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Video Games
"Explores the pros and cons of several issues related to video games including; whether video games cause violence, discourage exercise, and require proper regulation. Text contains critical thinking components in regards to social issues and history. Describes common argumentative techniques such as evaluating the author's credibility, recognizing deceptive arguments, and logical fallacies. Contains essaywriting exercises. Includes bibliographic notes, timeline, glossary, index, and places to go for further research. Aligns with Common Core Language Arts Anchor Standards for Reading Informational Text and Speaking and Listening."
Race in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man
Addressing topics such as black nationalism, racism, and identity, Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, first published in 1952, has become a primary text in the discussion of racial politics and black identity in America. This compelling edition examines Ellison's Invisible Man through the lens of race, providing readers with a series of essays that expand upon topics such as black radicalism, racial justice, and sexual taboo, as it relates to the novel. The text also features contemporary perspectives on race, urging readers to link the themes of the text to the issues of the present.
Internet Safety
This volume discusses the issue of safety on the Internet, including if social networking websites are safe for teens, what measures can be taken to avoid online predators, and the effects of cyberbullying. Essay sources include John McCain, Deborah Bach, David Finkelhor, and Tara Anderson.
Lupus
Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease where your immune system attacks your own tissues and organs. Your readers are provided with essential information on Lupus. This book also serves as a historical survey, by providing information on the controversies surrounding its causes. Compelling first-person narratives by people coping with Lupus give readers a first-hand experience. Readers will learn from the words of patients, family members, or caregivers. The symptoms, causes, and treatments explained in detail. Alternative treatments are also covered. Each essay is carefully edited and presented with an introduction, so that they are accessible for student researchers and readers. Includes charts, graphs, and tables.
Disaster Relief
This collection of essays explores the issues surrounding disaster relief. Readers are presented with a diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance. Readers will evaluate disaster relief systems, and whether the government should be in charge of disaster relief. They will examine the effectiveness of F.E.M.A. and whether it needs better operations management. Has American disaster relief improved since Hurricane Katrina? Does the U.N.'s humanitarian relief efforts need oversight? How do we make sure that pets are not forgotten during natural disasters? These questions and more are answered through this collection of compelling articles.
The American Dream in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men
A series of articles by different authors that discuss issues related to John Steinbeck's Of mice and men.
Video Games
Explores the pros and cons of several issues related to video games including; whether video games cause violence, discourage exercise, and require proper regulation. Text contains critical thinking components in regards to social issues and history. Describes common argumentative techniques such as evaluating the author’s credibility, recognizing deceptive arguments, and logical fallacies. Contains essay-writing exercises. Includes bibliographic notes, timeline, glossary, index, and places to go for further research. Aligns with Common Core Language Arts Anchor Standards for Reading Informational Text and Speaking and Listening
The Modern Stephen King Canon
The Modern Stephen King Canon: Beyond Horror is a collection of essays focused on the more recent writings of Stephen King, including Revival, 11/22/63, and a selection of short stories by the “Master of the Macabre.” The authors write about King works that have received little critical attention and aim to open up doorways of analysis and insight that will help readers gain a stronger appreciation for the depth and detail within King’s fiction. Indeed, while King is often relegated to the role of a genre writer (horror), the essays in this collection consider the merits of King’s writing beyond the basics of horror for which he is primarily known. Recommended for scholars of literature, horror, and popular culture.
The Disfigured Face in American Literature, Film, and Television
The face, being prominent and visible, is the foremost marker of a person’s identity as well as their major tool of communication. Facial disfigurements, congenital or acquired, not only erase these significant capacities, but since ancient times, they have been conjured up as outrageous and terrifying, often connoting evil or criminality in their associations – a dark secret being suggested "behind the mask," the disfigurement indicating punishment for sin. Complemented by an original poem by Kenneth Sherman and a plastic surgeon’s perspective on facial disfigurement, this book investigates the exploitation of these and further stereotypical tropes by literary authors, filmmakers, and...
Internet Safety
This volume discusses the issue of safety on the Internet, including if social networking websites are safe for teens, what measures can be taken to avoid online predators, and the effects of cyberbullying. Essay sources include John McCain, Deborah Bach, David Finkelhor, and Tara Anderson.
