Ruby Sisson Library

Explores the legal and ethical debate surrounding assisted suicide, explaining what it is and how the American legal system is trying to stop the practice.

This book examines the critical debates on global warming, presents data showing Earth is becoming warmer, and offers suggestions for slowing or reducing global warming.

Discusses extremist groups in the U.S., such as American jihadists, abortion oppositionists, white supremacists, eco-terrorists, and others, and covers issues about the rights of these groups and related court cases, and provides a timeline.

Discusses standardized testing in schools and the controversy about its value as a tool, the history of testing, standards, and scoring, the No Child Left Behind Act, the effects on teaching, cheating among students and teachers, and public opinion about the topic.

Examines the critical debate over cosmetic surgery, including the legislation that has shaped the issue and both sides of the argument.

This book examines the critical debates on news reporting, discussing an ever-changing technological environment, the impact of the Internet, the loss of journalism professionals through newspaper cutbacks, separation of government and media, journalistic principles, and more.

Explores the history of marijuana use and laws governing its legality and outlines the current legal status attributed to marijuana today. Details the push being made by various groups to legalize marijuana for public use and considers viewpoints from both sides of this debate. Includes full-color photographs, a glossary, a timeline, and further reading sources.

Essential Viewpoints examines critical debates occurring today, including the legislation that has shaped the issue as well as the numerous sides of each argument.

This book examines the roles women have played in religion in the United States, and how those roles have changed.