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AMERICAN LITERATURE -
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Welcome,
With the new
academic year we start a new service for students
and teachers of American Studies.
This newsletter
is
published
by the American Information Resource Center in Warsaw. Every
month there will be a new topic on American literature,
culture, history, and politics.
This issue presents mega sites that gather general information
about American literature. Hopefully, the eNews will become
a helpful tool for American Studies academics. Any ideas,
suggestions or needs regarding new topics for the eNews
please forward to airc_warsaw@state.gov
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Voice of
the Shuttle — American Literature
An excellent site which offers a wide range of links to scholarly
resources in the humanities. The English literature section
contains links to general English literature resources, departments,
literary periods, minority and other literatures in English,
authors, genres, theory, and cultural studies.
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=3 |
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American Literature
Anthology Writers'Index |
American Literature Anthology Writers' Index
One of the most comprehensive sites on the Web, this Sam Houston
State University anthology provides access to information
about the writings of more than 350 Americans from the 16th
and 17th centuries to the 20th. Also includes photos or illustrations
of most the writers, as well as a list of all Pultizer Prize
winners in letters (fiction, drama, poetry, biography, and
history) from 1917 to the present.
http://www.shsu.edu/~eng_wpf/amlitchron_index.html
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American Authors on the Web
A very comprehensive site from Nagoya University that presents
a chronological listing of almost 800 American authors and
includes biographical authors and/or writing samples for the
majority of them.
http://lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/AmeLit.html
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Etext - The Modern English Collection
This
heterogeneous collection contains fiction, non-fiction,
poetry, drama, letters, newspapers, manuscripts and illustrations
from 1500 to the present, arranged for browsing by author's
last name or by category of interest. Each text is encoded
in either SGML or XML and includes a bibliographic header
with details about the creation of the electronic text and
its print source.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/modeng/modeng0.browse.html
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What's
new: books, articles, www pages
Article Alert
 Article
Alert is a semi-monthly abstract service highlighting articles from
leading U.S. journals. These are abstracts of significant articles
from the current periodical literature. Most of the abstracts are
available in the full text version. Full text of article is
delivered upon request
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Electronic Journal
Electronic Journal Dynamic English
This edition of eJournal USA, "Dynamic English," discusses
forces that shape and change everyday English. From cultural and
international influences, such as words that come directly, or in a
changed form from another language, to popular media, including
movies, music and sports, to changes arising from technological
developments, the authors present examples of ways English changes
daily. Other articles describe the process of language change, and
tips for deciphering slang.
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CQ
Researcher
CQ Researcher
 The CQ Researcher Online is the award-winning choice
of researchers seeking original, comprehensive reporting and analysis
on issues in the news. Controversial topics addressed in a balanced,
unbiased manner in the CQ tradition. With
every issue of eNews we will present an abstract of new topic from
CQ Researcher. For full version of the report or other reports
please contact AIRC Warsaw.
ABSTRACT
Will the 'youth generation' redefine old age?
In January, the oldest baby boomers will turn 62 — and become
eligible to collect Social Security benefits. For the next 18
years, a member of the baby boom generation — the 78 million
Americans born between 1946 and 1964 — will reach that age every
eight seconds. Boomers have long been famous for their desire to
stay or at least act young. What will they be like as seniors?
Many predict they will reshape the nation's view of old age, as
healthier boomers continue to work and stay active longer than
their parents. Others worry that the vast expansion of the
nation's senior population will put unaffordable strains on
government entitlement programs like Social Security and
Medicare. Still others worry boomers could upset the economy as
they begin spending down their assets all at once. Boomers have
left their imprint on every stage of American life they've
passed through, and there's no reason to think that the senior
years will be any exception. |
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