Read this intoduction that describes and sets the stage for Billy Sunday's meetings with the influential African-American preachers and congregations in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1917. After you have an understanding of the situation,...

A collection of primary sources supporting and disputing the efficacy of Prohibition and the enforcement of the Volstead Act.

Read about Camilo Jose Cela (1916-2006 CE), the 1989 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. This website is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," and "Other...

Learn about the 1950 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize through this website, which provides the prize "Presentation Speech," Ralph Bunche's (1904-1971 CE) Nobel Lecture entitled "Some Reflections on Peace in Our Time," and a brief...

Penn State University and the Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Consortium offer an excellent site on everything you need to know about bee behavior.

This detailed article offers a well-documented overview of this constitutional freedom, as well as an FAQ section and additional cases and resources focused specifically on this aspect of the First Amendment. (Published Sept. 16, 2002 /...

This lesson plan looks at the current controversy of the FCC and making media outlets more accountable for what comes over their airways. In particular, the Super Bowl Halftime Show is discussed and looked at.

Newberry Library learning module uses primary source documents and literature to explore the influence of gender on social and physical mobility and the concept of freedom in American culture from 1890 - 1950.

Article summarizes the history of "just war" theory in Aquinas and his successors; then takes up two subcategories within the theory: the rules that govern the justice of war, and the rules that govern fair conduct in war. Clearly...

Few great books like the Decameron have shaped our very notion of storytelling and its crucial role in the negotiation and production of shared social and cultural values. In its hundred stories, shared in ten days by ten young people...

Two Protestant clergymen discuss the morality of wealth: William Graham Sumner defends it and the practices that create it, while Walter Rauschenbusch questions its impact on society and calls for its Christianization.

This site from the Library of Congress presents selections of articles, writings, and pictures that summarize the beliefs of the early American politicians that morality and personal independence were essential for the country. Links to...

Henry Carey was the eldest son of Mathew Carey, an Irish freedom fighter who was recruited to the intelligence networks established by Benjamin Franklin, and sent to Philadelphia to run what was then the largest printing operation in...

Essay discussing the morality of conquest as European quest for land beginning in late 15th Century resulted in oppression and injustice of the Native American people.

Questioning the theory of relativism, use this collection of resources to help aide or prompt discussion on topics such as morality or rationality.

This site, designed as a supplement to a college English Literature course, contains information on the following: the genre of the morality play, the characters in "Everyman," and a brief synopsis of the play. Click on Images from Hans...

The freed slaves needed skills to thrive in industrial America so many industrial schools were opened to address these needs. However, many saw these practical skills learned in these schools as perpetuating the status of an African...

An article addressing the differences between the two philosophies of psychology, nature and nurture. Find examples of the two approaches, a TED Talk, discussion on the morality of both as well as the philosophy behind them.

An essay by U.S. Congressional Representative Ron Paul of Texas on the state of the American republic delivered at the dawn of the twenty-first century. He argues for the strong separation of powers among the three branches of government...

Investigate the meaning of ethics and morality as applied to technology and scientific advances. Research various issues related to scientific, technological and medical advances in the past decade and take a stand on each.

Interactive feature deals with the morality of total war, and its effects on those who fought, died, and survived it, focusing on Japanese Americans living on the West Coast. Was the wartime internment of Japanese Americans appropriate?...

This encyclopedia article compares The Spectator and The Tatler and the moralizing tone of Restoration English journalism.

This is the full text of the children's novel The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. It focuses on four anthropomorphized animals in a pastoral version of Edwardian England and is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure,...

The Eighteenth Amendment showed how difficult it is to legislate morality. Read about the advantages of Prohibition, especially in terms of public health. The disadvantages far outweighed the advantages. See how lawlessness increased...