Barbara Jordan's Favorite Links (at least some of them)
edited 01/07/2011

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The Literary Encyclopedia	National Writing Project	CCSF	Arizona State Retirement System	MakeUseOfdotCom
Cobuild Concordance & Collocation Sampler	Cambridge Journals	INS	MCC English Department Wiki	American Memory
AdvancedGrammarESL	The Astronomy Cafe	NCTE--College	MCCCD Budget	Brain Research
Google Apps at Maricopa	ESL at Mission College	MCCD Curriculum	Jordan E-Portfolio MCC	Ad.Literacy-ELL

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Dictionary onelook.com	MCCCD Tuition Waver Form	FPG-MCCCD	MCHSI.COM
Wikipedia	Statistics U.S. Govt.	MCLI Web's Eye URLs	ASCWetpaint
Roget's Thesaurus	ZipCodes	Comix	Foxtrot
ASU Interactive	Science Journal	Peace Corps	ASUCW
ASU English	Mystic Aquarium	Faculty Association	Cercles
ASU--MAIS	Attorney General AZ	Instructional Council Site	Modern Poetry U of Illinois
UCBerkeley Language Center	New York Public Library	Maps--Printable	Everything2

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Institutions (Community, Government, Education, etc.)
City of Tempe
Arizona State University
First Gov | Links to many federal government sites.
US Department of Education
Limited English Proficient Resources | Office of Civil Rights
Official US Executive Branch Websites
Mesa Public Schools
ELAD - MPS
MPS-ABE (ESOL)
AZ Dept. of Education
Mesa City Government
City of Phoenix

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Thought
Robert Ingersoll's Complete Works Online
Bank of Wisdom
The Secular Web
Philosopy, Science, and Skepticism
Einstein on Science and Religion
Secular Humanism
2think.org Statement of Purpose
Democracy in America (by DeTocqueville, French statesman & author)
This site contains transcripts of Alex DeTocqueville's impressions of, among other issues, race relations in American in the early to mid 1800's (pre-Civil War).  The information is fascinating yet profoundly disturbing to a modern reader.
Mount Vernon Press Room | This site contains anti-slavery quotes by George Washington.
The Misunderstood Mr. Jefferson | by David N. Mayer | An article about Thomas Jefferson and his philosophy.
Thomas Jefferson on Christianity and Religion |
Thomas Paine | US History site with links to writings
Dewey, John (philosopher and teacher, proponent of "learning by doing")
Quotation Sources (contains links to many quotation websites) 

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Media/Online Magazines
SF Gate | Bay Area online news including Morning Fix.
Skeptic | Online Skeptic magazing.
Slate | Includes advice column "Dear Prudence."
National Public Radio Online
NPR Archives
Phoenix New Times | Phoenix area's online version of its award winning alternative weekly newpaper.
SFWeekly.com | San Francisco's version of New Times.
NewTimes.com | National parent company for New Times.
Westword.com | Denver's online version of New Times.
Arizona Republic/AZCentralOnline
Washington Post
Opinionjournal.com | The Wall Street Journal Editorial Page online.
Policy.com
Public Agenda Online  Public opinion and policy analysis.
Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)
The New Republic Online
Japan Times Online
UTNE Reader Online
Boston Review | A political and literary forum.
Znet | An internet (Z) magazine with a liberal slant.
Newslinks | More links to online news sites.
Newslink.org | Links to newspapers.

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Miscellaneous
Valley Unitarian-Universalist Church
Urban Legends Archive
Urban Legends Reference Page
Health and Wellness Resource Center
Moviephone.com  | Website listing movie times searched by city, movie title, etc.
All-reviews.com  | Website with movie reviews and more.
Family Wonder's Personality Test | A fun online personality test.
Tongue Twisters | A tongue twister site.
International Tongue Twisters |
Hokey Pokey | Lyrics and audio.

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Literary Links
The Literature Network  Searchable database of Shakespeare, the Bible, quotes, etc.
Contemporary Authors  Searchable database of authors.
Voices from The Gaps:  Women Writers of Color  U. of Minnesota nstructional website on women writers of color
LitLinks Bedford/St. Martin's literary reference site.
Teaching Composition Listserve
Jabberwocky Parodies | Parodies of Lewis Carroll's famous nonsense poem
Fantastic Fiction | Bibliographies and information on thousands of books; links to author sites, too

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Individual Author Links
Fred Hoyle  Theoretical physicist, writer, and researcher; author of sci-fi novel October the First is Too Late

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Services/Reference
White Pages |  Site linked to public records which can be used to locate individuals nationwide.
AZ Central.com | Points of interest in Arizona.
Heard Museum | Official website.
Find Law  | Good source for court decisions and other legal info.
Freeality.com  | Links to all free encyclopedic references such as Encarta, Britannica, etc.
Freetranslation.com | Site for rapid translations where you can get the "gist" of foreign language text.
Linguistic Resources on the Net  | A list of internet resources on linguistics
Portals to the World  | A Library of Congress site with country listings
Refdesk.com/ | A central source for facts on the Net.
NCLE | Resources for Statistics and Data Related to Adult English Language Learners
Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History | Contains information on the contributions of famous Americans A-Z.
Untold Stories | Black History Month website.
CPANDA | Cultural Policy and the Arts National Data Archive

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Lyric Sources
Bob Dylan Lyrics
Joan Baez Lyrics

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Online Articles and Images on Topics of Interest (to me)
Pattern Seeking Creatures | Article about evolution of human brains.
Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection Kit | An aid to critical thinking.
Why Trade Won't Bring Democracy to China by Lawrence F. Kaplan
Meet Market by Edward Lebow
"A downtown neighborhood struggles over who will dominate the ethnic flavor of a supermarket where Latino and Anglo cultures collide."
One Writer's Toolbox: On Writing by Stephen King  by Pete Pazmino
This is a review of Stephen King's latest book, which chronicles his recovery from the serious accident that almost killed him and his passion for writing.
Hacker Writing Style ed. Eric Raymond
This is a fascinating article (at least to English teachers) about how hackers use non-standard written language following a logic of their own.
Girls Battling the Image War by Stacy D. Stumbo, The Roseburg, OR News-Review
This article discusses the influence of media on girls' body image.
Taming Your Feast Beast  by Jack and Lois Trimpey, Co-Founders, Rational Recovery
This article gives advice on how to overcome chronic overeating.
The Seven Deadly Sins of Modern Times by Susan Dorothea White, Printmaker
Images and text from a wonderful site by a sculptor - painter - printmaker.
How to Get Published by Michael LaRocca
Timothy Leary's Last Trip by friends who were present at his death; links to Leary's official website
Undercover Economist by Matt Asher
The Commission to Study Reparations Proposals for African American Act by Rep. John Conyers, Jr.
Thich Nhat Hanh Interview | Interview with the world's best-known Buddhist leader besides the Dalai LamaVietnamese Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh, about his thoughts on Iraq and human action in general.

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