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (3) |
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14 Classification: Writing That Puts Things into Groups |
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220 | (20) |
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Understand What Classification Is |
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220 | (1) |
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Four Basics Of Good Classification |
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220 | (6) |
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Main Point in Classification |
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223 | (1) |
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Support in Classification |
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224 | (1) |
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Organization in Classification |
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225 | (1) |
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Read and Analyze Classification |
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226 | (7) |
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Readings In Classification |
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Josef Ameur, Videogame Genres |
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226 | (3) |
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Profile Of Success: Rebeka Mazzone |
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229 | (2) |
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Dylan Marcos, Bad Roommates |
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231 | (2) |
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Write a Classification Essay |
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233 | (7) |
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Writing about College, Work, and Everyday Life |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (2) |
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Writing to Solve a Problem |
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236 | (1) |
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Writing about Connections |
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Community Connections: Maggie Gong |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (2) |
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15 Definition: Writing That Tells What Something Means |
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240 | (18) |
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Understand What Definition Is |
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240 | (1) |
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Four Basics Of Good Definition |
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240 | (4) |
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242 | (1) |
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243 | (1) |
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Organization in Definition |
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244 | (1) |
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Read and Analyze Definition |
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244 | (8) |
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245 | (3) |
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Profile Of Success: Gary Knoblock |
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248 | (2) |
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Baxter Holmes, My Date with Fifteen Women |
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250 | (2) |
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252 | (6) |
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Writing about College, Work, and Everyday Life |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (1) |
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Writing to Solve a Problem |
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254 | (1) |
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Writing about Connections |
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Community Connections: Erick Traschikoff |
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254 | (2) |
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256 | (2) |
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16 Comparison and Contrast: Writing That Shows Similarities and Differences |
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258 | (21) |
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Understand What Comparison and Contrast Are |
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258 | (1) |
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Four Basics Of Good Comparison And Contrast |
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258 | (6) |
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Main Point in Comparison and Contrast |
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260 | (1) |
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Support in Comparison and Contrast |
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261 | (1) |
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Organization in Comparison and Contrast |
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262 | (2) |
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Read and Analyze Comparison and Contrast |
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264 | (8) |
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Readings In Comparison And Contrast |
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Don Hockenbury and Sandra Hockenbury, Textbook Excerpt |
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265 | (2) |
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Profile Of Success: Garth Vaz |
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267 | (3) |
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Stephanie Lindsley, Autism and Education |
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270 | (2) |
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Write a Comparison and Contrast Essay |
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272 | (7) |
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Writing about College, Work, and Everyday Life |
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273 | (1) |
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Writing about Comparison and Contrast in Everyday Life |
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273 | (2) |
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275 | (1) |
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Writing about Connections |
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Community Connections: Kathy Smiley |
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276 | (3) |
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277 | (2) |
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17 Cause and Effect: Writing That Explains Reasons or Results |
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279 | (20) |
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Understand What Cause and Effect Are |
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279 | (1) |
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Four Basics Of Good Cause And Effect |
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279 | (5) |
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Main Point in Cause and Effect |
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281 | (1) |
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Support in Cause and Effect |
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282 | (1) |
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Organization in Cause and Effect |
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283 | (1) |
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Read and Analyze Cause and Effect |
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284 | (8) |
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Readings In Cause And Effect |
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Jeanine Pepper, The Effects of Attachment Deprivation on Infants |
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284 | (3) |
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Profile Of Success: Jolanda Jones |
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287 | (3) |
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Life Christopher Shea, In Praise of Peer Pressure |
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290 | (2) |
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Write a Cause and Effect Essay |
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292 | (7) |
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Writing about College, Work, and Everyday Life |
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293 | (1) |
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293 | (2) |
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Writing to Solve a Problem |
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295 | (1) |
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Writing about Connections |
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Community Connections: Stacy Gordon Welch |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (3) |
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18 Argument: Writing That Persuades |
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299 | (24) |
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Understand What Argument Is |
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299 | (1) |
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Four Basics Of Good Argument |
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299 | (8) |
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302 | (2) |
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304 | (3) |
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307 | (1) |
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Read and Analyze Argument |
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307 | (9) |
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Donnie Ney, Attendance in College Classes |
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308 | (3) |
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Profile Of Success: Shawn Brown |
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311 | (3) |
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John Around Him, Letter to Senator Kerry |
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314 | (2) |
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316 | (9) |
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Writing about College, Work, and Everyday Life |
