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University of Pennsylvania: Republic of Benin
Provides a country map, travel advisories, link to Benin embassy in U.S.,facts about the Republic of Benin, and more.
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University of Pennsylvania: Tanzania, a Profile
This article surveys the history and geographcial features of Tanzania since independence.
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University of Pennsylvania: Sacco Vanzetti Case
Presents a thorough examination of the Sacco and Vanzetti case. Read about the charges against the men, the trial, and the long-standing controversy surrounding the verdict.
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University of Pennsylvania: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade of the Spanish Civil War
An interesting look at the Lincoln Brigade and those who served in it fighting in Spain against the fascists in the Spanish Civil War.
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University of Pennsylvania Archives & Records: Thomas Fitzsimons
A brief biography of this signer of the Constitution. He later served as a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania.
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University of Pennsylvania Archives & Records: Benjamin Franklin 1706 1790
Brief biography of Benjamin Franklin.
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University of Pennsylvania Archives & Records: Jared Ingersoll (1749 1822)
This article gives highlights on the career of this delegate from Pennsylvania to the Constitutional Convention. Ingersoll was considered one of the best lawyers in Philadelphia at that time.
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University of Pennsylvania Archives & Records: Thomas Mifflin (1744 1800)
A short biographical sketch of Mifflin that provides details about his life and his relationship with the University of Pennsylvania.
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Modern and Contemporary American Poetry
Home page for a 1999 online course from the University of Pennsylvania. Includes reference material lists and an alphabetical index.
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"Black Boys and Native Sons" Literary Criticism
This critical essay first appeared in DISSENT in 1963. It looks at the work of Richard Wright, James Baldwin, and Ralph Ellison.
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University of Penn: Hospital Sketches by l.m. Alcott
Well-known writer Louisa May Alcott published her experiences as a hospital nurse in Boston in 1863. The complete text is offered here, but no accompanying commentary or interpretation.
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Rhythm and Meter in English Poetry
Discusses the terminology needed to understand rhythm and meter in English poetry including the following terms: stressed and unstressed syllables, iambs, trochees, spondees, anapests, dactyls, monometer, dimeter, trimeter, tetrameter,...
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University of Pennsylvania: Free Verse
This page provides a good working definition of free verse, along with some examples, information about its development, and mention of the poets who have made it popular.
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University of Pennsylvania: Africa Country Pages
Fantastic web resource from the University of Pennsylvania for learning all about the countries of Africa. Click on the name of each country to get information and links to other great resources.
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University of Pennsylvania: Seeger, Pete
The University of Pennsylvania provides a brief biography of American folk icon, Pete Seeger. The biography focuses on Seeger's political stance as well as his music, since the two are so often intertwined. Article is by Richard Taskin,...
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English Renaissance in Context: Unediting Lear
Since a number of different versions of Shakespeare's play King Lear have been found, which should be consitered the "real" one? Great multimedia tutorial that examines this problem faced by Shakespeare scholars.
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University of Pennsylvania: The Illuminati
Basic information about the Illuminati and its founder, Adam Weishaupt.
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African Studies Center: African Flags
A collection of images of the flags for African countries.
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African Studies Center: East Africa Living Encyclopedia: Uganda: Ethnic Groups
Discusses the different ethnic groups that live in Uganda, and their languages and ways of life. Includes chart showing the fourteen major groups and what percentage of the population they each are.
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Penn Library: Sister Carrie
Read this informative article for insights as to how American Progressive culture and turmoil is reflected in Dreiser's "Sister Carrie".
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University of Pennsylvania: Food in Kenya
Learn about how dinner is served in Kenya, see a Kenyan menu, a shopping list for eight, and several recipes.
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Linked List (Power Point Presentation)
A PowerPoint presentation that describes singly and doubly linked lists.
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Boyle's Sceptical Chymist
Online text. Not only the complete text, but actual pictures from the original manuscript. Read this important work on chemistry the way it was presented in 1661. Use the navigation buttons to scroll through the pages.
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University of Pennsylvania: Sing Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book
This site, produced by "A Celebration of Women" from the University of Pennsylvania, provides the full text of Christina Rossetti's Nursery Rhyme Book with 120 illustrations.