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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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Addresses both contemporary issues and enduring challenges, in a comprehensive portrait of American society and culture
Offers writing workshops at the end of each chapter (3'8 page guides with activities)
Includes comprehensive coverage of research writing, in the workshops concluding Chapter 11 and Chapter 12
Presents clusters of readings (particularly within 'Forum' sections) grouped to help students develop higher-level critical thinking skills
Offers collaborative projects throughout the text
47 new selections on such timely topics as scandal-mania, women in cyberspace, Thomas Jefferson's descendants, and commercialized news
'Forum' sections at the end of each thematic chapter, offering a variety of points of view on key issues'such as religious freedom, gay rights, and the control of cyberspace
More selections focused on computers and technology (in particular in Chapter 7, 'Media Watch')
Expanded and updated coverage of research through the Internet, including the latest MLA and APA guidelines for conducting computer searches and documenting electronic sources
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