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Famine
Resources: Views
of
the
Famine:
The
Irish
Famine
as
it
Happened
http://vassun.vassar.edu/~sttaylor/FAMINE/
“Steve
Taylor
of
the
Faculty
Information
Technology
Center
at
Emory
University
has
posted
an
excellent
collection
of
contemporary
British
newspaper
articles
and
illustrations
relating
to
the
Great
Irish
Famine.
The
site
features
several
contemporary
newspapers,
including
the
Illustrated
London
News,
the
Pictorial
Times,
and
Punch,
which
demonstrate
the
range
of
opinions
on
the
famine
and
the
Irish
people
held
by
the
British
press
and
their
readers.
The
site
also
includes
a
section
entitled
150
Years
Ago
Today,
which
posts
short
articles
from
the
Cork
Examiner
(updated
one
to
three
times
a
week).
Additional
features
include
a
full
text
narrative
of
a
journey
in
1847
Ireland
and
links
to
other
Famine
sites.”
There
are
great
links
from
this
site
to
bibliographies,
poetry,
non-print
media
productions
and
other
sites
on
the
famine.
An
Gorta
Mor:
The
Great
Irish
Famine
http://history.wisc.edu/archdeacon/famine/index.html
This
site
is
from
the
University
of
Wisconsin
for
History
200.
The
Views
of
the
Famine
has
a
link
to
this
site
also.
Irish
History
On
the
Web
http://larkspirit.com/history/
This
site
has
links
to
Famine
Web
Sites
and
Timelines.
Interpreting
The
Irish
Famine,
1845-1850
http://www.people.Virginia.EDU/~eas5e/Irish/Famine.html
This
site
has
great
links
to
sites
on
the
Irish
Famine.
A
student
at
the
University
of
Virginia
maintains
this
page.
The
National
Archives
of
Ireland:
The
Great
Famine
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/famine.html
This
site
has
a
links
to information
on
The
Great
Famine.
Gaelic
Homepage’s
list
of
books
on
the
Famine
http://www.ibiblio.org/gaelic/Eire/7.9.2.3.html
PGIL-EIRData.org
http://www.pgil-eirdata.org/
The
site
contains,
among
other
datasets,
an
Author
Dataset
that
contains
biographical
and
bibliographical
information
about
Irish
writers
of
all
periods.
Some
entries
also
include
citations
of
criticism
and
reference
works.
Free
registration
is
required
to
access
the
site.
Writing and Presenting Information: [top]
The
Virtual
Presentation
Assistant
http://www.ku.edu/~coms/virtual_assistant/vpa/vpa.htm
--
is
an
online
tutorial
for
improving
your
public
speaking
skills.
Topics
include
selecting
and
researching
your
topic,
analyzing
your
audience,
supporting
your
points,
using
visual
aids,
public
speaking
Web
links,
and
more.
The Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
http://www.powa.org/
This site helps students think about how to conceive a writing project.
The site contains sections on deciding on what to write, organizing,
revising and editing your writing, various types of essays, including
thesis/support, argumentative, exploratory, and informal, and documenting
sources. Each section is accompanied by activities, which help the student
to incorporate the concepts.
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Learning
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Note:
Please
keep
in
mind
that
the
Internet
is
a
fluid
medium
and
sites
are
constantly
being
added,
moved
and
deleted.
If
you
find
a
dead
or
redirected
link
or
you
would
like
me
to
add
a
new
resource
please
contact
me
at
morsilka@shenet.org
.
Please
give
me
the
name
of
the
task,
the
title
of
the
link
and
link
address.
Thank
you.
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