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As the Civil War rages, all eyes turn to Vicksburg, where limited war becomes total war. Professor Miller looks at the ferocity of the fight ing, at Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, and at the bitter legacy of the battle -- and the war.
Americans have often defined themselves through their relationship to the land. This program traces the social fiction of three key American voices: John Steinbeck, Carlos Bulosan, and Helena Mar
Standing on the banks of the Delaware near Philadelphia, Dave recalls the victory at Trenton, New Jersey when the Continental Army crossed the Delaware and overcame the Hessian troops under the command of Colonel Rall. At Monmouth Battlefield State Park Dave introduces the "first Pentagon", a dining room at Ford House that served as meeting place for the leaders of the Continental Army in the two winters that Washington and his troops prepared for the final battles of the Revolutionary War.
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Organisms as different as flies, fish, and humans share a set of genes , known as a genetic toolkit, which guides development. This session p resents new perspectives on the remarkable similarity in these molecul es and processes and the ethical questions involved in this research.
Voyages to other planets use the same laws that guide planets around t he solar system.
Amidst the chaos following World War I, Ezra Pound urged poets to " ;Make it new!" This call was heeded by a large range of poets, ranging from T. S. Eliot to Jean Toomer. This program explores the mo dernist lyrics of two of these poets: William Carlos Williams and Langston Hughes. What is modernism? How did these poets start a re volution that continues until this day?
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 do ideas change the world? This unit traces the impact of European Enlightenment ideals in the American and Haitian revolutions and in S outh America. It also examines the revitalization of Islam expressed i n the Wahhabi movement as it spread from the Arabian peninsula to Afri ca and Asia.
The discovery of America challenged Europe.n
This episode of GED Connection is called "Passing the GED Social Studi es Test." This program is about what to expect when taking the social studies portion of the GED test, which covers history, economics, civi cs and government, and geography. Throughout this episode, the host go es over sample questions from the test in all areas of social studies. The kinds of questions that are covered are those involving maps, gra phs, charts, timelines, dates, and political cartoons. A lot of the qu estions on the social studies test relate to history, and the question s could relate to any era. Having a general sense of the major events throughout history and knowing about their chronology is very importan t. The host explains that a good way to build knowledge about social s tudies is to read the newspaper and listen to the news on the radio an d television. Above all, the biggest point that is made in this episod e is that using logic and common sense will be the test taker's most i mportant asset.
The properties and patterns of prime numbers