Students explore the ideas of ambition and failure. They learn that conflicts serve as the basis of a text's meaning and that identifying the internal and external conflicts of a story reveals the motivations of complex characters. They...

This site from the University of Pennsylvania gives a description of the Truman Doctrine and its contents. Then link to an excerpt from Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States" and compare the differences. A great history...

North Korea's state-run news agency announced that the country is in the final uranium enrichment stage. What could this mean? Possible sanctions by U.N? Threat posed by North Korea in possession of nuclear weapons? (09/03/09)

When the "Origin of Species" was published in 1859, the ambitions and scopes of science were dramatically expanding. "Origin of Species" marked the transition of biology from a prescience to a science. [4:04]

This Russian composer's first dream had nothing to do with music. His ambition was to be a sailor. Use this resource to read more about Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1904 CE) and use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to listen to his work.