How to Write a Book Bibliography
How to Write a Book Bibliography. Part of the series: Writing Tips & Careers. Writing a book bibliography not only protects copyrights, but it also provides the reader with supplemental reading material, listed in MLA format in alphabetical order. Include a bibliography at...
Excerpts From Great Expectations by Charles Dickens in Text-to-speech Voice
An excerpt from the book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The video shows the text from the novel while a computerized text to speech voice reads with soft music in the background.
Graphing Systems of Inequalities, Part 2
The instructor in this video, Sal Khan, in an easy, conversational tone, continues to discuss how to graph inequalities. Mr. Khan uses the Paint Program (with different colors) to illustrate his points. Sal Khan is the recipient of the 2009 Microsoft Tech Award in Education. The student or educator may want to open the video to 'full screen' as the instructor is using a black background and the writing is small.
Class of the Titans - Episode 50 - "Golden Boy" - Part 3 Black History: 1968 Olympics Mexico City 1968: The Games of the XIX Olympiad The Games of the XIX Olympiad, held in Mexico City, Mexico. Video shows pictures of the Olympic mascot and pictures of athletes, with “Black Power” fists, and other athletes. Video gives facts about how many nations participated, and the problems leading up to the games. (2:04) Berlin 1936: The Games of the XI Olympiad 1916 - Berlin Olympics The Aaron Burr Conspiracy Louisiana Purchase Doubles U.S. Louisiana Purchase Doubles U.S How the Louisiana Purchase Worked Nature's Perfect Predators- Mountain Lion Thinking about dyslexia Alexander Galloway Henry Kissinger speaks at SMU 2012 Tri-County Job & Career Fair Global Mindset: A Personal Journey Global Mindset: Corporate Evolution Daniel Kahneman on The Machinery of the Mind
Nicholas Love discusses the actions of Tommie Smith and John Carlos during the 1968 Olympic Games. The year of 1968 was a transitional year in the Civil Rights Movement. Tommie Smith and John Carlos entered the 200 meter final with winning on their mind. They took the gold and bronze medal in these Olympics, as they were on the podium getting their medals, they held up their fists in the Black Power Salute. For doing this t
The Games of the XI Olympiad from Berlin, Germany. These games are one of the most politically controversial in history due to Adolf Hitler and his theory of Aryan superiority. Jesse Owens dispelled this theory with his four gold medals in athletics, winning the hearts of many German fans. These were the last Olympics until 1948, due to World War II. Video is short and could include more information.
In 1916, the Olympics were planned to be taking place in Berlin. The Olympic Committee continued the organization despite the start of WWI. As the war went on the games eventually were cancelled. In 1931 Berlin won the bid to host them and in 1936 they finally hosted them.
This video is accompanied by text. "Jefferson had feelings of both triumph and trepidation over the purchase of Louisiana. On the one hand, he had doubled the size of the United States and presented to Americans access to some of the richest land in North America. On the other hand, the government he directed was not designed to regulate the huge territory. Fears of foreign occupation and secession dominated his thoughts..."
A short video that goes into some detail as to how the Lousiana Purchase was made and what land it covered....and why it was the steal of the century, not the buy of the century.
Thomas Jefferson pulls off the land deal of the millennium when he buys 800,000 square miles from the French, stretching from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. This short video explains what a value it was, and how it came to be sold. Of notes is the fact that the video explains that the land did not belong to the French in the first place. It belonged to the Native Americans. A map for the students would help them understand the size of the purchase.
When Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory for 15 million
dollars, the US nearly doubled in size. This is a podcast without visuals. It lasts 15 minutes. Good data, but only for those that can stay awake.
Think killer cats only hunt in Africa? This predator can run 35 mph and leap over 30 feet. Run time 03:48
These documents are part of the Thinking about Dyslexia website which was produced by Academic Support. The website is intended to support our staff by providing a resource about dyslexia and by highlighting the good practice amongst teaching staff which our students have found helpful. One of our aims is to demonstrate that some elements of what is good practice for all work extremely well for dyslexic students and therefore st
SMArchS Colloquium
October 28, 2011
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger spoke at SMU on March 27, 2002, at the invitation of the Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility. He discussed the changing nature of American power in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
Come to the College of Southern Maryland's annual Tri-County Job & Career Fair. This free job fair, which is open to students and community, will be held Tuesday, April 10th for 10am - 2 pm at the La Plata Campus' Physical Education Center. For more information, visit www.csmd.edu/careerservices.
Thunderbird School of Global Management alumnus Gary Ranker, Ph.D., talks March 15, 2012, at the Developing Leaders for Global Roles Summit. http://www.thunderbird.edu/globalmindset
Thunderbird School of Global Management alumnus Gary Ranker, Ph.D., talks March 15, 2012, at the Developing Leaders for Global Roles Summit. http://www.thunderbird.edu/globalmindset
Daniel Kahneman, author of Thinking, Fast and Slow, on The Machinery of the Mind. Kahneman is Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs at Princeton University and the winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economics.
