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Becoming Better Neighbors

October 3, 2014 btwuser 0

Continuing our recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, we turn our attention to the United States/Latin America foreign policy relations. As many of you probably know, […]

Don Quixote: Its Impact and Influence

September 26, 2014 btwuser 0

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, let’s take a look inside one of the most influential books of all time. Written by Spaniard Miquel de […]

UPDATED: Scotland’s Declaration of Independence?

September 18, 2014 btwuser 0

At the height of the British Empire, England had rule over one-quarter of the world’s population. In the years since, some of the countries under […]

President Barack Obama talks with Attorney General Eric Holder to discuss the situation in Ferguson, Mo., in Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, Mass., August 14, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Civil Unrest: Yesterday and Today

August 22, 2014 btwuser 0

It has been more than two weeks since the shooting of an unarmed African American teenager sparked protests and riots throughout a suburb of St. […]

Prisoners. Copy of German photograph taken during the destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto, Poland, 1943.

Anne Frank: The Enduring Power of a Single Voice

August 20, 2014 btwuser 0

Maybe you have read Anne Frank’s Diary of a Young Girl. If so, you will know that it chronicles the lives of the Franks, an […]

The first steam engine designed and built in the United States, by Oliver Evans, of Philadelphia, Pa., 1801 / Drawing by Thos. Arnold McKibbin. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division [LC-USZC4-2758]

Patents: For the Benefit of Society

July 30, 2014 btwuser 0

You have probably seen a copyright symbol– © –printed inside of your favorite books or on the backs of CDs. But what do you know […]

Pages to Frames: Our Favorite Books into Films

May 22, 2014 btwuser 0

In 2011, the young adult novel The Fault in Our Stars charmed readers and impressed critics everywhere, topping all kinds of bestseller lists. The book, […]

Youth Can Do It!

April 9, 2014 btwuser 0

Every single day, young people everywhere take part in projects and activities designed to make a difference in their communities and around the world. They […]