DVDs Available in the NHP Library

10 days that unexpectedly changed America .   New Video Group, c2006.Narrators, Martin Sheen, Jeffrey Wright, Joe Morton, Campbell Scott, Hector Elizondo, Terry Kinney. Acclaimed documentary filmmakers offer a fresh, compelling look at 10 pivotal moments in American history and their often unforeseen repercussions.

10 things I hate about you. Touchstone Home Entertainment, 2010. Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. A modernized version of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew set in the environment of a contemporary American high school.

12 angry men .  MGM Home Entertainment, 2001.Starring: Henry Fonda. The case against a Puerto Rican boy accused of murder looks open and shut, but passions ignite and prejudices emerge in the cramped, sweltering jury room as one man holds out for acquittal.

12 years a slave. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2014.

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Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Brad Pitt. Solomon Northup is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South after having been a free citizen in New York during the mid-1800s.

42: The Jackie Robinson story. Warner Home Video, 2014. Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford. Dramatizes the experiences of Jackie Robinson as he faces discrimination and racism after being signed to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

The '60s .  NBC Studios, Inc, 1994. Two families struggle through the turbulent political and social events of the 1960s.

The '70's .  NBC Studios, Inc, 2000. The story of four friends whose journey through the 1970s epitomizes the struggles and stories of that decade.

80's tech : Modern marvels .   A & E Television Networks, 2006. Investigates the technological advancements of the 1980s, tours Silicon Valley, and explores the evolution of the personal computer.

102 minutes that changed America .  A&E Television Networks, c2008.A stunning chronological record of the events of September 11, 2001, presenting a real time, moment-by-moment account of the World Trade Center collapse as seen by New Yorkers. Includes bonus documentary I-Witness to 9/11.

1421 : the year China discovered America .   Distributed by PBS Home Video, c2004.Narrator, Larry Belling. Did a daring Chinese admiral sailing the world's largest wooden armada

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reach America 71 years before Columbus? This program examines the mystery surrounding the sailing exploits of the legendary Admiral Zheng He and his 30-year command of a Ming fleet.

1984 .   Orion Pictures Corporation, 1984. John Hurt, Richard Burton. The classic George Orwell story set in a world where absolute conformity in action, word and thought including loyalty to Big Brother is demanded.

Accidental inventions .  Jumby Bay Studios, c2004.The microwave -- post-it note -- velcro -- stainless steel -- fingerprint fuming -- matches -- teflon -- cellophane --dynamite -- ether anesthesia.

The adventures of Huck Finn .   Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc.Elijah Wood, Jason Robards. The unforgettable saga of a mischievous youngster and a runaway slave on a wild expedition to freedom. As the pair take the ride of their lives down the treacherous Mississippi River, they run into an entertaining assortment of offbeat characters and face one challenging adventure after another.

Advertising tactics .   Teacher's Video Company, 2003. Explains advertising strategies such as bandwagon, testimonials, hard sell, soft sell, slogans, and many more.

Al Roker investigates : the Farmingville incident .   Al Roker Entertainment, Inc., 2003. Morning show weatherman Al Roker foregoes his repertoire of jokes and wisecracks as host of this dead-serious Court TV documentary special. The case at hand is the September 2000 assault upon two Mexican day laborers by a gang of skinheads at Farmingville, Long Island. In addition to

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detailing the crime from the viewpoint of both the attackers and the attacked, the 60-minute special shows the special training undergone by law officers in dealing with "bias" and "hate" crimes.

All quiet on the western front .   Universal Home Video, Inc, 1999.Starring: Lew Ayres, Louis Wolhein, John Wray. Story of a group of German soldiers in the last days of World War I, who suffer physically and mentally as their idealistic dreams of glory turn into a desperate struggle to stay alive.

All quiet on the western front .   Artisan Home Entertainment, 2002, c1979.Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Ian Holm, Patricia Neal, Dai Bradley. During the last days of World War I, a group of German soldiers suffer physically and mentally as their idealistic dreams of glory turn into a desperate struggle to stay alive.

All the President's men .   Warner Home Video, 1997, c1976.Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, Hal Holbrook, Jason Robards. Based on the book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. Investigation and report of the burglary at Watergate that climaxed with a President's resignation.

Amadeus .   Warner Home Video, 2009.F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones, Charles Kay. Eighteenth-century composer Antonio Salieri recounts the story of his rivalry with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, focusing on his part in the early death of the celebrated composer.

America : the story of us .   A&E Television Networks :, c2010.

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Narrator: Liev Schreiber. A riveting adventure of how America was invented, 'America the story of us' focuses on the people, ideas and events that built our nation, covering 400 years of America history in the most extensive and in-depth television series ever produced by History. Sharing their thoughts on the building of America, and what it means to be an American, are a world-class group of individuals including Tom Brokaw, Michael Douglas, Meryl Streep, Buzz Aldrin, Colin Powell, Donald Trump, John Legend, Melissa Etheridge, Brian Williams and more.

American Dining & Entertaining etiquette .   Ruth L. Kern, 2002. Ruth Kern provides an introduction to good table manners, showing how to hold dinner utensils, pass items at the table, and use a napkin and a finger bowl, as well as set a table for a formal meal.

American photography : a century of images .   Distributed by PBS Home Video, [2004].pt. 1. 1900-1934 -- pt. 2. 1935-1959 -- pt. 3. 1960-1999. The story of the pictures we have taken and where they have taken us. The series traces the profound effect photographs have had on American life-- influencing what we buy, how we dress, how we get the news, and in the matters of life and death, medicine, science, and war.

The American Revolution .   Schlessinger Media, 2003, c1998.Uses reenactments, dramatic readings, and interviews with historians to examine significant events in the history of the U.S. during the American Revolution, discussing resistance leaders, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party and the Coercive Acts, and other topics.

The American revolution: Origins of Democracy .   Schlessinger Media, 2004. Detailed account of the social, political and economic conditions that created a spirit of

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independence which would eventually put the Americans on the road to rebellion.

Amistad .   DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 1999, c1997.Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey. A fictionalized retelling of the 1839 Supreme Court case involving fifty-three slaves who were captured in Connecticut after taking over the Spanish slave ship "Amistad."

Ancient China .   Schlessinger Media, 2004, c1998.Surveys the history and culture of ancient China, discussing rulers and dynasties, the construction of the Great Wall, innovations such as silk, calligraphy, and the yo-yo, the Silk Road, and other topics.

Ancient Egypt .   Schlessinger Media, 2004, c1998.Investigates the advanced civilization of the early Egyptians, discussing Egyptian art and architecture, the importance of the Nile in daily life, hieroglyphics, and the lives of kings, craftsmen, and farmers.

Ancient India .   Schlessinger Media, 2005, c1995.Visits some of India's most heralded landmarks, including the Taj Mahal, the fortress of Agra, the city of Lahore, and the fabled city of Fatelpur Sikri.

Animal farm .   Hallmark Home Entertainment, 1999.Voices: Kelsey Grammer, Ian Holm, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Julia Ormond, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Scofield, Patrick Stewart, Peter Ustinov. An animated version of George Orwell's novel. Farmer Jones' domesticated animals, who, when they revolt against their cruel mater, are then taken over

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by the pigs, and soon find they have succeeded in exchanging one form of tyranny for another, and once again are forced to unite in a common cause.

Animal farm .   Home Vision Entertainment, 2004, c1954.Narration spoken by Gordon Heath; voices of all animals, Maurice Denham. Presents a fiftieth-anniversary edition of the animated film based on George Orwell's satirical novel in which the animals take over running the farm, but find their utopian state turning into a dictatorship due to the inflated ego of an unscrupulous pig.

Anne Frank .   Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc, nd.Starring: Ben Kingsley, Hannah Taylor Gordon. Biographical version of Anne Frank's life between 1939 when Holland was occupied, until her death at Auschwitz in 1945.

Antigone .   Image Entertainment, 2001, c1974.Presents an adaptation of the classic tragedy in which Antigone risks her life defying a royal decree in order to give her brother, who was killed while leading a rebellion, a proper burial.

