PART I: Analysis and Argument Chapter 1: Analyzing Texts Understanding Texts Rhetorically Understanding Rhetoric Analyzing Texts Rhetorically Strategies for Analyzing Persuasive Texts Reading: Samuel P. Huntington, “Under God” Reading: Doug Marlette, “I Was a Tool of Satan” Writing a Rhetorical Analysis Student Writing: Jason Benhaim, “Tapping into the American Psyche” Turning to Texts of Your Choice Prewriting Checklist Chapter 2: Understanding Strategies of Persuasion Analyzing Ads as Arguments Reading: Seth Stevenson, “You and Your Shadow” Understanding the Rhetorical Appeals Considering Context Using Strategies of Persuasion Prewriting Checklist Chapter 3: Composing Arguments Understanding the Canons of Rhetoric Invention in Argument Arrangement in Argument Style in Argument Crafting a Position Paper Student Writing: Angela Rastegar, Position papers Writing Multiple Sides of an Argument Synthesizing Multiple Perspectives Reading: Nora Ephron, “The Boston Photographs” Constructing Your Own Argument Prewriting Checklist PART II: Research Arguments Chapter 4: Planning and Proposing Research Arguments Asking Research Questions Student Writing: Felicia Cote, Research log (excerpt) Generating Topics Bringing your Topic into Focus Planning your Research through Writing Student Writing: Bries Deerrose, Research freewrite Drafting a Research Proposal Student Writing: Susan Zhang, “Little Photoshop of Horrors?” Student Writing: Tommy Tsai, Research Proposal (excerpts) Student Writing: Tommy Tsai, Reflection Letter (excerpt) Planning Your Own Research Project Prewriting Checklist Chapter 5: Finding and Evaluating Research Sources Visualizing Research Developing Search Terms Primary and Secondary Sources Evaluating Your Sources Student Writing: Sean Bruich, Field research inquiry letter Creating a Dialogue with Your Sources Student Writing: Amanda Johnson, Dialogue of sources (excerpt) Note Taking and Annotated Bibliographies Student Writing: Carly Geehr, Visual annotated bibliography Implementing Your Research Skills Prewriting Checklist Chapter 6: Organizing and Writing Research Arguments Organizing Your Draft in Visual Form Learning Outline Strategies Student Writing: Lee-Ming Zen, Outline: “Finding the Woman Who Never Was” Outlines with Subheads and Transitions Student Writing: Dexian Cai, Research paper outline Spotlight on Your Argument Working with Sources Drafting Your Research Argument Student Writing: Sunthar Premakumar, Draft: “Bollywood Sing-Along” Revising Your Draft Student Writing: Sunthar Premakumar, “Bollywood Sing-Along” Focusing on Your Project Prewriting Checklist PART III: Design, Delivery, and Documentation Chapter 7: Designing Arguments Understanding Document Design and Decorum Understanding Academic Writing Conventions Student Writing: Allison Woo, “Slaying the Dragon” (excerpt) Tools of Design for Academic Audiences Student Writing: David Pinner, Research abstract Student Writing: Molly Cunningham, Research bio Student Writing: David Pinner, Research bio Combining Visual and Verbal Design Elements Student Writing: Ashley Mullen, Newsletter Student Writing: Gene Ma and Chris Couvelier, Nonprofit Website (excerpts) Reading: Greenpeace, “What’s Wrong with the Body Shop?” Designing Visual Arguments Student Writing: Carrie Tsosie, “Alternative Energy for Whom?” Student Writing: Ye Yuan, “Looking through the Lens” Student Writing: Sarah Douglas, Website (excerpt) Student Writing: Yang Shi, Photo montage Designing Your Own Arguments Prewriting Checklist Chapter 8: Delivering Presentations Understanding the Branches of Oratory Audience, Purpose, and Persona Transforming Research into a Presentation Student Writing: Tommy Tsai, Presentation outline Student Writing: Susan Zhang, Presentation script Considering Strategies of Design Using Visuals Rhetorically Student Writing: Tanja Haj-Hassan, Carlos Ortiz, and Jonathan Hwang, Research posters Student Writing: Natalie Farrell, Tracy Hadnott, Sarah Trube, Morgan