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The Biblical Perspective of the Poetry of Edwin Arlington Robinson
Meticulous exposition on the perspective and motivation of the author EA Robinson's writing, examining the role of the bible in his work.
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Duke University: Ida B. Wells Barnett(1862 1931) and Her Passion for Justice
Read this brief biography of Ida B. Wells, who used her pen and the force of her personality to fight against lynching and other injustices against African Americans.
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Duke University: Parametric Surface Area and Vector Product
This site walks through how to find the surface area of a torus given its parametric equation. The site gives wonderful visual aids to help the reader understand the steps. Follow the link to the following page for a summary.
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Duke University: Web Feats Ii: Altitude Theorem for Equilateral Triangles
This resource provides information about the altitude theorem for equilateral triangles, in addition to links on related topics. Requires Java.
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Special Collections Library: Rose O;neal Greenhow Papers
A fascinating look at the documents concerning Rose O'Neal Greenhow. Included are letters she wrote from prison.
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Shuffle Along Orchestra
This section focuses on the people created the hit musical, "Shuffle Along," which helped to spur the Harlem Renaissance. Other information on the site about the importance of other black theater during the period.
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Duke University: The Color Force
What does color have to do with particle physics? This page explains the concepts of color and the color force, which are fundamental subjects in quantum chromodynamics.
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Plantation America: The Work of Slaves
On this webpage, the primary text contains selected entries from letters and journals. It also describes slaves delivering rice to Savannah, slave numbers, their condition on a plantation, how slaves were used, and a map and a drawing of...
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Duke University: Special Collections Library: Rose O'neal Greenhow
This article is about Rose Greenhow, her life, and the important roles women played in the war.
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Duke University: The Pueblo Revolt of 1680
The story of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 is told with a timeline showing events leading up to the revolt, a narrative of the revolt itself and its consequences, and brief biographies of many of those involved in Spanish America, and the...
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William Gedney: Photographs and Writings
A beautiful collection of black and white photographs from around the world. Taken by William Gedney in the 1950s-1980s they show true artistry.
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Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture: Civil War Women
An absolute find in your search for information on women's roles during the Civil War. Resources too numerous to list-- find diaries, letters, documents, and photographs. Of particular note, see the Carrie Berry Diary: "passages from the...
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Ad* Access: Brief History of Ww Ii Advertising Campaigns
This site from Duke University tells of the massive advertising campaign that the United States launched to help finance the war.
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Duke University Libraries: Digitized Collections: African American Women
Access Civil War-era documents that give us a rare first-hand glimpse into the lives of African American women at the time: letters of two slave women from the 1830s and 1850s and a hand-written memoir of another woman born shortly after...
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Connected Curriculum Project: Matrix Operations: Part 3: Special Matrices
This site explores the properties of several different types of matrices.
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Dule Univ.: Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills in Children: Tips for Parents
Here is a well-written article that provides tips for parents to help them enhance critical thinking skills in their children.
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Duke University Lemur Center: Aye Aye
This site provides a general overview of the Aye-aye, complete with several photographs and recorded vocalizations.
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Racism and Sexism: A Collective Struggle: A Minority Women's Point of View
This site provides an article that discusses sexism and racism against women.
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Duke University: Intercept of a Straight Line
A brief look at the y-intercept and how to write the y-intercept in point notation.
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Duke University: William Henry Harrison 1840
This site from the Duke University provides campaign memorabilia from the "Log Cabin and Hard Cider" presidential campaign of William Henry Harrison and John Tyler.
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Duke University Library: "Mr. Harding, We're All for You" Sheet Music
This resource presents the sheet music of Warren Harding's campaign song from the Scriptorium Library at Duke University, part of the Library of Congress collection.
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Historical American Sheet Music: Mandy by Irving Berlin
Take a look at the sheet music from Irving Berlin's "Mandy", performed at Ziegfeld Follies in 1919. Very cool old poster.
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Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
Located in Durham, NC. Permanent collection ranging from Ancient to Modern art plus changing exhibitions, programs and scholarly publications.
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Duke University: Developing Creativity
A brief yet informative article about how parents can foster creativity within their children. Listed are five things you can do to encourage your children to be more creative.