PART 1: Biography.

A portfolio of short pieces written as scripts for two-minute talks. Read together, they highlight how writing can function as spoken text, working simultaneously as notes, narrative, voice, and performance.

The longer pieces included here show how exploring biographical details can spark interest and passion, as well as the ways that biography itself is a form of story-telling.

Lloyd Alexander

Matthew Brenan

Amy Carmichael

Aliza K

Anh Do

Eliza Brenan

Desmond Doss

Fynn K

Albert Einstein

Isvara Larwood

William Henry Gates III

Gabrielle Brenan

Bethany Hamilton

Jemima K

William Kamkwamba

Oliver Hoath

Joseph Merrick

Cooper Hoath

Bukayo Saka

Iver K

PART 2: Reports and debates, essays, opinion pieces, and other commentaries.

A selection of opinion pieces inviting readers to consider and debate viewpoints on ethical issues.