Barbara Gottfried

What does it take to build a society that is fair for everyone? It's a difficult endeavor, but one that everyone needs to embrace as the world's population increases. Inside this book, readers will discover what it takes to make a difference and bring people together in a fair and inclusive community. Topics include civil rights movements and what they achieved, as well as the dynamic leaders and activists who helped build a more tolerant society. Readers learn the importance of building meaningful connections between the people and cultures that make up our local and global communities.

The modern world is filled with people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and qualities. Each individual person deserves the same basics of treatment and respect. The volumes in this set aim a critical lens on society and encourage readers to listen to marginalized voices and to recognize contemporary inequalities. Topics include empathizing with others, building connections in the community, embracing identity, and becoming an ally to those in need of support. Readers will come to learn that our differences can be positioned as strengths. These books embrace the concept of empowering, rigorous, and innovative learning.

What does it take to build a society that is fair for everyone? It's a difficult endeavor, but one that everyone needs to embrace as the world's population increases. Inside this book, readers will discover what it takes to make a difference and bring people together in a fair and inclusive community. Topics include civil rights movements and what they achieved, as well as the dynamic leaders and activists who helped build a more tolerant society. Readers learn the importance of building meaningful connections between the people and cultures that make up our local and global communities.

This authoritative and comprehensive resource provides readers with an extensive and compelling look at the world of stocks. Through an accessible narrative, readers learn how they can begin stock investing as teens and young adults. From why companies engage in equity financing to how speculators gain from "buy low, sell high," readers further explore this multifaceted investment tool. The narrative also explains dividends, bull and bear markets, brokerage accounts and what stockbrokers do, price-to-earnings ratio, and bid price, among other concepts. Readers glean valuable insight about stocks and various investment philosophies.

This authoritative and comprehensive resource provides readers with an extensive and compelling look at the world of stocks. Through an accessible narrative, readers learn how they can begin stock investing as teens and young adults. From why companies engage in equity financing to how speculators gain from buy low, sell high, readers further explore this multifaceted investment tool. The narrative also explains dividends, bull and bear markets, brokerage accounts and what stockbrokers do, price-to-earnings ratio, and bid price, among other concepts. Readers glean valuable insight about stocks and various investment philosophies.

Thanks to technological innovations and changing attitudes, people with disabilities are able to participate in a wide range of physical activity. This comprehensive volume looks at more than thirty-five adaptive sports that provide modifications to allow people with disabilities to live an active lifestyle. From skiing to sailing and cycling to volleyball, adaptive sports make exercise, and all of its physical, social, and emotional benefits available to people with disabilities. This engrossing text also explores the Paralympics, which offers disabled athletes the chance to compete with their peers from across the globe while building their confidence and self-esteem.

Aubrey Drake Graham, better known as Drake, was famous for playing Jimmy Brooks on the television show Degrassi: The Next Generation before becoming a big rap star. His songs and albums have won many honors, including Grammy Awards and topping the Billboard Hot 100 lists. Growing up with a single mother who struggled to pay the bills, Drake is now worth millions of dollars and donates to charitable causes. Through simple text, revealing direct quotations, informative sidebars, and colorful photographs, readers will learn about the remarkable life of this biracial Jewish rapper.

Born Aubrey Drake Graham, the rapper better known as Drake caught his big break on the Canadian teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation. His songs and albums have gone platinum and gold, won Grammys, and resulted in sold-out performances. Simple text, accompanied by powerful direct quotations, interesting sidebars, and detailed photographs, recounts how Drake surmounted his difficult beginnings as the son of a single hard-working mother who struggled to pay the bills to become a successful hip-hop artist. Readers will be inspired that he has never forgotten his past hardships and continues to donate to charitable causes.