A trade publication of the American Chemical Society written for high school students.

You need to have a subscription to access some of the articles. The article titles may help with topic ideas for your essay.

An extensive list of resources relating to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

A great place to explore topics for your essay. Explore the wide variety of careers and projects available to engineers and mathematicians.

Part of the larger, highly regarded Voice of the Shuttle site. Provides links to primary texts, literary criticism and biographical information on African American writers.

Developed by Wayne State's English Librarian, an extensive list of websites on authors, literary criticism and literary movements.

Digital Schomburg provides access to trusted information, interpretation, and scholarship on the global black experience. Includes books, articles, photographs, prints, audio and video streams, and selected external links for research in the history and cultures of the peoples of Africa and the African Diaspora.

Links to the LOC's collections relating to performing arts in the United States.

Short biographies are available for some of the many composers, lyricists, performers, conductors, field collectors, and folklorists who have played a part in the history of American songs (Library of Congress).

Links to a variety of sites relating to the history of theater and related topics.

There are some scholarly, peer-reviewed journals that are available freely on the internet. In the sciences, authors generally pay a fee to publish in the journal, or make their article open access. In the Social Sciences (like Education or Sociology), the open access journal may be supported by a university or professional association.

An extensive digital collection that includes photographs, oral histories, manuscripts, and ephemera related to all aspects of American history. A search on Detroit brings up a long list of items.