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Games


Save the Children
	Charity branches • Learn more about and compare the different branches of "Save the Children": in the UK, the USA, and in Canada. You can also visit the International Save the Children Alliance website.
	Save the Children • The Wikipedia article about "Save the Children".
	Save the Children: News • Get the latest news about "Save the Children" around the world.

Eco-towns


Eco-towns in the UK
	Eco-towns • The Wikipedia article about eco-towns in the UK.
	Eco-towns: News • Get the latest news about eco-towns.
	Official sites • Here are two pages with official information: Communities and TCPA.
	Stop Hanley Grange • An anti-eco-town website.

Murderball


The movie
	Murderball (2005) • If you want to know more about the Murderball movie, read the IMDB description, the Wikipedia article, and watch the Murderball trailer [VIDEO].

Sports for disabled people
	Wheelchair rugby • Read the Wikipedia article and watch an interesting description by Team London [VIDEO].
	Paralympic sport • Read about the Paralympic Games and watch ParalympicSportTV [VIDEO].

Copycats


School cheating
	Cheating students: News • Get the latest news about students who cheat.
	What is plagiarism? • A page for children, with simple explanations.
	How to recognize plagiarism • A page for students.
	Avoiding plagiarism • A complete resource for students and teachers.

Citing your sources
	Citations • Here are two sites that tell you how to cite: Online citation styles and Write source - MLA.

Generous JK


JK Rowling, the author
	JK Rowling • Visit the author's official site and read the Wikipedia page about her.
	The Tales of Beedle the Bard • Everything about the book that was sold at the auction.

JK Rowling, the philanthropist
	Children's High Level Group • The charity JK Rowling founded to help children.
	One Parent Families • A charity JK Rowling presides.

The Meatrix


The Meatrix
	The Meatrix [VIDEO] • Watch all the Meatrix videos and learn more about the people who made them: Free Range Studios.

Factory farming
	Background information • Read the following Wikipedia articles: factory farming, corporate farming, small-scale agriculture.
	Against factory farms • Many organizations are fighting against factory farms. Here are a few: Farm Sanctuary (USA), The Humane Farming Association (USA), End Factory Farming (UK).
	Vegetarianism • Learn more about this growing trend: visit Vegan Outreach and Go Veg.

Daisy girl


About the "Daisy" ad
	Daisy: the complete history • All you need to know about the ad.
	Daisy (YouTube) [VIDEO] • View the ad on YouTube too.
	2007 daisy ad [VIDEO] • A new version of the ad, but this time for the Australian Green Party.

Campaign ads in the USA
	Political Communication Lab • A Stanford University website about campaign ads. With many interesting articles.
	The Living Room Candidate [VIDEO] • Presidential campaign ads from 1952 onwards.
	4President.us/tv [VIDEO] • Another website that features many campaign ads.

What do you do?


The movie
	*Thank You For Smoking* • Visit the official site for the movie and read the Wikipedia page about it.

Tobacco
	Wikipedia articles • For more information on smoking, you may read the following Wikipedia articles: tobacco industry; tobacco lobby; tobacco institute; smoking ban.
	Smoking ads • A huge collection of smoking ads: you can view thousands of them.
	Tobacco videos [VIDEO] • A collection of tobacco videos to see how TV viewers were made to buy cigarettes in the 1950s and 1960s.

Anti tobacco sites
	The Truth (USA) • The most powerful anti-smoking organization in the US.
	ASH (UK) • Action on Smoking and Health is a British charity that "works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco."
	Campaign for tobacco-free kids (USA) • An organization that focuses on protecting children from tobacco.

I wouldn't steal


The source
	I wouldn't steal [VIDEO] • The official website for the anti-entertainment industry campaign.

The issue
	Wikipedia articles • For more information on copying, you may read the following Wikipedia articles: copyright infringement ; anti-copyright; copyleft; file sharing and the law; ethics of file sharing.

Anti copying
	You wouldn't steal (USA) [VIDEO] • Two videos against movie piracy: against downloading and against DVD copying.
	RIAA (USA) • The Recording Industry Association of America. Visit their official site (and their special section on piracy) and read the Wikipedia article about them.
	MPAA (USA) • The Motion Picture Association of America. Visit their official site (with a special "anti-piracy" section) and read the Wikipedia article about them.
	The Industry Trust (UK) • The British equivalent of the MPAA.

Land of the brave


The film
	The Wind that Shakes the Barley • The Wikipedia page about the film.

