Nashville Ballet’s Carmina Burana
Watch video of Nashville Ballet’s Carmina Burana. Michael A. Rose, associate professor composition B at the Blair School of Music; Director Paul Vasterling, and dancers from the Nashville Ballet explored the larger than life production of Carmina Burana. Latin for Songs from Beuern, Carmina Burana is a collection of poems written by students and clergykeep reading »
“The Americas in the Age of Revolution, 1776-1836″ (part 6)
Watch video of Marshall Eakin, professor of history at Vanderbilt University, speaking April 27 on “The Americas in the Age of Revolution, 1776-1836,” as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. The revolution that created the United States was only one of many American revolutions. From 1776 to 1836, wars for independence erupted throughout the Americas—fromkeep reading »
Poetry reading by Father Ernesto Cardenal
Watch Father Ernesto Cardenal, an acclaimed poet and liberation theologian, giving a reading of his poetry May 1. Cardenal recited poems from his recent collection The Origin of Species and Other Poems in Benton Chapel on the Vanderbilt campus. Cardenal, acknowledged as one of Latin America’s greatest living poets, is the author of more than 35keep reading »
Follow workplace procedures on health, safety and security
Under each State Occupational Health Safety and Welfare Acts details are given of specific responsibilities of both employers and employees to provide and maintain a working environment that is safe, and without risk to health.
Tennis Backhand Drive
Fact-sheet with animation describing how to create an effective tennis backhand.
7.3 Selected to die: studies of the CNS
How do we become individuals? This unit looks at how genes and the environment interact making each of us unique. Looking at the period between conception and birth you will examine the issues of nature or nurture to see which has the greatest impact.
U.S. budget talks collapse
June 23 - Summary of business headlines: Crude oil prices plunge as IEA opens reserves; U.S. budget talks collapse; Greece reaches austerity agreement; U.S. markets close mixed. Jill Bennett reports.
Listening, reading, language register: Is gossip good?
The student practices their listening skills by means of a (spoken) text about the definition of gossiping. He/she learns about the feelings evoked by words in this respect.
Student-led Discussions
Student-led Discussions
Giant yo-yos create bounce
June 16 - Students from the Israeli Technion Institute of Technology compete in a giant yo-yo challenge, dropping homemade devices from a massive crane. Elly Park reports.
Cambridge Open Days
The University of Cambridge and the Colleges open their doors to prospective Year 12 (or equivalent) and mature applicants for two days in July. Both days offer the same programme of talks and opportunities to meet staff and current students:
- You can attend presentations that explain the Cambridge system, the application procedure and interviews, as well as sessions outlining student finance, support for students with a disability and the work of the careers service.
- There are information
Swan Song of the Old Right 20.06.2011 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten Earthquakes - by StudyJams The Rhymies at Sea - Rhyming Words
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Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverstehen mit authentischen Materialien. Nutzen Sie die Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Montag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.Die Finanzminister der Euro-Zone haben die Entscheidung über die Auszahlung einer Kredittranche in Höhe von zwölf Milliarden Euro an das hoch verschuldete Griechenland verschoben. Erst müssten die von der griechischen Regierung zugesagten weiteren Spar- und Reformmaßnahmen auch vom Parlament beschlossen werden, e
Earthquakes are caused by geologic movement in the earth's crust. They occur in faults, or cracks, located on the earth's surface. Learn more about earthquakes with this computer animation from StudyJams. A short, self-checking quiz is also included with this link.
This skit from "Sesame Street" depicts 3 puppets in a boat on wavy water. The muppets have a quick exchange of words where they discuss their sinking boat. The phrases by each muppet contain many pairs of rhyming words. Classic Sesame Street (1:16)
