Stories - Life Stories
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Our stories are about how people make sense of their own lives, how they can shed light on our lives, and how we are connected to one another, to history, and to the larger human story.
Nixon's criminality, psychology, and legacy as a tragic president
Patience as a virtue and necessity in working toward a vision
The pipeline challenge and barriers to women reaching CEO roles
Philippe Halsman's 1947 photograph of Einstein and the atomic bomb
Analyzing ISIS motivations behind publicizing executions of Western journalists
How avant-garde film influenced mainstream cinema's use of sound and image
The 13th Amendment's criminality loophole and perpetuation of anti-Black stereotypes
Reflections on Trump administration and what Bradlee's response might be
Fragmentation of abolitionism and the rise of anti-slavery sentiment in the North
James Foley, Peter Kassig, and Steven Sotloff's plans to support hostages' families
Parks' dual-edged photography of Black poverty and the New Deal's influence on his optimism
“Someone told me the story about the child throwing starfish back into the ocean one at a time. 'It makes a difference to this one.' That's kind of how I've looked at it ever since. I can't be Dolores Huerta or Martin Sheen, but I can do what I can do in the rooms I find myself in to look for that starfish.”
Noah Wyle
Self-emancipated people and the political impact of the Fugitive Slave Act
Children narrating their own stories in "Streetwise" rather than using a narrator
Lack of evidence for Black support of the Confederacy during the Civil War
Conversations with James Foley about journalism and past work in conflict zones
The framers' three-part justification for constructing executive power
Expansion of white settlement and the loss of Indigenous peoples' freedom
Surprising the boys with Lawrence's release from prison
Surviving childhood sexual abuse and speaking out after mother's passing
Family's emphasis on creative pursuits over material wealth
