By Elizabeth Margaret More Roper was born in 1505 as the oldest of five children to Thomas More, who was Lord High Chancellor and councillor to King Henry VII. Thomas More believed in education for everyone, including women. He showed this by teaching Margaret Greek, Latin, rhetoric...
by Jack Chicken, cheese, and vegetables are all commonly eaten in the USA. The consumption of raw fish is on the rise as it is now sold in malls and airports. Many countries prepare strange-tasting delicacies. In Cambodia they hungrily grill scorpions in garlic oil. In China you can buy...
by Hamza Bivalves are marine animals that have one shell on the top and one on the bottom. Oysters, which are the most valuable of all bivalves, are common in shallow, warmer waters. Females lay five million to fifty million eggs in a year, but few mature. The shell starts to harden one...
Dear Readers, Welcome to a special edition of the Magnum Opus newsletter. We just love sharing the work of the brave and talented students who took the plunge and submitted pieces for our 2019 Writing Contest. The contest was open to all students ages 8–18, whether or not they had...
Nathan McLean, age 16 As one of the most prolific writers of our history and who single-handedly forever transmuted our perspective on pirates because of his creativity, Robert Louis Stevenson has undisputedly made his mark on literature and quite frankly, the world. Disastrously, there...
