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Biography Project for CORE

Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
EVERYONE START HERE! The official Nobel Peace Prize website with a list of all Peace Prize winners. Click each name for more i

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/
Brainy Quote
Search here for quotes for your Words of Wisdom page.

http://www.brainyquote.com/
Wiki Quote
Look here for more quotes.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Main_Page
Grolier Online Passport
EVERYONE SEARCH HERE! Username: charcs Password: westend

http://go-passport.grolier.com/
Biography Resource Center

http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC;jsessionid=FAC70396318033A99E899AC8FE77E617?locID=va_s_104_0110

Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel video
A short interview with Elie Wiesel on the Nobel Prize channel of YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqcfZZR7_v0
Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity

http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/eliewiesel.aspx
Elie Wiesel information on PBS

http://www.pbs.org/eliewiesel/

Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter biography
White House website official biography

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jc39.html
Jimmy Carter Center
The website of Jimmy Carter's organization. Lots of information about Carter's worldwide activities for epace.

http://www.cartercenter.org/homepage.html

Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama's website

http://www.dalailama.com/
Office of Tibet website
Biography of the Dalai Lama from the official website of the Office of Tibet, which is the government in exile from Tibet.

http://www.tibet.com/DL/biography.html
CNN In-Depth Special on the Dalai Lama

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/dalai.lama/

Wangari Maathai

Green Belt Movement official website
The Green Belt Movement is the organization founded by Maathai. Look here for more information about this organization as well

http://www.greenbeltmovement.org/
BBC Profile of Wangari Maathai

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3726084.stm
Time Magazine profile of Wangari Maathai

http://www.time.com/time/subscriber/2005/time100/heroes/100maathai.html
New York Times editorial written by Maathai

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/10/opinion/10maathai.html
National Geographic audio of Wangari Maathai

http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0509/feature2/multimedia3.html

Aung San Suu Kyi

Free Burma website
This website has many articles and interviews with ASSK. It also has links to text and audio of many of her speeches.

http://www.ibiblio.org/freeburma/assk/assk.html

Cesar Chavez

United Farm Workers biography of Cesar Chavez

http://www.ufw.org/_page.php?menu=research&inc=history/07.html

Cordell Hull

Cordell Hull Museum

http://www.cordellhullmuseum.com/
Cordell Hull Foundation
Biography page

http://www.cordellhull.org/english/About_Us/Biography.asp
United Nations web page
History of the United Nations

http://www.un.org/aboutun/unhistory/

Ralph Bunche

Ralph Bunche on PBS
Excellent PBS website with lots of information about Ralph Bunche

http://www.pbs.org/ralphbunche/

Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa: CNN Interactive

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9709/mother.teresa/

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt's My Day newspaper columns
A great resource found on the PBS website.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eleanor/sfeature/myday.html
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library
Brief biography of Eleanor Roosevelt

http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/erbio.html
Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill
Biography, Timeline, and Little Known Facts

http://www.ervk.org/history.htm

Jody Williams

International Campaign to Ban Landmines
Biography page about Jody Williams on the ICBL website

http://www.icbl.org/campaign/ambassadors/jody_williams
History of Landmines

http://www.icbl.org/problem/history
Essay by Jody Williams
NPR "This I Believe"

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5132997

Al Gore, Jr.

An Inconvenient Truth
Scientific Facts related to Global Warming

http://www.climatecrisis.net/thescience/
An Inconvenient Truth
How you can take action to stop global warming.

http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction/
MSNBC Article: Al Gore wins Nobel Peace Prize

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21262661/
Salon.com: Al Gore wins the Nobel Peace Prize

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/10/11/gore/
New York Times Quick Biography of Al Gore

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/11/us/topics_algore_bio.html
Al Gore's website
After clicking this link, go to the bottom of the page and click

http://www.algore.com/index2.html

George Marshall

Marshall Foundation website

http://www.marshallfoundation.org/
PBS website

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/macarthur/peopleevents/pandeAMEX105.html
CNN Interactive: George Marshall
Marshall's speech describing the Marshall Plan

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/macarthur/peopleevents/pandeAMEX105.html

Jane Addams

Jane Addams Hull-House Museum

http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/ja_bio.html

Nelson Mandela

African National Congress Mandela Page
Many links to more info about Mandela.

