To the Instructor vi
To the Student x
Authors" Acknowledgements xi
Map of the World xii
UNIT 1 BECOMING 1(74)
Family Origins 4(18)
Brothers, Bret Lott 4(3)
The Brown Hen, Esmeralda Santiago 7(6)
Memory: My Mother, Amy Tan 13(3)
There Was Rice at Every Meal, Eric Koji Stowe 16(5)
Revision 21(1)
Between Two Cultures 22(18)
Safe, Cherylene Lee 22(3)
I Answer to "Elaine," M. Elaine Mar 25(4)
Translating Means Growing Up Fast, Misha Kratochvil 29(5)
No Comprendo, Barbara Mujica 34(4)
Revision 38(2)
Heroes 40(16)
Five New Words at a Time, Yu-Lan (Mary) Ying 40(4)
My Family Hero, Katarzyna McCarthy 44(6)
An Act of Courage, Ian Frazier 50(5)
Revision 55(1)
Identity 56(19)
Believing in the True Self, Gloria Steinem 56(3)
Becoming a Writer, Russell Baker 59(4)
homage to my hips, Lucille Clifton 63(2)
The Search for Identity, Laurence Steinberg & Ann Levine 65(4)
Smoking, Judith Rich Harris 69(3)
Revision 72(3)
UNIT 2 NEW VISTAS AND VENTURES 75(76)
Opening New Doors 78(21)
The First Day, Edward P. Jones 78(5)
A Walk to the Jetty, Jamaica Kincaid 83(4)
On Turning Fifty, Judy Scales-Trent 87(4)
The Transitions of Life, Carole Wade & Carol Tavris 91(6)
Revision 97(2)
Dating and Marriage 99(14)
Pebbles, l?thi diem th? 99(2)
Kids Talk about Dating across Cultural Lines 101(5)
Weddings, Fauziya Kassindja & Layli Miller Bashir 106(5)
Revision 111(2)
Work 113(18)
The First Job, Sandra Cisneros 113(3)
Behind the Counter, Eric Schlosser 116(5)
To be of use, Marge Piercy 121(3)
The Model Medic, Sarah Freeman 124(5)
Revision 129(2)
Exploring Emotions 131(20)
Hope Emerges As Key to Success in Life, Daniel Goleman 132(5)
It"s O.K. to Cry: Tears Are Not Just a Bid for Attention, Jane Brody 137(4)
Going Through the House, Claire Braz-Valentine 141(5)
Black Steer Canyon, Terry Tempest Williams 146(3)
Revision 149(2)
UNIT 3 A CHANGING WORLD 151(66)
Health 154(13)
Kids and Chemicals, Elizabeth Guillette 154(3)
War on Disease, Rick Weiss 157(4)
No Laughing Matter, Sophie Petit-Zerman 161(4)
Revision 165(2)
Environment 167(15)
The Mercury"s Rising, Sharon Begley 167(1)
Warming Seas Prompt Tuvalu Evacuation 168(4)
Buzzard, Bailey White 172(3)
The Brave Little Parrot, Rafe Martin 175(5)
Revision 180(2)
Gender Roles 182(16)
Taming Macho Ways, Elvia Alvarado 183(5)
Women and Work: Around the World, Women Earn Less 188(2)
Battling Chauvinism to Do a Man"s Job 190(4)
First Lullabye, Patricia Kirkpatrick 194(2)
Revision 196(2)
Into the Future 198(19)
Kill Your Television, Bill Duesing 198(4)
Lectures vs. Laptops, Ian Ayres 202(1)
Letters 203(3)
The 20th Century: What"s Worth Saving? Jay Walljasper & Jon Spayde 206(4)
Entering the Twenty-First Century, Thich Nhat Hanh 210(4)
Revision 214(3)
Peer Feedback Form 217(2)
Index of Toolboxes 219(1)
Index of Readings 219(1)
Index of Authors 219(1)
Acknowledgements 220(6)
Art Credits 226