Discovering the Personality of Punctuation: Turning the Ho Hums into Tee Hees

Author(s): Tiffany MacQuarrie

Truly, words have power, but did you know that punctuation also has power – perhaps more? Tiffany MacQuarrie’s book, Discovering the Personality of Punctuation, will enable you to infuse power into your writing merely by employing the appropriate punctuation for the occasion. Sure, you’ve read ab...

The Sociology of Education

Author(s): John R West

The Sociology of Education is a hybridization of two fundamental institutions in any society. The melding of Sociology and Education is particularly crucial in industrialized societies where growth and progress are significantly dependent upon survival, innovation, and access to resources.   H...

A Customized Version of Drugs: A Healthy Understanding by Larry W. Latterman Designed Specifically for Iowa State University

Author(s): Denise Denton

The goal of Drugs, a Healthy Understanding is to transmit to students a healthier understanding of drug use and abuse and to give them a definite knowledge of the consequences of drug abuse. To achieve this goal and encourage student education, I have compiled the data and information in an easy-to...

Sparks: A Reader to Energize Writing

Author(s): Donna Stevenson

Whether you teach a traditional or accelerated developmental writing course  Sparks: A Reader to Energize Writing offers a blend of reading strategies, essays, punctuation exercises, basic research documentation, and rhetorical modes—all in one text and written in a tone that speaks directly to stud...