Great Waves of Art

ReadOasis Step 3 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) was a Japanese artist, painter, and maker of prints, called UKIYO-E. During his life, [...]

Stevie, The Musical Wonder

ReadOasis Step 3 The announcer opens the envelope. He looks down at the card, then smiles. "And the winner is, [...]

The Happiness Class (Step 3)

ReadOasis Step 3 In his last year of high school, Alan didn't sleep much. Instead, he studied. Sometimes he crammed [...]

If by Rudyard Kipling

In 1907, Rudyard Kipling received the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was the first English-language writer to receive the prize. Kipling [...]

Playing Global Business on a Level Field

ReadOasis Step 3 A Review of The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century By Thomas L. [...]

The Mystery and Horror of Poe

ReadOasis Step 3 A man sits at night in his room alone. He is deeply saddened by the death of [...]

Escape at Bedtime

By Robert Louis StevensonReadOasis Step 3 Photo by NASA The lights from the parlour and kitchen shone outThrough the blinds [...]

How to Acquire Language (Step 3)

ReadOasis Step 3 How do humans acquire languages? The answer is remarkably simple. All people everywhere acquire languages in the [...]

Freedom of Speech

ReadOasis Step 3 "I shall resign the Presidency effective at noon tomorrow. Vice President Ford will be sworn in as [...]

The Greatest Band of All Time

ReadOasis Step 3 February 9, 1964. "Hurry up!" shouted Mary as she turned on the TV. "It started already!" Just [...]