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Rare Arctic Asteroid

And other recent science discoveries by Otto Johnson More Discoveries IntroductionIce Age Haute CoutureAntisocial Brain Tissue DeficitNew Orleans, the New Atlantis?First Cloned…

Better Brown Bagging

Tips for staying healthy during National Nutrition Month Source: InteliHealth Nutrition Info Dietary Guidelines More Americans are Overweight Fed. Obesity Guidelines: More than…

What's an Analogy?

by Ann RecknerAn analogy is a type of word problem that often appears on standardized tests. It is made up of two word pairs, like this: GRACEFUL : CLUMSY :: late : _______ Your goal in…

Student Demonstrations in Tiananmen Square

June 3-4, 1989 A massive demonstration for democratic reform, begun on Tiananmen Square by Chinese students in April, 1989, was brutally repressed on June 3 and 4, 1989. It was initiated to…

Franjo Tudjman

Franjo Tudjman by Beth Rowen FRANJO TUDJMAN died on December 11, 1999 at the age of 77. Tudjman was an autocratic president of Croatia who led the Balkan republic to independence from Yugoslavia…

Life in Oxford

by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Return to the C.S. Lewis Bio Following his appointment as a teacher at Magdalen College in 1925, Lewis settled into his life in Oxford, a place that never lost its appeal for…

A Convert to Christianity

by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Return to the C.S. Lewis Bio Lewis had been raised as a Christian by his parents, who were Protestants. However, it wasn't until he was sent away to boarding school after the…

Royal Biographies: Princess Anne

Princess Anne by David Johnson Related Links Royal Family TreeQueen Elizabeth IIPeter PhillipsZara Phillips Once Highly unpopular for her autocratic ways, Princess Anne has earned widespread…