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The act of writing : Canadian essays for composition Cover Image Book Book

The act of writing : Canadian essays for composition Ronald Conrad.

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  • ISBN: 9780070969292
  • ISBN: 0070969299
  • Physical Description: xxvi, 433 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: 8th ed.
  • Publisher: Toronto : McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Includes in part selections from the following essays: Encounter / Carol Shields -- Growing up Native / Carol Geddes -- Busy, busy, busy / Margaret Wente -- Killing machines / Linda McQuaig -- The Bull / Rudy Wiebe -- In the Trenches / Charles Yale Harrison -- D'Sonoqua / Emily Carr -- Canada must put the planet's interests first / Marc Garneau -- Forgiveness / June Callwood -- The Seven-minute life of Marc Lepine / Nathalie Petrowski -- This boat is my boat / Drew Hayden Taylor -- Remarks of security of person and property in Canada / Catharine Parr Traill -- Black + white = black / Lawrence Hill -- Pulling together / David Lam -- "A sound beyond hearing" Hugh MacLennan -- How to live to be 200 / Stephen Leacock -- Capping the Great Cup debate / martin Hocking -- Grinning and happy / Joy Kogawa -- Letter to America / Margaret Atwood -- Local foreigin policy / Naomi Klein -- Dri de coeur / Romeo Dallaire, with Brent Beardsley.
Subject: English language > Rhetoric > Textbooks.
Canadian essays (English)

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  • 3 of 3 copies available at Camosun College Library.

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Interurban Library PE 1429 C66 2009 (Text) 26040002970123 Main Collection Volume hold Available -
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