How do we make a "sound judgment" in a culturally diverse society? How do we know the best path to follow in an interdependent world? These stories, based on social-studies, help us to understand that personal and environmental relationships impact our lives and our world.
The island of Corregidor holds the last of the US and Filipino troops, it falls to the Japanese on May 6, 1942.
Joan is 17 years old and believes the Saints she prays to want her to go to the Dauphin and convince him that she can lead his army.
Jackie Robinson faces charges of being disrespectful to investigating officers, rather than refusing to move to the rear of the bus.
The Allied invasion sets off a chain of events that merge to end Hitler's efforts to capture Great Britain.
King John has no intention of keeping his word when he signs the Magna Carta; he signs it to stay in power.
The Persians invent crucifixion, but the Romans practice it.
The Byzantine emperor asks Pope Urban II for crusades against the Muslim Turks, who have taken most of Asia Minor from him.
Crystal Skulls are human skull carvings made of quartz and may be pre-Columbian but carbon-dating is useless because quartz does not contain carbon.
Web sites and other information on Cuneiform, Hieroglyphics, and ancient Persia.
The Egyptians have the Rosetta Stone; the Babylonians have King Darius who provides key information to unlock Cuneiform.
Read a poem about the life of Daniel Perez Cueva, a 21 year-old junior in International Studies.
Dante Alighieri'sDivine Comedyremains the most famous tale of Purgatory ever told.
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