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Langan: Reading and Study Skills
Reading and Study Skills, 7/e
John Langan
Skill Five: Recognizing Main Ideas in Paragraphs and Short Selections

Annotated Links

The following links address content addressed in the sample readings of this chapter. You may find the short selections bring up topics of interest to you that you would like to explore further. These websites may get you started in that direction.
Extended Workday
(http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/work_schedules/workday.html)

This website defines and discusses many aspects of the extended workday, an alternative to the nine-to-five workday in some industries.
Main Causes of the Great Depression
(http://www.escape.com/~paulg53/politics/great_depression.shtml)

An article about the Great Depression.
The Panic Disorders Institute
(http://www.algy.com/pdi/)

This website is dedicated to the clinical care of patients, public education and ongoing research concerning all aspects of panic disorder.
How Psychic Sleuths Waste Police Resources
(http://www.parascope.com/en/articles/psychicSleuths.htm)

A skeptical look at psychic sleuths.
Excess Television Viewing Linked to Obesity in Children
(http://www.heartinfo.com/search/display.asp?ID=263&keyword=television)

One disadvantage of watching too much television.
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
(http://www.nami.org/)

The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) is a nonprofit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization of consumers, families, and friends of people with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety disorders.
Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Psychiatric Adjustment in Late Adolescence
(http://www.ama-assn.org/special/womh/library/readroom/arch98/yoa7356.htm)

An examination of just one long-term effect of smoking during pregnancy.








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