When horrific things happen, how a person responds can make a difference in the rest of one's life. In this collection, learn how some individuals triumphed in the face of unspeakable tragedies.
Irish raiders kidnap Maewyn Succat, St. Patricks birth name, when he is 16; he spends 6 years as a slave.
Apartheid, a system ofracial segregation in South Africa, ensures blacks cannot vote or travel freely in their own country.
Mandela believes thatarmed resistance-including violence- is the only way to endthe problems caused by apartheid.
In 1994, Mandela becomes South Africa's first black president through a democratic vote.
Margaret Mitchell created Scarlett O'Hara, a flirting Southern belle with lots of suitors. In real life, Mitchell was also a flirt with many suitors.
Telling no one but her husband about her novel, Margaret Mitchell finally gets the courage to give her manuscript to Harold Latham, chief editor at Th...
Samuel Clemens, writing as Mark Twain, began to earn a significant income. He didn't always invest his funds very wisely, leading him and his family t...
Read a poem about the life of Mary Karen Read, a 19 year-old freshman in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Millions of Irish leave the country, hoping to find a better life elsewhere.
In June 1970, Brashear becomes the first black Master Diver, which is the highest position in the diving community.
Read a poem about the life of Matthew Gwaltney, a 24 year-old second year Masters student in Environmental Engineering.
Read a poem about the life of Matt La Porte, a 20 year-old freshman in Political Science.
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