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(Essays listed in order of appearance; * indicates student essays.)
Analyzing a Subject
*Olof Eriksson • The Problems with Masculinity
*Alley Julseth • Analyzing “The New Literacy”
Michael Shermer • The Science of Righteousness
Emily Badger • It’s Time to Stop Blaming Poverty on the Decline in Marriage
*Marjorie Lee Garretson • More Pros Than Cons in a Meat-Free Life
Charles M. Blow • Black Dads Are Doing Best of All
*Abigail Marchand • The Family Dynamic
Celebrity Culture [Text, Audio, and Video], LaunchPad
*Jonathan Burns • The Hidden Truth: An Analysis of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”
Frank Deford • Mind Games: Football and Head Injuries [Audio], LaunchPad
*Samantha Christopher • Adolescents Are Not Yet Adults
Chris Bentley • Beyond the Nuclear Family: Can Boomers Make Cohousing Mainstream?
Michael Cobb • The Marriage Imperative
Brent Staples • Black Men and Public Space
Robert Jensen • The High Cost of Manliness
Julie Zeilinger • Guys Suffer from Oppressive Gender Roles Too
Kate Dailey and Abby Ellin • America’s War on the Overweight
Stephen King • Why We Crave Horror Movies
Elizabeth Stone • Grief in the Age of Facebook
Libby Copeland • Is Facebook Making Us Sad?
Clive Thompson • The New Literacy
Jenny Jarvie • Trigger Happy
William Zinsser • The Right to Fail
Analyzing Processes
Michael Shermer • The Science of Righteousness
Wilbert Rideau • Why Prisons Don’t Work
Casey Neistat • Texting While Walking [Video], LaunchPad
Aziz Ansari • Searching for Your Soul Mate
Adam Sternbergh • Smile, You’re Speaking Emoji
Elizabeth Stone • Grief in the Age of Facebook
Richard Rodriguez • Public and Private Language
Analyzing Visuals
Multiple Photographers • Observing the Titanic: Past and Present [Visual Essay], LaunchPad
Tiana Chavez • ASU Athletes Discuss Superstitions [Video], LaunchPad
National Geographic Editors • Hurricane Katrina Pictures: Then & Now, Ruin & Rebirth [Visual Essay], LaunchPad
Brian Hurst • How Your Aggressive Driving Negatively Impacts the Environment [Infographic], LaunchPad
UNICEF Editors • Dirty Water Campaign [Video], LaunchPad
Casey Neistat • Texting While Walking [Video], LaunchPad
Scott Tobias • The Hunger Games
Consumer Reports Web Editors • Best Vanilla Ice Cream [Video], LaunchPad
*Shannon Kintner • Charlie Living with Autism [Student Visual Essay], LaunchPad
Adam Sternbergh • Smile, You’re Speaking Emoji
Stephen King • Why We Crave Horror Movies
Arguing
National Geographic Editors • Hurricane Katrina Pictures: Then & Now, Ruin & Rebirth [Visual Essay], LaunchPad
Emily Badger • It’s Time to Stop Blaming Poverty on the Decline in Marriage
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Brian Hurst • How Your Aggressive Driving Negatively Impacts the Environment [Infographic], LaunchPad
Suzan Shown Harjo • Last Rites for Indian Dead
*Marjorie Lee Garretson • More Pros Than Cons in a Meat-Free Life
UNICEF Editors • Dirty Water Campaign [Video], LaunchPad
Wilbert Rideau • Why Prisons Don’t Work
*Lacey Taylor • It’s Not Just a Bike
Casey Neistat • Texting While Walking [Video], LaunchPad
*Elizabeth Erion • Internship Program Falls Short
*Abigail Marchand • The Family Dynamic
Celebrity Culture [Text, Audio, and Video], LaunchPad
Frank Deford • Mind Games: Football and Head Injuries [Audio], LaunchPad
*Samantha Christopher • Adolescents Are Not Yet Adults
Judy Brady • I Want a Wife
Julie Zeilinger • Guys Suffer from Oppressive Gender Roles Too
Kate Dailey and Abby Ellin • America’s War on the Overweight
Clive Thompson • The New Literacy
Ann Friedman • Can We Just, Like, Get Over the Way Women Talk?
Jenny Jarvie • Trigger Happy
William Deresiewicz • What Is College For?
