American Voices: Multicultural Literacy and Critical Thinking

ISBN-10
1559344865
ISBN-13
9781559344869
Series
American Voices
Category
Education
Pages
714
Language
English
Published
1996
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Authors
Dolores LaGuardia, Hans Paul Guth

Description

A textbook for the courses in composition and critical thinking that are at the core of the student's general education. A thematically organized multicultural anthology of essays, fiction, interviews, reviews, and poems by Americans of diverse backgrounds. Focuses on issues that define our multicultural society. Substantial Writing Workshops in every section help students move from personal forms of writing to more academic forms including the research paper. The book is built around selections by committed writers who demonstrate the power of the written word to record, interpret, and change the social and cultural reality in which we live.

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