Antony and Cleopatra. TMW Media Group. Timothy Dalton, Lynn Redgrave. A dramatization of Shakespeare's historical tragedy that explores the calamitious consequences of an overwhelming passion. Staged as seen in the 16th century.

Argo .   Warner Home Video, 2013.Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman. On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants storm the American embassy in Tehran and capture dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal. There's a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escape and a mid-level CIA

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agent named Antonio Mendez devises an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them.

Art: 21 : Art in the twenty-first century .  PBS Home Video, 2003. Presents profiles of contemporary, twenty-first, century American artists discussing their works in the context of identity, spirituality, consumption, and place, and provides over three hundred reproductions.

The art of Romare Bearden .   National Gallery of Art, c2003.Narrated by Morgan Freeman. Traces the career of artist Romare Bearden from the 1940s through the 1980s, looking at his early paintings and watercolors, collages, and large-scale murals, and landscapes, and discussing how the places he lived influenced his work.

As seen through these eyes .   Menemsha Films, c2009.Hosted by Maya Angelou. The story of a brave group of people who fought Hitler with the only weapons they had: charcoal, pencil stubs, shreds of paper, and memories etched in their minds. These artists took their fate into their own hands to make a compelling statement about the human spirit enduring against unimaginable odds.

At the western frontier .   Discovery School, c2005.Examines the lives of people who settled the American West, discussing the changes brought about by the transcontinental railroad, what happened to boomtowns after the mines ran out, and the development of western lands, and looking at some of the myths about the Wild West.

Auschwitz: if you cried, you died .   Impact America Foundation, Inc., 2007. Chronicles the journey of two Holocaust survivors, Mike Vogel and David Mandel, as they revisit the

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hell they knew as Auschwitz; also illustrates how the prejudice, intolerance, and violence that characterized the Holocaust provide timely lessons for all of us today.

Basic film terms : a visual dictionary .   Pyramid Films [production company] ;, 2005, c1970.Presents precise visual examples of important film terms. Shows different ways of preparing a film script, provides "visual definitions" of sound recordings and editing methods, and demonstrates the various kinds of camera movements, shots and lenses.

A beautiful mind .   Universal, [2002], c2001.Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg, Judd Hirsch, Josh Lucas, Anthony Rapp, Christopher Plummer. Dramatic biography of John Nash, a mathematical genius, who made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery. After many years of struggle, he eventually triumphed over his schizophrenia, and finally, late in life, received the Nobel Prize.

Beowulf .   Paramount Home Entertainment, 2008, c[2007].Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Robin Wright Penn, Angelina Jolie. The warrior Beowulf battles Grendel, a terrible monster that has been killing Denmark's finest men, and is confronted by the monster's mother.

The boy in the striped pajamas. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2009. Vera Farmiga, David Thewlis, Rupert Friend, Asa Butterfield. Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a

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boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence.

Braveheart ; : Gladiator .   Entertainment Inc, 2013.Braveheart: Dramatizes the story of William Wallace, the man who rallied the people of medieval Scotland to fight for liberty from their English overlords.

Gladiator: Roman general Maximus Meridius, stripped of his power and targeted for death by corrupt emperor Commodus, is sold as a gladiator, becomes a champion of the people, and fights in a quest for revenge against his persecutor.

Bullied : a student, a school and a case that made history .   Southern Poverty Law Center, c2010.This is the story of Jamie Nabozny. His ordeal began in 6th grade and only got worse in high school. Years of unrelenting bullying took its toll. But Jamie decided to take a stand--against the bullying he endured and the bullying that he knew other students endured. He went to court and fought for the right to be safe at school, even if you are gay.

Bullies .   Meridian Education Corp., [2006], c2002.Reporter: Errol Barnett. In the U.S., an estimated 1.6 million students in grades six through ten are bullied one or more times per week - and as many as 150,000 victims cut classes each day just to avoid it. In this program, Dr. James Shaw, author of Jack and Jill: Why They Kill, explains how to confront and counter bullying in the nation's schools.

Bully .  PG-13 version. Anchor Bay Entertainment, c2013.This is a character-driven documentary following five kids and families over the course of a school

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year. Offering insight into different facets of America's bullying crisis, the stories include two families who have lost children to suicide and a mother awaiting the fate of her 14-year-old daughter, who has been incarcerated after bringing a gun on her school bus. Documentary provides an intimate and often shocking glimpse into homes, classrooms, cafeterias and principals' offices.

Bully girls .   Meridian Education Corp., c2006.This program focuses on increasing awareness of bullying among girls and educating viewers about how, when, and why it occurs. Understanding the difference between teasing and bullying, identifying specific female bullying techniques and tactics, recognizing warning signals that help is needed, knowing the best ways to report incidents, and getting school officials involved to combat the problem are all subjects thoroughly explored in the video.

The call of the wild .   Good Times Entertainment Limited, 2002.This 1972 film of Jack London’s classic story stars Charlton Heston and Raimund Harmstorf as government mail carriers working in the hostile environment of the Yukon during the 19th Century Klondike gold rush. It is the story of Buck, a domestic pet dog stolen from a California ranch and sold to work the Skagway to Dawson City route pulling mail and the effort to adapt to his harsh new life.

Captain Phillips. Sony Home Pictures Entertainment, 2014. Tom Hanks. The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

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Carbon nation .  Clayway Media, 2011.Profiles and interviews eco-friendly innovators across the United States.

Casablanca .   Warner Home Video, 1999.Performers: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman. Paul Henreid. Casablanca: easy to enter, but much harder to leave, especially if you're wanted by the Nazis. Such a man is Resistance leader Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), whose only hope is Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), a cynical American who sticks his neck out for no one - especially Victor's wife Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), the ex-lover who broke his heart. Ilsa offers herself in exchange for Laszlo's transport out of the country and bitter Rick must decide what counts more - personal happiness or countless lives hanging in the balance.

Castle .   PBS Video, c1988.Presenters, David Macaulay, Sarah Bullen. Presents an animated tale about a fictional thirteenth-century fortress and town built by King Edward I to subdue the rebellious Welsh. Includes live-action sequences in which David Macaulay explains the history and architecture that inspired the fictional castle.

Causes of the Revolution : (1765-1774) .   Schlessinger Media, c2004.Narrator, Adam F. Mellema. Examines the events that precipitated the American Revolution, describing British laws such as the Stamp Act and the Coercive Acts and the actions of such figures as Sam Adams and Patrick Henry, and discussing the reasons why the country went to war despite the majority's desire for compromise. Includes discussion questions and activities.

Charlotte's web .   Paramount Pictures, 2001.

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Wilbur the pig is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner, but his spider friend Charlotte saves the day when she decides to help him.

Cheaper by the dozen .   Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007], c2003.Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt. Two loving parents try to manage a household with twelve rambunctious kids while also attempting to pursue their personal career goals.

A Christmas carol .   Warner Home Video, 2000.Starring: Patrick Stewart, Joel Grey. Patrick Stewart stars as Scrooge, the mean-spirited miser who gets his terrifying comeuppance when he imagines he's visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past.

A Christmas carol .   Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 1999.Starring: George C. Scott. An old miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when 3 ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.

The Civil War .   Schlessinger Media, 2003, c1998.Uses reenactments, dramatic readings, and interviews with historians to examine significant events in the history of the U.S. during the Civil War, discussing major battles, technological innovations and military strategy, draft riots and Northern dissension, Native American affairs, the Emancipation Proclamation, and other topics.

The Civil War .   History Channel Club, c2004.Why the war started and how it was fought. Explores on of the factors that finally helped bring it all to a close: the revolutionary new artillery weapons of the day.

Clash of the gods .  A&E Television Networks, 2010.

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Disc 1. Zeus -- Hercules -- Hades -- Minotaur. Disc 2. Medusa -- Odysseus: curse of the sea -- Odysseus: warrior's revenge. Disc 3. Beowulf -- Tolkien's monsters -- Thor. Explores the epic stories and legendary figures behind ancient mythologies, examining the world of the ancients and connecting some of their myths to actual historical events.

