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The children of undocumented immigrants

Presents a collection of essays that debate various topics relating to the children of undocumented immigrants, including whether such children deserve better education options, whether lawmakers should reject or pass the DREAM act, and whether children of illegal immigrants should be considered U.S. citizens.

Designer babies

2013
Presents a collection of essays that discuss various topics pertaining to human reproductive technology, from the screening of embryos to the proposed ability for parents to choose the sex of their child.

Racial profiling

2011
Collects twelve essays on issues related to racial profiling, discussing if it helps prevent crimes, if it invites revenge, its influence on terrorism and democracy, and other related topics.

Violent children

2010
A series of controversial essays that debate such issues as violence in the schools, gangs, media violence, and gun control.

Human embryo experimentation

2011
Contains controversial articles that debate various perspectives on the issue of human embryo experimentation, exploring questions over whether the practice is beneficial and ethical, whether research should be federally funded, and whether early human embryos are human beings.

The ethics of capital punishment

2011
Presents a series of essays that discuss the moral and ethical controversy over capital punishment in America.

Genetically engineered food

2012
Presents differing viewpoints on the issues of genetically engineered foods.

Cyberbullying

2012
Focuses on cyberbullying and offers a variety of perspectives-eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more to illuminate the issue.

Are chain stores ruining America?

2006
Presents opposing arguments on five debates about chain stores: whether they harm or benefit America, whether they harm or help the environment, whether they drive out or benefit local businesses, whether consumers prefer or reject them, and whether Wal-Mart exploits or supports workers and communities.

Are America's wealthy too powerful?

2006
Presents a collection of articles that provide various points of view related to the issue of the American economic system, debating whether the wealthy maintain too much power.

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