Pay Gap: Could It Be Bridged Before 2224?
Introduction A teacher assigns a group project. She divides the class into groups of five students. One of the groups consists of Jake, Joanne, Molly,
Global Issues
International Court of Justice: World’s Highest Court
Introduction Morgan’s family is having issues with their neighbors leaving garbage in the hallway of their apartment building. They try to talk it out but
The League of Nations: An Ambition Out of Its League
Have You Ever? You might have heard that the United Nations was established after WWII to facilitate cooperation between countries to prevent another conflict of
Paris Accord: Clean Energy Here We Come
Have You Ever? You just finished eating lunch in the cafeteria with your friends when the bell rings. As you watch students pack up and
Green New Deal: Seeds of Change
Problem Did you know that climate change could cost the US economy billions of dollars by the end of the century? Between crop failures, natural
Brain Drain: Losing Our Minds?
Introduction Picture this: You were born in a small village in the countryside of Vietnam. You excel in school and learn English quickly. You decide
International Criminal Court: A Court of Last Resort
Introduction One of Arkady’s classmates has been bullying other students. Arkady tells her teacher, but she ignores it, as do the principal and the superintendent.
Mutually Assured Destruction: Nuclear Weapons: Boon or Bane?
“I begin to believe in only one civilizing influence – the discovery one of these days of a destructive agent so terrible, that war shall
Divestment: Money Talks
Problem The burning of fossil fuels is one of the primary causes of climate change. Burning fossil fuels produces carbon dioxide, which traps heat in
Migrant Workers: A Global Labor Crisis
Introduction How come 60 to 80 percent of the workforce in the Gulf states was born in another country? Why is it that, as of
