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"Renewable Energy: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"--

This volume explores the topics relating to the Arab Spring by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise this issue.

"Opposing Viewpoints: Congressional Ethics: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"--

The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and the Congressional Budget Office are among the several essay sources included in this book about the U.S. deficit. Readers will view several opposing essays across four chapters. The four topic ranges are key issues in the debate over the deficit, what role taxes should play in deficit reduction, whether cuts to entitlement programs can reduce the deficit, and whether defense spending should be cut to reduce the deficit.

"Medical Marijuana: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"--

Color illustrations are in hardcover edition only.

"Criminal Justice: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"--

This volume explores the topic of the cybercrime and crime involving computers and computer networks by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that surround this issue. The editors and authors investigate topics such as the seriousness of cybercrime, how criminals use computer resources to commit cybercrime, if the use of electronic computer technologies such as WikiLeaks, social media, e-mail, and podcasts for various forms of activism can be considered a crime. Readers will evaluate what measures and laws will be prevent crimes being committed via computers in the future. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. This allows your readers to activate higher-level critical thinking and reading skills. Essay sources include the Wall Street Journal, Kim Hone-McMahan, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Sid Kirchheimer.

Can dictatorships be a good form of government? Are select dictatorships becoming democracies? Are select democracies becoming dictatorships? What does the future hold for Middle Eastern governments? These four queries are addressed across four chapters of pro versus con essays that debate each topic. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Readers are exposed to many sides of a debate, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking. Essay sources include Sishuwa Sishuwa, Angel Rabasa, Sholto Byrnes, Uri Friedman, and The Economist.

This volume examines the utility and effectiveness of buildings designed to be environmentally friendly.

Examines various aspects and controversies of government spending.

This volume explores the topics relating to the millennial generation, also known as Generation Y--typically referring to people with birth dates from the late 1970s to the early 2000s, by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues.

This book explores many aspects of media violence. Readers will evaluate the seriousness of the media violence problem, the regulation of media violence, the effect of violence in the news, and the relationship between sex and violence in the media. Essays are arranged in a for-or-against sequence that guides readers through the issues while providing more than one intelligent viewpoint. Stellar essay sources include the Federal Communications Commission, Motion Picture Association of America, Federal Trade Commission, and NewsRx Health and Science.

Editor Louise I. Gerdes has compiled compelling essays that will allow readers to take a deep, thoughtful look at teen dating. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Readers are exposed to many sides of a debate, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking. Readers will evaluate whether teen dating violence is a serious problem, whether virginity pacts are effective, and whether media and technology have an impact on teen dating.

Editor Noah Berlatsky has compiled several opposing essays that explore the various factors that motivate whistleblowers. Readers will examine the issue of whether whistleblowers compromise safety and national security, Wikileaks' function as a whistleblower, and the consequences faced by whistleblowers.

Editor Beth Rosenthal has arranged several compelling essays in a for-or-against sequence that provides readers with multiple perspectives about gay parenting. Readers will explore the impact of gay parenting on children, and the impact of gay families on society. They will evaluate what methods of parenthood should be available to same-sex partners. They will also examine the laws should regulate gay parenting. Essay sources include LifeSiteNews.com, Abbie Goldberg, Rich Mkhondo, and Sara Butler Nardo.

Presents differing viewpoints on the causes of inflation; the impact inflation has on economies; and whether stagflation, deflation, and hyperinflation are serious threats to the economic stability of the U.S.

This book explores factors that put teens at risk including: poverty, food choices, depression, alcohol and drugs, violent video games and bullying. It also discusses issues related to sexuality and gender. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. By choosing from such diverse sources and including both popular and unpopular views, readers are exposed to many sides of a debate, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking.

Across four chapters, four main questions about bioterrorism are answered through lively debates provided by several articles and essays. How great is the threat of bioterrorism? What are the issues associated with biodefense research? How should the United states prepare for and protect against bioterrorism? What anti-bioterrorism policies should the United States have? Stellar essay sources include The Scientists Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Biological Weapons Prevention Project, Newsweek, and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

"Human Rights: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"--

This volume takes a look at various viewpoints concerning airport security in the United States.

This volume examines various questions regarding national and international free trade.

The editors examine the ways in which medical technology benefits and hinder society. They argue such questions as the medical technology "curve" and its impact on patient outcomes, the cost of providing cutting edge medical technology to patients, and the government's role in the development and procurement of medical technology. Varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that surround this issue are presented.

This volume examines various viewpoints concerning the causes of natural disasters and how effective government, media, and other responses have been.

This volume examines how today's standards of attractiveness and plastic surgery techniques have changed in light of multicultural and global influences. It explores various related topics by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that surround this issue.

This book explores the controversy around homosexuality, covering the basis of homosexuality, same-sex marriage, and adoption. It places expert opinions in a unique pro versus con format. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications. By choosing from diverse sources and including both popular and unpopular views, readers are exposed to many sides of a debate, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking.

This volume addresses controversial questions regarding the issue of organ donation, including body parts as property, selling organs, and the need to increase donations. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected publications. They are arranged in a pro versus con format to provide a balanced study. Readers are exposed to many sides of a debate, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking. Essay sources include The Economist, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and the United States Government Accountability Office.

This volume explores the topic of paranormal phenomena by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that surround this issue. The essays investigate topics such as the existence of ghosts, psychic abilities, reincarnation, and extraterrestrial spacecraft. Scientists, parapsychologists, theologians, and others consider whether research and study of the paranormal is scientifically viable. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications. It allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.

This volume examines various viewpoints concerning being a parent.