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D. H. Lawrence

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D. H. Lawrence was an English author, born in 1885, who is known for his advocacy of sexual freedom and its role in his writing. Lawrence wrote his first novel in 1911, and earned a place in English literature. Learn more about this important figure in literary history.

D. H. Lawrence at Pegasus

“The Horse Dealer’s Daughter,” a story by D. H. Lawrence

Commentary on “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter”

William Alfred and Hogan’s Goat

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William Alfred is an American playwright and Harvard professor who lived from 1922 to 1999. He wrote Hogan’s Goat, a play about the Irish immigrants in New York at the turn of the century, in the 1960s. Learn more about this writer and his acclaimed plays…

William Alfred, at the Harvard Square Library

William Alfred, at the Brooklyn Library

William Alfred, at the Harvard Gazette

William Alfred in the Playwright’s Database

The 1971 television production of Hogan’s Goat

Henry David Thoreau

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Henry David Thoreau is an American writer and philosopher who is most famous for his book Walden, which described Thoreau’s attempt to live self-sufficiently in the woods, away from society. Learn more about this important author and thinker…

The Thoreau Reader, containing online editions of Thoreau’s writing

Walden, an annotated edition, on The Thoreau Reader

Walden, a study guide edition, with pop-up study notes in the text

The Thoreau Society

Henry David Thoreau in the Ecology Hall of Fame

Henry David Thoreau on the American Transcendentalism Web

The Walden Woods Project

Family and Medical Leave Act

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The government makes laws and regulations to govern how employers can treat employees, to ensure that employees have fair and equitable working environments. Understanding the laws that apply to your job is important in your everyday life, as part of civics and government. It also helps you read and understand some workplace documents. Learn more about the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act at the U.S. Department of Labor website.

Family and Medical Leave Act

Disciplinary Procedures

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The GED reading test covers workplace documents, including policies and procedures, because it’s important to read and understand these types of documents in everyday life. Learn more about disciplinary procedures in the workplace.

Personnel Policies and Practices

Upton Sinclair

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Upton Sinclair is an early 20th-Century American author whose works have earned critical acclaim. He is best known for his novel, The Jungle. Learn more about this author and read The Jungle online.

Upton Sinclair at Pegasus

More about Upton Sinclair

Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle online

Emily Dickinson

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Emily Dickinson is a famous American poet who lived from 1830 to 1886. No review of American literature is complete without Emily Dickinson’s poetry. Learn more about this author…

Emily Dickinson on The Literature Network

Dickinson Electronic Archives

Yann Martel and The Life of Pi

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Canadian author Yann Martel is best known for his book The Life of Pi, which has captured the hearts of readers since 2001 and won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2002. Learn more about this incredible story.

Review of Yann Martel’s The Life of Pi

Reading group guide to The Life of Pi

Book review of The Life of Pi by W. R. Greer

Read about Yann Martel at Random House

Read about Yann Martel at Contemporary Writers

William Faulkner

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William Faulkner is one of the most acclaimed modern American authors. He lived from 1897 to 1962 and wrote about the American South. Read more about this famed author…

William Faulkner at the Mississippi Writers Page

William Faulkner on the Web

Affirmative Action

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Affirmative action is a highly contested idea, which gives enhanced opportunities to minorities who have experienced discrimination. Learn both sides of the argument about affirmative action, and improve your thinking skills.

Race, Gender, and Affirmative Action Resource Page at the University of Michigan

Affirmative Action at the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

The Affirmative Action and Diversity Project at UC Santa Barbara