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Wikipedia as a Source
Wikipedia as a Source
Air/Publish Date:
03/22/2007
Event Date: 03/22/2007 Many college students are using the citizen-created online encyclopedia Wikipedia as a source, despite the presence of false information in some entries -- and a growing number of colleges now prohibit the use of Wikipedia as a source in student papers.
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Map of College Graduates in the U.S.
Map of College Graduates in the U.S.
Air/Publish Date:
2000
Event Date: 2000 Map of the United States, indicating percentage of people 25 years and over with a Bachelor's degree or more, by county. Inset map shows same information by state. Source: U.S. Census (2000)
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Two Farmers' Essays: Floods and Droughts
Two Farmers' Essays: Floods and Droughts
Air/Publish Date:
08/26/1993
Event Date: 08/26/1993 Farmers Steven Berntson of Paullina, Iowa and Donald McCraig of Williamsville, VA read aloud essays they've written on how farms, farmers and their families are affected by floods and by drought.
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Poll: Americans Are Poor Spellers
Poll: Americans Are Poor Spellers
Air/Publish Date:
09/13/1989
Event Date: 09/13/1989 In a kind of international on-the-street spelling bee done by the Gallup poll organization in Canada, Britain, Australia and the United States, Americans proved to be the worst spellers.
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Ellison: "Invisible Man"
Ellison: "Invisible Man"
Air/Publish Date:
03/10/1982
Event Date: 04/01/1952 Author Ralph Ellison discusses his milestone 1952 novel, "Invisible Man," on the 30th Anniversary of the book's release.
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Vonnegut On Writing, Success and Critics
Vonnegut On Writing, Success and Critics
Air/Publish Date:
10/19/1979
Event Date: 10/19/1979 Kurt Vonnegut discusses his "page by page by page" writing process, and his popularity among college students and book critics. His novel, "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater," has been produced as a musical by his daughter.
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DuBois: "Of the Sorrow Songs"
DuBois: "Of the Sorrow Songs"
Air/Publish Date:
04/19/1903
Event Date: 04/19/1903 Essay excerpted from "The Souls of Black Folk" on the history, development and interpretation of "sorrow songs" and "slave songs" -- sometimes called Negro spirituals -- with examples of song verses (lyrics and musical score).
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Twain: "A Simplified Alphabet"
Twain: "A Simplified Alphabet"
Air/Publish Date:
10/01/1899
Event Date: 10/01/1899 In this 1899 article, Twain argues that the English language needs to be easier to spell, with fewer exceptions, and proposes a simplified alphabet: symbols based on phonics, which would allow correct spelling by sound.
PAGES: 8
Emerson: Books and Reading
Emerson: Books and Reading
Air/Publish Date:
08/13/1837
Event Date: 08/13/1837 Excerpt from "The American Scholar" in which Emerson explains the "right use" of books and the "right way" of reading, so as to nourish the human mind.
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