The Mark Steel Lectures- Descartes 2/3 Written and delivered by Mark Steel, lecture presents persuasive, yet witty, arguments for the importance of Descartes. This episode discusses Descartes daughter who dies when she is five and he becomes devastated. He starts to write “the Meditations,†which is a theory of the universe.  Video does not show historical pictures, it uses current background and people to help with the lecturers ideas.Â
Nietzsche on Hardship 2 of 3 Philosophy - A Guide to Happiness: with Alain DeBotton.  Nietzsche didn’t think it was enough to suffer, if hardship is all it took then all of us would be happy. The challenge is to respond well to suffering, to create it to make something beautiful. Nietzsche says all lives have failure in them, it is the manner in which failure is met. Nietzsche often wished misfortune on his friends, because he th
Italians in the world - part 3 This episode discusses the problem of the Italian American woman, which was how to support the family in the tradition, and at the same time how to keep it economical. Video also discusses the racism the faced. Many times Italians suffered the lynching, second to the African Americans. In Europe war breaks out and some Italians head back to help fight. Rodolfo Valentino is an emigrant who
Italians in the world - part 4
(1924-1932)This episode discusses Zefferino Poli who is an emigrant who accepted the dollar religion, he grasped at once the American system. He was a frugal man and soon owns many theaters. Video also discusses other emigrants who influenced the Italians that were living in the United States. Despite the racism and economic difficulties the Italian passion for politics reemerges in the emigrant
Italians in the world - part 6 This episode discusses how Uncle Sam, the American propaganda helped Italians with the money from the Marshall program. Italians need the help America offers, however only a portion of Italy was helped. This episode discusses the Italians in Australia. Video is of average quality. Video is in
Italians in the world - part 8
In this episode more famous Italians are discussed, such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Madonna, whose real name is Veronica Ciccone, is a famous singer, the mother of John Travolta is Sicilian, as well as the grandmother of Lisa Minnelli. And other famous people, DiGiorgio, the most important fruit grower in the U.S.A., Fontana and Cerati, who created the DelMonte, and Gallo, wine growers in California. This video
Sartre 2 of 7 Video starts when Sartre is a school teacher, in his spare time he developed a strong interest in phenomenology, a new branch of philosophy that offered a radical account of the workings of human conscience. In 1933 he went Berlin to study with a leader in that field. When he came back to Paris, the big idea he came back with was to relate to an item in the world rather than a representation of it in your he
Sartre - part 3 Video starts when Paris becomes liberated. With the liberation came freedom of the press, Sartre used it to build a new society. He started a magazine called “Les Temps Modernes.â€Â Which he hoped would help drive social change. Sartre tries to rebuild the idea of freedom from the Christian culture. This video is for high school students, some parts have subtitles.  Â
Sartre 1 of 7 Video states French philosopher, Jean Paul Sartre, spent a lifetime defining conventional logic. The man who never felt so-free as under German occupation would go on challenge almost every assumption about the way live and the our search for freedom. He looked at the physical sense of freedom. It was in a Prisoner of War camp that he realized the potential of his ideas of personal freedom. He did not kn
Sartre - part 5 How to accommodate individual freedom in a free society increasing occupied Sartre. In much of the 50’s he tried to reconcile the individualist philosophy of Existentialism with the collective vision of Marxism.  In 1964, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for Literature. He refused the award. In May 1968, French students rebelled protests, they made Sartre their leader. He wanted to help them.Â
Sartre - part 6 This video starts with the people who were fighting for their freedom and he joins in. This section discusses how he thinks of freedom had always been a fantasy, not only for him but for France. The longer he lived the clearer it became that individual freedom did not exist. In the 70’s he made himself the advocate of social violence, which was a counter violence to the violence of the government. His qu
The US Constitution: Creating a New Form of Government
A very brief introduction into the Constitution. A little silly, but it could hold the attention of some students. A lot of words need to be explained and the video clearly needs to be better organized. Best used if previewed and ancillary materials used. The moderators are a distraction.
Reflexive Pronouns
This video is an introduction to reflexive pronouns. The lesson presents examples of reflexive pronouns and gives the viewer an opportunity to try and select the correct reflexive pronouns to complete a sentence.
It's Mine! Possessive Pronouns
This brief video explains possessive pronouns. It gives examples of possessive pronouns and how to correctly use them. Even though this video is short, it is a good review or introduction to possessive pronouns.
Heteronyms: Different Sound, Same Spelling This video explains what heteronyms are, these are words that are spelled the same, but pronounced differently. Â For examples, as a noun, dove is a type of bird. Â As a verb, dove is the past tense of dive. The difference usually comes because it is a different part of speech and the emphasis is on a different syllable. Â Video is a great introduction or review of heteronyms.Â
Waterproof Gecko is Unsinkable and Can Walk on Water
Two minute video shows geckos in/on the water. Excellent footage. Great for introduction into anmial unit. Perhaps a compare and contast with a lizard. Run time 02:28.
Re- and Pre- Spelling Patterns
Introduction is almost 2 minutes long.  A spelling list of  pre- and re- prefix word practice.  Narrators reads the entire list and the challenge words.  Each word is spelled orally and individual letters appear on the screen.  Narrator defines the word.  Students are asked to trace and say the word. (18:
In, On, Under, Over, In Front, Behind!
This short video from http://EnglishSongsDVD.com is a quick basic introduction to some prepositions. It would be a good starting point for discussing prepositions, but the audio is very fast and it can be difficult to understand the singer's words.Â
Prepositions of Direction, Part 3 of
This is part 3 of a lesson on prepositions of location and direction. The list of prepositions is long, so this is meant to be a review and not an introduction. Level: high beginner - intermediate. (8:26)
Introduction to Word Problem Terms
This is an introduction to basic word problem terms. Larry discusses key words that are usually associated with a particular mathamatical operation. Terms are shown for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
