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University of Washington: Coastal Processes and the Continental Margin
Events affecting the continental margin off Washington State are presented. This article comes from the "Thompson Times," an onboard newspaper from the UW's primary research vessel, the Thomas Thompson.
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The face of college campuses changed as a result of the Great Depression. Using the University of Washington as an example, learn how the demographics, curriculum, and teacher's job security evolved during the Depression. This site...
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University of Washington: Everday Life During the Depression
The culture in America was transformed by the Great Depression. How did the families cope? Read essays about topics such as changing advertising trends, prohibition, Anti-Semitism, gender equality, new family roles, and sports during the...
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Wcca Operations Manual: Interior Security Regulations for Internment Centers
This is a list of rules that Japanese internees were forced to comply with while detained during World War II at Camp Harmony.
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Uw: Disabilities, Opportunities and Technology
The DO-IT Center serves to increase the success of people with disabilities and promotes the use of accessible information technology and universal design. Search the pages for content tailored to your needs.
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University of Washington: Hoovervilles in Seattle: Map and Photos
Shack towns, known as Hoovervilles, housed the homeless during the Great Depression. Use the following pictures and map to visualize what these Hoovervilles looked like and where they were located throughout the state of Washington.
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University of Washington: Civilian Conservation Corps Camps in Washington State
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was one of the most popular New Deal programs. See where the camps were located in Washington and click on the icon for pictures and descriptions.
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University of Washington Libraries: Japanese Canadian Internment
A concise account of the evacuation of Japanese Canadians from Canada's West Coast. Of particular interest is a poster directed at all Japanese people.
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University of Wash: Disabilities and Computer Technology
A brochure from the University of Washington on adaptive technology tools for people with disabilites. Includes tools for mobility impairments, blindness, low vision, hearing and/or speech impairments, and Specific Learning Disabilities.
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World Wide Access: Accessible Web Design
A brochure from the University of Washington on accessible Web design for people with disabilities. Includes general page design, graphical features, special features, and a Web pages test.
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University of Washington: Equal Access Computer Labs
As increasing numbers of people with disabilities pursue educational opportunities that require computer use, accessibility of computing facilities becomes even more critical. The key is simply equal access. Everyone who needs to use a...
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Washington U: Model for Conducting Scientific Research
This page outlines the scientific method, step by step.
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University of Washington: Introductory Paragraphs
This writing center tutorial explains why the opening paragraph is so important. It also addresses six common problems to avoid.
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Uwscc: Healthy Grieving
Information on grief and answers to questions about grieving, death, and changing family dynamics.
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University of Washington: Evo Beaker: Evo Dot
EvoDots lets the user explore the mechanism of evolution. The program creates a population of dots. The user is a predator. As the dots run around the screen, the user eats them by clicking on them with the mouse. After the user has...
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Univrsity of Washington: Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
An interactive site that explores the history of orthopedics and how orthopedic medicine affects life.
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Digital Collections: Society and Culture Collection
The Social Issues Collection is an image database of the Western United States and the Pacific Northwest region. The collection covers a variety of political and social topics, from women's issues, government, labor organizations such as...
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University of Washington: The Red Scare: A Filmography
This site from the University of Washington discusses films produced in Hollywood before, during, and after the Red Scare.
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University of Washington Libraries: The Nez Perce
An essay on the Nez Perce. Covers the following topics: oral traditions and origin, homeland and population, seasonal round, subsistence, religion, social organization and intertribal relations, and Euro-American historic contact.
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University of Washington Libraries: Assimilation Through Education
Read about the Indians of the Pacific Northwest and the boarding schools whose curriculum attempted to assimilate their children into the dominant American culture.
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Neuroscience for Kids: Animal Senses
Information site provides examples of several animals and their amazing adaptations to their environments.
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Images of the Knee
Numerous computer created pictures of bones of the knee. These 2-D and 3-D views of the knee are from cadaver sections, MRI scans, and computer recontructions. A few quizzes are also posted at the bottom of this page.
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Northwest of the West: The Frontier Experience on the Northwest Coast
This resource, from an exhibition called "The Frontier in American Culture" shows how the frontier on the Northwest Coast differed from the frontier in the rest of the West. Differences include the forests and the development of logging...
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Mount Rainier National Park: 100 Years in Paradise
This site presents an introduction to the history of Mount Rainier National Park and the mountain.