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LGBT Pride Month - Civil Rights

Some famous people in LGBT history Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month is observed every June in the United States and in several other countries. Learn about famous firsts by gay…

Clouds Over Vancouver

Women Are Denied the Chance to Compete in Ski Jumping by Catherine McNiff Related Links 2010 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia:…

Some Mother's Son

Director: Terry George Writers: Terry George and Jim Sheridan Director of Photography: Geoffrey Simpson Editor: Craig McKay Music: Bill Whelan Production Designer: David…

Beyond Pluto

In July 2005, a team from the California Institute of Technology announced the discovery of a possible “tenth planet” temporarily called 2003 UB313. This most distant object so far found in…

On Constitutional Conventions—Part II

On Constitutional Conventions—Part IIby Antifederalists sought a second constitutional convention immediately after conclusion of the first. This essay by "AN OLD WHIG", is from either The…

What You Need to Know About the Civil Rights Act

By Logan Chamberlain   When people discuss the Civil Rights Act, they almost universally mean the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The first thing you need to know is that this is not the only important…

Academic Advisor

Anonymous Tell us about your work -- what do you do? I'm an Academic Advisor , working in an office specifically geared to assist students who have…

Production Engineer

Gwen Barthel Tell us about your work---what do you do? I am responsible for the daily operations of a specialty chemicals plant. I order feedstocks, write…

The Supreme Court: Punishing Students

Punishing StudentsThe Supreme CourtEducating Our KidsPunishing StudentsTesting for DrugsDealing with Sexual HarassmentLegalizing School Vouchers Schools always struggle with the issue of how…