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While those in Metco get to learn in better schools, suburban students are exposed to a slice of the real world’s diversity. “Here we are in this very lily-white community, and our kids are very sheltered and very protected. When we have the...
Today their pathway through those mountains carries more mystique than any other ground over which they traveled, for its raw wildness is testament to the character of two cultures: the explorers who braved its hardships and the Native Americans who revere and conserve the path as a sacred gift. It...
Since she is in charge, we have a nine-pound chunk of buffalo hump, which Lewis and Clark considered the best part of the animal. This is because it's the fattiest part. Lewis and Clark loved the fat. "The general rule on the hunt was, the fattier the better...
Joel Stein's commentary on why Americans don't care about the World Cup exemplifies the U.S.'s disdain for other cultures [ESSAY, June 17]. Stein should feel sorry for the millions of Americans who have no notion of geography and cannot come to terms with cultures other than their...
Long distinguished for its unique cultures and endemic wildlife, Sulawesi is also the home of old-fashioned Bugis sailing vessels like the Marco Polo. These are still built by hand in the style favored by Sulawesi's traditional seafaring folk in the southern port town of Bira. The Bugis have...