The Contemporary ReaderA best-selling popular culture reader, The Contemporary Reader offers over 70 reading selections focused on current cultural issues and organized around ten engaging, provocative topics that engage students to read and write critically. This reader includes more contemporary selections than any other popular culture reader on the market with over 90% of the readings written in the last five years. The text s ten tightly focused thematic chapters cover a range of writing on interesting issues familiar to students and relevant to our times. |
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... watch the Teletubbies ( or , in his lingo , simply " Tubbies " ) . Other times , he's far too busy , and actually walks over and turns it off in favor of reading a book , coloring or building Lego towers . I spent hours on the Web ...
... watch the Teletubbies ( or , in his lingo , simply " Tubbies " ) . Other times , he's far too busy , and actually walks over and turns it off in favor of reading a book , coloring or building Lego towers . I spent hours on the Web ...
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... watch ? If so , explain . 3. In paragraph 10 , Kelly comments on his astonishment that his friends ' children , ages 7 and 9 , only watch about an hour of television a month . Do you think this is admirable , as Kelly seems to imply ...
... watch ? If so , explain . 3. In paragraph 10 , Kelly comments on his astonishment that his friends ' children , ages 7 and 9 , only watch about an hour of television a month . Do you think this is admirable , as Kelly seems to imply ...
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... watch on local television news . After gathering your information , design your newscast and explain in detail the reasons for your design . How much does your new program resemble others already on the air ? What assumptions do you ...
... watch on local television news . After gathering your information , design your newscast and explain in detail the reasons for your design . How much does your new program resemble others already on the air ? What assumptions do you ...
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How to Read and Write Critically | 1 |
Determining the Nature of Charley Reese | 3 |
The Images We Project | 43 |
Copyright | |
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