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Encourage curiosity and problem solving!
(K-5th Grade) at John and Judy Gay Library (JJGL)
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Pub. Date
2014.
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English
Description
"This book explains why so many efforts by liberals to help the black underclass not only fail but often harm the intended beneficiaries. The intentions behind welfare programs may be noble, but in practice they have slowed the self-development that was necessary for other groups to advance. Minimum-wage laws may lift earnings for people who are already employed, but they also have a long history of pricing blacks out of the labor force. Affirmative...
Pub. Date
[1984]
Language
English
Description
A tangled web of issues is involved in electing a president. Edmund Muskie, former presidential press secretary Jody Powell, party officials and others discuss the role of political parties, the electoral college, and what to do if a president becomes disabled.
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English
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The World Health Organization (WHO) defines female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation, as "all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons." WHO estimates that 140 million women and girls around the world have experienced it, including 101 million in Africa. This episode explores the efforts to treat female circumcision as...
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Pub. Date
[2009], c2010
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English
Description
Many equate it with the Presidency, but the Executive branch of our government is far more complex than that. Containing departments and agencies that directly affect the health, safety, security, and prosperity of the American public, the Executive branch is an administrative mountain with the White House at its peak. This program expands on that description, familiarizing students with the most visible arm of U.S. leadership and its evolution through...
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English
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The U.S. is on orange alert, and the citizens of Midburgh are on the lookout for "suspicious activity." What should they do when circumstantial evidence indicating a potential terrorist plot points to two people of Arab ethnicity? This Fred Friendly Seminar, produced as part of Columbia University's 250th Anniversary, explores the balance between national security and civil liberties in the post-9/11 world. Is one price of vigilance suspicion among...
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Español
Description
With the Pragmatic Sanction, the Spanish rule passed to Ferdinand VII's young daughter, Isabella, upon his death-and touched off the Carlist Wars, with Ferdinand's brother Don Carlos pitting himself against Queen Regent Maria Cristina. This program employs dramatizations, artwork, maps, film clips, and footage of palaces and other landmarks to make sense of the complex political and social forces at work during the years of the First and Second Carlist...
7) On China
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English
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It's China's plan to guarantee its economic future: the movement of hundreds of millions people from rural areas to cities and their transition from from farmers into consumers. And while China is building bigger and faster, Premier Li Keqiang says he wants the urbanization drive to focus more on people's needs and to be environmentally-friendly. The government has pledged much-needed reforms of the Hukuo, or household registration system, to allow...
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English
Description
It would seem to be a universal human goal-creating a society in which all citizens experience belonging, security, freedom, and interconnection. But in reality, some portion of a populace inevitably feels out of place. The question is, is that acceptable? Does the happiness of the "mainstream" trump any assessment of collective harmony, or should civilization be defined in terms of the broadest possible common good? This program searches for answers...
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English
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This program features discussions with three prominent historians about the roots of the Constitution and its impact on our society since its writing. Michael Kammen, Pulitzer Prize winner and professor of history at Cornell University, discusses the Constitution's place and role as a symbol in American life; Forrest McDonald, professor of history at the University of Alabama, talks about the intellectual origins of the Constitution; and Dr. Olive...
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Pub. Date
[2013], c2012
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English
Description
By the end of the 18th century, many Enlightenment ideals about society had been put into practice by three remarkable men: Nicolas de Condorcet, who advocated for civil rights, the abolishment of slavery, and gender equality; Thomas Jefferson, principal author of the Declaration of Independence; and Frederick the Great, whose "enlightened absolutism" meant religious tolerance in Prussia. This program profiles their achievements.
12) FedFlix
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English
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This Program from the Combat Studies Institute is designed to give military instructors ideas on presenting "Nuclear Weapons and the Cold War," lesson 12 in "Evolution of Modern Warfare." It offers suggestions for how to present the Cold War context, thinking on nuclear strategy and deterrence, and the post-WWII reorganization of the military and national security apparatus. Panelists show how the existence of nuclear weapons led to questions of whether...
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English
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We will learn the harmful effects of gossip. We will learn the two ways to look professional. We will learn how to handle information passed onto you. We live in a society that is fascinated with the private lives of other people. Conversation around the water cooler has expanded to emailing and instant messaging. It is easier and faster now to convey a message that is constructive or destructive. True, it can be said that coworkers often spend more...
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