Essays from Contemporary Culture 5th Edition

Essays from Contemporary Culture, 5th Edition Collected by Professor Katherine Anne Ackley Lovers of reading will find engaging content. Educators will find short, interesting readings on content that might actually matter to students. For all, the readings are still relevant today. For tech relevant texts, readers can add the lens of the technological innovations that have occurred since the essay was written. "Essays from Contemporary Culture, Fifth Edition, is a collection of writings on topics that range from the highly personal to the culturally and socially significant. The underlying assumption of the book is that what students read, think, and write about is inextricably linked with who they are and how they behave as responsible human beings in relation to their classmates, their families, and/or the communities in which they live and work. The textbook is designed to engage student interest and encourage their responses to the writers' treatment of their subject." Praised for its collection of essays on contemporary issues, this edition offers more coverage of critical reading and writing and visual rhetoric. Features a thematic table of contents and a rhetorical table of contents 411 pages Soft cover 2003 ISBN 10: 0838406777 ISBN 13: 9780838406779 Excellent Condition - clean pages, no writing