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Tell a Fairy Tale Day!
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Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, Tell a Fairy Tale Day was born, and we are still excited about it. Fairy tales are characterized by fantastical creatures filling an equally magic-infused world with endless possibilities. The authors we love are the architects of these new worlds,…
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Today is Digital Learning Day!
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You may have heard about Digital Learning Day before because every year there are thousands of events to celebrate digital learning in the United States and worldwide. Digital learning is a new concept compared to previous teaching methods. It’s any instructional practice that uses technology to enhance the learning…
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Books We Love – Week 3
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The Rebel Author: Albert Camus Genre: Sociology Vive la révolution? In Albert Camus’s book-length, sociological essay, he looks at the development of rebellion and revolution, particularly in Western Europe. Originally written in French, the novel explores the motivation for revolution based on basic human rejection of normative justice and the…
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Presidents Are Authors, Authors Are Presidents
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Being the President of the United States is much more than the average public government job. It’s an unfathomable responsibility that has only been held by forty-five democratically elected men. They are the forefront—the point men—of this great nation. Presidents, while they are historically educated, male, and rhetorically effective speakers,…
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“Over the Top” and Wartime News Reporting
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On January 28, 2017, American special forces touched down in Yemen for what Financial Times is calling “the most significant antiterrorism operation since [the 2016] election.” While the raid resulted successful in the capture of crucial intelligence, several American service members were injured or killed. Taking place on a Saturday…
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Sample Chapter: Over the Top
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It was not uncommon for American soldiers to fight among the ranks of British allies during World War I. However, the relationship between the two forces was less than ideal, as the Americans and British saw themselves superior to the other. Arthur Guy Empey is an American machine gunner who…
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Happy Birthday, Toni Morrison!
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Also known as Chloe Anthony Wofford, Toni Morrison is a novelist, editor, playwright, and professor. From a working-class family, she is the second of four children. After finding her love for literature at a young age, she continued to study English at both Howard and Cornell University and has a…
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Coming Soon- Turn Back before Baghdad
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January 15, 1991: Saddam Hussein’s last day to peacefully withdraw troops from Kuwait before the United States takes lethal action. Hussein fails to comply and the United States prepares to launch a series of attacks on Iraqi forces, in attempt to bring an end to the war over the oil…