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Social Studies

The myth of Jason and the Argonauts

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History

A day in the life of a Cossack warrior

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The murder of ancient Alexandria's greatest scholar

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History

A brief history of cannibalism

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Literature & Language

Romance and revolution: The poetry of Pablo Neruda

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History

Ancient Rome’s most notorious doctor

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Literature & Language

"New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus

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Social Studies

The Romans flooded the Colosseum for sea battles

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History

Ugly History: Witch Hunts

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Social Studies

Harvey Milk's radical vision of equality

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History

The historic women’s suffrage march on Washington

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Social Studies

An unsung hero of the civil rights movement

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Social Studies

How one journalist risked her life to hold murderers accountable

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Social Studies

A day in the life of a Mongolian queen

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Social Studies

From enslavement to rebel gladiator: The life of Spartacus

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History

A brie(f) history of cheese

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Social Studies

The dangerous race for the South Pole

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Social Studies

The princess who rewrote history

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Social Studies

Is there any truth to the King Arthur legends?

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Literature & Language

Why should you read "One Hundred Years of Solitude"?

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Social Studies

Why is Aristophanes called "The Father of Comedy"?

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Literature & Language

Zen kōans: unsolvable enigmas designed to break your brain

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History

What really happened to the Library of Alexandria?

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Social Studies

How the Normans changed the history of Europe

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