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Cabinet and Ministry
A list of current members of the Cabinet and Ministry is provided. Government address, phone numbers, email and web address are included.
BBC
Bbc: News: Country Profile: Canada
The BBC provides many great facts about the second largest country in the world, Canada. You can listen to the national anthem, learn about its leader, view a timeline of key events, and link to national media agencies.
Other
Antietam on the Web
A comprehensive resource from Antietam on the Web of the Battle of Antietam, including historical documents, battle maps and much more.
Other
Canadian Heritage: Visiting the Capital
Resource designed to give complete preparation for a field trip to Ottawa and Parliament.
Children's Books Online
Children's Books Online: Pepper & Salt
"Pepper & Salt", published in 1885 by Harper and Brothers, has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 77 page book is appropriate for intermediate readers.
Davidson College
Electronegativity Tables
Collection of tables comparing the work of Pauling, Allred-Rochow, and Mulliken-Jaffe Scales. Taken from "Inorganic Chemistry" by Huheey, J.E.; Harper & Row: New York, 1983.
Harp Week
Harp Week: The Presidential Elections: 1880 Cartoon List
This fabulous site compiles political cartoons from Harper's Weekly for the campaing of 1880. The cartoons are drawn by Thomas Nast, and each cartoon is thoroughly explained. A great resource.
Cornell University
Cornell University: The Rush to Oklahoma
An observation printed in Harper's Weekly in 1889 about the Oklahoma land rush into the Indian Territory.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Real Origin of the Franchise
In this video lesson, Sir Harold Evans describes the remarkable story of Martha Matilda Harper, a beauty salon owner who invented franchising, one of the most successful business models today. [5:49]
Other
Pure Capitalism and the Market System: The Market and the 5 Es
Learn the characteristics of a Market Economy, the state the four fundamental questions faced by any economic system. From an online textbook by Mark Healy of Harper College.
Smithsonian Institution
Civil War@smithsonian: Winslow Homer's Civil War Sketches
During the Civil War, Winslow Homer was a freelance artist for "Harper's Weekly," a leading news magazine of the day. This site examines Homer's work, which documents the lives of the soldiers who fought for the North. Includes an...
New York Times
New York Times: On This Day: Electoral College Controversy 1876
Thomas Nast's political cartoon from a Harper's Weekly 1877 edition plus a description of the dispute over the election of 1876.
Other
Online Etymology Dictionary
The site, created by an avowed amateur, Douglas Harper, shares the origins of words. Students will type a word into a text box and click a "search" button to see the etymology of the word.
Just Books Read Aloud
Just Books Read Aloud: Audrey Penn: The Kissing Hand
A video of the book "The Kissing Hand", written by Audrey Penn, and illustrated by Ruth Harper, and illustrated by Nancy Leak. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
Harp Week
Harp Week: Mining Life in California
Illustrated article from Harper's Weekly, October 3, 1857, page 632, focusing on Chinese workers and their life in California mining camps.
Harp Week
Harp Week: Immigrant and Ethnic America
Website with detailed information from Harpers Weekly on various immigrant and ethnic groups that were a vital part of American culture during the second half of the 19th century. Page features the Chinese-American experience, 1857-1892.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Dear Annie by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Classic Reader provides a number of historical fiction pieces from famous authors. One work is the novelette "Dear Annie," which was first featured in Harper's Weekly on September 24, 1910. This work was written by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: To Kill a Mockingbird: Building Knowledge
As a conclusion to a class study of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, students create models and pictures based on the novel's descriptions to illustrate the effect of setting on plot and character.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Olmsted and Vaux, Central Park
Harper's Magazine declared in 1862 that Central Park was "the finest work of art ever executed in this country". Read about the history of Central Park, the design process, and view pictures.
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McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "To Kill a Mockingbird" Study Guide [Pdf]
A great resource for students reading "To Kill a Mockingbird," complete with pre-reading material (author biography, introductory article, novel background, and vocabulary words), as well as brainstorming activities and thought-provoking...
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Nz Ministry of Education: To Kill a Mockingbird
In this unit students begin by connecting to the story To Kill A Mockingbird through quotes taken from the text; they explore the background information about the author and the Civil Rights Movement. After reading, they plan and develop...
PBS
Africans in America: John Brown's Black Raiders
This page provides information on the black men who took part in John Brown's Raid. Includes quotes of associates referring to the men.
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: The Trial of John Brown
An excellent presentation on the trial and the life of John Brown. You can read a report of the trial itself, view images related to John Brown and much more.
PBS
Africans in America: John Brown
PBS Online provides a brief biography of John Brown and the way his life affected the abolitionist movement and contributed to the start of the U.S. Civil War.
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