Ideas in Conflict: Writing about the Great Issues of Civilization - Softcover

Winchell, Mark; Winchell, Donna Haisty

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413014771 ISBN 13: 9781413014778

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2007

Synopsis

IDEAS IN CONFLICT is a humanities reader with rhetorical coverage that looks at the great issues pondered by many cultures for centuries. Winchell and Winchell examine "the great controversies of civilization"-dilemmas plaguing humanity from ancient times to the present, topics where no one answer exists and debate will continue to go on for centuries. The authors take you on a fascinating journey from the beginning of the written word on through to present day, and encourage you to view all perspectives of these enduring issues. Then, you'll be asked to write about your own views. The reader strikes a balance between an emphasis on humanities and an emphasis on composition, writing, and rhetorical devices. Learning about the great issues of civilization can only be fully understood when coupled with critical thinking and writing skills. With discussion questions and suggested paper topics, IDEAS IN CONFLICT invites you to enter into the conversations that have been going on for centuries.

About this title

About the Author:

Mark Winchell holds B. A. and M. A. degrees from West Virginia University and a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt. After receiving his Ph.D., he taught in temporary positions at the University of Tennessee, Nashville, and the Ohio State University. He was assistant professor of English at the University of Southern Mississippi from 1980-85. He then came to Clemson University as an associate professor and was promoted to full professor in 1988. He currently directs Clemson's program in the Great Works of Western Civilization.

Dr. Donna Winchell received a B.A. and an M.A. from Florida State University and a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition from Texas Christian University. Having in the past coordinated the teaching done by Graduate Teaching Assistants in the department, she now teaches freshman composition and Ethnic American Literature. Her literary specialty is African American women's novels. Her current research interest in the area of composition is teaching via computers and, specifically, electronic means of synthesizing student writing. Her current research includes portfolio assessment of writing, digital portfolios, laptop-based pedagogy.

Review:

"There is an integrity and coherence in these selections that manages to calm my usual desire to add my two cents. The authors do a good job of reconciling the range of possibilities with the interests and capabilities of introductory students."

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1413014771
• ISBN 13: 9781413014778
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 976