Article examines the factors that drove forward the expansion of the British Empire during the nineteenth century and asks whether it was desire for trade or "thirst of conquest." Archived.
An interesting article that looks at the question of what England could have done to prevent a revolution of the American colonists in 1776. The author believes that there are lessons that one can draw from this series of particular events. Archived.
BBC Skillswise offers many ways to help students understand adjectives. There is a factsheet, a game which involves using adjectives in an ad, three quizzes, and a worksheet. Since this is a British resource, it also provides an opportunity to note differences in British and American English. The Skillswise sites from BBC are geared to adults who are working on literacy and numeracy improvement, but are appropriate for middle school or high school students for review or remediation.
As part of the skillswise section from the BBC, this site focuses on adverbs and provides helpful tools such as a factsheet, a worksheet, and a quiz. Includes video (requires Adobe Flash).
Use fractions and percentages to solve probability problems. Skillwise provides five factsheets, four quizzes, four worksheets, and a game pertaining to probability.
Use this BBC Skillwise math site to learn your times tables using the different activities. Factsheets, games, three different level quizzes, and worksheets with answers available.
As part of the BBC's Skillwise unit on listening, this site focuses on the various types of listening. As learning tools, the site includes a factsheet, a worksheet, a quiz, and a game.
As part of the BBC's Skillwise unit, this site focuses on using various ways of writing for different purposes. For learning tools, the site includes a worksheet, a factsheet, and a quiz.
The author explores how the status and place of women in Victorian England changed over the course of the 19th century. Women became much more active in service and mission type work. In addition, early feminism has its roots in this period.
In-depth look at World War I. Includes summaries of the war years; sound clips of eye-witness accounts; virtual tours of trenches on the Western Front; maps; articles and overviews; and similar resources.
Website encompasses every aspect of World War II with particular emphasis on British roles and viewpoints. Resources include a range of audio, visual, and interactive media. Content coverage highlights include the war at sea, the air war, codebreaking, war propaganda, the Holocaust, strategic battles, political and battlefield leadership, and more.
A comprehensive site from the BBC about Zoroastrianism, one of the world's oldest religions. Includes information on its history, customs, religious texts, beliefs, festivals, worship practices, and key religious figures.
In this interview with Margaret Laurence in 1979, she talks of her early influences and her beliefs about writing.
This Bibliomania website provides full text for both the "complete version" and the "shorter version" of Oscar Wilde's poem "The Ballad of Reading Gaol." A brief introduction is provided with information on the context and meaning of the work as well as quotations ("each man kills the thing he loves").
A poster extolling the virtues of Thomas Edison's new phonograph is accompanied by text that explains the purpose of the poster and how it was made.
Barbara Greenwood, a Canadian author of numerous historical fiction books for children, has written this thirty-page writing guide where she explains the process she goes through in constructing a story. She covers such key topics as character development, writing dialogue and descriptions, as well as the revision stages.
Site provides links to a wide variety of reference tools, including encyclopedias, dictionary, thesaurus, quotation books, and guides to English usage. L.11-12.1b Usage issues
Download and read Baruch Blumberg's Nobel Lecture entitled "Australia antigen and the biology of hepatitis B." This lecture, originally given December 13, 1976, is available in PDF format.
This Florida State University page includes an interactive java tutorial that explores the relationship between frequency, wavelength, and energy, and enables the visitor to adjust the intensity of the radiation and to set the wave into motion. There is also a discussion on electromagnetic waves that accompany the tutorial.