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A Life Apart: Hasidism in America
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Abstract: is a documentary on this movement within Orthodox Judaism. The Hasidic ideal is to live a hallowed life in which even the most mundane action is sanctified. Hasidim live in tightly-knit communities centered around a rebbe, the community's political and religious leader. Most of the 200,000 American Hasidim ... More »
A Multiverse? The Search for Life from the course Introduction to General Astronomy
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Abstract: Astro 10: General Astronomy - Fall 2006. A description of modern astronomy with emphasis on the structure and evolution of stars, galaxies, and the Universe. Additional topics optionally discussed include quasars, pulsars, black holes, and extraterrestrial communication, etc. Individual instructor's ... More »
A New Lease on Life
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Abstract: explains how objects such as a letter written by Abe Lincoln and a dress worn by Lady Bird Johnson's are preserved to ensure safety while on exhibit in a museum. The site looks at steps taken by conservators to preserve objects, including examination, stabilization, research, and restoration.
African American Daily Life
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Abstract: These photos depict typical daily activities of African Americans before the Civil Rights era.
American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940
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Abstract: presents 2,900 life histories from 300 writers from 24 states. These histories describe individuals' families, incomes, occupations, political views, religions, diets, and observations.
Architectural Design, Level III: A Student Center for MIT, Fall 2004
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Abstract: This studio will investigate the social, physiological and phenomenological elements of a student gathering place on the MIT campus. Whether it is simply for socializing or for more specific events, the student gathering place will serve as a refuge from the vigorous educational environment of the Institute, ... More »
Art and Life in Africa Project
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Abstract: describes material that has been developed for a CD-ROM being produced at the University of Iowa. Links to further resources on the web have been added.
Back Stairs at Brucemore: Life as Servants in Early 20th Century America
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Abstract: looks at the role of servants at a 33-acre estate during the early 1900s. The 21-room mansion was built in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the 1880s with a separate entrance, dining area, and stairs for servants. Servants cleaned house, supervised children, washed laundry, cooked meals, cared for the garden and ... More »
Behind the Veil: Documenting African American Life in the Jim Crow South
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Abstract: is a research project on African American life during the Jim Crow era (c. 1890s-1950s). It was a time of undeniable oppression and exploitation of black Americans; however, these 60 years of legal segregation in the South were also a time when African Americans built communities and institutions, resisted ... More »
Camp Life: Civil War Collections from Gettysburg
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Abstract: features photographs and text from three exhibits: living in a camp, existing day to day, and battling boredom.
Caves: Extreme Conditions for Life
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Abstract: This video segment adapted from NOVA raises the provocative idea that if life can exist in the most extreme environments on Earth such as in dark, toxic caves then perhaps living things can also survive in harsh environments on other planets.
Darwin and Design, Fall 2003
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Abstract: In Origin of Species, Darwin provided a model for understanding the existence of objects and systems manifesting evidence of design without positing a designer, and of purpose and mechanism without intelligent agency. Texts deal with pre-Darwinian and later treatment of this topic within literature and ... More »
Deep Sea Vents and Life's Origins
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Abstract: Deep-sea vents are home to strange, luminescent life forms that thrive through chemosynthesis. This video segment from NOVA: "Volcanoes of the Deep" hypothesizes life's beginnings in this extreme environment.
Disease and Society in America, Fall 2005
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Abstract: This course examines the growing importance of medicine in culture, economics and politics. It uses an historical approach to examine the changing patterns of disease, the causes of morbidity and mortality, the evolution of medical theory and practice, the development of hospitals and the medical profession, ... More »
Einstein: A Timeline of His Life
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Abstract: This illustrated timeline from the NOVA Web site follows Albert Einstein's life, including 1905, his "Miracle Year," during which he developed his Special Theory of Relativity and the equation, E=mc2.
Elevating the Everyday: Richard Shaw
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Abstract: SPARK visits ceramicist Richard Shaw in his Fairfax studio as he scrambles to finish work for an upcoming one-person gallery show. This Educator Guide traces the history of the trompe l'oeil technique in art up through the Bay Area movement of realism in ceramics.
Expository Writing - Food for Thought: Writing and Reading about Food and Culture, Fall 2005
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Abstract: Civilization is mostly the story of how seeds, meats, and ways to cook them travel from place to place. - Adam Gopnik, "What's Cooking" "A significant part of the pleasure of eating is in one's accurate consciousness of the lives and the world from which food comes." - Wendell Berry, "The Pleasures of ... More »
Geobiology, Spring 2003
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Abstract: The interactive Earth system: biology in geologic, environmental and climate change throughout Earth history. Since life began it has continually shaped and re-shaped the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere and the solid earth. Subject introduces the concept of "life as a geological agent" and examines ... More »
How Did Life Emerge Here?
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Abstract: This video segment adapted from NOVA describes the emergence of life on the islands of Hawaii from a barren volcanic platform under the ocean waves to the rich explosion of life that covers the many climate zones of the islands today.
How Technology Affects Your Life
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Abstract: This collection of still images explores the many ways in which various technologies, from telephones to bicycles to computers, affect the everyday lives of young children.