CONTENTS
SHORTSTORIES
READING ACTIVELY.
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MODEL
Anita Desai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PLOT Jack Finney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Gamesat Twilight. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3
Contentsof the DeadMan's
Pocket. . . . .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. ., 17
W. W. Jacobs. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . The Monkey'sPaw.. . .. . .. .. ...
Multicultural Connection: Fatein WorldFolklore. . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Carl Stephenson. . . . . . . . . . . . LeiningenVersusthe Ants. . . . ..
R. K. Narayan.. .. .. . .. .. .. .. Old Man of the Temple.. .. .. ...
Multicultural Connection: Ghost Stories Around the World...
. CHARACTERIZATIONWilliam Melvin Kelley. . . . . . .
Juanita Platero and
SiyowinMiller. .. .. .. . .. ..
Mark Twain.
POINT OF VIEW
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69
Chee'sDaughter. .. .. .. .. ..
77
Luck.
89
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104
107
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Axolotl. .. .. . . . .. . . .. . . ... . . ...
Mushroomsin the City.
97
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Ray Bradbury
There Will Come Soft Rains...
The Street of the Canon. . . . . ..
Multicultural Connection: Marriage Customs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Stephen Vincent Benet
By the Waters of Babylon. . . . ..
Doris Lessing
Through the Tunnel. .
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121
127
128
135
147
Abalone, Abalone, Abalone. . ..
The Portrait. .. .. .. .. .. . . ..
The Masque of the
Red Death. .. .. .. .. .. ..
157
161
Niggli
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Toshio Mori . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANDIRONY Colette.. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .
EdgarAllanPoe ............
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Julio Cortazar
Josephina
SYMBOL,TONE,
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Darryl Babe Wilson. . . . . . . . . Diamond Island: Alcatraz
One Writer's Process: Darryl Babe Wilson
and "Diamond Island" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Italo Calvino
SETTING
A Visit to Grandmother.
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37
43
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167
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Multicultural Connection: Poe's Influence
Around the World.
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The Open Window
177
Saki (H. H. Munro)
Isaac Asimov """"""'"
The MachineThat Won
the War.
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183
THEME Bei Dao . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Homecoming Stranger. . .. 191
Multicultural Connection: Political Strife
and Human Suffering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Alan Paton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chinua Achebe
IsakDinesen . .. . .. .. . . .. .. .
204
Sunlightin TrebizondStreet. . .. 207
CivilPeace. .. . . .. . . .. . .. .. ... 215
TheRing. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 221
READINGAND RESPONDING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 228
MODEL
Anne Tyler. . . .. .. .. . .. .. .. ..
With All Flags Flying..
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229
YOUR WRITING PROCESS: Exposition/Persuasion
Writing a News
Report..
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242
YOUR WRITING PROCESS: Narration
Writing an Imaginary Narrative.
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244
READING ACTIVELY.
248
DRAMA
Howard
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Koch
THE GREEKTHEATER Sophocles.
Invasion From Mars
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Antigone.
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275
Multicultural Connection: Burial Customs
Across Cultures.
THE SHAKESPEAREAN
William Shakespeare.
THEATER
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The Tragedy of
Julius Caesar.
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287
309
YOUR WRITING PROCESS: Creative Writing
Writing a New Version of a Scene.
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YOUR WRITING PROCESS: Description
Writing a Descriptive Memo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
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NONFICTION
READING ACTIVELY.
MODEL
James Thurber.
BIOGRAPIflES AND
PERSONALACCOUNTS
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Van Wyck Brooks.
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Langston Hughes.
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The Dog That Bit People.
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Emily Dickinson
Marian Anderson: Famous
415
Concert Singer. . . . . . . . . . . ..
Dylan Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Child's Christmas in Wales..
Multicultural Connection: Christmas in Different Places. . . . ..
Truman Capote
A Christmas Memory
427
433
435
443
Annie Dillard..
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Evan S. Connell.
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from In Commemoration:
One Million Volumes. . . . . . ..
from The Way to
Rainy Mountain. . . . . . . . . . . ..
Flood.. .. . . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. ...
from The White Lantern. .. . ...
Lorraine Hansberry. . . . . . . . .
Mary Gordon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
On Summer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 493
MaryCassatt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 499
TYPESOFESSAYS Rudolfo A. Anaya. . . . . . . . . . .
N. Scott Momaday
One Writer's Process: Mary Gordon and "Mary Cassatt"
ESSAYSIN THE ARTS Lewis Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AND SCIENCES
Theodore H. White. . . . . . . . . .
Aaron Copland. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ann Beattie.
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Rachel Carson.
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465
473
4'81
504
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Noteson Punctuation
(LanguageArts)
The American Idea (History)
457
507
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511
The CreativeProcessin Music
(Music) .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. ... 515
Alex Katz's The Table (Art)
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523
The MarginalWorld
(Science)
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READINGAND RESPONDING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 534
MODEL
Thomas Boswell.
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Glove's Labor Lost.
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YOUR WRITING PROCESS: Exposition
Writing a Reflective Essay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
540
YOUR WRITING PROCESS: Narration
Writing a Reminiscence.
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POETRY
READING
ACTIVELY.
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MODEL
Naomi Long Madgett
Alabama Centennial
NARRATIVEPOETRY JohnKeats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Robert Frost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
547
La BelleDamesans Merci . . .. 553
TwoTrampsin MudTime. . . . .. 557
The Wreckof the Hesperus. . .. 563
DRAMATICPOETRY RudyardKipling. . . . . . . . . . . . DannyDeever
W. H. Auden
0 What Is That Sound. . . . . . ..
MulticulturalConnection:Poetryand the Oral Tradition. . . . . ..
