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Featured Art Museum This link provides an opportunity for you to explore a museum online. The material on the featured museum's Website relates in some way to the people or topics addressed in this chapter. To explore more museum websites, visit the Art Museum and Gallery Websites page at: | ||
| National Gallery of England | ||
( http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/default.htm ) | ||
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Additional Resources Visit these Websites to learn more about people or topics discussed in this chapter: | ||
| The Horse Fair, 1853, by Rosa Bonheur | ||
( http://www.nissenhaus.de/rosa_bonheur_english.htm ) | ||
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| The Horse Fair, 1853, by Rosa Bonheur | ||
( http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects.dll/CollectionPublisher.woa/wa/work?... ) | ||
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| Arthur Conan Doyle | ||
( http://www.siracd.com/ ) | ||
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| Arthur Conan Doyle | ||
( http://www.ash-tree.bc.ca/acdsocy.html ) | ||
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| Sherlock Holmes | ||
( http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/ ) | ||
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| Sherlock Holmes | ||
( http://www.sherlockian.net/ ) | ||
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| Gary Larson | ||
( http://www.thefarside.com/ ) | ||
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| Gary Larson | ||
( http://www.salon.com/people/bc/1999/12/21/larson/ ) | ||
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| Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue | ||
( http://crasar.csee.usf.edu/MainFiles/index.asp ) | ||
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| Animal Liberation Front | ||
( http://www.animalliberationfront.com ) | ||
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| Working Dogs | ||
( http://www.workingdogs.com/index.htm ) | ||
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| Hinduism | ||
( http://www.hindunet.org/ ) | ||
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| Dinka of Sudan | ||
( http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/africanlives/sudan/sudan.htm ) | ||
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| Dinka of Sudan | ||
( http://hsc.csu.edu.au/pta/scansw/dinka.htm ) | ||
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| Farley Mowat | ||
( http://schwinger.harvard.edu/~terning/bios/Mowat.html ) | ||
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| Franklin Delano Roosevelt | ||
( http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/fr32.html ) | ||
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| Franklin Delano Roosevelt | ||
( http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/ ) | ||
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| Adolf Hitler | ||
( http://www.remember.org/guide/Facts.root.hitler.html ) | ||
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| Adolf Hitler | ||
( http://www.hitler.org/ ) | ||
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| Lou Gehrig | ||
( http://www.lougehrig.com/ ) | ||
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| Lou Gehrig | ||
( http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/gehrig_lou.htm ) | ||
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| Clark Gable | ||
( http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000022/ ) | ||
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| Clark Gable | ||
( http://www.geocities.com/cactus_st/ ) | ||
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| Clark Gable | ||
( http://www.reelclassics.com/Actors/Gable/gable.htm ) | ||
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| Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) | ||
( http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/bonheur_rosa.html ) | ||
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| Rosa Bonheur | ||
( http://www.picturehistory.com/find/p/21129/mcms.html ) | ||
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| Rosa Bonheur | ||
( http://www.bbhc.org/womenGalleries/menu2_01.cfm ) | ||
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From the Text: Internet Activity (page 199) There are many different kinds of rattlesnakes. To learn more about rattlesnakes, including one that is an albino, visit the website sponsored by the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico: | ||
| American International Rattlesnake Museum | ||
| Read about two different kinds of rattlesnakes and then make a list of their similarities and differences. What can you infer about the rattlesnake's ability to survive? Is it well-equipped to survive in the modern world or is it in danger of extinction? ( http://www.rattlesnakes.com ) | ||
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From the Text: Internet Activity (page 208) One of the best websites about wolves is sponsored by Nova of the Public Broadcasting System. Check out its website at: | ||
| Wild Wolves | ||
| Then take a short quiz to see how much you know about the relationship between the domestic dog and the wolf. Print an article of interest to you and list some inferences that can logically be drawn from it. ( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/wolves ) | ||
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From the Text: Internet Activity (page 214) Racetracks make money from people betting on horse races. However, betting is not always a harmless entertainment. Some people become addicted to betting. To learn more about betting addictions, visit the website of Gamblers Anonymous: | ||
| Gamblers Anonymous | ||
| Take their 20-question test to determine whether you have a gambling problem. ( http://www.gamblersanonymous.org ) | ||
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To listen to radio broadcasts of some of Seabiscuit's races, check out the following PBS website:
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| Seabiscuit | ||
( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/seabiscuit ) | ||
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OLC Extra! Internet Activity You can view some of Rosa Bonheur's paintings on the following website: | ||
| Rosa Bonheur | ||
| After viewing the paintings, select a favorite. What is it about the painting that appeals to you? Can you infer anything about Bonheur's relationship to either nature or society from this particular work? ( http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/bonheur_rosa.html ) | ||
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OLC Extra! Internet Activity The movie Seabiscuit, an adaptation of Laura Hillenbrand's book, was released in July of 2003 to critical acclaim. The movie features Tobey Maguire as Red Pollard, Chris Cooper as the trainer Tom Smith, and Jeff Bridges as Charles Howard. Using an Internet search engine, such as Google <www.google.com> or Yahoo <www.yahoo.com>, conduct an Internet search on one of these actors. What other movies or plays has he been in? List 3. Did you find a Web link that doesn't work? Despite our best efforts to check all our Websites, some Web addresses may have changed or links may have "died" by the time you try to use them. If a Website or hotlink in the activity is no longer available, try to find a similar site. Try using a search engine to find the original Website or search for another Website that addresses the same topic. Remember to use your critical reading skills to evaluate the quality of any websites, whether the link appeared here or you found the site yourself. | ||
( http://www.google.com/ ) | ||
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| Yahoo | ||
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