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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 808
EAN: 9780312454135
ISBN: 0312454139
Label: Bedford/St. Martin's
Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 872
Publication Date: February 07, 2008
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
Sales Rank: 60193
Studio: Bedford/St. Martin's
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Rating:  - Surprised!
I was surprised to see the love this book had received by previous owners.I think I overestimated the condition it was because it was definately not what I expected.I guess I can't complain because of the affordable price.
Rating:  - Beware "Ways of Brainwashing" student turned teacher
The essays in this book aren't particularly enlightening; however, they are often misused not to start debate or critical thinking, but rather to show students "what they SHOULD learn and feel about the topics."I didn't like any of the essays in this book because they didn't tell me anything I didn't already know.I am already the product of a democratic, public education.Thus, I am tolerant and accepting of others' views and opinions.I don't need tolerance beaten into me over the course of ... Read More
Rating:  - From a Teacher
I have used this book to teach a freshman writing and reading course at a liberal arts school.Because of the difficulty of many of the texts, it was met by my students with little fanfare.While a few of the pieces are clearly too much for the average freshman (Foucault comes first to mind), most can be used effectively to get them to discuss issues.I have found that the students would rather talk in generals and universals than with the intricate arguments that some of the writers brilliantly ... Read More
Rating:  - Challenging, yet rewarding read
I had to read this book for my upper division journalism class this fall and found it to be one of the best books that we used in the course.The editors have tried to collect well-written, intelligent documentaries that challenge traditional connections between words and photographs.
Included are Edward Said's inspiring piece about the Palestinian holocaust and exile, a piece by Roland Barthes about the meaning of photograph, "Let Us Speak Now of Famous Men," and many others.Although ... Read More
Rating: - Blah, Blah, Blah
I had to read this book for my Freshman lit/comp class and it is by far the most pathetic collection of essays every gathered. It is almost unreadable, pretentious, and laughable. It is a collection of essays by writers who think considerably more of themselves then they are due. Subsequently they choose to use language that "shows" how much smarter they think they are.
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