The Goddess of the White Umbrella (the Buddhist deity Ushnisha-sitatapatra) is one of many powerful female deities. She manifests her power with her thousand heads, arms, and legs. She has eyes on the palms of each of her hands and soles...

A learning module that begins with the short story "The White Umbrella" by Gish Jen, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...

"Under the Giant Panda's Umbrella," in Zoogoer Magazine, focuses on facts and information related to the giant panda. Topics introduced in the article include More Gold, Diverse Deer, Fantastic Flyers, Predators, and more.

A report covering the events in Hong Kong where citizens are opposing China's insistence on vetting any candidates for upcoming 2017 elections.

Learning module uses multi-media sources to teach about the relationship between China and Hong Kong. Students use primary source material to analyze the recent protests in Hong Kong and explore the symbols and messages that protesters...

Collect all those unusable umbrellas and recycle them into an article of clothing.

"The Umbrella" revolves around a couple's fight over a broken umbrella. Read the full text of this Guy de Maupassant short story.

Read the full text of "The Umbrella Man" by Mary Wilkins Freeman on this site.

Illustration of an umbrella, with its parts called out.

Research the first case of ricin poisoning in 1978, from a scientific and political perspective. Identify and rate potential sources of biochemical warfare available today.

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Contains plans for a lesson that teaches students the letter-sound relationship for the short /u/ sound using the book "Umbrella" by Taro Yashima. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites...

"Ewe" is the umbrella name for a number of groups that speak dialects of the same language and have separate local names. Fon and Ewe are often considered to belong to the same, larger grouping, although their related languages are...

An image of "Umbrella vault", created by Donato Bramante in 1493.

An image of "Lise (Woman with Umbrella)", created by Pierre-Auguste Renoir in 1867 (Oil on canvas, 184 x 115 cm).

An image of "Umbrellas in the Rain", created by Maurice Brazil Prendergast from 1898-99 (Watercolor over graphite pencil on paper, 356 x 530 mm).

An image of "The Umbrellas (Les Parapluies)", created by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1883 (Oil on canvas, 180 x 115 cm).

Collect all those unusable umbrellas and recycle them into an article of clothing.

Collect all those unusable umbrellas and recycle them into an article of clothing.

The Canadian AIDS Society is the umbrella organization representing more than 125 AIDS groups in Canada. Its purpose is to advocate at the government policy level for those affected by AIDS, provide resources, and to educate the public.

An umbrella organization with hundreds of affiliate groups across the United States, whose goal is to educate and motivate people to reduce their litter by recycling, reusing, disposing of things properly, and by changing their consumer...

This museum is one of many under the umbrella of Rome City Council. It is also the oldest public museum in the world, having been established in 1471. Throughout the site, there is extensive information about its history and collections,...

This fifth unit of a course on Art Appreciation looks at different forms of three-dimensional art. Students learn about sculpture and its history, government-funded art works, and controversy in art. They look at other types of 3-D...