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Cbc: Conservative Stronach Joins Liberals
Article from 2005 when Canada Member of Parliament Belinda Stronach "crossed the floor" and became a member of the Liberal Party. This resource has the original press release of the event along with video and audio footage as both sides...
University of Victoria (Canada)
Internet Shakespeare Editions: "As You Like It"
Some background information for William Shakespeare's comedy "As You Like It." It discusses such topics as the Romantic comedy and satire, marriage, court life, love, and country life in the context of the play.
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Chicago Tribune Presidential Portraits: Ronald Reagan [Pdf]
An informative one-page article tells Reagan's religion, marriages, military service, term of office, vice president, highlights of his presidency, and several trivia facts about him.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Study of Human Geography
Geographers are social scientists who are interested in human activities as well as the physical environment. Human geography includes a wide range of topics, such as the study of languages, religions, customs, economics, and political...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Maya, an Introduction
The Maya civilization (300-900 C.E.) was one of the most sophisticated in the pre-Columbian Americas. It extended from southeastern Mexico across modern-day Guatemala, Belize and the western parts of Honduras and El Salvador. The Maya...
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Carthage (Joseph Smith Murder) Trial (1845)
One of the most consequential crimes in American history occurred on a summer day in 1844 when a mob stormed a jail in Carthage, Illinois and murdered Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum. The killing of Joseph Smith, the charismatic...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Satire and Humour
Discover how writers of the 17th and 18th centuries used satire and humour to address issues around politics and power, inequality and class, gender and marriage - as well as to entertain readers and audiences.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: An Introduction to Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded
"Pamela", or "Virtue Rewarded" evolved from a collection of model letters into a bestselling novel. This article introduces Samuel Richardson's work and its exploration of gender, class, sexual harassment, and marriage.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: An Introduction to Evelina
Frances Burney's "Evelina" unveils the dizzying and dangerous social whirl of Georgian London, where reputations and marriages are there to be made and broken. This article investigates Burney's critique of fashion culture and the...
British Library
British Library: Teaching Resources: Putting Much Ado About Nothing in Context: A Summary of Sources
This summary of sources is a quick and easy way to explore the contexts for Much Ado about Nothing - from ideas on marriage to masked balls and disguises. Included are ideas for activities and a PDF with related information.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Yavapai
This reference introduced the Yavapai tribe located in most of Arizona. Read about their marriage customs, family life and socialization.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Female 'Soveraynetee' in Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale'
This article explores the character of the Wife of Bath and the ambiguity surrounding her outspoken views on marriage, power, and religious doctrine.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Chagga Kinship
In the nineteenth century the Kichagga-speaking people on Mount Kilimanjaro were divided into many small, autonomous chiefdoms. Early accounts frequently identify the inhabitants of each chiefdom as a separate "tribe." Although the...
National First Ladies' Library
National First Ladies' Library: Mary Lincoln
Read the story of Mary Todd Lincoln also known as Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. Learn details about her youth, her marriage and family, the White House years, and her later life.
National First Ladies' Library
National First Ladies' Library: Lady Bird Johnson
Biographical essay on Lady Bird Johnson, wife of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Delves into her early years, her marriage, the White House years, and her later life.
National First Ladies' Library
National First Ladies' Library: Pat Nixon
Biographical essay on Pat Nixon, wife of President Richard Nixon. Delves into her early years, her marriage, the White House years, and her later life.
National First Ladies' Library
National First Ladies' Library: Jackie Kennedy
Biographical essay on Jackie Kennedy, wife of President John F. Kennedy. Delves into her early years, her family and marriage, the White House years, and her later life.
National First Ladies' Library
National First Ladies' Library: Rosalynn Carter
Biographical essay on Rosalynn Carter, wife of President Jimmy Carter. Delves into her early years, her family and marriage, the White House years, and her later life.
National First Ladies' Library
National First Ladies' Library: Elizabeth Monroe
Biographical essay on Elizabeth Monroe, wife of President James Monroe. Delves into her early years, her family and marriage, the White House years, and her later life. Includes links to bibliography, timeline, and lesson plans.
National First Ladies' Library
National First Ladies' Library: Dolley Madison
Biographical essay on Dolley Madison, wife of President James Madison. Delves into her early years, her family and marriage, the White House years, and her later life.
National First Ladies' Library
National First Ladies' Library: Abigail Adams
Biographical essay on Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams and mother of President John Quincy Adams. Delves into her early years, her family and marriage, the White House years, and her later life.
National First Ladies' Library
National First Ladies' Library: Betty Ford
Read the story of First Lady Betty Ford also known as Mrs. Gerald Ford. Learn details about her youth, her marriage and family, the White House years, and her later life.
National First Ladies' Library
National First Ladies' Library: Nancy Reagan
Read the story of First Lady Nancy Reagan also known as Mrs. Ronald Reagan. Learn details about her youth, her marriage and family, the White House years, and her later life. Includes links to a bibliography, timeline, and lesson plans.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Lau
Countries and Their Cultures spotlight Oceania's Lau. Information includes orientation; history and cultural relations; settlements; economy; kinship; marriage and family; sociopolitical organization; religion and expressive culture. The...
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