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Microaggressions, safe spaces, and trigger warnings

Introduces the reader to all sides of contemporary controversies about microaggressions, safe spaces, and trigger warning in an objective and comprehensive way.
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Returning soldiers and PTSD

2018
"Medical professionals, veterans, and their loved ones, researchers, and journalists debate the complex facets of post-traumatic stress syndrome ... shedding light on medical, psychological, and political issues"--Page 17.
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Police training and excessive force

Presents a collection of essays addressing issues surrounding police training and the use of excessive force from the prevalence of excessive force and the accountability of officers involved in using it to police reform and the role of citizens in preventing further incidents. Includes resources for further information.
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The border wall with Mexico

Offers a series of essays which address both sides of the border wall with Mexico debate focusing on the ethics and cost of building the wall.
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Fracking

2018
"Hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as 'fracking', is a method of extracting natural gas and petroleum resources from rock formations deep within the earth ... Environmentalists and ordinary citizens alike are concerned that ... fracking [by the fossil fuel industry] poses [dangers] to humans and the environment ... The viewpoints in this resource examine the fracking debate from both pro and anti stances"--Introduction.
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Homelessness and street crime

A collection of essays that provides varying perspectives on issues regarding homelessness and street crime.
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Privacy and security in the digital age

A collection of essays that provides varying perspectives on issues regarding how improvements in technology can threaten personal freedoms.

Genetic engineering

As scientists continue to make genetic breakthroughs, society inches ever closer to confronting the stuff horror movies are made of. Cloning a mourned pet is simply strange, but the thought of human cloning is terrifying. Manipulating genes to reduce genetic disease is encouraging only until we consider the ethical implications of potentially creating a master race. Genetically engineering crops and animals can address many problems like disease, climate change, and world hunger, but altering the environment could have catastrophic results for Earth. Articles presenting these issues from persuasive points of view help readers understanding the controversies surrounding genetic engineering today.

Social Security

Presents a diverse selection of primary sources representing all sides of the debate in question about social security.

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