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 340
... seemed to me , rising as one man , and I realized what I had done , and where I was , and I was frightened . I rose and began running for the door . A round , potbellied man grabbed me by the nape of the neck just as I reached the doors ...
... seemed to me , rising as one man , and I realized what I had done , and where I was , and I was frightened . I rose and began running for the door . A round , potbellied man grabbed me by the nape of the neck just as I reached the doors ...
Page 341
... seemed to involve playgrounds , despite the fact that racial skirmishes were occur- ring in the playgrounds , too ... seemed to be hob- nobbing with Holyrollers and they were all , alike , entangled with the most flagrant disbelievers ...
... seemed to involve playgrounds , despite the fact that racial skirmishes were occur- ring in the playgrounds , too ... seemed to be hob- nobbing with Holyrollers and they were all , alike , entangled with the most flagrant disbelievers ...
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... seemed wrong to me , somehow , as though we were all hustling down a blind alley . Many of my friends seemed mentally confused , emotionally unstable , and I have an idea I seemed the same to them . In the big cities , horns blew before ...
... seemed wrong to me , somehow , as though we were all hustling down a blind alley . Many of my friends seemed mentally confused , emotionally unstable , and I have an idea I seemed the same to them . In the big cities , horns blew before ...
Contents
On Writing | 1 |
Anaïs Nin from The Personal Life Deeply Lived | 12 |
Thinking about Thinking | 19 |
Copyright | |
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