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Holocaust

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum homepage
homepage
Holocaust Encyclopedia
lots of stuff on Holocaust
Mapping the Holocaust
maps, interactive
USHMM Online Exhibitions
exhibitions on resistance and rescue
USHMM site for students
stuff for you to look at and get involved in
What is Genocide
The Nation
The Nation magazine - type 'holocaust' or 'genocide' in searchbar
The BBC
starts with Holocaust deniers - check out right sidebar for related articles
BBC Bubl link
left sidebar has lots of stuff to scroll through
Holocaust History Project
includes essays, photos, and filmclips
Holocaust Through Art
click on a chapter, then on highlighted words to view art
NPR:Holocaust Survivor, Camp Liberator Shares Memories
you can listen to it
NPR:Holocaust Memorial in Berlin
listen and look at pictures
NPR: more links
more links to Holocaust
Wikipedia:Genocide
wiki
Facing History and Ourselves
preventing genocide - podcasts and discussions
Survivors' Stories
listen to concentration camp survivors' stories
Remember.org
Holocaust Cybrary - art and stories of survivors
The Holocaust Chronicle
a detailed chronology of the Holocaust in words and pictures
Forgotten Holocaust Victims
6 million Jews murdered - 5 million others - scroll to bottom left of page and click on links
Women and The Holocaust
their poetry, personal reflections, testimonies, and projects
FAQ Holocaust
good summarizing answers
Burma
Human Rights (violations)
Nazi Olympics
some crazy photographs
Q+A
Lots of Q and A!! pick a category
Propaghanda
Memory of the Camps archival film

Genocide Today

Genocide today
bad stuff is still happening today - learn more
Genocide Emergency Darfur, Sudan
genocide today
Do something.org
do something about genocide in Darfur
Photographers Focus on Genocide
see photos and stories from places today where genocide is occuring
Take Action
learn more about how you can help!!!
Invisible Children
check out some creative fundraising opportunities
School of the Americas
U.S. trains other militaries to violate human rights
The War in Iraq Costs
watch dollars tick away every second for the war
Take Action
let your voice be heard!
Take Action links
explore ways to help your community
Nuclear Disarmament
fact sheet - impressive
Cambodia
human rights violations
East Timor
human rights watch
Human Rights Watch
use left scroll bar to see different countries
Genocide Prevention Network

Harlem Renaissance

start here
the basics
PBS
explore Q & A on left side of page
Writers of the H R
quick bios
Poets of the H R
poets - check out links on left side of page
Zora Neale Hurston
homepage
Personas of the H R
go to pages with specifics about certain people
Moving Stills of the H R
Very Important History Page
definitely check this one out!! make sure to click on hotlinks!
A Brief Chronology of the H R
Great Links to Issues in H R

Civil Rights

Timeline
start here - click on links to find out more info on specifics
Voices of Civil Rights
look at this timeline too; photo gallery and read the captions
The Culture of Civil Rights
Civil Rights Veterans
read some poetry; look at more photos (especially of the children's movement)
Some Awesome Speeches
listen to some of these if you have time...MLK, Malcolm, etc.

Career Papers

Career Test-College Foundation of NC
take test to determine interests
NorthCarolina Career Resource Network
lots of info for data for paper
Monster Job Search
browse job openings in NC
Resume Samples
browse resumes - choose template for yours
Article on How To Write a Resume
read this before you do yours
Resume Checklist
Cover Letter Guidelines
7 Things to Avoid in your Cover Letter
Lots of Sample Resumes and Cover Letters
5 ways to say, "I'm Unprofessional"
NC Wiseowl Article Search
Citation Maker
Use this site to make your works cited page
Another (better) Citation Maker

The Crucible

WW2 and Vietnam

The Story of Hiroshima
flip through the 15 pages to get info
Photographs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Maps of H and N damage
Photographs
More photos
Artifacts
scroll through 20 images at bottom of page

