LibGuides: English: Web Sites

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Famous speeches, dictionaries, grammar guides, and other useful web links.

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English, Speech, and Literature Web Sites

These are some websites we think you'll find useful. They offer information about the research process, grammar and punctuation, famous speeches, and more.

APA Citation Style - OWL Lab at Purdue
Learn to format a paper and bibliography according to APA style.
Basic Steps in the Research Process
Comprehensive tip sheets on the steps of the research process.
Guide to Grammar and Writing
This English Usage Index includes 427 explanations of grammar, writing, and composition.
Open CRS: Congressional Research Service Reports for the People
High quality, non-partisan research reports prepared for Congress on important topics from countries (Ukraine, Rwanda, etc.) to government programs (Peace Corps, etc.) to domestic issues (the budget deficit, etc.). A great place to start your research.
Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com provides millions of English definitions, spellings, audio pronunciations, example sentences, and word origins. Dictionary.com also offers a Word of the Day, a Synonym of the Day, word games and solvers. The thesaurus provides over 550,000 synonyms.
Infopeople Best Search Tools Chart
Doing an internet search and can't decide which search engine to use? Check here.
MLA Citation Style - Purdue University
Learn to format a paper and bibliography according to MLA style.
OWL: Online Writing Lab
Excellent information on researching and writing papers. One of the best writing sites on the web, from Purdue University. Writing a research paper?
ProCon.org
Need to write an issues paper? Read arguments for and against such controversial topics as lowering the drinking age, standardized tests, euthanasia, violent video games and more.
The Elements of Style
Reviews rules of English usage and composition. An online version of William Strunk, Jr.'s 1918 classic reference on writing English.
The History Place - Great Speeches Collection
The text of many notable speeches. From Napoleon to Susan B. Anthony to Richard Nixon.

Literature Websites

American Literature - Credo Reference
General information about American literature, terms and concepts, and more.
British Literature
British literature from Old English to the 20th century - plus children's literature.
French Literature and Thought
French literature from 11th century poems to Existentialism.