LITERATURE AND HUMANITIES

Zuzu's Petals Literary Resource
http://www.zuzu.com/
The Zuzu's Petals Literary Resource contains over 1,500 links to resources for writers, artists, performers, and researchers. These links are organized by topic, and include library and archival resources, literary magazines and ezines, resources for poets, writers, and artists, grant information, writers conferences and workshops, performing arts links, resources for movie lovers, and resources for creative kids, among many others. The site also contains full text from its quarterly "Zuzu's Petals" magazine, along with selected back issues. The present issue contains four works of fiction and 25 of poetry.

Philosophy Pages
http://people.delphi.com/gkemerling/index.htm
Created and maintained by Garth Kemerling, Professor of Philosophy at Newberry College, this site offers a number of resources for the study of Western Philosophy. The heart of the site is the Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names, a concise hyperlinked collection of technical terms and names that occur frequently in the study of philosophy. Other features include a well-organized and well-written History of Western philosophy, from ancient Greece to the present; a timeline; discussions of many philosophers with links to e-texts and other resources; a Study Guide and sample syllabi; and a collection of related links.

Corbis Postcards
http://pix.corbis.com/postcard/
Corbis Corporation, founded in 1989 by Bill Gates, is one the world's largest picture collections at more than twenty million images, over one million of which are available in digital format. Corbis images come from professional photographers, museums, cultural institutions, and historical stock photograph collections; sources include Ansel Adams, the National Gallery London, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Barnes Collection, and the Bettmann Collection. Most of Corbis Corporation's services are directed toward image-buyers working for commercial publications and thus are fee-based, but with this free service, users can email friends or relatives postcards featuring high quality pictures from Corbis. Choose from a wide variety of images including sports figures such as Michael Jordan, Impressionist paintings, and celebrities and their cars, among others.

World of Escher
http://www.WorldOfEscher.com/
Visit the World of Escher, a fascinating educationally based site that explores the Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher's unique and often impossible work. From an early age, Escher was fascinated by repetition and infinite patterns. He explored with great enthusiasm the regular division of the plane in his tessellation or symmetry drawings linking math and art. Impossible buildings, spatial illusions, perspective drawings, woodcuts, and lithographs have fascinated young and old for more than half a century. A great teachers' resource. Is there another artist that links math and art like Escher? Bring your students into the magical world of Escher. Enter your own tessellation in the on-line tessellation contest, win prizes, certificates and possibly an entry into our Hall of Fame. Opinions and additional information on Escher are welcome for inclusion in the site.

Student Press Law Center
http://www.splc.org/
The relationship of student publications to the First Amendment has always been a contentious one, with the defense of students' liberties contesting with concern for preserving an atmosphere conducive to learning. This web site, produced by the Student Press Law Center, a non-profit group headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, addresses issues of student journalism in colleges, public high schools, and private schools. Online versions of several of the SPLC's print publications are available, and others may be ordered from the site. The Online Legal Clinic offers answers to frequently asked questions from high school and college journalists, as well as a guide to obtaining access to public records and meetings. The SPLC also offers free legal help to student journalists and their advisors by telephone, email, or conventional mail. A page of links to related information on the Internet is provided. Many other resources are under development; if the site fills out according to SPLC's apparent plan, it will become an even more valuable asset for those concerned with student journalism.

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
http://pharos.bu.edu/Egypt/Wonders/
Crafted by an eclectic international team, this website is both informative and entertaining. As the editors note, everyone knows about the Seven Wonders, but few can name all, or even most of them. This site offers some background to the Wonders, an artist's rendering (with the exception of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the sole surviving Wonder) of each, their location, history, and a description. Each entry contains several links to other resources related to the geographic area or time period of the Wonder. The site also highlights a number of "Other Wonders." These include other ancient structures, modern wonders, and natural wonders. Entries for "Other Wonders" are similar to those for the Seven Wonders, but contain more links to other sites. Finally, the site features a collection of annotated links to related sites.

MUSIC

Eyeneer Music Archives [Requires AIFF, .wav, QuickTime]
http://www.eyeneer.com/
Steve Bahcall has created a music archive "that seeks to make comprehensive information about music publicly available." The site is divided into four main music genres--international, modern jazz, contemporary classical, and traditional American music. "In each section you will find an ever-growing array of background info, biographies, discographies, new releases, photos, QuickTime video, and sound samples." A highlight of the site is a selection of sound samples that allows listeners to this site to hear an eclectic collection of music, from a wooden trumpet of Banda people of the Central African Republic to a 78rpm recording of Mississippi Delta blues singer Charley Patton.

