How do we make a "sound judgment" in a culturally diverse society? How do we know the best path to follow in an interdependent world? These stories, based on social-studies, help us to understand that personal and environmental relationships impact our lives and our world.
When Colombian presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galán was murdered, the police suspected he was killed by (or on the orders of) Pablo Escobar.
At first Colombian authorities allow Pablo Escobar to have an easy life, at La Catedral (his place of "confinement"), but when Pablo hears rumors of a...
While earning his living from the illegal drug trade, Pablo Escobar was becoming a leader of Colombia's poor and downtrodden people.
The Colombians find Pablo Escobar in 1993, then kill him.
Elizabeth Packard spends her life trying to change mental health laws and women's property rights.
Under medical care, Vincent appears better and creates many brilliant works.
Both Mary and Elizabeth want the English throne so Mary marries Lord Darnley, who is another heir, but later murdered.
Pan Am 1736 and KLM 4805 head for disaster.
District 12 is a poor, coal-mining district in former Appalachia.
The Capitol, a totalitarian government, is in charge of the fictional country of Panem.
Tributes, one boy and one girl from each district, fight to the death in the Hunger Games.
The Seam is the poorest part of District 12 and where Katniss and her family and friends live.
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