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ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"By 2007, giant tobacco had begun selling their own versions of e-cigarettes. They marketed e-cigarettes as so-called smoking-cessation devices, or aids to help smokers quit their dangerous habit. They claimed e-cigarettes were a more effective version of nicotine patches and nicotine gum, which delivered the addictive substance in a less hazardous form. The federal government pushed back against e-cigarettes and teen vaping due to its health consequences....
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ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"The horror of school shootings has become all too familiar to Americans in recent years. Gun violence in schools is part of a disturbing trend toward mass shootings in American society overall. School officials, members of the government, parents, and students around the country continue to search for ways to prevent school shootings"--
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ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"About a third of mass shootings worldwide take place in the United States-a country that has less than 5 percent of the world's population. Some people blame video games, mental health problems, and political or religious radicalization. Whatever the cause, the US must address its problem with gun violence"--
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ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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More than one-third of the world's population now uses social networking, which is having a huge impact on the way people think, communicate, and interact. Through a narrative-driven pro/con format supported by facts, quotes, anecdotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines issues related to social networking.
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ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
Description
"As concern about global warming grows, electric cars powered by clean technology seem like the ideal replacement for carbon-burning gasoline or diesel engines. Since 2000, automotive companies worldwide have strived to improve the range and efficiency of electric cars. Much depends on outside factors, such as the price of oil, government support, and consumer tastes. Electric cars account for only a tiny fraction of all automobiles on the road"--...
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ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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Cell phones are transforming modern life by providing anytime-anywhere communications, rich media experiences, and useful apps. Through a narrative-driven pro/con format supported by facts, quotes, anecdotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines issues related to cell phones. Topics include: Are Cell Phones Affecting Human Relationships? Are Cell Phones Affecting Human Intelligence? Are Cell Phones Affecting Human Health? Are Cell Phones...
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ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Governments, public health experts, and citizens have disagreed on the most effective ways to respond to the COVID- pandemic. Every approach has to balance public safety with personal freedom and economic cost. As a result, leaders around the world face many difficult decisions. They put many controversial mandates and policies in place"--
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ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"The adoption of the Black Lives Matter movement into daily American life has been far from seamless. The incidence of police brutality and mass incarceration in the United States is the highest in the world. While the BLM movement continues to shine light on the systemic racism endemic in law enforcement and the criminal justice system, many Americans remain deeply divided on the most effective ways to address these issues"--
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ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Scientists agree that climate change is at least partially to blame for extreme heat. They agree Earth's current warming trend is not a natural event. Instead, they believe human activity is the leading cause. Heatwaves across the contiguous United States have occurred more often and lasted longer since the 1960s, which is consistent with a warming climate due to climate change"--
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ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Social media makes spreading disinformation so easy that the world is awash in it. Disinformation is aimed at the government, businesses, schools, churches, and other pillars of society. While one false post can be dismissed as ridiculous, the accumulation of disinformation can take its toll on social media users, eroding their confidence in traditional institutions"--
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ReferencePoint Press
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2015.
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English
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Looks at questions related to euthanasia, providing writings from opposing viewpoints intended to encourage critical thinking on whether voluntary or involuntary euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide should be legal, and if legalization would lead to abuses.
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ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Racial justice refers to the goal of eliminating hierarchies and inequalities that exist on account of race. In a racially just world, bias would not impact anyone's ability to be safe or successful. But bias looks differently today than it has in the past. Of course, actual hate groups still exist, and overt racism is unfortunately still a reality. Perhaps now more than ever, Americans exhausted of bitter realities are ready for a reckoning on race"--...
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ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"In the last thirty years, the industrialized nations of Europe and North America have made an effort to move away from the use of fossil fuels as a way of reducing pollution and slowing or even stopping climate change. At the same time, fossil fuels remain vital to their economies and standards of living. Controversies surround the use fossil fuels today and the role they will play in the future"--