Colonialism & imperialism .   Sunburst Visual Media, 2003, c2001.Describes the major features of colonialism and imperialism, introduces their originators or primary practitioners, considers the historical conditions under which they emerge, and looks at their place in the modern world.

The Congress .   PBS Home Video, 2004, c1988.Narrator, David McCullough. Uses historical photographs, newsreels, live footage, and interviews to explore the history and significance of the United States Congress.

Correct citations & works cited page .   Teacher's Video Company, 2003. Learn the proper MLA format for citing sources and constructing a works cited page.

Cosmos: A spacetime odyssey. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2014. Neil deGrasse Tyson. This documentary series explores the history of science and how we found our place in the cosmos.

The creation of the computer : Modern Marvels .   A & E Television, Network, 2005. Trace the technological advancements that led to the first modern computers and witness the rapid progress that allowed them to shrink from room-sized monsters to the desktop units that revolutionized life in the '90s.

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Crime scene university .   Image Entertainment, c2009.Penn State University students learn how to unmask a killer in the classroom and in the field through violent crime scenarios.

The crucible .   20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2004, c1996.Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen. Hysteria grips Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, after a vengeful teenager levels an accusation of witchcraft against her employer.

Cry freedom .   Universal Home Video, c1999.Kevin Kline, Denzel Washington, Penelope Wilton. Story of the horrors of apartheid, based on the true story of the friendship between white newspaper reporter Donald Woods and South African Black activist Stephen Biko.

Cyber safe : identifying and combating cyber bullies .   Video Education America, 2007.This essential programs looks at what cyber bullying is; cyber stalking and the law; and what students can do to protect themselves from this ever increasing threat. Education for parents and school communities is also examined, with strategies on how to deal with cyber bullying and positive school wide solutions.

CyberBullies .   Meridian Education Corp., c2006.Uses dramatizations and question and answer sessions to prevent children and teenagers from being bullied by others when using chat rooms, blogs, and instant messaging. Describes possible responses to such abuse and explains the legal issues involving privacy and libel.

Dances with wolves .   MGM Home Entertainment, 2004, c1990.

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Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell. A former Union soldier is assigned to an abandoned fort within Sioux Indian territory, where he learns to love and respect his Native American neighbors and chooses to share in their hardships.

David Macaulay's Early Civilizations .   Unicorn Projects, Inc, 1994. Tour the world's most magnificent structures with David Macaulay. v.1. Roman City -- v.2. Cathedral -- v.3. Pyramid -- v.4. Castle.

Dead Poets Society .   Touchstone Home Video :, [1998], c1989.Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke. John Keating is a passionate English teacher at a stuffy private school who encourages his students to question authority and live life to its fullest.

Death of a salesman .   Image Entertainment, 2002, c1985.Dustin Hoffman, Stephen Lang, Charles Durning, John Malkovich. A sixty three-year-old traveling salesman is filled with despair when he is forced to face the reality he has evaded all his life.

The diary of Anne Frank .   20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2004, c. 1959.Teenaged Anne Frank, a Dutch Jew, perished along with most of her family in a concentration camp, but her hopes, dreams, and optimistic outlook has endured through the publication of her diary in 1952. Her diary conveys the precariousness of the Frank family and that of their fellow exiles, the Van Daan family and fussy dentist Mr. Dussel. They spent their time hiding from the Gestapo in a tiny Amsterdam attic.

Donald in Mathmagic Land .   Disney Educational Productions, 2004, c1959.Donald Duck learns how important math skills are to everything around him, from the littlest details

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to the big scheme of things.

Drug education for teens : Alcohol: Teenage Drinking .   Schlessinger Media, 2004. Shows how alcohol affects the brain and body and impairs motor skills and judgment, and includes interviews with teenagers and experts, weighing drinking's benefits and risks.

The Egyptians .   Discovery School, c2006.Explains the number system used by the ancient Egyptians, describing how they used doubling and addition, expressed fractions, and created the foundation for modern-day algorithms.

The elegant universe .   Boston Video, 2003.Physicist Brian Greene discusses the historical quest for a grand unified theory in physics which will reconcile quantum physics and general relativity, and considers the possibility that superstring theory may bring an end to that search.

Elizabeth I .   HBO Video, 2006, c[2005].Helen Mirren, Jeremy Irons, Hugh Dancy. A dramatization of the life and reign of England's Elizabeth I, beginning in her twentieth year on the throne, exploring her relationship with the Earl of Leicester, her affair with Leicester's stepson, and her struggles with war and treason.

Ellis Island .   A & E Television Networks, 1997.Narrator: Mandy Patinkin. Interviews and vintage photographs tell the stories of some of the more than twelve million people who came to the United States through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954.

Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights .   Paramount Home Entertainment, 2003.

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Juliette Binoche, Ralph Fiennes. An adaptation of Emily Bronte's classic novel about two mismatched lovers and the terrible vengeance one takes on the people he blames for tearing them apart.

The Era of Colonization : (1585-1763) .   Schlessinger Media, 2003, c1998.Uses reenactments, dramatic readings, and interviews with historians to examine significant events in the history of the U.S. during the era of colonization, from 1585 to 1763, discussing the experiences of the first European settlers, European and Native American interaction, Jamestown, Puritan settlements and society, religious diversity and freedom, and other topics.

Fahrenheit 451 .   Universal Studios Home Video, 2003, c1966.In a society in which books are outlawed, Montag, a regimented fireman in charge of burning the forbidden volumes, meets a revolutionary school teacher who dares to read. Suddenly he finds himself a hunted fugitive, forced to choose not only between two women, but between personal safety and intellectual freedom.

The fall of the house of Usher and the pit and the pendulum .   MGM Homes Entertainment, 2004.Side A. The fall of the house of usher -- Side B. The Pit and the pendulum. The Fall of the House of Usher: Vincent Price, Mark Damon, Myrna Fahey, Harry Ellerbe. The Pit and the Pendulum: Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele, Luana Anders, Anthony Carbone.

Famous explorers .   Learning Media of America, nd.

Film clips for character education: episode 1 : honest, cooperation, respect. Film clips from popular movies are used to help teachers and students discuss character traits.

Film clips for character education: episode 2 : knowing yourself, peer pressure,

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understanding bullies. Film clips from popular movies are used to help teachers and students discuss character traits.

Finding Forrester .   Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2001, c2000.Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham. A reclusive white Pulitzer Prize winning author and a sixteen-year-old African-American basketball player with a secret passion for literature meet by chance and form an unlikely friendship.

Food, Inc .   Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2009.Interviews with Eric Schlosser, Michael Pollan, Gary Hirschberg, Joe Salatin. Lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing how our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profits ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. Reveals surprising - and often shocking truths - about what we eat, how it's produced and who we have become as a nation.

Forensic factor : Trademark of a Killer .  Cerebellum Corp, 2012. Looks at forensic sciences showing the high-tech tools of the trade, how trace evidence from killers and nature can help investigations, and that cover-ups just delay the inevitable.

Fractals : hunting the hidden dimension .   WGBH Educational Foundation, c2009.Nova takes viewers on a fascinating quest with a group of pioneering mathematicians determined to decipher the rules that govern fractal geometry. Their remarkable findings are deepening our understanding of nature and stimulating a new wave of scientific, medical and artistic innovation, stretching from the ecology of the rainforest to fashion design.

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Frank Lloyd Wright .  PBS Home Video, 2004. Presents a biographical profile of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, examining his long career during which he designed such buildings as New York's Guggenheim Museum, and the Johnson Wax Building, and looking at his tumultuous personal life.

Freakonomics : the movie .   Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2011.Examines human behavior with provocative and sometimes hilarious case studies, bringing together a dream team of filmmakers.

Freedom Writers .   Paramount Home Entertainment, c2007.Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Mario. Young English teacher Erin Gruwell confronts the problem of racial and ethnic intolerance in her classroom and encourages her students to graduate high school and attend college.

