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Essay Topic 1
What are the "four Ps" that Foster discusses in Chapter 1, "The Structure of Nonfiction Information," and what is the function of each?
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," Foster proposes that newspapers write the "first draft" of history, magazines write the "second draft," and history books write the "final draft." Argue for or against this claim--or accept it with qualifications.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," Foster makes a number of claims about the importance of newspapers. Do you agree, disagree, or agree with qualifications?
Essay Topic 4
On page 28 of Chapter 2, "The Ecology of the Nonfiction Biosphere," Foster writes the following paragraph:
"That's easy: time. The thing of which there is never enough. That heals all wounds or possibly wounds all heels."
Analyze the effectiveness of this paragraph. What rhetorical strategies are at work here? What do you...
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