EdgarAllanPoe
Eldorado .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
THE SPEAKER GwendolynBrooks. . . . . . . . .
AND TONE Dorothy Parker. . . . . . . . . . . . .
546
569
573
575
577
The Sonnet-Ballad. . . . . . . . . . .. 582
One Perfect Rose. . . . . . . . . . . .. 584
To Satch . . .. . . . .. . .. . . .. .. . .. 585
Multicultural Connection: Negro Baseball Leagues.. . . . . ... .. 586
SamuelAllen(PaulVesey)
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LYRIC POETRY PaulVerlaine ...............
GabrielaMistral. . . . . . . . . . . .
NaomiShihabNye ..........
Amy Lowell
,..
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
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James Wright. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Octavio Paz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mary Oliver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FIGURATIVE LucilleClifton. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LANGUAGE SharonOlds
Eve Merriam.
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Autumn Song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 590
I Am Not Lonely. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 591
Making a Fist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 592
Generations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 594
When Your Face
Came Rising. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
A Blessing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
The Street. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 600
A Letterfrom Home.. . . .. .
601
miss rosie
606
Size and SheerWill. . . . . . . . . .. 607
Metaphor.
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PhilipBooth. . .. .. .. ... .... .
FirstLesson..
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Amy Lowell
Mbuyiseni Oswald Mtshali ..
Night Clouds
Sunset
ColleenJ. McElroy.. .. .. .. . .
a pied. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .
One Writer's Process: Colleen J. McElroy and "a pied"
Emily Dickinson. . . . . . . . . . . . The Wind-tapped like
atiredMan
vjjj
595
598
608
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612
613
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618
IMAGERY Theodore Roethke ..........
A. R. Ammons..
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Jorge Luis Borges.. .. .. .. ..
Jean Toomer. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
Elizabeth Bishop. ...........
Robert Francis. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nazim Hikmet ...............
MUSICAL
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DEVICES Robert Burns.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson. . . . . .
Pawnee..
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Carl Sandburg.
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John McCrae. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FORMS William Shakespeare.
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Big Wind. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. ..
622
Loss.
623
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Afterglow.
Reapers.
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The Fish. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. ..
629
Pitcher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 632
The Bees. .. .. .. . .. .. . . . . . .. . .. 633
My ~eart's in the Highlands. ..
The Splendor Falls.. .. . .. .
BuffaloDance Song. . . . . . . . . ..
Jazz Fantasia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
In Flanders Fields. .. .. .. ..
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Hyakuchi, Chiyojo, Basho,
and Issa ...................
John Updike.. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
THEMES
Frank Horne.
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Karl Shapiro. . .. . . .. . .. . . . .. .
Quincy Troupe.
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, Wisfawa Szymborska
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638
640
642
644
646
Shall I Compare Thee to a
Summer'sDay?
Elinor Wylie.
624
628
Puritan Sonnet.
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650
652
Four Haiku. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 655
Letter Slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 660
Constantly Risking Absurdity. .. 661
To James.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 666
Auto Wreck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 668
The Old People Speak
of Death.. .. . .. .. . .. . . .. .. .. 670
The Number Pi
673
READING AND RESPONDING.
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676
MODEL
John Updike.
Ex-Basketball Player. .. .. .. . ...
677
YOURWRITINGPROCESS: Creative Writing
Writing a Poem. .. .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. .. . .. ...
680
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YOURWRITINGPROCESS: Exposition
Writing a Report of Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 682
THE HEROIC
TRADITION
READING
T. H. White.
ACTIVELY.
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Sir Thomas Malory
Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
Arthur Becomes
686
King
of Britain.. .. . .. . .. . .. .. . . ... 690
The Marriage of KingArthur. .. 701
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Marte
d'Arthur. .. .... .... ... ... 704
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R. K. Narayan.
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;
D.T. Niane ..................
Lo Kuan-Chung .............
Miguel de Cervantes.
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from the Ramayana:
Rama's Initiation. . .
.. ... 717
from Sundiata: An Epic
of Old Mali. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 725
K'ung-ming Borrows
Some Arrows. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 733
from Don Quixote. . . . . . . . . . . .. 739
YOUR WRITING PROCESS: Exposition/Persuasion
Writing a Profile of a Hero. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
746
YOUR WRITING PROCESS: Exposition
Writing a Plan for a Mural Design
748
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THENOVEL
READING ACTIVELY. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. . ..
John Knowles.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . A Separate Peace
Chapters
1-4
Chapters 5-10
Chapters 11-13
Buchi Emecheta
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752
757
791
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The Wrestling Match
Chapters 1-7
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Multicultural
Connection:
The Age-Group..
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Chapters 8-14
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879
886
907
Multicultural Connection: The UniversalAppeal of Wrestling..
925
YOURWRITINGPROCESS: Exposition
, Writing a Book Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 930
YOURWRITINGPROCESS: Persuasion
Writing a Persuasive Recommendation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 932
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
Handbook of the Writing Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 934
Handbook of Grammar and Revising Strategies. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 942
Handbook of Literary Terms and Techniques.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 971
Glossary.
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Index of Fine Art. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Index of Skills.
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Index of Titles by Themes.
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Index of Authors and Titles.
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Acknowledgments
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