Frost Nixon : the original Watergate interviews .   Liberation Entertainment, c2008.Interview of Richard Nixon by David Frost. Includes in-depth interviews of U.S. President Richard Nixon by Sir David Frost in May, 1977 regarding the infamous Watergate scandal. Features footage from 2007 of Frost discussing the impact this interview had on history, his reactions, and more.

Genghis Khan : terror and conquest .   A&E Home Video :, 2006, c1995.Recounts the life and conquests of twelfth-century Mongolian leader Genghis Khan.

Ghosts of Rwanda .  PBS.This documentary chronicles the atrocities in Rwanda. It includes interviews with government officials, and eyewitness accounts. It also discusses the UN peacekeepers who were ordered not to

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intervene.

The gift of the Magi .   Monterey Video, 2004, c2001.A husband and wife sacrifice treasured possessions in order to buy each other Christmas presents.

Glory .   Sony Pictures, 1989.Two idealistic young Bostonians lead the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, America's first Black regiment in the Civil War.

Gods & goddesses .   History Channel, 2006, c2001.Interviews with renowned Greek scholars offer an overview of the gods and goddesses of ancient Greek mythology, discussing where the myths originated and why recent evidence suggests that some of the myths may have been true.

The gods of Olympus .   Schlessinger Media, 2005, c2004.An animated program that introduces several of the gods of Greek mythology, explains how Zeus became king of the gods, describes the gods' relationships with each other and with humans, and discusses related themes that shed light on ancient Greek life and beliefs.

The grapes of wrath .   Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2004.Starring: Henry Fonda. The Joads abandon their dust-bowl family farm in Oklahoma during the Depression and migrate to the Promised Land of California, only to discover that the promises are empty.

The great debaters .   Weinstein Company, 2008, c2007.Denzel Washington. Melvin B. Tolson is a professor at Wiley College in Texas. Wiley is a small

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African-American college. In 1935, Tolson inspired students to form the school's first debate team. Tolson turns a group of underdog students into a historically elite debate team which goes on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.

The great Gatsby .   A&E Television Networks, 2012.Mira Sorvino, Toby Stephens, Paul Rudd, Martin Donovan. Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, devotes himself to reclaiming the affections of Daisy Buchanan, a young woman he met before acquiring his fortune who has since married an extremely wealthy, but brutal man.

The great Gatsby .   Paramount, 2003, c1974.Robert Redford, Mia Farrow. Presents an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel which chronicles the empty lives of an elegant, equivocal, man of means who is enthralled with an evasive, self-indulgent woman.

The great Gatsby. Warner Home Video, 2013. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke. Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, devotes himself to reclaiming the affections of Daisy Buchanan, a young woman he met before acquiring his fortune who has since married an extremely wealthy, but brutal man.

The greatest speeches of all-time .   Soundworks USA, 2004. Presents film clips of over forty of the most significant speeches delivered by modern world leaders during the twentieth century, including U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy, Winston Churchill, Barry Goldwater, Dr. Martin Luther King, and others.

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Guns, germs, and steel .   National Geographic ;, 2005, c2004.Jared Diamond, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies," examines the factors that have led societies to gain power and technological superiority over others throughout history, discussing geography, natural resources, social and agricultural innovations, weapons, and disease.

Hamlet .  2 entertain Video Limited, 2010.David Tennant, Patrick Stewart. A contemporary interpretation of Shakespeare's tragic story of revenge performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company and filmed on location.

Hamlet .   Warner Home Video, 2007, c1996.Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie, Derek Jacobi, Kate Winslet. Presents Kenneth Branagh's full-text production of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" in which a Danish prince seeks vengeance upon his uncle after being visited by the ghost of his father.

Hamlet .   Warner Home Video, 2004, c1990.Mel Gibson, Glenn Close. Presents the 1990 film adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy in which a Danish prince seeks vengeance for his father's murder after being visited by his ghost.

Heritage : civilization and the Jews .   Educational Broadcasting Corporation, 1998. Hosted by Abba Eban. From the stony heights of Sinai to the shores of the Dead Sea, from a Greek amphitheater in Delphi to the Forum of ancient Rome, out of the ashes of concentration camps to the rebuilt cities and villages of Israel, Heritage brings to life the long and complex history of the Jews and their centuries-old interaction with the rest of Western civilization.

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The history and functions of Congress .   Learning Media of America, [199-?], c1996.Documents the history of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate and how these bodies work together to consider bills and pass laws.

History's ancient legacies .   Ambrose Video Publishing, Inc, 2001.Volumes 1 & 2 - Pompei and Stonehenge, Volumes 3 & 4 - Aztecs, Mayans & Ancient Rome, Volumes 5 & 6 - Hadrian's Wall & Great Pyramids.

Holes .   Walt Disney Home Entertainment :, c2003.Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Shia LaBeouf. An unlucky boy goes from loser to hero when he beats the odds--and solves a mystery--at Camp Green Lake, a detention center where he is forced to dig holes every day.

Hotel Rwanda .   MGM Home Entertainment, 2005, c2004.Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Nick Nolte. Paul Rusesabagina, a Rwandan hotel manager, risks his own life to arrange shelter for over one thousand people seeking refuge from the violence of the 1994 Rwandan civil war. Based on actual events.

The hound of the Baskervilles .   BBC Worldwide, 2002.Starring: Richard Roxburgh, Ian Hart. Based on the best-known of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's four novels, this blood-curdling adaptation finds Sherlock Holmes and his faithful associate, Watson, searching the English moors for a brutal killer. Richard Roxburgh (Moulin Rouge) is wholly convincing as the world's best-known detective, and Ian Hart (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) is his well-meaning but occasionally befuddled colleague.

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How difficult can this be? : understanding learning disabilities : frustration, anxiety, tension, the F.A.T. city workshop .   PBS Video, 1989.A group experiences life the way a learning disabled student does and learns methods of teaching and helping such students.

How the Earth was made . History Channel, 2008, c2007.Special effects and footage from remote locations document the creation of the Earth, describing the cataclysmic transformations the planet went through as the continents, oceans, and atmosphere were created, eventually leading to beginning of life.

Human footprint .   National Geographic, c2008.Presents a phase-by-phase journey through life from infancy to old age to illustrate the ecological imprint every American makes. Incorporates surprising facts with playful visuals to reveal our level of consumption and the simple changes we can all make to reduce the impact of our ecological footprint on the world.

The hunger games .   Lions Gate Home Entertainment, [2012].Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland. Set in a future where the Capitol selects a boy and girl from the twelve districts to fight to the death on live television, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her younger sister's place for the latest match.

Hurricanes & tornadoes .   Schlessinger Media, [2005].Through satellite images, Doppler radar, and storm footage, examines hurricanes and tornadoes,

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how they form and the destruction they cause.

I am Sam .   New Line Cinema, c2001.Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer. Sam Dawson is a mentally-challenged father raising his daughter Lucy with the help of an extraordinary group of friends.

I'm still here : real diaries of young people who lived during the Holocaust .   MTV Networks :, c2008.Narrated by John Norris ; introduction by Zach Braff ; diaries read by Elijah Wood, Amber Tamblyn, Joaquin Phoenix, Ryan Gosling, Kate Hudson, Oliver Hudson, Brittany Murphy. A documentary film focusing on diaries written by young people in which they each describe their personal experiences and first-hand accounts during the Holocaust, and includes archival and original footage.

In search of Shakespeare .   bMaya International Vision, 2003.Presented by Michael Wood and the Royal Shakespeare Company. An intimate look at William Shakespeare and his world.

In the womb .   National Geographic Channel, c2005.Using in utero cinematography, this program shows the development of new human life from conception to birth.

Industrial revolution .   Teacher's Video Company, 2003. Return to the early 1800s, when innovations in manufacturing revolutionized American society.

Infinite secrets .   WGBH Boston Video, 2003, c2002.Discusses the discovery of ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes' final treatise, the "Method"

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hidden beneath the religious text of a small medieval prayer book in the 1990s, and considers the course history might have taken had his ideas been known in earlier times.

