Rivers, Edens, Empires: Lewis & Clark and the Revealing of America
Looks at historical maps, relations with Indians, and expedition artifacts -- the blunderbuss, Jefferson's secret message to Congress, his instructions for Meriwether Lewis, and speeches. Subsequent expeditions of America are also examined, including those by Lieutenant Zebulon Pike, Thomas Freeman, Major Stephen Long, Father de Smet, and John Fremont.
Madison's Treasures
Presents the most significant documents from our fourth President, James Madison. Most relate to two events in which Madison played a key role: the drafting and ratification of the Constitution (1787-8) and the introduction in the First Federal Congress of the amendments (1789) that became the Bill of Rights. Other documents relate to the freedom of religion and the burning of Washington, D.C., by the British in 1814 -- perhaps the major embarrassment of Madison's career.
Genocide and War: The Holocaust as a War Goal or an Obstacle to Victory
An excerpt from Prof. Omer Bartov's lecture "Genocide and War: The Holocaust as a War Goal or an Obstacle to Victory" presented at Yad Vashem during the symposium marking 70 years since the Wansee Conference: "The Organization of the Mass Murder of the Jews and Its Significance"
The Holocaust in the Context of Genocide
An excerpt from Prof. Yehuda Bauer's lecture "The Holocaust in the Context of Genocide" presented at Yad Vashem during the symposium marking 70 years since the Wansee Conference: "The Organization of the Mass Murder of the Jews and Its Significance"
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Town Gunsmith
The gun is part of America's creation story. Gunsmith George Suiter describes the technology of this potent tool.
Amazing collection of Titanic information and Teaching Resources Ultimate Titanic has appeared just in time for the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. It is specifically designed for te
Biopatología Infantojuvenil y Necesidades Educativas Especiales (2011)
La asignatura busca facilitar al alumno un fundamento sólido de conceptos y conocimientos sobre la discapacidad en la infancia y las Necesidades Educativas Especiales (NEEs) que puede conllevar. En mucas ocaciones, el Logopeda deberá trabajar con niños cuyas necesidades logopédicas son una consecuencia más de una condición de discapacidad más amplia o están asociadas a otros problemas. Esos problemas y esas condiciones de discapacidad conllevan características y NEEs que el profesional
How To Hold Drumsticks In A Traditional Grip
DRUM! Magazine Music Editor Wally Schnalle explains and demonstrates how to hold drumsticks using a traditional grip. His explanation is detailed and thorough. This is more appropriate for high school students.
Sexisme Nantes 2011 - Conclusion (video)
«Violences faites aux femmes…conséquence du sexisme ordinaire»
Colloque à Nantes le vendredi 25 novembre 2011.
Organisé par Gynécologie Sans Frontières, la Mission départementale aux droits des femmes et à l’égalité de la Direction Départementale de la Cohésion Sociale de Loire-Atlantique et le Service
de Gynécologie –Obstétrique du CHU de Nantes.
Conclusion
- La prise en charge des femmes victimes de violences par les service
OER Visualisation Project: Exploring UKOER/JORUM via OAI with Google Refine and visualising with Gou
This resource describes the steps required to harvest OAI-PMH repository data using Google Refine, cleaning/reconciling records around a pivot (in this instance institution names), before exporting a log file compatible the repository visualisation tool Gource.
Steppin'
Introduces viewers to the step show, an exciting dance style popular today among black fraternities and sororities. In addition to many rousing, crowd-pleasing performances, the program examines the cultural roots of steppin' in African dancing, military marching and hip-hop music, and discusses its contemporary social significance on college campuses.
Dance, African American Culture / Midwest / 1992
55 minutes
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Open Classroom 2/22/12 #2 Sarah Dwyer
Food and American Society an Urban Perspective
Topic for 2/22/12: What we eat: The role of culture
Lectures:
Sara Dwyer - Program Manager, Oldways -- Culture and Food
Lori Lefkovitz - Ruderman Professor and Director of Jewish Studies, Northeastern University
Robert Hall - Associate Professor of African American Studies, Northeastern University
The Open Classroom Policy Series is a graduate-level public policy seminar that is open to the public. Each semester, the School of Public Policy and
Raft Spider--An Overview
This short video gives excellent real life, close up footage of a Raft Spider. This large brown and white spider has long, sturdy legs and an oval-shaped abdomen. There are striking pale stripes along the sides of both the carapace and the abdomen. These stripes are due in part to a row of white hairs. Males are similar in appearance to females, although they have smaller abdomens. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connect
Teaching and Learning Mathematics in the FET (w.r.t. Mathematical Literacy). University of KwaZulu-N
Further Education and Training (FET) Maths Literacy ACE (Two units) (University of KwaZulu (UKZN) Natal, Pinetown, South Africa) Adapted by Sally Hobden. The ACEMaths materials were used at UKZN by lecturers involved in the presentation of a re-skilling ACE, aimed to enable teachers to qualify as maths literacy teachers. Sally Hobden prepared a module guide which incorporated much of ACEMaths Unit Four, in combination with extracts from units one, two and three. The adaptation was versioned to i
FORMATIC 2012 – Valeur des logiciels sociaux dans la santé et l’aide à l’autonomie
Titre : FORMATIC 2012 – Valeur des logiciels sociaux dans la santé et l’aide à l’autonomie
Auteur(s) : Robert Picard (Référent santé CGIET Ministère de l’Industrie).
Résumé : Les communications présentent une étude et une expérience d'utilisation de réseaux sociaux destinés aux personnes malades ou en perte d'autonomie et à leurs proches ainsi que des projets de mise en œuvre de logiciels et solutions TIC Santé et des actions d’accompagnement auprès d
Partner Compatibility and Online Dating Sites
Erina Lee discusses the importance of similarity between partners in terms of long-term relationship satisfaction. She discusses some compatibility dimensions that have been considered by eHarmony, as well as future directions for research. Erina Lee of eHarmony Labs discusses the importance of similarity between partners in the context of different kinds of online relationship. She explains how similarity is indelibly intertwined with long-term relationship satisfaction, and reveals the surpris
