Research/Citation Links
MLA 8 Template, blank MLA 8 Template, explained
Cognitive Toolkit
A listing of over 100 ideas to help tune your thinking and rev up your brain.
Library Spot
Clearinghouse on all things librarish(?). Great site for info on literacy, etc. (their Must See links are another great source)
Gapminder
Site that puts statistical information in graphic form, allowing you to visualize information.
Statistics
Wonder what a mean is? What about a median? Click to find out -- and how to use them effectively in your writing.
Writing Links
Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
Purdue Online Writing Lab. Purdue University.
Paraphrasing Exercise
Purdue Online Writing Lab. Purdue University.
Plagiarism
Purdue's done it (again)
General Grammar Guide
From Purdue University
Logic in Argumentative Essays
Word lists and descriptions of how to make your points clear.
Thinking Links
Dictionary of Ideas
A fantastic resource giving you the tools (i.e. information) to make sense of the world around you.
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Links to Online Books/Magazines
Asbury Park Press
The place for local news – though it lacks a thorough archive.
Alternet
A progressive/liberal site offering an alternative view to the news
Newsweek
A bit more rigorous than TIME, which has degenerated into a celebrity mag.
The National Review
From a conservative point of view
The Washington Times
A conservative newspaper
The Washington Post
Liberal/objective
Reason
Libertarian magazine
Mother Jones
Liberal
The New York Times
Liberal?/strives for objectivity
New York Review of Books
At this site, click on the New York Review of Books
icon to access thoughtful, considered, and in-depth articles on
politics, social issues, and the arts: in other words, articles on life
itself. As the name suggests, this is a book review, but each article
amounts to a survey of the field under study. I’ve read some
fascinating articles on Star Wars, prozac, Pi, Artificial
intelligence, and Bosnia, in addition to essays on Shakespeare and
Virginia Woolf (and even references to Shakespeare’s sister)
To use, click on the New York Review of Books icon, and go to "Search the Archives."
Issues and Things
30 Issues in 30 Weeks
A great site for thoughtful, reasoned interviews on current topics for
Civic Stances. If you want to catch up on what's been going on in the
world while you were writing the last two essays, this is the place to
go
100 Words Every College Student Should Know
This one is rather self-explanatory.
Buying the War: Video and transcript on how the media did not question the build up to the Iraq War.
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