Reform Movements 1800s
This seven minute video discusses the reform movement in regard to mental illness and prisons of the 1800s. The work of Dorothy Dix is explained and its importance. The modern public education movement under Horace Mann is explained, too. The 18th amendment's passage and the causes are also examined and its failure. A good overview of the progressive movement and those responsible for its improvements.
Wounded At Antietam 1862
This is the opening sequence of Lincoln and Lee, directed by Rob Child, that depicts a young civilian Mary Bedinger Mitchell engulfed by the unending stream of wounded Confederate soldiers from the Battle of Antietam-1862. This 1:40 videos shows students what it was like during this battle. Video shows wounded soldiers.
NSS 2011: the writing's on the wall
The feedback you give us through the National Student Survey makes a real difference. FInd out what improvements we've made at Nottingham.
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"Grease" Vocal and Choreography, Take 2
More singing and dancing rehearsal footage for SUNY Oswego's upcoming production of "Grease."
Weather Underground: Midwest Temperature
This commercial website offers weather data from throughout the country. This section focuses on Midwest Temperature. Users can click on weather contour maps and find local weather forecasts. Data also includes wind-chill, humidity, dew point, visibility, snow, jet stream and visible satellite maps. Health maps, UV forecast, flu activity and air quality are also available. From this site users can link to different regions of the United State and individual states and access weather information
15.082J Network Optimization (MIT)
15.082J/6.855J/ESD.78J is a graduate subject in the theory and practice of network flows and its extensions. Network flow problems form a subclass of linear programming problems with applications to transportation, logistics, manufacturing, computer science, project management, and finance, as well as a number of other domains. This subject will survey some of the applications of network flows and focus on key special cases of network flow problems including the following: the shortest path prob
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What our medical past can tell us about our genomic future
Watch video from the March 2 Thinking Out of the Lunchbox event. Holly Tucker, associate professor, Center for Medicine, Health & Society and associate professor, French & Italian, spoke on ”What Our Medical Past Can Tell Us About Our Genomic Future.” Every era, particularly one deep in “Scientific Revolution” as we now find ourselves, necessarily has tokeep reading »
6.2 Some general features of communitarianism and cosmopolitanism There are two very different and sharply contrasting views about how the international arena can be theorised, should be organised and can be described. One side sees the international sphere as made up of a plurality of interacting cultures with incommensurable values, while the other side deploys general concepts of rights and applies these to humanity as a whole. These two constructions rest upon very different views of what human beings are, and how they do and should interact together.
21A.216J Dilemmas in Bio-Medical Ethics: Playing God or Doing Good? (MIT)
This course is an introduction to the cross-cultural study of bio-medical ethics. It examines moral foundations of the science and practice of western bio-medicine through case studies of abortion, contraception, cloning, organ transplantation, and other issues. It also evaluates challenges that new medical technologies pose to the practice and availability of medical services around the globe, and to cross-cultural ideas of kinship and personhood. It discusses critiques of the bio-medical tradi
Thomas Hardy's Birthplace and Education
Learn about Thomas Hardy's birthplace and his early education took place. (04:00)
Polynomial Vocabulary - Definition of a Polynomial
Before adding and subtracting polynomials or multiplying polynomials, it is important to know the definition of a polynomial and polynomial vocabulary. This video describes important polynomial definitions and terms including monomial, the degree of a monomial, polynomial degree and standard form. (7:15)
New England Science Writers Blogging Panel - Jan 2011
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Life and Death in Ancient Egypt -- The Diniacopoulos Collection
Life and Death in Ancient Egypt
The Diniacopoulos Collection
Social Contract for Business
Thunderbird School of Global Management Professor Gregory Unruh, Ph.D., talks March 3, 2011, in the Executive MBA Lecture Series.
CSR Strategy: Clarify
Thunderbird School of Global Management Professor Gregory Unruh, Ph.D., talks March 3, 2011, in the Executive MBA Lecture Series.
UW 360 - March 2011: Peace Corps 50th Anniversary
Celebrate with the Peace Corps during their 50th anniversary, and hear stories from Peace Corps and UW alumni on their service experience.
UW 360 profiles the fascinating people, programs and community connections that define the University of Washington. The show looks at a wide range of UW topics from solar energy, to heart tissue regeneration, to neighborhood farmer's markets - and much more. Samantha Rund The half-hour program is hosted by UW Alum Samantha Rund, who offers an insider's view
Leonardo da Vinci
A 14 minute biography that deals with his life through recreations and the use of his work. The video explains why he was so successful because of his understanding of the mechanical side of nature. Good quotes. Teachers may wish to skip the first part where the word bastard is used to describe his standing in the world at that time. An excellent video
John Locke and His Philosophy
John Locke was an English philosopher and a part of the Enlightenment
movement. He thought a government should provide life, liberty and
private property to its citizens. This forty second video deals with Locke's feelings that government must protect and exist for the people. It is too short to be used except as an introduction to Locke's influence on the Founding Fathers.
