social issues

In an era of misinformation, much of it spread by authority figures, apps and websites, it is difficult to know what is true. This book uses contemporary, ripped-from-the-headlines examples to clearly explain how to identify bad evidence and poor arguments, summarizes the rhetorical tricks people use to mislead, and offers advice about how to deal with people who intentionally misinform.

More than 25% of the world's population experiences moderate or severe levels of food insecurity. The United States is not exempt: 35 million Americans do not have regular access to food that is safe and nutritious. The viewpoints in this volume address how this is possible in such a rich and resourceful nation. They also explore why so many areas, both urban and rural, are now considered food deserts; the paradox of the obesity epidemic; government's responsibility to feed its citizens; the side effects of a hungry population, particularly children and seniors; and solutions for ensuring food security.

In most corners of the globe, a majority of people see themselves as either male or female. Moreover, there has long been, and remains, a general assumption that those are the only possible genders that human beings can be. The gender spectrum is extremely diverse and non-binary people can and do express a range of gender identities so wide that it can seem confusing to some people. This . . . book shows how and why some people have come to question or explore their gender identity and how this can sometimes lead to controversy.

For a number of reasons, the global food supply is not as stable as it has been historically. The global population continues to grow, while catastrophic weather events like floods and droughts have an increasingly detrimental effect on crops around the world. Various political factors also impact food security, including violent conflicts within and between countries, trade wars and tariffs, and contentious decisions regarding which crops to subsidize. The viewpoints in this volume explore the causes of food insecurity around the world while also presenting potential solutions that could stabilize food supply at a local and global level.

Though sanctuary cities have recently become a significant aspect of the immigration debate as a result of the Trump administration's stricter immigration policies, sanctuary cities have existed in America since the 1980s and for centuries in countries around the world. However, the precise definition and legal standing of sanctuary cities in today's context is often foggy. The viewpoints in this volume discuss the timely issue of sanctuary cities from a variety of angles while also exploring the economic, cultural, political, and moral aspects of asylum and immigration.

The articles collected here detail the evolution of the debate, from individual cases that captured national attention to the implementation of California's Affirmative Consent law. Beyond highlighting the legal and administrative responses to these cases, this book also features stories of the consequences students have faced in their daily lives as they navigate the debate.

In the eighth chapter book, Amelia Bedelia puts on her dancing shoes and dances up a storm!.

Finding herself trapped again in a plot that has been centuries in the making, Quin is forced to face the past and its enemies and save herself and everyone she loves.

George Eliot's third novel has been reissued in the first edition of 1861. The story of cataleptic, miserly weaver, Silas Marner, is an unhappy one at the beginning of the novel. Cast out of his Calvinist community, he is left alone to accumulate a useless fortune through his loom during the new Industrial Age. But when his money is stolen and he adopts a child, his life becomes unrecognizable. Eliot's previous two novels dealt with the tragedy and the injustices faced by fallen women. And this novel continues to raise her characteristic questions about social inequalities, the effects of extreme religion, and the worth of human experience.

A tale told through evocative verse chronicles a mandatory seventy-two-hour psychiatric evaluation of a teen who has been caught cutting herself in an effort to feel alive.