Presents opposing viewpoints regarding Japan's business practices, society, position as a world power, and relationship with the United States. Includes critical thinking skills activities.

"A series of essays provides positive and negative views of abortion, including the issue of open adoption, whose rights are the most important when adoption occurs, and whether interracial, international, and homosexual adoption should be encouraged"--Amazon.com.

"The extend to which discrimination is a national problem, its causes, the validity of claims of reverse discrimination, and ways society can fight to end it are addressed by writers, scholars, and media personalities ... The collection offers an evenhanded overview ... A solid choice for students doing research, preparing for debates, or those simply interested in the many aspects of this complex issue." SLJ.

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