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316 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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Writing to Solve a Problem |
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318 | (1) |
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Writing about Connections |
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Community Connections: Yudi Romero |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (3) |
Part 3 Special College Writing Projects |
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323 | (8) |
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19 Writing under Pressure: Tests and Essay Exams |
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325 | (15) |
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325 | (3) |
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328 | (2) |
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Answering an Essay Question |
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330 | (10) |
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20 Finding and Evaluating Outside Sources: Preparing to Write a Research Essay |
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341 | (6) |
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347 | (5) |
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Writing the Research Essay: Using Outside Sources |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (1) |
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354 | (2) |
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356 | (5) |
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361 | (1) |
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362 | (1) |
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363 | (1) |
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Cite and Document Your Sources |
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364 | (7) |
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Directory Of MLA In-Text Citations |
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365 | (2) |
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Directory Of MLA Works Cited |
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367 | (4) |
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Revise and Edit Your Essay |
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371 | (1) |
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Sample Student Research Essay |
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372 | (1) |
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Michael McQuiston, To Be Green or Not to Be Green |
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Part 4 The Four Most Serious Errors |
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331 | (162) |
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21 The Basic Sentence: An Overview |
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383 | (15) |
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The Four Most Serious Errors |
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383 | (1) |
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383 | (2) |
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385 | (8) |
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Six Basic Sentence Patterns |
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393 | (2) |
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Edit Paragraphs and Your Own Writing |
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395 | (3) |
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22 Fragments: Incomplete Sentences |
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398 | (17) |
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Understand What Fragments Are |
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398 | (1) |
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Find and Correct Fragments |
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399 | (12) |
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Edit Paragraphs and Your Own Writing |
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411 | (4) |
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23 Run-Ons: Two Sentences Joined Incorrectly |
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415 | (16) |
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Understand What Run-Ons Are |
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415 | (2) |
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417 | (9) |
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Edit Paragraphs and Your Own Writing |
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426 | (5) |
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25 Problems with Subject-Verb Agreement: When Subjects and Verbs Do Not Match |
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431 | (18) |
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Understand What Subject-Verb Agreement Is |
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431 | (2) |
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Find and Correct Errors in Subject-Verb Agreement |
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433 | (12) |
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Edit Paragraphs and Your Own Writing |
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445 | (4) |
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26 Verb Problems: Avoiding Mistakes in Verb Tense |
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449 | (44) |
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Understand What Verb Tense Is |
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449 | (2) |
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451 | (25) |
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Edit Paragraphs and Your Own Writing |
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476 | (3) |
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Verb Tense Reference Charts |
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479 | (14) |
Part 5 Other Grammar Concerns |
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493 | (108) |
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27 Pronouns: Using Substitutes for Nouns |
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495 | (21) |
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Understand What Pronouns Are |
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495 | (2) |
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Practice Using Pronouns Correctly |
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497 | (14) |
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Edit Paragraphs and Your Own Writing |
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511 | (5) |
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28 Adjectives and Adverbs: Describing Which One? or How? |
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516 | (13) |
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Understand What Adjectives and Adverbs Are |
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516 | (1) |
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Practice Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly |
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517 | (7) |
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Edit Paragraphs and Your Own Writing |
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524 | (5) |
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29 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers: Avoiding Confusing Descriptions |
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529 | (8) |
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Understand What Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers Are |
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529 | (2) |
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Practice Correcting Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers |
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531 | (2) |
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Edit Paragraphs and Your Own Writing |
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533 | (4) |
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30 Coordination and Subordination: Joining Ideas |
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537 | (14) |
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Understand Coordination and Subordination |
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537 | (1) |
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Practice Using Coordination and Subordination |
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538 | (9) |
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Edit Paragraphs and Your Own Writing |
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547 | (4) |
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31 Parallelism: Balancing Ideas |
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551 | (9) |
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Understand What Parallelism Is |
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551 | (1) |
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Practice Writing Parallel Sentences |
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552 | (5) |
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557 | (3) |
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32 Sentence Variety: Putting Rhythm in Your Writing |
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560 | (19) |
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Understand What Sentence Variety Is |
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560 | (1) |
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Practice Creating Sentence Variety |
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561 | (13) |
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Edit Paragraphs and Your Own Writing |
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574 | (5) |
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33 Formal English and ESL: Grammar Trouble Spots for Multilingual Students |
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579 | (22) |
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579 | (5) |
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584 | (3) |
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587 | (9) |
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596 | (3) |
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599 | (2) |
Part 6 Word Use |
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601 | (22) |
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34 Word Choice: Avoiding Language Pitfalls |
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603 | (10) |
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Understand the Importance of Choosing Words Carefully |
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603 | (1) |
