UDC has a lot of resources and information buried within the bureaucratic mainframe of buildings 38 and 39. Once unraveled, a student may find this university promising and quite unique in its own right. As one of the most productive institutions, UDC has more students of color achieving advanced degrees in Education, Medicine, Law, and Literature.
Yahoo! as a search engine, has many features that can be entertaining as well as informing. There are links to literature, philosophy, music, games, and many other useful activities.
NABJ is for those interested in the field of journalism. If you are an African American (Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Chicanos or people South America or from spanish speaking islands in the Caribbean NAHJ is the web site that you can link to) and seek an aggressive and competitive career as a journalist, then this site will interest you.
UConn gives a variety of courses in literature, history, business, philosophy and more. With one of NCAA's top ranked basketball programs in the nation and with one of the most picturesque campuses in the New England, the University of Connecticut offers a student, such as myself, the chance to earn an M.A. in 20th century American Literature. If you are interested in learning more about the graduate programs offered, click on to the link.
Here are some other sites that offer creative outlets and career advancements
The Post can be pretty insightful and informative as well as the L.A.Times and the NYTimes. Reading newspapers online can be simple and less cumbersome. Unfortunately, having a laptop and trying to read an article can be an ordeal in itself. It's up to you. As long as you are reading, it really doesn't matter what the medium that brings the information to you i.e. the actual paper or a computer link.
W&P is based out Philadelphia and represents a variety of topics, authors, lecture series, and other links that allow the student to venture into the world of writing.
Karibu is one of the fastest growing businesses in the metropolitan area. It is primarily a book selling business; however, Karibu also provides book signings and lecture series at its three locations.
MLA is the Modern Language Association's site that list a multitude of listings, convention information, and publications. Unfortunately, the site does not detail the MLA style of documentation; Purdue University Online Writing Lab would be the best site to check on documentation styles.
Literary Theory is a site that contains select information pertaining to Aristotle and his Poetics. It is important to remember that this is a site and does not replace your interpretation of the Poetics. Feminist Literary Criticism and Theory lists select feminist in the various fields of literary interpretation. These theorists should be approached with the same vigor as any other theorist. Both sites are comprehensive and can give the novice a good understanding of contemporary trends in the literary and society.
Glossary
of Terms does not replace William Harmon and C. Hugh Holman's
A
Handbook to Literary Terms, but it does give a student a quick way
into the world of literary jargon. Book I of Paradise Lost by John
Milton is also on this site.
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