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How were water routes used as conduits of expansion and trade? The tra ders of the Indian Ocean, the early Mississippians, and the Norsemen c arried death and disease, skills and technologies, philosophies and re ligion down rivers and across oceans.
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.
Strasbourg: Symbol of a United Europe
World War II was a war of new tactics and strategies. Civilian populat ions became targets as thenNazi holocaust exterminated millions of peo ple.n
How were land-based trade routes conduits of both commerce and culture ? The Eurasian Silk Roads, the trans-Saharan Gold Roads, and the Meso- American Turquoise Road trace the transmission of commodities, religio ns, and diseases, as well as the movements of people.
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.
The conventional notion of dimension consists of three degrees of free dom: length, width, and height, each of which is a quantity that can b e measured independently of the others. Many mathematical objects, how ever, require more
Explore the basics of geometric thinking using rich visualization prob lems and mathematical language. Use your intuition and visual tools fo r geometric construction. Reflect on the basic objects of geometry and their representation.
The atmosphere is what makes the Earth habitable. Heat-trapping gases allow ecosystems to flourish. While the NOAA Global Monitoring Project documents the fluctuations in greenhouse gases worldwide, MIT's Kerry Emanuel looks at the role of hurricanes in regulating global climate. n
A school nursing shortage is affecting students throughout the Golden State, as nurses routinely travel to multiple schools providing care. We follow a school nurse as she makes the rounds, and visit a mobile health clinic in Sacramento that's filling in the gap. Plus, a kindergarten teacher and his service dog in Sacramento are teaching students lessons of the mind and heart.
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.
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.
Scientists and social reformers battled for universal human rights dur ing a peaceful andnprosperous period.n
This program underscores how chemistry affects all aspects of life. Se veral expert guests discuss chemistry terms and concepts in various ap plications. A glass blower discusses the three states of matter - soli d, liquid, and gas - and how heat can transform one to another. Matter is grouped into elements, mixtures, and compounds. Elements are compo sed of protons and neutrons in nucleus, as well as electrons. Compound s are two or more elements in specific proportions that have been chem ically combined. Mixtures combine elements or compounds in any amounts . A cook demonstrates how heating sugar until it becomes caramel chang es one compound into another. The program shows a scientist studying t he chemical structure of plants in order to improve the strength of lu mber. Two Test Connection segments feature the host reviewing previous concepts, including the difference between mixtures and compounds, an d the arrangement of the periodic table of elements based on atomic nu mber.
Ocean systems operate on a range of scales, from massive systems such as El Ni