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Over the past decade, the number of companies that control American media has shrunken significantly. This has resulted in a number of broadcast news media, television channels, streaming sites, print…
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For decades, spies have been a source of intrigue, often romanticized and sensationalized in popular culture. However, the reality of espionage is often very different from what is depicted in…
Ever since the large language model-based AI chatbot ChatGPT launched in 2022, there has been a significant amount of buzz and concern around the possibility of this technology impacting writing…
With catastrophic weather events becoming increasingly common, many have started to note that the impacts of this climate crisis are unevenly distributed, and people who are impoverished or otherwise disadvantaged…
At this point, there is little doubt that climate change has occurred as the result of human activity--over 97 percent of scientific experts agree that this is the case. However…
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The term "systemic oppression" refers to the intentional mistreatment or disadvantaging of a group of people based on some aspect of their identity. This can be based on a number…
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A renegotiation of NAFTA and a trade war with China have kept tariffs and trade agreements in the news in the early twenty-first century. Tariffs, trade barriers, and the potential…
Trevor Noah is an acclaimed comedian, writer, and television host. Readers will learn about his life in South Africa, his career once he moved to the US, and how his…
America’s founding principles have long been held up as model of success to the rest of the world. Somewhat suddenly however, these principals don’t seem as solid as they once…
As of 2019, Americans owed over 1.56 trillion dollars in student loan debt, and 69 percent of college students who graduated in 2018 had to take out student loans. Student…
This book introduces readers to the fascinating Frederick Douglass,a man born a slave. Douglass taught himself to read, then escaped from slavery to become one of the abolitionist movement’s greatest…
A book for high school students about the life and legacy of Booker T. Washington. –Provided by publisher.
A tree is covered with juicy oranges. It was once a small seed. So how did the tree get so big? Beginning readers will discover how a seed turns into…
Beginning readers will discover how a seed turns into a huge pine tree in this basic introduction to plant development.
Anthology of diverse viewpoints exploring stagnating wages in the United States and how an increase to the federal minimum wage would affect workers and the economy –
Since 1973, when the draft ended, involvement in the U.S. military has been voluntary. The makeup of the men and women who serve America today has evolved over the subsequent…
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Corporate farms have solved so many of the worlds problems. In addition to making healthy food accessible and affordable to more people, they provide jobs in communities that sorely need…
"Anthology of essays examining the issues of genetic engineering and gene therapy from technological, moral, and societal perspectives"--
Over the past decade alone, artificial intelligence (AI) has become exponentially more sophisticated. Many applications of AI in our daily lives go practically unnoticed, from navigation applications to online shopping…
"Anthology of essays exploring attempts to understand life beyond Earth"--
According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, clinical depression among adolescents increased by 37 percent between 2005 and 2014. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that three million children…
In this informative anthology, readers will be exposed to the complex issues of interpreting a document that was created more than two hundred years ago –Provided by publisher.
Religion is on the decline in the United States, as the religiously unaffiliated segment climbs to more than 25 percent of the overall population. This is likely due to demographic…
Were all different from one another and come from a dizzying array of backgrounds and cultures. And while sometimes the rules and etiquette of a friends family makes sense, thats…
We’re all different from one another and come from a dizzying array of backgrounds and cultures. And while sometimes the rules and etiquette of a friend’s family makes sense, that’s…
The relative anonymity the Internet provides allows us to assert our knowledge like a professor, show off our seemingly perfect lives, and judge like were presiding over a court of…
The modern history of U.S.-Iran relations is a collection of iconic images: the Shah in regal glory on his throne; the Shah fleeing his country; the rapturous welcome of Ayatollah…
Does freedom of assembly apply to a high-school junior organizing a protest against the school administration? Does disrespecting a teacher fall under freedom of speech? The diverse perspectives in this…
Nearly a half-century after the women’s liberation movement, women have achieved things that their grandmothers might only have dreamed. Now that women work in boardrooms, executive suites, and top government…
The Holocaust came to an end in 1945, and slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865. Many of the individuals who directly experienced these horrific events are no…
The excitement surrounding space exploration seems to have waned in the decades since the mid-twentieth century’s thrilling race to space. Is there still purpose in exploring other planets? If so…
The viewpoints in this valuable resource examine the state of gender diversity in governments around the world, what factors are impeding a greater balance in diversity, the negative effects of…
The establishment and evolution of political parties in the United States can be more than a little confusing to today’s students. This anthology of essays offers a diverse array of…