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Practice Avoiding Four Common Word- Choice Problems |
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604 | (4) |
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Edit Paragraphs and Your Own Writing |
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608 | (5) |
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35 Commonly Confused Words: Avoiding Mistakes with Sound-Alikes |
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613 | (10) |
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Understand Why Certain Words Are Commonly Confused |
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613 | (1) |
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Practice Using Commonly Confused Words Correctly |
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613 | (6) |
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Edit Paragraphs and Your Own Writing |
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619 | (4) |
Part 7 Punctuation and Capitalization |
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623 | (62) |
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625 | (14) |
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Understand What Commas Do |
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625 | (1) |
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Practice Using Commas Correctly |
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625 | (11) |
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636 | (3) |
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639 | (8) |
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Understand What Apostrophes Do |
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639 | (1) |
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Practice Using Apostrophes Correctly |
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639 | (5) |
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644 | (3) |
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38 Quotation Marks ( " " ) |
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647 | (9) |
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Understand What Quotation Marks Do |
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647 | (1) |
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Practice Using Quotation Marks Correctly |
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647 | (6) |
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653 | (3) |
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39 Other Punctuation ( ; : ( ) — -) |
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656 | (6) |
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Understand What Punctuation Does |
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656 | (1) |
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Practice Using Punctuation Correctly |
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657 | (3) |
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Edit Paragraphs and Your Own Writing |
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660 | (2) |
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40 Capitalization: Using Capital Letters |
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662 | (23) |
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Understand Capitalization |
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662 | (1) |
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662 | (3) |
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Edit Paragraphs and Your Own Writing |
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665 | (2) |
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Editing Review Tests 1-10 |
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667 | (18) |
Part 8 Readings for Writers |
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685 | (154) |
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687 | (14) |
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688 | (3) |
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Langston Hughes, Salvation |
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691 | (4) |
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M. Catherine Maternowska, Truck-Stop Girls |
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695 | (4) |
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Linked Readings: The Pressure to Conform; Overcoming Adversity and Trauma; Conceptions of Gender |
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699 | (2) |
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701 | (17) |
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702 | (4) |
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Kathleen Vail, Words That Wound |
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706 | (5) |
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Deborah L. Rhode, Why Looks Are the Last Bastion of Discrimination |
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711 | (6) |
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Linked Readings: The Pressure to Conform; Chasing Beauty; The Costs of War |
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717 | (1) |
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718 | (15) |
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Heaven Morrison, My Kingdom |
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719 | (4) |
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Alex Espinoza, An American in Mexico |
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723 | (4) |
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Mary Brave Bird, The Sweat Bath Ritual |
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727 | (4) |
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Linked Readings: Feeling Foreign; Experiences That Change Us; Family Ties |
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731 | (2) |
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733 | (14) |
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Katie Whitehead, How to Avoid Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
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734 | (2) |
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Farhad Manjoo, Fix Your Terrible, Insecure Passwords in Five Minutes |
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736 | (5) |
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741 | (4) |
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Linked Readings: The Pressure to Conform; Chasing Beauty |
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745 | (2) |
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747 | (18) |
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Beth Trimmer, Birth Order |
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747 | (4) |
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751 | (7) |
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Martin Luther King Jr., The Ways of Meeting Oppression |
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758 | (5) |
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Linked Readings: Overcoming Adversity and Trauma; Stereotypes; Family Ties |
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763 | (2) |
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765 | (17) |
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Kevin Willey, The Optimistic Generation |
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766 | (3) |
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Nancy Mairs, On Being a Cripple |
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769 | (6) |
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Juliet B. Schor, Age Compression |
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775 | (5) |
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Linked Readings: Stereotypes; Overcoming Adversity and Trauma; Media Images and Realities |
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780 | (2) |
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47 Comparison and Contrast |
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782 | (15) |
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783 | (4) |
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The Ugly Truth about Beauty |
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787 | (4) |
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791 | (7) |
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Linked Readings: Conceptions of Gender; Chasing Beauty; Feeling Foreign |
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795 | (2) |
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797 | (17) |
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798 | (4) |
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Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space |
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802 | (5) |
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Struggling for Perfection |
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807 | (8) |
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Linked Readings: Conceptions of Gender; Chasing Beauty; Stereotypes |
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812 | (2) |
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49 Argument Casebook: Assisted Suicide |
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814 | (25) |
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Legalized Assisted Suicide: In Favor |
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815 | (13) |
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815 | (5) |
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Treating the Pain by Ending a Life |
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820 | (3) |
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I See Why Others Choose to Die |
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823 | (5) |
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Legalized Assisted Suicide: Opposed |
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828 | (10) |
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Why Progressives Should Oppose the Legalization of Assisted Suicide |
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828 | (5) |
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The Case against Physician-Assisted Suicide: For the Right to End-of-Life Care |
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833 | (5) |
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Write an Essay: What Do You Think? |
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838 | (1) |
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Useful Editing and Proofreading Marks |
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Useful Lists, Checklists, and Charts |
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