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Help with MLA citations
http://www.westga.edu/~library/depts/liaison/english/mla.shtml

The differences between good and not-so-good writing.
The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing by Michael Harvey at Washington College

Study Hints
http://www.dce.ttu.edu/cspkt/study.htm

How to search the internet
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html

A Guide for writing a research paper
http://webster.commnet.edu/mla.htm

Documenting Sources from the World Wide Web
http://www.mla.org/set_stl.htm

A discussion of Old English, including examples of it read aloud
http://www.kami.demon.co.uk/gesithas/readings/readings.html

Study Hints
http://www.dce.ttu.edu/cspkt/study.htm

Study Guides and Summaries

Aeneid
    Study Guide for the Aeneid
    http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/aeneid/

Beowulf
    Beowulf summary
    http://www.lnstar.com/literature/beowulf/beowulf.html

Gilgamesh
    Study Guide to Gilgamesh
    http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gilgamesh/

   Gilgamesh: The Study Guide
    http://www.geocities.com/uniquehiddo/Gilgamesh_Study_Guide.html

Medea
    Study Guides to Medea
    http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/medea/            http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/Titles/medea/
    http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/netshots/medea.htm

Plato's Apology
    Historical Background
    http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/netshots/apology.htm

    Outline of Plato's Apology            http://ancienthistory.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwebusers.xula.edu%2Frberman%2FApology.htm

Odyssey
    Odyssey: Study Guides and Background Information
    http://www.geocities.com/tmartiac/thalassa/odysseystudy.htm

    The Odyssey Crossword Puzzle
    http://www.entrenet.com/~groedmed/greekm/ody.html

    Study Guide for The Odyssey By Robin Mitchell-Boyask, Temple University
    http://www.temple.edu/classics/odysseyho.html

    Characters and Plot Summary of The Odyssey
    http://www.enl.umassd.edu/InteractiveCourse/Homer/odyssey.html

    Homer's Odyssey Resources on the Web
    http://www.robotwisdom.com/jaj/homer/odyssey.html

    Classical Mythology Character Glossary
    http://www.classicalmythology.org/glossaries/character_a.html

Oedipus
    Study Guide for Oedipus the King
    http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/oedipus/

The Old Testament
    Study Guide for the Old Testament
    http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/oldtestament/

Paradise Lost
    Study Guide for Paradise Lost
    http://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/paradiselost/

Islam

    Frequently asked questions about Islam
    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muslims/etc/faqs.html

    Why Westerners are confused about Islamic rage
    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muslims/etc/zepp.html 

    Three Translations of the Koran
    http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/

    The Islamic Resurgence
    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/binladen/islam/huntington.html

Web page for humanities research on topics including music, philosophy, dance, literature, women's studies, art, architecture and lots more
http://vos.ucsb.edu/

Who really wrote all those plays and poems attributed to Shakespeare?
http://www.shakespeare-oxford.com/
http://www.shakespeare-oxford.com/shakdead.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shakespeare/

Topics about many different cultures in the Middle Ages and many different subjects including science, history, art, music, archeology, etc
http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/