The Official Website of

"The Magazine of the American Scene"
 
(c) 2015 The Society for
the Advancement of Education.
All Rights Reserved.
Search keyword(s): ' 201005'
 
Fighting the Rise of Emerging Infectious Diseases Corrie Brown , Thius Kuiken
Category: Medicine & Health Published: May 2010
"Mother Nature's potential threat may be, in the end, much greater than any destruction that could result from another world war, a nuclear bomb blast, or some heinous act of terrorism."
 
Finding--and Bringing Home--the Child Who Is Right for You Mardie Caldwell
Category: Life in America Published: May 2010
"If there is one overarching message [for] potential adoptive parents, it is: Do not give up. Even today, with so many resources at your fingertips, adoptions takes time."
 
Go Figure: Another Miracle on Ice Jane Barrash
Category: Athletic Arena Published: May 2010
"I cannot tell you how many times I was told I was foolish for putting the skates back on at my age and that I was wasting my time and money thinking I could make a film that anyone but my mother would want to watch."
 
Growing Up with Pets Lynn Buzhardt
Category: Domestic Living Published: May 2010
"When a child starts to toddle, even the friendliest of family pets might feel threatened. What previously was a little being that mom and dad carried around now is living and moving in the animal's floor-level realm."
 
Is Sex Addiction Real? Douglas Weiss
Category: Psychology Published: May 2010
Do golfer Tiger Woods and the soon-to-be-former husband of Academy Award-winning actress Sandra Bullock, among many others, really have no control over their bedroom antics?
 
Managing Talent for Maximum Value William A. Schiemann
Category: Business & Finance Published: May 2010
Organizations that successfully manage the three people equity factors--alignment, capabilities, and engagement--outpoint competitors by a wide margin.
 
Mother's Day Memo: She Is Always with You Stephan B. Poulter
Category: Life in America Published: May 2010
"There often is an edge of aggressiveness and cold-heartedness to adults who never have resolved or come to terms with who and what their mother was."
 
Portraits of Power
Category: Focus Published: May 2010
This exhibition "chronicles the intersection of two American icons at a formative time in history."
 
The Art of Battle
Category: USA Yesterday Published: May 2010
A celebration of posters that inspired a nation through the "War to End All Wars."
 
The Light of Life Still Eludes Us Judith Braffman-Miller
Category: Science & Technology Published: May 2010
". . . We stand trembling on the brink of revolutionary scientific discoveries about how our universe operates."
 
The Poetics of Place Thomas A. Denenberg
Category: Museums Today Published: May 2010
"Running against the tide of popular opinion, the notion that 'a picture which does not tell its own story is but half a picture,' [Winslow] Homer was ever-willing to leave a narrative silence in his art. . . ."
 
Toddlers Learn Early and Often Lori Barrett
Category: Education Published: May 2010
"While you may never be too old to learn, it likewise is true that you are never too young, either."
 
Undoing the Unthinkable Mathew Staver
Category: Law & Justice Published: May 2010
". . . The U.S. citizenry and the Constitution ultimately will trump this power grab [of health care by the Administration and Congress]. The American people and the rule of law will have their say."
 
When the Spirit Moves Them Anthony Layng
Category: Religion Published: May 2010
"To the extent that we view American Indian religion as having been lost or destroyed, we fail to appreciate how successfully it has adapted to changing circumstances."
 
Why We Need the Oceans--and Why They Need Us David Rockefeller Jr.
Category: Worldview Published: May 2010
The voyage "Around the Americas" hopes to draw attention to the revitalization of the world's waterways.