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CONTENTS A Preface for Instructors. . ............................................................................ 000

PART I

ACADEMIC WRITING: A GUIDE Introduction............................................................................................... 000 The Basics................................................................................................ 000 Formal Writing—What’s That?.. ........................................................... 000 Real World Topics...................................................................................... 000 The Readings........................................................................................... 000 Reading as a Writer................................................................................ 000 Focus: Annotating a Text............................................................................. 000 Digital and Visual Literacy.................................................................... 000 Academic Writing: Contributing to a Conversation....................... 000 Contributing to an Academic Conversation........................................ 000 Humanities: Philosophy................................................................ 000 Social Sciences: Political Science.. ................................................. 000 Physical Sciences: Climatology..................................................... 000 Research: Finding Reliable Sources...................................................... 000 Focus: Conducting Online Research. . ........................................................... 000 Research Methods ................................................................................. 000 Humanities: Literary Theory........................................................ 000 Social Sciences: Economics.. .......................................................... 000 Physical Sciences: Neurology and Psychiatry............................. 000 Here’s Where You Come In: Entering the Conversation. . .................. 000

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Writing with a Purpose........................................................................... 000 The Topic. . ................................................................................................ 000 Issues............................................................................................... 000 Practice Session................................................................................ 000 Expressions of Purpose and Topic............................................... 000 Humanities: Interdisciplinary Studies.................................... 000 Social Sciences: Political Science.............................................. 000 Physical Sciences: Physics, Philosophy of Science. . .................. 000 Narrowing Your Topic.................................................................... 000 The Thesis Statement............................................................................. 000 Framing a Working Thesis. . ........................................................... 000 The Claim. . ....................................................................................... 000 Reasons. . .......................................................................................... 000 Sample Thesis Statements. . ........................................................... 000 Humanities: Philosophy. . ......................................................... 000 Social Sciences: Sociology. . ....................................................... 000 Physical Sciences: Neurology and Psychiatry.......................... 000 Qualifying Your Thesis. . ................................................................. 000 Practice Session................................................................................ 000 The Thesis as a Unifying Thread.. .................................................. 000 Refining Your Thesis...................................................................... 000 Audience.................................................................................................. 000 Critical Theorists Imagine Their Readers.................................... 000 Wolfgang Iser: The Ideal Reader.............................................. 000 Stanley Fish: The Informed Reader......................................... 000 Erwin Wolff: The Intended Reader.......................................... 000 Constructing Your Own Ideal Reader.......................................... 000 Writing Style: Adapt It to Your Ideal Reader.............................. 000 Addressing Audience. . .................................................................... 000 Humanities: Philosophy. . ......................................................... 000 Social Sciences: International Relations.. ................................ 000 Physical Sciences: Philosophy of Science.. ................................ 000 Practice Session................................................................................ 000 Narrative Perspective............................................................................. 000 Third Person: Perceived Objectivity............................................. 000 First and Second Person: Personal Stake in Narrative.. ............. 000 Can a Writer Ever Be Objective?.................................................. 000 Table 1: Narrative Perspective.. ........................................................... 000 Evidence. . ................................................................................................. 000 Presentation of Evidence.. ............................................................. 000

