An Impact book

An introduction to the science that is concerned with providing new parts for the human body, such as artificial limbs, organs, senses, and even intelligence.

Discusses the over-the-counter drug industry, including the history of regulation, safety tests, the role of advertising in sales, and the controversy of future deregulation.

Discusses ethical problems surrounding vivisection, genetic engineering, and other fields of scientific research.

Examines the political and social situation in El Salvador, with an emphasis on the recent civil war and its impact on living conditions throughout the country.

Discusses how criminals are charged, sentenced, and incarcerated, the different philosophies and goals behind these measures, and ways criminals are currently rehabilitated outside of prisons.

Examines scientific polling, its history, techniques, and uses, and possible polling methods of the future.

Presents an overview of the approximately 130 Third World nations, including their legacies of colonialism, economies, and problems of population and health care. Relates the political, economic, and humanitarian concerns of the United States for these countries.

Explains why busing was introduced, resistance to busing, its success and failure as a tool for desegregation, and alternatives to busing.

Discusses the nature of pain, how it originates, and various methods of alleviating it.

Explains the process by which Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates are nominated and discusses the role of campaign financing, primaries, caucuses, and conventions.