Category: Countries and People
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2015: Chinese New Year of the Sheep
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By Peng Kate Gao If I have to name one day of an entire year that I wish…
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Roses are Red, Violets are Blue
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By Aileen Marshall Valentine’s Day, also known as Saint Valentine’s Day, is celebrated on February 14. It is…
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The Pursuit of Vocation
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By Peng Kate Gao Work is love made visible. −Kahlil Gibran Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, in his brilliantly written…
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A One Day Jaunt: Whirlwind D.C. Trip on the Cheap
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By Susan Russo A one-day trip to Washington D.C.? Are you crazy? No, I am just ultra-cheap. You…
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An Extraordinary Early American in Europe
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By Susan Russo Ira Aldridge was born in New York in 1807 to free black parents: Daniel, a…
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Puerto Rico in March – Summer at the tip of Winter
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By Natalia Ketaren Puerto Rico, “the rich port,” is an unincorporated territory of the United States. To us…
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Scientists Decide: No interesting stories in Science
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By John Borghi On March 16, 1926, Robert H. Goddard launched the first ever liquid-fueled rocket in Auburn,…
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Happy Halloween!
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By Aileen Marshall Halloween is coming up at the end of this month on October 31st. It has…
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New York State of Mind
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This Month Natural Selections interviews Carly Gelfond, Assistant Director of Development. Country of origin: United States. 1. How…
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An American in Athens
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By Christina Pyrgaki Since the news of the financial crisis in Europe reached the us, whenever I meet…