Bøger af Roman Espejo

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

Is climate change overstated? Is adaptation or mitigation a better approach to climate change? What is the impact of climate change on the world so far? This book tackles these important questions through presenting a diversity of viewpoints. Topics such as the relocation of populations, the impact of climate change on animal and plant species, the question of food and water security, and the role of business on climate change policy are discussed at length to provide readers with foundational knowledge they will not get elsewhere.

This book contains several articles in which researchers, advocates, and commentators debate the causes of poverty, how poverty can be reduced in the United States, and how global poverty should be addressed. Essay sources include PRWeb, the U.S. Census Bureau, and Working Poor Families Project. Essayists answer queries, such as whether increasing the minimum wage will reduce poverty, and whether welfare reform has reduced poverty. They discuss whether microfanchising will be a solution to solving global poverty and other compelling ideas that will educate your readers.

This volume examines different aspects of eating disorders, and how best to treat them.

"What Causes AIDS?; What Is the Status of the Global AIDS Epidemic?; How Can the Spread of AIDS Be Controlled?; How Should AIDS Be Treated?"--

This book examines various aspects of proposals to regulate the internet.

"The Pharmaceutical Industry: Is Pharmaceutical Research Safe and Unbiased?; Are Prescription Drugs Appropriately Regulated?; Are Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices Ethical?; Is the Cost of Prescription Drugs in America Appropriate?"--

"Coal: is coal the future of energy?; Is coal use justified?; Should coal use be phased out?; Is coal mining safe?"--

What role does television advertising play in childhood obesity? Can innovative advertisements prevent teen smoking? Do brands, not marketers, define teens? A collection of diverse viewpoints on the topic of teens and advertising offers a spectrum of perspectives on related subject matter. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.

This volume explores topics relating to urban reform by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. Urban reform refers to a loosely knit set of municipal government and citizen group initiatives aimed at improving city life. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.

While some people may say advertising is dead, it's predicted that it will support over twenty three million jobs in the U.S. by 2019. That's far from dead. This compelling collection of essays helps readers understand various issues relating to advertising. Chapters address the impact of sexism in advertising and cause marketing, and the potential for exploitation of children. Readers will evaluate the rise in both spending and negativity in political ads and the potential for reform. Essays also examine the future of advertising with the use of new outlets like the internet and product placement.

Humanity faces grave challenges in this century such as nuclear proliferation, global hunger, overpopulation, the finite supply of oil, and global warming, just to name a few. This anthology thoroughly analyzes these subjects by presenting contrasting perspectives. Readers gain a more comprehensive understanding of the key ideas and stakes in each of these topics. Discussions are grounded in real life events.

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.

Learning how to manage finances is an essential life skill. Is a credit card an effective way to get teens to understand credit? Do prepaid debit cards offer an alternative? Are college students good candidates for credit, or do they pose risks? Should credit card marketing efforts targeting college students be regulated? Should schools be charged with educating teens in financial literacy? This anthology takes up these questions and addresses key ideas relevant to the conversation around teens and credit.

The act of a suicide bomber, one who causes devastation while taking one's own life for a pre-determined reason, is a very complicated, powerful act. At its crux is the idea of the martyr and the individual's relationship to that idea. This anthology analyzes the topic of suicide bombers. Does foreign occupation motivate bombers? What strategic objectives underlie this practice? Readers gain insight into the political and social implications of suicide bombing. Discussions are grounded in real events.

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.

There is a lot of love to go around, none so truer than for any family unit that works to be good for one another. This happens regardless of a parent's sexual preference, and yet, many traditionalists want to define the family as solely a heterosexual unit, without recognizing anything else. This collection of essays exposes readers to both sides of the debate. Topics include whether gay parenting puts children at risk, whether gay adoption should be accepted, and how society needs to support gay families through acceptance for the betterment of itself.

It's 10 p.m., Do you know where your children are? The sound of this classic public service announcement filled living rooms across the nation between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. for decades. The question raises the issue that parents must always monitor their children to keep them close, and therefore safe. Is this form of control constitutional? Furthermore, is it effective? This anthology interprets the issue of teen curfew from various perspectives.

Educational software, online classes, computers in classrooms, assignments that involve the internet, education seems to be moving toward technology each and every year. Is this the best direction for education? For thousands of years, education has turned out critical thinkers without the aid of computers or the internet. Do these new technologies contribute constructively to the future of education? Are schools that can't afford to keep with constantly-updated hardware and software out of luck? This anthology takes a hard look at the benefits and drawbacks of incorporating technology into the classroom through a diversified set of perspectives.

This comprehensive book offers readers a collection of eleven essays that discuss various viewpoints about the influence of celebrities. Readers will learn about the impact of celebrity activism on domestic and international affairs, philanthropic motivations, and status as role models. Two of the essays hotly debate whether celebrities should be role models for women.

This edition explores topics related to the question of website banning, including discussion of the relationships between schools and social media; social networking and bullying; and military bans on social network websites. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.