Social StudiesComparative Religions (Links Pages, General Religion Reference, Some Specific References,A Smattering of Sites Associated with Specific Religions)
Health (10 Tried-and-True Health Websites, Other Sites for Health Articles)
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<http://graphicdesign.spokanefalls.edu/tutorials/process/type_basics/history.htm > Typography site.
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www.go.hrw.com Additional resources from the textbook publisher.
www.Pariscope.com Resources on Paris.
http://oswego.org/staff/tcaswell/wg/works.htm Online writing guide (citations, format, MLA style)
www.loc.gov Library of Congress
www.archives.gov National Archives
www.bbcnews.com British Broadcasting News
www.firstgov.gov US government guide
www.cagle.gov Political cartoons
www.quoteland.com Famous Quotes, extensive collection
www.vote-smart.org Learn about the issues and the candidates
http://bensguide.gpo.gov Ben Franklin's guide to our government
www.pbs.org Public Broadcasting website
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html CIA World Fact Book (detailed information on countries)
www.ct.gov State of Connecticut
http://congress.org Choose a controversial issue and see a list of links to various organizations which will provide the position of the organization on the issue.
www.ncpa.org National Center for Policy Analysis--Look up positions on various issues.
www.schoolhistory.co.uk Check out "Reviewed Internet Links" for lists of sites on European history topics such as the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Links PagesGeneral Religion Referencehttp://are.as.wvu.edu/linkres.htm American Religion. Includes links to numerous other sites about religion in America, including issues like religion in schools, religion and Supreme Court decisions.
http://www.barnard.columbia.edu/religion/pages/links.html From Barnard/Columbia Religion Department.
http://www.academicinfo.net/religindex.html
http://www.hartfordinstitute.org/org/faith_study_religious_orgs.html
Some Specific Referenceshttp://www.beliefnet.com/ "Belief Net" is a site devoted to education people about world religion and promoting religious tolerance. It includes sections devoted to many of the major religions.
http://www.adherents.com/index.html Statistical information about many religions, broken down in a number of different ways.
http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/ Wide ranging site from the University of Virginia, including listings on a large number of groups, a section devoted to tolerance and separation issues, and one focusing on cult debates.
http://www.arda.tm/ The American Religion Data Archive collects quantitative data sets for the study of American religion. The Archive is located in the Department of Sociology at Pennsylvania State University.
http://www.wnrf.org/ Explores the future of religion.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/Dedicated to the promotion of religious tolerance, this site includes informational sections on a number of different religions as well as some dedicated to certain issues.
http://religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu/home.html Concerned with religious freedom. Has sections on court decisions. It is well-researched, extensive, though possibly biased.
http://www.aclu.org/ReligiousLiberty/ReligiousLibertyMain.cfm The religious issues section of the American Civil Liberties Union site is focused on freedom of religion and separation of church and state. The ACLU is famous for taking on unpopular issues (free speech for the KKK, for example) in order to protect the principles of the Bill of Rights from decisions they fear will set corrosive precedents.
http://www.frc.org From Their Mission Statement: "Family Research Council's primary reason for existence is to reaffirm and promote nationally, and particularly in washington, D. C., the traditional family and the Judeo-Christian principles upon which it is built."
http://www.discovery.org (This from Sarah Gilman's work on Intelligent Design)
http://www.academicinfo.net/lawreligion.html Links to information on issues relating to religion and law.
http://www.csj.org/aff/affindex.htm From their mission statement: "AFF's mission is to study psychological manipulation and cultic groups, to educate the public and professionals, and to assist those who have been adversely affected by a cult-related experience."
http://news.npr.org/ 1/9/01 Morning Edition on the politics of the Kansas Board of Education concerning thecreationism vs. evolution issue. The article helps to connect it with policy.
http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/index.html Designed for unbiased research of sects and cults, but seemingly coming from a Christian context.
A Smattering of Sites Associated with Specific Religions
http://buddhism.org/ The Digital International Buddhism Organization. Extensive though at times a bit obtuse.
http://www.scientology.org/home.html A new religious movement with some prominent American followers and outlawed as a cult in Germany.
http://www.sikhs.org/topics.htm and http://photon.bu.edu/~rajwi/sikhism Two sites on Sikhism.
http://www.zoroastrianism.com and http://www.avesta.org/zfaq.html Two sites on Zoroastrianism.
http://www.falundafa.org/eng/index_en.htm a site which purports to give basic background on falun Gong, but curiously, another website, http://www.cesnur.org/testi/falun_updates.htm, which has an exhaustive list of articles) asserts that falundafa.org is actually an Anti-Falun Gong site created by the Chinese government.
www.collegeboard.org Register for SATs, forward scores to colleges, search for colleges and careers, and obtain financial aid information.
www.CTMentor.org Career interest inventories, college and career search, tours and on-line applications to all Connecticut colleges.
www.collegexpress.com, www.collegesurfing.com, www.collegequest.org, and www.fastweb.com offer additional college information.
www.monsterboard.com offers career information.
www.pathguy.com, www.meddean.luc.edu, www.ptcentral.com/muscles Great sites for Anatomy and Physiology.
www.spaceweather.com Great resource for Eath Science and Physics.
10 Tried-and-True Health Websites
www.medlineplus.gov Operated by the US National Library of Medicine.
www.intelihealth.com A partnership between Harvard Med School and Aetna Insurance.
www.nccam.nih.gov National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
www.acog.org American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
www.cancer.org American Cancer Society
www.cancer.gov National Cancer Institute
www.americanheart.org American Heart Association
www.ctnow.com Hartford Courant
www.ctclearinghouse.org Information on drugs, health and wellness
www.Nih.gov National Institute of Health (rare diseases, alternative drugs)
www.4women.gov pregnancy, eating disorders
www.mayoclinic.com interactive programs
www.nlm.nih.gov National Library of Medicine
www.goaskalice.columbia.edu Columbia University health experts
www.ama-assn.org American Medical Association
www.madd.org Mothers Against Drunk Driving
www.health.org National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
www.saferide.org National Group Rides and Designated Drivers