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What does the study of families and households tell us about our globa l past? In this unit examining West Asia, Europe, and China, families and households become the focus of historians, providing a window into the private experiences in world societies, and how they sometimes be come a model for ordering the outside world.
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.
Andalucia: Developments in the Hinterlands
Keeping up with the ever-increasing pace of change became the standard of the day.n
What are traditions and how are they transmitted? Islamic Spain, Korea , and West Africa provide examples of many different modes of transmis sion, including oral, written, artistic, and architectural.
In 1898, Frederick Jackson Turner declared the frontier as the definin g 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 Ri dge, and Walt Whitman — and examines the influential visions of A merican manhood offered by each author.
Our first exposure to geometry is that of Euclid, in which all triangl es 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 o nce otherwordly and firmly of this world
Use dynamic geometry software to construct figures with given characte ristics, such as segments that are perpendicular, parallel, or of equa l length, and to examine the properties of parallel lines and circles. Look past formal definitions and discover the properties and relation ships among geometric figures for yourself.
The human population of our planet now exceeds 6.5 billion and is risi ng. Much of this growth is projected for the most environmentally frag ile regions of the world. Will studying the history of the world's pop ulation growth help predict the Earth's "carrying capacity"?
A special school at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. Long Beach schools enter a unique partnership with the online Khan Academy. A day in the life of a sign language interpreter in Elk Grove. Students learn outdoors in the Sierra Nevada foothills
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.
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.
What is globalization and when did it begin? Before the sixteenth cent ury, the world
Burdened with the legacy of colonial imperialism, the Third World rush ed development to catchnup with its Western counterparts.n
This is the orientation program for GED Connection, it takes a look at the series and how you can use it to help prepare for the GED test. T he GED test has five parts to it: math, social studies, science, readi ng, and writing. There are GED Connection programs that correspond to each part of the test, although some parts (like math) have more progr ams. The reading programs have one program that correlates with each t ype of reading material that may be encountered on the GED test, which is fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama. The writing programs show how to approach writing as a process in order to organize your though ts better. The math programs cover topics like geometry, measurement, data analysis, formulas, algebra, and statistics. The science programs cover life science, earth science, and space science. Lastly, the soc ial studies programs cover topics like maps, world history, and civics and government.
We all require food, air, and water to survive — which are contam inated to some extent by man-made pollutants. Two studies, one in a ru ral western mining town and another in a dense urban population, revea l how these exposures impact health, and what can be done to reduce th e risks.