Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

ReadOasis Step 3 We are far into "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" when Albus Dumbledore says, "Dark and [...]

Newspeak and 1984

ReadOasis Step 3 Censorship and 1984 Winston is an editor. Every day he works with words. His hands are soft, [...]

Inception: Dreams Inside Dreams

ReadOasis Step 3(Part 1) The great movie critic Roger Ebert called Inception “a movie immune to spoilers.” A spoiler gives [...]

Why is Christmas on December 25th?

ReadOasis Step 2 Would you celebrate someone’s birthday even if no one knew the day when he or she was [...]

Themes of A Christmas Carol

ReadOasis Step 5 "Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, [...]

Young Night Thought

By Robert Louis StevensonReadOasis Step 3 All night long and every night,When my mama puts out the light,I see the [...]

The Cake

By Laura RichardsReadOasis Step 1 A child argued with his brother one day about a cake. “It is my cake!” [...]

Stairway to Heaven

By Douglas ForsterReadOasis Step 3(Part 1) “And we’re back. I’m Jim Ladd, and you’re listening to KMET. We’re the south’s [...]

Scotland’s Favorite Son

ReadOasis Step 2 Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should old acquaintance be forgot, and old [...]

The Artful Geisha (Step 3)

ReadOasis Step 3 Geisha are traditional female entertainers from Japan. They are skilled at various Japanese arts, such as classical [...]