Unit 1 1
Passage 1 Why Teach Thinking? 1
Passage 2 Quality Schools 7
Passage 3 High Anxiety 13
Unit 2 19
Passage 1 College Dorm Life and Beyond 19
Passage 2 Do You Need a Break? 25
Passage 3 Do It Now! 31
Unit 3 37
Passage 1 Traditional Bridal Showers 37
Passage 2 What's in the Name of American Indians? 43
Passage 3 The Frontier Disappears 49
Unit 4 55
Passage 1 Black Americans and Civil Rights 55
Passage 2 Mother Teresa:A Special Voice for the Poor 61
Passage 3 You've Got to Find What You Love—A Commencement Address by Steve Jobs 67
Unit 5 73
Passage 1 Prenuptial Agreements 73
Passage 2 Ethics Issue for Citizen Snappers 79
Passage 3 Superstition:The Faith We All Share 85
Unit 6 91
Passage 1 Saying No to the Net 91
Passage 2 Cell Phones:A Love-Hate Relationship with Staying Power 97
Passage 3 Who Killed the Newspaper? 103
Unit 7 109
Passage 1 Urbanization and the Environment 109
Passage 2 Extreme Weather:Is Global Warming to Blame? 115
Passage 3 The Global Green Deal 121
Unit 8 127
Passage 1 Food Safety and Security:What Consumers Need to Know 127
Passage 2 Can Stress Cause Women to Gain Weight? 133
Passage 3 Desk Rage:Workers Gone Wild 139
Key to Comprehension Exercises 145