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Nella Larsen's 1929 novella follows friends Irene Redfield and Clare Kendry, two black women who pass as white. Their anxieties about passing culminate in tragedy, revealing the powerful repercussions of hiding one's identity. Nearly a century later, Larsen's exploration of race remains urgent and relevant as ever.

The Humble Argument is so much more than a writing textbook. It gives you tools, tips, and tricks that actually explain what a writer does. It doesn't sugarcoat the process, or dumb down the very real challenges that entering a college writing space requires. This book is more like a friend. It's the kind of friend that will coach you through a tough time and encourage you, and it will make you laugh while you go through it. It's the kind of friend who holds your hair back when you're sick of writing, and gives you the courage to try again. Roy K. Humble is the kind of writing teacher who understands the struggle of learning how to write arguments like a college student, and doesn't just tell you what you want to hear. His lessons here are profound, but in the sense that they are delivered by someone who wants you to feel included in the conversation about what good college writing should be. He writes to students in language they can understand without becoming English majors, and with just enough humor to keep them reading. He writes for faculty, moving step by step through the unadorned guiding principles of effective formal writing so that faculty have a great framework on which to build their classes. Perhaps most importantly, Humble understands that the price of a book matters to students, so his books are affordable. From every perspective, Humble gets it. The Humble Argument has students covered on these important topics: - Understanding argument as an idea- Grasping the stages of the writing process- Organizing an argument around rhetorical principles- Thinking for yourself as a college student- Crafting a careful and clear thesis- Gathering and synthesizing evidence to support a thesis- Guiding readers through a thoughtful persuasive essay

Viviendo en dos Lenguas es un recorrido por la memoria, el poder de la palabra y la capacidad de resiliencia de la mano de estudiantes de la clase de español para hablantes de herencia del colegio comunitario de Chemeketa. Son historias de vida, donde los protagonistas experimentan realidades complejas de inmigración, violencia, discriminación, y opresión lingüstica. Sin embargo, en una narrativa valiente, marcada por una introspección profunda, hacen de la adversidad, su potencial. Los estudiantes retoman su capital lingüstico y públicamente hacen que sus voces trasciendan y sus historias perduren, como un acto de amor a su lengua materna, en una dinámica de alternancia contacto, hasta de amalgamamiento entre el español y el inglés, lejos de toda supresión. Este libro puede servir para estudios en el campo de ciencias sociales y humanas. También, como material de consulta o de inspiración para profesores y estudiantes que quieran realizar experiencias similares. Living In Two Languages is a journey through memory, the power of the word, and the capacity for resilience by students in the Spanish for Heritage Speakers at Chemeketa Community College. These are life stories, where the protagonists experience the complex realities of immigration, violence, discrimination, and linguistic oppression. However, in a brave narrative, marked by deep introspection, they make adversity their potential. In a public way, the students make their voices transcend and their stories endure, as an act of love to their mother tongue. All this in a dynamic of alternation or contact, even of amalgamation between Spanish and English, far from any societal suppression. This book can be used for studies in the field of social and human sciences and as reference or inspiration material for teachers and students who want to carry out similar experiences.

The Humble Essay is so much more than a writing textbook. It gives you tools, tips, and tricks that actually explain what a writer does. It doesn't sugarcoat the process, or dumb down the very real challenges that entering a college writing space requires. This book is more like a friend. It's the kind of friend that will coach you through a tough time and encourage you, and it will make you laugh while you go through it. It's the kind of friend who holds your hair back when you're sick of writing and gives you the courage to try again. Roy K. Humble is the kind of writing teacher who understands the struggle of learning how to write like a college student and doesn't just tell you what you want to hear. His lessons here are profound, but in the sense that they are delivered by someone who wants you to feel included in the conversation about what good college writing should be. He writes to students in language they can understand without becoming English majors, and with just enough humor to keep them reading. He writes for faculty, moving step by step through the unadorned guiding principles of effective formal writing so that faculty have a great framework on which to build their classes. Perhaps most importantly, Humble understands that the price of a book matters to students, so his books are affordable. From every perspective, Humble gets it. The Humble Essay has students covered on these important topics: - Understanding the college essay as an idea- Grasping the stages of the writing process- Organizing the college essay around cohesive paragraphs- Thinking for yourself as a college student- Gathering and synthesizing sources and information- Guiding readers through a thoughtful college essay

