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EBSCOhost: Points of View

EBSCOhost's Points of View Reference Center provides Overview, Point, and Counterpoint articles on controversial issues in all content areas. Related articles can be found as well, including "What experts say..."

ProCon.org: Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues

ProCon.org's mission is to promote critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan, primarily pro-con format. Find the pros and cons of 53 controversial issues on this Website.

They Say/I Say

By Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein

Call #: 808 GRA

Write Better Essays in Just 20 Minutes a Day

By Elizabeth Chesla

Call #: 808.042 CHE

Writers Inc: A Student Handbook for Writing and Learning

By Patrick Sebranek, Dave Kemper, and Verne Meyer

Call #: 808.042 KEM