CURRENT ISSUES & PERSUASIVE SPEECHES
(L. Howard/Senior/Junior LA Teachers 2009/2010)
MEDIA SERVICES ICON
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SIRS KNOWLEDGE SOURCE—Click “more topics” under “PRO vs. CON” (to the right of the search bar) for a list of topics.
Current Issues topics are listed in alphabetical order. Some articles have excellent graphics (charts, graphs, etc.)
indicated by a camera icon. Select from magazines, newspapers, viewpoints, primary sources, etc. **Excellent starting
point** (FOR TEENS DRUNK DRIVING: SELECT DRUNK DRIVING from list)
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS--Covers the pro-con viewpoints of major contemporary issues. You can also link to articles from
Reference, Statistics, Magazine/Newspaper articles, Images, Primary Documents and Web Sites. (DRUNK DRIVING: from
list – Driving while Intoxicated; TEEN DRINKING – Juvenile Drinking; Other: Juvenile Drug Abuse,
Juvenile Offenders; Teenage Pregnancy; Narcotics Legalization;
WEB SITES:
http://www.worldandischool.com/
UPPER LEFT CORNER: USER NAME = Brookwood; PASSWORD = world; GO. FOLLOWING PAGE:
Click on CONTINUE. NEXT PAGE: (at the top) click on LANGUAGE ARTS. NEXT PAGE: Scroll down and click on
POINT/COUNTER POINT. Select from: ECONOMIC ISSUES—State Lotteries, Minimum Wage, Flat Tax,
Budget Deficit, Supply-Side Economics IRS, Social Security; EDUCATION ISSUES—Education Tests, Education Choice;
GOVERNMENT ISSUES: Prescription Drugs, Government-Hinder or Help; US Industrial policy; Health Care Plans;
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES: US/Turkish Ties; Mideast Peace Conference; Relations with Cuba; World Trade
Organization; World Bank; NAFTA; Asia/IMF; Globalization; Kosovo; The United Nations; MILITARY ISSUES: US
Intelligence; Troops in Europe; Gays in Military; SWAT teams; POLITICAL ISSUES: Presidential Nomination Process;
Support of Bush; Hillary Clinton’s Clout; Campaign-Finance Reform; RIGHTS ISSUES: Teenage Smoking; Smoking in
America; Affirmative Action; Flag-Burning; Abortion; Death Choices; Fairness Doctrine; Life-and-Death Agreements;
Land Control; US Immigration; Security Laws/Privacy Rights; Birth Families/Adoptive Families; Fair Housing;
SCIENCE ISSUES: Humans in Space; Endangered Species/Jobs; Embryo Research; SOCIAL ISSUES: Suburban
Sprawl; Reparations for Slavery; Gov’t/Faith-based Charities; OTHER: Legalizing Marijuana; Funding of Art; Internet
Regulation; Nuclear Waste.
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org
Up-to-the-minute news on issues dealing with the First Amendment. Look on the left (red box) and click on “see all topics.”
You will find links to Dress Code, School Uniforms, Hate Speech, Book Censorship, School Prayer, Religious
Participation, Pledge of Allegiance, Arts & Free Expression, Tobacco Ads, Gambling Ads, State Flag Issues and more.
http://www.iihs.org/
Click on RESEARCH/STATISTICS and/or LAWS/REGULATIONS for general information and statistics on Highway Safety.
Click on “topics list” for list of topics under each heading after you select Research/Statistics. Link to information on many
topics including Teen Drivers, Speed Limits, DUI/DWI Laws, Motorcycle Helmet Use, Elderly Drivers, Underage
Drinking, State Laws, Cell Phones and more.
HOME ACCESS: www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/media
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS: password = stu45dent
SIRS: user name = GA2178H password = 30024