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41) Pollution
Series
Pub. Date
c2011
Summary
This volume explores topics relating to environmental pollution by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.
42) Gateway drugs
Series
Pub. Date
c2008
Summary
A collection of twenty-three essays providing varying views on issues related to gateway drugs, such as whether certain drugs have a gateway effect, if they are harmful, the relationship between gateway drugs and other drugs, and society's response to them.
45) Immigration
Series
Pub. Date
c2009
Summary
A series of essays that express various perspectives on immigration such as strengthening laws against illegal entrance into the country.
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Summary
"Opposing Viewpoints: Robotic Technology: This title addresses various issues related to robotic technology, centered around the questions of Is Robotic Technology Beneficial?, What Role Should Robotic Technology Play in War?, and What Are the Ethical, Legal and Moral Considerations Surrounding Robotic Technology?"--
50) Haunted houses
Pub. Date
c2004
Summary
Contains articles in which the authors present arguments for and against the existence of haunted houses.
55) Alien abductions
Pub. Date
c2003
Summary
Contains ten essays in which various authors examine evidence on both sides of the debate over whether alien abductions are real.
Pub. Date
2018.
Summary
What is the Electoral College, and do the American people really need it? Should the popular vote determine the winner in any given presidential election? This anthology examines the origin and purpose of the Electoral College and offers balanced arguments for and against its use in the general election process. Readers will see how the Electoral College and popular vote can function harmoniously together, as well as examples supporting the viewpoint...
57) Oil
Pub. Date
[2013]
Summary
America's new identity as a petrostate and how this status will affect the economy, the environment, and civilization are among the many issues explored in this book. Readers will also consider thoughtful arguments about whether oil is a finite or renewable resource, whether it has implications for national security, whether there will ever be a post-oil era, and what alternative energy sources might efficiently replace oil. --
58) UFOs
Pub. Date
c2003
Summary
Explores both sides of the question of whether or not spaceships have visited Earth, looking at issues related to sightings, validity of evidence, government conspiracies, and media hype.