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An unfortunate reality in our world is that discrimination, no matter how many strides we make for equality, cannot be rid of easily. This collection of essays explains this tough topic to readers. Essays are in a pro versus con format so that multiple perspective activate the reader's critical thinking skills. Across four chapters, readers will address the state of discrimination in America, how it impacts society, whether affirmative action is effective, and whether the government has an impact on discrimination. Essay sources include the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund, Institute of Medicine, David L. Chambers, Richard Thompson Ford, Ruth Marcus, and Ishmael Reed.

Editor Jamuna Carroll has compiled several pro versus con essays that debate and answer four major questions. What values do American youth hold? What behaviors do young people engage in? What risks do youths face? What would ensure the safety and health of young adults? By experiencing more than one intelligent opinion on each debated topic, readers will activate their critical reasoning skills in order to add to their own opinions. Superb essay sources include the Traditional Values Coalition, Barna Group, Corporation for National and Community Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Hilary Rodham Clinton. Mrs. Clinton happens to have the only honor out of the essayists to have raised an American child within the nation's White House, offering her a unique perspective on America's youth.

This must-have volume presents a collection of articles in which authors debate the effect alcohol has on health. Readers will examine the extent society is harmed by alcohol, and what measures should be taken to reduce alcohol-related problems. They will learn what causes contribute to alcohol abuse. Fantastic essay sources include the Baldwin Research Institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, International Center for Alcohol Policies, World Health Organization, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Today's media is focused on a pendulum of topics, at one side is constant coverage of reality stars who are famous for just being famous, and on the other side is constant reports of violence and violent crime at the local, national, and global level. What is the real story about violence? Across four chapters, readers will evaluate whether violence is a serious problem, the factors that contribute to human violence, the factors that lead to youth violence, and how society should respond to violence. Video games and gun control are among the specific topics presented.

According to the U.S. State Department, 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year, of which 80 percent are female and half are children. Prostitution is illegal and yet an American State openly allows it. These facts are evidence of a larger truth; the world of your reader is complicated and confusing. This collection of essays are arranged in a pro versus con format, so that the controversies of prostitution and sex trafficking become more accessible to understand. Is prostitution and sex trafficking a serious problem? How should society view prostitution? What factors contribute to prostitution and sex trafficking? What policies should govern prostitution? These four questions are answered across four chapters of fascinating essays.

Today's global economy cannot ignore what is known as a Third World country any longer as global citizens are asking for everyone to have the same liberties and resources as everyone else. Provide your readers with well-balanced opinions that they will form after weighing opposing viewpoints on issues about the Third World. Across four chapters, readers will evaluate the problems that the Third World faces, the impact of globalization, the state of democracy in the Third World, and whether the United States should assist Third World countries. Essay sources include the United Nations Population Fund, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the World Bank.

Editor Viqi Wagner has compiled several essays in a for-or-against sequence that debate four major questions. Is species extinction a serious threat? Is global warming endangering plant and animal species? Are international efforts to preserve endangered species effective? How should humans respond to species decline? With more than one intelligent viewpoint to consider, readers will have a lot to think about. They will use critical thinking skills to develop their own intelligent opinions. This resource is also excellent for report-writing and researching. Superb essay sources include the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, Environment News Service, and World Climate Report.

This book provides a compendium of viewpoints, both pro and con, on several issues relating to the prevalence of gangs in American society. Across four chapters, readers will evaluate whether gangs are widespread, what factors may drive people into gangs, what steps to prevention should be, and what the impact of gangs on society is. Essayist Eloisa Ruano Gonzalez explains that girl gang memberships is on the rise, while Joan Smith debates that this is exaggerated. Nicholas V. Lampson claims that gangs often traffic in drugs, while Trevor Bennett and Katy Holloway emphatically state that not all gang members are involved in drugs. By presenting your readers with divergent viewpoints about these and other gang-related topics, you are activating their critical-thinking skills to develop their own well-rounded opinions.

It is very infrequent that activity of the North and South Pole makes the news, but these two areas are an essential part of life on our planet. Editor Diane Andrews Henningfeld has compiled fascinating essays that debate four topics relating to the poles. Readers will experience a sequence of for-or-against essays about who should govern the poles, how climate change impacts both poles, whether natural resources should be developed, and what role tourism should play in the North and South Poles.