Becoming a College Writer is an encouraging new writing textbook that places the power of activity- and discussion-based classroom practices into the hands of students. Based on real writing instruction from real college faculty, this book blends a friendly, accessible voice with hands-on activities in the form of: Annotated example papersHelpful and simple writing exercisesPractical guides for essential writing skillsThe writing processEssay structureParagraph and sentence structureSolutions to common problemsThese lessons address the necessary skill sets college writers must wield--not as masters, but as growing writers--in a variety of contexts. Built by experienced teaching faculty who work with students at all levels of readiness for college writing, this textbook focuses on providing detailed accounts of the most helpful feedback their students have identified from their assignments. The result is an extremely useful and balanced approach to helping students reach their maximum potential as a writer, all without bogging them down with too much information. Each lesson is further illustrated by diagrammed examples of what good writing looks like. These examples are formed by showing a typical but problematic example that struggling students might write first, followed by step-by-step instructions to improve that writing in the moment, simultaneously teaching the skills needed to do it the improved way in the future. Finally, a value-packed appendix provides exercises in revision and proofreading, demystifying these processes that so many students forego in order to turn their hurried assignments in on time. Becoming a College Writer gives students a reason to slow down, look twice, and hone their writing: perhaps the most important step of the writing process.

Health and Fitness for Life is an introductory college textbook that shows students how to improve their habits related to physical activity, eating, or stress management. With a focus on real-world activities and practices for increasing overall wellness, this book includes grounded examples of practical health-based situations and healthy choices from diverse perspectives that will give students strategies for identifying and improving areas of their health.This book covers the basics of exercise and healthy living, as well as more advanced topics, including: - Cardiorespiratory fitness- Muscular strength and endurance- Flexibility training and mobility- Body composition- Nutrition planning and guidance- Stress management- Chronic and infectious disease- Substance use and abuse- Environmental healthThis book's data-driven study of health and fitness is goal-oriented, instructive, and encouraging for students of varying backgrounds and states of wellness. The approach in these pages creates relevant links between guidance from official health organizations and everyday life. There's something for everyone here, whether you're looking to improve habits related to physical activity, eating, or stress management, or to better understand your place in the world as a healthy individual.Written by community college health faculty, Health and Fitness for Life blends down-to-earth instructional text with numerous examples of relevant situations and outcomes for students from all demographics.

Your Guide to College Writing is a practical handbook for academic writers. This book teaches you the rules for college research and writing and shows you how to follow them in real-world examples. By starting with the basics of paragraphs, sentences, punctuation, word choice, research, and guides to MLA, APA, and Chicago styles, you'll become comfortable with the building blocks of writing in college. When you have trouble with a specific error or tricky problem, you'll find easy-to-follow instructions for crafting solutions that you can use throughout your career as a formal writer. Formal academic writing can be complex. This handbook is written in clear and accessible language and is designed to be a reference guide to help you quickly find the right topic. Each topic is explained and illustrated by several examples that show how it works and how to use it, complete with samples and annotations. Your Guide to College Writing has you covered on topics that include: Organizing paragraphs effectively Writing appropriate openings and conclusions Completing sentence fragments Fixing run-on sentences Using commas correctly Identifying reliable sources Working with sources responsibly Citing sources accurately in MLA, APA, and Chicago style Formatting your paper in MLA, APA, and Chicago style

Español para hablantes de herencia is a Spanish language textbook for native Spanish speakers. It provides students with grammar, reading, speaking, and listening exercises and assignments. It has been published by Chemeketa Community College for use in its Biliteracy courses for native spanish speakers at this institution.

This lab manual provides students with hands-on experience studying astronomy in a lab setting. The exercises provide instructional content for working with the software tool Stellarium, and studying various stellar bodies including the Sun, Moon, and planets, as well as variable stars and galaxies and the Milky Way. Several labs also focus on planetarium terminology, spectral analysis, Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams, and the expansion of the universe. The ten labs in this manual are printed in color and have perforated pages for students to tear out and turn in.

This lab manual provides students with hands-on experience studying Oceanography in a lab setting. The exercises provide instructional content for working with marine geographic terminology, and for studying various oceanic bodies and concepts including plate tectonics, marine sediments, currents, coastal processes, waves, and ocean productivity. Several labs also focus on general properties of Earth's oceans like the physical and chemical properties of water, climate change, and ocean acidification. The nine labs in this manual are printed in color and have perforated pages for students to tear out and turn in.

This lab manual provides students with hands-on experience studying Geology in a lab setting. The exercises provide instructional content for working with rivers, glaciers, and deserts. Several labs also focus on plate tectonics, rocks and minerals, topographic maps, superfund sites, floods, coasts, landslides, geologic timescales, and surface geology, all focused on the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The fourteen labs and three field trip modules in this manual are printed in color and have perforated pages for students to tear out and turn in.

