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Table Of ContentContents ** indicates new to this edition Preface I. READING IMAGES Scott McCloud: The Language of Comics E. M. Forster: Art for Art''s Sake Susan Sontag: Regarding the Pain of Others **David Wall: It is and It Isn''t: Stereotypes, Advertising, and Narrative Peggy Orenstein: What''s Wrong With Cinderella? **Chris Sullentrop: Transformers **Margaret Atwood: Pornography Color Art Portfolio II. CONSCIOUS READING, INTELLIGENT WRITING Notebook Stephen King: On Writing Malcolm X: A Homemade Education Flannery O''Connor: The Teaching of Literature Personal Writing Virginia Woolf: The Angel in the House Essays Joseph Williams and Greg Colomb: Argument, Critical Thinking, and Rationality Patricia Kubis and Robert M. Howland: How to Develop a Good Style **Martha Brockenbrough: Does IM Make U Dum? **Katie Hafner: Seeing Corporate Fingerprints in Wikipedia Edits **Julie J.C.H. Ryan: Student Plagiarism in an Online World Fiction **Henry David Thoreau: Reading Poetry **Taylor Mali: The The Impotence of Proofreading III. PERSONAL VALUES AND RELATIONSHIPS Notebook **Dan Quayle: Restoring Basic Values Constance Matthiessen: Harry Potter and Divorce Among the Muggles Personal Writing Colin Powell: The Good Soldier Judith Ortiz Cofer: Casa: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood Mohandas K. Gandhi: My Faith in Nonviolence Jhumpa Lahiri: My Hyphenated Identity Nancy Mairs: On Being a Cripple Alfred Lubrano: Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams Essays Benoit Denizet-Lewis: Friends, "Friends with Benefits," and the Benefits of the Local Mall Carson McCullers: Loneliness ... an American Malady Fiction Kate Chopin: A Respectable Woman Poetry **Rudyard Kipling: If T. S. Eliot: The
SynopsisThis classic thematic anthology has long been hailed for its exceptionally rich collection of essays, personal writing, fiction and poetry, and for its ground-breaking inclusion of classic and contemporary images., This classic thematic anthology is widely admired for its exceptionally rich collection of essays, personal writing, fiction and poetry, and for its ground-breaking inclusion of classic and contemporary images., This classic thematic anthology is widely admired for its exceptionally rich collection of essays, personal writing, fiction and poetry, and for its ground-breaking inclusion of classic and contemporary images. Renowned for the quality and range of its selections, The Conscious Reader presents over 120 readings representing a range of genres, a wide array of culturally diverse authors and fascinating topics, and a broad range of academic disciplines, including art, cultural studies, education, psychology, philosophy, politics, science, technology, and environmental studies. The works range from the classical--Plato's Allegory of the Cave --to the contemporary-- Jhumpa Lahiri, Peggy Orenstein, and paired essays on the vampire cults in popular culture--and from political figures like Barack Obama and Colin Powell to generational icons like Melissa Etheridge, John Lennon, and You Tube sensation Taylor Mali. Brief, flexible apparatus includes an introduction to each theme and helpful headnotes, discussion questions, and writing assignments for each selection. Perhaps the most distinguishing feature of The Conscious Reader is its inclusion of a cutting-edge selection of images designed to provoke discussion and analysis.
LC Classification NumberPE1122.C586 2011