Overview

Raise the Issues helps advanced students develop critical thinking skills as they gain insight into American Attitudes and values. It combines original broadcasts from NPR® with authentic articls from publications such as The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, and the International Herald-Tribune to present dffering viewpoints on contemporary topics. Each of the ten units provides stimulating content that integrates listening, reading, speaking, and writing. As students clarify, interpret, and evaluate ideas from the material, they improve their command of sophisticated vocabulary and complex structures.   The third edition features units on topical issues such as international adoptions, immigration, alternative energy, and the place of sports in higher education.  

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Author:   Carol Numrich
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson Education (US)
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 20.10cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 25.10cm
Weight:   0.364kg
ISBN:  

9780137007301

ISBN 10:   0137007302
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   14 January 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 ENFORCING THE LAW Commentator: Daniel Pinkwater from All Things Considered 2 BETTER DEAD THAN COED? Commentator: katharine Ferguson from Morning Edition 3 THE GLOBAL CHILD Commentator: Marcos McPeek Villatoro from Day to Day 4 BEYOND DARWINISM Commentator: Lauren Weinstein from Morning Edition 5 SPORT FOR SPORT'S SAKE Commentator: Frank Deford from Morning Edition 6 DRAWING THE LINE ON IMMIGRATION Commentator: Jim Gilchrist from All Things Considered 7 THE RIGHT TO DIE VS. THE RIGHT TO LIFE Commentator: Philip Gerard from All Things Considered 8 THE GLOBAL VILLAGE Commentator: Andrew Lam from All Things Considered 9 FOR EVERY WINNER, THERE'S A LOSER Commentator: Joe Loconte from All Things Considered 10 ALTERNATIVE ENERGY Commentator: Jeremy Rifkin from Morning Edition

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