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Humanities: Philosophy. . ......................................................... 000 Social Sciences: Psychology...................................................... 000 Physical Sciences: Environmental Science............................... 000 Appeals.. ................................................................................................... 000 Ethos................................................................................................ 000 Pathos.............................................................................................. 000 Logos. . .............................................................................................. 000 Table 2: Logical Fallacies. . .................................................................. 000 Examples of Faulty Causation Arguments.................................. 000 Beginning to Write................................................................................. 000 Focus: Free Writing. . ........................................................................... 000 Parts of the Essay...................................................................................... 000 The Introduction. . ................................................................................... 000 Sample Introductions.................................................................... 000 Humanities: History................................................................ 000 Social Sciences: Political Science.............................................. 000 Physical Sciences: Climatology................................................ 000 Mapping. . ................................................................................................. 000 Examples of Mapping.................................................................... 000 Humanities: Philosophy. . ......................................................... 000 Social Sciences: Human-Computer Interaction....................... 000 Physical Sciences: Computer Science....................................... 000 Essay Body............................................................................................... 000 Connecting the Parts..................................................................... 000 Samples of Student Writing.................................................... 000 The Conclusion. . ...................................................................................... 000 Focus: Conclusions Dos and Don’ts.. .................................................... 000 Sample Conclusions....................................................................... 000 Humanities: Philosophy. . ......................................................... 000 Social Sciences: Human-Computer Interaction....................... 000 Physical Sciences: Mathematics, Computer Science. . .............. 000 Major Types of Academic Essay............................................................. 000 Summary................................................................................................. 000 Focus: Tips for a Good Summary.......................................................... 000 Sample Summaries. . ....................................................................... 000 Humanities: Literary Theory................................................... 000 Social Sciences: Political Science.............................................. 000 Physical Sciences: Medicine..................................................... 000

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Synthesis.. ................................................................................................ 000 The Synthesis Grid......................................................................... 000 Table 3: Synthesis Grid: The Aims of Education.................................... 000 Sample of Student Writing........................................................... 000 Analysis and Contribution.................................................................... 000 Argument.. ............................................................................................... 000 Focus: Argument versus Opinion......................................................... 000 Examples of Argument.................................................................. 000 Humanities: Art History......................................................... 000 Social Sciences: Economics....................................................... 000 Physical Sciences: Environmental Studies. . ............................. 000 Structure and Visual Design: Putting it All Together.................... 000 Principles of Structure........................................................................... 000 Design Basics: How Your Paper Should Look...................................... 000 Humanities..................................................................................... 000 Social Sciences................................................................................ 000 Physical Sciences............................................................................ 000 Source Citation and Documentation.. .................................................. 000 MLA Style....................................................................................... 000 Templates and Examples, MLA Works Cited.. ........................ 000 CMS Style....................................................................................... 000 CMS in Brief............................................................................ 000 CMS Author-Date Style.......................................................... 000 Templates and Examples, CMS References............................ 000 APA Style........................................................................................ 000 In-text Citation, Parenthetical Notation................................ 000 Templates and Examples, APA References............................. 000 CSE Style.. ....................................................................................... 000 In-text, Name-Year.................................................................. 000 In-text, Citation-Sequence.. ..................................................... 000 Templates and Examples, CSE References.. ............................ 000

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PART II

REAL WORLD TOPICS Chapter 1. Living in a Digital Culture................................................. 000 Introduction............................................................................................ 000 Contexts of Discussion.................................................................. 000 Areas of Research and Conjecture................................................ 000 Issues and Stakeholders................................................................ 000 As You Read.. ................................................................................... 000 Suggested Additional Resources.. ................................................. 000 a. Nicholas Carr, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” (2008)

Journalism. . ............................................................................ 000

b. Henry Jenkins, “‘Worship at the Altar of Convergence: A New Paradigm for Understanding Media Change” (2006)

Media Studies ........................................................................ 000 c. Gary Small and Gigi Vorgan, “Meet Your iBrain: How Technology Changes the Way We Think” (2008) Neurology and Computer Science.. .......................... 000 d. Mark Blythe and Paul Cairns, “Critical Methods and User Generated Content: The IP hone on YouTube” (2009) Computer Science and Critical Theory ............... 000 e. Ariela Garvett, “Tweets and Transitions: How the Arab Spring Reaffirms the Internet’s Democratizing Potential” (2011) Student Contribution Essay ......................... 000 QUESTIONS FOR SYNTHESIS ........................................................... 000 QUESTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTION..................................................... 000

