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Literary Works:

• To Live
• The Bluest Eye
• The Secret Life of Bees
• Stones from the River
• The Poetry of Sylvia Plath
• She's Come Undone
• The Handmaid's Tale
• A View from the Bridge
• The Alchemist
• Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
• Anthem
• Year of Wonders
• The Siege
• Sacred Time
• The Bondwoman's Narrative
• A Pale View of Hills

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  Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning

  Class Notes on Frankl

  Viktor Frankl's Biography

  Viktor Frankl from Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology

  Viktor Frankl--a very comprehensive site with many very good links

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  SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION

  Go to the Searching for Information page.

  Here you will find information on how to search effectively, as well as direct links to a variety of Internet search engines and the CUNY Library system.

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  BACKGROUND RESOURCES

  • Syllabus Fall, 2005

  • Stanley Milgram's The Dilemma of Obedience

  • Notes on Carol Gilligan's In a Different Voice

  • Carol Gilligan's Theory of Moral Development

  • Resources on Carol Gilligan and Lawrence Kohlberg

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  INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR THE TERM PAPER
  • Steps in the Research Process
    1. Step One
    2. Step Two
    3. Step Three
    4. Step Four
    5. Step Five
    6. Step Six

  • General information for the Term Paper

  • A Guide for Writing Research Papers based on the Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation

  • Purdue OWL's handout on MLA citation format

  • PARENTHETICAL DOCUMENTATION OF SOURCES

  • How to Cite Sources (includes Citation Maker)--Note: When you type the required information into Citation Maker, it automatically produces the correct format for the Works Cited section.

  • THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF COLLEGE WRITING

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  STONES FROM THE RIVER by Ursula Hegi

• Reading Questions for Stones from the River

• Reading Questions for Hitler's Willing Executioners

• From Weimar to Hitler: The Rise & Fall of the first German Democracy

• Rise to Power

• The Rise of Hitler & Nazi Germany (1919-1934)
  1. The Rise of Fascism in Germany: Overview--from The History Channel, this page provides a detailed overview of the rise of Hitler and the Weimar Republic.

  2. A Timeline for the Rise of Fascism in Germany

  3. The Rise of Fascism in Germany: Sources--sets up situations with links to QUESTIONS.

• Weimar--provides a comprehensive history of the Weimar republic in outline form.

• Fall of the Weimar Republic

• The Collapse of the Weimar Republic

• The Rise of the Nazis

• Why I Did Not Leave Nazi Germany in Time

• Comprehensive List of Resources on the Holocaust

• Statistics on the Results of the Holocaust

• An American Slave in Nazi Germany by John W. Reifenrath

TO LIVE by Yu Hua
• Information on the Author, Yu Hua
• Interview with Yu Hua
• Review of the book, To Live
• History of China in the 20th Century--This site will give you some important background information that will help you understand the deeper meanings of the novel, To Live
• The People's Republic Of China: III--The Cultural Revolution Decade, 1966-76--This article provides historical background so that you can understand the context of the novel.
• BBC News Special Report: Images of the Cultural Revolution
• The Cultural Revolution in China April 1966
• Notes on the Novel, To Live--These notes should be consulted ONLY AFTER you have finished reading the entire novel

THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho

• Information on the author, Paulo Coelho
• Author Biography
• Discussion Questions for The Alchemist
• An interview with Brazilian spiritual fiction writer, Paulo Coelho
• Paulo Coelho's web site
• Quotations from The Alchemist
• The Alchemist
• Reviews of The Alchemist

  BALZAC AND THE LITTLE CHINESE SEAMSTRESS by Dai Siije

  • The People's Republic Of China: III--The Cultural Revolution Decade, 1966-76--This article provides historical background so that you can understand the context of the novel.

  • BBC News Special Report: Images of the Cultural Revolution

  • The Cultural Revolution in China April 1966

  • Guide to reading Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

  • Reading Group Guide

  • Review of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

  • Tenderly Re-reading the Past

  ANTHEM by Ayn Rand

  • Home Page of the Ayn Rand Institute

  • The Philosophy of Objectivism: An Online Guide to Ayn Rand's Philosophy

  • Introducting Objectivism, an essay by Ayn Rand

  • Essentials of Objectivism

  • A Brief Biography of Ayn Rand

  • Timeline of Ayn Rand's Life and Career

  • Read excerpts from other Ayn Rand novels

  THE BLUEST EYE by Toni Morrison

  • Resources on The Bluest Eye

  • Western Washington University's Page on The Bluest Eye--Contains a very good treatment (with page references and quotes) of various key issues in the novel.

  • Comprehensive List of Resources on The Bluest Eye, including the transcript of a chat with the author Toni Morrison (from Oprah's Book Club)

  YEAR OF WONDERS by Geraldine Brooks

  • Introduction to Year of Wonders
  • About the Author: Geraldine Brooks
  • Interview with the Author
  • Discussion Questions for Year of Wonders

  THE SIEGE by Helen Dunsmore

  • The 900-day Siege of Leningrad
  • The Siege of Leningrad
  • Leningrad during World War II
  • The Siege by Helen Dunsmore

  SACRED TIME by Ursula Hegi

  • For Novelist Ursula Hegi, Creating Characters Is A Bit Like Method Acting

  THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES by Sue Monk Kidd

  • Sue Monk Kidd The Secret Live of Bees

  • Readers' Guide to The Secret Life of Bees

  • Discussion Questions on The Secret Life of Bees

  THE POETRY OF SYLVIA PLATH

  • The Disquieting Muses

  • Mirror

  • Daddy

  • An Audiovisual Reading of "Daddy"--Note: To see and hear the video, you must have QuickTime installed on your computer. It is a free download. To download QuickTime, just click on the link.

  • City Honors Sylvia Plath Page--An excellent collection of resources on Sylvia Plath and her literary works.

  SHE'S COME UNDONE by Wally Lamb

  • Author Profile: Wally Lamb

  • Reading Group Guide for She's Come Undone

  • Mostly Fiction: Wally Lamb's She's Come Undone

  • Wally Lamb Reflects on the Writer's Craft

  • Oprah's Book Club: She's Come Undone

  • Wally Lamb's Bio

  THE HANDMAID'S TALE by Margaret Atwood

  • Questions for Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale

  • The Politics of Language: A Device of Creativity and Power in Margaret Atwood's Novel The Handmaid's Tale--NOTE: You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read this file

  • Study Guide to The Handmaid's Tale

  • Web Resources on The Handmaid's Tale

  A PALE VIEW OF HILLS by Kazuo Ishiguro

  • Interview with Kazuo Ishiguro

  • Kazuo Ishiguro: An Overview

  • Arts and Culture.com on Kazuo Ishiguro

  • Road to East Asia--Comparisons on A Pale View of Hills and The Joy Luck Club

  • Kazuo Ishiguro and A Pale View of Hills

  A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE by Arthur Miller

  • Arthur Miller from Encyclopedia.com

  • A Brief Chronology of Arthur Miller's Life and Works

  • Biography of Arthur Miller (1915-)

  • A View from the Bridge

  • Metroactive Stage: A View from the Bridge

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