Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "The Problem" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Full text of the poem "The Problem" by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1802-1882).
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Race Problem, Making of African American Identity: V. 2
A poem, an address, and a painting that illustrate black political struggle in late-nineteenth-century America. This series of resources characterize "the Negro Problem" as "a concrete test of the underlying principles of the great...
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)
University of Saskatchewan: Advanced Rational Function Problems
A set of more difficult exercises on rational functions, complete with solutions. Asks for students to find the asymptotes of the equations given and to sketch the function.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Problems With Army Uniforms
An account by Spanish-American War era correspondent, Richard Harding Davis, describing the conditions and commenting on the uniforms of the soldiers gathering near Tampa for deployment.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: The American Revolution: First Phase
A military history of the first years of the Revolutionary War from Lexington and Concord to the Battle of Trenton. Included is information about the problems of maintaining the Continental Army and problems for the British Army.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Community Resource Center
And the Beat Goes On
In this article, the author talks about her adopted son, John, who has Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Read about the struggles she has experienced in raising him and learn about the problems John has overcome, despite his physical and...
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Community Resource Center
Fas Community Resource Center: Why Do I Stay?
Read the firsthand account of a woman married to man with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Read about the problems she faced during her relationship as well as the efforts she made to help herself understand her husband's disease.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Albert Einstein Nobel Lecture on Theory of Relativity
At this site download and read a lecture entitled "Fundamental Ideas and Problems of the Theory of Relativity," given by Albert Einstein during the Nobel Prize ceremonies when he was the laureate in physics. Available in PDF format.
University of Groningen
American History: Documents: The Jay Treaty, 1794 (Full Text)
The full text of the Jay Treaty of 1794. A great resource at looking at the specific problems between the new United States and Great Britain.
Boston University
Elite Sports Some Ethical Considerations
This site discusses some of the ethical implications and problems in elite sports as it relates to human performance. The site also provides information on elite sports and the idea of progress, the individual and the system, and common...
Curated OER
History Matters: "One Third of a Nation": Fdr's Second Inaugural Address
Read and listen to Franklin D. Roosevelt's second inaugural address where he points out the problems and progress made in his previous four years. He goes on to lay out his plans for his next term.
Curated OER
History Matters: Race and Racism at the 1886 Knights of Labor Convention
This interesting excerpt from Terence Powderly's autobiography discusses the problems he encountered as head of the Knights of Labor in terms of race relations in the unions.
University of Chicago
The Founders' Constitution: Deficiencies of the Confederation
The University of Chicago provides a letter from Richard Henry Lee to George Mason in which Lee describes the financial problems the Confederation has run into and suggests minor reforms be made.
Federation of American Scientists
Fas: Drug Lords
A statement by Donnie Marshall, Acting Deputy Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration, discussing the involvement of the drug lords in the drug problem of South America.
Other
Ss Bulletin: Constitutional Background to the Social Security Act of 1935 [Pdf]
A very interesting discussion of the potential problems that plagued the implementation of the Social Security Act. Read about the cases brought before the Supreme Court which gave Congress the constitutional ability to tax and spend for...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Epa History: Epa's Position on the Energy Crisis
This is an EPA position paper written in January 1974 about the Environmental Protection Agency's position on the American energy crisis. The paper gives the roots of the problems of the energy crisis, the impact of the U.S.'s...
Other
On the Lower East Side: Observations of Life in Lower Manhattan
Links to contemporary essays about life on the Lower East Side of New York City in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These essays cover a range of topics and are well worth exploring to find out what problems writers were exposing...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Marie and Pierre Curie and the Discovery of Polonium and Radium
The Nobel Foundation provides a lecture given by Nanny Froman at the Royal Swedish Academy of Science in Sotckholm, Sweden. "Marie and Pierre Curie and the Discovery of Polonium and Radium" is organized into several sections including:...
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: Geneva Conference of 1954
The Geneva Conference of 1954 was an international meeting in Switzerland involving the Soviet Union, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, China and the Viet Minh. The powers involved attempted to negotiate a settlement to end...
American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: Harry S. Truman: State of the Union Message, 1949
After Harry S. Truman's astounding election, his annual State of the Union message outlined his primary domestic policy which he called the Fair Deal. Read his speech to see what he felt were the greatest problems facing the United...
University of Groningen
American History: Documents: The Annapolis Convention 1786
Resource provides the full text of the final report of the Annapolis Convention September 14, 1786.
University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma College of Law: The Annapolis Convention
Historical document reveals details of the Annapolis Convention, a national political convention held in 1786 Annapolis, Maryland, in which twelve delegates from five states gathered to discuss and develop a consensus about reversing the...
The Economist
The Economist: State of Siege
This article describes the Mexican government's battle against drug trafficking. 6/07
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Selected Moments From Plato's Gorgias
This is excerpt from Plato's Gorgias which illustrates the Socratic (Q&A) Method of Division and Classification and claims about rhetoric.
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