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From the Publisher: "Each volume in the Opposing Viewpoints Series could serve as a model-not only providing access to a wide diversity of opinions, but also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Both shrill and moderate, the selections-by experts, policy makers, and concerned citizens-include complete articles and speeches, long book excerpts, and occasional cartoons and boxed quotations-all up...
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This title explores the creative works of US President Thomas Jefferson. Works analyzed include the Declaration of Independence, Notes on the State of Virginia, The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, and The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson. Clear, comprehensive text gives background biographical information of Jefferson. The "You Critique It" feature invites readers to analyze other creative works on their own. A table of contents, timeline,...
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"America has become a society devoid of understanding of the power of logic and numbers. All too often, we rely on our intuition or on empty statistics to formulate opinions about ourselves and our world. As a result of inadequate schooling in the art of reasoning, we have become a people unable to make truly logical decisions, intimidated by numbers, and too passive to reverse this disturbing trend."--BOOK JACKET. "The Power of Logical Thinking addresses...
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Discover why and how schools must become places where thinking is valued, visible, and actively promoted.
As educators, parents, and citizens, we must settle for nothing less than environments that bring out the best in people, take learning to the next level, allow for great discoveries, and propel both the individual and the group forward into a lifetime of learning. This is something all teachers want and all students deserve. In Creating Cultures...
48) The art of asking essential questions: based on critical thinking concepts and Socratic principles
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The quality of our lives is determined by the quality of our thinking. The quality of our thinking, in turn, is determined by the quality of our questions, for questions are the engine, the driving force behind thinking. Without questions, we have nothing to think about. Without essential questions, we often fail to focus our thinking on the significant and substantive. When we ask essential questions, we deal with what is necessary, relevant, and...
50) Gangs
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A compendium of viewpoints--both pro and con--on several issues relating to the prevalence of gangs in American society.
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Beers & Probst take teachers a step further and discuss an on-going problem: lack of engagement with reading. They explain that all too often, no matter the strategy shared with students, too many students remain disengaged and reluctant readers. The problem, they suggest, is that we have misrepresented to students why we read and how we ought to approach any text - fiction or nonfiction. --
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The book meets the requirements of the OCR AS specification for Critical Thinking and is written by the Chief Examiner. In this highly accessible book, Alec Fisher shows students how they can develop a range of creative and critical thinking skills that are transferable to other subjects and contexts. Topics include: argument analysis, clarifying terms and interpreting ideas, skilful decision making and value judgements, and applying critical thinking...
57) Popular culture
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This volume explores the topics relating to popular culture by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.
60) Privacy
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Looks at all sides in several arguments concerning the right to privacy, including debates about the Patriot Act, traveler searches, national identity cards, and public video surveillance.
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