Although racism still exists in the United States, it has generally become more subtle, leading some to deny that it is still a problem. Now that institutional segregation is no longer considered acceptable, some people argue that racism as a whole has been eradicated. Readers discover that this mindset ignores covert, or hidden, racism, which often deals with assumptions: for example, that a black mother does not have a husband or that all Hispanic...

It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. All the other kids picked countries like France or Germany, but when Caitlin saw Zimbabwe written on the board, it sounded like the most exotic place she had ever heard of -- so she chose it. Martin was lucky to even receive a pen pal letter. There were only ten letters, and forty kids in his class. But he was the top student, so he got...

"Since the 1950s, video games have become a billion dollar industry. Find out what it takes to have a successful career as a video game designer and if it's the right job for you."--Provided by publisher.

Following the al Qaeda terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the U.S. government convened a special commission to investigate the intelligence failure that allowed the attacks to happen. Known informally as the 9/11 Commission, its report concluded among other things that "none of the measures adopted by the U.S. government before 9/11 disturbed or even delayed the progress of the al Qaeda plot." An important step toward addressing this failure...

This book traces the course of events that led to the Vietnam War, describing why and how the war was fought.

This balanced narrative provides students with a clear understanding of theVietnam War and its impact on all aspects of U.S. society, RI: Predictable structure, Multiple POV, primary sources, Mulitple reading level, cutlines and scaled information from basic to detailed, WWWWW and H, Maps, and diagrams, Curriculum links and Key Theme boxes, RF Standard Sturctures with further learning features, chapter summaries, W Scaled information organized by...