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What do North Koreans think of the Pyongyang Marathon? And what about the foreigners taking part? We went to Pyongyang to find out.
Go on a brief visual tour of Tajikistan, highlighting some of its culture, customs, and people
Examine images associated with Greek culture, explore quotations from Greek literature, and write a dialogue that balances opposing themes from it
Focus on images associated with Mesopotamian culture, explore archetypes from Mesopotamian literature, and prepare for writing a reflective essay
Discover the significant elements of creation myths from a variety of cultures, draw comparisons between the myths, speculate about why elements differ
Examine images associated with early Islamic voices, identify important genres from early Islamic literature, and prepare to write an explanatory essay
Examine images associated with elements of Norse sagas, identify important narrative elements and prepare for writing a persuasive letter about them
Explore architectural arches found in the Spanish-speaking world. Build Spanish vocabulary related to architecture and buildings
What beliefs are found in two important Indian epics? How can classifying these beliefs contribute to effective writing?