Chief Sitting Bull's Headdress
Chief Sitting Bull was a great leader, a holy man and a central character in North American history. Discover the story as the headdress, shirt and other personal artifacts Sitting Bull once wore are brought out of the ROM's vaults and prepared for temporary display in the Daphne Cockwell Gallery of Canada: First Peoples (beginning September 13, 2008).
Celebrating the ROM
Renaissance ROM became the most successful cultural fundraising campaign in Canadian history with over $282 million raised in support of the Royal Ontario Museum.
John Denham MP - Annual Politics Lecture with Q&A
John Denham MP - Annual Politics Lecture with Q&A
13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown
[from MIT Sloan School of Management Newsroom]
Channeling Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt, MIT Sloan School of Management Professor
Simon Johnson warns in a new book that a “new financial oligarchy” threatens not only the nation’s economy, but its political core. In 13 Bankers: The Wall Street Tak
Introduction/Overview of Brain Disorders
In their symposium introduction, Susan Hockfield and Mriganka Sur place MIT at the forefront of a revolution in neuroscience. Hockfield, a neuroscientist by training, recaps the evolution of the discipline at MIT, from its 1964 start in the Department of Psychology to the more recent establishment of the Depar
Introduction Most of us today take photographs for our family albums. The lucky ones among us have also inherited family photographs from the past. These photographs provide another type of record that can offer insights into our family history. But what can they tell us? How can we elicit the information they hold? And how do we analyse or evaluate that information? The purpose of this unit is to suggest how to approach the interpretation of the photographic record. Please keep referring to your ow
Introduction This unit includes reading and writing activities that are geared to developing the use of memory, observation and the senses. The aim is to develop your perceptual abilities, honing your capacity to see detail in the world. You will be encouraged to start seeing the familiar in a new way and to make good use of your own personal history. This unit is an adapted extract from the Open University courseAuthor(s):
21A.226 Ethnic and National Identity (MIT)
An introduction to the cross-cultural study of ethnic and national identity. We examine the concept of social identity, and consider the ways in which gendered, linguistic, religious, and ethno-racial identity components interact. We explore the history of nationalism, including the emergence of the idea of the nation-state, as well as ethnic conflict, globalization, identity politics, and human rights.
Speechmaking in Australian History
Allan Martin's two principal subjects as a historian, Sir Henry Parkes and Sir Robert Menzies, were both great orators.
Among questions asked in this lecture (the Allan Martin Memorial
Lecture for 2007) are the following: When can a speech be said to have
affected history? What has become of that once popular institution the
public meeting and that once popular form the sermon? What is the
future for speechmaking in an age of speechwriters, doorstop
interviews, sound grabs, power points and
Speaking Our Language: The Story of Australian English
Speaking Our Language: The Story of Australian English was launched at ANU on 9 October 2008. The book is the first of its kind to trace the development of the Australian accent and the Australian vocabulary of Australian English, and to link these to the major movements in Australian history and culture. Written by the Director of the Australian National Dictionary Centre at ANU, Dr Bruce Moore, the book covers the birth and evolution of the ‘Aussie’ accent, as well as the developme
Introduction
In this unit materials you will learn about the history of Spain and the important place of Arab and Jewish cultures in Spanish history. You will study a number of language points to help you talk about history and will write descriptive texts using a variety of stylistic devices.
1. Astrobiology and Space Exploration: The Big Bang, Our Universe, and All That Jazz (January 8, 200
Physics, research, experimentation, astronomy, extraterrestrial life, planets, asteroids, cosmology, measurements, data, innovation, development, history, science, telescopes, observations, theories, predictions, telescopes, instruments, light, expansioni
A History of the County of Lincoln: Volume 2
A part-volume covering the history of the religious houses of the county, including Lincoln cathedral, and the Gilbertine house at Sempringham.
London Radicalism 1830-1843 - A selection of the papers of Francis Place
Selections from the papers of this central figure in London radical politics, now housed in the British Library.
1 The problem with crime: Glasgow Sean Damer examines the problem of crime in relation to Glasgow. The audio programme was recorded in 2001. Participants in the audio programme were: Sean Damer Staff Tutor in Politics for The Open University, Scotland and is based in the University of Glasgow; Moira Burgess a pre-eminent bibliographer of Glasgow and analyst of Glasgow in fiction; Jimmy Boyle a graduate of Barlinnie Prison's
A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization
This site features units on Chinese history, culture, and society. Each unit organizes photos, maps, and art around a theme: China's geography, archaeology, religion, calligraphy, military technology, painting, homes, gardens, clothing, and the graphic arts. Questions highlight key facets of Chinese culture: Why is calligraphy highly ranked as an art form in China? Over what kinds of terrain did Chinese civilization spread?
Why were there Wars between Lancastrians & Yorkists? Alexander the Great 1.4 The atmosphere 1 Chapter 9 of Teach Yourself Planets
Why were there wars between Lancastrians & Yorkists? A presentation by Dr. David Grummitt, Senior Research Fellow, The History of Parliament Project, for The History Faculty:...
History as written and presented by current historians. Visit thehistoryfaculty.com for free downloads and more information.
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Jupiter has long been an object of wonder, with its dramatic Great Red Spot, its numerous and varied satellites and the stunning collision of the comet Shoemaker Levy 9 with the Jovian atmosphere in 1994. This unit will introduce you to our solar system's largest planet and its major satellites and the history of their exploration.
Jupiter has long been an object of wonder, with its dramatic Great Red Spot, its numerous and varied satellites and the stunning collision of the comet Shoemaker Levy 9 with the Jovian atmosphere in 1994. This unit will introduce you to our solar system's largest planet and its major satellites and the history of their exploration.
