Start with Gale's Ebooks
Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity by ISBN: 0028658477Publication Date: 2004-10-29
Opposing Viewpoints in ContextISBN: 0737756527Opposing Viewpoints in Context contains articles from the Opposing Viewpoints print series, PLUS so much more:persuasive essays, articles from magazines, newspapers, journals, links to vetted websites, and oodles of multimedia.
Conflicts in the News
- SIRS Leading IssuesSee if your topic is listed here, or search on your topic.
- Power Library DatabasesSchool only unless you have a PA public library card. There are several subject specific databases, the generic periodical databases which will help most if not all of you are MasterFile Main Edition and Newspaper Source from Ebscohost.
Genocide
- Yale Genocide Studies ProgramCovers the following topics:Sudan, Rwanda, Cambodia.
- World Without GenocideCovers Rwanda, Darfur, Armenia, plus details the stages of genocide.
- The Genocide Education ProjectWhile the focus of this site is the Armenian Genocide, it also provides links to information about Cambodia, Darfur, and Rwanda.
- Genocide WatchSome interesting primary reports, plus good information about the meaning of genocide, less helpful for specific genocides.
- United to End GenocideStrong on Sudan (Darfur).
- Peace PledgeCovers the following genocides:
1915 ARMENIA
1975 CAMBODIA
1994 RWANDA - Human Rights Watch RwandaVery comprehensive coverage of Rwanda.
Global Conflicts
- Council on Foreign RelationsAn awesome resource for many of your topics. Special reports linked separately below, but other topics also covered, i.e. Cuba.
- BBC Special ReportsCurrent conflicts in the news, plus special reports searchable by region, produced by the BBC.
- Amnesty International Human RightsIf your conflict involves human rights, check out this site from the largest defender of human rights in the world.
- Human Rights WatchSearchable by topic or region. Excellent source if your topic involves an abuse of human rights.
- Facing Global ChallengesFeatures many of the conflicts including nuclear proliferation, human rights abuses, and environmental degradation.
- UN AIDSFact sheets about AIDS from the UN.
- Global HIV and AIDSInformation about AIDS from a global perspective.
- Cuban Missile CrisisProduced by Harvard University.
- Gender Imbalance In AsiaReports addressing the gender ratio problem throughout much of Asia.
- Rainforest AllianceFighting to preserve the world's rain forests.
- Tropical DeforestationFrom the Environmental Literacy organization.
- Crisis in KoreaFrom the Council on Foreign Relations.
- Middle East Research and Information ProjectInteresting perspectives for the Middle East related topics including Syria.
- Crisis in PalestineFrom the Council on Foreign Relations.
- South Africa:Overcoming ApartheidRich in primary materials, this site produced by Michigan State also includes great multimedia.
- Women in Islamic SocietiesNice overview produced by PBS.
- Setback for Russian FreedomProduced by Reporters without Borders
- Russia 2012 Human Rights ReportBias alert:produced by the US Department of State, but still an interesting overview of alleged human rights abuses. Temper with Amnesty or HRO sites.
Need more information?
Remember, any sites that you locate through Google need to be evaluated and vetted BY YOU. Use the green evaluation checklist.
Tech Portfolio Links
- Research ReflectionHere is your Google Doc reflection. Please read the prompt and rationale and reflect upon the research process you undertook to complete this project. You will then share the document with both your teacher and with me (lteixeira@kcsd.org) Name your document like this:
Reflection.student name.9H.7.2014 (Reflection.studentname.Grade9H.period.2014
Other helpful hints
- Keep a working folder for your articles, images, and Works Cited. You could also use the Tech. portfolio.
- Back the folder up into your home directory before you logout.
- Download the Works Cited template from the MLA Box on this Libguide.
- Use this template for pasting citations from the databases which provide you with MLA citations.
- Use the works sheets from the library or from the MLA Box for help with citations from the print sources, and from other electronic sources that you use.
MLA @ KHS
- MLA Image CitationUse for photographs and other multimedia.