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After the War for Independence, the struggle for a new system of government begins. Professor Maier looks at the creation of the Constitution of the United States. The Republic survives a series of threats to its union, and the program ends with the deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson on the Fourth of July, 1826.
This program presents the authors of the American Gilded Age, such as Edith Wharton, and juxtaposes them with social realists like Anzia Yezierska. These writers expose the double world that made up turnofthecentury New York: that of the elite and that of the poorest of the poor. Which of these realities is the more truly American?
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Dave tours historic locations in Philadelphia recalling battles of the American Revolution and the lives of the Founding Fathers who attended the Constitutional Conventions held there. He spends some time at Franklin House where he reviews the biography of the great statesmen and inventor. Locations, such as the American Philosophical Society, Declaration House, and Carpenter's Hall bring to mind the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the American Constitution, documents whose common sense approach to freedom and liberty is extolled throughout the episode. Dave also recalls the history of the Liberty Bell, the design of the Great Seal, and the establishment of the American bald eagle as the symbol of the United States and its freedoms.
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In 1898, Frederick Jackson Turner declared the frontier as the defining feature of American culture, but American authors had uncovered its significance much earlier. This program turns to three key writers of the early national period James Fenimore Cooper, John Rollin Ridge, and Walt Whitman and examines the influential visions of American manhood offered by each author.
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In Good Shape is the weekly health show on DW, covering all aspects of health care: what's new in medical treatment, alternative medicine, wellness and fitness - as well as nutrition and beauty. In our studio interview we discuss topics in-depth with specialists, and offer you opportunities to pose your own questions. Dr. Carsten Lekutat and Stefanie Suren are alternate hosts of the program and will provide a combination of video-rich features and insightful interviews that grapple with some of the larger issues in medical treatment and healthcare. As an interactive feature of the program we also ask viewers to request a program topic Dr. Carsten Lekutat is a qualified General Practitioner and works as a doctor in Berlin. He is also responsible for training medical students at the Berlin Charite hospital. Stefanie Suren is executive producer and presenter of In Good Shape. 'Keep it simple and straightforward' - that is her goal as a reporter, producer and presenter.
Dave visits Mount Vernon, Monticello and Montpelier recalling the achievements of the Presidents who lived there and their aims for the estates they called home. He highlights features of Georgian and Palladian architecture and provides insightful anecdotes associated with each home. These anecdotes concern the lives of African slaves and indentured servants, epithets on the graves of the tree Presidents, and stories of Dolley Madison's successes in Washington. Viewers gain an understanding of the private lives of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, and Madison.
What do historians know about the earliest farmers and herders, and the evolution of cities? Newly emerging evidence about the
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This episode explores how written pieces are created and structured. Writing experts suggest various methods, such as freewriting and brainstorming, that can be used to come up with ideas for written pieces. These methods can also help a writer discover the structure of the piece. Guests also discuss the importance of revising and editing so that readers may fully understand the writer's intentions.
Our first exposure to geometry is that of Euclid, in which all triangles have 180 degrees. As it turns out, triangles can have more or less than 180 degrees. This unit explores these curved spaces that are at once otherwordly and firmly of this world