Medea, a play by the greek playwright Euripides, explores the Greek-Barbarian dichotomy through the character of Medea. She is a princess from barbarian, or non-Greek, land of Colchis. Throughout the Play, it becomes evident to the reader that Medea is no ordinary woman by Greek standarts. In this...

A folktale is a general term for any of numerous varieties of traditional narrative. The telling of stories appears to be a cultural and universal tradition, common to primitive and complex societies alike. Folktales are demonstrably similar from culture to culture, and comparative studies o...

For schools to become foundations of social justice, educators need to promote and practice what Ladson-Billings calls cultural relevant pedagogy. The three essential components of a cultural relevant pedagogy include academic achievement, cultural competence, and social-political consciousness. Edu...