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Helen Keller’s Reading Program Might Help Today’s Students 0
- Education
- June 1, 2016
When Helen Keller died on June 1st of 1968 at the age of 87, she left behind an incredible legacy as a person who overcame three major disabilities to become a celebrated author and speaker. As she herself attested, this incredible legacy was made possible by her teacher, Anne Sullivan, who opened up a world
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Why Did Dante’s Inferno Have a Real-Life Saint in Hell?0
- History
- June 1, 2016
If one were asked to name the greatest work of literature of all time, there would be only a handful of serious contenders. Both of Homer’s classics would make the short list. Perhaps Virgil’s epic would also qualify. Possibly one or two of Shakespeare’s tragedies. And there is little doubt that Dante’s magnum opus, The
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Salman Rushdie’s Surprising Advice to Schools Today 0
- Culture
- June 1, 2016
Sir Salman Rushdie is in the news again for making controversial comments. Luckily for him, these comments are unlikely to land him in the uncomfortable position of a fatwa on his head, as was the case when he angered the Muslim community with his Satanic Verses novel. However, these comments may be a bit unpopular
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What was behind Couric’s Editing Fudge on Gun Violence?0
- Culture
- June 1, 2016
Esteemed journalist Katie Couric was caught inserting an eight-second “beat” into a documentary film on gun violence in America. In the documentary film, titled Under the Gun, members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) were asked about the ability of convicted felons and people whose names appear on terrorist watch lists to purchase guns.
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How Books in the Home Impact Future Income 0
- Economics
- May 31, 2016
A study in the Royal Economic Society’s Economic Journal recently confirmed something we’ve long suspected: books in the home make a huge difference for children as they grow older. According to The Guardian, researchers looked at earnings and years of education when studying several thousand men in various European countries in the early to mid-1900s.
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America’s Most Embarrassing Spelling Errors 0
- Culture
- May 31, 2016
A fun Google Trends report went viral last week that revealed the top searched “how to spell” words in each state. Now, most of us would admit that there are a few simple words that give us a trouble. (Confession: I got the red squiggly line when I wrote this headline. I always want to
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Helen Keller’s Reading Program Might Help Today’s Students 0