goal of american educationeducation is an enormous and expensive part of american life. its size is matched by its variety.differences in american sch...
one-room schools one-room schools are part of the heritage of the united states, and the mention of them makes people feel a vague longing for the way...
husband and wife by arrangementsome japanese still get married by parents arrangement. yoshio and hiromi tanaka, a young japanese couple living in the...
PASSAGE 54 Attitudes to AIDS Now Most people say that the USA is making progress in fighting AIDS, but they don’t know there’s no cure and...
PASSAGE 51 Ulcers Even though ulcers appear to run in families, lifestyle plays more of a role than genetic factors in causing the illness, according ...
PASSAGE 47 Food Fright Experiments under way in several labs aim to create beneficial types of genetically modified (GM) foods, including starchier po...
PASSAGE 43 Will Quality Eat up the U.S. Lead in Software? If U.S. software companies don’t pay more attention to quality, they could kiss their ...
PASSAGE 39Look After Your VoiceOften speakers at a meeting experience dry mouths and ask for a glass of water. You can solve the problem by activating...
PASSAGE 36Health Care ReformThis fall the country will be talking health care again-or at least should be talking about it-as Congress moves to change...
PASSAGE 34Taxi RidingIn a moment of personal crisis, how much help can you expect from a New York taxi driver? I began studying this question after wa...