Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights
On the morning of April 19, 1966, Roberta “Bobbi” Gibb became the first woman to run and finish the Boston Marathon. Competing in a field
There was little known in the 1950s about the effects of gravity in space. To research that, early rocket scientists used animals, particularly monkeys, chimps,
Imagine a world with no mythical creatures such as the famous hobbits, with large bare feet and small bodies living peacefully within the Shire, or
“BLOCKED BY JAMES!” Announcer Mike Breen of ESPN exclaimed as LeBron James makes a superhuman effort on defense late in Game 7 of the 2016
“Oh deep in my heart, I do believe that we shall overcome today,” was sang outside the Health Education and Welfare (H.E.W.) building in Washington
In the middle of a three-month strike, standing there in the crowd of mistreated workers, she was giving them hope, spreading flyers, and organizing picket
Exchanging her classroom desk for the picket line, sixteen-year-old Emma Tenayuca left Brackenridge High School for the day to join hundreds of women protesting for
2021 marks twelve years since the last time the United States raised its federal minimum wage. It might sound like a reasonable amount of time,
“Why don’t you come work for me?” These words snapped Mary W. Jackson out from her heated rant about the insult she had just received
During the first half of the fifteenth century, Korea made a wide range of intellectual and technological advances that are not found in other parts
In January 1958, marine biologist Rachel Carson received a letter in the mail from her distressed friend, Olga Huckins. The letter described a horrible scene.
Bangladesh integrates centuries of history with resourceful people who seek opportunities beyond expectations. Media often portrays the country as poverty stricken, politically complicated, and a
Performing an autopsy on someone is like grabbing the untold stories under their skin or placing the puzzle of an unsolved death into your hands.
C programming is one of the most powerful coding languages of the modern era. It is what drives modern software, databases, and other coding compilers.
Within the historic city of San Antonio, set between the Alamo and the River Walk, stands the Menger Hotel, a Victorian-era gem. This quiet antique
Born on June 11, 1925, in Newport News, Virginia, William Styron was the only son of Pauline Styron who was a shipyard engineer in a
On January 12, 2010, you are enjoying a simple Tuesday evening with family in Haiti when all of a sudden the earth trembles beneath your
When young Leonard Nimoy got off the train to Pasadena, California in September,1949 wearing a wool suit, hand-painted tie, and suede shoes he, “must have
Rwanda’s transition has been less than ordinary. It was already one of the countries with the lowest level of development in the 1980s and in
When Prime Minister Adel Abduhl Mahdi demoted Iraq’s popular Counter-terrorism Chief, Lt. Gen. Abdulwahab a-Saadi, in October, 2019, Mahdi was unaware of the protests that
Crunch: the sound of cracking frozen ground underneath one’s foot walking in subzero temperatures. Burning wood: the smell escaping chimneys in the distance where people
Just six years ago, in March 2015, Pam was barrelling towards the Vanuatu archipelago at speeds reaching 180 miles per hour. Pam, of course, was
Just about everyone in the country has had fast food, whether it be McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, or any other mega fast food chain. It
During the rather warm first weeks of April in Paris in 1803, rumors were abound throughout Napoleon’s court in the Tuileries Palace. The rumors were
Nearly 40% of United States citizens constitute the minority population of the country.1 In addition to all of the discrimination that this population faces within
In the past few years there has been growing skepticism about the future for the medium of exchange. We have seen a number of different
“Factory farming, of course, does not cause all the world’s problems, but it is remarkable just how many of them intersect there.”1 -Jonathan Safran Foer.
Independence, Sovereignty, and Democratization. These are elements that we commonly associate as markers of transitional periods for many developing nations. All former Soviet Republics gained
The atmosphere compressed down as the sun’s heat baked the exposed concrete of the steps. That heat only served to push Jennifer further up the
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