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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a full-text resource covering today’s hottest social issues, from Terrorism to Endangered Species, Stem Cell Research to Gun Control. This database brings together all the information that’s needed to fully understand an issue: pro and con viewpoint articles, reference articles that provide context, full-text magazines, academic journals, and newspapers, primary source documents, government and organizational statistics, multimedia, including images and podcasts, links to hand-selected web sites, and more!

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center helps to develop critical thinking and information literacy skills by assisting students with researching, analyzing, and organizing various types of data for research assignments, persuasive essays, and debates. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center includes a unique translation feature, which allows researchers to translate documents—with only the click of a button—into Spanish, French, and Portuguese.

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- Full Text Available

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