Best Databases for this essay:

PRO / CON

• CQ Researcher - each issue follows a single topic providing background and current situation. Each article will include pro / con viewpoints. Pay attention to date of article; your topic may require information more than the article.

• Issues and Controversies - comprehensive articles including facts and figures, charts and graphs. Look at "Issues Pro and Con" and "Access all Topics." Some articles may be a bit out of date, but others will have updates.

• Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - provides reference, viewpoint, and periodical articles. Tends to be very current.

• Points of View - includes viewpoint, pro/con, and periodical articles. Includes periodicals from a variety of sources outside the mainstream. Allows you to create ALERTS.

• SIRS Knowledge Source - look at "Leading Issues: Pro and Con" - provides periodical articles and government documents.

ALERTS - a tool that forwards articles to you automatically as they are received by the service.

• Points of View - includes viewpoint, pro/con, and periodical articles. Includes periodicals from a variety of sources outside the mainstream. Allows you to create ALERTS.

• ProQuest Platinum - magazine and journal articles from around the world, primarily mainstream U.S. publications.