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Reference
An all around good source of basic
information. Go here
first if you are looking for anything that can be be found in a
encyclopedia or almanac.
Encyclopedia.Com
A free encyclopedia online. Perfect
for all those
little facts that you are looking for from Washington's inauguration
date to when Satchel Page was born. It also provides links to
more information that is available online.

Merriam-Webster Online
The Merriam-Webster dictionary and thesaurus
available
online.
Dictionary.Com
This site references several different
dictionary and
thesaurus sites. Extremely useful. Especially the
thesaurus.
WordSmyth
This dictionary site gives you the usual
definitions,
but also provides other activities, including crossword puzzle builders
and anagram help.

Ask Jeeves for Kids
This is a perfect search engine for starting
out.
Monitors sites for both accuracy and acceptability. Another
nice
thing about this site is it provides links to other helpful educational
resources, such as homework help and even clip art.
Ask Jeeves
A less monitored and restricted version of
Ask
Jeeves. A great intermediate search engine.
Google
A great search, but to use it you have to
have a very
good idea of what you are looking for and a plan on how to find
it. It also provides an image search option, which should be
used
with care.

Bartleby
English
This site not only provides dictionary and
encyclopedic
sources, but it also has quotations and complete listings of some great
works of literature.
Bible
Gateway
Online tool for researching bible verses --
search and
compare many different versions of the Bible.
Expedia
A good place to go to find out general
"tourist" type
information: Is it a safe place, what are the sites, where can people
stay and what is there to do.
CIA
World Factbook
More information on every country in the
world than you
will ever need to use. Great resource, but you need to know
what
you're looking for.

CNN
Fox News
CBS News
NBC News
ABC News
ESPN

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