Inside job .  Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2011.Provides an analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst recession since the Great Depression, and nearly resulted in a global financial collapse. Features interviews with key financial insiders, politicians, journalists, and academics.

Invictus .   Warner Bros. Pictures :, c2010.Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon. In 1994, having been released from his long imprisonment, Nelson Mandela is elected as the first president of post-apartheid South Africa. Racial tension runs high, even in the president's offices, and especially among the members of his half black, half Afrikaner security team. As hosts of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, South Africa's low ranked national team, the Springboks, have a berth in the tournament. Mandela begins making public appearances supporting the team, and meets privately with captain Francois Pienaar, encouraging him to inspire his teammates to victory. The Springboks' new slogan is "One team, One nation." President Mandela is betting that if they win the Cup, it might even be a bit true.

Iron jawed angels .   HBO Video, c2004.Hilary Swank, Frances O'Connor, Julia Ormond, Anjelica Huston, Patrick Dempsey, Vera Farmiga. Dramatizes the story of activists Alice Paul and Lucy Burns who played pivotal roles in the fight to win voting rights for women.

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Islam: empire of faith .   Warner Home Video, 2001. Documents the rise and growth of Islam throughout the world, from the birth of Prophet Muhammad in the sixth century through the peak of the Ottoman Empire one thousand years later, and discusses the impact of Islamic civilization on world history and culture.

It's a wonderful life .   Artisan Entertainment, Inc, 2001.Starring: Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed. George Bailey, a desperate and suicidal man, is visited by a guardian angel who shows him how important he has been to those around him.

Jane Eyre .   A & E Television, 1997.Starring: Samathan Morton. Jane, a plain and penniless orphan in nineteenth-century England, accepts employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall and soon finds herself in love with her melancholy employer, Mr. Edward Rochester, a man with a terrible secret.

Jennifer Kries' Pilates Method : 3 Dimensional Toning .   Koch Vision, 2005. New Method: 3 Dimensional Toning incorporates dance, yoga, and Pilates to create a different and rhythmic workout. This 50-minute program is divided into two sections: a 30-minute Pilates-based set and a 20-minute core-conditioning set.

John Adams .   HBO Video, 2008.Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Stephen Dillane, Danny Huston, David Morse, Sarah Polley, Tom Wilkinson, Clancy O'Connor, Rufus Sewell, Justin Theroux. While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers--General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson--in

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setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the most moving love stories in American history.

The judicial system .   Cerebellum, 2004, c2001.The Standard Deviants present energetic lessons on the U.S. judicial system, discussing its origin, its three branches, its power of judicial review, Supreme Court hearings, Supreme Court selection, and the deciding of Supreme Court cases.

Julius Caesar .   Warner Home Video, 2006, c1953.Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud. A 1953 feature film production of Shakespeare's tragedy in which Cassius, fearing Julius Caesar's ambition, forms a conspiracy among Roman republicans, including Caesar's trusted friend Brutus, to assassinate him on the Ides of March.

Key constitutional concepts . Creating a constitution--One man changes the constitution, Gideon v. Wainwright--Checks and balances, Youngstown v. Sawyer.

The king's speech .   Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2011].Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Michael Gambon. The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.

The kite runner .   DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2008, c2007.Amir, a forty-year-old novelist living in the U.S., returns to his native Afghanistan to right a terrible

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wrong that ended his boyhood friendship with Hassan, a member of the persecuted Hazara people.

Last stand of the 300 : the legendary battle of Thermopylae .   History Channel ;, c2007.Provides a detailed account of the battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C., a clash in which a small Greek army, led by three hundred Spartan soldiers, held off the vast Persian military for seven full days--fighting down to the last man.

The light in the forest .   Disney Educational Productions, 2005, c1958.James MacArthur, Jessica Tandy. After being raised by Native Americans, teenager Johnny Butler returns to live with his birth family and struggles to fit into the new culture he was taught to hate.

Lincoln .   DreamWorks Pictures, [2013].Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field. A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th president's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country, and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.

The little prince .   Paramount Pictures, 1974.Starring: Richard Kiley, Gene Wilder, Steven Warner. A pilot, stranded in the desert, meets a little boy who is a prince on a planet.

Lord of the flies .   MGM Home Entertainment, 1990. A group of schoolboys reverts to savagery after their plane crashes on a tropical island.

Macbeth .   PBS Distribution, c2010.

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Patrick Stewart. Adaptation of the stage production which relocates the action to a nameless 20th-century underground facility, offering a parable of the quest for power in the modern world.

Macbeth .   Bard Productions, Ltd, 2001, c1981.Jeremy Brett, Piper Laurie. The tragedy of a king so blinded by ambition and paranoia that he senselessly murders those in his path eventually leading to his own demise.

Macbeth. A&E Home Video, c1978. Ian McKellen, Judi Dench. Royal Shakespeare Company production. Driven by his ambitious wife, Macbeth plots to take over the Scottish throne.

Mahatma Gandhi : pilgrim of peace .   A&E Home Video, 2002, c1997.Examines the life and times of peace activist Mahatma Gandhi, providing information on his philosophy and his accomplishments, including newsreel footage, photographs, and interviews with historians as well as the Dalai Lama.

The man who knew too much .   Delta Entertainment, 1998.Leslie Banks, Peter Lorre. An American family vacationing on a ski trip is innocently dragged into international intrigue when a spy dies while dancing with the wife and then shortly thereafter, their daughter is kidnapped.

Mandate : the president and the people .   Annenberg Foundation Trust, c2006.Part 1. The founding fathers through President Jackson -- part 2. President Lincoln and The Civil War -- part 3. President Franklin Roosevelt and The New Deal.

March of the penguins .   Warner Home Video, c2005.

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Narrated by Morgan Freeman. Documents the annual migration of Antarctica's emperor penguins to their nesting grounds, and their care for their eggs and newly hatched chicks.

Margaret Mitchell : American rebel .   Georgia Public Broadcasting, 2012.Through dramatic reenactments and interviews with top Mitchell scholars, Margaret Mitchell emerges as a complex and fascinating woman who had much in common with her iconic creation, Scarlett O'Hara.

Mayan .  DVD Clearinghouse, Inc, nd.

Meet the parents .   Universal Studios Home Video, 2004, c2000.Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Owen Wilson. While visiting his girlfriend's parents, Greg Focker decides to ask her father for permission to marry her, but cannot seem to avoid a series of mishaps which make him seem like a poor choice for a future husband.

The merchants of cool .   PBS Home Video, 2005, c2001.Examines how marketers research the tastes, desires, and attitudes of American teenagers and capitalize on them, and explores the culture American teenagers inhabit, discussing how it differs from that of generations past.

A midsummer night's dream .   20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c1999.Christian Bale, Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sam Rockwell, Stanley Tucci, Dominic West. Presents the film adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic play "Midsummer Night’s Dream" about two pairs of star-crossed lovers, a group of amateur actors, and a love potion gone wrong in late nineteenth-century Italy.

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Mighty times : the children's march .   Teaching Tolerance, c2004.This video contains vintage film footage, re-stagings of some activities, and interviews with some of the protestors. In May of 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. asked black people of Birmingham, Alabama to go to jail in the cause of racial equality. The adults were afraid to go to jail and so the school children marched and over 5000 of them were arrested. This led to President Kennedy sponsoring the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the march on Washington.

The miracle worker .   MGM Home Entertainment, 2001.Starring: Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke. Locked in a frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness since infancy, 7-year-old Helen Keller has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Annie Sullivan, a 20-year-old teacher from Boston, arrives. Having just recently regained her own sight, the no-nonsense Annie reaches out to Helen through the power of touch, the only tool they have in common, and leads her bold pupil on a miraculous journey from fear and isolation to happiness and light.

Modern marvels: satellites .   A & E Televisions Networks, 1997. Traces the history of satellites, from Sputnik to the communications satellites that beam images worldwide.

More treasures from American film archives 1894-1931 .   National Film Preservation Foundation, 2004. More Treasures covers the years from 1894 through 1931, when the motion pictures from a peepshow curio to the nation's fourth largest industry. This is the period from which fewest American Films survive. More Treasures includes fifty films followed by six previews for lost

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features and serials.

