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Subjects and Topics

African American History - From Slavery to Freedom
African American History, African Americans, Black History, Slavery

African American History - The History of Black Economic Empowerment
African American History, African Americans, Black History, Economic Empowerment

African American History - The Niagara Movement
African American History, African Americans, Black History, the Niagara Movement

African American History - The Quest for Black Citizenship in the Americas
African American History, African Americans, Black History, Citizenship

African American Music Appreciation Month
African American Music, American Music, African american Musicians

Alvord - The Scalpel and the Silver Bear
Alvord, Scalpel, Navajo, Native American, Healing, Medicine, Alternative, Holisitc, Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Health

American History
History, America, United States

Animation
Animation, Animators, Cartoons, Films, Motion pictures, Computer Graphics, CGI, Cinematography, Art History, Art 190, Hirohama

Annotated Bibliography
Annotated Bibliography, MLA, Works Cited, References

Anthropology 203 - Magic, Witchcraft and Religion
Anthropology, Magic, Witchcraft, Religion, Miller

Art 103 - Utopian Art
Art 103, Utopian Art, 19th and 20th Century Art

Art 106 - Mexican Art
Art 106, Mexican Art, Art History

Art 107 - Asian Art
Art 107, Asian Art, Art History

Art 109/Hum 109 - Gender and Sexuality in Art (Slideshow)
Art 109, Humanities 109, Trager, Gender, Sexuality

Art 150 - Ceramics
Art 150, Ceramics, Pottery, Sculpture, Swanson

Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale
Atwood, Eng 100, Literary Criticism

Automotive Aftermarket
Automobiles, Custom cars, Muscle cars, Nick Real

Automotive Electronic Systems Integration
Automobiles, Audio, Electronic , Equipment, Loudspeakers, Nick Real

Baseball
Baseball

Between Worlds
Gender, Culture, Generations, English 52, Serwin

Biology 200 - Parasite Ecology Worksheet - Professors Covill & Rawal
Biology, Bio 200, Covill, Rawal, Parasite, Ecology

Biology 201 - HPV
Biology, HPV, Human Papillomavirus

Biology 201 - HPV Worksheet - Professor Yabrov
Biology 201, Human Papillomavirus, HPV, Yabroff

Biology 201 - Pupfish Worksheet - Professor Boyle
Biology, Pupfish, Cyprinodon, Boyle

Biology Topic and Issues
Bioethics, Cloning, Genetics, Pollution

Borges
Borges Jorge Luis, Magic Realism, Literary Criticism, Eng 100, Purvis

Caldecott Medal Winners
Caldecott, Children's Literature, American Library Association

California Detective & Mystery Literature
California Literature, Detective Literature, Mystery Literature, Walter Mosley, James M. Cain, Raymond Chandler

California Dream, My Dream
California Dream, California, West, History, Popular Culture, American Dream

California History
California, History, Eng 100, Cole

Case Briefs 1 - Parallel Citations (People v. Crowson)
Legal Research

Case Briefs 2 - Parallel Citations (People v. Kilvington)
Legal Research

Case Briefs 3 - Parallel Citations (People v. Bridgehouse)
Legal Research

Castillo - So Far From God
Ana Castillo, Literary research, Chicano literature, Latino writers

Ceramics - Art 150
Art 150, Ceramics, Pottery, Sculpture, Swanson

Cervantes - Don Quijote de la Mancha
Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha , Literary Criticism

Cesar Chavez
Mexican Americans, Migrant labor, Labor leaders, Agricultural workers, United Farm Workers

Chavez - Cesar Chavez
Mexican Americans, Migrant labor, Labor leaders, Agricultural workers, United Farm Workers

Chicano Literature
Chicano, Latino, Hispanic, Literary Criticism

Chicano/Mexican American Culture - Spanish 245
Chicano, Mexican American, Latino, Latina

Children's Literature
Literature for children, fiction, fantasy, writers for children, Literary Criticism

Children's Literature - Classics, Adaptations, and Films
Literature for children, Writers for children, Whitson, Stiles, Literary Criticism

Children's Literature - Criticism
Literature for children, Writers for children, Whitson, Stiles, Literary Criticism

Children's Literature - Novels
Children's Literature, Literary Criticism, ENG 100, Stiles, Whitson

Children's Literature for Elementary Education - EDEL 200
Children's Literature, EDEL 200

Children's Storytimes
Storytimes, Storytelling, Children's Literature, Picture Books, Literature for Children

Cinema Of Mexico
Film , Cinema, Theater 159, Mexico

Civil Rights Movement - History101 Professor Yerby
American History, Civil Rights, Yerby

