Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISSummary: Presidential campaign of 1912. Shots of Woodrow Wilson, William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt campaigning.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1912
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Summary: Using historical footage and dramatic reenactments, this film focuses on one of the seminal events in the march for human rights -- the grape strike and boycott led by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta in the 1960s. Thousands of people from across the nation joined in a struggle for justice for the some of the most exploited people in the United States.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Southern Poverty Law Center 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC VIVSummary: Rome was once the center of Christian persecution, but the martyrdom there of Paul and Peter began the unfolding of a historical epic that ended with the seat of empire becoming the spiritual capital of the Western Latin church. This program charts the development of Roman Catholicism, traveling to the ancient Port of Ostia, churches in Ravenna, and a remote Celtic monastery to show how...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: The populist governor of Louisiana and United States senator, Huey Long captured the American imagination with his dramatic speeches and promise of “Every man a king.” “The Kingfish” governed during the Great Depression, advocating public works and spending money on state highways, hospitals, schools, and old age pensions. Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns examines Long’s extraordinary career from...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1985
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Summary: Job interviews are, by nature, challenging and stressful-but they don't have to be a complete mystery. This program illustrates the basic interview format that most applicants can expect and the best way to deal with each phase of it. Featuring a dramatized case study, the video follows a discouraged young woman who has gone through a series of disastrous interviews. With help from an interview...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Getting hired as a carpenter, electrician, manicurist, or any other tradesperson requires the same professional attitude that all job candidates must show. This video explores essential self-marketing practices that transform job-seekers into wage-earners, focusing on the best ways to display valuable skills and personality characteristics. With straightforward explanations, helpful graphics,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Jeff wants to work in the information technology field. Cindy dreams of being a gourmet chef. Over the course of this program, these students learn how to write functional, chronological, combination, and newsletter-style resumes using information on their skills and experience that they identify through two exercises: Personal Inventory (to capture the "what") and Showing Your COLORS (to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Arthritis and injury grind down millions of joints, but few get the best remedy - real biological tissue. Dr. Kevin Stone's clinic treats joint injury using the latest in bio-medicine, reconstructing damaged tissue, even replacing whole joint parts, with lab-grown cartilage and ligament. In this TEDTalk, Stone highlights a treatment that could sidestep the high costs and donor shortfall of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Emerging from the First World War as a leading economic and geopolitical power, America entered a phase of unprecedented prosperity and cultural change-an era often described as the Jazz Age. In this program, teacher and historian Ben Walsh uses archival and newsreel footage to outline and comment on the period, from the Treaty of Versailles to the Wall Street crash of 1929. The video...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Job-hunters who represent the late phase of the millennial generation or "Generation Y" have more resources at their disposal than any previously emergent group. This program examines technology-based tools that can help young job-seekers and the skills necessary to make those tools work. Viewers learn about developing a digital career portfolio and investigating potential employers using the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: World War I: "80 Minutes To Berlin": squadron of biplanes in flight; aviation.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1916
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Summary: Dublin destruction after Easter Rising.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1916
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Summary: WWI - Liberty Loan Parade and Rally
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1917
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Summary: A job interview is a crucial opportunity to shine-but before that happens, a would-be employee needs to sell his or her abilities in writing. This program helps students identify, organize, and promote their skills and experience during the application phase of a job hunt. Starting with a period of personal reflection and goal-setting, the video guides viewers through the critical components of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This video covers the development and use of chronological and functional resumes. Students learn how to create accomplishment statements that use action verbs and display concrete results.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Introduces 6 main characters of the American Revolution. Promotes interest in reading of biography with comedy, tragedy, error, foolishness, courage and persistence that is relevant to life today.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Weston Woods 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV JEASummary: General John Joseph Pershing retrospective: Pershing at desk, cavalry in Mexican expedition against Pancho Villa; Pershing observing troops.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1916
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Summary: Emma and Lucy are high school seniors interested in a career in fashion. Their credentials are very similar, and when the two apply for the same retail fashion job and Lucy wins out, it's her career portfolio that sets her apart from Emma. But what exactly is a career portfolio? How is one created, and how precisely does it fit into the job application process? This video tells all, as it...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: With temporary and project-based employment becoming the norm, jobseekers need more than just a simple resume-they need to provide in-depth illustrations of their skills and experiences. This program shows how to create a strong impression with a potential employer by developing a career portfolio. Featuring insight from a career coach and a pair of hypothetical case studies, the film presents...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Demonstration of “liquid fire” (flamethrower) English title refers to beating the "huns" (Germans) at their own game.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1917
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Summary: World War I: US General Pershing decorates French General Petain
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1918
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Summary: “America's pirate chasers”: American speed boats in action (high-speed wooden craft)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1918