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Social Issue Resources
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Collection of over 6,000 ebooks on various subjects. Books can be downloaded for offline reading on Windows and Mac operating systems using Adobe Digital Editions. More information on the app is available via the Quick Start Guide and Frequently Asked Questions.
A collection of reference ebooks on a wide variety of topics. More information on the app can be found on Gale Support.
Explore thousands of pro and con viewpoint articles on contemporary social issues.
This resource provides content to help students understand and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.
Ebooks
- Representative American Speeches 2014 – 2015
- Representative American Speeches 2015 – 2016
- Representative American Speeches 2016 – 2017
- Representative American Speeches 2017 – 2018
- Representative American Speeches 2018 – 2019
- Representative American Speeches 2019 – 2020
- Representative American Speeches 2020 – 2021
- U.S. National Debate Topic 2015 – 2016: Surveillance
- U.S. National Debate Topic 2016 – 2017: U.S. – China Relations
- U.S. National Debate Topic 2017 – 2018: Education Reform
- U.S. National Debate Topic 2018 – 2019: Immigration
- U.S. National Debate Topic 2019 – 2020: Arms Sales
- U.S. National Debate Topic: 2020 – 2021: Criminal Justice Reform
- U.S. National Debate Topic: 2021 – 2022: Water Resources
- U.S. National Debate Topic: 2022-2023: Emerging Technologies & International Security
- Affordable Housing
- Alternative Facts, Post-Truth and the Information War
- American Political Speeches
- Campaign Trends & Election Law
- College Sports
- Democracy Evolving
- Food Insecurity & Hunger in the United States
- Guns in America
- Hate Crimes
- Immigration
- Internet Abuses & Privacy Rights
- Internet Law
- LGBTQ in the 21st Century
- Mental Health Awareness
- New Frontiers in Space
- Policing in 2020
- Pollution
- Prescription Drug Abuse
- Propaganda & Misinformation
- Racial Tensions in a “Post-Racial” Age
- Rethinking Work
- The American Dream
- The Digital Age
- The South China Sea Conflict
- The Supreme Court
- The Transformation of American Cities
- The Two Koreas
- UFOs
- Vaccinations
- Whistleblowers
