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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... ment with loss of femininity . A bright woman is caught in a double bind . In testing and other achievement - oriented situations she worries not only about failure , but also about success . If she fails , she is not living up to her ...
... ment with loss of femininity . A bright woman is caught in a double bind . In testing and other achievement - oriented situations she worries not only about failure , but also about success . If she fails , she is not living up to her ...
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... ment to confront the brutality of so - called " necklacing , " and thus the immediate leap of Sen. Jesse Helms to the defense of the Chilean govern- ment after the horrifying incineration of protesters there . Right and complex : This ...
... ment to confront the brutality of so - called " necklacing , " and thus the immediate leap of Sen. Jesse Helms to the defense of the Chilean govern- ment after the horrifying incineration of protesters there . Right and complex : This ...
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... ment will be interpreted by the press as tantamount to an admission that devaluation or higher taxes are very near . Such an objection has force only if a government has not already established credibility by letting it be known earlier ...
... ment will be interpreted by the press as tantamount to an admission that devaluation or higher taxes are very near . Such an objection has force only if a government has not already established credibility by letting it be known earlier ...
Contents
On Writing | 1 |
Anaïs Nin from The Personal Life Deeply Lived | 12 |
Thinking about Thinking | 19 |
Copyright | |
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