attitudes

In years past, young people-especially girls-were often taught that being polite was more important than standing up for what they wanted. These attitudes have not entirely disappeared, especially when it comes to dating and relationships. However, attitudes are changing. Young people are speaking up unapologetically about what is acceptable and not acceptable in dating and relationships. It is always okay to say no. Saying no is not always easy, but learning how to stand up for oneself can feel very empowering.

"A manifesto exploding what we think we know about disability, and arguing that disabled people are the real experts when it comes to technology and disability"--Provided by publisher.

Contains advice on life collected from over one thousand Americans over the age of sixty-five, discussing marriage, careers, parenting, aging, conduct of life, and happiness.

"In the summer of 1776, when Thomas Jefferson arrived in Philadelphia to sign the Declaration of Independence, declaring that 'all men are created equal,' he wasn't alone. With him was Robert Hemings, just one of the many Black people Jefferson enslaved. But who was Robert Hemings? Discover his story and the true history of those who really helped build America. Featuring ... interviews with historians, including Margaret Kimberley, author of Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents, The Founders Unmasked is a quest for the whole truth: the good and the bad"--Provided by publisher.

"Explains the epidemic rise and complex underlying causes of youth violence, and opens a discussion on strategies to protect our children from physical and emotional harm"--OCLC.

A compilation of creative responses from teenagers-essays, poetry, cartoons, drawings, etc.--to the events of 2020 including but not limited to the pandemic, the election, and the Black Lives Matter protests.

"Retrospective on football player Drew Brees"--.

"As experts greeted the new generation of digital natives with extravagant hopes for their high-tech future, he pegged them as the dumbest generation. Today, their future doesn't look so bright, and their present is pretty grim. The twenty-somethings who spent their childhoods staring into a screen are lonely and purposeless, unfulfilled at work and at home. Many of them are even suicidal. The Dumbest Generation Grows Up is an urgently needed update on the Millennials, explaining their not-so-quiet desperation and, more important, the threat that their ignorance poses to the rest of us. Lacking skills, knowledge, religion, and a cultural frame of reference, Millennials are anxiously looking for something to fill the void. Their mentors have failed them. Unfortunately, they have turned to politics to plug the hole in their souls"--Amazon.