ethics

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The Wearle

2018
Gabrial is a young dragon, anxious to both prove himself and also find his father who years ago was one of a Wearle of dragons who set out from their home planet and were never heard from again--and now he is part of a new Wearle that has come to Erth, but one of the other dragons has dark plans, and when war erupts between dragons and humans, Gabrial finds that his only ally is an unusual human boy called Ren.
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The righteous mind

why good people are divided by politics and religion
2013
An investigation into the origins of morality, which turns out to be the basis for religion and politics. The book explains the American culture wars and refutes the "New Atheists.".
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Teaching character --

it's elementary : 36 weeks of daily lessons for grades K-5
2000
Presents daily lessons for students in grades K-5--thirty-six weeks each--that teach ethical values ; provides a goal, a related quotation, activity descriptions, lists of materials, and evaluation suggestions for each.

An anonymous girl

Jessica Farris signs up for an anonymous psychological study on ethics and morality done by the mysterious Dr. Shields. The sessions turn into intense outings where Jessica is told what to wear and how to act, and she fears Dr. Shields knows a secret from her past that she's hiding. Before Jessica realizes it, she has become trapped in a web of deceit, jealousy, and deadly obsession.
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The giver

Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
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The bazaar of bad dreams

Features 20 short stories written by Stephen King. Each includes a passage explaining how he came to write the story.
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The giver

2013
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
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Taking sides

Clashing views on moral issues
2013
A collection of articles written by various authors offering opposing viewpoints on controversial moral issues. Addresses a variety of topics including moral relativism, abortion, same-sex marriage, cloning, affirmative action, and the death penalty.
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Drones and warfare

2017
Readers will be fascinated by the history of drones, their current usage in hot spots around the globe, and their possible future incarnations.
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