The Borzoi College ReaderThis highly regarded, thematic reader for freshman composition offers students an introduction to issues in the arts and sciences. It includes a good balance of classic and contemporary selections from mixed genres and provides a wide range of viewpoints and voices. The readings are supported by introductions to each theme and individual headnotes. |
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Page 339
... faces gleamed . And I felt , like a physical sensation , a click at the nape of my neck as though some interior string ... face , and for her great , astounded , frightened eyes . I felt that if she found a black man so frighten- ing I ...
... faces gleamed . And I felt , like a physical sensation , a click at the nape of my neck as though some interior string ... face , and for her great , astounded , frightened eyes . I felt that if she found a black man so frighten- ing I ...
Page 365
... face freezes and she moves on . I believe she is insisting that both of us be more than black - that we interact only when we have a reason other than the mere fact of our race . Her chilliness enforces a priority I agree with ...
... face freezes and she moves on . I believe she is insisting that both of us be more than black - that we interact only when we have a reason other than the mere fact of our race . Her chilliness enforces a priority I agree with ...
Page 447
... face and hands ; before leaving I took a bottle that hung on the side of the Coke machine , filled it with water , and stopped it with a scrap of paper and a rubber band . The next morning I arrived early at work . The assistant foreman ...
... face and hands ; before leaving I took a bottle that hung on the side of the Coke machine , filled it with water , and stopped it with a scrap of paper and a rubber band . The next morning I arrived early at work . The assistant foreman ...
Contents
On Writing | 1 |
Anaïs Nin from The Personal Life Deeply Lived | 12 |
Thinking about Thinking | 19 |
Copyright | |
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