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Activists for Human Rights
Students research prominent human rights activists from U.S. history. They report the biographical facts of their subject along with information on the causes he or she represented. Students also examine local human rights issues and...
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State Sovereignty and the Ethics of Intervention
Pupils study the history, ethics, politics and law of state sovereignty and its limits. In this investigative lesson students listen to a lecture, discuss then complete a few assignments.
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Using the Amnesty Interactive CD-ROM
Students view the Amnesty Interactive CD-ROM and investigate different aspects of human rights around the world. They identify people who have contributed to human rights, documents from ancient to modern times that have contributed to...
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Rights Abuses Around the World: What Can We Do?
Students read about an Urgent Action information sheet from Amnesty International and a petition about human rights abuses against sexual minorities outside the USA. They discuss the situation, read about other similar cases and then...
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Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Students study Eleanor Roosevelt's spirit, personal style, and humanitarian efforts. They investigate their own community for volunteer organizations dedicated to helping others.
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Care: Virtual Field Trips Archive: Mali
Learn about the African nation, Mali and the ongoing humantitarian projects of the CARE organization in the country.
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Care: Virtual Field Trips Archive: Honduras
Learn about the Central American nation of Honduras as well as the ongoing humanitarian aid projects in the country being fulfiled by the organization CARE.
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Care: Virtual Field Trips Archive: Guatemala
Take a virtual field trip to Guatemala along with eight high school students from Atlanta and Chicago as they work with Guatemalan families to fight poverty.
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Care: Virtual Field Trips Archive; Guatemala Ii
Accompany a group of CARE youth ambassadors to Guatemala; learn about Guatemala, Mayan culture and CARE projects that this group was able to work on in the fight against poverty.
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Care: Virtual Field Trips Archive; Peru Ii
Follow a group of 10 CARE youth ambassadors as they visit Peru to learn about the country and it's culture as well as to participate in ongoing humanitarian projects to combat poverty.
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The Albert Schweitzer Page
This page provides reviews of and quotes from a number of books written by and about Dr. Schweitzer. There are also numerous links to outside resources.