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"Millions of teenagers and adults download music from the Internet using a technology called peer-to-peer file sharing. With a few mouse clicks or taps on the screen, people can listen to their favorite songs without buying the album or tracks, and they can share them with their friends. Movies, games, and software can be shared as well. But most of this material is copyrighted, and downloading deprives the artists that created it. Find out what is...
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What is it like to have a food allergy? For a person with food allergies, the most common foods, such as milk, eggs, or peanut butter, can cause a life-threatening reaction. Readers find out what it is like to have a food allergy, ways to cope with food allergies, the causes of food allergies and what scientists are doing to combat them.
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Teasing, name-calling, showing and hitting, excluding peopl e and spreading rumors about them are all examples of bullying and happens to thousands of teens every day. Advances in social media, email, instant messaging, and cell phones, have moved bullying from a schoolyard fear to a constant threat. Learn how people are working together to put an end to bullying and cyberbullying and make the world safer.
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Teasing, name-calling, showing and hitting, excluding people and spreading rumors about them are all examples of bullying and happens to thousands of teens every day. Advances in social media, email, instant messaging, and cell phones, have moved bullying from a schoolyard fear to a constant threat. Readers learn how people are working together to put an end to bullying and cyberbullying and make the world safer.
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What causes the problem of obesity? Possible solutions are discussed including diets, exercise, and surgery. The benefits and dangers of each method, stressing the importance of moderation and a healthy lifestyle, along with future possibilities for helping people become more successful at controlling their weight are also included.
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Help your students understand what plagiarism is and why it is wrong. While plagiarism has been a problem since the invention of the printing press, today the Internet had made copying and cheating easier than ever. Author Barbara Francis describes ways that students can avoid plagiarism in their own work and ways that teachers and communities can combat it.
11) Are You Afraid?
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Extreme or irrational fears are called phobias. From aerophobia to zoophobia, this book explores the many phobias that exist and the crippling effects they can have on phobics. An extensive list of phobias helps identify them, while treatment plans shed light on how to manage symptoms.
12) Are you afraid?
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"Discusses problems and difficulties facing those with phobias, including history, symptoms, treatments, and ways to help"--
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In the era of social media and viral videos, public shaming is a serious threat to teens. Public shaming is more than just feeling a little embarrassment. It can be dangerous and even deadly. Through firsthand accounts by teens who have experienced it and insights from experts, readers can learn how best to recognize and rise above public shaming.
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This timely book addresses the issue of racial profiling head on-what it is, why it happens, who it happens to, and what someone who is at risk of racial profiling can do about it. Interviews with teens directly affected by racial profiling and advice from professionals make this text excellent for research or personal use.
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