Unit 1 School Daze ..................................1
Unit 2 Crossing the Line ........................15
Unit 3 My Slice of the Pie ......................27
Unit 4 I Said It My Way ..........................39
Unit 5 It’s Not Easy Being Good ............51
Unit 6 Scientifically Speaking ................65
Unit 7 The Nature of Things—Environmental Concerns .............................................................77
Unit 8 All Stressed Out and No Place to Go ................................................................................89
Unit 9 Small Talk—Not Deep, but Important ............................................................................103
Unit 10 High-Tech Communication—A Curse or a Blessing? .......................................................119
Unit 11 Humor—Can Laughter Be the Best Medicine? ...............................................................135
Unit 12 Academic Dishonesty—How Common Is Cheating? ......................................................151
Unit 13 Exporting American Culture—McDonaldization of the World? .....................................169
Unit 14 The Time Bind—Are Twenty-Four Hours a Day Enough? ...............................................185
Unit 15 Marketing Techniques—Are We Really Influenced? .......................................................201
Unit 16 Changes on Earth—It’s Not What It Used to Be .............................................................217
Appendix A: Note Taking .........................233
Appendix B: Paraphrasing .......................236
Appendix C: Informal Panel Discussions .......................................................................................238
Appendix D: Oral Presentation Feedback Forms ..........................................................................241
Appendix E: Learning Styles Survey—How Do You Learn Best? ....................................................244
Appendix F: Transcripts ...........................247