A Culture of Bribery

ReadOasis Step 4(Part 2) In most countries bribery is illegal, but it happens in government, medicine, politics, sports, and business. [...]

Are Stories a Cultural Universal?

ReadOasis Step 4 The following is a short excerpt from a video with story expert Jonathan Gottschall. See the video [...]

Genius for Melody

ReadOasis Step 4 (Part 1) On June 2, 2010, President Barack Obama stood on a small stage in the White [...]

The Queen of Glamour Rock

ReadOasis Step 4 Freddy ran onto the stage pumping his fists. And the crowd of 72,000 fans roared. Bouncing over [...]

Karl Marx and the Communist World

ReadOasis Step 4 Karl Marx (1818-1883) was a German philosopher, economist, and historian. He wrote mainly about economics and politics, [...]

Pigs is Pigs

By Ellis Parker Butler ReadOasis Step 4 (Part 1) Mike Flannery, the agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over [...]

Picasso and the Beatles

ReadOasis Step 4 The Spanish painter Picasso demonstrated remarkable artistic aptitude at a very young age. According to his mother, [...]

Words that Remade a Country

ReadOasis Step 4 Smoke, fire, and the booms of big guns. The pounding feet of horses. The flashes of silver [...]

Victor Frankenstein: A Mad Scientist

ReadOasis Step 4 Man, how ignorant you are in your pride of wisdom! - Victor Frankenstein As a young man, Victor [...]

The Lion in Bad Company

More Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt ReadOasis Step 4 One day a young Lion came suddenly upon a Wolf. [...]