Top 8 Special Animals in Greek Mythology
Source: About.com
These mythological creatures are not your usual pets. Find out about a three-headed dog, a chimera, and other strange animals that appeared in ancient Greek tales.
Culture & Society
Youth Voices: I Have a Voice!
Source: Harvard Educational Review
Mei-Hua Li, a Chinese emigrant in the United States, tells about how the responsibility of interpreting for her family brought maturity. She also discusses how the youth program of the Asian Community Corporation (A-VOYCE) helped her understand her own identity in a foreign country.
Conversing With the World: The Poet in Society
Source: Academy of American Poets
Read about the role of protest and political poetry throughout American history.
How Walking in Nature Changes the Brain
Source: The New York Times
In a recent study, researchers found that walking in a natural setting improved participants’ moods and states of mind.
Tinker v. Des Moines (393 U.S. 503, 1969)
Source: ACLU
Read this brief history of the Tinker v. Des Moines ICSD case, in which the Supreme Court ruled that students have the right to protected free speech under the First Amendment.
Remembering the fight for women’s rights: Suffragists at Seneca Falls laid groundwork for others in the struggle for equality
Source: The Buffalo News
The first convention for women’s rights in the United States took place in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848. Writer Michael Sainato remembers the people who met there and highlights the influence they had on those that followed.
Target to move away from gender-based signs
Source: CNN
Responding to criticism that gender-based signs are unnecessary, Target stores will start to remove them in toy and bedding departments.
RACE: Are We So Different?
Source: American Anthropological Association
Despite apparent differences among people whose ancestors came from different part of the world, all humans can be traced back to a shared beginning. This interactive site explores our assumptions about the idea of race.
Eight female authors your class should know for the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s “Emma”
Source: PBS
Like Mark Twain, Jane Austen wrote tales that made her one of the most popular writers in her day. Find out what other female authors became popular in their day and some little-known facts about each one.
What Does It Mean to Cross the Rubicon?
Source: History
Whether or not to cross the Rubicon was a decision that Roman governor Julius Caesar had to make. Watch the video to find out why his decision was momentous.