Narratives of Slavery
This lecture is segmented 17 minute video also has a transcript to help students follow the sophisticated presentation. The narrator compares primary source material written by Frederick Law Olmsted and published in a collection called The Cotton Kingdom to the letters written by a kidnapped African-American author named Solomon Northup. It would greatly help to have excerpts from these two works to help students understand the lecture better. There are other works as well and good data.
De justes inégalités
John Rawls est un auteur américain qui a réveillé la philosophie politique, qui a pris au sérieux les critiques de ses contempteurs, et qui s'est impliqué dans la vie politique américaine. C'est un auteur classique, qui doit beaucoup à la pensée de Kant.
Son ouvrage le plus connu, Théorie de la justice, répond à une question fondamentale de la philosophie politique : selon quels principes ordonner une société juste ? Trois grands principes, que l'auteur écartera successi
Josephine: -ight-
Watch Josephine as she sells some interesting items to her friends and neighbors. The goal for this segment is word family -ight-. (0:30)
Crazy Hair Day 2012
Platypus Swimming in Winter Habitat
This short video gives excellent real life footage of a Platypus swimming in its winter habitat. Students will enjoy the sights and sounds of this amazing animal as it swims through icy water. The distinctive features that make the platypus so instantly recognizable are its duck-like bill, dense, waterproof fur, webbed feet, and broad, flattened tail. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections between nature and the classroom. (0:43)
La vida y muerte de las estrellas (History Channel) - Parte 1
Las estrellas no son inmutables. Pasan por diferentes etapas dependiendo de su masa. Al final de su vida, cuando la masa fusionable se ha consumido, una estrella normal se puede convertir en un objeto cósmico exótico como un agujero negro, una estrella de neutrones, una supernova, una gigante roja, o una enana blanca. (22:00)
Cómo dibujar Buzz Lightyear - en español
Este video enseña a dibujar al astronauta más animado de los últimos tiempos. Los pasos del dibujo son: el boceto del guerrero espacial, los brazos, la escafandra que le protege la cabeza, la cara, el cuerpo y las piernas. (2:30)
Moctezuma II (Parte 5/5) - Documental en español
Este espléndido documental conducirá al antiquísimo corazón de México en busca de la civilización perdida de los aztecas y de su último gran regente: Moctezuma II (1466-1520). (4:09)
Alex Corck-Adelman - SU President
Alex talks about all the different opportunities offered by the SU.
12. Are We a Self-Hating Commercial Society? 13. The Glories of Change Understanding Algebra Judaism and Capitalism Inventories, Buffer Stocks, and Excess Capacity: Fractal Analysis of Antipersistence, Entrepreneuria The World Beyond Christian Europe in the Romance Epics of Boiardo and Ariosto Henry Kissinger speaks at SMU Prankster Cam: - ite- & -ight Paper promises 20th Annual Mid-America Guitar Ensemble Festival Showing Solidarity with Japan: Global Roundup with the Airport Economist
Narrated by Steven Ng. Part 2: "Commerce" [10:06]
Narrated by Steven Ng. Part 2: "Commerce" [5:42]
The complete contents of this algebra textbook are available here online. This text is suitable for high-school Algebra I, preparing for the GED, a refresher for college students who need help preparing for college-level mathematics, or for anyone who wants to learn introductory algebra. I am especially pleased to help homeschoolers. Includes a graphing applet, a prime factorization machine, and a prime number list. Brennan uses inserts to answer common questions as the lesson goes on, helping t
The Lou Church Memorial Lecture. Recorded 9 March 2012 at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. Includes an introduction by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. [47:23]
Session on the Economics of Financial Crises and Business Cycles. Recorded 9 March 2012 at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [6:58]
Session on Literature and Liberty. Recorded 10 March 2012 at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. [15:09]
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.
How does Annie hypnotize vowels? Why is Francine so mad at the letter "y"? Watch the pranksters take on decoding rules in these stand-up phonics routines. The goals for this segment are word families -ight- and -ite-. (1min)
History shows that when debtors default and crisis occur, international monetary systems are remade. A new world order will emerge from the current financial crisis, explains Philip Coggan, Buttonwood columnist and Capital Markets Editor at The Economist, and it will be governed by the creditor nation of the future, China.
Valparaiso hosted the 20th annual Mid-America Guitar Ensemble Festival March 23-25, 2012. The Festival consisted of over 230 students from over 20 different colleges and universities.
In the wake of the tsunami, two significant women highlighted how economies worldwide can support the country as it rebuilds after the disaster. From the Global Roundup series by Airport Economist Tim Harcourt, JW Neville professor at UNSW's Australian School of Business.