Empower your readers with a strong understanding of important concepts and issues related to Islam. The essays in this book present more than one viewpoint on each issues discussed, which provides a balanced introduction and opens the doorway of critical thinking. Across four chapters, readers will analyze whether the values of Islam and the West are in conflict, whether Islam promotes violence, how women are treated under Islam, and what is the future of Islam in this complicated world. Essay sources include Mustafa Akyol, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, Justine A Rosenthal, Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood, M. A. Muqtedar Khan, and John L Esposito.

How does immigration affect the United States? How should the United States contend with its nonnative speakers? How should the United States deter illegal immigration? Does immigration threaten national security? These four queries are debated across the chapters of this book, within essays that are in a pro versus con sequence Readers will evaluate more than one perspective, allowing them to form a more balanced opinion. Essay sources include Donald J. Boudreaux, Shikha Dalmia,​ Margaret Adams, Vin Suprynowicz, Jessica M. Vaughan, Jan C. Ting.

While females were allowed to compete for the first time in the Olympics in 1900, today, girls make up less than fifty percent of high school athletes. If we're truly equal, why not fifty percent? That eight percent may seem like a small margin, but it represents thousands of girls who aren't benefitting from athletics, for whatever reasons. This collection of essays looks at some important controversies relating to girls in sports. Essays examine both sides of issues, from how gender influences participation to how participation affects girls' health. Readers will evaluate whether schools support girl's sports programs. They will analyze what the cultural implications are of girls being involved in sports. By reading more than one viewpoint on several issues, readers will be able to form intelligent opinions for themselves.

This collection of essays explores the issues and influence of the fashion industry, including lack of ethnic and size diversity in the design room and on the catwalk. Examines the impact of merchandise knockoffs on revenue, branding, and overall quality, as well as poverty and abuse in the new sweatshops. Discusses the relationship between eating disorders and the Size Zero fashion culture, and looks at green design as part of the fashion industry's future.

Readers are introduced to several issues and viewpoints about Latin America. Essays are arranged in a pro versus con format that shares several viewpoints about each topic. Across four chapters, readers will evaluate how strong the Latin American economy is, what its political climate is, what role the U.S. should play in Latin America, and what the current status of human rights is in Latin America.

Debates today's sports culture and examines society's attitudes about sports.

The format of this book presents several essays that offer more than one viewpoint on issues relating to malnutrition. Across four chapters, readers will evaluate whether it is a serious problem, what its root causes are, who should help alleviate it, and what policies will alleviate malnutrition. Will biotechnology alleviate it? Does gender inequality contribute to it? Is it a severe problem in the United states? Answers are provided for these and many more questions, allowing your readers a thorough view and understanding of malnutrition.

This assembly of essays takes readers on a rich survey of various concepts and issues relating to Japan. The essays are in a pro versus con format, so that readers benefit from more than one perspective. Across four chapters, readers will explore whether Japan reconciles its past with its present, how modern living conflicts with tradition, the global role that Japan should play, and what the domestic issues of Japan are. Essay sources include Robert D. Retherford, Naohiro Ogawa, Mariko Sakai, Shozo Nakayam, Atsushi Ishii, and Ayako Okubo.

Editor Jamuna Carroll has compiled a series of essays that debate issues and concepts related to India. Four chapters ask readers to evaluate India's global impact, what its most serious crises are, what its human rights status is, and what efforts would ensure India's future success. Essay sources include Nitya Jacob, G. Ananthapadmanabhan, K. Srinivas, Vinuta Gopal, and Rakesh Shukla.

Editor James Haley has compiled essays from doctors, scientists, and those who have lost loved ones in order to discuss the difficult issues surrounding death and dying. Readers will learn about steps to easing the dying process, and methods for coping with death. They will learn about efforts to extend the human life span, and the possibility of life after death. Essays are arranged so that readers think critically about what they're learning. Can grief be managed? One essay claims that no, it cannot, while another essay gives compelling argument that medical treatment can reduce pain. It's up the reader to decide their own opinions based on both intelligent viewpoints.

