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The Thoughtful Reader

by: Fjeldstad, Mary C.

The Thoughtful Reader

by: Fjeldstad, Mary C.

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Copyright: 05/25/2001
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Based on the assumption that reading and writing are inextricably linked, THE THOUGHTFUL READER contains thematically arranged, engaging, as well as full textbook chapters to develop students reading skills.

Alternate Contents

xii

To the Instructor

To the Student

How to Use This Book

xxi

UNIT ONE READING AND THINKING ABOUT EDUCATION

Prince Kropotkin

What True Education Should Do

(3)

Sydney J. Harris

Angels on a Pin

(4)

Alexander Calandra

Black Boy

(6)

Richard Wright

Short Take: The First Book

(1)

Becoming Educated

(4)

Barbara Jordan

An Unrelenting Drive, and a Harvard Degree

(5)

Jacques Steinberg

Overcoming an Invisible Handicap

(5)

Thomas J. Cottle

Collaborative Learning

(2)

The Teacher Who Changed My Life

(5)

Nicholas Gage

How to Mark a Book

(7)

Mortimer Adler

UNIT TWO READING AND THINKING ABOUT CULTURE

Ruth Benedict

Culture

(7)

Clyde Kluckhohn

Norms

(5)

Mary Fjeldstad

Values

(6)

Ian Robertson

Unity in Diversity

(7)

Donald Light

Suzanne Keller

Everyday People

(5)

Matt Crenson

African Women in France Battle Polygamy

(8)

Marlise Simons

Short Take: Marriage Takes Many Different Forms Throughout the World

(2)

As a Pampered Generation Grows Up Chinese Worry

(7)

Patrick E. Tyler

Short Take: The ``Little Emperors'' Grow Up

(1)

Our Land: Nunavut's Inuit Women

(3)

Yva Momatiuk

John Eastcott

A Puerto Rican Stew

(4)

Esmeralda Santiago

Short Take: Watch Your Language!

(1)

The United States: Land of Immigrants

(10)

Henry Tischler

Collaborative Learning

101

(2)

On Friendship

103

(4)

Margaret Mead

Rhoda Metraux

Mix and Match Society: Going ``Transcultural''

107

(7)

Sara Terry

Special Project: Exploring Your Own Culture

111

(3)

UNIT THREE READING AND THINKING ABOUT LANGUAGE

Henry Ward Beecher

Language

114

(6)

Mary Fjeldstad

The Key to Language

120

(4)

Helen Keller

What's in a Name?

124

(4)

Kiley Armstrong

Short Take: Update on the Name Game

127

(1)

By Any Other Name

128

(9)

Santha Rama Rau

Short Take: Phraseology

134

(3)

Euphemisms

137

(5)

Hugh Rawson

Short Take: In English Broken Here?

141

(1)

Eat Those Dirty Words

142

(4)

Julianne Malveaux

Short Take: Break It to Me Gently

145

(1)

Symbols of Humankind

146

(4)

Don Lago

Learning to Write

150

(4)

Russell Baker

How to Write a Personal Letter

154

(5)

Garrison Keillor

Kaffir Boy at the Typewriter

159

(9)

Mark Machabane

Short Take: Speaking Different Languages

165

(1)

Collaborative Learning

166

(2)

Rx: Translation, Please?

168

(4)

Perri Klass

Translating America

172

(8)

Chris Hedges

Special Project: Language

177

(3)

UNIT FOUR READING AND THINKING ABOUT WORK AND THE WORLD OF BUSINESS

Delacorte

The First Appendectomy

180

(6)

William A. Nolen

Women in Science

186

(4)

K. C. Cole

One Man's Kids

190

(4)

Daniel Meier

Short Take: It Got Lost in the Translation

193

(1)

Tired of Smile-Free Service?

194

(4)

Keith Naughton

How Ethical is American Business?

198

(8)

Ronni Sandroff

Darkness at Noon

206

(4)

Harold Krents

Short Take: How to Get the Job You Want: Tips for the Job Hunter

209

(1)

My Brilliant Interim Career

210

(7)

Katherine T. Beddingfield

Short Take: Directory of Business Names

214

(1)

Collaborative Learning

215

(2)

Hispanic USA: The Conveyor-Belt Ladies

217

(4)

Rose Del Castillo Guilbault

Less is More: A fall For Shorter Work Hours

221

(10)

Barbara Brandt

Special Project: Work

226

(5)

UNIT FIVE CRITICAL READING AND THINKING ABOUT CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES

John Stuart Mill

Critical Reading-Critical Thinking

231

(5)

Mary Fjeldstad

Short Take: Argumentation

235

(1)

When the Lullaby Ends

236

(4)

Andrea Sachs

A New Genetic Test Can Foretell Agonizing Death: Would You Take It?

240

(8)

Peter Gorner

If We Have It, Do We Use It?

248

(5)

Nancy Gibbs

As the Tiniest Babies Grow, So Can Their Problems

253

(6)

Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Who Is Fit To Be A Mother?

259

(5)

Michelle Caruso

Short Take: Controversial Cases

263

(1)

The Killing of Kayla

264

(5)

Julie Grace

Jay Branegan

Victoria Rainert

A Crime of Compassion

269

(4)

Barbara Huttmann

Dreaming of Disconnecting a Respirator

273

(8)

Elissa Ely

Special Project: Research and Write an Essay on a Controversial Topic

276

(5)

UNIT SIX READING AND THINKING ABOUT TEXTBOOKS

Francis Bacon

``Language and Culture'' From Looking Out/Looking in, Eighth Edition

281

(10)

Ronald B. Adler

Neil Towne

``The Family'' from Sociology in a Changing World, Third Edition

291

(22)

William Kornblum

``Human Resource Management and Motivation'' from Contemporary Business, Ninth Edition

313

(39)

Louis E. Boone

David L. Kurtz

``Thinking and Language'' from Psychology in the New Millennium, Sixth Edition

352

(22)

Spencer A. Rathus

``Introduction to the Internet and the World Wide Web'' From Understanding Computers Today and Tomorrow

374

(25)

Charles S. Parker

Appendix A Previewing

399

(4)

Appendix B Underlining, Annotating, and Summarizing

403

(12)

Appendix C Direction Words

415

(2)

Appendix D Figurative Language

417

(4)

Appendix E Test-Taking

421

(2)

Glossary

423

(2)

Author/Title Index

425

(2)

Credits

427

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