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1 An Introduction to Ideas:Critical Thinking and Writing 1

Generating Ideas 3

The Processes of Writing 4

Critical Thinking 7

Close Reading and Rhetorical Strategies 8

Defining and Aligning 9

Evaluation 10

Understanding Perspective 10

Summarizing 11

Close Reading 12

Connecting and Comparing 12

Two Examples of Student Writing:Finding the Self 14

What to Expect in the Next Seven Chapters 26

2 Reacting to Authority:Youth Rebellion 29

Bringing Up Ideas 32

Mark Twain,“Advice to Youth” 33

Maya Angelou,“Mary” 37

Michael Moore,“Idiot Nation” 42

Judith Rich Harris,“‘Nurture'Is Not the Same as‘Environment’” 55

Judith Ortiz Cofer,“Volar;Maria Elena;Exile”[short story] 67

John Lydon(Johnny Rotten),“I Want You to Know That I HateYou,Baby” 73

Ralph“Sonny”Barger,from Hell's Angel 85

Helen Nissenbaum,“Hackers and the Battle for Cyberspace” 94

Thinking Through Ideas:Beatniks on the Road 105

Applying Ideas 120

3 Act Your Age:When Does Adulthood Begin? 123

Bringing Up Ideas 125

David Mamet,“The Rake:A Few Scenes from My Childhood” 126

Vivian Gornick,from Fierce Attachments 132

Esmeralda Santiago,“Mami Gets a Job” 138

Joyce Carol Oates,“Where Are You Going,Where Have You Been?”[short story] 147

Louise J.Kaplan,from“Adolescence:Trivializations and Glorifications” 161

Naomi Wolf,from“Fourth Base:How to Make a Woman” 170

Bruno Bettelheim,from“The Problem of Generations” 180

Charles Mungoshi,“The Setting Sun and the Rolling World”[short story] 188

Christopher Noxon,“I Don't Want to Grow Up!” 193

Marcia Mogelonsky,“The Rocky Road to Adulthood” 198

William Kowinski,“Kids in the Mall:Growing Up Controlled” 207

Thinking Th rough Ideas:The History of Adolescence 212

Applying Ideas 223

4 I Am a Rock:Individualism,Isolation,and Alienation 225

Bringing Up Ideas 228

Alice Walker,“Beauty:When the Other Dancer Is the Self” 229

“Melanie,”“Courting Danger” 236

Joan Didion,“On Self-Respect” 253

Benjamin Franklin,from The Autobiography 258

Alfons Marcoen and Luc Goossens,“Loneliness:Attitude Towards Aloneness,and Solitude:Age Differences and Developmental Significance During Adolescence” 267

Willa Cather,“Paul's Case:A Study in Temperament”[short story] 278

Marcel Danesi,“The Emergence of Coolness” 294

Gerard Jones,“Violent Media Is Good for Kids” 309

Peter Marin,“The Open Truth and Fiery Vehemence of Youth” 313

Natalie Kusz,“Ring Leader” 328

Thinking Through Ideas:Aloneness in Poetry and Song Lyrics 333

Applying Ideas 343

5 From Minor to(What's Your)Major:Identity in College 345

Bringing Up Ideas 348

Ralph Waldo Emerson,“The American Scholar” 349

Richard Rodriguez,“The Achievement of Desire” 363

Jennifer Crichton,“Who Shall I Be?” 382

Dan Chaon,“Fraternity”[short story] 387

Beth Bailey,“From Panty Raids to Revolution:Youth and Authority,1950-1970” 398

Douglas Heath,“Becoming Mature” 413

Roberta E Borkat,“A Liberating Curriculum” 428

Mark Edmundson,“On the Uses of a Liberal Education” 431

Jacob Neusner,“Grading Your Professors” 446

Thinking Through Ideas:Binge Drinking 453

Applying Ideas 467

6 Can't Buy Me Love:Money,Social Class,and the Self 469

Bringing Up Ideas 472

Laurel Johnson Black,“Stupid Rich Bastards” 473

Andrew Carnegie,“Wealth” 485

bell hooks,“The Me-Me Class:The Young and the Ruthless” 495

Gregory Mantsios,“Class in America—2003” 502

Rosemary Bray,“So How Did I Get Here?” 517

Shelby Steele,“On Being Black and Middle Class” 526

Katherine Newman,“American Nightmares” 536

Toni Cade Bambara,“The Lesson”[short story] 549

Thinking Through Ideas:Supersizing 556

Applying Ideas 576

7 Walking the Walk:Assimilation and Classification 577

Bringing Up Ideas 580

Mike Rose,“I Just Wanna Be Average” 581

Randolph Bourne,“Trans-National America” 593

Mary Crow Dog,“Civilize Them with a Stick” 607

Sallie Tisdale,“A Weight That Women Carry” 616

Eric Liu,“A Chinaman's Chance:Reflections on the American Dream” 626

Sherman Alexie,“Indian Education”[short story] 635

Barbara Kingsolver,“Stone Soup” 641

Dierdre N.McCloskey,“Yes,Ma'am” 648

Bharati Mukherjee,“Two Ways to Belong in America” 654

Thinking Through Ideas:Talking the Talk:Language and Assimilation 658

Applying Ideas 676

8 Hi-Ho,Hi-Ho!American Dreams or American Drones? 677

Bringing Up Ideas 680

Gary Soto,“Looking for Work” 681

Alfred Lubrano,“Bricklayer's Boy” 686

Robert Louis Stevenson,“An Apology for Idlers” 692

Sue Shellenbarger,“Teens Are Inheriting Parents'Tendencies Toward Work Overload” 700

Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi and Barbara Schneider,“The Evolving Nature of Work” 703

Aristides,“Work and Its Contents” 715

Ann Cummins,“Where I Work”[short story] 727

Neil Howe and William Strauss,“Jiggy with It” 735

Barbara Brandt,“Less Is More:A Call for Shorter Work Hours” 749

Thinking Through Ideas:Women's Work 754

Applying Ideas 775

Rhetorical List of Readings 777

Credits 779

Index of Authors and Titles 782