21W.746 Humanistic Perspectives on Medicine: From Ancient Greece to Modern America (MIT)
This course is designed to explore the human side of medicine: the nature of the physician's identity and obligations; the history and philosophy of the Western medical tradition; the experience of being ill and being a patient; and the challenges of medical ethics. The writing in this class is therefore conceived as an instrument of exploration, and is an integral part of the class's activities.
East Coast to Susquehanna and Rochester-Lake Ontario Flyover: April 12, 1998
Close up of East Coast to the Chesapeake, up the Susquehanna to Rochester-Lake Ontario
Forced Migration to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: Burden or Boon
The Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture, given by Her Royal Highness Princess Basma bint Talal on 5 November 2014 at the University of Oxford Examination Schools. The communities comprising the modern Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan have a long history as refugee hosts. Currently, 20 per cent of the residents of Jordan are refugees and asylum seekers from all over the world. Her Royal Highness Princess Basma bint Talal examines the ways in which earlier refugee communities’ experience of displacement its
Checklist - Work Placement
This is a resource released as part of the E-Portfolio Toolkit based on experience of developing the “Year Abroad E-Portfolio”, undertaken by the School of Languages at Leeds Metropolitan University.
Retailing in Leeds - Consumer Shopping preferences
Leeds is a major city in the UK and as such is a magnet for shoppers from the surrounding region. Around 1.7 to 1.9 million people are in the catchment area as shoppers in Leeds city centre. Consequently retail is an important business for Leeds.
John Temperley Senior Lecturer in Marketing in the Business School and a retail specialist, explains the choices that face consumers and what their preferences are, based on research by students sponsored by Leeds city centre management.
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The second Space symposium- learning spaces
This presentation discusses the various elements that deem enterprise education spaces as fit for purpose
Forensic flavour
This case study describes the current trend for crime scene investigation drama and news stories of personal tragedies involving incorrect or missing data have been harnessed to capture the attention and inspire learning and enterprise skills in students studying database compilation
The British Empire after World War II - The Commonwealth 2/5
Many families migrate from England to Australia in luxurious liners that were a way to attract migration. There are primary sources read out. Written accounts show how people felt and thought when they arrived in Australia. There was a lot of employment available. Immigrants started a new life, with better salaries. There is reference to racism in Australia. Only white immigrants were allowed. There was also racism against native Australian aborigines. (09:32)
Female martyrs honored in Yemen
Nov. 18 - Yemeni protesters say the death of female opposition members will not be in vain as they called for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down. Deborah Gembara reports.
Lynn Reeves from Calhoun Honors College with well wishes to #Clemson grads
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Can Doors and Windows Become Design Team Players?
In an architectural design session, suppose design objects such as doors, windows and rooms can look after themselves, what kind of recommendations would a designer get? What is the nature of a design environment that facilitates such interactions? Where would a design object acquire the knowledge that allows it to interact intelligently? How would such localized recommendations be aggregated to support global design decisions made by the designer? This paper investigates these questions through
How to Draw Easy and Simple Landscape For Beginners with PENCIL
This video is all about the "Drawing and shading techniques". It shows how to draw objects in an easy manner,a simple sketch of a landscape & different tones of pencil shading. (06:25)
The Digital Dictionary of American Regional English
The digital Dictionary of American Regional English (http://www.daredictionary.com/) offers powerful reference searching and interactive browsing by region, quotations with a complete bibliography extending from the 17th century through the 21st, and maps illustrating where words were collected. The addition of DARE Survey data and audio recordings provides an incredibly valuable, dynamic resource for understanding the demographic, topical, and regional nature of words and their usage.
If We Quit Voting [This essay originally appeared in July 1945 in a monthly newsletter Chodorov established called analysis. It later appeared as a chapter in his book Out of Step: The Autobiography of an Individualist (1962).] New York in midsummer is measurably more miserable than any other place in this world — and sho
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Conclusion This course has focused on managing projects through people and how important this is in relation to: managing the relationship with stakeholders; motivating the project team to get results; dealing with senior management; building relationships across the organisation in order to encourage co-operation; satisfying the client and end user. Recapping on the learning ob
Mr Teakin's Little Confectionery Shop
Jessica Sommerville draws on history for this well-crafted animation of a sweet shop with a dark secret. One of the final year works from UNSW Australia's College of Fine Arts.
COFA is one of the country's premier art, design and media schools.
To find out more about studying at COFA: http:// www.cofa.unsw.edu.au
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Reasonable Efforts and Court Improvement: Part 1
In this overview of the current juvenile court system, retired judge Leonard P. Edwards, a Judge-in-Residence with the California Administrative Office of the Courts, outlines the types of problems that riddle the current system. Through the use of hypotheticals, various models used around the nation and personal experience, Edwards leads an informative and engaging conversation about the challenges of our state's and nation's juvenile court systems. This program is sponsored by the University o
Birding at the Museum: A Tour with Stephen C. Quinn
Artist, naturalist, and veteran leader of Museum bird walks in Central Park Stephen C. Quinn reveals rich opportunities for bird watching throughout the Museum, from dioramas dedicated to birds to habitat dioramas featuring other animals or ecosystems. Whether focusing on African mammals of African or the forests of the Pacific Northwest, the dioramas always include birds, from cowbirds with bison on the American prairie to pintail ducks in the Nile River Valley.
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