This lab manual provides students with hands-on experience studying Geology in a lab setting. The exercises provide instructional content for working with rocks and minerals. Several labs also focus on rock cycles, plate tectonics, rock forming minerals, igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, fossils, and plate boundaries, all focused on the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The fifteen labs and three field trip modules in this manual are printed in color and have perforated pages for students to tear out and turn in.

This lab manual provides students with hands-on experience studying Physics in a lab setting. The exercises provide instructional content for working with qualitative analysis, physical measurements, light, temperature, and much more. The forty labs in this manual are printed in color and have perforated pages for students to tear out and turn in.

This lab manual provides students with hands-on experience studying Geology in a lab setting. The exercises provide instructional content for working with volcanoes, mountains, and earthquakes. Several labs also focus on plate tectonics, silicate structures, igneous rocks, viscosity, volcanic hazards, accreted terranes, and geologic structures, all focused on the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The thirteen labs and two field trip modules in this manual are printed in color and have perforated pages for students to tear out and turn in.

Elementary Algebra provides precollege algebra students with the essentials for understanding what algebra is, how it works, and why it so useful. It is written with plain language and includes annotated examples and practice exercises so that even students with an aversion to math will understand these ideas and learn how to apply them. This textbook expands on algebraic concepts that students need to progress with mathematics at the college level, including linear models and equations, polynomials, and quadratic equations. Written by faculty at Chemeketa Community College for the students in the classroom, Elementary Algebra is a classroom-tested textbook that sets students up for success.

Intermediate Algebra provides precollege algebra students with the essentials for understanding what algebra is, how it works, and why it so useful. It is written with plain language and includes annotated examples and practice exercises so that even students with an aversion to math will understand these ideas and learn how to apply them. This textbook expands on algebraic concepts that students need to progress with mathematics at the college level, including linear, exponential, logarithmic, and quadratic functions; sequences; and dimensional analysis. Written by faculty at Chemeketa Community College for the students in the classroom, Intermediate Algebra is a classroom-tested textbook that sets students up for success.

This introductory textbook provides a broad overview of world geography, moving region by region and providing students with the information and images they need to develop a clearer sense of the world around them.

Workplace Psychology: Issues and Application is a compilation of open content for students of Psychology 104: Workplace Psychology at Chemeketa Community College. It is an optional print edition of the OER textbook in use in those classes.

The goal of this introductory economics textbook is to use economic analysis to determine the causes and solutions to one of the United States' most vexing social problems?poverty. Using examples of orthodox and heterodox economic theories, The Economics of Poverty fills a gap in the traditional discussion around poverty, focusing on how our economy contributes to and can solve the problem of poverty. This book is written in plain language that welcomes readers into the complex conversation about poverty. Relying on current data and helpful graphs and charts, The Economics of Poverty provides students with a lens through which to view the complexities of poverty as a social problem with economic roots. This in-depth exploration of two major economic theories' response to poverty models the behavior of actual economists, who must do more than just crunch the numbers in their search for answers. Students learn how to think like an economist and use the common toolset from a friendly voice.

Practical Models of Technical Communication is a college-level textbook for technical writers and communicators. Written in plain and accessible language, this textbook is designed to provide students with solid tools, useful models, interesting scenarios, and a vocabulary of technical terms that will allow them to communicate effectively as part of a fast-paced, global workforce. Its approachable, real-world examples and detailed visuals guide students in creating multimodal, technical documents that reach a broad audience.This book explores the fundamentals of technical communication, expanding on the following topics:Writing and organizing an array of technical documents such as definitions, descriptions, instructions, procedures, proposals, and reportsEmbracing ethical communication visually and in writingDesigning documents for readability, emphasis, and organizationIncreasing rhetorical awareness of multimodality in all types of communicationResearching and documenting source material effectivelyCrafting successful job materials for entering the workforceCommunicating professionally within various work environmentsNavigating the changing needs of audiences that technical writers meet along the way

Recovering from a factory accident that nearly claimed his eyesight, a young John Muir ventured into the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. The flowers, wildlife, and rock formations he saw during the summer of 1869 changed how he would look at nature forever. Recollected at the end of his life from early journals and sketches, this ecstatic personal narrative gives insight into the forward-looking nature lover who would become known as father of the nation's parks system. To read this book is to become Muir's hiking partner, sharing in "a glorious botanical and geological excursion" that would blaze the trail for the modern-day environmental movement.