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Liberty vs License.
by Robert George
Cyber Threat Map
The FireEye® online cyber threat map is suggested as an instructional resource, to promote awareness of the constant and international character of computer security issues. (See the link on the following page.)
Superfluous Women by Carola Dunn
In England in the late 1920s, The Honourable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher, on a convalescent trip to the countryside, goes to visit three old school friends in the area. The three, all unmarried, have recently bought a house together. They are a part of the generation of “superfluous women”―brought up expecting marriage and a family,…
6 Word Story Contest Winners!
The Homewood Public Library was excited to hold a 6 word story contest for teens! Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway placed a bet that he could write a story in just six words. If the legend is true, then he won with “For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never Worn.” We challenged our 6th-12th graders to see how…
Sapiens
One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one—homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold…
Baby Cakes
No Mardi Gras celebration would be complete without a king cake. If you’ve ever experienced the fun of finding a plastic baby inside a cake, you’ve no doubt eaten one. A king cake is a cinnamon filled dough (similar to a cinnamon roll) in the shape of a hollowed out circle and filled with everything…