Children’s / Teenage general interest: Work, politics and society

Having a parent return from military duty is a dream come true.

Throughout history, men and women have always found ways to control reproduction.

The Internet gives us information, communication options, shopping opportunities, entertainment, and much more-all at the touch of a fingertip and much of it for free.

Who are the leaders of our government?

What is a citizen?

What is a democracy?

What are the three branches of government?

What are rules?

What are elections?

Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, was a man of contradictions.

Theodore Roosevelt was thrust into the presidency after William McKinley's assassination in 1901.

When John F.

By the time he became the fourth president of the United States in 1807, James Madison was already a legend.

In 1789, when George Washington took office as the nation's first president, the United States was an experiment that could easily fail.

When Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office in 1932, the United States was in crisis.

In 1829 Andrew Jackson became the seventh president of the United States, the first who did not come from a wealthy, east coast family.

Abraham Lincoln was born to poor parents, in a log cabin on the western frontier of a young nation.

Why did Abraham Lincoln want to become president?

On election night, all eyes are on the ballot tallies to see which candidates come out on top.

When an election is coming up, you usually expect a face-off between the two major US political parties-Democrats and Republicans.

The frenzied news coverage during a political election is unstoppable.

Special interest groups, lobbyists, political action committees, campaign finance reform-if people on the news are arguing about these subjects, it's probably an election year.

The Confederate prison known as Andersonville existed for only the last fourteen months of the Civil War-but its well-documented legacy of horror has lived on in the diaries of its prisoners and the transcripts of the trial of its commandant.

It's time for music class!

Anna is one busy girl!

Let's Meet a Police Officer!

Are you curious about fire trucks?

What does a doctor do?

Let's Meet a Construction Worker!

Sex abuse.

Imagine being convicted of a crime you didn't commit and spending years behind bars.

Torture.

In 2013, the FBI started posting a new most wanted list-not for kidnappers, murderers, or armed robbers, but for online crooks.

On December 5, 2013, former South African President Nelson Mandela passed away at the age of 95.

Was an innocent man wrongly accused of murder?

Did you know that about 40 percent of the world's population lives without toilets?

Ice in the Arctic is disappearing-and opportunity is calling.

It's time for music class!

Do you want to do something exciting with your summer?

Do you enjoy using your creativity to make something new?

Do you enjoy lending a helping hand to people in your community?

Have you heard that businesses don't hire anyone younger than sixteen?

Trying to comprehend the US government can almost make your mind shut down.

To play professional hockey, you need plenty of grit and determination-it's a physically and emotionally punishing job.

Playing professional football is a dream for many-but it's also a high-pressure, grueling job.

For a professional player, basketball isn't just a fun game-it's a job.

Being a professional baseball player is no walk in the park-it's a physically and mentally demanding job.

Thea Roberts has loved making clothes ever since her grandmother taught her to sew.

Latrell Baker's scientific approach to football-watching football-has finally paid off.

Destiny Davis never imagined being an investigative reporter, but her sixth sense for drama and backstabbing caught Mr.