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A grab bag here of mainly literary sites -- with a few others thrown in for fun.
Understanding Literature | Grammar, etc. | Sources and Plagiarism | Dictionaries, etc.
Internet/Computers | Politics | Fun
You can find many suggestions for understanding literature in the "Course Packet," located online on the "Course Materials" page.
Understanding Themes.
The Literary Link for Writing and Submitting Essays. Janice Patten, San Jose State
University. An excellent source for students who want to explore common themes in
literature.
Oxford Tutorials
A short list of information on selected ancient texts. Some of the images
are already included on our own "Images" page. Also contains some tips on
writing.
Sources and
Plagiarism
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Quoting,
Paraphrasing, and Summarizing. Purdue Online Writing Lab. Purdue University.
An instructional handout.
Paraphrasing Exercise. Purdue Online Writing Lab. Purdue University.
Plagiarism
Purdue's done it (again)
Dictionaries, etc.
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WWWebster Dictionary.
Merriam-Websters 10th edition dictionary online.
Rogets Thesaurus
The venerable classic, now in html
Links to Online
Dictionaries
400 Dictionaries in over 130 languages
Using
Search Engines.
An excellent summary of different kinds of Web search options, complete with links to
different search engines.
Computer Tips
No, you won't get money, but you may get advice
Google
Never judge a site by its name: one of the best search engines. Use for general
(non-database [as in non-approved]) searches.
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This American Life
From an article in The Nation on the show "It takes as its beat, well, life.
For instance, it did a show recently on The Kindness of Strangers: Four segments, each
about fifteen minutes long, each set in New York. One was about a locksmith rescuing a
stranded motorist; one about a white teenager who ran away from home to move in with a
black actor/father figure in fifties Harlem; one about a crazy lady who tormented the
people in the apartment next door, posting notices accusing them of being drug dealers;
and one about a guy who entertained his block once a week with Sinatra songs. "There
is something about the judgment of strangers -- when the clerk at the record store seems
unimpressed by your choice of CDs," said host Ira Glass as the show began. "It's
as if by their status as strangers they have some special instantaneous insight into who
we are." Which is true: It gets you thinking. But that was about it for the summing
up, the philosophizing."
Politics
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Search and write to
your US Representative
Search and write to your US Senator
Democracy Network
Voter information often on candidates that dont make the mainstream news
media