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Information is beautiful

The web site of the very influential and popular designer, David McCandless.  Based in London, and frequent contributer to the Guardian, his subject matter is often based on statistics from and about England -- but not always.  He has appeared on TED.

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Inhabitat: Green Design Will Save the World

Inhabitat.com is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.

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InnerBody : Your Guide to Human Anatomy Online

Detailed human anatomy descriptions with animations. 

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Interactive Constitution

In-depth explanations of the United States Constitution tied to keywords found within the document.  Also provides topical pages to more than 300 related topics, "from school prayer to civil rights."  The site also allows you to evaluate the Constition, and changes to it, through Supreme Court decisions.

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Internet Ancient History Sourcebook

Collection of historical texts related to ancient (pre-medieval) history.  This is part of a larger project undertaken by Paul Halsall at Fordham University.

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Internet Medieval History Sourcebook

Collection of historical texts related to medieval history.  This is part of a larger project undertaken by Paul Halsall at Fordham University.

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Internet Modern History Sourcebook

Collection of historical texts related to modern (post-medieval) history.  This is part of a larger project undertaken by Paul Halsall at Fordham University.

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Jefferson Lab

The Lab's mission is to provide forefront scientific facilities, opportunitities, and leadership essential for discovering the fundamental nature of nuclear matter, to partner with industry to apply its advanced technology, and to serve the nation and its communities through education and public outreach, all with uncompromising excellence in environment, health and safety.  

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Jon Dorf: Playwright, Screenwriter and Script Consultant

There are a lot of screenwriters out there on the web providing scripts.  Jon Dorf creates plays appropriate for teens.  If you want to use one of his monologues, please follow his instructions carefully.  You need his permission to use a monologue, even in class.  He'll add you to his mailing list, so use your Cushing email address.  Only do this for sites that have been recommended to you (like this one).  Don't give out your email (and personal information) to any "screenwriter" on the web just to get a script!

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The Joseph Campbell Foundation

The Joseph Campbell Foundation hopes to increase awareness of his works by making them available in digital formats on the Foundation's website. The website also provides a forum for relevant cross-cultural dialogue.

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Journal of Athletic Training Online

Much of the content from this well-respected journal is available for free online.  It's also available through many of our databases.

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Kaiser: Study of Media and Health

The Foundation conducts research concerning the relationship between entertainment media and health, with a special focus on children and media. The purpose of the research is to provide data to help inform policymakers, journalists, the research community, healthcare providers, the media industry, and the public.

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Khan Academy

Short video tutorials on a variety of subjects created by one, passionate person, Sal Kahn.

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Kingdom of Bhutan

A nicely designed website about Bhutan from the Bhutan Tourism Corporation Ltd.

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Le Plaisir D'Apprendre

Le site de ressources pour les professeurs de Français Langue Etrangère

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The Linguist List

Contains information on languages and language families, plus links to websites devoted to natural and constructed languages, to writing systems, and to language resources, e.g., dictionaries.

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Literary History: African American Literature

Academic, scholarly, and critical articles on African American poets and novelists of the twentieth century, including writers of the early century, the Harlem Renaissance writers, Beat poets, and contemporary writers. 

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Literary History: African American Writers

A selective list of online literary criticism for African American writers, favoring signed scholarly articles and books, peer-reviewed sources, sources supervised by editors, and web sites that adhere to the MLA Guidelines for Web Sites. 

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Literary History: Harlem Renaissance

A selective list of online articles on the Harlem Renaissance, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the MLA Guidelines for Web Sites.
 

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The Literature Network

Searchable online literature for the student, educator, or enthusiast.  Includes nearly 3000 full books and almost 4000 short stories and poems by over 250 authors, as well as a quotations database with over 8500 quotes. 

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