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New York Times: Fighting an Old Scourge
This interactive resource discusses malaria in Uganda. It gives pictures, audio, and video to depict the problems that the Ugandan government is having fighting the spread of this illness. It tells how they are beginning to use new...
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New York Times: Kurt Vonnegut, Counterculture's Novelist, Dies
An article from April 13, 2007 about the life and death of novelist Kurt Vonnegut.
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New York Times: On This Day: Alf Landon, g.o.p. Stand Bearer, Dies at 100
The New York Times's obituary on politician Alf Landon presents a great overview of his life and political career. It discusses his upbringing, his campaign for presidency, his landslide defeat in the 1936 election against FDR, and the...
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New York Times: Interactive: Burial of John Paul Ii
An audio slideshow of the burial of John Paul II and the lead-up to the election of a new pope. Includes slides of the heads of state in attendance at the funeral, of the crowd, of the ceremony, and of the security measures. The business...
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New York Times: At Hussein's Trial
Explores Saddam Hussein's trial at the beginning. Identifies different strategies that the defense team may use and the mood of the court. 2 July 2004)
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New York Times: Postwar Resistance Across Iraq
A month by month description and map that reports the different attacks by the insurgent Iraqis. Provides a map and a description of the attacks that have been occurring from May to September of 2003.
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New York Times: Interactive: Travels With Brice Marden
An audio slideshow that walks you through four studios where artist Brice Marden paints. Explains and illustrates the characteristic qualities of Marden's work. An excellent site for demonstrating how place and the quality of light at...
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New York Times: Times Machine: End of the Soviet Union
Images of the New York Times from December 26, 1991 depicting the fall of the Soviet Union and Mikhail Gorbachev.
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New York Times: Europe
[Free Registration/Login Required] The New York Times covers the latest news, issues, and events in Europe, the UK and Ireland today.
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New York Times: Middle East
[Free Registration/Login Required] The New York Times covers the latest news, issues and events occurring in the Middle East. In addition to breaking stories, the New York Times also provides focused information and maps.
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New York Times: On This Day: Barrow and Woman Are Slain by Police in Louisana Trap
This article takes readers back to the day of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker's famous capture in a small Louisiana town. The article from the 1934 archives is written in harrowing "old-time" journalistic detail.
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New York Times: A Look at Those Who Died
Explores the first 1000 deaths of American soldiers in Iraq. Features information about the soldiers including where they are from and what branch of the service they were in. This is the highest amount of U.S. military deaths since the...
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New York Times: A Battle Brews as Iran's Reformers Take Over Parliament
[Free Registration/Login Required] Susan Sachs discusses the implications of a Reformist dominated Parliament in Iran. (May 28, 2000)
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New York Times: Batman's Evolution
Audio slideshow explains differences in Batman characterizations that have evolved over time as the superhero, first created in 1939, moved across media formats from print, to television, to film. An interesting overview of a favorite...
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New York Times: China's Great Divide
Examines the growing gap between the rich and the poor in China. Most of the poor being rural farmers and the rich living in urban areas. The gap is not just in wealth but in education and other categories too.
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New York Times: Movies Home
[Free Registration/Login Required] The features homepage of the "New York Times" for movies. Includes reviews of and articles about both mainstream and independent films. The site also provides links to critic's picks and a mix of...
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New York Times: 32 Innovations That Will Change Your Tomorrow
If you don't know that the incandescent light was a failure before it was a success, it's easy to write off some modern energy innovations like solar panels because they haven't hit the big time fast enough. Worse, the fairy-tale view of...
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Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive 272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown
New York Times article by Rachel Swarns on the search for descendants of the people sold by Georgetown President Thomas Mulledy in 1838. This article highlights Maxine Crump, a great-great-grandaughter of Cornelius Hawkins.
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New York Times: Picture Prompts: Over 140 Picture Prompts to Inspire Student
The New York Times provides 140 pictures that will prompt student's creative written expression.
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New York Times: Learning Network: Alaska Thaws, Complicating the Hunt for Oil
Over three decades, rising temperatures have cut the frozen season in half in Alaska. Oil-prospecting convoys in search of new deposits are allowed to crisscross the fragile tundra only when it is snowy and solid. Find out about the...
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New York Times: Cellphones Catapult Rural Africa
Read about how cellphone technology is drastically changing life in remote villages of South Africa. Click on link for classroom lesson plan.
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New York Times: China's Economic Influence
A slide show presentation with audio that presents China's economic power. Gives examples of how the Chinese economy is growing, in what ways their economy is growing, and whether or not it will continue to grow. (5 December 2004)
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New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Weather
The New York Times Learning Network has developed interactive and printable crossword puzzles. The theme of this one is weather.
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New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Women's Suffrage
The New York Times presents an interactive, online crossword puzzle on women's suffrage. Upper elementary students can participate with some guidance.