“Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these broken wings and learn to fly All your life You were only waiting for this moment to arise” — Paul McCartney “These are our heroes, and they still walk among us today. One of them may be sitting next to you as...
“What if God was one of us? Just a slob like one of us Just a stranger on the bus Trying to make his way home” –Eric Bazillian, “One of Us” “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. “Only it wasn’t as...
Her kisses are perfect, her pearl-button sweaters are adorable, but the way that Emily compartmentalizes her life bugs Jesse. Of course, it’s complicated because she’s second-fiddle to Emily’s boyfriend, and Emily’s work as Student Council VP, and Emily’s upcoming...
America’s premier biographer for young people illuminates the remarkable life and far-reaching influence of the famous Chinese philosopher. Born in China in 551 B. C., Confucius rose from poverty to the heights of his country’s ruling class. But then he...
When the Marquis de Lafayette ran off to join the American Revolution against the explicit orders of the king of France, he was a strong-willed nineteen-year-old who had never set foot on a battlefield. Although the U.S. Congress granted him an honorary commission...
