The Seagull Book of Essays

About this book

"A carefully chosen collection of high-interest essays that blend fresh contemporary writing with classroom classics. The book features strong examples of arguments and narratives from political speeches to memoir. The essays cover civil discourse higher education human rights cultural criticism and more. Now organized by thematic chapter the Seagull Book of Essays is a flexible and concise reader for composition classes and first-year writing programs that covers all the basics and features unique contemporary voices"--