Sarah Adams • Be Cool to the Pizza Dude
Comparing and Contrasting
Michael Shermer • The Science of Righteousness
Multiple Photographers • Observing the Titanic: Past and Present [Visual Essay], LaunchPad
César Vargas • How First- and Second-Generation Hispanics Can Help Each Other
*Jacob Griffin • Karate Kid vs. Kung Fu Panda: A Race to the Olympics
National Geographic Editors • Hurricane Katrina Pictures: Then & Now, Ruin & Rebirth [Visual Essay], LaunchPad
Scott Tobias • The Hunger Games
Charles M. Blow • Black Dads Are Doing Best of All
*Samantha Christopher • Adolescents Are Not Yet Adults
Chris Bentley • Beyond the Nuclear Family: Can Boomers Make Cohousing Mainstream?
Michael Cobb • The Marriage Imperative
Aziz Ansari • Searching for Your Soul Mate
Julie Zeilinger • Guys Suffer from Oppressive Gender Roles Too
Richard Rodriguez • Public and Private Language
David Brooks • The Humility Code
Defining
*Olof Eriksson • The Problems with Masculinity
Michael Shermer • The Science of Righteousness
*Robert G. Schreiner • What Is a Hunter?
Brian Hurst • How Your Aggressive Driving Negatively Impacts the Environment [Infographic], LaunchPad
Judy Brady • I Want a Wife
Robert Jensen • The High Cost of Manliness
Clive Thompson • The New Literacy
Richard Rodriguez • Public and Private Language
William Zinsser • The Right to Fail
William Deresiewicz • What Is College For?
Describing
Russell Baker • The Art of Eating Spaghetti
*Robert G. Schreiner • What Is a Hunter?
Howie Chackowicz • The Game Ain’t Over ’til the Fatso Man Sings [Audio], LaunchPad
Ashley Smith • Smokejumper Training
*Alea Eyre • Stockholm
*Jacob Griffin • Karate Kid vs. Kung Fu Panda: A Race to the Olympics
*Erin Schmitt • Mr. Hertli
Judith Ortiz Cofer • More Room
Dividing and Classifying
Michael Shermer • The Science of Righteousness
Robert Jensen • The High Cost of Manliness
Richard Rodriguez • Public and Private Language
Miya Tokumitsu • In the Name of Love
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Evaluating and Reviewing
*Alley Julseth • Analyzing “The New Literacy”
Michael Shermer • The Science of Righteousness
Scott Tobias • The Hunger Games
*Elizabeth Erion • Internship Program Falls Short
Consumer Reports Web Editors • Best Vanilla Ice Cream [Video], LaunchPad
*Samantha Christopher • Adolescents Are Not Yet Adults
Cindi May • The Problem with Female Superheroes
Robert Jensen • The High Cost of Manliness
Stephen King • Why We Crave Horror Movies
Explaining Causes and Effects
Michael Shermer • The Science of Righteousness
César Vargas • How First- and Second-Generation Hispanics Can Help Each Other
Emily Badger • It’s Time to Stop Blaming Poverty on the Decline in Marriage
*Yun Yung Choi • Invisible Women
Brian Hurst • How Your Aggressive Driving Negatively Impacts the Environment [Infographic], LaunchPad
Charles M. Blow • Black Dads Are Doing Best of All
Celebrity Culture [Text, Audio, and Video], LaunchPad
Frank Deford • Mind Games: Football and Head Injuries [Audio], LaunchPad
Chris Bentley • Beyond the Nuclear Family: Can Boomers Make Cohousing Mainstream?
Aziz Ansari • Searching for Your Soul Mate
Stephen King • Why We Crave Horror Movies
Libby Copeland • Is Facebook Making Us Sad?
Ann Friedman • Can We Just, Like, Get Over the Way Women Talk?
Amy Tan • Mother Tongue
Giving Examples
Howie Chackowicz • The Game Ain’t Over ’til the Fatso Man Sings [Audio], LaunchPad
Tiana Chavez • ASU Athletes Discuss Superstitions [Video], LaunchPad
César Vargas • How First- and Second-Generation Hispanics Can Help Each Other
*Marjorie Lee Garretson • More Pros Than Cons in a Meat-Free Life
*Elizabeth Erion • Internship Program Falls Short
Consumer Reports Web Editors • Best Vanilla Ice Cream [Video], LaunchPad
*Jonathan Burns • The Hidden Truth: An Analysis of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”
Frank Deford • Mind Games: Football and Head Injuries [Audio], LaunchPad
Cindi May • The Problem with Female Superheroes
Robert Jensen • The High Cost of Manliness
Kate Dailey and Abby Ellin • America’s War on the Overweight
Elizabeth Stone • Grief in the Age of Facebook
Ann Friedman • Can We Just, Like, Get Over the Way Women Talk?
