Single Controversies

Would you like to put Jacoby's work into a broader cultural perspective? The homepage of the site HispanicOnline.com will give you numerous things to think about in this regard.

How about some resources revolving around the idea of the social construction of the white race? Ok then, click here and you'll find a bibliography on the subject and a link to the DiversityWeb bulletin board.

This page contains links to a collection of articles by Jacoby, ranging in topic from bigotry on campus to the energy crisis. Pick one and read it, then compare and contrast it to the essay by him in your text.

This table outlines the job outlook for humanities majors in the early 21^st century. What role do high tech companies play here? What kinds of sites might you visit if you'd like to pursue these things online?

"Reading, 'Riting, and R-Trees" is the name of this essay, one which is critical of Ullman's piece in your text. Read the online essay and answer these questions: Whose main points do you find more persuasive and why? Would you feel comfortable citing the online piece in a paper? Explain.

Time for some more outside reading: Here is Walter Benjamin's 1935 classic essay "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction." Has technology benefited the arts? If so, how? If not, why not?

Take a visit to Rapstation.com, a website Chuck D founded. There, you'll find links to music downloads, a forum, articles, and a search engine. Does the website mirror the author's views expressed in your text?

This is the homepage of Napster.com, the music exchange site that thrived for a couple years starting about May 1999. Were you a frequent visitor then? Are you still? What's going on there now? Do you currently exchange music online?

GigaLaw.com hosts this discussion list about legal issues associated with internet music exchange, and you'll also find some links to other issues regarding internet law on this page. It's a good online starting point for your research into these issues.

Interested in doing a paper about the war on drugs, but having trouble narrowing your focus? Click over to this directory from Google.com on the subject, and you'll get plenty of help zeroing in on a good topic.

To find out more about this author, take a look at her own website. There, you'll find a photo, some recent op-ed pieces, and links to an archive of her works, a biography, and a mailing list.

"Alcohol Prohibition Was a Failure" is the title of this essay from the journal Policy Analysis. Its author makes an analogy from the fight to ban alcohol in the U.S. in 1920s and 1930s to the current drug war. Read the essay and decide whether you feel the author's analogy is a good one. How can you compare this reading to the one in your text?

This is the index of the ACLU's material about prisoners' rights. This start page has links to recent highlights on this topic, some information about prisoners' rights and the 107^th Congress, and some outside related links. It should give you plenty of research ideas.

For another research approach, take a look at the website maintained by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. There you'll find lots of information about that organization's mission, inmate programs and services, and demographic information about federal inmates themselves.

If you'd like to look at a lot of prison-related topics on one page, check out this directory from Google.com. It's got information and links on things ranging from AIDS to privatization to prison pen pals.

Reason magazine posted this essay by Young about date rape. Read it and think about the essay by her in your text. How are these two pieces similar? Can you find any differences? What would be some efficient ways to find more work by Young online?

Interested in putting Young's work into the broader cultural context of feminist literature? This page of literary resources about feminism and women's literature will help you do just that.

The Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network has created a site with information about sexual assault that has a lot of information about rape counseling centers, statistics, and RAINN's mission and vision. If you'd like to do some research about these issues, their homepage is a good place to start.

Have you ever taken a distance-learning course? Take a look at this distance learning FAQ. If you haven't taken such a course, would you consider taking one after your visit? If you have, how can you compare you experiences with those presented there?

The homepage of the United States Distance Learning Association has a brief mission statement and links to things like breaking news, the USDLA journal, a training program, and awards. Take a look at this site if you'd like to do some research about this nontraditional type of education.

Did some of the terms in your study of distance learning not make a whole lot of sense to you? Well, take a visit to this distance education glossary and you'll have things cleared up fast.

The homepage of the National Marriage Project at Rutgers has links to new publications, a mission statement, a contact area, and information about other resources. It's a good place to start your online research about the current state of marriage in the U.S.

Interested in narrowing a topic for a research paper about family issues? This homepage from the National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth should give you plenty of good ideas.

Still hungry for more information about family matters? This page from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry offers links to issues arranged by topic.

Would you like to do some more research on cloning farms and other related issues? This page from the National Right to Life Committee has links to dozens of documents about cloning, and is a great place to start your research.

Maybe you'd like a way to get a general overview of some issues relating to technology? Try this directory from Google.com. Does the amount of entries online surprise you? Why or why

Predicting the nature of science's trajectory can be a dicey business. Take a look a these remarks about computers made over the last few decades--from highly reputable sources--and see how much sense they make right now. What, do you think, accounts for the nature of these predictions? Can such things be avoided?

Pick one of these columns by Williams from this archive and read it. How can you compare it to "Government is the Problem"? How is it different? Why did you pick the one you did?

Let's take a specific related issue--campaign finance reform--and do some internet research on the subject. Here's a lively discussion from the PBS program NewsHour, which outlines the main issues and also has some photos and sidebar information.

It's time for a bit of a change of pace. The group Taxpayers for Common Sense put together this list of the top ten all-time "Golden Fleece Awards," given for the most creative wastes of U.S. taxpayer money. These include one for a grant to study surfing in Honolulu and one for a $2 million police car.