http://www.anc.org.za/people/mandela/index.html
Nelson Mandela Foundation

http://www.nelsonmandela.org/
PBS Frontline: The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/mandela/
Time 100 Nelson Mandela Feature

http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/mandela.html

Mahatma Gandhi

BBC News Article: The Life and Death of Mahatma Ghandi

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/50664.stm
BBC article on Hinduism

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/
British Empire in India Information

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/east_india_01.shtml

Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library
Lots of links to good information about Woodrow Wilson.

http://www.woodrowwilson.org/learn/learn_show.htm?doc_id=321421
PBS American Experience: Woodrow Wilson

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wilson/
First World War
Wilson info that focuses on WW I.

http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/wilson.htm

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Seattle Times article about Dr. King

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/special/mlk/
National Park Service website

http://www.nps.gov/malu/
Time Magazine Profile of Dr. King

http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/king.html

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt Association

http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/
Theodore Roosevelt Exhibition

http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/roosevelt/
PBS Special on the West

http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/i_r/roosevelt.htm
PBS American Experience Theodore Roosevelt

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tr/

Norman Borlaug

Norman Borlaug Biography
World Food Prize website

http://www.worldfoodprize.org/about/Borlaug.htm
Norman Borlaug info and links
AgBioWorld website

http://www.agbioworld.org/biotech-info/topics/borlaug/index.html
Interview with Norman Borlaug
Reason Magazine website

http://www.reason.com/news/show/27665.html
A Profile of Norman Borlaug
Dallas Morning News newspaper website

http://www.normanborlaug.org/267339_borlaug_21liv..html
Norman Borlaug Rap
Yes, there's a rap about Norman Borlaug. I wish I was kidding but I'm not.

http://www.agbioworld.org/biotech-info/topics/borlaug/borlaug-rap.html

Fifty States Map Project

Explore the States
Use this website to figure out which states you would like to visit. Click on each state to learn a few facts.

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es
Introduction to the Fifty States
Read about the states and regions here. This will help you choose which states you would like to visit.

http://www.learner.org/interactives/historymap/fifty.html
USA Travel Website by Frommers Guides
Scroll down for a list of all states. Click for tourist ideas.

http://www.frommers.com/destinations/usa/
Google Maps
Click "Sign In" in the top right corner. Follow the directions on your worksheet.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

Learn the States with these Games

Catch the Falling States

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/united-states-america-map-game.php
Place the States

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/flash/states_puzzle_lines2.html
Name the States

http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf
Test Your Geography Knowledge

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/usaquiz.html
The USA Game

http://users.netrover.com/~kingskids/state/introswf.htm
Fifty States Word Search

http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/50states-ws.htm
Fifty States Hangman

http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/50states-hangman.htm
United States Geography Game

http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/united_states_geography.htm

Mt. Vernon trip

Mount Vernon website

http://www.mountvernon.org/
Google Map of Mount Vernon

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=:+3200+Mount+Vernon+Memorial+Highway,+Mount+Vernon,+Virginia+22121&sll=38.248157,-75.796394&sspn=0.030198,0.080338&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=38.333039,-77.124023&spn=1.930372,5.141602&z=8&iwloc=addr

Revolutionary Characters Research

Peter Oliver

Peter Oliver Information

http://americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/oliver.html

All Characters

Grolier Online Encyclopedia
username: charcs password: westend

http://go-kids.grolier.com/
Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
What did people wear in Revolutionary America?

http://www.history.org/history/clothing/intro/index.cfm
What did people eat in Revolutionary America?

http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/food/index.cfm
Quotes
Search for quotes from your character on this site. Or, search for a quote that your character would have liked or agreed with.

http://www.brainyquote.com/

Nathanael Greene

Benjamin Franklin

John Adams

Patrick Henry

Paul Revere

Phillis Wheatley

Samuel Adams

Thomas Paine

Thomas Jefferson

Joseph Brant

King George III

Lord Frederick North

Molly Brant

Peter Oliver

Peter Van Schaack

Rebecca Franks

Thomas Hutchinson

Ann Lee

Earl of Effingham

Felix Holbrook

James Allen

Patience Wright

Richard Henderson