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Annenberg Learner: Voices & Visions: Marianne Moore
Video on the life and works of poet Marianne Moore where her friends and critics analyze her work. There are also links to several other resources about Moore. Part of a 13-episode video series entitled "Voices and Visions." [58:49]
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Annenberg Learner: Voices & Visions: Sylvia Plath
Video on the life and poetry of Sylvia Plath, with archival footage and visualizations of her work. Includes a video transcript. There are also several links to other resources about Plath. Part of a thirteen-hour series entitled "Voices...
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Annenberg Learner: Voices & Visions: Ezra Pound
Part of a video series that "explores the lives and works of 13 of America's most famous poets," this site consists of a video (with transcript) and a series of links to resources about Pound, including an excerpt of "Canto LXXXI." [56:59]
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Annenberg Learner: Voices & Visions: Wallace Stevens
Archival footage illustrates Wallace Stevens's poetry in a video from "Voices and Visions," a 13-episode series on American poets. There are also several links to other resources about Stevens. Includes a video transcript. [57:54]
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Annenberg Learner: Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman
Video on the life and poetry of Walt Whitman. Includes a video transcript. There are also several links to other resources about Whitman. [57:01]
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Annenberg Learner: Voices & Visions: William Carlos Williams
Video on the life and works of poet William Carlos Williams. Includes a transcript. There are also several links to other resources about Williams. Part of a series on American poets. [57:14]
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Annenberg Learner: Voices and Visions: Robert Frost
Information about Robert Frost, and a video featuring readings and interviews with the poet. Past of a thirteen-hour series entitled "Voices and Visions." Includes a downloadable video transcript. [57:15]
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Annenberg Learner: Mathematics Illuminated: The Primes
A detailed look at the importance of prime numbers, not only in math, but also in science and in the field of cryptography. [28:27]
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Annenberg Learner: Mathematics Illuminated: Geometries Beyond Euclid
Video presentation will help you visualize non-Euclidean geometry, comparing flat space with curved space and how they affect shape. Contains a history of non-Euclidean geometry, detailed discussion of curved vs. flat surfaces, and...
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Annenberg Learner: Against All Odds: Histograms
Meteorologists use histograms to map when lightning strikes and this visualization technique helps them understand the data in new ways. [9:42]
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Annenberg Learner: Against All Odds: Normal Calculations
Video program shows viewers how to use standard deviation, compute relative frequencies, find percentiles, and determine whether a distribution is normal. Real-life connections made by examining data from vehicle-emissions standards and...
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Annenberg Learner: Against All Odds: Multidimensional Data Analysis
A look at why multivariate data is collected and how it can be graphed by a computer program for study analysis. The real-life example shown here involves collecting and analyzing data taken from the Chesapeake Bay in order to examine...
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Annenberg Learner: Against All Odds: Binomial Distributions
Video explains that Sickle cell disease is an example of binomial distribution in families with two parents who are carriers for this genetic trait. [11:28]
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Annenberg Learner: The Constitution: That Delicate Balance
View this collection of Emmy award winning Videos on Demand which draw attention to many present day controversial topics and are debated by various professionals.
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Annenberg Learner: Exploring the World of Music: Music and Technology
In this video, the old and new technologies of music and the affect of technology on music are examined. The video is part of the Exploring the World of Music instructional series. [26:47]
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Annenberg Learner: Exploring the World of Music: Composers and Improvisers
In this video, composers and improvisers are compared and contrasted with use of different types of music showing variation and fixed elements. The video is part of the Exploring the World of Music instructional series. [26:48]
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Annenberg Learner: Exploring the World of Music: Form: The Shape of Music
In this video, musical form is explored using different types of music. The video is part of the Exploring the World of Music instructional series. [26:48]
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Annenberg Learner: Exploring the World of Music: Harmony
In this video, harmony is explored using different types of music. The video is part of the Exploring the World of Music instructional series. [26:48]
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Annenberg Learner: Exploring the World of Music: Texture
This video examines how voices and instruments produce the texture of different types music. The video is part of the Exploring the World of Music instructional series. [26:48]
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Annenberg Learner: Exploring the World of Music: Timbre: The Color of Music
In this video, explore the creation of timbre and the effects of timbre in different types of music. The video is part of the Exploring the World of Music instructional series. [26:47]
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Annenberg Learner: Exploring the World of Music: Melody
In this video, different aspects of melody are explored and examined showing how melody is used in different forms of music. The video is part of the Exploring the World of Music instructional series. [26:47]
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Annenberg Learner: Exploring the World of Music: Rhythm
In this video, examine how rhythm structures music through a variety of music styles. The video is part of the Exploring the World of Music instructional series. [26:47]
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Annenberg Learner: Exploring the World of Music: Sound Music and the Environment
This video explores the scientific and poetic definitions of music and the impact culture has on music the types of music produced. The video is part of the Exploring the World of Music instructional series. [26:47]
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Annenberg Learner: Strength to Overcome: South Africa and Kenya
Video program featuring two case studies about Africa entitled South Africa: This Land is My Land and Kenya: Medical Geography. The first study explores the post-apartheid government and economy. The second study investigates health care...