Download or read book Perspectives on Contemporary Issues written by Katherine Anne Ackley and published by Heinle & Heinle Publishers. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perspectives on Contemporary Issues, Fifth Edition provides a wide range of thought-provoking current readings while covering the kinds of writing that you will be called upon to do not just in your composition course, but throughout your academic career and beyond. From selections that prompt interesting classroom discussions to practical guidance for improving your critical reading and writing skills, this text will help you create writing you truly care about. Inside you'll find: a step-by-step guide to the writing process that takes you from prewriting, discovery, and planning to composing multiple drafts, editing, and proofreading; detailed guidance for writing in a range of formats, from formal and informal summaries to arguments, critiques, and researched writing; seventy-six readings covering such subjects as popular culture, poverty, terrorism, digital technology, bioethics, and business and economics; forty-two readings new to this edition from authors such as Deborah Tannen, Barbara Ehrenreich, James Baldwin, Judy Blume, And Philip G. Zimbardo that expose you to new ideas while illustrating the principles of solid writing for a variety of disciplines.