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PBS

Sherpas on Everest

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Every successful climb of Mount Everest can be attributed to the assistance of the local Sherpas. A short, informative article explains the history behind the Sherpa's involvement in Mount Everest expeditions, the physiological reasons...
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Inc.com: Executive Summary as a Guiding Light

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent source on writing the executive summary of a business plan; including, what it should accomplish and its attributes. This was written in October 2000 by David E. Gumpert.
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Leaf Group

Classroom: How to Write a Summary Paper in Mla Format

For Students 9th - 10th
This article by YaShekia King focuses on writing a summary paper in MLA Style.
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Social Responsibility Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
This article originating from a cooperation provides an in depth look at the factors that contribute to social responsibility. This includes a summary, the nature of social responsibility, its importance, and a general conclusion. Links...
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Reuters: Summary of Obama's Healthcare Proposal [Feb. 2010]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article outlines changes proposed to Obama's healthcare bill by the White House, changes that attempt to address the different views of the Senate and of the House of Representatives. [Date of article: 02/22/2010]
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: Article 1 of the Us Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Presents a summary and the full text of Artice I of the US Constitution. Article 1 primarily deals with Congress explaining who may become a representative, and who may become a senator, all of the powers that Congress and the individual...
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: Article 6 of the Us Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a summary and full text of Article 6 of the Constitution. It establishes it as the supreme law of the United States and that public officials must take an oath to support it. It also authorizes the national debt, meaning that...
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: Article 4 of the Us Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a summary and full text of Article 4 of the US Constitution that summarizes the duties that individual states have to each other, as well as those the federal government has to the states.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: The Articles of the Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Each of the Articles of the Constitution are described in full detail with simplified summaries of each of the sections together with the full, original text.
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British Library

British Library: Rhetoric, Power and Persuasion in Julius Caesar

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the use of rhetoric in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and the young Shakespeare's likely education in the art of rhetoric. In Julius Caesar, rhetoric is used to exert power over the commoners, to recruit...
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BBC

Bbc Newsround: Week of 12 30 13: The Year in Pictures

For Students 1st - 8th
This article offers a review of the big events of 2013 in pictures.
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Leaf Group

E How: How to Write a Financial Analysis Paper

For Students 11th - 12th
This article by Gerald Hanks focuses on what is involved in a financial analysis report which is used to determine if a company can deliver a solid return on investment.
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Other

The Boer War

For Students 9th - 10th
A short summary of Australia's involvement in the Boer War in what is now South Africa.
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Remedy Health Media

The Body: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Other

Siam/mathematical Modelers Look to an Uncertain Future

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of error and uncertainty considerations, presented at an annual mathematicians' meeting. Not terribly deep, and covers the gamut of concerns about modeling of the real world with inadequate data or math tools. On target. This...
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New York Times

New York Times: Cyber Times: Next Electronics Breakthrough: Power Packed Carbon Atoms

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent overview of the field of carbon nanotubes. Includes a summary of the discovery of fullerenes. Also, the potential use of nanotubes as semiconductors. From an article written in 1997.
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Northern Illinois University

Se Asite: Teaching Learning: Controversial Issues in the Classroom

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Inspired by a meeting at a Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) conference, this article is a summary of the main points made by presenter Professor H. Douglas Brown. Teaching students to be respectful citizens can...
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Northern Illinois University

Se Asite: Teaching Learning: Controversial Issues in the Classroom

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Inspired by a meeting at a Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) conference, this article is a summary of the main points made by presenter Professor H. Douglas Brown. Teaching students to be respectful citizens can...
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BBC

Bbc News: The Key Findings of the 9/11 Report

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice summary of the final report of the 9/11 Commission broken down by failures in the intelligence community, missed chances to stop the attacks and more. The article is dated July 23, 2004.
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PBS

Pbs: The Karen Silkwood Story

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides an actual summary of Silkwood's exposure to plutonium and the analysis of her findings at Los Alamos.
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BBC

Bbc: History: Walter Raleigh (C.1552 1618)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief article provides a short summary of the life of English adventurer and writer, Walter Raleigh (c.1552-1618), who established a colony near Roanoke Island. Although a favorite of Queen Elizabeth, he was eventually put to death after...
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Trinity P3: What Are the Biggest Issues and Challenges Facing Media Today?

For Students 9th - 10th
Lists some of the many major changes that the media industry is going through, at all levels and in all roles from producer to marketer to consumer. The results of an industry survey are described and a detailed summary is provided...
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World Press Review: North Korea's Nuclear Threat

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a summary of different newspaper articles from places such as Seoul, Tokyo, New Delhi, Berlin etc. on the issue of nuclear weapons in North Korea in 2002.
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Maple Syrup Urine Disease: An Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the rare inherited disorder affecting newborn babies and children called maple syrup urine disease(MSUD). Including information on how this condition is inherited and how its different forms affect the body, this article is...

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