Movies theaters : Modern Marvels .   A & E Television, 2004. From the first flickering images to six story high IMAX screens that tower over the audience, MODERN MARVELS® goes into the projection booth and behind the screen to show how these entertainment palaces are conceived, constructed and operated. Meet the pioneering figures who developed essential technologies, watch as historic films unspool, and see why some things never change when the lights go down. Filled with classic clips and visits to legendary theaters, MOVIE THEATERS is a fascinating tour of a celluloid century.

Much ado about nothing. Lionsgate, 2013. Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Reed Diamond, Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Fran Kranz, Sean Mahler, Jillian Morgese. A modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" in which two pairs of lovers have different takes on romance.

The music man .   Warner's Home Video, 1999.Starring: Robert Preston, Shirley Jones. Con artist "Professor" Harold Hill, arrives in small River City, Iowa, in the early twentieth century, and sets out to convince the townspeople of the need to form a boy's band--which he plans to lead.

The namesake .   20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007].The son of Indian immigrants born in America wants to fit in with fellow New Yorkers, but his family is unwilling to let go of their traditional ways.

Nightjohn .   Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, [2005].

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Beau Bridges. The story of a young slave girl and the man who, at great risk to each other, teaches her to read, opening up a whole new world for her.

Night and fog (Nuit et brouillard) .   Criterion Collection, 2003, c1956.Presents the 1956 documentary in which Alain Resnais visits the abandoned grounds of Auschwitz and Majdanek, and compares them with wartime footage of the horrors of the Holocaust.

The Odyssey .   Educational Video Network, [2004], c1990.Discusses the literary significance of Homer's "The Odyssey," identifies the major themes and plot lines of the epic poem, and introduces some of the characters of Greek mythology.

Oedipus Rex .   Image Entertainment, 2002, c1957.Sir Tyrone Guthrie's production of "Oedipus Rex," the story of a man who unwittingly fulfills a prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother, presented with the actors in masks as performed in Sophocles' times.

Of mice and men .   Corinth Films, 2000, c1939.Burgess Meredith, Lon Chaney, Jr., Charles Bickford. In the middle of the Great Depression, Lennie and George find work on the Tyler Ranch, planning on saving towards a place of their own. Their plan is disrupted when Lennie gets into trouble with the owner's son and his unhappy wife.

Of mice and men . MGM Home Entertainment, 1992. John Malkovich, Gary Sinise. Contemporary remake of the beloved classic about a nomadic farm worker who looks after his dimwitted, gentle-giant friend.

The old man and the sea .   Warner Home Video, 2000, c1958.

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Spencer Tracy. An old fisherman battles the sea and sharks to bring home the giant marlin he caught.

Once upon a time : The complete first season .  ABC Studios, 2012.Contains all twenty-two episodes of the first season of the television series "Once Upon a Time," in which Emma Swan, a woman with her troubled past, finds herself surrounded by mystery in a small Maine town the characters from classic fairy tales reside, frozen in time, and the fate of happy endings is in jeopardy.

One flew over the cuckoo's nest .   Warner Home Video, 1997.Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield. A high-spirited petty criminal fakes mental illness in order to reduce his sentence at the prison work farm.

One survivor remembers : a production of Home Box and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum .   HBO : Direct Cinema, Ltd, 1996. This Academy Award-winning film tells the unforgettable story of Gerda Weissmann Klein and her six-year ordeal as a victim of Nazi cruelty. A journey of survival through one of the most devastating events in the history of mankind.

Origins of Democracy : (1688-1765).  Schlessinger Media, c2004.Introduces children to important people and events in the quest for American independence, covering the social, political, and economic conditions that led colonists to seek freedom from England's authority.

Othello. Warner Home Video, c1995.

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Laurence Fishburne, Irene Jacob, Kenneth Branagh. Iago, jealous of Othello's successes in the army of Venice, plots against him, pretending to be Othello's friend while manipulating him and turning him against his wife, Desdemona.

Our Constitution : a conversation .   Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, c2005.U.S. Supreme Court Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Anthony Kennedy, and Sandra Day O'Connor fielded questions in Washington Tuesday, May 16, 2006 from 50 high school students from the Philadelphia and Los Angeles areas. The students and justices discussed the significance of the judiciary and the ways that independence is protected by the Constitution.

The outsiders .   Warner Home Video, 2005, c1983.Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Tom Cruise, Diane Lane, Leif Garrett. Rivalry between rich and poor gangs in 1960s Oklahoma leads to a teenager's death and soul-searching for one of the youths involved.

The pact .   WGBH Educational Foundation, [2008].By high school, Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt and George Jenkins already knew too much about the drugs, crime and grinding poverty that colored their world. They pledged to help each other make it to college and even medical school. The doctors beat the odds and returned to their community to practice medicine. Now, despite grueling work-loads, they face an even more daunting task: to inspire other to stay off drugs, out of gangs, and in school.

Paper clips .   Special ed. Hart Sharp Video, 2006, c2003.Looks at the efforts of students and faculty at Whitwell Middle School in Tennessee to collect six

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million paper clips as a means of understanding the scope of the Jewish Holocaust.

Patriotism & citizenship .   Educational Video Network, c2002.Examines the definitions and history of patriotism and citizenship in the United States, and briefly discusses the American political system.

The pearl .  Maya Entertainment, 2009.Based on the novel by John Steinbeck about an impoverished Mexican pearl diver whose life is changed forever when he finds a pearl he believes will bring him wealth and respect but instead causes greed, envy, and betrayal.

Planet Earth .  Collectors ed. Discovery Communications, Inc, [2007].Narrated by Sigourney Weaver. An 11-part series that presents rare footage of Earth's landscapes and wildlife.

Pre-flight checklist : it's your money .   Learning Zone Express, c2006.Maria offers advice to other young people on how to prepare themselves financially to live on their own, discussing savings and spending habits, compound interest, credit card traps, and other topics.

The presidents: the lives and legacies of the 43 leaders of the United States .  The History Channel, c2005. The Presidents is an unprecedented eight-part survey of the personal lives and legacies of the remarkable men who have presided over the Oval Office. From George Washington to George W. Bush, The Presidents gathers together vivid snapshots of all 43 Commanders in Chief who have guided America throughout its history--their powerful personalities,

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weaknesses, and major achievements or historical insignificance.

The Progressive Movement .   Schlessinger Media, 2003, c1998.Examines significant events in the history of the United States, focusing on the progressive movement that occurred at the turn of the twentieth century, ushering in social, political, and economic reforms.

Radio: Out of Thin Air .   A & E Television Networks, 2002. MODERN MARVELS tells the story of the dawn of the electronics age, when the wireless was a stunning phenomenon. Meet the men who took the work that had been done on the telegraph to the next step, and hear some of the earliest broadcasts. Radio personalities like Larry King explore the unique qualities of the medium, and reflect on its current renaissance, and historians explore the dramatic and lasting changes that the coming of the radio made on society.

A raisin in the sun .   Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2008.Sean Combs, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Stamos. In the 1950s, an African-American family on Chicago's south side is torn by different dreams when they receive an insurance settlement: the son wants to open his own business, a liquor store; the daughter wants to go to medical school; and the mother wants to buy a home in a middle-class white neighborhood.

Real teens and smoking .   TMW Media Group, 2004, c2001.Discusses the effects and repercussions of smoking on the body, examining the reasons why teens smoke cigarettes, the health risks involved, peer pressure, and addiction, and offers advice on where to get help to stop smoking.

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Reconstruction : the second Civil War .   PBS Home Video ;, c2004.The story of the tumultuous years after the Civil War during which America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and at the same time, how former slaves could be brought into the life of the country.

Renaissance art, music & literature .   Schlessinger Media, 2004.

The renaissance for students : Everyday Life in the Renaissance . Schlessinger Media, 2004. Explores typical homes, diets and clothing during this period. Witness the changing roles of work, education, religion, art and entertainment in family life over three centuries across Europe.