Jenny Jarvie • Trigger Happy
William Zinsser • The Right to Fail
Sarah Adams • Be Cool to the Pizza Dude
Interviewing a Subject
Jon Ronson • How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life
*Lorena A. Ryan-Hines • Looking Backwards, Moving Forward
Tiana Chavez • ASU Athletes Discuss Superstitions [Video], LaunchPad
Chris Bentley • Beyond the Nuclear Family: Can Boomers Make Cohousing Mainstream?
Aziz Ansari • Searching for Your Soul Mate
Elizabeth Stone • Grief in the Age of Facebook
Ann Friedman • Can We Just, Like, Get Over the Way Women Talk?
Amy Tan • Mother Tongue
Observing a Scene
Ashley Smith • Smokejumper Training
*Alea Eyre • Stockholm
Multiple Photographers • Observing the Titanic: Past and Present [Visual Essay], LaunchPad
*Shannon Kintner • Charlie Living with Autism [Student Visual Essay], LaunchPad
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Judith Ortiz Cofer • More Room
Miya Tokumitsu • In the Name of Love
Proposing a Solution
César Vargas • How First- and Second-Generation Hispanics Can Help Each Other
Emily Badger • It’s Time to Stop Blaming Poverty on the Decline in Marriage
Wilbert Rideau • Why Prisons Don’t Work
*Lacey Taylor • It’s Not Just a Bike
Casey Neistat • Texting While Walking [Video], LaunchPad
Frank Deford • Mind Games: Football and Head Injuries [Audio], LaunchPad
David Brooks • The Humility Code
Recalling an Experience
Russell Baker • The Art of Eating Spaghetti
*Robert G. Schreiner • What Is a Hunter?
Howie Chackowicz • The Game Ain’t Over ’til the Fatso Man Sings [Audio], LaunchPad
*Alea Eyre • Stockholm
*Erin Schmitt • Mr. Hertli
Judith Ortiz Cofer • More Room
Chris Bentley • Beyond the Nuclear Family: Can Boomers Make Cohousing Mainstream?
Elizabeth Stone • Grief in the Age of Facebook
Richard Rodriguez • Public and Private Language
Amy Tan • Mother Tongue
Supporting a Position with Sources
Emily Badger • It’s Time to Stop Blaming Poverty on the Decline in Marriage
*Yun Yung Choi • Invisible Women
Brian Hurst • How Your Aggressive Driving Negatively Impacts the Environment [Infographic], LaunchPad
Suzan Shown Harjo • Last Rites for Indian Dead
Charles M. Blow • Black Dads Are Doing Best of All
*Abigail Marchand • The Family Dynamic
Celebrity Culture [Text, Audio, and Video], LaunchPad
*Jonathan Burns • The Hidden Truth: An Analysis of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”
Frank Deford • Mind Games: Football and Head Injuries [Audio], LaunchPad
*Samantha Christopher • Adolescents Are Not Yet Adults
Chris Bentley • Beyond the Nuclear Family: Can Boomers Make Cohousing Mainstream?
Cindi May • The Problem with Female Superheroes
Kate Dailey and Abby Ellin • America’s War on the Overweight
Clive Thompson • The New Literacy
Ann Friedman • Can We Just, Like, Get Over the Way Women Talk?
*Jenny Lidington • Sex Offender Lists: A Never-Ending Punishment
Taking a Stand
César Vargas • How First- and Second-Generation Hispanics Can Help Each Other
Suzan Shown Harjo • Last Rites for Indian Dead
*Marjorie Lee Garretson • More Pros Than Cons in a Meat-Free Life
UNICEF Editors • Dirty Water Campaign [Video], LaunchPad
Casey Neistat • Texting While Walking [Video], LaunchPad
*Elizabeth Erion • Internship Program Falls Short
Michael Cobb • The Marriage Imperative
Cindi May • The Problem with Female Superheroes
Julie Zeilinger • Guys Suffer from Oppressive Gender Roles Too
Ann Friedman • Can We Just, Like, Get Over the Way Women Talk?
*Jenny Lidington • Sex Offender Lists: A Never-Ending Punishment
Jenny Jarvie • Trigger Happy
William Deresiewicz • What Is College For?
Sarah Adams • Be Cool to the Pizza Dude
David Brooks • The Humility Code
Miya Tokumitsu • In the Name of Love