. . . "Problems and exercises" . "The writer's selections : shaping our lives" . "[TofC cont.] A case of \"severe bias\" / P. Raybon; Promoting lotteries, is it right to encourage gambling / W.M. Pride and O.C. Ferrell; The couch potato / J. Alatorre -- Conventions that shape our lives: Getups / M. Angelou; Kwanzaa / E.V. Copage; I'm OK, You're a bit odd / P. Chance; The call of the wild / J. MacClancy; Touching / R. Axtell; Fashions, fads, and crazes / A. Thio; Generation gap / T. Mason -- Technology that shapes our lives: The seven sustainable wonders of the world / A.T. Durning; Stepping through a computer screen, disabled veterans savor freedom / N.R. Kleinfield; Dr. Dolphin / R. Blow; On a pig and a prayer / C. Gorman; When is a parent a parent / D. Bukatko and M.W. Daehler; A love-hate relationship / S. Jost. [This] is a thematic reader developed to meet the specific needs of beginning writers ... [It] offer[s] brief, accessible, engaging readings and provid[es] structured apparatus that focuses and directs students in order to stimulate writing.-Pref." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Problems, exercises, etc" . . . .