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ENL 101 English Composition I: Current Event Topics

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Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints is an excellent database for issue and argumentative papers.  Try a search in the box above.  Your results will be broken down into the following categories:
  • Viewpoints:  Editorial content and opinion pieces
  • News, Magazines, Academic Journals:  Articles from newspapers, magazines and academic journals
  • Reference:  Information gathered from reference books such as encyclopedias and dictionaries
  • Statistics:  Statistical information, generally in charts and tables
  • Primary Sources:  Letters, interviews, transcripts or hearings and meetings, laws, and more
  • Websites:  Websites selected for their relevance to the topic
  • Interactive Maps: Maps based on the topic
  • Audio and Video:  Generally from radio and television news sources such as NPR and NBC
  • Images

Once you're inside Opposing Viewpoints in Context, you can click on the Browse Issues tab in the top right of the screen to see a list of issues the database covers-a great way to get ideas if you're hunting for a paper topic!

Global Issues in Context

Gale In Context: Global Issues supports global awareness and provides a global perspective while tying together a wealth of authoritative content, empowering learners to critically analyze and understand the most important issues of the modern world. Explore issues within government, law, health, science and technology, society and culture, and more.

Integrating news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and more, Global Issues is updated daily and offers 250 country pages and more than 400 issue pages. Exclusive to Global Issues, more than 6,000 viewpoint commentaries provide background and guidance on significant topics like Food Security, Genocide, Human Rights, Extreme Weather, and more. 

Like Opposing Viewpoints above, this database will break down your search results into categories based on the type of source. You will have access to thousands of news, media, and scholarly sources covers hundreds of global issues and perspectives. Once inside Global Issues don't forget to check out the Browse Issues button at the top right of the page! This is an excellent place to start if you haven't chosen a topic yet!

Current Issues Websites

Here are some good websites that collect articles and webpages that deal with hotly debated issues