The Jewish Virtual Library offers a detailed page explaining all aspects of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration/death camp. Contains pictures, personal accounts, and the history of what happened there.
This multimedia article includes animations, pictures, video, biographical information, and quiz questions that are accessed by clicking on buttons along the bottom of the page. The topic is the study of cell division, mitosis, and cell death.
Tutankhamen, boy-pharaoh, was famous not for his rule, which was short, but for the findings in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Click on the pictures for more information and be sure to watch the PBS video. Requires RealPlayer.
This site provides a detailed overview of "Everyman," and includes the full text of the work, related essays and articles, and additional resources.
Biblical and non-Christian accounts of the trial of Jesus and related resources are available at this website from the University of Missouri Law School. There is a chronology of the trial, maps, and primary source documents.
A thorough, insightful overview of Nietzsche's life and works. A superb introduction.
Death as a character reveals how we process one of life's greatest mysteries, and there's a lot more breadth to how the grim reaper is depicted than you might think. [8:57]
This resource presents the text of Patrick Henry's famous "Give me liberty or give me death" speech, which was delivered in March of 1775. The text can be read online or downloaded in MP3 or PDF format.
This site from the MayoClinic.com provides great information on the disorder known as depression. The article covers information on the signs and symptoms, causes, risk factors, screening, complications, treatment, self-care, and more.
This website on the 1995 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature Seamus Heaney is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Selected Poems," "Nobel Diploma," and "Other Resources."
A lengthy essay on Robert Capa and one of his early controversial photos. Includes a great timeline of his life as well as video footage from the PBS documentary of Capa's life.
Psychology is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in examinations of psychological disorders. Psychology incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe.Senior Contributing AuthorsRose M. Spielman, Formerly of Quinnipiac UniversityContributing AuthorsKathryn Dumper, Bainbridge State CollegeWilliam Jenkins, Mercer UniversityArlene Lacombe, Saint Joseph's UniversityMarilyn Lovett, Livingstone CollegeMarion Perlmutter, University of Michigan
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Discuss hospice care
Describe the five stages of grief
Define living will and DNR
A detailed biography of "the Hangman" of World War II Nazi Germany.
High-school students interview Holocaust survivors.
A collection of photographs taken by an SS officer, Karl Hocker, who was stationed at the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944. Use the links on the page to go to related articles and the photographs
A description of the Belzec concentration camp in Poland, run by the Nazis between 1941 and 1943.
A description of the concentration camp system at Buchenwald, and the varied types of prisoners who were held there before and during World War II.
Text details the planned methods of moving Holocaust victims from ghettos and labor camps to extermination camps during World War II.