March of the Bonus Army - Part 1
This 9:40 long video, part of a series, shows how the Bonus Army tried to get Washington's leaders to honor their pledge to pay the money that was owed them. It can be compared to the Occupy movement currently taking place in some respects as it is a form of civil disobedience.
Origins of the French Revolution (3:38)
King Louis XVI and the French nobility face a revolution of the Third Estate because the king favors the rich and taxes the working poor. This is an excellent overview of some of the reasons for this revolution and gives a background of the more well known people. Some terms may need additional explanation such as Third Estate.
" Ants in Your Pants", A Rhyming Song From: Cool Tunes for Kids
This computer-animated selection features a lively song with rhyming lyrics,
" Dance like you've got ants in your pants, bees on your knees, a bear in your hair," and more.. The words of the song appear on the screen as the song is sung. ( 1:54)
A Method for Madness
Doctors treating madness in 1773 embraced methods like bleeding, vomiting, restraint and intimidation. Interpreter Donna Wolf researched the topic for her program, "A Method for Madness."
University Writing Program
Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free online educational resources for courses in the University Writing Program. All first year students at Notre Dame are required to take a one semester First Year Composition course, which introduces them to principles of academic discourse and ethical argumentation. Additionally, the University of Notre Dame Writing Program's Writing Center aims to create a culture of writing on the Notre Dame campus by working with student writers in intensive, one-on
Mathematics
Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free online educational resources for courses in the Department of Mathematics. The mathematics curriculum offers programs tailored for students interested in careers in life sciences, business administration, engineering and social science.
Architecture
Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free online educational resources for courses in the School of Architecture. Traditional and classical architecture occupy a premier place in the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture. Students learn not only the principles of designing and constructing buildings, but also the importance of enriching the identity and cohesiveness of the communities where they live and work.
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Stem-and-Leaf Plots
Using a real-world example, Sal Khan demonstrates how to use stem-and-leaf plots in this six-minute video.
Doc Holliday
This episode of Stories of the Century has railroad detective Matt Clark tracking down Doc Holliday of the famous O.K. Coral shootout. (26min)
Composizione Grafica in Processing
Davide Rocchesso
Elementi di composizione grafica 2D e 3D (curve incluse) per l'ambiente e linguaggio Processing
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SFSP Lille 2011 – Expertise éthique et expertise profane en santé publique - Discussion
Titre : SFSP Lille 2011 – Conflits d’intérêts - discussion
Intervenant(s)Â : Marc A. Rodwin, Edmond J. Safra Center Research Lab Fellow, Harvard University, Professor of Law, Suffolk University Law School
Résumé : En France, le scandale du Mediator mis en lumière les conflits d'intérêts qui gangrènent le système de santé national. De récents rapports officiels montrent que les autorités publiques ont eu recours à des experts en situation de conflit d'intérêt
De l'Oeuf à la grenouille
Comment, à partir d'un oeuf, s'édifie un nouvel individu?
C'est ce que nous montrent les grenouilles Xenopus laevis qui se reproduisent dans les étangs africains. La ponte et la fécondation, le clivage des oeufs qui conduit au stade blastula, les mouvements cellulaires lors de la gastrulation, le corps du futur têtard qui se modèle pendant la neurulation suivie de l'organogenèse, enfin, la période larvaire sanctionnée par la métamorphose, transforment l'oeuf en une gre
UK looks to tech for economic growth
Nov. 16 - As the Bank of England slashes its growth and inflation forecasts, the annual Silicon Valley Comes To The UK event stresses the economic benefits of supporting the technology sector. Matt Cowan reports.
4.163J Urban Design Studio: Providence (MIT)
This studio discusses in great detail the design of urban environments, specifically in Providence, RI. It will propose strategies for change in large areas of cities, to be developed over time, involving different actors. Fitting forms into natural, man-made, historical, and cultural contexts; enabling desirable activity patterns; conceptualizing built form; providing infrastructure and service systems; guiding the sensory character of development: all are topics covered in the studio. The
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Stella McGregor: Ploughshares from Swords - Social Sculpture and Cultural Agency
11/07/2011
Stella McGregor, Director, Urbano Project (USA)
Ploughshares from Swords – Social Sculpture and Cultural Agency
Respondent: Gediminas Urbonas, ACT Associate Professor, MIT (USA)
How does creative activism contribute to society? How do we moderate crises through individual and collective art practice? How do we reconcile the arts, activism, and pedagogy? Stella McGregor, Founder and Director of Urbano Project, will share her experience of working with inner city youth and introduc
Shortchanged: Understanding the Women's Wealth Gap
Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School
Women now receive more college degrees than men and enter the workforce with better job opportunities than ever before. So why does the typical woman have less than half of the wealth of the typical man? How is it that never-married women have only 2% as much wealth as similarly situated men? Drawing on the most comprehensive data on wealth and on in-depth interviews, Dr. Chang shows how differences in earnings, in saving and investing, a
GRCC Board of Trustees Nov. 2011
Monthly meeting.
Tabel lezen : Opdracht Een korte oefening om gegevens uit een tabel over de Belgische bevolking te selecteren en te interpreteren.














