Ever wonder what the most popular and unpopular baby names are? And how certain people and places got their names? Or are you just looking for guidance in choosing your child’s name? All Those Wonderful Names is an amusing exploration of names, familiar words, phrases, and the stories behind their origins
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s account of the first successful large-scale application of nonviolent resistance in America is comprehensive, revelatory, and intimate. King described his book as "the chronicle of 50,000 Negroes who took to heart the principles of nonviolence, who learned to fight for their rights with the weapon of love, and who, in the process, acquired a new estimate of their own human worth." Stride Toward Freedom traces the phenomenal journey of a community and shows how the twenty-six-year-old King, with his conviction for equality and nonviolence, helped transform the nation and the world.
Expert IELTS trains students in all parts of the IELTS test, improving their scores and building language proficiency. It helps students stay focused to get the IELTS band score they need to achieve their goals, whether it's to get a better job, get on to a university course or for visa requirements.
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Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, lived within a conservation area, in Kenya. The large animal has died. It was often described as the world’s loneliest rhinoceros. In the latest issue, we outline the tragic fate of rhinos and explain why all but one of their species is close to extinction.
The term Iroquois describes one of American history's most influential Native American confederacies, the Haudenosaunee, or "People of the Longhouse." Based mainly in present-day New York State, they played a major role in regional trade and diplomacy. The Iroquois also helped influence the democratic ways of life in the new United States through Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father. Enduring the theft of much of their traditional land base, the Iroquois fought proposals to force them to leave their homelands. The Iroquois describes the significant influence these people had on the creation of the modern United States and their continued roles in American society.
