Friedman, Lauri S

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The Patriot Act

2009
Presents fifteen essays that debate various issues that relate to the Patriot Act, and discusses its effectiveness in fighting terrorism, how it affects American civil liberties, and who the Patriot Act effects most.

Assisted suicide

2009
A series of controversial essays that debate the moral and legal issues associated with assisted suicide.

Sexually transmitted diseases

2009
Contains sixteen essays that provide varying perspectives on issues associated with sexually transmitted diseases, debating the contributing factors to the spread of STDs, prevention in teenagers, and vaccinations.

Crime

2009
Examines varying opinions on a wide range of topics related to crime in the United States, including the causes of crime, the use of the death penalty, the judicial system's response to crime, juvenile crimes, and crime reduction measures.

China

2009
Explores the issue oc China by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a unique pro/con format. Each anthology features 14-16 carefully edited, accessible articles that clearly express various perspectives on the topic at hand. Useful charts, graphs, and cartoons illustrate each article, while attractive color photos enliven the text.

Athletes and drug use

2009
Contains fourteen articles that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to athletes and drug use, debating whether drug use among athletes should be illegal, what the consequences of drug use should be, and how to curb drug use among student athletes.

The Iraq War

2008
A series of controversial essays that debate issues associated with the Iraq War including the war's overall effect on terrorism and whether or not to withdraw troops.

The death penalty

2006
Contains over twenty essays in which various authors examine topics related to capital punishment, discussing the administration of the death penalty, innocents on death row, and other issues.

The Internet

2007
Contains fifteen articles that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to the Internet, discussing whether the Internet benefits society, its effect on free speech, and user safety.

Are efforts to reduce terrorism successful?

2005
Presents a collection of fifteen essays that explore the various viewpoints of the war on terrorism from a number of prominent people including George W. Bush, John Ashcroft, and Nick Gillespie, editor-in-chief of "Reason," a libertarian magazine.

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