Changing the World - Why Politics Matters
Guest lecture by Hilary Benn, MP
The Cryosphere : Greenland Virtual Field Trip
This section part of the Virtual Fieldclass provides an overview of Greenland from a social sciences and humanities perspective. The VFT is built around a downloadable PowerPoint presentation and bibliography supported by maps, photos and video.
How to use Ratios and Proportions to Solve Real World Problems
Instructor uses a Power Point presentation demonstrate how to use ratios and proportions to solve problems real world problems. Â Unit rates are discussed and definitions are given. Â Solving unit rate problems are modeled and a calculator is used for computation. Â
Finding your Way in the World of Work Activity Guide for Office Administration: Level 2
<p>This guide was put together for use in the further education and training colleges in the Limpopo Province in South Africa. The activities are grouped in six themes: Behave professionally at work, Manage the use of time, Work in a team, Work in a safe place, Manage information and Explore the world of business.</p>
Finding your Way in the World of Work Activity Guide for Office Administration: Level 2
<p>This guide was put together for use in the further education and training colleges in the Limpopo Province in South Africa. The activities are grouped in six themes: Behave professionally at work, Manage the use of time, Work in a team, Work in a safe place, Manage information and Explore the world of business.</p>
Finding your Way in the World of Work Activity Guide for Office Administration: Level 2
<p>This guide was put together for use in the further education and training colleges in the Limpopo Province in South Africa. The activities are grouped in six themes: Behave professionally at work, Manage the use of time, Work in a team, Work in a safe place, Manage information and Explore the world of business.</p>
Author(s): African-Americans and The Military of World War II
This lesson introduces students to the role of African-Americans in WWII using news reel. This lesson is based on the understanding that students have already been exposed to news reel as primary source documents in the Social Studies classroom (this can be done in succession with Lesson #1 or as a stand alone lesson during African-American History Month or during a WWII unit).
The New Machiavelli: How to Wield Power in the Modern World
Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair's chief of staff from 1994 to 2007, talks about his new book The New Machiavelli: How to Wield Power in the Modern World. Taking the lessons Machiavelli derived from his experience as an official in fifteenth-century Florence, Powell shows how these lessons can still apply today. Illustrating each of Machiavelli's maxims with a description of events that occurred during Tony Blair's time as Prime Minister, The New Machiavelli is designed to be The Prince for modern ti
Inside New York's Art World: Jim Dine
Interviewer: Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Video Archive in the Duke University Libraries: http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/dsva/
Diamonstein interviews Jim Dine about his works and career.
(VC 2168)
Inside New York's Art World: Louise Nevelson
Interviewer: Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Video Archive in the Duke University Libraries: http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/dsva/
Diamonstein interviews Nevelson about her life, works, and opinions.
(VC 2172)
Inside New York's Art World: Romare Bearden
Interviewer: Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Video Archive in the Duke University Libraries: http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/dsva/
Diamonstein interviews Bearden concerning his paintings and collages and the influences on his work.
(VC 2175)
Inside New York's Art World: Lucas Samaras
Interviewer: Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Video Archive in the Duke University Libraries: http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/dsva/
Diamonstein interviews Samaras concerning his life, works, career, and his philosophy of art.
(VC 2170)
Inside New York's Art World: Anthony Caro
Interviewer: Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Video Archive in the Duke University Libraries: http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/dsva/
Diamonstein interviews Caro, an English sculptor, concerning his career and works.
(VC 2179)
Inside New York's Art World: Rauschenburg and Castelli, 1977
Interviewer: Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Video Archive in the Duke University Libraries: http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/dsva/
Diamonstein interviews Robert Rauschenberg and Leo Castelli concerning Rauschenberg's career and works.
1977 (VC 2181)
Inside New York's Art World: Lee Krasner, 1978
Interviewer: Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Video Archive in the Duke University Libraries: http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/dsva/
Diamonstein interviews Krasner concerning her works, career, and the artists she knows.
1978 (VC 2184)
The Subaltern Learns to Speak: African Voice and the Haitian Revolution in The Kingdom of this World
The subaltern may not be able to speak in a world inundated by Western philosophy, thought, and political organization, but in The Kingdom of This World, Alejo Carpentier offers the possibility of unlearning the language of the hegemony. In this novel, African voice solidifies African resistance in Haiti, and that voice is symbolized through the novel's agnus dei, Ti Noel. This African slave's first words are a daring question that begins to highlight his potential for rebelli
The First World War: The Entente Powers Aris Candris: Role of Nuclear Power in an Energy-Constrained World Expiring or Expanding? international economic organisations and the restructuring of world power
The First World War: The Entente Powers. A two-part presentation by Professor John Gooch, University of Leeds, for The History Faculty: www.thehistoryfaculty.com.
History as written and presented by current historians. Visit thehistoryfaculty.com for free downloads and more information.
Carnegie Mellon University's top-ranked College of Engineering launched a new Leadership Speaker Series Oct. 11 by hosting Westinghouse Electric Company CEO Aris Candris (CIT'74, '79), who discussed the role of nuclear power in today's energy-constrained world.
Candris also talked about the factors that are causing the growing need for energy and a comparison of yesterday's and today's nuclear industry. He was joined in the discussion by a panel of Carnegie Mellon energy experts, moderated by
Ngaire Woods is professor of international political economy and director of the Global Economic Governance Programme, University College, Oxford.
