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Spotlight on Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

Use this online database to find out more about controversial social issues - the facts, as well as the arguments of each topic's supporters and opposers.

Subjects range from: the death penalty, eating disorders, gun control, terrorism, censorship, endangered species, genetic engineering, and everything in between.

This is the ultimate resource for anyone wanting to know about topical social issues.

Results include: viewpoint articles, topic overviews, magazine articles, newspaper articles, statistics, primary source documents, and links to related websites.

This is a fantastic resource for school projects.

 
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center