This is from the U.S. Occupational Outlook Handbook. It provides a profile of the writing and editing careers, including information on working conditions, employment opportunities, qualifications, job outlook, and earnings.

This Wide Angle video provides an introduction to the four personable female stars of Sweet Talk, a popular television show in the Arab world.

Get the facts straight about the hazards of smoking. Take interactive quizzes, participate in virtual teen surveys, and read answers to current questions about tobacco use.

CBS News provides the latest national and international headline news, as well as covering the latest in technology, entertainment, and more.

Timeline of important events affecting the battlefield during the Vietnam War from January 1, 1965, to the end of the war on April 30, 1975. You will need to click on Next at the bottom of the pages to view to the end. Click Back at the...

Study and evaluate a recent U.S. Supreme Court case that reviews jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act and assesses environmental and business interests. Research and debate a case argument, and analyze case information in order to make a...

This page is the companion website to the PBS television special, Triumph of the Nerds. Coverage includes a history of the computer, a who's who, and a television transcript.

Read the latest of Walter Cronkite's oral essays for NPR, in which he comments on events in recent history such as the Vietnam War, the U-2 crisis, and so on.

Do you know how a thermometer measures temperature? This page takes you through two approaches to making a thermometer and how those approaches measure temperature.

Explore a table of average salaries for the various career fields. However, these aren't representative of everyone in that field. For example, some television reporters make millions of dollars a year. The salaries listed are a little...

The Southwestern Ohio Instructional Technology Association's web site provides access to an online resource sharing database for distance learning content, information about SOITA's products and services, classroom resources, (annual)...

Discover London as it was during the time of Shakespeare, a small world, but very ethnically mixed. This article discusses the "uneasy mix of cultures" found in the city around 1600.

A printable handout containing three of Shakespeare's most famous sonnets: Sonnet 18, Sonnet 29, and Sonnet 130.

An archive of articles and documents relevant to the Six-Day War's causes, events, and results.

Find out what the Egyptian government is doing to jump-start its economy. Although based on agriculture, see how the economy is branching out into other sectors to provide jobs for millions of Egyptians. Information is from the U.S....

An interactive timeline describing in both pictures and words the rhinoceroses from 50 million years ago to today. Learn how loss of habitat, poaching, and captivity has changed the rhino population over time.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about Dr. Greg Olsen, the third private citizen to travel to outer space. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

This 3-page article explores the role of radio in the 1920s, and the day that President Harding installed a radio in the White House.

Help 5th through 7th graders explore the power of words and their capacity to influence our thinking with this lesson from the Media Awareness Network. An easy-to-print .pdf version is linked from the top of the page.

With 1500 members, The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is a driving force and central link for reporters, editors, and photographers dedicated to ensuring fair treatment for Hispanics in the news and in the newsroom. Its...

This lesson not only examines the message of Dr. King, but also the words themselves. This is a lesson in identifying the literary devices that he used in his "I Have a Dream" Speech. It will introduce the following literary devices:...

Looks at some of the superstitions that were common in Shakespeare's time.

This is the homepage for ABC News online.

ITN is your United Kingdom news source. This site features links to ITV news stations, British news, world news, money, sports, weather, and entertaiment.