We all love a great movie, but the larger industry that a favorite movie comes from has several controversies surrounding it. This collection of essays offers readers a for-or-against, balanced view of several film industry issues. Reading both sides to each debate will allow readers to develop a much more informed opinion. Compelling issues include whether the film industry influences at-risk behavior, whether Hollywood films are racist, and whether film ratings are effective. Readers will evaluate whether violence, sex, and profanity are increasing, and whether piracy has been exaggerated.

Do prisoners have too many rights? Should older prisoners be released early? Are white-collar criminals given lighter sentences? Do tougher sentences deter crime? These and several other questions are debated and answered in this book. Readers benefit from more than one intelligent opinion on each topic. Essay sources include the Correctional Association of New York, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund, American Civil Liberties Union, and the Government Accountability Office.

Sometimes the line between instilling discipline and enforcing punishment for bad behavior blur into a murky area; what is acceptable and what is abuse? This collection of essays presents even-sided discussions about topics relating to child abuse. Chapter one sets out to define what constitutes child abuse. Chapter two examines the causes of it. Chapter three explains its impact on its victims, and chapter four explains methods that may prevent child abuse. Sources include ParentalRights.org, Harvard Mental Health Letter, and the U.S. Department of Justice.

As with any hot-button topic, the need for a balanced understanding is crucial. This collection of essays evenly explores various controversies and issues related to Islamic militancy. Is the Qur'an inherently violent and intolerant? Do perceptions of Islamic militancy stem from poor translations of the Qur'an? Has U.S. foreign policy contributed to the rise of Islamic militancy? Should Muslim immigrants renounce terrorist acts carried out in the name of Islam? This book asks and answers hard-hitting questions in a pro versus con format so that readers receive a balance of information. They will activate their critical thinking skills to form their own informed and intelligent opinions.

Editor Katherine Swarts has provided an interesting exploration into genetic disorders through this pro versus con arrangement of several essays from a variety of well-respected authorities. Should children with disorders be integrated into mainstream school districts or receive private, special education? Should prenatal testing for genetic disorders be equated with eugenics? Does embryonic stem cell research pose ethical considerations? Do siblings of children with genetic disorders develop behavioral problems? These questions, and several more, are addressed by experts, allowing your readers to benefit from more than one intelligent viewpoint for every answer.

This must-have volume examines both sides of the issues surrounding consumer debt, from attitudes towards debt and responsible debt management to national debt and resolving debt problems. Does the U.S. government manage debt responsibly? Are men more likely to struggle with finances than women? Should young people have credit cards? Should debtors be more conscientious toward creditors? These and many more questions are answered through the pro versus con format of this book. Readers will use their critical thinking skills to further develop their own intelligent opinions.

Atheists, because of the nature of what they believe in, or don't believe in, rarely make the news. They are rarely seen as outspoken figures tossing their hat into the ring of political, social, religious, or scientific discourse. The Pew Research Center has found that about half of Americans say they would be less likely to support an atheist candidate for president, which is curious because many people believe in the separation of Church and State. Provide your readers with some other curious debatable topics about Atheism. Essays are provided in a pro versus con format, and are selected from highly respected sources and publications. Across four chapters, readers will think critically about the state of Atheism, what its impact on society is, what are major concerns, and what the future may hold.

Editor Mike Wilson has compiled a sequence of essays in pro versus con format, that debate several topics about terrorism. Across four chapters, readers will evaluate whether terrorism is a serious threat, how society is susceptible to it, what its real causes are, and how governments should respond to terrorism. Is the United States winning its war on terrorism? Does a lack of civil liberties cause terrorism? Will winning the Iraq war curb terrorism? These valuable, pressing questions are debated for readers, allowing them to form intelligent opinions for themselves.

This fascinating book is a collection of articles, speeches, excerpts, and other material that present a variety of opinions on the subject of infectious diseases. What causes disease resurgence? How should society respond to resurgent diseases? How can resurgent diseases be controlled? How can disease resurgence be reduced? These four main questions are debated by divergent sources, allowing readers a comprehensive and broad understanding of these issues.