REHUGO+4

REHUGO 1: Sports and Fitness **Citation:** Willard, Frances. "From How I Learned to Ride a Bicycle ." //The Language of Compostition//. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2008. 459. Print.
 * Précis:** In this inspiring reflection, Frances Willard implies that women should take control of their own destiny and freedom through her inverted syntax and personification of the bicycle.


 * Commentary:** Due to public controversy, Williard writes her parable on life as a matter-of-fact account. She describes her mastery of her "horse" of a bicyle as remarkable and inspiring. Calling women to become masters of their life, she proves that they can break barriers and accomplish anything.

REHUGO 2: Education **Citation:** Prose, Francine. "I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read." //The Language of Composition//. Boston : Bedford/ St. Martin's, 2008. 89-99. Print.
 * Précis:** In this critical essay, Francine Prose urges parents and eduators to teach children the value of literary masterpieces by explaining how the oversimplification in curriculm is diminishing sociey's well-educated and fervent readers.


 * Commentary:** By analyzing the most frequented books in high school curriculum, Prose persuades her audience that centering a book's lesson on values ironically denies students of experience. She leads her followers through a logical progression of where students and society will end up with a lack of literary understanding.

REHUGO 3: Work
 * Citation:** Washington, Booker T.. "The Atlanta Exposition Address ." //The Language of Composition// . Boston : Bedford/ St. Martin's, 2008. 191-194. Print.


 * Précis:** In this positive speech, Booker T. Washington suggests that the whites should partner with the blacks by reminding them of their loyalty and work ethic and by convincing them that the blacks are a key part to the economy.


 * Commentary:** Washington took a unique approach by not fighting the whites' supremacy, but accommodating it. He believed that economic equality would lead to social equality and championed the value of labor. By relying on the facts of the black's abilties, he helps transform the economy.

REHUGO 4: Community

**Citation:** Howard, Jane. "In Search of the Good Family ." //The Language of Composition//. Boston : Bedford/ St. Martin's, 2008. 283-288. Print.
 * Précis:** In this contemporary excerpt, Jane Howard outlines what constitutes as a good family in order to state that people should pick their own relatives wherever they go.


 * Commentary:** Howard gives hope to people who are born into a family of "meddlesome ogars" by explaining that family runs deeper than blood, it goes through the heart.

REHUGO 5: Gender
 * Citation:** Theroux, Paul. "Being a Man ." //The Language of Composition// . Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin's, 2008. 378-381. Print.


 * Précis:** In this expressive essay, Paul Theroux declares that being a man is a burden by explaining the oppressive and misguided gender roles society has created.


 * Commentary:** Theroux introduces his essay by making his audience think he is going to explain why men find women a nuisance, but then guides them to his ultimate person. He uses this technique to reflect how society's view of masculinity is misguided

REHUGO 6: Language
 * Citation:** Hayakawa, S.I.. "Bilingualism in America ." //The Language of Compostition// . Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, 2008. 562-567. Print.


 * Précis****:** In this reasonably passionate essay, S.I. Hayakawa uses his unique perspective as an immigrant and several historical examples to reveal the social and financial costs of bilingualism and assert that the United States should make English its official language.

**Commentary:** Hayakawa uses his personal experience to elaborate on the unity a common language brings to establish his credibility as well as factually prove the implications bilingualism brings. REHUGO 7: Science and Technology
 * Citation:** Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly . "The Future of Happiness ." //The Language of Composition// . Boston : Bedford/ St. Martin's, 2008. 623-629. Print.


 * Précis:** In this judicious book excerpt, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi explores the possibile outcomes of gentic engineering by comparing it to methods and consequences of the past in order to warn the reader of its potential.


 * Commentary:** Csikszentmihalyi gradually builds his point; he provides background information, which as first makes the piece seem historical, then he discusses others' opinions, then he states his views, and not till the end does he connect his point to a grander scheme. This builds a logical progression in the readers' mind, which opens them up to his way of thinking.

REHUGO 8: Popular Culture **Citation:** Denby, David. "High-School Confidential: Notes on Teen Movies." //The Language of Compostition//. Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, 2008. 709-715. Print.


 * Précis**: In this witty essay, David Denby analyzes the stereotypical characters and plot of high-school movies in order to assert that while they represent the poisonous system of status, snobbery, and exclusion, they are merely a reflection of the filmmakers' broken past.

REHUGO 9: Nature
 * Commentary:** By summarizing the plot of a typical teenage movie, readers recognize what he is talking about and are led to believe his point, even if they haven't seen the specific movie reference.
 * Citation:** Maathai, Wangari . "2004 Nobel Peace Prize Speech ." //The Language of Composition// . Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin's, 2008. 834-839. Print.


 * Précis:** In this inspirational speech, Wangari Maathai calls young people, specifically women, to raise their voices and on the government to recognize social movements by explaining how her environmental progress goes hand in hand with democracy.


 * Commentary:** Maathai respects her audience by repeatedly addressing them at "excellencies, ladies, and gentlemen." She doesn't focus on her achievements, but stresses that it should motivate everyone to do more.

REHUGO 10: Politics
 * Citation:** Hedges, Chris . "The Destruction of Culture." //The Language of Composition// . Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin's, 2008. 922-928. Print.


 * Précis**: In this somber essay, Chris Hedges claims that war destroys a society's culture by giving examples of wartime myths.


 * Commentary:** The key to Hedges argument is his background. As a foreign correspondent and Pulitzer Prize winner for coverage of global warming, he can speak personally of the atrocities and effects of war.