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What can Shakespeare teach us about freedom?
One scholar explains how Shakespeare’s characters can inspire us to be our truest selves.
Little Red Riding Hood gets an evolutionary makeover
Using big data, researchers dig deeply into the origins of one of our best-known tales.
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America: Letter From the President
Neha Chauhan is the founder of AFA Teens: Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness. Her research into Alzheimer’s disease began while at high school.
Want to succeed in business? Then play high school sports
Two new studies have confirmed previous research that participating in youth sports positively impacts future success.
10 Ways to Raise Brave Girls
Caroline Paul, author of The Gutsy Girl, discusses how to instill a sense of daring into girls and why it’s important.
Why The Consumer Internet Of Things Is Stalling
Mike Farley, the CEO of a Silicon Valley-based company, argues that technology companies should focus on solving simple everyday issues in order to connect to consumers.
Aziz Ansari Goes to India
In this essay, actor and comedian Aziz Ansari contemplates his American and Indian identities.
Middle school key to college, career pipeline
Do you really need to think about college or your career path while you’re in middle school? This article explains that getting kids engaged with the world of work early is crucial to their long-term success.
How Adulthood Happens
Is there a rite of passage into adulthood? Why does it take so long to grow up? In this column, David Brooks examines the process of becoming an adult in modern American society.
The importance of belonging
A sense of belonging plays a major role in a person’s well-being. This article discusses the work of social psychologist Gregory Walton, who believes that people can benefit from sharing their stories about overcoming feelings of isolation.
White clergymen urge local Negroes to withdraw from demonstrations
Read the newspaper commentary to which Martin Luther King Jr. responded in his powerful “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”
America’s War on Language
As the United States entered World War I, fear of the enemy sparked suppression of the German language, resulting in effects that linger a century later.
Greatest Charity Achievements of All Time!
Read a short summary about some of the many charities that have made phenomenal achievements over the years. Each one has a completely different approach to raising awareness and raising funds, from TV entertainment shows to ice bucket challenges.
Stuff: If That’s What You Wanted
“Stuff: If That’s What You Wanted” won first place in a Teen Writing Contest on the Stage of Life web site. The theme is Black Friday shopping and the need to buy more…stuff. The author talks about how her own desire to join her friends for the shopping frenzy was overcome by a family Thanksgiving gathering.
The road to ruin: are ultra-endurance events worth the risk?
Ultra-endurance involves taking part in physical events, such as running, swimming, or cycling, that last for over 6 hours. It takes strong mental focus to last the pace, but what are the effects of endurance training on the participant’s health?
Inside McDonald’s Bold Decision to Go Cage Free
Read about the complexities the large fast-food chain and its suppliers face in switching from caged to cage-free chickens.
A protest over education has turned into a movement in Mexico
A routine rally turned deadly when police opened fire on a group gathered to protest an education reform bill in southern Mexico.
Is Gender Segregation in Sports Necessary?
Writer Alice Sanders argues that gender integration of sports teams would benefit society.
Is The Declaration Of Independence Based On A Lie?
Former political science professor and writer Tom Lindsay argues that the Declaration of Independence’s claim that “all men are created equal” wasn’t meant to reflect society at the time, but what it could be.