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Join the theater department of the University of California at Berkeley on an in-depth journey to the heart of William Shakespeare's plays. Simple but brilliant reenactments of plays from both cultures, featuring beautiful costumes and accessible acting make both worlds interesting and easy to understand despite the barriers of language. Shakespeare and the Spanish Connection is a must for students, teachers, and Shakespeare scholars of all ages....
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Anthropometry is the science that defines physical measures of a person's size, form, and functional capacities. Forensic science (often shortened to forensics) is the practical application of science to matters of the law. In criminal law, forensics science can help prove the guilt or innocence of the defendant. In civil actions, forensics can help resolve a broad spectrum of legal issues through the identification, analysis and evaluation of physical...
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Teach students to have the courage to make a stand against hate, racism, and intolerance. This program shows students the many ways to prevent bullying through compelling and captivating sketches and anti-bullying storylines using real teens. Empower students to take charge if they witness bullying, show students how to be a good bystander, how to stop untrue or harmful messages from spreading, and take a stand against hate, racism and intolerance....
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Shakespeare volume 5
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Romeo & Juliet - The Tragic Lovers, offers insight, commentary and staged performances of Shakespeare's famous tragedy of star-crossed lovers. As a companion to the literary interpretation, actual dramatic scenes filmed in Verona, Italy are used as Shakespeare had intended in his original play. Scholar and host, James Bride, introduces factual information about Shakespeare's play by referencing a digitally enhanced version of the Prologue. Gary Taylor,...
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Show Me Science volume 3
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In a gas turbine, the linear motion of gas causes rotors to spin, ultimately creating electricity. The forward rotating blades pump air under high pressure into the combustion chamber where natural gas ignites on contact with the air. At 1,500 degrees Celsius, the stream of gas rushes past the rear turbine blades, causing the entire rotor to spin. A generator transforms that rotational energy into electricity. This program shows the extreme precision...
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Zero The Math Hero - Geometry Tutor volume 12
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This program describes how to identify the correct parts of the figures so students will be able to substitute them into the formulas. The Pythagorean Theorem is also used in the process of finding volumes. Students will learn to find both exact and approximate answers for cylinders and cones when using the number pi. Proofs and the use of deductive reasoning is introduced in this lesson. Students will Learn How to Find the Volume for a Variety of...
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Workshop Safety volume 1
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This program examines correct and safe procedures when working in an auto shop. It is designed for beginning high school students who have little or no experience in working in a shop environment. Set in actual high school shop conditions, Auto Shop clearly runs through potentially hazardous situations, and summarizes how to quickly and efficiently deal with them. Subjects Covered Include: Dressing for safety, Fire hazards and prevention, Jack usage,...
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Show Me Science volume 1
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Much of the cosmos cannot be seen through optical telescopes. But it can be detected in wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum ranging from gamma-rays, through x-rays and ultra-violet to infra-red and radio. They reveal cauldrons of starbirth, exploding stars, neutron stars and black holes. Most exciting are Gamma-ray Bursters – cosmic flashes as bright as a million trillion Suns. In this program, we learn more about visible light (7 colors...
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Teen Issues Christian Solutions volume 1
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A Regional Emmy Award-Winning Documentary. Willie Jones, was valedictorian of his high school class, an outstanding student, athlete and class leader bound for Cornell University. The day after he graduated, Willie Jones Jr. was gunned down in a drive-by shooting as he left a graduation party where parents were acting as chaperons, alcohol was prohibited and an off-duty police officer was providing security. The killing of Willie Jones shocked...
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The Special Kids speech and skill development video modeling programs have been demonstrated to help many visually receptive learners acquire verbal, reading, writing, academic, motor, play, self-help, social and interactive skills. Children will learn more about God's wonderful gift to all of us along with reading Bible stories and singing songs. They'll also learn all about good behavior in church and in everyday life through lessons and commandments....
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The time it takes for a comet to make one complete orbit around another object is known as the orbital period. The range of a comet's orbital period may be from a few years to hundreds of thousands of years. This program will help students understand why comets cause both fear and fascination.
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Human minds have been dreaming of the sky and stars since we first became aware of our limitations. Our dreams have propelled us into orbit, and today we are expanding our horizons even further, making plans to build a lunar base and colonize the planet Mars. This program looks at the development of in space technology from building the International Space Station to terraforming Mars and mining the asteroids. Students learn how space exploration...
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New England Transcendentalists volume 2
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The Transcendentalists: Teaching Henry David Thoreau offers students and teachers a first of its kind introduction to Thoreau. This program presents convenient and essential information for a first introduction to this famous 19th century American philosopher, writer and Intellect. Each chapter features instructional insights by distinguished scholars. Each educator develops essential information about Thoreau's life and his significant ideas to...
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Show Me Science volume 1
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The role of getting people, satellites and other instruments into space is falling to private companies, especially with the retirement of NASA's space shuttle fleet in 2011. Reaching an altitude of 100 kilometers is required to be considered spaceflight. There have been just over 500 people that have reached this mark and only 24 have traveled beyond low Earth orbit. It is projected that within ten years, the number of people who will have flown...
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The Sun is our lifeline – the source of most energy from our planet. Without the energy that comes from the sun, the Earth would be desolate. Life as we know it would be impossible. Directly or indirectly, the sun furnishes most of the energy which supports life on Earth. This program explains some of the latest theories behind the raging nuclear reactions at the sun's core and how scientists are using instruments both in space and on Earth to study...
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Zero The Math Hero - Geometry Tutor volume 4
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This program teaches the coordinate plane, its parts and how it is used to graph points on a 2-dimensional coordinate system. It also offers practical modern-day application of the coordinate plane as it relates to maps. Students will Learn: How to use The Distance Formula to find the length of a segment on a rectangular coordinate system. How to use The Midpoint Formula to find the coordinates of the midpoint of a segment on a graph.
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Show Me Science volume 3
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Advanced digital technology using 3D-terrain maps, laser pantographs, digital photographs and satellite data is increasing our visual understanding of architectural structures of bygone eras. The multi-faceted world of digital archaeology aids researchers by supporting data management and by making visual presentations more realistic. The ancient city of Troy is re-discovered in this engaging program that fuses complex technology to uncover the past...
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Show Me Science volume 8
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Visible light, which can be seen with our eyes, comprises a small sliver of the electromagnetic spectrum. The rest of the spectrum, from short wavelength gamma rays to long-wavelength radio waves, requires special instruments to detect. ALMA uses and array of radio telescopes to detect and study radio waves from space. Radio telescopes are typically large parabolic dish antennas used singly or in an array. Radio observatories are preferentially located...
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Black American Experience volume 1
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Chapter 1 Brief Hawthorne Biography: Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem Massachusetts in 1804 and died on vacation at Plymouth, New Hampshire 1864. After graduating from Bowdoin College, Hawthorne lived in Salem, Concord, and Pittsfield Massachusetts then later, as American consul in Liverpool, England. For his final Concord years, Hawthorne resided at 'Wayside' in a neighborhood that included Emerson, Thoreau, the Alcotts and other transcendental...