Classical Music
Classical Music, Composers, Musicians

Coehlo - The Alchemist
Coelho, Literary Criticism

College and University Search
College, University, Applications, Education

College Student Retention and Barriers
College students, Retention, Barriers, Attitudes, Success

Company & Industry Information
Company, Industry, Business, SEC filings, Executives

Company Research
Business, Companies, Corporations, SEC Filings, International trade

Congressional Information
Legislature, Congress, Senate, House of Representatives, Pol 101, Pol 201, Valenzuela

Constitution of the United States
Constitution, Amendments, Bill of Rights, U.S. Government

Contemporary Health Problems
Disease, HED 100, Toumajian

Copyright & Fair Use
Controversial issue, Copyright, Fair Use, TEACH Act, Public Domain

Coretta Scott King Author Award Winners
Coretta Scott King, African-American Authors, Children's Literature, American Library Association

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winners
Coretta Scott King, African-American Authors, Children's Literature, American Library Association

Country Research
Country, Culture

Court Reporting
Court Reporting, Law

Cultural Heritage
Culture, Customs, Ethinicity

Cunningham - The Hours
Cunningham, Woolf, Literary Criticism, English 103 , Ashe

Day of the Dead - El dia de los muertos
Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos

Dictionaries
dictionaries, slang, idioms, allusions

Discoveries and Inventions
Inventions, Discoveries

Diversity
Diversity, Race, Etnicity, Multiculturalism

Don Quijote de la Mancha
Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha, Literary Criticism

Dostoyevsky - Notes from the Underground
Dostoyevsky, Notes from the Underground, Literary Criticism, Short Stories

Dust Bowl and the Great Depression
Dust Bowl, Great Depression, Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck, ENG 52, Burns

EDEL 200 - Children's Literature for Elementary Education
Children's Literature, EDEL 200

Editorials - Locating Newspaper Editorials
Newspapers, Editorials, Opinions, Mueller, English 103

Emerson - Transcendentalism
Transcendentalism, Emerson, Thoreau

Esthetician Resources
Cosmetology, Esthetician, Hair Dressing, Barbering, Skin Care

Family Violence
Controversial issue, Child abuse, Wife abuse, Marital violence, Husband abuse, Elder abuse

Federal Legislation
Federal Legislation ; Bills ; Initiatives ; United States Government

Frankenstein
Frankenstein, Genetic Engineering, Shelley, Literary Criticism

Freedom Writers Diary
Literary Criticism, Films, Movies,

Frey - A Million Little Pieces
Literary Criticism, Scandal

Geography - Physical Geography and Biomes
Physical Geography, Geog 101, Biomes, Climate, Flora, Fauna; Tor Lacy

Great American Trials
Trials, Supreme Court, Landmark Decisions, Constitution

H.G. Wells - The Time Machine
H.G. Wells, Science Fiction, Time Machine

Health and Illness
Health, Illness, Disease

Health, Nutrition, and Fitness
Health, Nutrition, Fitness, Diet, Exercise, Stress

Hesse - Demian
Literary Criticism, English 52, Komninos

Hispanic Biography and Country Information
Spanish 102, Penate

Hispanic Culture and Identity
Hispanic, Mexican-Americian, Chicano, Latino

Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage, Latino Heritage, Ethnic Diversity, Multiculturism,

History 221 - History of the Americas After 1820
History, America, Hist 221, Jarrett

History - American
History, America, United States

History 101 Professor Yerby - Civil Rights
American History, Civil Rights, Yerby

History 220 - History of the Americas Before 1820
History, America, Hist 220, Jarrett,

History 255 - Russia and the Soviet Union
Russia, Soviet Union, Hostory 225, Barnett

Household Budgets
Personal Finance, Budgeting, Household Budgets, Money Management

How to Shepardize - Your Guide to Legal Research Using Shepard's Citations
Shepard's Citations, Shepardize, Legal Research

Human Nature
Controversial issue, Human Nature, Human Behavior, Intellect, Free will

Inventions and Discoveries
Inventions, Discoveries

I-Search Paper on Careers
Careers, I-Search, Eng 20, Decter, Eng 52, Quaas-Berryman

Jazz History
Jazz, Swing, Bop, Big band music, Afican-Americans-Music

Kahlo - Frida Kahlo
Art, Artists, Painters, Women, Mexico, Latin America

Keller - Helen Keller: The Story of My Life
Keller, English 20, Basic Writing, Balmages,

Kingston - The Woman Warrior
Maxine Hong Kingston, Literary Criticism

Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
Literary Crticism, Afghanistan, Afghan War, Taliban, ENG 100

