Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

In this program, Dennis Wholey continues a dialogue on the role of religion and faith in contemporary American culture with spokespeople from the InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington; Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good; the Washington Buddhist Peace Fellowship; the Islamic Society of North America; the Agudas Achim Conservative Jewish Congregation of Alexandria, Virginia; and the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in Lanham, Maryland. Topics...

Students would do well to meet three women who have found success in the rubber industry. This program profiles Catherine Dupont, an extruder operation manager in charge of an automotive rubber production line; Michelle Hennessey, a tire builder who also functions as a rotating safety monitor; and Nathalie Leger, a production specialist involved in several phases of the rubber manufacturing process. Interviews with co-workers and supervisors help...

This is Part 6 of the in-depth exploration of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No.23, the "Appassionata," movement 3. This Chat reviews all you have learned in the previous Chats on this work and includes a complete performance of the movement. Pianist Stephen Wu is featured.

In this episode, take a road trip to the Flinders Ranges. Encounter sheep shearing; emus, kangaroos, and other wildlife; houses made from hay; and the Aboriginal culture. Explore the ecological masterpieces contained in the Ranges. Take an adventure out to Lightning Ridge and come across some unique races, including a wheely bin race and a goat cart race. Attend a rodeo. Travel around Brisbane and meet people from Riverlife - then go kayaking and...

Spain's Golden Age is recognized as the most fertile and glorious era in Spanish arts and letters. Miguel de Cervantes, Francisco de Quevedo, Calderon de la Barca, Diego Velazquez, and many others created works of enduring renown.even as their country fell into ruin. This program contrasts the marvels of the Siglo de Oro through dramatizations, film clips, artwork, and visits to important locales with the ineffectiveness of Kings Philip III and IV-a...

This is the real-life story of the highflier who inspired the fictional character of Charles Foster Kane, in Citizen Kane of 1941 - and of his much younger lover. Newspaper giant William Randolph Hearst worshipped his young Marion by dazzling her with riches and stardom.

Altruism in society is revealed through the donations given to charities in times of need. We seek to help others in desperate circumstances by donating money, typically in person or online. Unfortunately, there are those who choose to exploit the good nature of donators by channeling profits into their own hands. In this episode of Scammed, we encounter two different charity fraud schemes: a fake disaster relief Web site that receives donations and...

In this program, African jazz musician Edmund "Ntemi" Piliso traces the roots of African jazz from the days of apartheid in 1940s Alexandra Township. With musical performances throughout highlighting the various eras, Piliso moves through the days of pennywhistle jive groups hustling change on streetcorners, to the sounds of marabi-a bittersweet fusion of American jazz and the restless rhythm of an uprooted tribal culture. The latter sound, lost for...

After the disappearance of Tartessos, other Iberian locales rose to prominence and flourished-until their successes drew the unwanted attention of rival civilizations. This program tracks the history of Iberia during the era of Carthaginian and Roman expansion. Paintings, dramatizations, and maps reconstruct the course of the Punic Wars. In addition, the characteristics and cultures of these embattled regions are examined through re-creations of everyday...

Every house begins with a foundation, but you'll need to determine what kind. This program explains the three types of foundations-basement foundation, crawl space foundation, and slab-on-grade-and uses a full basement foundation in a seasonal climate to illustrate basic techniques and concerns, including the use of footings, building forms, load-bearing values of the soil, and methods for pouring and curing concrete. Correlates to the Competencies...