Presents a collection of sixteen personal narratives about adoption including those who have given up a child either willing or by force, a birth father who fought to regain custody of his son, adopting a special-needs child, and more.
A collection of essays that offers varying perspectives on issues related to the BP oil spill including which organization is at fault, the degree of damage caused by the spill, and more.
Presents the original documents used as source material for the American War Library, World War II series, including works by FDR, Eisenhower, Truman, Hersey, Steinbeck, Murrow, and Pyle.
Contains twenty-five essays that offer varying perspectives on issues related to the middle class in the United States, discussing debt, savings, health insurance coverage, consumerisms, gentrification, minorities, and other related topics.
Presents a collection of essays that debate various topics relating to the children of undocumented immigrants, including whether such children deserve better education options, whether lawmakers should reject or pass the DREAM act, and whether children of illegal immigrants should be considered U.S. citizens.
Explores pop culture in the 1960s, decribing the influence various aspects of pop culture, including music, fashion, movies, and other entertainment, had on society.
Examines the history and varying perspectives on the rights of the disabled. Coverage ranges from the formation of the League of the Physically Handicapped in 1935 to current efforts to enhance the Americans with Disabilities Act. Includes case studies, primary source documents, and ideas for future legislative action.
Covers various debates, court cases, and articles related to terrorism, examining the trial of terrorist suspects in U.S. federal courts, due process rights for U.S. citizens deemed enemy combatants, military commissions that violate the law, and the indefinite detention of suspected terrorists without charges.
