pass english comp: The Study Guide for Critical Thinking, Rhetoric, and College Writing

Pass English Comp is the ideal study guide for collegebound students and students enrolled in college-level composition, rhetoric, and writing classes. Pass English Comp covers the basic concepts of critical thinking, rhetoric, and writing college papers using down-to-earth language, diagrams, annotated text, and sample essays. This outstanding 200-page, perfectbound, softcover study guide is designed to help students develop the thinking, reading, and writing skills they need to succeed in college.

Pass English Comp will be valuable to every student who wants to understand the concepts of critical thinking, rhetoric, and writing for college. This affordable, easy-to-use book is designed to be the perfect learning tool. Author Susan Ferguson, a professional writer and editor who has taught college English composition classes, discusses in easy-to-understand language the challenges that composition students are most likely to face, including:

+ Making the Transition to College -- Jump-start your brain with ideas to help you find success while you’re in college.
+ What Do You Know? -- Assess your writing skills and find out which skills are expected of you in your classes.
+ A Word about Plagiarism -- Sloppiness and cheating can have serious consequences in college. Learn how to document research correctly to prevent plagiarism.
+ How Do You Learn? -- Discover how your brain processes information when you learn.
+ The Power of Critical Thinking -- Thinking critically is the key to learning. Discover the secrets of strong critical thinkers.
+ The Art of Critical Reading -- Acquire the skills you’ll need to evaluate reading materials in your college classes.
+ A Word about Grammar -- Discover why good grammar is important in your college papers.
+ The Importance of Vocabulary -- Get a head start on the words you’ll need to know while you’re in college.
+ Rhetoric: The Basics -- Learn how to identify and use rhetoric and rhetorical appeals effectively.
+ Analyzing Verbal and Visual Rhetoric -- Practice identifying and interpreting rhetoric in verbal and visual texts.
+ Logical Fallacies: The Basics -- Get familiar with flawed reasoning so that yours isn’t.
+ Essay and Thesis Statement Development -- Learn how to develop and organize the key elements of well-written papers.
+ What about Research? -- Identify ways to make the best use of your time and resources while doing research.
+ Drafting and Revision -- This tried-and-true technique will help you manage your time and write effectively.

Also included are these chapters, many with sample essays, to help you focus on your particular writing needs:
+ Writing the Rhetorical Analysis Essay
+ Writing the Synthesis Essay
+ Writing the Informative Essay
+ Writing the Argument Essay
+ Writing the Reflective Essay
+ Writing the Prospectus
+ Documentation, Citations, and the Bibliography

Pass English Comp makes it easy to understand the ideas and rules behind the concepts. Pass English Comp will help students write college-level papers that meet the expectations of most college composition instructors.

If you are enrolled in English Composition, Freshman Composition, Logic and Rhetoric, Fundamentals of College Writing, or a similar foundation composition class, you need Pass English Comp to understand the concepts of critical thinking, rhetoric, and writing and develop the skills that will help you succeed in college.

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MURDER MANHATTAN STYLE

Murder Manhattan Style is Warren Bull's first major collection of short stories. Warren's writing has been published in a wide range of mystery anthologies, but this is the first time his delightful mystery stories have been assembled in such an entertaining collection. Here's how other popular mystery writers view Murder Manhattan Style:

"In this collection, Warren Bull takes his readers across the American landscape with stories of justice and injustice, truth and speculation, and humor and noir. The Manhattan in the title sometimes refers to the suave part of New York and sometimes to its prairie twin in Kansas. The stories are equally diverse. Bull writes tales of children outwitting their elders in the name of what’s right in turbulent Bleeding Kansas; of card sharks, clever dames and tough guys out on the town in the flush days of post-World War II; of an anguished husband and another furious father thwarted while seeking revenge; and a crime writer who really can’t handle rejection. Bull proposes intriguing questions—What if the ghost of Hamlet’s father wasn’t an apparition after all?—and moral ones—At what point is personal danger more tolerable than the loss of human dignity? Warren Bull is a thoughtful, gifted writer who blends history, language, pathos and a fine wit to tell terrific stories." –Ramona DeFelice Long, independent editor and author

"Warren Bull is a short story master, and this collection shows him at his best with quick stories told in crisp, clear prose. There's variety, drama, history, humor, pathos, compassion and even Shakespeare here, along with surprising and satisfying endings to every story." –Nancy Pickard, New York Times Bestselling Author

"Murder Manhattan Style by Warren Bull is a collage of well-written stories as different as their settings, ranging from the Manhattan in Kansas to the town of the same name in New York, with whistle stops along the way. Characters are as diverse as a young brother and sister encountering crime and prejudice in 1850's Middle America, tough-talking gumshoes of the 1930's and '40's Big Apple, to some who practice crime in the present day. Even a delightful homage visit with guys and dolls in Damon Runyon mode, those lovable characters who begin each day with the racing form and end it with whatever scheme looks profitable. Wherever and whenever these well-drawn characters play out their stories, there’s more to savor than what they do and say. Underlying each engaging tale is a glimpse of what's going on in their minds and how they mentally process what’s going on around them. It takes a practicing psychologist to relate that element so sharply, and, fortunately for readers of these stories, that’s precisely what Warren Bull happens to be when he’s not writing fiction. Highly recommended morsels for when you want to spice up your reading diet with variety." –Earl Staggs, Derringer Award winner and author of Memory of a Murder

Learn more about the author at Warren's website, http://www.warrenbull.com/

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Gaze: A Collection of Stories

Gaze: A Collection of Stories is Susan Ferguson's first short-story collection. Sixteen short stories explore the way emotions affect relationships with friends, families and strangers. Those who have read advance copies have this to say about the stories in Gaze:

"Susan Ferguson's stories — many of which are unabashedly about sex — are by turns funny, gritty, and tender. From listening to narrators as different as the pragmatic mom in 'Driving the Dead Man's Car' and the fragile woman in the surreal 'Tiny Birds,' we get glimpses into lives that are at once ordinary and surprising." —Beth Alvarado, author, Not a Matter of Love

"These stories shimmer — not with short-lived dramatics but with the kind of beauty and truth that sinks in ever deeper as the characters live. Ferguson has created not just people, but realities that have all the pain and ecstasy of real life. Read these stories and wake up to the uncanny power of language to grab your heart and twist and twist until meaning breaks free." —Luke Reynolds, co-editor, Dedicated to the People of Darfur: Writings on Fear, Risk, and Hope

"Susan Ferguson writes with a clear eye and a scalpel, piercing the reader's heart with deep insights about a tough, hard world. She will make you laugh and cry, and, at times, feel a sense of exaltation. You will remember some of these stories for a long time." —Mark Littleton, author, The End of the World As We Know It

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ninth month publishing

Ninth Month Publishing Co. is an independent small press in Tucson, Arizona. Established in 2008, Ninth Month Publishing Co. is the result of years of writing and publishing research by founder/owner Susan Ferguson.

Susan Ferguson has been an instructor of English composition at the community college and university levels. She has taught writing at numerous writing workshops and teacher in-in-service sessions. Susan holds a Master of Arts degree in English-Creative Writing from Northern Arizona University and a Bachelor of Arts in English-Writing and Journalism minor from Missouri Western State University. She is a teacher-consultant with the Greater Kansas City Writing Project, a local organization affiliated with the National Writing Project, a professional network of teachers devoted to the teaching of writing. Susan is a member of the National Council of Teachers of English and the Modern Language Association.

An independent writer, editor, and book designer by trade, Susan has twenty-five years of experience in journalism, marketing, and publishing. Her work has been locally and nationally recognized and she holds awards for creative writing, editing, design, and journalism.