Learning Communites Collection Bibliography
Learning Communites, LC, Learning Community, FYE

Legal Research - How to Shepardize
Legal research, Legal citations, Shepardize

Legal Research - Locating the Law
Law, Legal resources, Legal research

Legal Resources
Law, Legal resources, Legal research

Mardi Gras
Carnival, Louisiana, New Orleans, Festival, Mardi Gras

Mass Media Topics & Issues
Controversial issue, Social networking, Internet, Reality television, Cyberbullying

McCarthy - The Road
McCarthy, Literary Criticism

Medical Terminology
Medical Assisting, Nursing, Health

Mexican Cinema
Film , Cinema, Theater 159, Mexico

Millennium Development Goals
United Nations, Health policy, Gender equality, Poverty, AIDS

Money Management
Personal Finance, Budgeting, Household Budgets, Money Management

Music - Classical
Classical Music, Composers, Musicians

Music - Jazz History
Jazz, Swing, Bop, Big band music, Afican-Americans-Music

Myths, Legends, and Folklore
Stiles, myths, legends, folklore, mythology, folktales

Nafisi - Reading Lolita in Tehran
Azar Nafisi, Literary Criticism, Iraq

National Security
Controversial issue, National Security, Terrorism, War on Terrorism, Privacy, Civil Liberties

Native American Heritage Month
Native Americans, American Indians

Native American Women
Native Americans, American Indians, Burns

Newbery Medal Winners
Newbery, Children's Literature, American Library Association

Pedicures and Manicures
Manicures, Pedicures, Cosmetology, Esthetician

Personal Budgeting
Personal Finance, Budgeting, Household Budgets, Money Management

Personal Narratives
Personal Narrative, Autobiography, Biography, ENG 52, Komninos

Philosophy - Ethics
Philosophy, Ethics

Philosophy 108 - Philosophy of the Americas
African American Philosophy, Navajo Philosophy, Indian Philosophy

Poets and Poetry
Poetry, Literary Criticism

Reading 44 - Effective Study Skills
Reading, Study Skills, Research, Read 44

Reference Resources
Reference Books, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Almanacs

Russia and the Soviet Union
Russia, Soviet Union, History 225, Barnett

Science Fiction
Science fiction

Shakespeare and His Times
Shakespeare, Elizabethan England, Literary Criticism

Shepardize - A Guide to Legal Research Using Shepard's Citations
Shepardize, Shepard's Citations, Shepards, Legal Research

Southern Literature
American Literature, Southern States, South, Southern Literature, Literary Criticism

Soviet Union and Russia
Russia, Soviet Union, Hostory 225, Barnett

Spanish 245 - Chicano/Mexican American Culture
Chicano, Mexican American, Latino, Latina

Speech 145 - Storytelling
Speech 145, Storytelling, Fables, Folklore, Mierop

Speech-Language Pathology
Speech, Language, Speech Pathology, Speech Disorders

Storytelling - Speech 145
Speech 145, Storytelling, Fables, Folklore, Mierop

Study Skills
Study Skills, Study Methods, Research, Reading 44

Supreme Court Decisions
Trials, Supreme Court, Law, Landmark Decisions, Constitution

Teaching Philosophies, Theories and Practices
CDEC 111, Teaching philosophies, Teaching theories, Beck

Television
Television, TV, Media , Broadcasting, TH156 , Hirohama

Thoreau - Transcendentalism
Transcendentalism, Emerson, Thoreau

Transcendentalism: Thoreau and Emerson
Transcendentalism, Emerson, Thoreau

United Nations & the Millennium Development Goals
United Nations, Health policy, Gender equality, Poverty, AIDS

United States Constitution
Constitution, Amendments, Bill of Rights, U.S. Government

University and College Search
College, University, Applications, Education

Urrea - The Devil's Highway
Literary Criticism, Human smuggling, Illegal aliens, Mexican-American border region

Villasenor - Rain of Gold
Mexican American authors, Villasenor, Chicano literature, Hispanic literature, Latino writers, Literary criticism,

Wells - The Time Machine
H.G. Wells, Science Fiction, Time Machine

Wolfe - Look Homeward, Angel
Look Homeward, Angel, Thomas Wolfe

Wolff - This Boys Life
Tobias Wolff, Literary Criticism, Childhood, Youth, Memoir

Women's History 2009 - Women Taking the Lead to Save Our Planet
Women, Women's History, Ecology, Environment

Women's Suffrage in the United States
Suffrage, Women's History

Woolf - Mrs. Dalloway
Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway, Literary Criticism, English

Year You Were Born
Birthday, Birth Year, Chronologies