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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. Academic Search Complete
2. MasterFile Premier  
3. Literature Resource Center (InfoTrac)
4. SIRS Researcher

Julia "Butterfly" Hill
Sample Articles found in Academic Search Complete for the Subject Search: "hill, julia"

Interview with Julia Butterfly Hill.
High on Hill.
Simple Ways to Save the World.
   
Sample Articles found in MasterFile Premier for the Keyword Search "julia hill" AND forest
The Hole in the Headwaters.
SHE WENT OUT ON A LIMB.
   
Dr. Elizabeth Morgan
Sample Articles found in Academic Search Complete for the Subject Search: "morgan, elizabeth"

A case that won't quit.
Little girl lost and found.
   
Sample Articles found in MasterFile Premier for the Keyword Search "elizabeth morgan"
A mother finds safety in exile.
The Morgan case: The child is found.
Jeffrey Wigand
Sample Articles found in Academic Search Complete 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 MasterFile Premier for the Keyword Search "jeffrey wigand"
The 60 Minutes Black Eye.
BLOWING IN THE WIND.
Dr. Jack Kevorkian
Sample Articles found in Academic Search Complete for the Subject Search: "kevorkian, jack"

10 QUESTIONS FOR JEFFREY WIGAND.
Whistle-blowers Needed: Apply Within.
The Right Way to Blow the Whistle.
Jeffrey Wigand.
Religious beliefs that prohibit medical treatment
Sample Articles found in Academic Search Complete for the Keyword Searches: "medical treatment and faith" AND "refus* medical treatment and child*" Note: Search in entire article contents

In Defense of Human Dignity.
Faith or medicine?
Religious Beliefs and Teenage Refusal of Medical Treatment.
Nelson Mandela
Sample Articles found in Academic Search Complete for the Subject Search: "Mandela, Nelson"

A formula to end apartheid.

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 8/4/09