A long essay from Lily de Silva on the scriptural basis for the Buddhist concept of "dana". Discusses the qualities the donor must posess, the reasons one should give, and the proper items to offer.

This poem gives a scenario of giving and taking orders.

Read the testimony of a Pueblo Indian, captured by the Spanish after the Revolt of 1680, giving his ideas of why the Indians attacked the Spanish and destroyed the images of Christianity they found.

The rise of anti-immigration feeling after World War I resulted in legislation limiting the number of immigrants from various areas of of the world. Read the speech by a Congressman decrying the immigration quotas by giving examples of...

Read a summary of the debate in Congressional hearings about women's suffrage from 1869-1893. It's interesting to see the arguments against the enfranchisement of women along side the reasons for giving women the vote.

The complete original text of the revolutionary state constitution of Virginia adopted in June 1776.

This site has detailed notes about persuasive speeches, and what it takes to effectively create and present a persuasive speech. Organized into the following sections -- "Introduction to Persuasive Speaking," "Patterns of Organization...

This three-stanza poem expresses his mother's joy in giving birth to her daughter.

Official report filed by the 17th U.S. Infantry giving an account of action taken at the Battle of El Caney during the Spanish-American War.

Letters from Albert C. Lynn of the MARBLEHEAD giving his account of what he saw and heard about the preparations for the sinking of the collier MERRIMAC at the entrance to Santiago harbor during the Spanish-American War.

This site from NASA provides a detailed and lengthy summary of the Apollo 11 mission. Comments (quotes) by each astronaut are provided giving personal accounts of the highlights of the mission which resulted in the first landing on the...

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Widow's Sixpence, or, Go Thou and Do Likewise by James Blackwood [1870], a children's novel about giving sacrificially.

A Global Progress Report giving the current state of the world 2006-2007.

Brief discussion of Russian war loans with examples of propaganda postcards used to pressure citizens to donate their savings to the war cause.

A diplomatic note sent to the U.S. ambassador to Germany from John Hay, Secretary of State, giving a brief outline of the U.S. concept of the Open Door policy for China.

This site presents fresh insight into the lives and individual natures of The Apostles Of Jesus Christ, giving personality and character assessments of each of the Twelve.

This site, which is provided for by the Modern History Sourcebook of the Fordham University provides excerpts from an 1899 article written by Andrew Carnegie to outline his philosophy and responsibilities as a wealthy man.

This is the text of the short story "A Blackjack Bargainer" by O. Henry. A lawyer who has lost his fortune and self-respect playing poker redeems himself by giving his life to save that of an old friend.

Read the words of a Woody Guthrie song giving an account of the Ludlow Massacre during the Colorado coal strikes in 1913.

Provides the preamble to the Stamp Act as well as specifying how the tax revenues were to be used. Includes a document giving Jared Ingersoll's account of the parliamentary debate on the legislation.