http://www.brcc.edu/library/covington

Mr. Covington
English 112
Blue Ridge Community College


Antigone Mourns the Death of Eteocles and Polynices

Finding modern day examples of individuals who defy civil law to stand up for their moral beliefs. 

I. Using Online Journal and Magazine Articles

II. Using and Finding Web Sites

III. Locating Biographical Sources for Mohandas Ghandi, Henry David Throreau and Martin Luther King, Jr. 

IV. Style Guides



I. Find Examples from Periodicals (Magazine, Journals & Newspapers)

Indexes Used for Finding Periodicals
be sure and follow all the steps on our Remote Access Directions page to be able to access these databases from your home computer

1. General Reference Center Gold (InfoTrac
2. Expanded Academic (InfoTrac)
3. Literature Resource Center (InfoTrac)
4. SIRS Researcher

Julia "Butterfly" Hill
Sample Articles found in General Reference Center for the Subject Search: "hill, julia"

Down to Earth
Out On A Limb
The Moral High Ground

Why I've Lived in a Tree for Two Years
   
Sample Articles found in SIRS Researcher for the Keyword Search "julia hill" AND forest
Life in a Tree - Interview with Julia Hill
Timber Wars of Northern California
   
Dr. Elizabeth Morgan
Sample Articles found in General Reference Center for the Subject Search: "morgan, elizabeth"

A mother's 759 days of defiance
Elizabeth Morgan: a mother against the system
A child's odyssey: police find a missing girl in New Zealand
Running hard: a case story
   
Sample Articles found in SIRS Researcher for the Keyword Search "elizabeth morgan"
Morgan vs. Foretich: From Custody Battle to International Spectacle
Jeffrey Wigand
Sample Articles found in General Reference Center for the Subject Search: "wigand, jeffrey"

Jeffrey Wigand doesn't live here anymore
Where's there's smoke 
Perils of taking on the big boys
 
Sample Articles found in SIRS Researcher for the Keyword Search "jeffrey wigand"
Truth's high cost
Dr. Jack Kevorkian
Sample Articles found in General Reference Center for the Subject Search: "kevorkian, jack"

What about legalized assisted suicide?
The odd odyssey of 'Dr. Death'
Death with dignity
Mercy's friend or foe?
Religious beliefs that prohibit medical treatment
Sample Articles found in Expanded Academic for the Keyword Searches: "medical treatment and faith" AND "refus* medical treatment and child*" Note: Search in entire article contents

Faith or healing?
Christian Science healing of minor children
Matters off faith and death
God's will versus doctor's orders
Faith or Medicine
Her Dying Prayers
Child fatalities from religion-motivated medical neglect
Nelson Mandela
Sample Articles found in General Reference Center for the Subject Search: "Mandela, Nelson"

Long walk to freedom
From prisoner to president
The lessons of Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela

II. Web Sites

Web Sites & Documents

Julia "Butterfly" Hill

The Luna Tree Site
Dancing in the Treetop
Interview with Julia Hill
Butterly Triumphs
The Luna Tree Sit
 
Dr. Jack Kevorkian Sites

Frontline: The Kevorkian Verdict - examines the saga of "Dr. Death" and assesses how the Michigan pathologist seized center stage in the debate over physician-assisted suicide
Kevorkian Papers - Articles and links in opposition to Dr. Kevorkian.
The Kevorkian File - Website devoted to the life of Dr. Kevorkian
 
Miscellaneous Web Sites

The Hemlock Society
Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action
 
 
Search Engines
About.com
Argus Clearinghouse
Scout Report

III. Biographical Sources and Web Sites for:

 

Martin Luther King, Jr.
  Henry David Thoreau
  Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
 
Search for Biographical Information

Biography.com
Britannica Encyclopedia Online
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
 
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Biographical Sketch 
MLK Online
Martin Luther King Papers Project
 
Henry David Thoreau

The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau
The Life of Henry David Thoreau
Web Directory: Henry David Thoreau
 
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

MK Gandhi - Biographical Info and Links
Gandhi - A Retrospective
Gandhi's Non-Violence

IV. Style Guides
Style Guides

Citation Style for Research Papers (includes APA,
MLA, and AMA)
Online Writers Workshop (Includes APA & MLA Guides) University of Illinois
APA Guide from Purdue's On-line Writing Lab 
MLA Guide from Purdue's On-line Writing Lab

Updated 7/22/05