Exploring the Chapter Topic

BeliefNet
http://www.beliefnet.org
This site provides a good starting point if you are interested in researching religious beliefs throughout the world. Also available are resources for the study of various cultures and artistic practices.

Religious Freedom World Report
http://www.religiousfreedom.com/wrpt/rptindex.htm
From the International Coalition for Religious Freedom, this site lists (or refers the reader to) the legal articles that guarantee religious freedom throughout the world. You can follow the general geographical area link to information about specific countries.

Hoaxbusters
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/
Hoaxbusters is a service operated by the Computer Incident Advisory Center and the U.S. Department of Energy. This page provides an indexed list of computer hoaxes (such as supposedly deadly new computer viruses that turn out to be fakes) and some practical tips on how to recognize hoax warnings when they begin to circulate.

Exploring the Readings: L. Christopher Awalt, Jonathan Kozol, Alan Lightman, Cynthia Crossen, Stephen Jay Gould

L. Christopher Awalt, "Brother Don't Spare a Dime"
National Alliance to End Homelessness
http://www.naeh.org/
The National Alliance to End Homelessness website offers statistical information on homelessness in America, in addition to information on current policies and plans to fight homelessness.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://aspe.hhs.gov/homeless/index.shtml
This site describes current government programs to alleviate homelessness.

Jonathan Kozol, "The Allesandros"
NYC Department of Homeless Services
http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/dhs/html/home/home.shtml
This agency offers temporary emergency shelter for homeless people. The home page is for the general population and includes volunteering opportunities. Clicking on "How to Access Services" will bring you to the portion of the site that is directed to homeless people.

On Savage Inequalities: A Conversation with Jonathan Kozol
http://www.ascd.org/readingroom/edlead/9212/scherer.html
This interview with Jonathan Kozol appeared in the December 1992/January 1993 issue of Educational Leadership. Kozol speaks extensively about education in America, making particular reference to problems of educational opportunities and class.

Alan Lightman, "Is the Earth Round or Flat?"

Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy
http://www.badastronomy.com/
This site debunks what site creator Phil Plait has decided are the worst myths involving astronomy. Also available are movie and TV reviews that focus on poor astronomy as practiced in the media.

Cynthia Crossen, "False Truth and the Future of the World"
The Pew Research Center for The People & The Press
http://www.people-press.org/
This respected research foundation offers survey results on a large variety of topics pertaining to the media and public policy. You can search their archive of questionnaires for particular topics to analyze or use in a paper.

Stephen Jay Gould, "Evolution as Fact and Theory"
Scopes Trial 75th Anniversary
http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2000/Jul/hour2_072100.html
This site offers an audiotape of an NPR Science Friday program that explores educational and political implications of the Tennessee trial of a teacher who taught evolution.

Online Literature Library: Charles Darwin
http://www.literature.org/authors/darwin-charles/
You can download entire texts of Charles Darwin's works, including The Descent of Man, at this library site.