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Elizabeth I - Documentary Part 13
This part of the documentary narrates Elizabeth's relationship with the French Duke of Anjou. She is said to have fallen in love with this 20-year-younger Catholic man. There was high opposition. There was oppositon propaganda and the authors were punished. The Privy council discussed the marriage but no decision was taken so Elizabeth did no marry. Mary of Scots was still in prison after 11 years.
National Geographic - How Volcanoes Form
A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust, which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from below the surface. (03:06) This is a clip from a larger segment.
How a Dinosaur Became a Fossil
Remains and traces of ancient life are preserved in rock as fossils. This fossil record is a natural documentation of the evolution and history of life on Earth. In this interactive resource adapted from the University of California, Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology, see an animation about how organisms, such as dinosaurs, become part of the fossil record. This interactive site does not contain audio.
Critics and Challenges to the New Deal
During the Great Depression, America was searching for solutions. Because of this, people with radical opinions, who in better times would have been ignored, were able to capture the attention of the nation. Some made valuable contributions by presenting new ideas for debate. Others seemed to be merely obstructionist complainers or even rabble rousers just trying to make trouble. The majority, however, seemed to fall in an intermediate category of outspoken people who had many valid objections,
Rock 'N Roll Alphabet
This video features a rock 'n roll version of the alphabet and is from Doc Possum's "Pouch Music".
The Cathedral as a Basilica
Masterpieces of Western Art - Amiens - The Cathedral as a Basilica - Columbia University > CENTERS & INSTITUTES > Visual Media Center > Art Humanities > Masterpieces of Western Art > Amiens > The Cathedral as a Basilica
William Shakespeare: A Short Biography
A short Power Point biography with subtitles gives facts and identifies some of his most famous plays. Set to music (theme from the film Love Story) with no narration. Random illustrations from books, films, productions. No sources given. (1:52)
"The Circus Animals' Desertion" by W B Yeats (poetry reading)
Talking of ladders, I had a step-ladder which I loved dearly and which always served me well. All the same, I wish I had known my real ladder.
Serious analysis can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Circus_Animals'_Desertion
The circus posters come from:
http://www.allposters.co.uk
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I sought a theme and sought for it in vain,
I sought it daily for six weeks or so.
Maybe at last, being but a broken man,
I must be satisfied with my heart, although
Winter and summer till old age b
Quantum Statistical Mechanics
white dwarfs, nuetrons stars, Quantum Statistical Mechanics for fermions and bosons
13th century Medieval Music: Ductia
On viol and recorder by ernst stolz. There are no surviving manuscripts containing pieces labelled as ductias. Grochieo describes the ductia as like the estampie but more regular; perhaps this refers to an estampie with verses all of the same length. Musically speaking, it might be that an instrumental estampie with only three or four two-part verses (puncti) is a ductia (HAoM p220).
Grocheio also says (presumably about the vocal ductia): "The ductia is a melody that is light and br
Medieval French Song by Guillaume de Machaut (Dame, je sui cilz Fins cuers doulz)
This is one of motets of the french composer Guillaume de Machaut in 14th century.
Lady, I am the one who wants to endure your will.
and for as long as I may live;
but I do not believe that I will endure it for long
without dying, since you are so harsh to me
that you want me to withdraw far away from you.
without seeing any longer the very great beauty
of your lovely body, which has so much worth.
for you are of all good ladies the best.
Geysers - Stream Team
From Dragonfly TV. Phoebe and Shannon love exploring Yellowstone National Park. There are so many cool things to see: the canyon, waterfalls, wildlife, lakes, hot springs, and geysers! The girls went to Canyon Visitor Center to learn more about these features-especially the thermal basins, places where there are lots of geysers or hot springs. The park sits on a really big hot spot, made up of magma that rises from deep in the earth. All this magma heats up the ground water in the area and cr
Learn English Through Song - Reading Comprehension
Learn reading comprehension from the lyrics of the song Crocodile Facts, Crocodile Rock by Elton John. Learn English Through Song helps English Second Language (ESL) students study speaking, conversation, vocabulary, pronunciation, listening and grammar. More songs at www.learn-to-speak-english-esl.com
"The Definition of Love" by Andrew Marvell (poetry reading)
"L'Amour et Psyche, enfants", by William Bouguereau (1825-1905)
"Two Lovers", 1906, by Marcus Stone (1840-1921) Two Lovers 1906,
MY Love is of a birth as rare
As 'tis, for object, strange and high ;
It was begotten by Despair,
Upon Impossibility.
Magnanimous Despair alone
Could show me so divine a thing,
Where feeble hope could ne'er have flown,
But vainly flapped its tinsel wing.
And yet I quickly might arrive
Where my extended soul is fixed ;
But Fate does iron wedges drive,
And alwa
"Two Tramps in Mud Time" by Robert Frost (poetry reading)
This was written in 1934
The old picture of lumberjacks comes from this site:
http://www.antiquephotographics.com/Format%20Types/Tintypes/occupationalstt.htm
The Chopping Block - Jesslyn Fraser
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-chopping-block-jesslyn-fraser.html
Plenty of analysis here:
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/frost/tramps.htm
Out of the mud two strangers came
And caught me splitting wood in the yard,
And one of them put me off my aim
By hailing cheerily "Hit them
"Her Dilemma" by Thomas Hardy (poetry reading)
Hardy did put his heroines in difficult situations and inflict cruel and unusual punishments on them. Fundamentalists have to face the moral dilemma of whether lying is ever justified. This wouldn't be a controversial topic now but it was in Hardy's day. His novel Jude the Obscure met such public outrage that he never wrote another book. After that he put his creative energy into poetry instead.
Recently I saw a question put to those who say that lying is fundamentally wrong and never just
Sesame Street: Elmo's Song
In this video you will see your favorite Sesame Street characters ( Elmo and Big Bird). Elmo plays the piano and sings the Elmo Song that we all know and love. Your child will be singing along before you know it.
Making Ice Cream with Curious George
The children head to the kitchen to make ice cream. First they must crush the ice to put into the ice cream machine. Then they add rock salt. Finally they add the sugar and cream mixture and take turns cranking the machine.
"The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order" (video)
A talk by Parag Khanna, Director of the Global Governance Initiative of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation. In "The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order", Parag Khanna examines the intersection of geopolitics and globalization to argue that America's dominant moment has been suddenly replaced by a geopolitical marketplace wherein the European Union an
