CommonLit
Common Lit: Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature
A learning module that begins with "Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature" by David Hume, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
University of Michigan
Santa Fe Institute: Complete Oration on the Dignity of Man
The full online text of Mirandola's "Complete Oration on the Dignity of Man".
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Simon Wiesenthal Center: Dignity and Defiance
An online exhibit that contains material pertaining to the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust as well as a map, chronology, and pictures. Click on 'Index' to see a table of contents.
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American Red Cross: Exploring Humanitarian Law: Guide for Teachers
Humanitarian Law in an international law serving to protect human life and dignity for all in times of conflict. This guide provides articles, cases, videos, interactive projects and much more to deepen student's understanding of the law...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Religious Revival
The Second Great Awakening was transformative in ways beyond religion. Read about the new ideas about religion and see how they emphasized individual dignity and worth. This then reflected on the early ideas of women's suffrage, and the...
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Anne Frank: Lessons in Human Rights and Dignity
The story of Anne Frank is told in this long essay organized into chapters. Features include photos, and as well as extracts from Anne Frank's diary.
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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Always Our Children
This is the text of a letter from the U.S. Catholic Bishops on the dignity and pastoral aspects of homosexual persons.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Wolf Lewkowicz Collection
Primary source letters from Wolf Lewkowicz of Poland to his nephew in the U.S. Letters tell of his "Desperate struggle to achieve economic dignity" and proceed to the deterioration of his circumstances during the Holocaust.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Write Now! Career Writing Prompt: Director of Manufacturing
This Career Clip features Fred Everitt, Director of Manufacturing Support Services at C.F. Martin Guitar Co. in Nazareth, PA. Fred says his career advice is to treat others with respect and dignity. "It's not just what you get done, it's...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Spiritual Resistance During the Holocaust
In an effort to preserve their dignity and culture during the Holocaust, the Jewish people found ways to resist the Nazis. This lesson plan is broken down by resistance methods such as the use of the camera, poetry, letters, and...
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Usps: Marion Anderson: Voice of the Century
Celebrate Black American History Month by studying this noteworthy Black American musician from the past Learn why Marian Anderson was called the voice of the century, how she impacted the lives of other Black musicians, and what it...
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The Human Right to Freedom From Discrimination
This site discusses the "human right to freedom from any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on gender, race, color, national or ethnic origin, language, religion, political or other opinion, age, or any other status,...
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Civic Ideals and Practices
A learning module on why we have rules. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students will examine their values and how they express them,...
United Nations
United Nations: Human Rights
This is the United Nations site devoted to the topic of human rights. The visitor will find links to various declarations, treaties, and news releases.
ProCon.org
Pro Con: Should Euthanasia Be Legal?
Provides a site for an in-depth look at the question "Should euthanasia be legal?" The topic is thoroughly discussed and is divided into issues with responses in a pro-con format. Includes links to much more information on the left.
Sacred Text Archive
Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends by "Aunt Naomi"
This is the index page to the full text of a vivid collecton of Jewish folklore that entertains and teaches. This book, originally published in 1919, is based on tales from the Talmud and Midrash. While some of the themes are familiar...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How to Be Confident
The fastest route to confidence is to stop being so attached to one's dignity and seriousness; and plainly admit that one is an idiot. The School of Life explains. [5:03]
Library of Virginia
Virginia Memory: Arthur Ashe
What are the characteristics of a person worthy of being a member of the Human Being Hall of Fame? A champion of human dignity around the world, Arthur Robert Ashe overcame the discrimination he faced growing up in Richmond to become a...
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Human and Constitutional Rights: Comparative Constitutional Rights Chart
This Comparative Constitutional Rights Chart is very interesting to check out. The rights are broken into categories, and most of the information is accessed through links, along with additional information.
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International Center for Transitional Justice
This organization "assists countries pursuing accountability for past mass atrocity or human rights abuse." The site describes past and current programs in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
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Binghamton University: Lincoln, Labor and Liberation
The free labor ideology of the nineteenth century was grounded in the beliefs that Northern free labor was superior to Southern slave labor. It was this free labor ideology and not the republicanism of the Revolutionary War era that...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller
In this play, Willy Loman, an aging traveling salesman, struggles to come to terms with his "failures," reconnect with his sons, and let go of the ideal of the American Dream. Selected (9) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Ethics of Drug Induced Happiness
This is a six-question quiz on the ethics of drug-induced happiness based on the passage "The Ethics of Drug-Induced Happiness."
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Elizabeth Catlett: Sharecropper
Analysis of Sharecropper, a print by American-born Mexican artist Elizabeth Catlett, which includes a one-paragraph definition of the sharecropping system. Catlett's print, a commentary on sharecropping and the dignity of work, is one of...
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