Irish history
	Irish Republican Army • The Wikipedia page about the IRA (1916-1923).
	Irish war of independence (1919-1921) • Learn about this war with the BBC's H2G2 site and the Wikipedia article about it.
	Irish civil war (1922-1923) • Learn about this war with the BBC's H2G2 site and the Wikipedia article about it.

Evolution


Dove campaigns
	Evolution • Watch the video again and read the Wikipedia article about the campaign.
	Campaign for Real Beauty • Visit the global campaign site. More information in this Wikipedia article.

No such thing


The source
	Focus 12 • The UK rehab centre behind the advert.

About drugs
	NHS: Live Well: Drugs (UK) • The National Health Service page about drugs.
	Talk to Frank (UK) • A government funded website to inform young people about drugs.
	ONDCP (US) • The White House drug control programme.
	Parents. The Anti-Drug. (US) • An ONDCP website that helps parents to "raise drug-free kids".
	Above the influence (US) • This ONDCP website urges teenagers to be above the influence of drugs. With fun stuff, facts, videos, etc.

Against the odds


Kakenya Ntaiya
	Kakenya's Dream • Kakenya's official website. She wants to build a school for girls and she needs your help!
	Articles about Kakenya • Read a 2003 Washington Post report and a 2006 Pittsburgh Post Gazette article about Kakenya.
	Vital Voices: Kakenya Ntaiya • A special feature about Kakenya, who won the Rising Voices Global Leadership Award.

Pittsburgh
	Pittsburgh city • City of Pittsburgh official site \| Wikipedia article.
	Pitt • Kakenya's university: the University of Pittsburgh.

Kenya
	Kenya • The Wikipedia page about the most populous city in the world.
	World Factbook: Kenya • Basic facts about Kenya from the CIA.

Female genital mutilation / cutting
	Female genital cutting • A very informative Wikipedia page about the type of mutilation Kakenya underwent.
	WHO: Female genital mutilation • An important issue for the World Health Organization.
	Google News: female genital mutilation • Read the latest world news about FGM.
	The abolition of female genital mutilation • An informative page from the World Health Organization.
	FGM in Kenya • Read some articles and reports from BBC Woman's Hour (2008), UNICEF (2006), and National Geographic (2002).

Indian appeal


Paul Byrne
	IMDB: Paul Byrne • Check what films Paul Byrne has worked on.

Expats in India
	Expat blogs: India • Links to blogs written by expatriates in India.
	India expat forum • Questions, advice and personal experience from expatriates living in India.
	Expat blogs: India • Links to blogs written by expatriates in India.

Mumbai / Bombay
	Mumbai • The Wikipedia page about the most populous city in the world.
	Mumbai travel guide • A page from the Lonely Planet guide with basic information for tourists.
	Mumbai travel & tourism • A British site with information about many aspects of Mumbai: attractions, entertainment, shopping, culture, etc.

The border


The immigration issue
	Facts • First, visit the Wikipedia pages about the Mexico-USA border and the US-Mexico barrier. Then, have a look at the following articles: immigration to the USA; migrant deaths along the border; US Border Patrol.
	Migration information source • News about international migration.

The border Samaritans
	The Samaritans • A group based in Tucson, Arizona. Samaritans give food and water to immigrants.

Anti immigration groups
	Minutemen • There are two main groups of volunteers who patrol the border: the Minuteman Project (official site \| Wikipedia) and the Minuteman Civil Defence Corps (official site \| Wikipedia) .
	Federation for Immigration Reform • This organization advocates "a temporary moratorium on all immigration". Check the Wikipedia article on FAIR for more information.

The dictator


*The Great Dictator*
	Information on the film • Learn about the film thanks to Wikipedia and IMDB.

Speeches
	Historic speeches • Read (or listen to) many famous speeches by visiting the following websites: American Rhetoric, The History Place, and the Wikipedia list of speeches.
	How to write a speech • How to create an effective speech: a handout from the University of North Carolina Writing Center.

AWOL!


US military
	US military branches • Learn more about the US military with Wikipedia and the official sites for the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the Marines.
	Recruitment websites • Visit the recruitment sites for the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the Marines.

Deserter support
	Definitions • Read the Wikipedia articles for desertion and conscientious objection.
	War Resisters (Canada) • The War Resisters Support Campaign website.
	PBS: AWOL • Companion site to a 2007 TV programme about deserters.
	Objection • Two groups that defend the rights of conscientious objectors: Center on Conscience & War and The objector.

Masked hoodies


Hoodies and fashion
	Hoodie • The Wikipedia article about hoodies and their cultural impact in the UK.
	Hoodie news • Get the latest news about hoodies around the world.
	Criminal Damage • The brand that started the masked hoodie in the UK... Are they still selling masked hoodies?