Friedman, Lauri S

Presents a collection of essays that examine issues related to Islam, providing information on its history, corebeliefs, radical sects, terrorism, and more.

Describes terrorist attacks with an overview of their background along with brief summaries of issues like the serious problem of terrorism, or why someone commits a terrorist attack, or how terrorist attacks can be prevented.

Contains essays that provide varying perspectives on issues related to animal rights, discussing whether or not animals deserve rights similar to human beings, ethical treatment, and whether animals should be used in scientific experimentation.

Provides tips and materials to help students research and write essays on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010, featuring an overview of the topic, discussing the persuasive writing style, and explaining the five-paragraph essay format.

Focuses on writing a persuasive essay about universal health care. Persuasion is a frequently used essay technique for writing information, opinionated and how to essays. Readers will find useful information to write a successful persuasive essay, including thesis statements, introductions, and conclusions.

Contains materials designed to help students write essays on the topic of steroids, featuring articles that provide different perspectives on the topic, and including models of the five-paragraph descriptive essay, guided reading and discussion questions, step-by-step exercises, and other resources and research materials.

Contains a collection of six critical essays that debate the issue of self-mutilation, and includes model essays and writing exercises designed to help students research, outline, draft, edit, and write essays.

Presents three narrative essay writing exercises, nine example essays that express different viewpoints on racism, and a final writing challenge, and provides supporting research material.

Presents six essays that argue opposing points regarding different kinds of pollution; three example essays with notes and exercises teaching how to write descriptively; and tools for research, including guidance on source use and MLA style, fact lists on pollution, a list of sample topics on the issue, an annotated list of related organizations to contact, and a bibliography.

Contains six compare and contrast essays that address issues related to oil; and includes model essays and writing exercises.