Language Arts Story Briefs

From fiction to non-fiction, it is a great pleasure to explore the world through the written word. Here at AwesomeStories, we read in a 21st century way, exploring the stories with related images, videos, audios and authentic documents to give added depth.

In a nearby galaxy, known as the Small Magellanic Cloud, we can see the remnants of a supernova - a star which has exploded. It makes for spectacular ...

Although Etruscans lived in Italy, for many years, people in today's world know very little about them.

The Temple of Artemis (Diana), at Ephesus, went through many different versions. One of the last versions became a Wonder of the Ancient World.

Barbara Tuchman's famous book about World War I begins with a poignant passage about the last days of the Edwardian era (when color photography was fi...

Pretending to be tough gang members, Tom Sawyer and his pals form a "Band of Robbers."

Escaping slaves needed to understand a bit of science in order to find their way to freedom. The words of songs helped them to achieve that objective...

Vsterbotten is a county in northern Sweden, consisting of numerous municipalities. It plays a role in the writings of Stieg Larsson.

One of Europe's six patron saints, St. Bridget was born in Sweden.

"We Shall Overcome" became the rally cry of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.

Money in the bank doesn't always mean the same thing to people. Stone money is stored outside, not in a locked bank vault, on the Micronesian island o...

This image illustrated an article, published in 1863, addressing the deplorable conditions in the Bethnal Green section of London, England.

Beyond rationing gas for their cars, people helped in the war effort by removing their metal car bumpers and replacing them with wooden ones.

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