Authors explore issues of how genetic engineering will affect society, how genetic engineering affects food and agriculture, and whether genetic engineering should be regulated or not.
Presents articles and essays espousing opposing viewpoints on issues regarding war, such as whether or not most war is caused by religious or secular reasons and whether or not war can ever be justified.
Presents articles and essays espousing opposing viewpoints on topics pertaining to vegetarianism, such as whether or not a meat-based diet is bad for the planet.
high school basketball, race, and the American dream
May, Reuben A. Buford
2008
Explores the role basketball played in the lives of high school students in a poor, urban area of Georgia, discussing drugs, drinking, delinquency, racial issues, masculinity, and sportsmanship.
When high-school senior Kai Tamura sneaks into Ms. Opal's classroom to steal the upcoming trigonometry exam, he sees her changing answers on her students' standardized tests, and he takes photos to prove it--then when no one believes him and he is suspended, Kai sets out to prove the truth, even though it means ruining a popular teacher whom he likes.
Adopting a cat from a rescue or shelter helps save the life of an unwanted, abandoned, or neglected animal. Learn all the factual information on this worldwide problem.
Explores the issues surrounding abortion by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro/con format. Features articles that express various perspectives on this topic.