ENGL 1B: But Ain't That America: Our Customs and Traditions

DH De La O, English 1B: 03 @ San José State University, Spring 2014

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

News from Around America 04.16.14








  • USA - Americans and the Problem of Exotic Pets (Huffington Post)
  • COLORADO - $98 million: The amount of taxes Colorado expects to bring in from Marijuana sales this year (Reuters)
  • USA - Inside today's KKK (Business Insider)
  • CALIFORNIA - Witness a college student's epic fail on Wheel of Fortune (Salon)
  • NEBRASKA - When prom comes crashing down (CNN)
  • TENNESSEE - Student wearing Confederate flag dress denied entrance into her prom (CNN)

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Course Information

DH De La O,
The Department of English
& Comparative Literature
at San José State University

English 1A: But Ain't That America
Spring 2014

Email: dhdelao@gmail.com

Office Hours: Tu/Th 10:30 - 11:30 AM, FOB 111

Section 3 (20344): Mo/We 7:30 - 8:45 AM, CL 238

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      • Reflection 06-B: Isn't It Bromantic?—The Rise of B...
      • Reflection 06-A: Bosom Buddies—America's Breast Ob...
      • News from Around America 04.08.14
      • Week 11: Mo 07/We 09
      • Close Read: American Pastimes
      • News from Around America 04.03.14
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Syllabus

  • ENG 1B, Sec 03

GoogleDocs

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eReader

  • "15 Vital Business Etiquette Rules" (OPEN Forum)
  • "American Business Etiquette" (New York International)
  • "American Way of Birth, Costliest in the World" by Elisabeth Rosenthal
  • "Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain" by Jessica Mitford
  • "Being a Gentleman at the Office: The Dos and Don’ts of Business Etiquette" (The Art of Manliness)
  • "Beverly Hills and Silicon Valley Share Etiquette Shortfalls" (San Francisco Chronicle)
  • "Delivering Lily" by Phillip Lopate
  • "Five Helpful Thank You Note Samples and Tips After a Job Interview" (Examiner)
  • "How Smooth Are You? Take the Business Etiquette Quiz" (Business Insider)
  • "How Social Media Is Changing The Way We Approach Death" by Paul Bisceglio
  • "Job Seekers: No, the Interview Thank You Note is Not Dead" (Forbes),
  • "The Love of My Life" by Cheryl Strayed
  • "Why My Kids Watched Me Give Birth" by Madeline Holler
  • Beverly Hills and Silicon Valley Share Etiquette Shortfalls (San Francisco Chronicle)

NextGen Classroom Instructional Guides

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  • II: Utilizing Lecture Capture in the Classroom
  • III: Utilizing Telepresence in the Classroom

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