Dreams and Inward Journeys: A Rhetoric and Reader for WritersA truly unique book in its field, Dreams and Inward Journeys,4/e explores the relationships between self-understanding, reading and writing. Chapters include reflective essays, poems, memory, gender roles, the anti-self, social definitions of self, and the visionary process itself. The emphasis on dreams and the imagination has been proven to excite and motivate students. |
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... myths and fairy tales . These universal stories have helped to connect humans to one another , despite their historical and cultural differences . Myths are patterned stories that present the reader with ideal heroes and heroines acting ...
... myths and fairy tales . These universal stories have helped to connect humans to one another , despite their historical and cultural differences . Myths are patterned stories that present the reader with ideal heroes and heroines acting ...
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... myths . These myths celebrate the mystery of creation and embody core values and beliefs about the origins of the world , its creatures , and human beings . We have in- cluded myths from the Western tradition ( The Book of Genesis ) ...
... myths . These myths celebrate the mystery of creation and embody core values and beliefs about the origins of the world , its creatures , and human beings . We have in- cluded myths from the Western tradition ( The Book of Genesis ) ...
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... myths ? How clearly described is the primary god in each ? What powers and limits does the god have ? Does the god operate alone or with other helping beings ? What conclusions about the culture that produced each myth can you draw from ...
... myths ? How clearly described is the primary god in each ? What powers and limits does the god have ? Does the god operate alone or with other helping beings ? What conclusions about the culture that produced each myth can you draw from ...
Contents
Discovering Ourselves in Writing | 1 |
Merle Woo Poem for the Creative Writing Class | 12 |
Julia Alvarez Writing Matters essay | 20 |
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