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Unit 1 Plagiarism in Education
Unit Project
Searching for Background Information
Listening and Viewing
Reading for Information
Text A Plagiarism: Deterrence, Detection and Prevention
Text B Academic Integrity and Student Plagiarism: A Question of Education, Not Ethics
Language Focus
Critical Thinking
Unit 2 Sharing Economy in China
Unit Project
Searching for Background Information
Listening and Viewing
Reading for Information
Text A Eight Reasons Likely to Fuel China's Sharing Economy
Text B China's Sharing Economy Needs True Innovation if It Wants to Become a Pillar Industry
Language Focus
Critical Thinking
Unit 3 Gun Control #
Unit Project
Searching for Background Information
Listening and Viewing
Reading for Information
Text A Mothers Against Guns
Text B Gun Control
Language Focus
Critical Thinking
Unit 4 Death Penalty 65'
Unit Project
Searching for Background Information
Listening and Viewing
Reading for Information
Text A Death Penalty and Sentencing Information
Text B Is the Death Penalty Fair?
Language Focus
Critical Thinking
Unit 5 Advertisement and Celebrity
Unit Project
Searching for Background Information
Listening and Viewing
Reading for Information
Text A Celebrities in Advertising
Text B False AdveVcising and Celebrity Endorsements: Where's My Script?
Language Focus
Critical Thinking
Unit 6 Artificial Intelligence
Unit Project
Searching for Background Information
Listening and Viewing
Reading for Information
Text A Artificial Intelligence Will Save 3obs, Not Destroy Them. Here's How
Text B The AI Revolution: What Happens When Robots Take All the Jobs?
Language Focus
Critical Thinking
Unit 7 Same-sexMarriage
Unit Project
Searching for Background Information
Listening and Viewing
Reading for Information
Text A Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions, and Domestic Partnership
Text B Anti-Gay vs. Pro-Marriage |
Language Focus
Critical Thinking
Unit 8 AnimalRights
Unit Project
Searching for Background Information
Listening and Viewing
Reading for Information
Text A All Beings That Feel Pain Deserve Human Rights
Text B WhyAnimals Have No Right? ]
Language Focus
Critical Thinking
Unit 9 Domestic Violence
Unit Project
Searching for Background Information
Listening and Viewing
Reading for Information
Text A Alcohol Abuse Causes Domestic Violence
Text B Alcohol Abuse Does Not Cause Domestic Violence
Language Focus
Critical Thinking
Unit 10 Euthanasia
Unit Project
Searching for Background Information
Listening and Viewing
Reading for Information
Text A ATribunal of Mercy
Text B More Objections to Legalized Euthanasia
Language Focus
Critical Thinking
Glossary