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Simply Psychology: Social Psychology
Explains what social psychology is, its history, and significant leaders in the field and the theories they developed.
CNN
Cnn: Obama Plans Executive Order to Close Guantanamo Bay
President Barack Obama will issue executive orders concerning the closure of the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. The banning of torture and a review of detention policies are included. (January 22, 2009)
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Use Case: Correctional Facilities
See how correctional facilities can use Khan Academy to support a variety of programs, including credit recovery, GED preparation, and adult continuing education.
A&E Television
History.com: 7 Facts About the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing
The attack by a group of Islamic fundamentalists announced the growing threat of terrorism on US soil. Eighteen minutes after noon on February 26, 1993, a bomb exploded in the basement parking garage below the north tower of the World...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Tre Maison Dasan: Classroom Viewing Guide
Classroom Viewing Guide for use with the film Tre Maison Dasan.
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Aclu: American Civil Liberties Union
Official home of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Learn about American news, what's going on with the Supreme Court and new legislation, and more at this online interest group.
Curated OER
The Prisoner's Dilemma and Duopoly
This site focuses on the interdependence of firms in an oligopoly, and shows through the use of a game tree how these firms are tempted towards the practice of collusion.
Curated OER
Photograph Showing Concentration Camp Prisoners in Their Hut
A nice survey of the major events of the Holocaust from its origins in Nazi Germany during the 1930s to the death camps and what happened afterward.
Curated OER
Nelson Mandela 1961, Release From Prison in 1990, 2007
An extensive collection of BBC news articles about Nelson Mandela.
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Robben Island Museum: Homepage
This site from the Robben Island Museum has information on the island and the prisoners who were held there. Nelson Mandela was held there for many years (1962 to 1982). Provides a general context for understanding the lives of political...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Published in 1962 in the Soviet Union/Russia, this book although a work of fiction, discusses in detail the gulag system, a type of prison that existed in Russia. In this carefully researched site find out more about the prison and the...
Other
Ohio Civil War: Ohio in the Civil War
Provides links about Ohio during the Civil War. Includes information about infantry, artillery, cavalry, prisons, etc.
Marxists Internet Archive
Marxist Internet Archive: Louis Auguste Blanqui
This site has a brief biographical sketch of Louis-Auguste Blanqui (1805-1881) a revolutionary who spent most of his life in prison, and who was condemned to death on two different occasions. Lacks bibliographical references.
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Afgen.com: Confessions of Nat Turner
Read a copy of the confessions of Nat Turner on the night he was put in prison for his rebellion against slavery.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Slaughterhouse Five
Slaughterhouse-Five is a story about what happens after war is over. This interesting and informative site explores the life of Billy Pilgrim, a prisoner of war.
US National Archives
Nara: American Originals: Al Capone
Brief description of the trial and verdict that sent Al Capone to prison, in 1931, for tax evasion.
Ibis Communications
Eyewitness to History: The Bataan Death March, 1942
Read the chilling first-person account of Capt. William Dyess, who was captured on Bataan, and survived the Batann Death March.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Get the Reel Scoop: Comparing Books to Movies
Students compare a book to its film adaptation, and then perform readers theater of a scene from the book that they feel was not well represented in the movie version.
Curated OER
National Park Service: The Moore House and Articles of Capitulation
The National Park Service provides a brief history of the Moore House where the surrender of Cornwallis took place. The Articles of Capitulation are explained as well.
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Canada's Penitentiary Museum
This unique museum aims to preserve the history of Canada's penitentiary system, believing you can learn a lot about a society by understanding its correctional system. You can read some of this history here.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
Detailed facts and an overview of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp established in January 2002 by President George W. Bush to house Muslim militants and suspected Al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorists.
English Verse
English Verse: Richard Lovelace (1618 1658)
Here you can read a brief biography of Richard Lovelace, then read several of his poems.
Brigham Young University
The Enormous Room by e.e. Cummings
Read the complete text of this work at this easy-to-navigate site.
American Indian Heritage Foundation
Indians.org: Pawnee Literature
Brief background information about the history and culture of the Pawnee. Includes the text of a Pawnee prayer. This site links to specific Pawnee stories and to other information on the Pawnee Tribe and authors.
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