Renaissance .   New Dimension Media, c1997.

The Revolutionary War : (1776-1783) .   Schlessinger Media, c2004.Introduces children to important people and events in the quest for American independence, covering the Revolutionary War, with discussion of military leaders and battles, including the Battle of Yorktown.

Roman city .   PBS Video, 1994.Hosted by David Macaulay. Through a combination of documentary footage and animated story sequences, Roman City examines how cities helped maintain the Roman Empire. This program explores the role of the built environment in meeting and shaping people's needs. In live-action segments, Macaulay visits many sites throughout the former Roman Empire including the Colosseum in Rome, the Pont du Gard in France, and the ruins of Pompeii and explains how various structures were built and how they were used. The animated segments tell the story of the

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construction of a fictional Roman city in the newly conquered territory of Gaul, visualizing both the ingenuity of Roman technology and the resistance of the local inhabitants.

Romeo and Juliet .   Paramount Pictures, 2000.Presents the Franco Zefferelli production of Shakespeare's tragedy about two teenagers who fall in love, encounter opposition from their families, and take their lives.

Roots .   30th anniversary ed. Warner Home Video, 2007, c[1977].Kunta Kinte, a young man captured in Africa, remains defiant in spite of the fact that he has been sold into slavery in the U.S.--an attitude passed down to his descendants who survive slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction, and go on to thrive as free Americans.

Ruby bridges : A real american hero .   Walt Disney Home Video, 2004.Based on events in the life of Ruby Bridges.

Rudy .   Tristar Home Videos, 2000.Sean Astin, Ned Beatty, Charles S. Dutton. based-on-fact account of Rudy Ruettige, a working-class boy intent on realizing his dreams of playing football at Notre Dame.

Saving private Ryan . DreamWorks Entertainment, 1998. Starring: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Edward Burns. Tells the story of a squad of young soldiers led by Captain John Miller who set out in the midst of the chaos of D-Day to find Private Ryan, a soldier whose three brothers had already been killed during World War II.

The scarlet letter .   WGBH Educational Foundation, 1979.Directed by Rich Hauser. Hester Prynne, condemned to wear the scarlet letter "A" for adulteress,

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endures her ostracism with dignity, while her lover is tormented by the burden of an unexposed sin.

Schindler's list .   Universal Studios, 2004.Starring: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley. A German Catholic industrialist saves over 1,000 Jews from extermination by the Nazis during World War II.

The secret garden . Maggie Smith, Kate Maberly, Andrew Knott. Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.

The secret life of bees .   20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2008.Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo. Lily Owens is a young girl who lives on the peach farm that her abusive father owns. Rosaleen is a black woman hired by Lily's father to be a stand in mother for Lilly. Rosaleen insults some of the biggest racists in their town. Lily and Rosaleen run away to a town Lily believes that her mother once lived in. They go to live with the three Boatwright sisters on their honey farm. She finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping.

The secret life of the brain .   PBS Home Video, c2004.This series explores the startling new map of the brain that has emerged from the past decade of neuroscience and shares a revelatory view of this most complicated organ, which now contradicts much of what we previously believed. Narrated by actress Blair Brown, the series tells stories through a mix of personal histories, expert commentary and cutting-edge animation. Viewers will not only learn startling new truths about the brain, they will voyage inside it.

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Secrets of body language .   A & E Television Networks, c2008.Examines political icons from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to 2008 presidential hopefuls, Barack Obama and John McCain. Shows how politicians and celebrities use subtle body language to persuade masses, establish power, and advance careers.

Selma Lord Selma .  Disney DVD, 2004.Sheyann, an eleven-year-old Alabama schoolgirl, becomes caught up in the turmoil of the civil rights movement after being inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Seven brides for seven brothers .   Warner Home Video, 2002.Starring: Jane Powell, Howard Keel. Lilly, having married lumberjack Adam after only knowing him for a few hours, takes it upon herself to teach his seven younger brothers manners and social mores in order for them to find wives.

Shakespeare retold. BBC Video, 2007. Sarah Parish, Damian Lewis, Billie Piper, Tom Ellis, James McAvoy, Keeley Hawes, Richard Armitage, Shirley Henderson, Rufus Sewell, Stephen Tompkinson, Twiggy Lawson, Bill Paterson, Imelda Staunton, Lennie James, Sharon Small, Johnny Vegas. Fresh adaptations of four Shakespeare plays. Beatrice and Benedick are rival co-anchors; Macbeth is a chef; Petruchio sets out to tame conservative Kate in a politically incorrect marriage; Titania and Bottom spend time in a theme park.

Sherlock: Season one .  BBC Worldwide Americas, 2010.Disc 1. A study in pink; The blind banker - Disc 2. The great game. Three episodes follow the

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adventures of Sherlock Homes and his loyal friend Dr. Watson as they solve mysteries in modern-day London.

Singin' in the rain .   Warner Home Video, 2002.Starring: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds. A musical-comedy satirizing the early days of talking motion pictures.

Smoking: truth or dare?  AIMS Multimedia, 2003, c1998.Hosted by Leeza Gibbons. Graphically illustrates the damage tobacco inflicts on young smokers and chewers, and the problems it can cause immediately and years into the future.

The social network .   Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2011.Tells the story of Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of the social networking site Facebook and the youngest billionaire in history.

A sound of thunder .   Warner Home Video, 2005, c2004.Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack, Ben Kingsley. Two scientists in 2055 try to find a way to turn back the clock when a client of Time Safari, Inc., a Chicago-based group that leads expeditions into the past to hunt dinosaurs, violates the cardinal rule not to bring anything back, resulting in a dangerously transformed world.

Sounder .   Disney DVD, 2003, c2002.In Depression-era Louisiana, an African-American boy sets out to find his father, who has been sent to a labor camp after stealing food for his starving family, and struggles to cope with the shooting death of the faithful family dog.

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Speak .   Showtime Entertainment, 2004.Elizabeth Perkins, Steve Zahn. Speak unfolds a story about Melinda, a smart and spirited high school freshman who retreats into self-imposed silence after she is raped one night at a party. Eventually, through her work in art class, she begins to reach out to others.

Stand and deliver .   Warner Home Video, 1988.Starring: Lou Diamond Phillips, Edward James Olmos. Los Angeles high-school teacher Jaime Escalante leads a street punk and his classmates into calculus.

Steve Jobs: One last thing .  PBS Distribution, 2011.Examines the life of Steve Jobs, looking at his influences, work, legacy, and more.

The story of jazz .  East Stinson, Inc., 2002.

A Streetcar Named Desire .  1951.Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Karl Malden and Kim Hunter. Blanche DuBois, a faded, psychologically fragile Southern belle, arrives in New Orleans to visit her sister, Stella, and gets embroiled in a vicious battle of wills with Stella's brooding husband, Stanley. This original director's version includes footage not in the original file release.

Super-size me .   Hart Sharp Video, c2004.Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock embarks on a journey to find out if fast food is making Americans fat. For 30 days he can't eat or drink anything that isn't on McDonald's menu; he must eat three square meals a day, he must eat everything on the menu at least once and supersize his meal if asked. He treks across the country interviewing a host of experts on fast food and a number of regular folk

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while downing McDonald's to try and find out why 37% of Americans are now overweight. Spurlock's grueling diet spirals him into a metamorphosis that will make you think twice about picking up another Big Mac.

Surviving the Dust Bowl .   WGBH Boston Video, 2007.Narrated by Liev Schreiber. The draught of 1931 brought financial and emotional ruin to thousands of families in the Southern Plains. The Dust Bowl was America's worst ecological disaster.

The sword in the stone .   Walt Disney Studio Home Entertainment, 2008, c1963.The tale of a divine sword embedded in a stone and the clever young boy Arthur who extricated the blade and became a king.

Taking Control of Your Credit .   PBS39, nd. Discusses the benefits of having credit and the consequences of misusing it.

A tale of two cities .  BFS Video, 1989.Starring: James Wilby. Relates the adventures of a young Englishman who gives his life during the French Revolution to save the husband of the women he loves.