Springer, and Kavi Vyas, Presentation slides Choosing Methods of Delivery Practicing Your Presentation Prewriting Checklist Chapter 9: Documentation and Plagiarism Rhetorical Imitation and Intellectual Property Understanding Plagiarism Student Writing: Michael Rothenberg, Research log (excerpt) Reading: Doris Kearns Goodwin, “How I Caused That Story” Understanding Documentation Style MLA-Style Works Cited Lists Student Writing: Sunthar Premakumar, Works Cited and Consulted List Student Writing: Dexian Cai, Works Cited Student Paper in MLA Style Student Writing: Tanner Gardner, “Show Me the Money! The Globalization of the NBA” Documentation for Your Paper Chapter 10: Marked Bodies Imagining the Ideal Body Susie Orbach, “Fat Is an Advertising Issue” John Riviello, “What If Barbie Was an Actual Person?” Mim Udovitch, “A Secret Society of the Starving” National Eating Disorder Association, “Get Real” Susan McClelland, “Distorted Images: Western Cultures Are Exporting Their Dangerous Obsession with Thinness” Charles Atlas, “The Insult That Made a Man Out of ‘Mac’” Harrison Pope, Jr., Robert Olivardia, Amanda Gruber, and John Borowieki, “Evolving Ideals of Male Body Image as Seen through Action Toys” Kim Franke-Folstad, “G.I. Joe’s Big Biceps Are Not a Big Deal” National Public Radio, “Cultural Differences Seen in Male Perceptions of Body Image” Perspectives on the Issue From Reading to Research Fashion Statements Margo DeMello, “’Not Just for Bikers Anymore’: Popular Representations of American Tattooing” PETA, “Think Ink, Not Mink” Michael Atkinson, “Tattooed” George Bodarky, “Tattooing Their Grief” Shirin Neshat, “Rebellious Silence” Marjane Satrapi, “The Veil” Ruth LaFerla, “Wearing Their Beliefs on Their Chests” Mary Is My Homegirl T-shirt Paul Mitchell, “Faith and Fashion” Perspectives on the Issue From Reading to Research Chapter 11: Sports and Media Engineering a Better Athlete Bill Day, James Casciari, and Gary Varvel, Steroids Cartoons Steven Shapin, “Clean Up Hitters: The Steroid Wars and the Nature of What’s Natural” Claudia Dreifus, “Olympian Talent, and a Little Artificial Help: A Conversation with Thomas H. Murray” CBS News Interactive, “Chart: Olympic Drug Testing” Mike Sokolove, “Drug in Sport: The Shape to Come” Andrew Tilin, “Ready, Set, Mutate!” Speedo, Fastskin Advertisement Perspectives on the Issue From Reading to Research Global Sports and National Identity Emma Wensing, “Olympics in an Age of Global Broadcasting” Thomas Jones, “Ode to Maradona: Falklands’ Revenge” Courtney Angela Brkic, “Group Therapy: A Nation Is Born” Gideon Mendal and Themba Hadebe, “Heads-up Move” David Leonard, “Yo Yao! What Does the ‘Ming Dynasty’ Tell Us about Race and Transnational Diplomacy in the NBA?” Fine Line, The Year of the Yao Jane Juffer, “Who’s the Man? Sammy Sosa, Latinos, and Televisual Redefinitions of the ‘American’ Pastime” Sports Illustrated, “Power Pack” Major League Baseball, “Rising Sons” Perspectives on the Issue From Reading to Research Playing Against Stereotypes Thad Mumford, “The New Minstrel Show: Black Vaudeville with Statistics” Todd Boyd, “’Doin’ Me’” Media Education Foundation, Playing Unfair Perspectives on the Issue From Reading to Research Chapter 12. Copyright and Creativity Copyright Matters Keith Aoki, James Boyle, Jennifer Jenkins, from Bound by Law? Charles C. Mann, “Who Will Own Your Next Great Idea?” Lawrence Lessig, “Free Culture” Creative Commons, “Licenses Explained” Perspectives on the Issue From Reading to Research Who Owns Popular Culture? Scott Matthews, “Copying Isn’t Cool” Jason Schultz, “File Sharing Must Be Made Legal” Gary Brookins, Daryl Cagle, and John S, Pritchett, editorial cartoons Lev Grossman, “It’s All Free! Music! Movies! TV Shows!” Motion Picture Association of America, “You Can Click, But You Can’t Hide” Michael Eisner, “Address Before Members of the United States Congress” Perspectives on the Issue From Reading to Research Remixing Culture Sasha Frere-Jones, “The New