MEMBERS & VISITORS You Are The Star YOU ARE THE STAR TO LIGHT THE WAY The CDC has reported, in equivocal terms, that Americans are now dying younger and not living even longer. “The uptick in overall deaths was driven by the usual suspects: the prevalence and lethality of Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and the flu, […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS WILLFUL IGNORANCE: The Movie

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MEMBERS & VISITORS SMARTRAIL FABLE SMARTRAILS FABLE: THE MOVIE This movie fable takes an irreverent look at the insane state of belief and misinformation about geoengineering which is holding entire cultures and civilizations at bay. It will be also available on several platforms to keep the censor vultures at bay… (Best viewed in full screen […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Your Virtual World Presents “Adzanumee And Her Mother” – African Folktale THERE once lived a woman who had one great desire. She longed to have a daughter—but alas! she was childless. She could never feel happy, because of this unfulfilled wish. Even in the midst of a feast the thought would be […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Passport The excitement and spiritual buzz was already pretty heady at 35,000 feet as my colleague and I headed to a speaking engagement in Pretoria, South Africa…

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LIST OF MOST USED ENGLISH WORDS …a fun and natural way to learn English Your Virtual World has compiled the four column list below of the 2,284 most commonly used words inthe English language. English is used and spoken by over 2,000,000,000 people around the world. It is the global default language of science, finance, […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS: How To Improve Reading Skills Using “Raggedy Ann” …a fun and natural way to learn English Your Virtual World has compiled the four column list below of the 2,284 most commonly used words in the English language. English is used and spoken by over 2,000,000,000 people around the world. It is […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Your Virtual World Presents “Beauty And The Beast” Based on the classic French fairy tale, the story of Belle, an intelligent young woman scorned by her townspeople for being a bookworm, weary of fighting off the advances of the arrogant Gaston, and dreaming of escape. Her father was a wealthy merchant and […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Your Virtual World Presents “A Pair Of Silk Stockings” Little Mrs. Sommers suddenly and surprisingly gets fifteen dollars, which seems like a large amount to her. She now feels wealthy and considers how to best invest her newfound wealth. During the night, she thinks of a sensible use for the money. She […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Your Virtual World Presents “Snow White” Long ago, in a land far away, a wicked queen asks her Magic Mirror, “Who is the fairest one of all?” and is told that Snow White, her blossoming stepdaughter, is now the “fairest one of all.” In an envious rage, the queen orders a […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Native American Storytelling Storyteller Gene Tagaban, of Tlingit, Cherokee, and Filipino heritage, talks about the importance of storytelling as a tool to teach, entertain, and heal. Learn more about Gene HERE.

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MEMBERS & VISITORS African Storytelling Oral storytelling is an African tradition. The National Museum of African Art, in Washington, D.C., is keeping the griot tradition alive and using it to encourage children to read more about Africa. Voice of America’s Saskia de Melker has more.

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MEMBERS & VISITORS The old Native American storyteller named Iagoo has told a story about a magical hill called Tutokanula. Other mountains and hills were formed many years ago when the earth was young, but this hill magically appeared overnight. One day it was an ordinary rock, but overnight it rose and stretched until it […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS This children’s folk tale tells of a strong-willed princess who falls for a foolish woodcutter and helps him seize his destiny to become great. Her father, the king, had once threatened his daughter that if she did not stop crying, she would be forced to marry Ondal, the village fool. Guess what? […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS There once was a widower who remarried. His second wife was ill-natured. The man had a beautiful, gentle daughter of his own, and she was soon to become the servant of her evil step-mother. They called her Cinderella. The King needed to find a queen for his prince, so he threw a […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS Once upon a time there was a king and a queen, who were very sorry that they had no children,—so sorry that it cannot be told. At last, however, the Queen had a daughter. There was a very fine christening; and the Princess had for her godmothers all the fairies they could […]

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MEMBERS & VISITORS SHARE OR THINK ABOUT IT Would you like to be famous? In what way?

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MEMBERS & VISITORS SHARE OR THINK ABOUT IT What roles do love and affection play in your life? Enjoy this short folktale of love and affection from one of America’s native tribes.

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