Nakaya, Andrea C.

A collection of controversial essays that debate issues concerning America's use of the automobile including laws enacted to make driving safer, teenage driving, drunk driving laws, and traffic congestion.

Examines four court cases related to the environment, and reprints primary and secondary source documents that analyze the significance and impact of each case.

Provides an overview of issues associated with media violence and contains primary source quotes and statistics on topics, including how media violence affects society, if video games inspire violence, regulations on media violence, and reducing problems attributed to violence in the media.

Presents a collection of essays and political cartoons that addresses the issues of civil liberties and war, and discusses the war on terrorism as well as the war in Iraq.

An anthology of articles on crimes and violent acts committed by juveniles in the United States, discussing whether or not juveniles should be tried as adults, gang activities, and the causes of juvenile crime.

Presents twenty-six opposing viewpoints on the subject of obesity, and debates the seriousness of the problem worldwide, obesity in children, the causes of obesity and effective weight-loss methods,and society's role in fighting obesity.

Contains essays that provide opposing viewpoints on questions of whether the American homeland is secure, whether the Department of Homeland Security is effective, what measures should be taken to enhance homeland security, and whether efforts to enhance homeland security threaten civil liberties.

Provides an overview of how the world views the United States, and contains twelve additional articles in which the authors debate issues of anti-Americanism around the world, and the effects of the U.S.-led war on terrorism on the global community.

Through objective discussion, numerous direct quotes, this title examines "Do Americans have a constitutional right to own guns?", "Should there be more restrictions on who can purchase and carry guns?", "Should certain types of guns and ammunition be banned?" and "Can stronger gun control measures prevent mass shootings?".

Through a narrative-driven pro/con format supported by relevant facts, quotes, anecdotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines the future of wind power.