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Singers, dancers, actors and other young artists compete for a spot in a state-funded summer school for the arts. Meet California's 2016 Teacher of the Year, who uses YouTube to keep his students engaged. See a day in the life of a school librarian. Plus, visit a transitional kindergarten program in Windsor that's helping to prepare young ones for a lifetime of learning.
Global 3000 is Deutsche Welle's weekly magazine that explores the intersection of global development and the environmental and social conditions of the diverse cultures of the world. In each program, host Michaela Kufner presents three to four video-rich segments that profile a different part of the planet where man's quest for economic and industrial strength is jeopardizing the ecosystems and the social and economic structures of people thousands of miles away. The program not only documents where those struggles are taking place - but how some groups and individuals are finding solutions to the growing problems of global development.
What factors shape the ways in which the basic resources are exploited by a society? From Southeast Asia to Russia, Africa, and the Americas, the ratios between land availability and the usable labor force were the primary basis of pre-industrial economies, but politics, environment, and culture played a part as well.
The U.S. and Soviet Union dominated Europe and confronted each other in Korea.n
The Industrial Revolution has its dark side, and the tumultuous events of the period touch off intense and often thrilling reform movements. Professor Masur presents the ideas and characters behind the Great Awakening, the abolitionist movement, the women's movement, and a powerful wave of religious fervor.
In Jamestown, Virginia, Dave recalls the hardships encountered by English settlers who established the colony in 1607. He reviews the biography of Pocahontas and credits the Powhatan Indians with saving the colony from certain disaster. A tour of Colonial Williamsburg allows Dave to explore life as lived in Colonial Times. Standing near canon emplacements at Yorktown, Dave recalls details of the British surrender and Thomas Nelson's role in the Battle of Yorktown.
I Choose My Future, a captivating presentation and video series, provides viewers with comprehensive, straightforward insight into how substance abuse impacts the individual, their families, and society.
What role has food played in human societies? Studying the production and consumption of food allows historians to uncover hidden levels of meaning in social relationships, understand demographic shifts, and trace cultural exchange. This unit examines the earliest impact of globalization including changing cuisine, environmental impact, and the rise of forced labor as a global economic force.
Vocabulario: numbers (100-1000); food groups (meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, others); writing and written works.nGram
Global 3000 is Deutsche Welle's weekly magazine that explores the intersection of global development and the environmental and social conditions of the diverse cultures of the world. In each program, host Michaela Kufner presents three to four video-rich segments that profile a different part of the planet where man's quest for economic and industrial strength is jeopardizing the ecosystems and the social and economic structures of people thousands of miles away. The program not only documents where those struggles are taking place - but how some groups and individuals are finding solutions to the growing problems of global development.