National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Harry Potter's World: Immortality
A clever account of the history of medicine told as it relates to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter. Read about the history of immortality, and the belief that magic played a role in ancient medicine.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt
An interesting site with examples of Egyptian art from the National Gallery of Art in Washington. This article discusses pharaohs, sphinxes, symbols, mummification, and much more. [PDF]
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Immortality
A poem about the topic of "immortality", as in the story of Sleeping Beauty, is shared within two stanzas.
Other
Immortal Beloved
Letters from Beethoven to the "Immortal Beloved" who was supposedly Antonie Brentano. The girl with whom Beethoven was madly in love.
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Timeline: The Pursuit of Immortality
A timeline that allows students to explore humans' pursuit of a longer and healthier life. Includes major events from fourteenth through the twentieth centuries.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Immortal Cells of Henrietta Lacks
Imagine something small enough to float on a particle of dust that holds the keys to understanding cancer, virology, and genetics. Luckily for us, such a thing exists in the form of trillions upon trillions of human, lab-grown cells...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Egyptian Book of the Dead: A Guidebook for the Underworld
Ancient Egyptians believed that in order to become immortal after death, a spirit must first pass through the underworld. Tejal Gala describes an Egyptian "Book of the Dead" a customized magic scroll written by the living to promote a...
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Napoleon Rising to Immortality
An image of "Napoleon Rising to Immortality", created by Francois Rude from 1845-47 (Bronze, width 251 cm).
University of Maryland
Romantic Circles Praxis Series: Immortals, Vampires, Ghosts: Byronic Heroes
Essay considers modern-day examples of Byron's heroic ideal found in the popular culture of movies, music, popular novels, and television.
Louvre Museum
Louvre Museum: A Closer Look at Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss
A closer look at Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss: In the Michelangelo Gallery at the Louvre, the visitors crowd around this idyllic image of a loving couple: a winged man and a swooning woman in a voluptuous embrace, their lips about to...
Other
Hermes: Herald of the Immortals
The Olympians depended on Hermes (Roman name "Mercury") to bring them all sorts of news. Learn about his role at this site, which includes a listing of all the times Hermes is mentioned in the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Other
Beethoven: The Immortal
Provides links to an introduction on Beethoven's life, his childhood, his ascent to greatness, his demeanor, his view on performing, his deafness and the 'Heiligenstadt Testament,' life after Heiligenstadt, his final days, his medical...
Victorian Web
The Victorian Web: William Wordsworth an Overview
This page on William Wordsworth from a Brown University site contains links to a variety of topics related to him and his writings. It has a link to a biography, the text to two of his works, an analysis of his style of writing and the...
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Poetry of t.s. Eliot
This website provides links to selected online texts of many of Eliot's poems, including "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," "The Waste Land," and "Sweeney Among the Nightingales." Also offers a biography and selected bibliography of...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Young Folks Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Young Folks Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1890), Bunyan's immortal allegory, with all the theological discussions left out.
Globe Tracks
Travel for Kids: France
"Paris may be the heart of France, but get out into the countryside, see the landscapes immortalized by the Impressionists for yourself." Here younger students can learn about the geography and culture of France.
University of Maryland
Mary Shelley's Short Fiction
This index page links to the full text of four Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly short stories, including "The False Rhyme," "Ferdinando Eboli," "The Mourner," and "The Mortal Immortal."
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Prefix Study: In Im #1
MyVocabulary.com offers 14 PREFIX puzzles with the grade level of each word marked to the right of the word beginning with a prefix. Use eight grade level words for each prefix."IN-IM" prefix words: Indefinite - 7, Injustice - 6,...
US Navy
Navy.mil: John Paul Jones
Our history is made up of legendary people! We love their stories of bravery in the face of extreme adversity. Among these is John Paul Jones, who is credited with the immortal reply: "I have not yet begun to fight!"
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Terracotta Warriors From Mausoleum of First Qin Emperor of China
The First Emperor Qin Shihuang (259-210 B.C.E.) conquered much in this life, but his purpose was to conquer death. In order to achieve immortality, he built himself a tomb -- a vast underground city guarded by a life-size terracotta army...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Book Files: Tuck Everlasting
"Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbitt is about the implications of life without death. Make a smart choice by reading your favorite novel with a BookFiles reading guide. The file provides in-depth information on the author. There are...
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: If My Bark Sink
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "If My Bark Sink", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Sophia On and can access a printable version of this piece.
