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- American Rhetoric
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html
American Rhetoric contains 100 important speeches delivered by Americans in the 20th Century. These include speeches by Presidents, activists, politicians and others, which contain important messages. The site is a useful reference and historical resource for obtaining the transcripts. Also, audio versions of many speeches are available.
- Ancient Civilizations
http://www.ancientcivilizations.co.uk/home_set.html
Ancient Civilizations is a website by the Trustees of the British Museum, which examines the evolution of civilizations dating back to 3500 BC. The entire website is interactive, and what is also very interesting is the classification of civilizations by theme. The evolution is described through six themes, cities, religion, buildings, technology, trade and writing.
- PreCYdent
http://www.precydent.com/
A new service, still in Beta, which searches U.S.Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals cases. Free registration required. According to the description on their site, "PreCYdent is based on two fundamental principles. [...] That all lawyers, law librarians, law students, and
the general public should have access to state-of-the-art search
technology to help them navigate through the large and complex body of
legal authority. Second, [...] Judicial opinions and statutes must be in the public domain, in practice as well as in theory." (part of description from PreCYdent website)
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