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Professor Martin offers a fresh perspective on Progressivism, arguing that its spirit can be best seen in the daily struggles of ordinary pe ople. In a discussion with Professors Scharff and Miller, the struggle s of Native Americans, Asian Americans, and African Americans are plac ed in the context of the traditional white Progressive movement.
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.
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.
Weston Woods Animated Children's Books
Researchers know it is the proteins made by a cell that determine what that cell does. This session explores the varying complements of prot eins and their effects, structures, and interactions within the mechan ism of cell function, and introduces the larger picture of proteomics and systems biology.
Volta invents the electric battery using the internal properties of di fferent metals.n
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.
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.
At Pennsbury Manor Dave recalls William Penn's upbringing in England. Viewers learn that the King of England granted Penn the largest land charter ever given, hoping that other Quakers would follow Penn to the New World. Dave explains how Penn founded Philadelphia as a city of tolerance and how he created a system of government that provided for the separation of powers and checks and balances. Dave's final stop is Betsy Ross' house, where he tells the story of the creation of the first U.S. flag.
In this session, participants explore how arts teachers help students develop knowledge and fundamental skills while weaving in opportunitie s for creativity and independence. First, a dance teacher gives senior students leadership responsibilities and coaches them in their choreo graphy projects. Then a theatre teacher mentors stagecraft students wh o are responsible for the technical aspects of a dance concert. In an intermediate visual art course, a teacher builds on students
How did people begin to understand themselves in relation to the natur al world and to the unseen realms beyond, and how was religion a commu nity experience? In this unit, animism and shamanism in Shinto are con trasted with philosophical and ethical systems in early Greece and Chi na, and the beginnings of Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, and Judaism.
Despite the success of emperors such as Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius, R ome fell victim tonbarbarian invasions.n
This episode of GED Connection is called "Themes in U.S. History." In it, some of the themes that are at the core of american history are di scussed: the coming together of many cultures, the idea of personal ri ghts and freedom, and the changing nature of everyday life. On the GED test there will be questions relating to a variety of periods in amer ican history. It is helpful to get as familiar as possible with them b y reading, visiting museums and historic sites, watching movies about historical events, watching the nes, and talking to friends and family about the issues they lived through. Topics discussed in this program include: early America and settlement, the Louisiana Purchase, slaver y, the civil war, the labor movement, immigrants, World War II, the Ci vil Rights movement, and women in the workplace.
Competition and cooperation can be studied mathematically, an idea tha t first arose in the analysis of games like chess and checkers, but so on showed its relevance to economics and geopolitical strategy. This u nit shows how conflict and strategies can be thought about mathematica lly, and how doing so can reveal important insights about human and ev en animal behaviors.