Dickens’ Uprising from the Slums of England and Adversities
byA distinctive quality of a genius is the genius’ ability to retain information and the ability to recount memories in a picturesque manner. Dickens…
Modern History (1789-1914)
Brought on a Boat, Sent out on a Steamer: Ah Sou’s Round Trip to Sexual Servitude
byIn 1899, Ah Sou, a Chinese orphan, was sold to a man named Moy Sam with the belief that she would accompany him to…
Comic Strips: From Medieval Times to Movie Theaters
bySome people might believe that comic books originated in the United States or that they are a modern invention. In reality, this genre dates…
The United States turns its back on Human Rights.
byIt was between the hours of 8:30 and 10:30 am on the morning of September 11, 2001 that the unthinkable happened in the United…
“Que Padre!” Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla: The Father of Mexican Independence
byEvery 16th of September, there is a great celebration that occurs in Mexico. It is the celebration of independence, also known as “El Grito…
Outsiders in Frankenstein
byTwo hundred years after Frankenstein’s release, scholars and casual readers alike continue to study Mary Shelley’s most prominent work. On the surface, Frankenstein is simple…
Médecins Sans Frontières: How Politics Created a Global Humanitarian Organization
byAs you make your rounds through the makeshift hospital your group has hastily set up, you pause and take a moment to process your…
The Aztec Origins of Día de Los Muertos
byMany people know of the Mexican holiday Día de Los Muertos, which is filled with vibrant colors and intricately painted faces. What many people don’t…
Yeon-Mi Park: Crossing To Freedom
by“To me, Hyesan was home,” explained Yeon-Mi Park, a young North Korean defector.1 Hyesan, her home, had a power grid with no promise of continuously…
Charles Darwin: What He Really Said
byCharles Darwin was a naturalist that proposed the theory of natural selection and the theory of evolution still studied and widely accepted as true…
Louis Pasteur and the Germ Theory of Disease
byMid-way through the nineteenth century, people still believed in the disease theory of miasma. Miasma was a type of “bad air” that was thought…
Death by Ivory
byStanding at an average height of 11 ft. and weighing 6 tons, the African elephant is the largest mammal walking the Earth. As they…
Shifting Worlds: A Convention Orders the Exchange of Greek and Turkish Populations Against Their Will
byThe year is 1920. The Treaty of Sevres has just been signed on August 10, 1920 effectively ending the rule of the Ottoman Empire…
Snow White: From Grimm Origins to Happily Ever After
byWinner of the Spring 2018 StMU History Media Award for Best Storyteller Best Overall Research Best Explanatory Article Snow White is one of the…
The Spoils of War: Stolen Art in WWII
byWinner of the Spring 2018 StMU History Media Award for Article with the Best Use of Images Best Article in the Category of “International…
Gregor Mendel, the Father of Modern Genetics: Brilliant Scientist or Complete Failure?
byOn January 9, 1884, three days after Gregor Mendel’s death, a huge cloud of smoke could be seen rising from the Abbey of St….
China: Friend or Foe?
bySince the end of Second World War, the United States has been the leading military and economic power not just in the Americas, but…
She Sells Seashells by the Seashore: The Story of Mary Anning
byWinner of the Spring 2018 StMU History Media Award for Article with the Best Title A storm was brewing over the little town of…
If there was no animal research, there would be no cure
byMany people may not know this, but animal research has played an important role in almost every major medical advancement of the last century….
Van Gogh’s Battle with Mental Illness results in a Severed Ear
byVincent Van Gogh was an admired artist, who was also a troubled and “tortured genius.” His artwork, Starry Night, Bedroom in Arles, and many…