Longer Arguments

This is a good start page from Brittanica.com. There, you'll find a portrait, some biographical information, and some links.

Want to do some more web surfing for information about this author? Here is a good collection of Swift links.

An interesting way to see the scope of Swift's work is to browse through the list of his citations at the Library of Congress. What did you find there that you didn't know before your visit?

You have "A Modest Proposal" in your text. Here it is in e-text. Do you like reading electronic texts? What are the drawbacks of e-texts? What can you do with an e-text that's harder to do when using plain old paper? What advantages does print have?

Here's Gulliver's Travels in several different e-text formats. How reliable do you consider these versions of the text? How can one determine the reliability of texts found on the internet?

Still hungry for more works by this author? Here is Swift's Battle of the Books and Other Short Pieces in e-text.

Interested in putting Swift into a historical context? This is what Samuel Johnson wrote about him, and should help you on your way.

Did you know that Swift also wrote poetry? Well, he did. Here is a page with links to some of Swift's poems. Pick a poem and study it. How can you link the poem to Swift's prose style? How is the poem different?

Interested in some more background about the gruesome subject material in this piece? Here's an essay about cannibalism. What is the tone of this essay? How can you tell? How can you link it to "A Modest Proposal"?

Jonathan Swift is best known for his satirical works. Interested in taking a look at some contemporary satire? This is the homepage of a satirical website, The Onion. Check it out. It's fun.

Here's a hyperlinked biography of Stanton, with a photo album, from the National Park Service.

Looking for a bit of a personal touch? The homepage for the Stanton and Anthony Papers Project Online has reproductions of the two women's autographs and a couple photos.

Here is Stanton's speech "Solitude of Self," which she gave before the U.S. Senate Committee on Woman Suffrage in 1892. How can you compare this speech to the one that's in your text?

Eighty Years and More is the title of a memoir by Stanton. Guess what? Click here and you'll find the whole thing in etext. Do you like using etext? Does it have any advantages over plain old hard copy?

Stanton was a key figure in what's sometimes called the "first wave" of feminism. Would you like some information that will help you put this movement into a historical context? This collection of links from Northern Arizona University will help you do just that.

Did you know that Ken Burns and Paul Barnes made a documentary for PBS called Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony? Take a look at the homepage for the film which has photos, a quote, and lots of links

Interested in doing a paper about the history of women's suffrage in the U.S.? This hyperlinked introduction to the subject is a great place to start your research.

How about taking a look at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention in more detail? This page from the American Treasures part of the Library of Congress online has a brief history, some cool photos, and some related links.

Here's a great start page from Stanford University, which includes links to papers, biographies, speeches, articles, and more. It's a great place to start your online research.

Here's a King tribute page from Life Magazine, where you can gain access to both images and covers. How many covers feature King? Spanning what decades? What does this suggest?

This page has information about the King National Historical Site, located in Atlanta. What might you learn there that other biographical material doesn't pay much attention to?

Here is a link to an excerpt from "I Have a Dream" in RealAudio. Try to read along if you can. What differs in your reading and Dr. King's? What do you make of the emphasis he places on certain words? What makes him a great speaker?

Here's King's speech "The Purpose of Education." Write a summary of the speech. What is the purpose of education put forth? Do you agree?

Still hungry for more of this author's work? Here is a page with lots of links to King in RealAudio.

Click here for some info about the HBO movie Boycott. This film deals with the Bus Boycott in Montgomery, Alabama in 1956. Did you see it when it played recently? If you didn't, will you now that you know more about it?

In a related bit of information here's a photo of Rosa Parks being fingerprinted for refusing to move to the back of a bus in Montgomery. Describe the photo in as much detail as you can. Why is this such a famous photo?

If you'd like to put King's work into a historical context, you will want to know something about the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. To get you started here's a good general page about the Civil Rights Movement from The Encyclopedia Britannica.

Would you still like to do some more web surfing? Here is the homepage for a King scavenger hunt site.