Description: 1. The Paragraph. Kids Who Sell Crack, Jacob V. Lamar. 2. The Narration Paragraph. The Art of Eating Spaghetti, Russell Baker. 3. The Description Paragraph. Teaching Culture Shock 1A, Mark Fineman. 4. The Process Paragraph. Rethinking the American Family, Lauren Tarshis. 5. The Cause and Effect Paragraph. Road Warriors of the Freeways, Lonn Johnston. 6. The Example Paragraph. Genius or Jerk? Andy Rooney. 7. The Definition Paragraph. Paving the Landscape, Sally Hayton-Keeva. 8. The Comparison Paragraph. North Marries South, Benton D. Brown. 9. The Opinion Paragraph. A Lesson Taught on a Subway, Mike Royko. 10. The Persuasion Paragraph. They Did It 20,000 Times on Television Last Year, Planned Parenthood Federation. 11. The Essay. Eating Out - Healthfully, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan. 12. A Job Application Letter. Your Job in the 21st Century, Mark Uehling. 13. An Essay About Advertising. Let's Get Rid of Ads, David Morris. 14. An Essay About Marriage. Marriage: Willing It to Work, Oscar F. Cantu. 15. An Essay About a Person's Life. Nonnie, Mary E. Mebane. Additional Readings. Work and Education. Picking Season, Maya Angelou. How to Find Your First Job, Lyric Wallwork Winik. Becoming a Writer, Rudolfo Anaya. Let's Tell the Stories of All America's Cultures, Ji-Yeon Mary Yuhfill. Letting in Light, Patricia Raybon. Coming Together, Bebe Moore Campbell. Relationships and Family Society. How to Cope with Difficult People, Dianne Hales and Robert E. Hales. Raising a Feminist, Sarah Vaughn Snyder. Fun. Oh Boy. Fun. You Could Die from It, Suzanne Britt Jordan. Coming Home Again, Robert Fulghum. Homeless, Anna Quindlen. Rules of the Game, Amy Tan. Choosing Toys Is Hardly Child's Play, Barbara Brotman. Health and Safety. Babies Having Babies, Joycelyn Elders. Laws, Love Save Young Lives, Michael Gartner. Dentistry Self-Drilled, Dave Barry. Communication. The "I Don't Care" Game, Susan Jacoby. A Gift to Remember, Ellen Goodman. We've Got the Power, Trevor Hughes. Welcome to Cyberspace, Jim Morrison. Appendix A: Using the Dictionary. Appendix B: Words Often Misused. Appendix C: 150 Words Often Misspelled. Appendix D: Grammatical Terms: The Parts of Speech. Answer Key.

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