The Story of Christopher Columbus - Part 2
1492 is a significant year in the understanding of world history. This 54 minute 2 part film examines all of the events that led up to Christopher Columbus's discovery of the new world - America.
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Magnetic Force: Explanation, Animations and Experiments
How does a compass work? What magnetic fields and lines of force does the earth and other planets have? What is Geomagnetism? This film loaded with animation and experiments help to explain the physics behind these questions.
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Medieval England: The Peasant's Revolt with Anthony Hopkins (1969)
The harsh social inequities of the Middle Ages and Medieval England form the background for this film. By focusing on the Peasant's Revolt of 1381, the film examines the grim reality of life in the Middle Ages.
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Hawaii - The 50th State - People and Resources (1959)
This well made film explores Hawaii, the 50th state. The Aloha State is comprised of a chain of 132 islands, home of the world's most active volcano and is the most ethnically and racially diverse states.
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James Monroe - The Man and the Doctrine (Part 1)
James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States (1817–1825) and the last President from the Founding Fathers. Explores his life, career, and the Monroe Doctrine. Unbelievable quality and color.
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James Monroe - The Man and The Doctrine (Part 2)
James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States (1817–1825) and the last President from the Founding Fathers. Explores his life, career, and the Monroe Doctrine. Unbelievable quality and color.
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American Inventions and Innovators
Capitalism works because of American inventions and innovators - it has afforded us a middle class like no other country. Who are these inventors and what motivated them. William Shatner explores this wonderful land of innovation.
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The Homestead Strike - The Masses and the Millionaires
This dramatization of the Homestead Strike which ended with violence emphasizes the hostile attitude of big business and epitomizes the decisive beginnings of America's management/labor union dealings.
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Two Mountainlands: Andes & Alps History
In order to show how two different cultures have created two distinct mountain lives, this film contrasts the life of a Swiss Alpine dairy farmer with that of a terrace farmer from the Peruvian Andes.
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History of Poland - Educational Video/Film
This is a very good film on the history of Poland from the 10th century to the 20th century (1965). This intense tale is testament to the astounding resilience of the Polish people, it's economy, and culture.
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Japanese Ritual: Comparing Eastern & Western Cultures
Eastern culture accepts Western influences, though the essence of the Japanese psyche remains very un-Western. That psyche, with its adherence to ritual and to the group is amply demonstrated in this eye opening film.
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Rise of the Industrial Giants: Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Rockefeller, Morgan
Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, and Morgan capitalized on early american innovation and built modern America. These men were early industrial giants and built the oil, rail, steel, shipping, and finance industries along with the American dream.
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The American Bald Eagle - Educational Video/Film
From the mangrove islands of Florida and the vast wilderness of Alaska come vivid scenes of America's majestic yet endangered national bird - the American Bald Eagle. Nice Documentary
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Special Effects & the Secrets Behind Them
Have you ever wondered how movie / film makers create special effects such as falling buildings, explosions, bullet holes in windshields, and many other SPFX illusions? This film shows some of the simple tricks behind those entertaining effects. Film defect clears @ 6:06
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Radioactive Dating and Half-Life with Animation
Animation explains radioactive decay and half-life while a combination of field and laboratory studies shows how carbon-14 and potassium-40 are used to date materials from the recent past to 4.5 billion years ago.
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Televisionland: Classic TV Shows, News, and Commercials
An overview of television from its beginnings, this film looks at the course of TV broadcasting in its three basic categories of entertainment, news, and commercials.
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The Golden Lizard: A Folktale from Mexico (1976)
The Golden Lizard is a dramatization of a folktale from Mexico about a wandering stranger's gift to a young man. This film was produced in 1976 and teaches one of life's biggest lessons....
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Punctuation: Changing the Meaning of a Sentence
Excellent Film! Punctuation can change the meaning of a sentence. This film explains in basic terms that clarifying the meaning of written language is very important. Depicts many different examples of how to use punctuation marks and how they change the meaning of your work.
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Matter and Energy: Kinetic and Potential Energy / Fission and Fusion
Beginning with the Universe as an enormous system of matter and energy, we see examples of properties and states of matter the relationships between kinetic and potential energy and the role of energy in chemical changes. The Law of Conservation of Matter and energy, as related to nuclear fission and fusion, leads to the modern concept of the equivalence of matter and energy. Film flickers a bit between 1:00 and 1:53.
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Jealousy: I Won't Be Your Friend - New Jersey 1973
A young boy becomes feels jealousy and envy when his best friend hangs out with another person. Great for kids and adults to see and understand that this is a part of life. Filmed in New Jersey
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The Story of William "Boss" Tweed
Dramatization of one of America's outstanding scoundrels and the "solid" citizens who made his thievery possible. By dispensing jobs, favors and money, William "Boss" Tweed and persuaded voters to keep his puppets in office thereby filling the Tammany Hall's pockets. The bravery of Political Cartoonist Thomas Nast and Louis Jennings of the New York Times finally ended the political corruption and put him in jail. Starring Howard Da Silva.
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What Happens in a Chemical Change?
In this film students will learn what happens in a chemical change - that chemical change occurs when atoms and molecules combine and separate in various ways, chemical is different than physical change, facts about chemical energy and more. Excellent film!!
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Why Teach? Motivation for Teachers
"T is for Teacher" is one of the finest motivational films available for teachers - K - College. Images of the strong disciplinarian, the entertaining, the friend, the example....all styles of teaching are verbalized in this film. Every teacher can identify with on of the personalities on the screen. Features some famous successful people and the teachers that motivated them.
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Career in Food Service Industry
This is a great video for those interested in a Food Service Career or the Food Service Industry. Professionals are interviewed and they talk about their jobs in this career path. Excellent video and overview for food service or hospitality students and teachers.
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Hoover vs. Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR - Federal Government vs. Economy
Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) confront one another on deficit financing, bureaucracy and the role of the federal government in our economy - Big issues that are affecting us today!
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