Documents in the News: Current Events Research - This University of Michigan site identifies issues about government making news headlines, and web resources with additional information. Some of the 2008 topics are: Afghanistan War, Alternative Energy, and Elections 2008.
Familiar quotations - A collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature.
Information Please Almanac - This source includes almanacs, an atlas, dictionary and encyclopedia.
Subject Guide for Hot Topics (SDSU)--Scroll down to "Hot Topics on the Web"
Research Guides by Special Topic (CSUF)--Many controversial topics, with government, internet links, demographics, statistics, etc.
More Hot Topics Links - These hot topics include Congressional Hearings, CQ Researcher, Editorials, Encyclopedia of Bioethics, and the Opposing Viewpoint Series.
Opposing Viewpoints - This CSULB site leads to links that provide resources for issues and arguments. These topics have more than one point of view and are considered controversial topics.
Public speaking articles - Free articles on Public Speaking from the Advanced Public Speaking Institute.
Quotations page
More Quotes - Over 26,000 quotations online from over 3,100 authors, and more added daily.
Modern History Sourcebook - This leads to the Fordham University website containing thousands of Modern through Ancient History sources.