Library of Congress
Loc: Manuel Rojas
This site, which is provided for by the Library of Congress, includes a brief synopsis of Rojas during his war years. The information, while short, is factual and worth checking out on the subject.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Mantegna, Andrea
This site provides a brief but factual biography of Andrea Mantegna. The information that is given at this site describes his style of painting and links to other painters of his time.
Library of Congress
Loc: Portuguese Exploration Along the Northeast Coast of North America
This site, which is provided for by the Library of Congress, gives a history of the Portuguese explorations of North America. The information is fairly brief, but factual, and worth checking out on the subject.
Library of Congress
Loc: Health and Welfare in Pakistan
This site from The Library of Congress discusses the poverty rate and welfare in Pakistan. Access to safe water, Western healthcare, and leading causes of death are also discussed. The information that is presented is brief but factual.
PBS
Minnesota Public Radio: Authors on Fitzgerald
This site from the Minnesota Public Radio provides a list of quotes from other authors on F. Scott Fitzgerald, including Ernest Hemmingway and Gertrude Stein. The information is somewhat brief, but factual, and worth checking out on the...
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College: Wesleyan University Press: Anni Albers
This site from the Wesleyan University Press provides a great biography of Anni Albers. The information is somewhat brief, but factual, and worth checking out on the subject.
Luther Seminary
Bible Tutor: 3 Maccabees
This site from The Bible Tutor briefly summarizes the contents of 3 Maccabees. The information is short but factual and is worth checking out for a background on the subject.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Hubble, Edwin (1889 1953)
This site from ScienceWorld contains a short but factual biographical sketch of the life of the American astronomer, Edwin Hubble. Links are provided throughout for additional information on related subjects.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Radius of Convergence
MathWorld provides a site about the Radius of Convergence. Brief and factual, formulas are provided along with several links to additional information on related subjects.
University of Richmond
University of Richmond: Brainstorming
This site from the University of Richmond provides step-by-step guidelines through the prewriting brainstorming process. Recommended as a solution to writer's block. Though brief in its content, the site is factual and informative.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Bernoulli, Jakob (1654 1705)
This site from ScienceWorld provides a brief but factual abstract of Bernoulli's math accomplishments. Links are provided throughout for additional information on related subjects.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Bernoulli, Johann (1667 1748)
This site from ScienceWorld contains a short but factual biography of Johann Bernoulli. Includes a picture, along with quite a few links that contain additional information on related subjects.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Alloy
This site from the Encyclopedia Wikipedia provides the definition of the term, "Alloy," and then offers hyperlinks to special alloys. The information is very brief, but factual, and worth checking out on the subject.
Other
Si Spain: El Siglo Xix
This resource gives a chronology of the 19th century. The information that is provided is somewhat brief, but factual, and worth checking out on the subject.
Other
Look d.com: Fish Anatomy
This site, which is given by LookD.com, provides a basic overview of fish anatomy. The information is medium in length, and factual, making it worth checking out on the subject.
US Department of State
U.s. Department of State: Stimson Doctrine
This page from the U.S. Department of State provides a copy of the Stimson Doctrine. The information is only one paragraph in length, but factual and worth checking out on the subject.
US Senate
Historic Minute Essays: Senate Investigates the Teapot Dome Scandal
This site from the United States Senate provides an article on the investigation into the Teapot Dome Scandal and its findings. The information is somewhat brief, but factual, and worth checking out on the subject.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Jean Craighead George's Biography
This resource provides a brief biography of author Jean Craighead George. The information, while brief, is factual and worth checking out on the subject.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Quadratic Formulas, Equations, Parabolas
Dr. Math here at the Math Forum, in a reply to a student question, helps find the vertex and coordinates of the parabola. The information is somewhat brief, but factual, and worth checking out.
Other
World Health Organization: What Is Malaria?
The World Health Organization provides some factual and statistical information regarding malaria. The article tells the causes, the four types of human malaria, symptoms, and up-to-date prevention and treatment methods.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Monsters of the Deep
This site from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation explains the uses and effects of an octopus's poison. The information that is presented is somewhat brief, but factual, and worth checking out on the subject.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: "Letter From Spain"
This site from Modern American Poetry provides a review of the famous poem by Langston Hughes. The information that is provided is somewhat brief, but factual, and worth checking out.
Other
Si Spain: Los Primeros Asentamientos Humanos
Resource provides information on the first traces of human life in the Iberian Peninsula. The information is very brief but factual.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Treasures: Fulton's Submarine
This site from the American Treasures of the Library of Congress provides information on the first submarine built by Robert Fulton. The information that is provided is somewhat brief but factual, and worth checking out on the subject.