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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Winners 2008 1901
A list of the Nobel Prize winners in Physiology or Medicine (updated yearly). Click on the names for more information.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Henry Vaughan, the Retreat
Bartleby provides the full text for the following poems: "The Retreat", "Peace", "The Timber", and "Friends Departed".
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Green Party History
PBS Online provides this profile of the Green Party in the United States and other nations.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Ehud Barak Interview
Read this extensive interview with the former Prime Minister of Israel that took place in 2001. There is also a short biography and profile of this man who spent 36 years in the military.
United Nations
United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Peace Education
There are five teaching units on peace education on this site, ranging for ages 8 to 14+. Topics cover ecological awareness, tolerance, social justice, global citizenship, etc. There are many links in the resource area for United Nations...
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Do something.org
Do Something is a nationwide network of young people who know they can make a difference in their communities and take action to change the world around them. As part of Do Something, young people are asked what they want to do to make...
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Cordoba Initiative
The Cordoba Initiative is a multi-national, multi-faith organization dedicated to improving understanding and building trust among people of all cultures and religions.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 2009: Barack H. Obama
Barack Obama was the 2009 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. A video of his Nobel lecture, a short documentary of his life and photos from the award ceremony can be viewed here.
United Nations
Unesco: United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization
The official United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) homepage. UNESCO is composed of now 195 Members and 8 Associate Members (as of 2013). The main objective of UNESCO is to contribute to peace and...
Other
Children's International Summer Villages
This is the official website of an international organization with the goal of promoting lasting peace by showing youth from around the world how to live with diversity in understanding.
Other
Letter From Birminghham Jail [Pdf]
This letter shares Martin Luther King's reflections about his involvement in peaceful demonstrations. The letter provides historical information about the plight of African Americans throughout history and why he and others are so...
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Heart Mind Online: 5 Step Problem Solving for Young Children
Even young children can be taught to solve their problems peacefully with this 5 step process. A lesson plan is included that allows students to practice this skill.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Being a Leader
Help your students think critically about the dynamic and changing nature of what it means to be a leader. Below you'll find resources that will assist and encourage your students to explore their value systems, promote positive...
Digital History
Digital History: Peace
Read about the peace treaty that ended the Mexican War. See that there were some who wanted to annex the whole of Mexico and were disappointed with the terms of the treaty.
abcteach
Abcteach: Peace Poem Form [Pdf]
Lovely printable, ruled form on which students can write a peace poem. Illustrated with a dove carrying an olive branch.
Vocabulary.com
Martin Luther King, Jr., "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" (1963)
This site contains a list of 96 words from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s writing, "Letter from a Birmingham Jail", a piece written in 1963. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings, pronunciations,...
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: If Pain for Peace Prepares
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "If Pain for Peace Prepares", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Gary Bodwin and can access a printable version of this piece.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: Once More, My Now Bewildered Dove
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Once More, My Now Bewildered Dove", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Jeff Kiok and can access a printable version of this piece.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: Peace Is a Fiction of Our Faith
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Peace is a Fiction of our Faith--", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Ellie Wen and can access a printable version of this piece.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: Water, Is Taught by Thirst
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Water, Is Taught by Thirst", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Scott Becker and can access a printable version of this piece.
Mount Holyoke College
Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch 1795
This paper, written by philosopher Immanuel Kant, sets guidelines for enacting and maintaining world peace.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Power of Nonviolence
In this lesson plan, students will consider Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Power of Nonviolence. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
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Carnegie Council: The Voice for Ethics in International Policy
The Carnegie Council's web site discussing the ethics of war and peace, global social justice, religion in politics, and other international policy issues. They state they are nonpartisan and independent on their site.
Read Works
Read Works: A Monument for Peace
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passages discusses the Battle of Nashville and the the peace monument that was built to commemorate those who fought in that war, along with others who have fought in other wars. This...