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"Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child." Cicero

Welcome to the homepage of

Jason Dikes
Adjunct Associate Professor

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Phone: (512) 223-2000 Office: 1104 Cypress Creek Campus, 1555 Cypress Creek Road, Cedar Park TX, 78613

Office Hrs for SPRING 2009:

"For I believe that out of the whole body of our past, out of our differences, our quarrels, our many interests and directions, something has emerged that is itself unique in the world: America---complicated, paradoxical, bullheaded, shy, cruel, boisterous, unspeakably dear, and very beautiful."

America and Americans
John Steinbeck

Search the Web (Internet search engines)… General Reference Website (encyclopedias, dictionaries, news headlines, how to find stuff, etc)…Today in History … How to write a research paper (step by step)…Austin,TX Information

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FALL 2008 Courses

16 week semester starting

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US History 1

In class at Cypress Creek 7:45 AM Tuesdays & Thursdays

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Schedule

16 week semester starting

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US History 1

In class at Northridge 9 AM

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STUDY GUIDES-there will be a separate study guide for each exam. I will hand out in class, but if you lose them, you can find extras here.

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Test 1; Test 2; Test 3; Test 4

Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.
Leo Tolstoy

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WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS-there will be four writing assignments due throughout the course of the semester. Please read the link below on how to format your assignments before turning them in.

Turning in Assignments

1.
Readings
Assignment

2 .
Reading
Assignment
Reading in Word

3.
Assignment
Reading
Reading in Word

4 .
Assignment
Reading
Reading in Word

Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns
driven time and again off course, once he plundered
the hallowed heights of Troy.
Launch out on his story, Muse,
start from where you will—sing for our time too.
--The Odyssey
Homer

Austin Community College Links:		History Links:
ACC Homepage		Research Resources at ACC
ACC Bookstores		Research Resources on the Internet
ACC Open Campus (distance-learning)		History Cooperative (articles, teaching tools, etc.)
ACC Phone/email Directories		Historical Documents (treaties, constitutions, etc.)
ACC Libraries		History Organizations & Sites on the Web
ACC Campuses		U.S. National Archives
ACC Testing Centers		U.S. Library of Congress
ACC Course Schedule		African-American History links
Academic Calendar 2002-2003		Civil War links
Getting Started at ACC (for new students)		Latino/Latin American History links
ACC Financial Aid information		Native American History links
ACC Scholarship information		Social/Cultural U.S. History links
Ordering an ACC transcript		War & Military History sites
ACC History Department homepage		Western U.S. History links
ACC Student Services		Women's History links
Reference Links		Other Useful Links:
How to write a research paper
Documenting sources (footnote format, etc.)		Search the Web (Internet search engines)
Statistics & Demographics		Handbook of Texas
General Reference of all types		Great American speeches