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A Short History of Human Rights

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A web site about human rights and the history of human rights.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Plain Language Version.

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This plain language version is only given as a guide. For an exact rendering of each principle, refer students to the original. This version is based in part on the translation of a text, prepared in 1978, for the World Association for the School as an Instrument of Peace, by a Research Groyp of the University of Geneva, under the responsibility of Prof. L. Massarenti. In preparing the translation, the Group used a basic vocabulary of 2,500 words in use in the French-speaking part of Switzerland.

From Kosovo to the United States

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The firsthand account of Isau Ajeti.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948, was the result of the experience of the Second World War. With the end of that war, and the creation of the United Nations, the international community vowed never again to allow atrocities like those of that conflict happen again. World leaders decided to complement the UN Charter with a road map to guarantee the rights of every individual everywhere.

Lessons of the Holocaust (#104)

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Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two (Unabridged)

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Although the mission school bans all that is Navajo, Ned secretly clings to his native language and culture. Proudly joining the U.S. Marines in 1943, he becomes a top-secret Navajo Code Talker. During bloody battles for Japanese islands, Ned and his brave band of code-talking brothers save thousands of lives using Navajo encryption the enemy never cracks.

Author:

Joseph Bruchac

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Middle

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Length:

05:55

Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two (Unabridged)

Return to Auschwitz (#108)

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Auschwitz was the most notorious Nazi death camp of World War II. After returning there for the first time in more than 50 years, several Holocaust survivors tell the stories of their forced incarceration and the horrors they endured.

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Middle

High

Length:

00:14

Lessons of the Holocaust (#104)

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Examines the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany and demonstrates that the ideas and opinions of that time are still prevalent in our society today.

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Middle

High

Length:

00:14

Freedom: The Underground Railroad

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Early in the history of the United States, slavery was an institution that seemed unmovable but with efforts of men and women across the country, it was toppled.

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Middle

High

Content Area:

Social Studies

Play Time:

120 min.

The Hunger Games: Jabberjay Game

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The Hunger Games: Jabberjay is a social card game for 5-12 players (an alternate game on page 2 can be played with 2-4 players). Each player represents a District Citizen or a Capitol Citizen whose identity remains secret during most of the game.

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Middle

High

Content Area:

Library

ELA

Play Time:

30 min.

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