Required Texts

Lunsford, Andrea and John Ruszkiewicz. The Presence of Others: Voices and Images that Call for Response. 5th ed. New York: St. Martin's, 2008.

Silverman, Hughes and Weinbroer. Rules of Thumb. 7th ed. Boston: McGraw Hill.

Please choose one of the books from the Whole text booklist

Education: the Idea of a University

• Newman, John. "The Idea of a University" (51).
• Spayde, Jon. "Learning in the Key of Life" (65).
• Student Choice

American Cultural Myths: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

• Pinzon. "The Real Story of the Superheroes" (511).

  While you do have to read the following articles, you are only responsible for writing an "S&R" on four out of the five, including the article you chose for yourself.

• Jefferson et al. "Declaration of Independence" (492).
• Douglas. "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July" (497).
• Coontz: "The Way We Wish We Were" (568).
• Lemann: "In the Ruins" (586).
• Student choice article

Science: O Brave New World

• Bishop. "Enemies of Promise" (304).
• Easterbrook, Gregg. "The New Fundamentalism" (343).
• Grady, Denice. "Struggling Back from War's Once-Deadly Wounds" (331).

Techno-Rhetoric: Writing Goes Digital

• Branham, Craig. "Student's Guide to Research with the WWW."