October 10, 2004
Review essay, civil war units
Web Review Essay Proposal I intend to review websites relating to specific units that fought in the Civil War. To do this I searched for individual sites relating to five more well known units, three from the North and two... More
Posted by Mac at 10:19 AM
September 28, 2004
WW II Website review proposal
I propose to do a web review proposal that tackles World War II on the web. I want to first compare a basic difference in how many web pages are possibly out there on WW II in Western Europe as... More
Posted by Chris at 01:26 AM
September 27, 2004
New Revised, Proposal for a Web Review Essay
I now propose to review Websites that explore Watergate, an important even in journalism history. There are several sites that are rich with material and worthy, I think, of analysis: 1) Watergate.info is an educational site created by an Australian... More
Posted by Roger at 02:07 PM
website review proposal
I propose to examine a variety of sites presenting information and views of the First World War. The theme or structure of my review essay will be to compare the differences arising from origin, purpose, approach, content, intended use, etc.,... More
Posted by Anne Angstadt at 02:01 PM
September 25, 2004
French and Indian War
I will be reviewing how the French and Indian War is presented on the web. With the upcoming 250th Anniversary of the General Braddock campaign in the colonies and the planned events associated with that, including a living history reenactment... More
Posted by Anne Mason at 05:33 PM
September 24, 2004
Web Review Essay
For my web review essay, I would like to review historical image sites. There are several many different agencies that offer historical pictures online, and the presentation, use, and functionality is just as varied. For instance, http://www.corbis.com offers present day... More
Posted by sarah at 09:03 PM
Review Essay Proposal
There is no dearth of teaching materials available on the web. These include lesson plans and online archives targeted at middle and high school students and teachers, and they are provided by everyone from small historical associations to large academic... More
Posted by Kristin at 08:31 PM
Review Proposal
I want to review the online archives of five Presidential Libraries for modern presidents. I will compare and contrast the way these archives treat primary source material, the major themes and areas of concentration within the sites, support for online... More
Posted by Stephen B. Sledge at 04:41 PM
September 23, 2004
Web Review Essay
The motivation for and the successes and failures of Progressive Era settlement houses has been a topic of historical debate for years. Did the reformers, by and large, favor acculturation or multiculturalism? To what degree did Christianity and capitalism inspire... More
Posted by Olivia at 09:42 PM
Web Review Essay Proposal
I'm proposing a review of websites about the history of baseball. Being that baseball is "America's pastime", there are a number of sites dealing with baseball's history on a number of levels. Some of them are "official history" sites, others... More
Posted by Rob at 04:59 PM
September 22, 2004
Review Essay Proposal
I propose to review websites on South African history, with a particular emphasis on different interpretations of apartheid. I would discuss how well represented South African history is on the web in comparison to American or European history. The websites... More
Posted by Mike M. at 05:55 PM
Review Essay Proposal
For my web review I propose to examine websites that cover the history of U.S. Navy ship design in the modern age. (Most naval historians date the modern age of naval design in the United States Navy to 1884 when... More
Posted by Matt Mc at 06:58 AM
September 21, 2004
September 20, 2004
Roger Mellen's Proposal for a Web Review Essay
My Web Review will look at online syllabi for history and history-related courses. This will not be an overall pedogical review of the course as represented in the syllabus, but rather a review of their use of the Internet... More
Posted by Roger at 12:54 PM
September 19, 2004
Review Essay Proposal
For my web review I’d like to comment on various presentations of museum collections through on-line catalogues. I reviewed these back in the mid 1990s when only a handful of museums presented their collections on the Internet and at... More
Posted by Debbie S-J at 08:21 PM
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Web Site Review September 17, 2004 Mary S. Linhart LYNDON JOHNSON The Johnson tapes have been broadcast over CNN (90.1 FM) for several years. The tapes are an invaluable record of the daily activities of a President. The recorded conversations... More
Posted by MaryL at 01:09 PM
Review Essay Proposal
For my Web Review Essay I propose to examine the presentation on the web of the historical topic: The War of 1812. I believe that this topic will be an interesting one for the web review because of all the... More
Posted by ben at 01:16 AM
September 18, 2004
Review Essay Proposal
With Columbus’s discovery of and subsequent voyages to America, an unstoppable series of events was put into motion that affected the world forever. Most notably were the geo-political consequences of “discovering” new lands, new peoples and, especially, new sources of... More
Posted by Jeff at 04:13 PM