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Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences [distributor]
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
The two surviving Bielski brothers explain how they commanded the largest Jewish partisan group in occupied Europe during World War II. Survivors relate experiences and stories from this 1,500 member underground resistance group based in Byelorussia forest.
5) Resistance
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
Experiments presented in this program demonstrate the relationship between current and resistance, and between the length and/or the thickness of a wire and the amount of resistance. An electric toy trolley illustrates a practical application of the principle of resistance.
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"This illuminating program, filmed during a guided tour of civil rights landmarks, blends potent archival footage and photos with group discussion to sensitively explore race relations in the U.S. Visits to Selma, Montgomery, Birmingham, Memphis, Atlanta, Orangeburg, and other locations, combined with eyewitness accounts of key events by survivors of those years, steer the group's dialogue. Together, these concerned individuals--white as well as black--grapple...
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The program focuses on hwo the basic components of photography--line, shape, form, texture, balance, volume duality, point of view, depth of field, and perspective--contribute to an image's impact on the subconscious mind.
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
Demonstrations prove that when two coils are placed near each other, any change in the flow of electric current in the primary coil will induce a current in the secondary coil. Experiments explore the factors that increase the induced current, illustrating the relationship between the number of rings in a coil and the ratio of voltage applied to the amount of electricity induced.
11) Voltage
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
The relationship between electric current and voltage is shown through various examples and experiments. Additional experiments show the relationship between temperature and current.
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"Assault rifles, heavy machine guns, artillery, tanks, planes, missiles - with money and the right connections, practically any military weapon can be bought in the global arms market. Where do all those weapons come from? Who is selling them? And how should the U.S. go about defending itself from trigger-happy "customers" looking for American targets? These and other questions are on the table as this timely ABC news program considers the booming...
Publisher
Films for the Humanities and Sciences
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Provides a biographical sketch of O'Connor and examines the absurdity of the human condition and incendiary social issues. Readings from "Wise Blood, " "The Displaced Person, " "The River, " "The Life You Save May Be Your Own, " and "Revelation" are included.
16) Transportation
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Investigates the history of transportation, its revolutionary impact on society, and its environmental consequences.
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Canadian investigation into the multi-million dollar diet industry, how the media and diet empires feed off the western obsession with weight loss. Follows one diet merchant's team as they create the "buzz" needed for a successful product launch.
Series
Publisher
Films for the Humanities and Sciences
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of human space exploration from Yuri Gagarin's first orbit of Earth, through the moon landings, to the present-day Shuttle program and Mir. Also discusses how scientists get things into orbit, what it's like to live and work in space, what happens when astronauts get sick, and how plants are grown in space.
Series
Europeans volume 3
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
20) The Somme, 1916
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
The Forces of the British Empire suffered 80,000 casualties on the first day of the famous Battle of the Somme - 21,000 men from Britain, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and India died, most in the first horrific half-hour of fighting. It was the worst day in British military history. Yet even after that terrible first day, the Battle of the Somme blazed on for a further four-and-a-half months, heralding the arrival of modern warfare...
