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University of North Carolina: Radicalism or Reformism? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the variations between socialist, social democratic and labor parties across 18 countries in the early twentieth century. Taking an inside look at case studies, there was a political emergence of the bourgeoisie and an...
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American Diplomacy: Jimmy Carter and Salt Ii: The Path to Frustration

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an article about Jimmy Carter's presidency and his Strategic Arms Objectives.
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University of North Carolina: Pixel Flow Code Cracking

For Students 9th - 10th
This article reveals some techniques and vulnerabilities in Unix-based computer networks.
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Global Updates From World View: Global Issues and Global Education

For Students 9th - 10th
Bibliography dated June 2007 includes a wide array of books on global issues that educators will find useful for background, as well as some that are suitable for use with classes.
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Re Integrating Europe: Perception of Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A discussion of the complexity of studying central European literature due to the different interpretations, expectations, values, and approaches of other cultures.
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American Diplomacy: Is China Unstable?

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the problems facing China in the late 1990s and going back to the Pro-Democracy movement. The author focuses on the problems of discontent among Chinese workers.
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A Dictionary of Units of Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains an extensive list of various units of measurement known internationally and across several disciplines. Unit symbols are also included.
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Unc: First Person Narratives of the American South

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A unique collection of first-person accounts, this concentrates on all the populations of the South, such as ex-slaves, enlisted men, middle-class women, displaced plantation owners. The works are sorted by the author's name. To search...
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University of North Carolina: Writing Center: Writing About Literature (Fiction)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students are instructed in a nine-step process of how to write a literary response paper that includes a thesis, strong ideas, and specific supporting details from the text. W.11-12.9a Amer Lit 18th,19th, 20th cen/Analy
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Nc Civic Education Consortium: Decoding World War Ii Propaganda [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In this lesson, learners will define propaganda and study the various types of propaganda techniques. After viewing an assortment of World War II propaganda across different mediums, young scholars will create a piece of World War II...
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University of North Carolina: Writing Center: Introductions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A handout to assist students with writing an effective introduction to an essay. Gives tips on common errors to avoid. Can be downloaded as a PDF file.
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Susie (Baker) King Taylor: Reminiscences of My Life in Camp

For Students 7th - 9th
Electronic Edition of the text Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33d United States Colored Troops
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University of North Carolina Wilmington: J. Price: Socialization [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the definition, influences, agents, and reality of socialization research in this concise document.
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American Self Government: The First & Second Continental Congress [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 12th
Looks at the significant events and decisions of the First and Second Continental Congresses that piloted the movement towards self-government.
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University of North Carolina: Causes of the American Revolution [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Goes through the various events that led up to the American Revolution and the actions and responses of the British and the Colonies.
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University of North Carolina: Perfect Competition

For Students 9th - 10th
This site shows cost curves for a firm in a perfectly competitive market, and has an interactive graph to show what their profit margin is at various levels of production.
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The Ecology of the Cape Fear River System

For Students 9th - 10th
The Cape Fear Estuary drains the largest watershed in North Carolina, containing 27% of the State's population. The Cape Fear River itself (about 320 km or 200 miles in length) is formed in the Piedmont by the confluence of the Haw and...
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University of North Carolina: Notes on Tocqueville

For Students 9th - 10th
These notes prepared by a university instructor for a course on American society summarize Tocqueville's views of equality, despotism, and the problems of individualism in a democracy.
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Unc University Library: "I Raised My Hand to Volunteer"

For Students 9th - 10th
This online exhibit contains digitized documents, images, and other archival materials relating to 1960s student protests in Chapel Hill, N.C. The exhibit is divided into four parts, relating to four different periods of protest in 1960s...
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University of North Carolina: Nano Manipulator

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of North Carolina takes you through the research being done at Univ. of North Carolina with SPM. Includes an introduction to scanning probe microscope.
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Carolina Alumni Review: Where the Colony Went: This Could Be a Big Clue

For Students 4th - 8th
This article describes how the patches on a map drawn by John White, Governor of the lost Roanoke Colony, came to inspire someone's curiosity and were discovered to hide a location that the colony may have relocated to. This map is known...
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University of North Carolina Writing Center Handouts: Reading to Write

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Since students often need to write about what they read, this site offers strategies to use while reading that will make the writing much easier. These include not only reading strategies but note-taking and planning strategies as well.
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University of North Carolina Press: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
University of North Carolina Press homepage. Includes books excerpts, reviews, and award winners.
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Unc Press: William Faulkner: The Making of a Modernist

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, presented by the University of North Carolina Press, provides a summary and reviews of this book by Daniel J. Singal. More importantly, the site offers links to a few excerpts from the book, which is a critical biography. The...