Chapter 2. Learning from Games......................................................... 000 Introduction............................................................................................ 000 Contexts of Discussion.................................................................. 000 Areas of Research and Conjecture................................................ 000 Issues and Stakeholders................................................................ 000 As You Read.. ................................................................................... 000 Suggested Additional Resources.. ................................................. 000

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a. Sara Prot, Katelyn A. MacDonald, Craig A. Anderson, and Douglas A. Gentile, “Video Games: Good, Bad, or Other?” (2012) Psychology .................................................................. 000 b. Sarah M. Grimes, “Getting (More) Girls into (More) Games” (2010) Media Studies ............................................................ 000 c. Lesley S.J. Farmer, “Are Girls Game? How School Libraries Can Provide Gender Equity in E-Gaming” (2011) Information Science ....................................................... 000 d. Kristin McCombs, Bryan Raudenbush, Andrea Bova, and Mark Sappington, “Effects of Peppermint Scent Administration on Cognitive Video Game Performance” (2011) Psychology .................................................................. 000 e. Stephen R. Burgess, Steven Paul Stermer, and Melinda C.R. Burgess, “Video Game Playing and Academic Performance in College Students” (2012) Psychology.. ..... 000 f. Ryan C.W. Hall, Terri Day, and Richard C.W. Hall, “A Plea for Caution: Violent Video Games, the Supreme Court, and the Role of Science” (2011) Psychiatry and Law ..................... 000 g. Christopher J. Ferguson, “A Further Plea for Caution against Medical Professionals Overstating Video Game Violence Effects” (2011) Psychology and Criminal Justice ................................................................. 000 QUESTIONS FOR SYNTHESIS ........................................................... 000 QUESTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTION..................................................... 000

Chapter 3. Learning in a Digital Age................................................... 000 Introduction............................................................................................ 000 Contexts of Discussion.................................................................. 000 Areas of Research and Conjecture................................................ 000 Issues and Stakeholders................................................................ 000 As You Read.. ................................................................................... 000 Suggested Additional Resources.. ................................................. 000 a. Timothy D. Snyder, “Why Laptops Are Distracting America’s Future Workforce” (2010) History . . ........................................ 000 b. Thomas L. Friedman, “Come the Revolution” (2012) Journalism. . ............................................................................ 000 c. Cathy N. Davidson, “Collaborative Learning for the Digital Age” (2011) Interdisciplinary Studies ...................... 000

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d. Eva Kassens-Noor, “Twitter as a Teaching Practice to Enhance Active and Informal Learning in Higher Education: The Case of Sustainable Tweets” (2012) Education ............ 000 e. Sarita Yardi, “Whispers in the Classroom” (2008) Human-Computer Interaction . . ............................... 000 f. John F. Freie and Susan M. Behuniak, “Paulo Freire and ICT s: Liberatory Education Theory in a Digital Age” (2007) Political Science.. .............................................................. 000 QUESTIONS FOR SYNTHESIS ........................................................... 000 QUESTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTION..................................................... 000

Chapter 4. Living in a Global Culture. . ................................................ 000 Introduction............................................................................................ 000 Contexts of Discussion.................................................................. 000 Areas of Research and Conjecture................................................ 000 Issues and Stakeholders................................................................ 000 As You Read.. ................................................................................... 000 Suggested Additional Resources.. ................................................. 000 a. Bryant Simon, “Global Brands Contend with Appreciation for the Local” (2010) American Studies ........................... 000 b. George Ritzer, “An Introduction to McDonaldization” (2008) Sociology . . ................................................................... 000 c. Benjamin Barber, “Jihad vs. McWorld” (2004) Political Science.. .............................................................. 000 d. Tyler Cowen, “Trade between Cultures” (2004) Economics ................................................................................ 000 e. Kwame Anthony Appiah, “Cosmopolitan Contamination” (2006) Philosophy and African Studies ................... 000 f. Yechan Do, “The Benefits or Detriments of Globalization” (2012) Student Synthesis Essay ................................... 000 QUESTIONS FOR SYNTHESIS ........................................................... 000 QUESTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTION..................................................... 000

