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Themes for particular focus

Below is a collection of theme based reference links for teachers and students.

Utopian Societies	Media in Society
Governmental Systems	Cloning/Eugenics
Responsibility in Society	News Items
Technology in Society (privacy)	Search for yourself
United States Government

 

 

 

 

Utopian Societies top

• Editorial: Dystopias Go Home!
• Utopias and Dystopias Spring Semester, 1999
• Toward and Understanding...
• A select list of Utopias and Dystopias
• En 4208 Utopias and Dystopias

Governmental Systems top

Capitalism

• The Capitalism Site
• Capitalism FAQ

Communism

• Museum of Communism
• The Principles of Communism

Democracy

• The PBS Democracy Project 2000
• Democracy in America

Fascism

• What is Fascism, 1932
• Fascism

Marxism

• Marxism page
• Encyclopedia of Marxism

Socialism

• The Socialism Web Site
• Socialism:Utopian and Scientific
• Socialism vs. Capitalism

Responsibility in Society top

• Toward a new paradigm for life
• Freewill and the Twinkie Defense
• Genetic Determinism
• Notes on Free Will and Determinism
• The Return of Determinism
• Responsibility
• Rejecting Responsibility (essay)

Technology in Society (privacy) top

• Big Brother System and Network Monitor
• Privacy International-the Big Brother Awards
• Touching Big Brother
• The Transparent Society by Pierre Lemieux
• Verichip
• Implant Could Safeguard Children, Alzheimer's Patients All Things Considered search Saturday, November 16,2002
• Humans and Their Machines Talk of the Nation Science Friday, search April 26, 2002
• Privacy an Issue in the New Security Morning Edition, search Nov. 20, 2002
• Cameras to Track Anti-War Protests in Nation's Capital Morning Edition, search January 17, 2003
• Librarians and Privacy All Things Considered, search January 21, 2003

United States Government top

• J Edgar Hoover is back from The Washington Times
• J Edgar Hoover
• USA PATRIOT Act (H.R. 3162)
• EFF Anaylysis of USA Patriot Act
• Thwarting Terrorism Through 'Information Awareness' All Things Considered search Saturday, November 16,2002

Media in Society top

• Propaganda Critic
• Propaganda Analysis
• Psywar Society
• American Newspeak
• Principles of Newspeak
• p9-grammatical manipulation and newspeak
• How to be a successful Cult leader
• Learning to love Big Brother San Francisco Chronicle
• A High School Where the Sensorship[sic]is Pervasive Los Angeles Times

Cloning/Eugenics top

• Cloning Facts Sheet
• New Scientist/cloning
• Roslin Institute Online: Information on cloning and nuclear transplant
• Eugenics Archive
• Eugenics
• The NeoEugenics 'Web Site
• Potential of Human Clone Draws Skeptics audio clip from Morning Edition search October 30, 2002
• Scientist Claims to Produce Human Clone

News Items top

• Washington sets up 'shadow government'
• Teacher quits in dispute with school board over student plagiarism
• Verichip press release
• Columbia audio clip from NPR's Weekend Edition-Saturday search March 9, 2002
• Online NewsHour: Pol Pot's Legacy
• Battling Karachi's sectarian attackers
• New Jersey Senate Campaign Satire audio clip from NPR's Morning Edition search October 9, 2002
• School safety in sharp focus
• Learning to Vote audio clip from NPR's Morning Edition search November 5, 2002

Search for yourself top

Don't limit yourself to these links, do your own looking.