ethical aspects

Presents an overview of the issues surrounding capital punishment, including does it deter violent crime and is it unconstitutional.

In a future England where young people, or "Surpluses," are heavily regulated and everyone takes a drug called Longevity, a member of the Underground infiltrates the Pincent Pharma manufacturing plant, and uncovers horrific acts being committed in an attempt to create eternal youth.

Proper manners are as important online as they are offline. Combining text, images, drawings with hands on activities, this book helps students learn proper online etiquette and safety.

Presents a series of essays that discuss the moral and ethical controversy over capital punishment in America.

Contains twenty essays in which various authors examine issues related to the atom bomb, discussing its development, the decision to drop the bomb on Japan, the aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and America in the Cold War; with evaluations of the bomb by scientists.

Presents opposing viewpoints on various aspects of suicide, including individual rights, physician-assisted suicide, and prevention.

Offers insight into consumption in America and the pitfalls of a system that promotes obsolescence and replacing versus repairing consumer goods, revealing contributing economic theories while calling for environmentally responsible changes.

Provides information and varying perspectives on the controversial topic of animal experimentation. Features informative text, full-color illustrations, a list of key people and advocacy groups, and source notes.

Examines the dark side of the Internet where hate for racial, ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities abounds. Uncovers the real-life effects of this hatred, and discusses how it can be stopped.

Explores issues of human rights and international business ethics, detailing a number of international problems caused by the rapid globalization of a variety of industries--such as the oil-based fighting in Nigeria, or the sweatshops that force thousands of Indonesians into hard labor. Presents guiding principles, originally submitted to the UN, for business operating overseas.