Pro/Con Issues

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Browse the library's books on various pro/con topics.
Or use these keywords to start your own search!
- Abortion
- Affirmative Action
- Animal Testing
- Assisted Suicide
- Capital Punishment
- Civil Rights
- Drug Abuse
- Education Reform
- Environmental Policy
- Freedom of Religion
- Freedom of Speech
- Gay Rights
- Genetic Engineering
- Global Warming
- Gun Control
- Health Care Reform
- Human Rights
- Illegal Immigration
- Media Violence
- Organ Transplants
- Privacy Rights
- Racial Profiling in Law Enforcement
- Renewable Energy
- Reproductive Technology
- Sexual Harassment
- Stem Cell Research
Online Collections about Pro/Con Issues
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- Facts on File's Issues and ControversiesFind detailed information about the local foods movement, alternative energy incentives and more. Issues and Controversies covers thousands of current issues, including pro/con statements, timelines, primary source documents, articles, and statistics.
- TOPICsearchSearch for articles about current events, controversial opinions and viewpoints. You can limit your search by popular topics, such as gay rights, drug abuse, global warming, mental health, etc.
- eLibrarySearch for articles about school uniforms, teen driving, smoking bans and more!
- SIRS Issues ResearcherFind information on topics such as hate crimes, separation of church and state, violence in mass media, overpopulation and more.
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Books about Pro/Con Issues
Issues that Concern You (series)
Topics include teen driving, school violence, dress codes in schools, etc.
Taking Sides, Clashing Views (series)
Covers topics from world politics and foreign policy to gender, race and ethnicity.
Opposing Viewpoints (series)
Books on topics from terrorism to homosexuality to free trade to birth control.
Library in a Book (series)
Covers topics such as Racial Profiling, Sexual Misconduct and the Clergy, Nuclear Power, etc.
Point/Counterpoint (series)
Books covering topics from food safety to women in the military to prisoner's rights.
Hot Pro/Con Issues (series)
Books covering topics such as rain forests, animal testing and human cloning. (If you don't find the title you need at our library, just click the SearchOhio icon for more options.)
Current Controversies (series)
Subjects include pollution, developing nations and alternative energy sources.
Debating Supreme Court Decisions (series)
Covers Supreme Court topics such as student rights, censorship, drug testing and more.
Pro/Con
Call Number: 361.1 PRO (Adult Reference)
This six volume series covers the following: Individual and society, Government, Economics, Environment, Science, Media
How to Debate
Covers the Joys and Challenges of Debating, How Debates are Judged, Preparing for Debate, Methods of Argument, Making Your Delivery Effective, Taking the Affirmative Side, How the Negative Attacks, Listening to Your Opponent and Responding Effectively, Methods of Judging and Types of Debate.
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- Solar Energy News & Updates by AmyRenewable Energy World is the #1 renewable energy resource for solar power updates, information and in-depth news articles.
- Gas Power Generation Information by AmyPower Engineering Online provides up-to-the-minute energy news, stock quotes, five years of searchable editorial archives, power generation conference schedule and details, and an industry product and services guide.
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