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National Park Service: Boston African American National Historic Site
A tour and commentary about the many sites in Boston where abolitionists lived and worked. Click on the links to find out about these brave souls, both black and white, who fought against slavery.
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Boston Ballet: Homepage
Official site of one of the top ballet companies in the United States. Profiles dancers and staff, includes season and background information as well as photo galleries.
Boston University
Boston University: Inclined Plane
In this problem, a box is released from rest at the top of a 30-degree ramp. The box slides down the ramp, dropping a vertical distance of 1.5 m to the floor. How long does it take to reach the floor? Neglect friction. Includes...
University of California
U. Of California Berkeley: The Boston News
The University of California Berkeley provides a picture of the front page of the first successful newspaper that appeared in May 1704.
Boston University
Boston University: Sport, Education, and the Meaning of Victory
Author links ancient Greek philosophy to the place of sports in contemporary education. An interesting example of philosophy of sport.
Boston College
Boston College:20th Century Architecture: Skyscrapers 1925 1945
This skyscraper page features a large selection of thumbnail images to enlarge, with architect, title, location, date, and height.
Boston College
Boston College: 19th and 20th Century Art Links
This site contains many different art styles including symbolism. Found about 1/3 down the page, symbolist artists are listed. Click on each link for more information.
Boston College
Boston College: High Gothic Architecture
This site is a digital archive of pictures of the Chartres Cathedral as well as a floor plan.
Boston College
Boston College: Freedom of Speech: Court Decisions: Roth v United States
Transcript of a Supreme Court decision, from 1957, in Roth v United States, a case that weighed constitutional freedoms of speech and the rights of individuals to own and distribute materials deemed by the government to be obscene.
Boston University
Boston University: Putting Value Into Art
Andrew Ward decides to get into the middle of an argument between David Hume and Hume's critic Malcolm Budd about the standard for assessing the value of works of art upon the feeling of pleasure or displeasure. This topic will be a...
Boston College
Boston College: Nicaraguan History
Beginning in 1820 (the year of Nicaragua's independence), this site presents a timeline of the history of Nicaragua.
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The Boston Book Review
Site includes book reviews on a variety of different types of books, from popular, modern, classic, poetry, children's books and more. Also includes interviews and a literary awards page. (2010)
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National Park Service: Boston National Park: The Battle of Bunker Hill
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!" Learn about this famous quotation and the battle that ensued. Includes a picture of the Bunker Hill Monument.
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Children's Hospital Boston: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Article on the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning, how to detect it and to protect oneself, and what to do in an emergency.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: Banking Basics [Pdf]
An online publication on banking basics. It explains what a bank is, what the different types of banks are, how to choose a bank, and how banks work. It also explains about checks, electronic banking, credit cards, debit cards, and the...
Boston College
Boston College: 19th Century Skyscrapers
This site has many images of skyscrapers from the 19th Century made possible by steel technology.
Boston College
Boston College: Feiner v. New York
Read the text of court opinions regarding the 1951 Feiner v. New York Case. Includes footnotes to Justice Hugo Black's opinion.
Museum of Science
Boston Museum of Science: Exploring Linear Perspective
This site explores linear perspective and how it was first used in the early 15th-Century. Discusses horizon line, vanishing point, and orthogonal lines. The site provides an example.
Museum of Science
Boston Museum: Eternity Travel: Book Your Afterlife
Plan a safe, speedy trip to the afterlife with this interactive resource. Choose your tomb type, mummification method, and case and also select a number of eternity extras. See if you can plan a safe trip to the afterlife on the money...
Boston University
Boston University: The Velvet Revolution of 1989
A professor's lecture on the Velvet revolution of 1989 in Czechoslovakia and the intellectuals' part in it.
Boston College
Boston College: Romanesque Architecture
This digital archive of architecture is an excellent website that shows slides of Romanesque Architecture.
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