EN 2211: Elements of Writing

J. Dempsey

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Reference Materials: Print & Online

Biography Resource Center - check dates/facts on people
Gale encyclopedia of multicultural America online or Reference E184 A1 G14 1995 v.1-2
Oxford Reference Online - History plus (online books) - check facts/dates
Oxford English Dictionary "the OED" - amazing dictionary with word origins
Britannica Encyclopedia online
For news/events... try Lexis-Nexis Academic and other news databases and Google News

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Humanities International Complete
Gale Powersearch: Articles on all topics. Contains articles back to the 1980s but good coverage of historical topics.
JSTOR: Complete full text of important scholarly journals in a variety of academic fields. Coverage: Varies by publication but many back to late 1800s.
New York Times Historical: Complete full text. Coverage: 1851-2003.
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