Author(s): up-close@unimelb.edu.au (University of Melbourne) The Student Leader
In this video segment from the American Experience: "Freedom Riders" Web site, watch interviews and newsreel footage and see archival photos to learn about the early efforts of a prominent student leader of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Diane Nash, a young Chicago native, was attending Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, when she was introduced to nonviolent direct action. She quickly became an influential student activist through her leadership of sit-ins in Nashville, her p
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OrganWise Guys Shorts: Refrigerate Your Food
Come learn about health and nutrition with the OrganWise Guys! In this short: to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know it," the OrganWise Guys tell kids why it's important to put leftover and unused foods in the fridge. (1min)
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Battle of Stalingrad
This video clip highlights the July 1942 Battle of Stalingrad. The Nazi Army bombed the Soviet city of Stalingrad, launching one of the bloodiest battles in history. This video does not have any narration, but includes text to describe the timeline of events. (2:21)
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San Francisco, California
Head to San Francisco, California with Wilson and Ditch and check out San Francisco Bay, learn about Alcatraz Island, marvel at the Golden Gate Bridge, and take a ferry ride to Angel Island. Viewers learn that San Francisco, named in 1847, grew in size due to the Gold Rush. They also learn that it is home to the Golden Gate Bridge, which is 8981 feet long and 746 feet high and was built between 1933 and 1937! (4:31)
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Cómo entender la nomenclatura (en español)
La nomenclatura puede ser de tres tipos: tradicional, stock y I.U.P.A.C. Debes conocer la formula química del compuesto que se vaya a nombrar, basándote en el número de átomos y en la naturaleza de sus elementos. Un video educativo para estudiantes en una clase de química. (3:22)
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Prof. Jeff Bellins: Background Checks on Police
SMU Law Professor Jeff Bellins provides expert commentary for a story about a judge ordering the district attorney's office to provide background checks on police officers called to testify.
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Dans l'Ombre du tiroir - Eco-épidémiologie de la maladie de Chagas (video)
La maladie de Chagas, un cas typique de maladie vectorielle, ravage tout le continent sud-américain. Refusant de s'en tenir à une approche uniquement biomédicale, une équipe de recherche pluridisciplinaire a mis en place une méthode globale d'étude de cette maladie. Il s'agit pour elle de répertorier et d'évaluer l'importance de tous les paramètres intervenant dans le processus de l'infection pour définir la physionomie des espaces à risques et comprendre les conditions dans lesq
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Part 2 - Chapter 20 - A Room with a View by E. M. Forster
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Part 2, Chapter 20: The End of the Middle Ages. Classic Literature VideoBook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. Audio courtesy of Librivox. Read by Elizabeth Klett.
Playlist for A Room with a View by E. M. Forster: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7E2901A657A5E9D4
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Builders of China's Great Wall
Stretching at about 1,600 miles The Great Wall of China is one of China’s remarkable structures. The Great Wall was constructed over several centuries claimed the lives of thousands of builders. The walls purpose was to keep invaders and barbarians out of the country, but instead it had an opposite effect and attracted them. (3:07)
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OrganWise Guys Shorts: Get to Know the Kidneys
Come learn about health and nutrition with the OrganWise Guys! In this short: the Kidney Brothers provide a kid-friendly explanation of how the kidneys fit into the overall health and process of our bodies. (1min)
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