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  • Research a Country

    Piktochart: Create infographics online for free Background Info Start Here Current Events Dig Deeper: Read a Book Now that you know a little about your country, maybe you’d like a full-length book:Find a book or video at: MVRHS Library Island Libraries Anywhere And Furthermore… InfoPlease CountriesA map, flag, official name, current ruler, land area, population, capital,

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  • Life in Anglo-Saxon England

    Anglo-Saxon England (Bite-Sized History) (BBC) Anglo-Saxon Era (Medievalists.net) – Collection of articles on a wide-range of topics. Search for information in World History in Context – a database of articles, books, and more.

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  • Cambodia: Links for Model UN

    Global Issues In Context: CambodiaGlobal Issues in Context offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. More sources: Cambodia Country Page (United States State Department)CIA World Factbook Cambodia (CIA World Factbook)Cambodia Page (USAID)Human Rights Reports (United States State Department)International Religious Freedom Reports (United States State Department)Trafficking in Persons Reports (United States State Department)Narcotics Control Reports (United

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  • African-American Heritage Trail Research Topics

    General Search  this database of published articles for everything from overviews to in-depth information written by historians. Use this database for over 400,000 biographies covering literary figures, science, multicultural studies, business, entertainment, politics, sports, government, history, current events and the arts. Indexes all print volumes of the series. Vineyard Gazette Time machine MV Museum Oral Histories Martha’s

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  • The World’s Fairs in the US, 1876 – 1915

    Background “World’s fair .” Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2014. Web. 28 Sep. 2014.Great overview and place to start. Rydell, Robert W. “World’s Fairs.” Dictionary of American History. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. 3rd ed. Vol. 8. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2003. 558-560. U.S. History in Context. Web. 25 Sept. 2014.Great overview and place to start. Time Explains: How the World

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  • Science Topics

    Background Info Use Science in Context to find reliable info on just about any topic in science, or go directly to their list of Science Fair Topics & Experiments! Interactive 3D models on science topics. Citing your sources Remember that just about everything you find in the science database (above) has citations included.  If you’ve found

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  • How to Access Your New York Times Account

    If you’ve already been subscribing to the NYT through the MVRHS subscription, no need to change anything and you can continue to login as before. If you haven’t opened an account yet, and would like to, the steps below will get you started.To activate your account, please follow these steps. HINT: Remain logged into your NYTimes.com

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