The taming of the shrew .   Films Artistici International, 1967. Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor. Film version of William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, starring Elizabeth Taylor, and Richard Burton, and directed by Franco Zeffirelli.

A teacher's guide to bullying prevention .   Meridian Education Corp., c2006.Two anti-bullying experts outline the best ways to use Taking a Stand: The Bullying Prevention

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Series in the classroom or as part of a school-wide program.

Teens beating the odds .   New Dimension, c2006. Shares the stories of four teens who overcame disability, poverty, and other challenges to succeed in sports, education, and life, and discusses the role of parents in raising resilient children.

The telephone : Modern Marvels .   A&E Television Networks, [2005], c2004.Undeniably essential to modern life, the telephone is the most important, influential, and effective communication tool ever developed.

Television : window to the world .   History Channel :, 2005, c1996.Chronicles the history of television, looking at developments in programming and technology from 1925 when Philo Farnsworth developed the first working system, to the twenty-first century.

The tempest .  Touchstone Home Entertainment, 2011.An adaptation of William Shakespeare's comedy in which the sorceress Prospera creates a storm to shipwreck her enemies and seek her revenge.

Temple Grandin. Home Box Office, 2010. Claire Danes, Catherine O'Hara, David Strathairn, Julia Ormond. An engaging portrait of an autistic young woman who became, through timely mentoring and sheer force of will, one of America's most remarkable success stories.

Tessellations: the art and the magic .   Teacher's Video Company, 2003. Students discover how to create amazing patterns by sliding, rotating, and flipping shapes, and by

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contrasting colors.

This emotional life .   PBS, c2009.This program explores ways to improve our social relationships, cope with emotional issues, and become more positive, resilient individuals in these difficult times.

Tiananmen Square .   A & E Television Networks, [2007].Uncovers the long-shrouded story of the young Chinese students and labor activists who defied the Communist regime and bravely demonstrated their willingness to pay the ultimate price for democracy.

A time for justice : America's civil rights movement .   Teaching Tolerance, c1992.Depicts the battle for civil rights, recalling the crises in Montgomery, Little Rock, Birmingham, and Selma and reveals the heroism of the individuals involved.

To kill a mockingbird .   Universal, c1998.Gregory Peck, Robert Duvall. A girl growing up in a small southern town must face bigotry and hatred when her lawyer father defends an African-American man accused of raping a white woman.

Tom and Huck .   Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., 1995. Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, two mischievous boys in nineteenth-century Missouri, vow to keep quiet after witnessing a midnight murder, but they face a dilemma when friend is wrongly accused of the killing.

The trial of Saddam Hussein .   PBS Home Video, c2008.A documentary that examines the trial of Saddam Hussein, the dictator-like President of Iraq from

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1997 through 2003, and discusses how he was quickly tried, convicted, and executed after American lawyers helped to establish a judicial system; and includes trial footage, cell-phone videos, and interviews.

Triangle fire .   PBS Distribution, c2011.The fire that tore through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City on March 25, 1911, was the gruesome culmination of years of unrest in America's most profitable manufacturing industry. Two years earlier, led by a spontaneous walkout in the same factory, twenty thousand garment workers, in the largest women's strike in American history, took to the streets of New York to protest working conditions. They gained the support of both progressives and leading women in New York's society.

Twelfth night .  New Line Home Entertainment, 1997.Presents an adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare, as Viola, having disguised herself as a man, falls in love with her employer, Duke Orsino, when she is shipwrecked in the land of Illyria.

Twelve angry men .  E1 Entertainment, 2009.Landmark 1954 television production.

Underground railroad .  A & E Television Networks, c1998.Alfre Woodard hosts this inspiring journey to freedom, with historical documents and interviews with descendants telling the tale of the history, heroes and villains of the Abolitionist movement. Includes A&E's Biography: Frederick Douglass, segments on the Emancipation Proclamation, Dredd Scott case and Harriet Tubman, and a timeline.

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United States history, origins to 2000 .   Schlessinger Media, c2003.History comes to life as students experience important events through vivid reenactments, dramatic readings and interviews with historians. These videos cover United States history from the earliest Native Americans to the elections of 2000.

Three Worlds Meet (Origins-1620); The Era of Colonization (1585-1763); Slavery and Freedom; The American Revolution; A New Nation (1776-1815); Expansionism; Democracy and Reform; Causes of the Civil War; The Civil War; Reconstruction and Segregation (1865-1910); Industrialization and Urbanization (1870-1910); Immigration and Cultural Change; A Nation in Turmoil; The Progressive Movement; U. S. and the World (1865-1917); The Great War; The Roaring Twenties; The Great Depression and the New Deal; World War II; Post-War U. S. A.; The Cold War; Civil Rights; U. S. Politics (1960-1980); The Vietnam War; The Middle East; U. S. Politics (1980-2000)

Video games : behind the fun .   A & E Television Networks, c2004.A history of computer and video games with a view of the technology that lies behind the games on the market today.

The virtual job interview .   The Virtual Job Interview, LLC, 2005, c2004.An interactive simulation of a job interview in which an interviewer in a video clip asks a question and the viewer is given options for answers to which the interviewer responds.

Viva la causa : the story of César Chávez and a great movement for social justice .   Teaching Tolerance, c2008.Narrator, George Lopez. Using historical footage and dramatic reenactments, this film focuses on

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one of the seminal events in the march for human rights -- the grape strike and boycott led by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta in the 1960s. Thousands of people from across the nation joined in a struggle for justice for the some of the most exploited people in the United States.

The War of 1812 .   A&E Home Video, c2005.Only 30 years after gaining independence, the upstart country of the United States found itself once again battling Great Britain. Pitted against the world's most powerful nation, victory seemed unlikely. But Andrew Jackson's brilliant leadership, a lone sniper, and one of the most lopsided victories in military history turned the tide of the war.

Watchmen : The complete motion comic .  Warner Bros, 2009.Animated versions of the original twelve chapters of "Watchmen," a comic book about costumed vigilantes.

Water for elephants. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2011. Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson. Against all odds, a veterinary student and a beautiful circus performer from a bygone era meet and fall in love through their shared compassion for a special elephant. But their secret romance incurs the wrath of her dangerously volatile husband.

We steal secrets : The story of Wikileaks .  Universal Studios, 2013.Details the creation of Julian Assange's controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in United States history, and explores transparency in the information age and our ever-elusive search for the truth.

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West side story .   MGM/UA Home Entertainment :, 1961.This musical sets the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of the rivalry of two street gangs, the Sharks and the Jets, in New York of the 1950s. A young woman who is sister to the Sharks leader has her first taste of love with the former head of the Jets.

Westward expansion .   Learning Media of America, nd.

What are dreams?  PBS Distribution, c2010.What are dreams and why do we have them? NOVA joins the leading dream researchers as they embark on a variety of neurological and psychological experiments to investigate the world of sleep and dreams. Delving deep into the thoughts and brains of a variety of dreamers, scientists are asking important questions about the purpose of this mysterious world we escape to at night.

William Shakespeare's Macbeth .  Mythinet, LLC, 2002. Presents a performance of Shakespeare's tragedy in which Macbeth and his ambitious wife plot to kill their king and his heirs in order that Macbeth may seize the crown of Scotland for himself, and includes links to the text, commentary, quizzes, a glossary, and other teaching tools.

William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet .   Fox Video, c1997.Leonardo di Caprio, Claire Danes. Rated PG-13. Modern adpatation of William Shakespeare's classic love story.

A world reborn .   New Dimension Media, c[200-?].Traces the history of the Renaissance over the course of three hundred years, and considers the influence of the period on the modern era.

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World War 1 : American legacy .   Inecom, c2006.Narrated by David Carradine. Period music, photographs, and monuments describe the stories of the men and women who served in World War I.

Wycinanki: Polish Papercutting .   Crizmax Art & Cultural Education Materials, Inc, 2003. Brightly colored papers are cut into intricate patterns and layered to produce vibrant designs. With just colored paper and a pair of scissors, your students will be able to create beautiful works.

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