Sylvia Engdahl – författare

Editor Sylvia Engdahl explores a highly controversial topic, the right to equal protection under the law. This right grants everyone protection, but we haven''t always granted it equally. Timely essays in this volume debate school segregation, a woman''s right in relation to non-consent pregnancy, an unborn child''s rights, the rights of children of illegal immigrants, and gay marriage.

This volume presents the legal concepts of the Eighteenth and Twenty-first Amendments in an engagingly simplified, easily understandable way, while reflecting provisions in both the national and state curriculum standards. Readers will look at these two amendments in historical context, examining how they have been tested in the courts and present current controversies and debates. Lastly, readers will examine each amendment''s current relevance.

Voting is an American right, but what age that right should be exercised has been hotly debated throughout America''s history. This volume helps readers analyze the Twenty-Sixth Amendment. They will review its historical background, its constitutional implications, and how the youth vote in America today.

Infection is the most common cause of Meningitis. It is caused by many different germs: bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. It has the power to cause disability or death within hours of infection. Provide your readers with essential information on Meningitis. This book serves as a historical survey, by providing information on the controversies surrounding its causes. Compelling first-person narratives by people coping with Meningitis give readers a first-hand experience. Readers will learn from the words of patients, family members, or caregivers. The symptoms, causes, treatments, and potential cures are explained in detail. Alternative treatments are also covered. Student researchers and readers will find this book easily accessible through its careful and conscientious editing and a thorough introduction to each essay. Includes charts, graphs, and tables.

This essential volume examines the historical events leading up to and following the J.F.K. assassination and controversies surrounding the event, including the validity of the official account of the shooting and the subsequent decline of faith in government. Includes personal narratives from people who experienced the event at home and abroad.

We hear a lot about nutrition and exercise, but we often forget that sleep is just as important. It''s crucial for development, mental clarity, and health. This guidebook provides essential information on sleep disorders, but also serves as a historical survey, by providing information on the controversies surrounding its causes, and first-person narratives by people coping with sleep disorders. Readers will learn from the words of patients, family members, or caregivers. The symptoms, causes, treatments, and potential cures are explained in detail. Alternative treatments are also covered. Student researchers and readers will find this book easily accessible through its careful and conscientious editing and a thorough introduction to each essay. Includes charts, graphs, and tables.

Since humankind first set eyes on the glowing orb in the night sky, we have been fascinated by the moon. This handy volume gives readers a background on the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, through a variety of essays representing various perspectives. Readers are then introduced to several controversies surrounding the landing, including whether it was a waste of effort, enthusiasm, or money. From this enriched international understanding, readers are then treated to first-hand accounts, which will transport their imagination back through time, and allow them to form lasting, intelligent opinions. Essay sources include the Associated Press, the London Times, Margaret Mead, Jean-Jacques Dordain, and NASA.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome causes extreme fatigue that can''t be explained by any underlying medical condition. The fatigue may worsen with physical or mental activity, and it doesn''t improve with rest. Provide your readers with essential information on CFS. This book also serves as a historical survey, by providing information on the controversies surrounding its causes. Compelling first-person narratives by people coping with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome give readers a first-hand experience. Readers will learn from the words of patients, family members, or caregivers. The symptoms, causes, treatments, and potential cures are explained in detail. Alternative treatments are also covered. Each essay is carefully edited and presented with an introduction, so that they are accessible for student researchers and readers.

This volume provides a brief overview of the major factors that contributed to the dropping of atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While this volume offers a solid background, it also offers something readers will never forget; compelling first hand accounts of the event. Readers will hear from a Japanese peace activist who was eight years old at the time Hiroshima was bombed. She tells how she and her family emerged from the rubble of their collapsed house, about the hardships that followed, and how she later became ill with radiation sickness. Essays are compiled from a variety of sources and are carefully edited and introduced to provide context for readers unfamiliar with this event.

Student journalism is a great outlet, where the needs, causes, and issues of being a teen can honestly be explored and shared. Within this endeavor, however, are various limitations including what is considered safe under free speech and what is not. Editor Sylvia Engdahl has carefully compiled several essays that examine student journalism and a teenager''s right to free speech.

This essential volume explores the historical and cultural events leading up to and following the Women''s Liberation Movement of the 1970s. This book addresses several issues surrounding the movement, such as the debate surrounding the Equal Rights Amendment and the impact of the "Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination of Women" treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1979. Personal narratives are featured from people impacted by the Women''s Movement, including an interview with a member of NOW (the National Organization for Women), and a writer recalling what the liberation movement meant to her in the 1970s.

Lou Gehrig''s Disease, or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, attacks nerve cells and pathways in the brain and spinal cord. Patients in the later stages of the disease become totally paralyzed, yet in most cases, their minds are still alert and sharp. Readers are provided with essential information on ALS. This book also serves as a historical survey, by providing information on the controversies surrounding its causes. Compelling first-person narratives by people coping with ALS give readers a first-hand experience. Patients, family members, or caregivers explain the condition from their own experience, including famed scientist Stephen Hawking. The symptoms, causes, treatments, and potential cures are explained in detail. Essential to anyone trying to learn about diseases and conditions, the alternative treatments are explored. Each essay is carefully edited and presented with an introduction, so that they are accessible for student researchers and readers.

Editor Sylvia Engdahl has completed no small task in compiling a collection of essays that tackle an array of issues relating to electronic devices and teen rights. The use of electronic devices in the home, school, and life is prolific to a distracting degree. Issues covered here include whether or not wireless devices improve teen lives; the impact of excessive video gaming; the use of cell phones in school; dangers related to texting; tracking teens via parental G.P.S. devices; and digital music piracy.