Note Taking — The Big Mistake

ReadOasis Step 2 Learners often make a BIG mistake when they take notes. They just look at their notes. They [...]

Henry Ward Beecher, Friend of Slaves (Step 3)

ReadOasis Step 3 On February 5, 1860, a strange slave auction was held. The place was Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, [...]

Moving to Think (Step 2)

By Cielo Vera ReadOasis Step 2 Gillian Lynne could not sit still. She was eight years old now. And her [...]

Are You a Good Listener?

ReadOasis Step 2 Sue closed the car door. She looked down at her feet. And she started to cry. Tears [...]

Easter Story

ReadOasis Step 2 These were the most difficult days of their lives. Their eyes were red and dry. These women [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

A Big Idea: Critique of Pure Reason

ReadOasis Step 3 By Will Durant (Re-presented in Basic and Essential English) Kant?s Critique is not a criticism, but a [...]

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, [...]