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Grade 9 English - Fahrenheit 451 & Black Like Me: Welcome

Welcome

Welcome to your Fahrenheit 451 research support libguide. Use this as a starting point for your research. 

If you need any help with the libguide - or you want to suggest a resource -, please email librarian@cacegypt.org. Include the title of this libguide in the subject line. 

MHS Library Catalog

Keywords you might want to use on the library catalog or databases:

  • banned books
  • censorship
  • political correctness
  • politically correct
  • effects of Internet
  • effects of video games
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Referencing engines

CAC Subscription Databases

The search boxes below will take to you the databases featured. If you are off-campus, you may be asked to enter a username and password. Find those on the library catalog after logging in with your CAC Single Sign On to the MHS library collection, or on this document which is only available to CAC account holders. 

Gale Global Issues in Contexxt

Gale Global Issues in Context is a great database to look at contemporary issues. It presents many different resources for each issue. Filter by type of source. The "viewpoint" sources present both sides of an issue. 

Use the search box above, or browse the topics here. 

SIRS Researcher database

SIRS Issues Researcher has several "leading issues" that might be of use in this project:

  • Digital media
  • arts censorship
  • banned books
  • censorship
  • mass media
  • liberty of speech
  • liberty of press

Newsbank database

This database will allow you access to newspapers and periodicals around the world. Read the summaries carefully as not everything in the results will be relevant to your arguments. 

Filter by "source" to see articles from different parts of the world. 

Useful websites