united states

Provides materials designed to help students research and write narrative essays, featuring an overview of the topic of discrimination followed by six opposing viewpoints; contains information on the format and characteristics of narrative essays, with annotated models and step-by-step exercises; and includes additional research material and writing prompts.

Presents arguments pertaining to the rights of the disabled, examining how the courts have shaped issues such as eugenic sterilization, special education, and equal access to public places through rulings, with primary sources from each case, dissenting opinions, and analyses.

Presents twenty primary and secondary sources on the positions of U.S. courts on issues related to civil liberties during war, including suppression of speech that poses a clear and present danger; the evacuation of Japanese Americans during World War II; the rights of the press; and accordance of due process rights to enemy combatants.

Contains materials designed to help students write essays on the topic of censorship, featuring articles that provide different perspectives on the topic, and including step-by-step instructions for writing a five-paragraph essay, writing exercises, and other resources and research materials.

Traces the origins of baseball, disputing the Abner Doubleday legend and arguing that no one can truly claim to be the father of baseball, claiming that the game simply evolved from other bat-and-ball games in early American history.

Presents a narrative overview of the relocation of Native Americans and the Wounded Knee Massacre; offers biographies of leading figures, such as Big Foot, Crazy Horse, George Armstrong Custer, and John Ross; and provides a variety of primary sources, including letters and memoirs.

Contains twenty essays that provide varying perspectives on issues related to affirmative action, discussing gender, housing, employment, and college admissions; and including contact information for organizations and a bibliography.

Donald Rumsfeld recalls his early life and education, and shares details of his long career in politics, from his first political job on Capitol Hill during the Eisenhower administration, to his service as secretary of defense for President George W. Bush.

An account of the colorful NASCAR driver's career describes his hardscrabble upbringing and strained relationship with brother Darrell, while recounting his historic win at the 2001 Daytona 500 and the death of mentor Dale Earnhardt in the same race.