As I said above, one good part in the 'Freshman Writing Seminar' type class is that they give you the books to read, they hold a conference *among the students* to argue over a certain topic, then give you the time to write about that given topic. About reading newspaper - NY Times is pretty good. I wouldn't recommend some of those sports-journals which are printed weekly. This is because - well. you learn how to use sarcasm, practically. *And this is NOT good.* For instance... the golf journal is pretty insipid with that aspect. It is at some point acidic in its expressions - if you learn how to use them properly, you will be able to disgust many of people there, for sure! =) Anyway, for the aspect of 'reading,' I whole-heartedly agree with the guest above. =)