Mormon Temple Building - 5 of 5
In this video, Between Heaven and Earth, religious scholars of various faiths discuss the importance of temple worship from the time of Adam and Eve to modern man and provide a broad insight in the concept and need for temples. This clip talks about temples being constructed around the world in different communities and the peace the temple brings.
The New World
Europeans begin to travel to North America, "The New World," to claim its vast riches and establish colonies. . Over time, Great Britain's influence on the eastern side of the continent grows to 13 colonies which would become the United States. Video production is old but information is good. Run time 29:00.
Religion in the Colonies and Witchcraft
The first Puritans who settled in New England brought with them a passion and conviction in their religious beliefs. Many also believed in the reality and efficacy of magic. Especially in New England, the culture of wonders was rooted in providentialism, a belief that God governs the world at each moment through His will and that all events occur as part of His ordained plan. Providentialism provides that one can best understand the natural world as the organic expression of God’s desire.
The Great Awakening - Enlightenment
The Enlightenment brought logic and reason into the way colonists thought about the natural world. However, religion remained a critical aspect of each colonist’s daily life. The biggest issue the church faced at the beginning of the eighteenth century was the fact that many settlers lived outside the reach of organized churches.
Isolated from their seaboard peers, the pioneers were often too far away to attend churches and religious gatherings. It was a common opinion in the eastern se
Massachusetts Bay Colony
In the early seventeenth century, the Puritan community was divided into two groups: Separatist Puritans and non-Separatist Puritans. Separatist Puritans saw themselves as different from the corrupt English society around them. Disillusioned with the Anglican Church and by the King’s challenge to their beliefs, they fled to the New World in the beginning of the seventeenth century. They established what they felt were ideal Christian communities at Plymouth, Salem, Dover, and Portsmouth.
The Mayflower
This video was about the events that led to the Mayflower and the tough voyage across the sea to get to the New World. When winter came there, many died because they did not know how to survive. Though later, the Pilgrims made the Plymouth colony and it was the start of United States. Fast paced. Makes an excellent example of what students can do with a comic book, although this one was obviously done by a professional.
The Twits by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl was probably best known for inventing the wild world of Willy Wonka, but he wrote dozens of books. The Twits are probably the most 'revolting' of Dahl's literary creations. Here are the first few chapters from Dahl's book The Twits, with illustrations by Quentin Blake.
Lord of the Flies Music Video
This is music video based based on the movie, Lord of the Flies. The song used is Mad World by Gary Jules with footage from the 1990 movie, Lord of the flies. The Lord of the Flies is a story of young boys between the ages of 6 and 12 who are stranded on a deserted
island with no adults.
Brave New World
In this video explores Aldous Huxley's classic work of science-fiction, Brave New World. Brave New World is a dystopic vision
of a nightmare future in which worker drones are engineered from birth to perform slave labour for a world dictatorship. Even more
frighteningly, the workers have even been engineered to love their
servitude. Most frightening of all, Huxley's own family background and
experience might show that Brave New World is not so completely
fictional a
Brave New World Audio Book, Part 1 of 12
This science-fiction novel, set in 2540, was published in 1932. Brave New World is a science-fiction classic. This is AUDIO only (there is only one image); there are several voice actors and sound effects. Students can read along with the book. Suitable for eighth grade and up.
Brave New World Audio Book, Part 2 of 12
This science-fiction novel, set in 2540, was published in 1932. Brave New World is a science-fiction classic. This is AUDIO only (there is only one image); there are several voice actors and sound effects. Students can read along with the book. Suitable for eighth grade and up.
Brave New World Audio Book, Part 3 of 12
This science-fiction novel, set in 2540, was published in 1932. Brave New World is a science-fiction classic. This is AUDIO only (there is only one image); there are several voice actors and sound effects. Students can read along with the book. Suitable for eighth grade and up.
Brave New World Audio Book, Part 4 of 12
This science-fiction novel, set in 2540, was published in 1932. Brave New World is a science-fiction classic. This is AUDIO only (there is only one image); there are several voice actors and sound effects. Students can read along with the book. Suitable for eighth grade and up.
Brave New World Audio Book, Part 5-12
This science-fiction novel, set in 2540, was published in 1932. Brave New World is a science-fiction classic. This is AUDIO only (there is only one image); there are several voice actors and sound effects. Students can read along with the book. Suitable for eighth grade and up.
Brave New World Audio Book, Part 6 of 12
This science-fiction novel, set in 2540, was published in 1932. Brave New World is a science-fiction classic. This is AUDIO only (there is only one image); there are several voice actors and sound effects. Students can read along with the book. Suitable for eighth grade and up.
Brave New World Audio Book, Part 7 of 12
This science-fiction novel, set in 2540, was published in 1932. Brave New World is a science-fiction classic. This is AUDIO only (there is only one image); there are several voice actors and sound effects. Students can read along with the book. Suitable for eighth grade and up.
Brave New World Audio Book, Part 8 of 12
This science-fiction novel, set in 2540, was published in 1932. Brave New World is a science-fiction classic. This is AUDIO only (there is only one image); there are several voice actors and sound effects. Students can read along with the book. Suitable for eighth grade and up.
Brave New World Audio Book, Part 9 to 12
This science-fiction novel, set in 2540, was published in 1932. Brave New World is a science-fiction classic. This is AUDIO only (there is only one image); there are several voice actors and sound effects. Students can read along with the book. Suitable for eighth grade and up.
Brave New World Audio Book, Part 10-12
This science-fiction novel, set in 2540, was published in 1932. Brave New World is a science-fiction classic. This is AUDIO only (there is only one image); there are several voice actors and sound effects. Students can read along with the book. Suitable for eighth grade and up.
Brave New World Audio Book, Part 11-12
This science-fiction novel, set in 2540, was published in 1932. Brave New World is a science-fiction classic. This is AUDIO only (there is only one image); there are several voice actors and sound effects. Students can read along with the book. Suitable for eighth grade and up.
