*new to this edition*appearing in an anthology for the first timeINTRODUCTIONCHAPTER 1: READING AS A WRITERE. B. White, Once More to the LakeCHAPTER 2: TOPIC, THESIS, AND OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE ESSAYCHAPTER 3: THE WRITING PROCESSCHAPTER 4: WRITING PARAGRAPHSCHAPTER 5: DESCRIPTIONA Brief Guide to Writing a Description*Everyday Description, A Cheesy Label**Joseph Krivda, The Wall [student essay, documented MLA style]**Sam Quinones, Dreamland (from Dreamland)Cherokee Paul McDonald, A View from the BridgeAlice Steinbach, The Miss Dennis School of WritingAnn Hodgman, No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch*Judith Ortiz Cofer, More RoomCHAPTER 6: NARRATIONA Brief Guide to Writing a NarrativeEveryday Narration, A Book Cover**Melissa Unbankes, The King and I [student essay]*Steve Hendrix, F-16 Pilot Was Ready to Give Her Life on Sept. 11*Junot Díaz, The MoneyYiyun Li, Orange CrushMary Mebane, The Back of the BusLynda Barry, The Sanctuary of SchoolCHAPTER 7: EXAMPLEA Brief Guide to Writing with ExamplesEveryday Example, A Lighted BillboardMonica Wunderlich, My Technologically Challenged Life [student essay]The Onion, All Seven Deadly Sins Committed at Church Bake SaleJanet Wu, Homeward BoundRichard Lederer, English Is a Crazy Language*Matthew Desmond, Cold City (from Evicted)Ann Hood, Long, Beautiful HairCHAPTER 8: CLASSIFICATIONA Brief Guide to Writing a Classification Essay*Everyday Classification, Potato ProverbEric Watts: The Color of Success [student essay]Amy Tan, Mother TongueJack Hitt, The Dollar-Store EconomyWarren Buffett, Stop Coddling the Super-Rich*Julio M. Ottino and Gary Saul Morson, Building a Bridge Between Engineering and theHumanities**Robert Wald Sussman, The Myth of Race (from The Myth of Race) (documented)CHAPTER 9: PROCESS ANALYSISA Brief Guide to Writing a Process Analysis*Everyday Process Analysis, Three Steps**Pegah Moradi, Splitting Hairs [student essay]**Edward O. Wilson, First Passion, Then Training (from Letters to a Young Scientist)Jon Katz, How Boys Become MenAllegra Goodman, So, You Want to Be a Writer? Here's How.Philip Weiss, How to Get Out of a Locked Trunk*David Brooks, What Suffering DoesCHAPTER 10: COMPARISON AND CONTRASTA Brief Guide to Writing a Comparison*Everyday Comparison, Buses vs. CarsDan Treadway, Football vs.
Asian Studies [student essay]Jeff Jacoby: Watching Oprah from Behind the Veil*Jennine Capó Crucet, Taking My Parents to CollegeBruce Catton, Grant and Lee: A Study in ContrastsGary Soto, Like MexicansDeborah Tannen, Gender in the ClassroomCHAPTER 11: DEFINITIONA Brief Guide to Writing a Definition EssayEveryday Definition, Social Media Explained*Matthew Treacy, She [student essay]Dave Barry, Guys vs. MenTanya Barrientos, Se Habla EspañolGeeta Kothari, If You Are What You Eat, Then What Am I?Jack Horner, The Extraordinary Characteristics of DyslexiaMike Rose, Blue-Collar BrillianceCHAPTER 12: CAUSE AND EFFECTA Brief Guide to Writing a Cause-and-Effect EssayEveryday Cause and Effect, Polar Bear BluesElisa Gonzales, Family History [student essay]Tim Wendel, The Power of WordsMarissa Nuñez, Climbing the Golden ArchesMyriam Marquez, Why and When We Speak Spanish in Public*Molly Ivins, Get a Knife, Get a Dog, but Get Rid of Guns**Sonia Sotomayor, My Beloved WorldCHAPTER 13: ARGUMENTA Brief Guide to Writing an ArgumentEveryday Argument, Mysterious Warning SignsLiz Addison, Two Years Are Better Than Four [student essay]Mark D. White and Robert Arp, Should Batman Kill the Joker?**Diane Guerrero, My Parents Were Deported**John McWhorter, Why "Redskins" Is a Bad WordMind and Media: How Is Technology Influencing Our Minds--and Our Hearts?**Sherry Turkle, Romance (from Reclaiming Conversation)Andrea Lunsford, Our Semi-Literate Youth? Not So Fast (documented MLA style)*Jane McGonigal, Be a Gamer, Save the WorldMoneyball: Are College Sports Worth the Price?Michael Rosenberg, Let Stars Get PaidJoe P.