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History Net: Civil War
This resource presents a summary of the American Civil War, including various battles and milestones.
Rice University
Rice University: Writing Research Papers
This site presents information about the necessary parts of a scientific research report. It also contains a sample abstract and introduction.
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Lascomm: The Basics of Fiber Optic Cable
An informative article about fiber optics cabling. Includes an introduction, fiber-optic technology, an illustration, applications, advantages and disadvantages, economics, and summary.
International Reading Association
Reading Online: Teaching Vocabulary to Adolescents to Improve Comprehension
An article highlighting the improvements of middle and high school students' reading comprehension through a sixteen-week program. Includes introduction, overview of the intervention, course structure, sample activities, assessments, and...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1988: Naguib Mahfouz
This the Nobel Foundation page on Naguib Mahfouz, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1988. You'll find bibliographic information, his Nobel speech, and articles written about him.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1979
At this site read about Mother Teresa (1910-1997 CE), the 1979 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, and the charitable works through which she helped the poor of Calcutta. This website includes texts of original documents and speeches, a...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1904
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849-1936 CE) who earned the 1904 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his "Work on the physiology of digestion." This website is organized into the following...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1973: Patrick White
Read about the 1973 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Patrick White. This website is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech," "Autobiography," "Swedish Nobel Stamps," "Article," and "Other...
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The Boer War
A short summary of Australia's involvement in the Boer War in what is now South Africa.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1948: Thomas Stearns Eliot
This Nobel Prize site provides hyperlinks (on the far right) to the press release announcing the award to T.S. Eliot (1888-1965 CE), a short biography of his life, the introduction of Eliot to the Academy, and Eliot's acceptance speech....
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: The Catcher in the Rye
This encyclopedia article provides a summary of J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye. The plot, themes, and characters of the book are given an overview. There is also a paragraph about the controversy surrounding the story and...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Written Assignment Sessions
For this lesson, young scholars read a scientific article, answer a quiz about it, then write a summary.
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Encyclopedia Universalis: Homepage
A major French encyclopedia from Encyclopedia Universalis that gives non-subscribers access to summaries or small articles.
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Wikipedia: The Chosen
This is a brief article introducing the main characters, setting and conflict within Chaim Potok's novel, "The Chosen."
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2001
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about V.S. Naipaul, the man who won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Literature. His life and works are discussed in this detailed website,providing video, original texts and speeches and...
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Hurstwic: Norse Mythology
Great place for information on Norse mythology! These articles "Provide a brief introduction to some of the Norse gods and goddesses, as well as a summary of a few of the stories," and pictures depicting the events.
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: w.e.b. Du Bois in Georgia
Biographical summary of the early life and career of educator and civil rights activist William Edward Burghardt Du Bois. While living in Georgia, he wrote some of his best-known works on black social conditions.
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Desk Reference to u.s. Commercial Immigration
This is an overview of immigration issues employers are more than likely going to face. This summary is very broad and does not cover all aspects of each issue.
Library of Congress
Loc: Thomas Jefferson, 1743 1826
Brief summary from the Library of Congress of Thomas Jefferson's involvement in the Declaration of Independence.
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Livius: Thales of Miletus
Contains a concise summary of the life and major contributions of the ancient Greek Thales of Miletus. Also contains a small picture of a statue of Thales and a diagram that explains Thales's theorem.
Ireland Information
Irish Christmas Traditions
A brief summary of many Christmas traditions in Ireland.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1933
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about Thomas Hunt Morgan, the scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine "for his discoveries concerning the role played by the chromosome in heredity." This website is organized...
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The Body: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2
A very good summary of what we know about a second strain of HIV and its appearance in the population. Original resource from 2007 U. S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Mount Vernon Ladies' Association: Allegheny Expedition
When Governor Dinwiddie needed someone to deliver a message to the French asking them to withdrawal from the Ohio Valley, George Washington readily volunteered. He later wrote about his expedition in his journal. Read a summary of his...
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