Writer's Selected: Shaping, Second Edition

Contents Shaping Your Writing and Reading Skills: An Introduction to This Book The Writing Process The Reading Process 1. Decisions That Shape Our Lives Laura Cunningham, The Chosen One Eric Zicklin, Christopher Keiser, In-Line Skating Instructor Paul Chance, I'm OK, You're Aa Bit Odd Jennifer S. Dickman, Saying Good-bye to Eric Anna Quindlen, Evan's Two Moms Saul Kassin, Euthanasia: A Moral Dilemma (Textbook Excerpt) Blanca Matute, The Gift of Sacrifice (Student Essay) 2. Events That Shape Our Lives Marta Salinas, The Scholarship Jacket Michael Datcher, Under the Overpass Sui Wai Anderson, A Letter to My Daughter Ian Frazier, To Mr. Winslow Jonathan Rosen, Breaking Glass Carol Berkin, Christopher L. Miller, Robert W. Cherny, and James L. Gormly, Sandra Day O'Connor: First Woman Supreme Court Justice (Textbook Excerpt) Scott Stopa, Desert Storm and Shield (Student Essay) 3. Work That Shapes Our Lives Daniel Levine, My First Job Sabra Chartrand, Working Students Need to Look for Career Experience David Mas Masumoto, The Family Farm Jane Keunz, Disney's Head Trips Joseph Tovares, Mojado Like Me Joseph A. DeVito, Sexual Harassment (Textbook Excerpt) Robert Wood, A Seafood Survey (Student Essay) 4. Cultures That Shape Our Lives Kim McLarin, Primary Colors Roberto Santiago, Black and Latino Jade Snow Wong, Fifth Chinese Daughter Alphonso Ortiz, Through Tewa Eyes Lars Eighner, Dumpster Diving Richard Applebaum and William J. Chambliss, Silenced Voices: Deaf Cultures and "Hearing" Families (Textbook Excerpt) Jennifer Kabalan, The Misunderstood Arab (Student Essay) 5. Others Who Shape Our Lives Carol Fleischman, Shopping Can Be a Challenge Bill Cosby, The Promised Land Allison Bernard, Our Wounded Hearts Mario Cuomo, Poppa and the Spruce Tree Lester Sloan, Food from the 'Hood Michael Schaller, Virginia Scharff, and Robert D. Schulzinger, Bill Gates: Computer Wizard (Textbook Excerpt) David Polmer, Do unto Others (Student Essay) 6. Media That Shape Our Lives Deborah Tannen, Oprah Winfrey Patrice Gaines, My First Story Carolyn Gard, Music 'n Moods Donna Woolfolk Cross, Advertising: Institutionalized Lying Patricia Raybon, A Case of "Severe Bias" William M. Pride and O.C. Ferrell, Promoting Lotteries: Is It Right to Encourage Gambling? (Textbook Excerpt) Marissol Rodriguez, Reporting the Facts (Student Essay) 7. Technology That Shapes Our Lives Alan Thein Durning, The Seven Sustainable Wonders of the World N. R. Kleinfeld, Stepping Through a Computer Screen, Disabled Veterans Savor Freedom Susan Lee, Virtual Love Thomas J. Frey and Darby L. Frey, Inventing the Future Richard Blow, Dr. Dolphin Danuta Bukatko and Marvin W. Daehler, When Is a Parent a Parent? (Textbook Excerpt) Marianne J. Collins, Technology Is a Racket (Student Essay)Kathleen T. McWhorter is the author of 'Writer's Selected: Shaping, Second Edition', published 1999 under ISBN 9780395958421 and ISBN 0395958423.