Weston Woods Animated Children's Books
Professor Brinkley compares the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson -- the Warrior and the Minister -- in the first decade s of the twentieth century. Professor Miller discusses American social ism, Eugene Debs, international communism, and the roots of the Cold W ar with Professor Brinkley.
The Enlightenment brought new ideals and a new notion of selfhood to t he American colonies. This program begins with an examination of the i mportance of the trope of the self-made man in Benjamin Franklin
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.
Weston Woods Animated Children's Books
Having determined the complete DNA nucleotide sequence of humans and s everal other organisms, today
When is electricity dangerous or benign, spectacular or useful?n
Chicana writer Gloria Anzald a tells us that the border is "una herida abierta [an open wound] where… the lifeblood of two worlds is me rging to form a third country — a border culture." This program e xplores the literature of the Chicano borderlands and its beginnings i n the literature of Spanish colonization.
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.
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.
From the tower of the Old North Church where Robert Newman gave the signal that the British were coming, Dave recalls the beginnings of the American Revolution. He explains that Boston Puritans felt they had a God-given right to revolt against tyrants who taxed them without representation. At the Hancock Clark House in Lexington, Dave reviews the biographies of John Hancock and the Reverend Jones Clark, and the reasons why the British accused them of treason. On Lexington Green, Dave reviews the history of the "shot heard 'round the world", and at Old North Bridge, Concorde, the American success and the subsequent British retreat. Next, at Bunker Hill, Dave provides a detailed account of the heavy fighting and numerous causalities in a conflict where the Americans established themselves as a solid fighting force. He closes with the story of Henry Knox who, with the approval of George Washington, brought British cannons 300 miles from Fort Ticonderoga to Dorchester Heights in Boston.
The program opens with teachers sharing passionate insights about why they teach the arts to young people. Then short classroom segments ill ustrate how arts teachers employ seven
How have global forces redefined both individual and group identity in the modern world? This unit examines the transnational identity that emerged from the Chinese diaspora, and compares it to a newly re-defin ed national Chechen identity forged through war with Russia.
Through its army, Rome built an empire that shaped the West.n
This program takes a look at the kinds of nonfiction that will appear on the GED Language Arts Reading Test. Nonfiction is based on facts. R eading nonfiction helps people make informed decisions, learn new skil ls, and accomplish goals at work, school, and in their personal lives. The program begins by following a woman who owns and operates her own day care. She talks about the types of nonfiction that she reads on a daily basis: instruction manuals, how-to books, rules and regulations , etc. This program explains how to read for information and tells the student to ask the question "how is the information organized?" and e xplains how to use indexes and tables of contents to find information quickly. It suggests that the student use common sense to decide if th ey should skim a passage or read it carefully. It urges students to lo ok for the main idea and to ask themselves "what does this mean?" as t hey read. The program also follows a film critic from a local paper. H e explains that sometimes the main idea isn't so obvious and that's wh en the details have to be examined. The program ends with the statemen t "when you read look for the main idea and the details that support i t whether you're reading for information, inspiration, or to pass the GED test."
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