Essential viewpoints
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Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Discusses extremist groups in the U.S., such as American jihadists, abortion oppositionists, white supremacists, eco-terrorists, and others, and covers issues about the rights of these groups and related court cases, and provides a timeline.
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Series
Pub. Date
♭2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Discusses the origins of federal welfare in the U.S. and its effects on society, the policy changes it has undergone, new reforms of the 1990s, strategies and key players in the debate, and challenges that confront resolution of the issue.
6)
Health care reform
Author
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.8 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Discusses the importance of sportsmanship in athletics, and covers how to keep perspective, what it means to win, when to begin specializing, how to express enthusiasm, parent-coach relationships, rules and regulations, and other aspects of etiquette within various sports.
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Pub. Date
©2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Discusses standardized testing in schools and the controversy about its value as a tool, the history of testing, standards, and scoring, the No Child Left Behind Act, the effects on teaching, cheating among students and teachers, and public opinion about the topic.
10)
Cosmetic surgery
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11)
Genetically modified foods
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12)
Media censorship
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Media ownership
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Author
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Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Explores the history of marijuana use and laws governing its legality and outlines the current legal status attributed to marijuana today. Details the push being made by various groups to legalize marijuana for public use and considers viewpoints from both sides of this debate. Includes full-color photographs, a glossary, a timeline, and further reading sources.