Math of Mashups” Danger Mouse, Cover for The Grey Album John Healey and Richard Cromelin, “When Copyright Law Meets the ‘Mash-up’” Todd Forsythe, “Food Chain Barbie” Bill Werde, “Hijacking Harry Potter, Quidditch Broom and All” Panic Struck Productions, Revelations Bret Dawson, “The Privatization of Our Culture” Perspectives on the Issue From Reading to Research Chapter 13. Gaming Culture Gender Games Suneel Ratan, “Game Makers Aren’t Chasing Women” Sheri Graner Ray, “But What if the Player is Female?” Mattel, Inc, My Scene Online Game Bonnie Ruberg, “Games for Girls” Female Avatars: Blood Rayne and Kurenai Zoe Flower, “Getting the Girl; The Myths, Misconceptions, and Misdemeanors of Females in Games” Frag Dolls, “About Us” Amanda Fazzone, “Game Over” Helen W. Kennedy, “Lara Croft: Feminist Icon or Cyberbimbo?” Richard Cobbett, “Writing a ‘Girls in Gaming’ Article” Perspectives on the Issue From Reading to Research Violence and Videogames Gerard Jones, “Violent Media is Good for Kids” Brian Farrington, political cartoon Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr. Testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on the “Impact of Interactive Violence on Children” Anne-Marie Schleiner, “Velvet-Strike: War Times and Reality Games” Battlezone and Kuma/War game screens Clive Thompson, “The Making of an X Box Warrior” Perspectives on the Issue From Reading to Research Games with an Agenda The Economist, “And Now, a Game from Our Sponsor” Jim Downing, “Army to Potential Recruits: Wanna Play?” Daniel Terdiman, “Playing Games with a Conscience” Gonzalo Frasca, “Ideological Videogames: Press Left Button to Dissent” Anne-Marie Schleiner, Velvet Strike Intervention Recipes Anne-Marie Schleiner, Velvet Strike Sprays Perspectives on the Issue From Reading to Research Chapter 14. Picturing Experience Snapshots of the Ordinary Lenore Skenazy, “Don’t Smile for the Camera” Patrick Cox, “America 24/7: A Family Photograph Album” Images from America 24/7 Susan Sontag, “America, Seen Through Photographs, Darkly” Katharine Mieszkowski, “The Friendster of Photo Sites” Mike Miliard, “I Like to Watch: Video Blogging Is Ready for Its Close up” Perspectives on the Issue From Reading to Research Images of Crisis Daniel Okrent, “No Picture Tells the Truth. The Best Do Better Than That.” Bruce Jackson, Letter to the Public Editor, “Some Words About Those Pictures” Charles Porter, “Tragedy in Oklahoma” Joe Strupp, “The Photo Felt around the World” Mark Glaser, “Did London Bombings Turn Citizen Journalists into Citizen Paparazzi?” Photographs from London Bombings Terence Smith, “War, Live” Dirck Halstead, “David Leeson Has Seen Hell” David Leeson, Photographs and Stories from Iraq The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, “Pros and Cons of Embedded Journalism” Perspectives on the Issue From Reading to Research Chapter 15. Globalization McDonaldization Mark Rice-Oxley, “In 2,000 Years, Will the World Remember Disney or Plato?” The China Daily, “KFC and McDonald’s: A Model of Blended Culture” Joseph Davicsin, “Corporations Leave Small Business Behind” Jeremy Sklarsky, “Globalization or McDonaldization?” One-Off Productions, Interview with George Ritzer Perspectives on the Issue From Reading to Research East Meets West David H. Wells, “Gateways of India’s Globalization” Sapna Samant, “Appropriating Bombay Cinema” Michael Jarvis, “The Godzilla-Sized Appeal of Japan’s Pop Culture” Images of Media Globalization Susan Jolliffe Napier, from “Why Anime?” Perspectives on the Issue From Reading to Research Outsourcing and Global Communities Brian Behlendorf, “How Outsourcing Will Save the World” Laurianne McLaughlin, “An Eye on India: Outsourcing Debate Continues” Thomas L. Friedman, “It’s a Flat World, After All” Naomi Klein, “Outsourcing the Friedman” Cliff Barney, “Think Locally, Act Globally” Perspectives on the Issue From Reading to Research Works Cited Credits Index | 
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