The Ultimate Band List
http://www.ubl.com/
The Ultimate Band List claims to be the Web's largest list of interactive music links. Bands can be browsed alphabetically, by genre, including pop rock, hard rock, jazz, new age, and dance/techno/rap, or by Internet resource. Information on each band may include discographies, lyrics, audio, guitar tablatures, mailing lists, and Web connections. The entire site is searchable.

RootsWorld - Music not in the Mainstream
http://www.rootsworld.com/rw/
RootsWorld offers the world of jazz, roots, rock, folk, world music and other unique sounds from good artists and labels not in the mainstream. The idea is to make a common place for folks to look for information on new releases, tours and back catalogs of music from small independent record labels and individual artists. The site also includes regularly updated editorial content.

MATH AND SCIENCE

Exercises in Math Readiness For University Study
http://math.usask.ca/readin/
This site, provided by the University of Saskatchewan Mathematics Department, contains a collection of exercises "on those high school mathematics topics that seem to be most important for university study in mathematics, the other sciences, engineering, and commerce." Exercises are available at three levels of difficulty in fifteen subject areas ranging from absolute value and distance to polynomials and roots. In addition to the exercises, there is an explanation of each topic. Solutions are provided for all exercises, and, for more advanced exercises, hints are available as well. At present seven additional topics contain explanations but not exercises. This site is an effective resource for advanced high school math students preparing for college classes. Note that your browser must support subscripts and superscripts in order to get the most out of the exercises (version 2 of both Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer will work fine).

Imagine the Universe [Frames, QuickTime, .avi]
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Imagine the Universe is a high school and college level site that includes basic and advanced level discussions on high energy astrophysics, an astrophysical dictionary, data and software, teacher resources, and a Cineplex with QuickTime and .avi movies.

Build A Bridge--NOVA
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/build.html
This wonderful site, provided by NOVA Online, brings to life the engineering challenges inherent to bridge-building. Designed for those who want the challenge, the site offers four bridging scenarios (with photos): "a 5,000-foot span across an ocean bay where huge ships come and go, ... a 700-foot span across a deep canyon gorge," and two others. A step-by-step tutorial teaches about four different bridge types (arch, beam, suspension, and cable-stayed), after which the user may select a bridge type for each scenario. The site is enhanced by links to other bridge resources, such as the famous bridge-building disaster of the century (Tacoma Narrows Bridge) and the Golden Gate Bridge site, which in turn, links users to other famous bridges including Japan's brand new Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, the longest bridge in the world.

JUST FOR FUN

CNNSI [Java, JavaScript, Quicktime]
http://www.cnnsi.com/
The Cable News Network and Sports Illustrated have combined their formidable news gathering, analytic, and photographic talents to provide this site as an enhancement to the CNNSI TV network. CNNSI offers a unique breadth of sports coverage. In addition to covering major American sports, it also covers the world sport scene, with categories for cricket, rugby, cycling, soccer, and olympic sports, among others. You can also set up your own personalized scoreboard, use CNNSI's Java based desktop scoreboard, and view Quicktime videos of selected news stories dating back to 1980.

UExpress--Comics and columns
http://www.uexpress.com/ups/
Universal Press Syndicate and Andrews & McMeel (a publisher and distributor) have put together this site featuring twenty-nine comic strips, Dear Abby, the Bad Golfers Association and an opinion section with William Buckley and Chuck Shepherd, among others. Each comic is updated daily (but two weeks after the original has appeared in the press), and there is an archive of previous strips, a "meet the creator" feature, and bonuses such as the results from Tank McNamara's "Who is the Sports Jerk of the Year?" poll.

THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE

.edu--U.S. News and World Report Colleges and Careers Center
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/home.htm
This new site contains much information that prospective undergraduates and graduates will find useful. It is highlighted by several rankings for US undergraduate and graduate schools, and also contains customizable search engines to find suitable schools from over 1400 undergraduate and 800 graduate schools. There is also information on the application process for undergraduates, career information for the prospective graduate student, and financial aid information.

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