Rosa, Karen

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 (A = article / G = graphics / V = video)

Life

* Annual Salary by State

* Work Ethic

Academic

* Studying 101: Study Smarter Not Harder

* HOW TO STUDY EFFECTIVELY: 12 SECRETS FOR SUCCESS

* Top 10 Life Benefits of Time Management

* Procrastination

* Concept Maps

General

* Omni Atlas - click on the links for historical maps by region

* 18 Unusual Maps - scroll through *interesting* maps on various topics

Enlightenment

* Composers - Happy Birthday - "classical" composers' versions of happy birthday

The French Revolution

* Changes in Fashion - beginning of long pants

* The Metric System 

Industrial Revolution

* History of Flushing Toilets 

* How to Spin Yarn on a Spinning Wheel

* How to Use a Shuttle on a Loom

* How to Weave on a Traditional Loom

* Weaving on Mount Vernon's 18th Century Loom

* How it's Made: Fabrics (modern) 

* (A) Trains: Stephenson's Rocket 

* (V) Street Life - late 1800s/early 1900s

WWI

* WWI in Photos - click on the links to scroll through the pictures and descriptions based on topic

* Artillery of WWI 

* Photos of WWI - black and white pictures from a Canadian website

* (V) French Artillery Crew - Pathe News (primary source)

* WWI in Color - Facebook page: "WW1 Colourised Photos"

* WWI Themes and Articles - both provide articles about WWI based on topics

* Lost Battalion Archives - website w/ primary & secondary sources about the Lost Battalion (includes a roster) 

* WWI Nurse's Story - Katherine Hannan's story of being a nurse in WWI and through the influenza pandemic

Inter-War Years / Rise of Totalitarian Leaders

* Hindenberg airship crash - film of the zeppelin crashing in 1937

* Hyperinflation - top 5 worst examples of hyperinflation

Technology

* VHS vs Betamax - Youtube video of Engineer Guy examining the difference between the two video systems

* History of Post-It Notes

Food

* The Surprisingly Interesting History of Margarine (article)

Modern / Current Events

* Sept. 11th Memorial / Timeline

* CIA Factbook: Country Profiles

* United Nations: Dept of Economic and Social Afairs

* Currency Exchange