"Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child." Cicero
Jason
Dikes
Adjunct Associate Professor
History, Austin Community College
Phone: (512) 223-2000 Office: CYP Cypress Creek Campus, 1555 Cypress Creek Road, Cedar Park TX, 78613
Office Hrs for FALL 2009:
CYP Thursday: 10:30-11:30 AM and by appointment
Room #1104
EMAIL: jdikes@austincc.edu
"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
ACC students have an ACC Photo ID to use ACC services, such as Libraries and Testing Centers. SPRING 2009 Courses |
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| 16 week course starting August 24 | Synonym #41086 |
US History 1 |
In class at Cypress Creek 7:45 AM |
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| 16 week course starting August 24 | Synonym # 41076 | US History 1 | In class at Cypress Creek 9:10 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 2Maps for UNIT 3
Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has
asked them.
Leo Tolstoy
READINGS
BOOK REVIEW
List of Approved Books updated 8/31/09
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
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History Cooperative (articles, teaching tools, etc.) | |
ACC Phone/email Directories |
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ACC Libraries |
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History Organizations & Sites on the Web |
ACC Campuses |
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U.S. National Archives |
ACC Testing Centers |
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U.S. Library of Congress |
ACC Course Schedule |
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Reference Links |
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How to write a research paper |
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Documenting sources (footnote format, etc.) |
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Statistics & Demographics |
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