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B. J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper - "Beege" is 12 years old and has collected over 550 resources that he uses with his school homework. Maybe they will work for you, too. You'll find everything from biographical dictionaries to flags of the world.
Blue Letter Bible - This resource combines a King James Version Bible, a Bible concordance, and commentaries on the various passages. It's very extensive, and if you're into Bible study, this site is very powerful. The Blue Letter Bible "now has over 1,100,000 links from the Word of God to over 85,000 pages of concordances, lexicons, dictionaries, and commentaries!"
Buddhism - Encarta Online Concise - Buddhism is a major world religion that was founded in northeastern India and follows the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama. Learn about its origins, practices, and two major branches.
BusinessWeek Online - 100 Years of Innovation - What would you say were the best inventions in the last 100 years? The zipper? The photocopier? The Internet and personal computers? Beanie Babies? This resource looks at the past century and highlights the inventions and technological innovations that have impacted our lives: both for the better and for the worse.
Fugitive Facts File - What do Henry ("Hap") H. Arnold, Omar N. Bradley, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, and George C. Marshall have in common? They are the only men who have been five-star generals in the U.S. Army or Air Force. You can find that here, along with a ton of information that could help you with a paper at school or let you impress family and friends. In fact, you'll get lots of neat information, from A (Actors' and actresses' real names--did you know that Tom Cruise was born Thomas Mapother?) to Z (it'll link you to a Web site about Zorro).
Governments on the WWW - And now for the political side of the Web: here is a collection of government sites for all the countries of the world. Links are included on parliaments, ministries, agencies, law courts, embassies, consulates, political parties, parliamentary groups, and youth organizations of political parties. All the government sites are grouped by continent, but you can also browse other categories such as multinational organizations and institutional sites on broadcasting, elections, statistics, tourism, and more.
History Channel - Great Speeches - Hear some of the words that changed the world. You'll be able to hear speeches made by Mahatma Gandhi, Malcolm X, Douglas MacArthur, as well as historic words like those from Apollo 13: "Houston, we've had a problem." (Hint: For this one, look under John L. Swigert, Jr.)
How Stuff Works - Have you ever wondered how your television set works? Or how cell phones get a message from here to there without any wires? And CDs--how does all that music get written onto those shiny discs? Don't forget those See `N' Say toys--how do they keep talking without using batteries? And while we're at it, let's look at How Airplanes Work, and How Toilets Work. There's a lot here to know about, but if you still have questions, go ahead and ask in the Question of the Day area. There's an archive of questions that have already been answered, so check there first.
Islam - Encarta Online Concise - Islam, a major world religion, was founded in Arabia and based on the teachings of Muhammad the Prophet. Learn more about the doctorine, practices, and institutions at this Encarta site.
Just What I Asked For - This site is dedicated to making it easier to find quality resources on the Internet.
Library of Congress - The U.S. Library of Congress is the world's largest single collection of library materials anywhere. It would be great if everything in the library were available to be viewed on the Internet, but that hasn't happened yet. However, the folks at the Library of Congress have made a large amount of information available here. From their home page on the World Wide Web, you can view beautiful graphic images of exhibits, such as original photographs from the U.S. Civil War, or you can see replicas of documents from Columbus' voyages to America.
Library of Congress - Country Studies - Country Studies is part of a continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program. This series presently contains studies of 90 countries. You will find accurate and detailed historical information. Learn about the people who make up each country's society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, and their common interests, as well as the issues on which they are divided.
Martindale's "The Reference Desk" - Hotlist this one now. First off, find out what time it is, not only where you live but all over the world. You'll learn what the weather is, where the earthquakes are, and where the surf's up. Then move on to the calculators. There are over 6,400 of them. In fact, there is so much compelling information here we bet you can't take just one link! Unfortunately, each time you go back for a new one, the entire page has to reload, and it's very frustrating. Perhaps by the time you read this, Martindale will have divided up the Web site a little more for your navigating pleasure.
National PTA - One hundred years ago, the National PTA was founded by Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst as the National Congress of Mothers. Birney said, "Let us have no more croaking as to what cannot be done; let us see what can be done." Today, this large organization is doing many things. Here, you can get more information about educational initiatives, health and welfare programs, and legislative issues.
Peterson's - Your family may be familiar with this resource. Have your parents and older brothers and sisters been investigating colleges, distance learning, or semester abroad programs? Peterson's is a wonderful site for that, but did you know it can also be used to find a summer job (maybe at a summer camp) and to explore the world of work?
Purdue Online Writing Lab: Writing Resources - Are those commas confusing? How about nouns, verbs, and adjectives--do they puzzle you? Are apostrophes getting you mixed up every time? And what's a preposition, anyway? Come to this writing lab to figure out how you should use all these things. Your reports, letters, and tests will look impressive! There are also many resources aimed at writers who want to be published authors.
Study WEB - Whatever your homework assignment is, this site is sure to have something you can use, with "over 100,000" research-quality links, listed by subject category. The Reference Shelf is a good place to start, but the brief reviews of each site will also help you select just the right place to look. Tell your parents and teachers about this site too, because there is some neat stuff for them here as well.
The History Channel - Who says history's boring? If you get this cable channel, you know the truth is out there! Even if you don't have cable, you can visit this Web site. Try This Day in History (little menu bar box at the top of the page--click, and on the next screen, type the date you want), and get historical facts, plus the top ten in music for past years (select What Else Happened Today). Even if you think you have no interest in history, stop in--we think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
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