Bøger af Noah Berlatsky

This book provides historical background on Stalin's purges and explores controversies surrounding the purges. It offers first hand accounts from those who experienced the effects of Stalin's purges. One account describes a Ukrainian childhood during the famine while another essayist recalls childhood under Stalin's terror. Nikita Khruschev decries Stalin and the purges. A young Russian woman remembers the Gulag. Your readers will be forever changed by this compelling book.

This book directly supports the National Federation of State High School Associations' Speech, Debate, and Theatre Association 2012-2013 Policy Debate Topic. It addresses various aspects of transportation infrastructure within the U.S. including: whether and how to fund mass transit, how the recession impacts infrastructure projects; and whether infrastructure in the U.S. is in disrepair and how best to address any necessary repairs.

Presents a collection of essays offering varying opinions on the subject of artificial intelligence.

"This title addresses controversies related to the US military including: Should the US military budget be reduced? In what conflicts should the United States intervene? What are US military personnel issues? How is the United States caring for its veterans?"--Publisher's description.

This edition explores issues related to the Olympics. It covers benefits and harms from hosting the Olympics. It examines the issues of drugs and doping in the Olympics. Readers will learn about often unseen sides to the massive event, including the environmental, political, and sex trafficking issues as they relate to the Olympics.

Editor Noah Berlatsky has compiled several essays into a pro versus con sequence that explain issues relating to teachers and ethics. Readers will evaluate the ethical issues surrounding teachers and unions, and the ethical issues around teachers' working conditions. They will analyze ethical issues surrounding testing, and consider the ethical issues for teachers outside the classroom.

A compendium of opinion surrounding the severity of, legalities of, and policies surrounding human trafficking.

Zebra mussels, purple loosestrife, and killer bees--invasive species are infiltrating our water, land and skies, disrupting our delicate ecosystems. At Issue: Invasive Species examines ways these invaders harm--or help--the environment, and what to do about them.

This book explores issues related to graphic music lyrics. It covers topics such as intent as a standard, violent lyrics and aggression, and the effects of violent music lyrics. It examines whether sexual music harms children and women. It also discusses Bro Country music, and whether it is harmful.

A compendium of opinion on issues surrounding energy independence.

Discusses Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, including such issues as whether the currency should be banned, whether it should be regulated, whether it favors the wealthy over the poor, and whether it is a real currency.

"Examines the barriers women continue to face at work and what can be done to eliminate inequalities in the workplace"--Introduction.

Examines controversies and discussions surrounding celebrity, to include the rise of social media, celebrity endorsements, and celebrity reflection of body image, focusing on mainstream celebrities and their place in culture and society.

Individuals, small mom-and-pop shops, corporations, and even cities file for bankruptcy. It becomes an answer to circumvent complete ruin, but is it really the answer? This essential guide presents readers with a sequence of essays that debate subtopics of bankruptcy. Is it wrong to file for bankruptcy? How should different types of debt be dealt with in bankruptcy? What are issues facing cities that declare bankruptcy? When are government bailouts preferable to bankruptcy? These four questions are answered by sources such as James Kwak, Sarah Kliff, Joe Fulwiler, and Ariana Eunjung Cha.

"This volume of the At Issue Series explores the issue of sexual assault in the military, touching on topics such as if sexual assault in the military is a longstanding problem, or is the epidemic spurred by the inclusion of women in more areas of the military, and has the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell been a factor in increased sexual assault on both women and men."--Provided by publisher.

"Opposing Viewpoints: The Republican Party: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"--

"Opposing Viewpoints: High School Alternative Programs: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"--

"Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"--

Provides readers with opposing viewpoints on the issue of postwar reconstruction in Afghanistan.

A compendium of opinion on the effects of social networking, including privacy issues, political aspects, and educational perspectives.

"Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"--

This volume examines the ongoing conflict in Syria, exploring such topics as what is the United States' role in the Syrian civil war, the status of the Syrian resistance, the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis, and Syria's relationship with the rest of the world. Readers will understand legacy of violence and repression epitomized by the massacre at Hama.

According to a U.N. estimate, up to 200 million women are missing in the world today due to gendercide. Gendercide is the systematic killing of members of a specific gender. The horrific idea, that if a baby will be a certain sex, it should be aborted or killed right after birth, is not a mere idea but a reality. This book tackles this overwhelmingly tough topic. Issues are debated from multiple viewpoints, provided by high-respected sources. Readers will evaluate the relationship between sex-selection abortion and gendercide, and the relationship between gender-related violence and genocide. Readers will also examine the stories of those who are the target of gendercide.

"This title addresses various issues related to nanotechnology, including what the relationship between public perception and nanotechnology is, how nanotechnology will affect health, how nanotechnology will affect the environment, and how nanotechnology will affect international relations"--

Editor Noah Berlatsky has compiled essays from international sources in order to provide your readers with a global perspective on sexual violence. Readers will evaluate the relationship between sexual violence and women, children, migration, and political violence. Primary sources, including speeches and government documents, join compelling essays that will intrigue your readers and activate their critical thinking skills.

Global Viewpoints: Biodiversity examines the relationship between biodiversity and economic development, wildlife, agriculture, and climate change.

One of the sharpest criticisms within and outside of Hollywood is that it provides no strong, beautiful, inspirational parts for aging female actors. They merely disappear while aging male actors get action hero and older Lothario parts. This collection of essays leaves the controversies of Hollywood ageism and sexism behind to look at other cultures and how they treat the aging. Readers will examine the effect of aging populations within other societies. They will evaluate policy solutions and attitudes. They will also learn about health issues in relation to aging. Readers will learn from Europe, China, Japan and several other cultures about their viewpoints on aging.

Presents a collection of essays that offer varying viewpoints on the subject of racial and ethnic differences within American culture, discussing such issues as racial classification, immigration, affirmative action, and interracial families.

Readers will explore issues related to North Korea and South Korea. Through a balanced collection of articles from a variety of sources, this book explores the relationship between the Koreas, and the relationship between the Koreas and the world. Readers will evaluate whether North Korea presents a serious threat to the world, and what human rights issues exist in North Korea and South Korea. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications. Readers are exposed to many sides of a debate, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking.

Examines the issue of cybercrime from a variety of international perspectives.