Weston Woods Animated Children's Books
The making of money pits laborers against the forces of capital as the twentieth century opens. Professor Miller introduces the miner as the quintessential laborer of the period -- working under grinding condit ions, organizing into unions, and making a stand against the reigning money man of the day, J. Pierpont Morgan.
When British colonists landed in the Americas, they created communitie s that they hoped would serve as a "light onto the nations." But what role would the native inhabitants play in this new model community? ; This program compares the answers of two important groups, the Purit ans and Quakers, and exposes the lasting influence they had upon Ameri can identity.
Weston Woods Animated Children's Books
While genetic modification of organisms has occurred for millennia, we now have the tools to insert specific genes from one organism into ce lls of unrelated species. This session illustrates the processes used and how such genetically transformed organisms are increasingly common in agriculture, industry, and medicine, and introduces the ethical co nsiderations of GMO research.
Franklin proposes a successful theory of the Leyden jar and invents th e parallel plate capacitor.n
Native Americans had established a rich and highly developed tradition of oral literature long before the writings of the European colonists . This program explores that richness by introducing Native American o ral traditions through the work of three contemporary authors: Leslie Marmon Silko (Laguna Pueblo), Simon Ortiz (Acoma Pueblo 1;, and Luci Tapahonso (Navajo).
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 recalls the Pilgrim's decision to leave England and find a place free from religious persecution. Dave traces the Pilgrim exodus to Amsterdam, to Leiden, and finally to America where a land patent gives the settlers permission to settle in Virginia. Dave explains that the Mayflower Compact established social order and good government that would ultimately inspire the words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Dave visits Plymouth Rock, and gives some idea of the Native American friendships that resulted in the first Thanksgiving on American soil.
How did colonialism and eventual de-colonization mutually affect the c olonizer and the colonized? From Zanzibar to India, colonial and post- colonial identities are examined through clothing.
Metals revolutionized tools, as well as societies, in the empires of A ssyria, Persia, andnNeo-Babylonia.n
This episode defines the sentence and looks at sentence components, st ructures and types. Writers and experts examine examples of sentence c omposition mistakes, such as fragments and run-ons. Guests also discus s sentence length and transitional words as tools for creating clear a nd effective writing.
Probability is the mathematical study of randomness, or events in whic h the outcome is uncertain. This unit examines probability, tracing it s evolution from a way to improve chances at the gaming table to moder n applications of understanding traffic flow and financial markets.