Title The Riverside Reader

Contents Introduction Guidelines for Reading an Essay Sample Analysis of an Essay: "The Problem with Hypertext" by David Shenk Guidelines for Writing an Essay Narration and Description Maxine Hong Kingston, Song for a Barbarian Reed Pipe (professional paragraph) Lauren Briner, Deloris (student paragraph) Maya Angelou, My Name Is Margaret Doris Kearns Goodwin, Keeping the Scorebook Judith Ortis Cofer, The Myth of the Latin Woman Andre Dubus, Digging George Orwell, Shooting an Elephant Alice Adams, Truth or Consequences (story) Process Analysis Henry Petroski, The Book on the Bookshelf (professional paragraph) Sara Temple, Making Stained Glass (student paragraph) Lars Eighner, My Daily Drives to the Dumpster Nikki Giovanni, Campus Racism 101 Natalie Angier, Dolphin Courtship: Brutal, Cunning, and Complex Julia Alvarez, Grounds for Fiction Serena Nanda, Arranging Marriage in India Elizabeth Winthrop, The Golden Darters (story) Comparison and Contrast David McCullough, FDR and Truman (professional paragraph) Nathan M. Harms, Howard and Rush (student paragraph) Mark Twain, Two Views of the River Scott Russell Sanders, Mountain Music Anne Roiphe, A Tale of Two Divorces Deborah Tannen, Rapport-Talk and Report-Talk Laura Bohannan, Shakespeare in the Bush Witi Ihimaera, His First Ball (story) Division and Classification Wendell Berry, Conservation Is Good Work (professional paragraph) Gareth Tucker, Gentlemen! Start Your Engines (student paragraph) Calvin Trillin, The Extendable Fork James H. Austin, Four Kinds of Chance Mary Mebane, Shades of Black Philip Lopate, Modern Friendships Steven Weinberg, Five and a Half Utopias Flannery O'Conner, Revelation (story) Definition Joyce Carol Oates, When Tristram Met Isolde (professional paragraph) Jason Utesch, Personality (student paragraph) Witold Rybczynski, One Good Turn John Berendt, The Hoax Richard Rodriguez, Growing Up in Los Angeles Stephen Harrigan, The Tiger Is God David Brooks, Bobos: The New Upper Class Alice Walker, Everyday Use (story) Cause and Effect Jonathan Weiner, Elephant Evolution (professional paragraph) Emily Linderman, Barrier-Free Design (student paragraph) Carl Sagan, Science and Hope Andrew C. Revkin, Some Big Ideas Wash Up One Bulb at a Time Robert Coles, Uniforms Daniel Goleman, Peak Performance: Why Records Fall Cathy Young, Keeping Women Weak Sandra Cisneros, One Holy Night (story) Persuasion and Argument Nicholas Lehmann, The Promised Land (professional paragraph) Jim F. Saloman, Genetic Engineering (student paragraph) Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream Eric Liu, A Chinaman's Chance: Reflections on the American Dream Barbara Kingsolver, Stone Soup Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, Women and the Future of Fatherhood Paul Rogat Loeb, Soul of a Citizen Sven Birkerts, Confessions of a Nonpolitical Man Toni Morrison, The Bird in Our Hand Jonathan Rauch, In Defense of Prejudice Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Harrison Bergeron (story) Resources for Writing (Thematic Unit--The Web) Wendy Lesser, The Conversion (Narration and Description) William Zinsser, The Keyboard (Process Analysis) John Steele Gordon, The Golden Spike (Comparison and Contrast) Dave Barry, Selected Web Sites (Division and Classification) Laura Miller, Women and Children First: Gender and the Settling of the Electronic Frontier (Definition) M. Kadi, Welcome to Cyberia (Cause and Effect) Evan I. Schwartz, Looking for Community on the Internet (Persuasion and Argument) William Gibson, Burning Chrome (Story) Documenting Resources Rhetorical Glossary THEMATIC TABLE OF CONTENTS The Environment Wendell Berry, Conservation Is Good Work (professional paragraph) Emily Linderman, Barrier-Free Design (student paragraph) Andre Dubus, Digging Lars Eighner, My Daily Dives in the Dumpster Natalie Angier, Dolphin Courtship: Brutal, Cunning, and Complex Elizabeth Winthrop, The Golden Darters Mark Twain, Two Views of the River Scott Russell Sanders, Mountain Music Stephen Harrigan, The Tiger Is God John Steele Gordon, The Golden Spike The Family Maxine Hong Kingston, A Song for a Barbarian Reed Pipe (professional paragraph) Lauren Briner, Deloris (student paragraph) Doris Kearns Goodwin, Keeping the Scorebook Judith Ortiz Cofer, The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named MarÍa Serena Nanda, Arranging a Marriage in India Anne Roiphe, A Tale of Two Divorces Alice Walker, Everyday Use Sandra Cisneros, One Holy Night Barbara Kingsolver, Stone Soup Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, Women and the Future of Fatherhood The Other Nicholas Lehmann, The Promised Land (professional paragraph) Lauren Briner, Deloris (student paragraph) Judith Ortiz Cofer, The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named MarÍa George Orwell, Shooting an Elephant Nikki Giovanni, Campus Racism 101 Serena Nanda, Arranging a Marriage in India Laura Bohannan, Shakespeare in the Bush Mary Mebane, Shades of Black Eric Liu, A Chinaman's Chance: Reflections on the American Dream Women Joyce Carol Oates, When Tristram Met Isolde (professional paragraph) Nathan M. Harms, Howard and Rush (student paragraph) Maya Angelou, My Name Is Margaret Alice Adams, Truth or Consequences Anne Roiphe, A Tale of Two Divorces Deborah Tannen, Rapport-Talk and Report-Talk Cathy Young, Keeping Women Weak Barbara Kingsolver, Stone Soup Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, Women and the Future of Fatherhood Laura Miller, Women and Children First: Gender and the Settling of the Electronic Frontier Heroes David McCullough, FDR and Truman (professional paragraph) Jason Utesch, Personality (student paragraph) Doris Kearns Goodwin, Keeping the Scorebook George Orwell, Shooting an Elephant David Brooks, Bobos: The New Upper Class Daniel Goleman, Peak Performance: Why Records Fall Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream Paul Rogot Loeb, Soul of a Citizen Sven Birkerts, Confessions of a Nonpolitical Man Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Harrison Bergeron Work Henry Petroski, The Book on the Bookshelf (professional paragraph) Sara Temple, Making Stained Glass (student paragraph) Andre Dubus, Digging Lars Eighner, My Daily Drives to the Dumpster Mark Twain, Two Views of the River Flannery O'Conner, Revelation Witold Rybczynski, One Good Turn Wendy Lesser, The Conversion William Zinsser, The Keyboard M. Kadi, Welcome to Cyberia Teaching and Learning Maxine Hong Kingston, A Song for a Barbarian Reed Pipe (professional paragraph) Lauren Briner, Deloris (student paragraph) Nikki Giovanni, Campus Racism 101 Elizabeth Winthrop, ThJoseph F. Trimmer is the author of 'Title The Riverside Reader', published 2001 under ISBN 9780618133802 and ISBN 0618133801.