Lit Circles

Keeping Corner 1
Facts about India
Keeping Corner 2
Facts about India's culture
Keeping Corner 3
basic information about caste system-biased in favor
Keeping Corner 4
info about caste system-biased against
Keeping Corner 5
basics-colonization
Keeping Corner 6
article from 1876
Keeping Corner 7
independence
Keeping Corner 8
Gandhi
Keeping Corner 9
more Gandhi
Keeping Corner 10
PBS the story of India
A Long Way Gone 1
info on culture
A Long Way Gone 2
CIA factbook
A Long Way Gone 3
the civil war
A Long Way Gone 4
more on the war
A Long Way Gone 5
child soldiers
A Long Way Gone 6
more on child soldiers
A Long Way Gone 7
UNICEF
A Long Way Gone 8
more UNICEF
A Long Way Gone 9
more on child soldiers, rehabilitation
A Long Way Gone 10
others' stories
A Long Way Gone 11
Beah Bio
A Long Way Gone 12
Beah audio interviews
A Long Way Gone 13
interview--SPOILER ALERT
Red Scarf 1
Mao
Red Scarf 2
more Mao
Red Scarf 3
communism--biased?
Red Scarf 4
more on communism
Red Scarf 5
very basic on Cult. Rev.
Red Scarf 6
more on Cult. Rev
Red Scarf 7
still more on Cult. Rev
Red Scarf 8
Ji-Li Jiang interview
Red Scarf 9
Ji-Li today
Red Scarf 10
Ji-Li bio
Afrika 1
apartheid
Afrika 2
apartheid timeline
Afrika 3
more on apartheid
Afrika 4
Mandela
Afrika 5
more Mandela
Afrika 6
TRC's homepage
Afrika 7
TRC legal info
Arika 8
more TRC
Afrika 9
basic info on TRC
Afrika 10
basics of South African culture
Taste of Salt 1
Haiti cultural basics
Taste of Salt 2
history
Taste of Salt 3
more history
Taste of Salt 4
living condtions
Taste of Salt 5
Taste of Salt 6
Duvalier
Taste of Salt 7
Aristide--his website-of course biased
Taste of Salt 8
more Aristide
Taste of Salt 9
Aristide-intros controversy
Taste of Salt 10
links to NY Times articles
Taste of Salt 11
more Aristide
Taste of Salt 12
more Aristide--less favorable view
Taste of Salt 13
more Aristide

Cultures in Conflict

Darfur
Darfur 2
Darfur 3
Darfur 4
us and iraq
us and iraq 2
us and iraq 4
Rwanda
Rwanda2
Rwanda3
Darfur Today
Congo
amazing interactive journal
Congo2
Congo3
Congo4
Congo5
Tibet
Tibet2
Tibet3
Tibet4
Recently in Iraq
Iraq Bases
Rwanda 14 years later
Iraq Poems
Dalai Lama
Duke Tibet
Duke Tibet2
lots of Iraq stuff
the war in iraq costs...
Brian Steidle
Darfur photojournalist
Search Me: genocide
history of i and p conflict
some bias, but still good
more i and p
really lengthy i and p timeline
look at recent stuff
i and p from NPR
i and p from BBC
osama on israel's attack on gaza
i and p and US involvement
East Timor
East Timor 2
Tibet 5
East Timor 4
East Timor 3
Darfur 5
Sudanese society and culture
Iraq 1
basic info, cultural info
Darfur 6
Tibet 6
highlight info for easier reading
everyculture.com
Info on lots of different cultures
Darfur 7
Tibet 7
Tibet 8
timeline
I and P 3
lots of information
darfur 8
Info on Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's president
darfur 9
more info on al-Bashir
Tibet 9
Q & A, Dalai Lama info
Tibet 10
Tibet 11
Dalai Lama speaks out
Tibet 12
Iraq 2
Statements from General Patraeus
Iraq 3
Both sides of the argument presented
Darfur 10
Iraq 4
Bush on Iraq, 9/11
Iraq 5
Bush on faulty intelligence
Darfur 11
aid from individual US citizens
Darfur 12
aid from U.S. government

darfur

Trujillo and the DR

Bio on Trujillo
Timeline - killer file
US role in DR during and post Trujillo
some bias
Library of Congress
use links on side of page to help you with specifics
Trujillo Victims Seek Justice 50 Years Later
Friendly Dictators
shocking info about US backed dictators - somewhat conspiratorial? but interesting :)
Mirabel Sisters
inspires the book In the Time of the Butterflies