George Mason University
George Mason University: World History Sources: Hammurabi's Code
Nancy L. Stockdale. who teaches at the University of Central Florida, describes how she mediates a discussion of Hammurabi's Code with her students.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Send a Coded Message Virtual Enigma
Explore the NOVA's Virtual Enigma machine used during WWII. You can send an encrypted message to a friend along with the special key needed to decipher the message. A link is also included to the Virtual Enigma.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Ancient Mesopotamia: C .3000 1700 b.c.
Tom Richey presents this learning module on ancient Mesopotamia and provides unit materials, primary sources, video explaining the Code of Hammurabi and Epic of Gilgamesh, as well as lecture notes for students and teachers.
Sam Houston State University
Shsu: Early Japan: Taiho
This site contains a brief, informative explanation of the Taiho Code. The explanation is in the last paragraph of the section labeled "KOFUN AND ASUKA PERIODS, CA. A.D. 250-710."
PBS
Frontline: Insanity Defense Fa Qs
The PBS documentary series FRONTLINE publishes a list of questions and answers regarding the legal issues raised by insanity defenses.
Other
Union of Journalists: Memorandum on Digital Manipulation
This is an article offering possible guidelines (and marking techniques) to avoid the unethical alteration of photos through digital manipulation or tampering.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: In Re Gault (1967)
Full court transcript of 1967 U.S. Supreme Court case involving a juvenile, Gerald Gault.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Unspoken Words of Media Ethics (Lesson Plan)
A lesson that takes students through an exploration of the codes of ethics for journalists and the unspoken rules that govern the media and the news we hear. Students also examine the ethical dilemmas faced by reporters.
Other
Us flag.org: Evolution of the United States Flag
This is a guide to the evolution of the United States flag. It contains a timeline from 1777 when the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act to the Executive Order of President Eisenhower in 1959.
Library of Congress
Loc: A Historic Message
This site, which is provided for by the Library of Congress, gives information on the first telegraph invented and the first message ever transmitted.