Chapter 5. Our Transhuman Future?.................................................. 000 Introduction............................................................................................ 000 Contexts of Discussion.................................................................. 000 Areas of Research and Conjecture................................................ 000

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Issues and Stakeholders................................................................ 000 As You Read.. ................................................................................... 000 Suggested Additional Resources.. ................................................. 000 a. Francis Fukuyama, “Transhumanism” (2004)

Philosophy .............................................................................. 000

b. Ronald Bailey, “Transhumanism: The Most Dangerous Idea? Why Striving to Be More than Human Is Human” (2004)

Journalism. . ............................................................................ 000

c. Ray Kurzweil, “The Six Epochs” (2005)

Future Studies ..................................................................... 000

d. Bill Joy, “Why The Future Doesn’t Need Us” (2000)

Computer Science.. ............................................................. 000 e. N. Katherine Hayles, “Prologue” to How We Became Posthuman (1999) Literary Theory ................................... 000 f. Jeremy Maitin-Shepard, “Science, Technology, and Morality” (2004) Student Contribution Paper ........................ 000 QUESTIONS FOR SYNTHESIS ........................................................... 000 QUESTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTION..................................................... 000

Chapter 6. Surviving Economic Crisis and the Future................... 000 Introduction............................................................................................ 000 Contexts of Discussion.................................................................. 000 Areas of Research and Conjecture................................................ 000 Issues and Stakeholders................................................................ 000 As You Read.. ................................................................................... 000 Suggested Additional Resources.. ................................................. 000 a. Anne Sibert, “Why Did the Bankers Behave So Badly?” (2009) Economics .................................................................... 000 b. Richard A. Posner, “The Depression and Its Proximate Causes” (2009) Law ...................................................................... 000 c. Peter J. Wallison, “Not a Failure of Capitalism—A Failure of Government” (2009) Economics and Public Policy .. .................................... 000 d. Stephen Resnick and Richard Wolff, “The Economic Crisis: A Marxian Interpretation” (2010) Economics ..................... 000

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e. UNEP , “Foreword” and “Introduction” to Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication (2011) Environmental Science, Economics and Public Policy ....................................... 000 QUESTIONS FOR SYNTHESIS ........................................................... 000 QUESTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTION..................................................... 000

Chapter 7. Assessing Armed Global Conflict..................................... 000 Introduction............................................................................................ 000 Contexts of Discussion.................................................................. 000 Areas of Research and Conjecture................................................ 000 Issues and Stakeholders................................................................ 000 As You Read.. ................................................................................... 000 Suggested Additional Resources.. ................................................. 000 a. Amy Lifland, “Cyberwar: The Future of Conflict” (2012)

Cyber Security ...................................................................... 000

b. Thomas G. Bowie, Jr., “Memory and Meaning: The Need for Narrative: Reflections on the Symposium ‘Twentieth Century Warfare and American Memory’” (2009)

Literary Studies.. ................................................................ 000

c. Steven Pinker, “Why the World Is More Peaceful” (2012)

Psychology.. ............................................................................ 000

d. Safdar Ahmed, “‘Father of No One’s Son’: Abu Ghraib and Torture in the Art of Ayad Alkadhi” (2011)

Arabic and Islamic Studies . . ....................................... 000

e. Azra Ramezankhani, Yadollah Mehrabi, Parvin Mirmiran, and Fereidoun Azizi, “Comparison of Anthropometric and Biochemical Indices of Adolescents Born During and After the Iran-Iraq War; Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study” (2011)

Public Health and Medicine ...................................... 000 QUESTIONS FOR SYNTHESIS ........................................................... 000 QUESTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTION..................................................... 000

Glossary......................................................................................................... 000 Index.. ............................................................................................................. 000

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