Research Guides: COMM 110: Fundamentals of Public Speaking: Find Background Info

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Gale Virtual Reference Library is a useful collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference sources which cover a wide range of subject areas, including: American History, Philosophy, Religion, Technology, and more.
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Points of View Reference Center is a full text database designed to provide students and schools with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by thousands of supporting articles from the world's top political and societal publications.