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**Where to find articles on "The American Dream"**
a. EBSCOhost: a rticles from more than 6,000 magazines, newspapers, and academic journals.
 * I. INFOhio Databases **
 * Uncheck all of the boxes, then check the first 2 boxes only (Magazines and Newspapers).
 * In the search box, type "american dream" and use the quotation marks so that the 2 words stay together.
 * Scroll down slightly to the box labeled "Limit Your Results." Choose January 2008 to August 2012 as your date range.
 * Scroll back up and click "Search."
 * Read the article descriptions to find one that looks interesting and that fits the assignment requirements.
 * If you find a bunch that you want to think about and maybe come back to, you can click the "Add Folder" button. Once you X out of the window, though, you will lose them unless you create an account, save them to your U drive, or email them to yourself.
 * To create an account, click on "Sign In" and then "Create a New Account."
 * You'll need to create a username & password. Make it something that you'll remember!!

b. Newsbank: articles from Ohio's newspapers, but more importantly, from national news magazines.
 * Click on "America's Newsmagazines" at the bottom of the list.
 * In the search box, type "american dream" and use the quotation marks so that the 2 words stay together.
 * Read through the article descriptions to find one that looks interesting and that fits the assignment requirements.
 * If you want, narrow down the results by magazine name by clicking on any of the titles under "By Source" on the left.
 * If you find articles that you like, you can email them to yourself or save them to your U drive in HTML format.

a. Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context
 * II. Cincinnati Public Library Research Databases **
 * Click on "Advanced Search."
 * In the search box, type "american dream" and use the quotation marks so that the 2 words stay together.
 * In the publication date boxes, choose January 1 2008 to August 29 2012.
 * Only check the following "Content Type" boxes: Academic Journals, Magazines, Reference, Viewpoints, and News.
 * Click "search."
 * If you look at the links on the left, you will notice that there are more articles in each category than are shown. If you click on the type (ie. Viewpoints), you'll see all of the articles of that type. You can decide which type of article you like the best or that is most appropriate for this assignment.
 * If you find articles that you like, you can email them to yourself or save them to your U drive (click "Download" to save).

b. Literature Resource Center
 * If you want to find critical articles on the author that you read and his/her themes of "The American Dream," type the following in the search box: [author's last name] and "american dream."
 * If you want to find critical articles on the novel that you read and themes of "The American Dream," type the following in the search box: [novel title] and "american dream."
 * If you just want overview articles on themes of "The American Dream" in literature, type "american dream" with quotation marks in the search box.
 * If you find articles that you like, you can email them to yourself or save them to your U drive (click "Download" to save).

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 * Publish a website with Google Sites