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In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman points out that women prisoners do not present the same problems as men do. However, the situation is serious and approximately 10,000 women are in p...
Discusses the discoveries and developments which brought about the invention of movable type by Gutenberg. Describes the work of the alchemist in casting metals, the making of wood blocks, and the ...
In this program, Mr. Fitzpatrick discusses wood sculpture as an art form. Describes the tools needed for manipulating the wood. Demonstrates simple methods and techniques of carving. Explains the...
Bash tells of woodcarving in early American life and explains how carving was done, what tools were used and exhibits some early chests, utensils, signs and Indian figures. Songs include “There’s ...
There is in the heart of every man the desire to express himself through the creation of something beautiful, says Shari Lewis. Whatever the motivation for making the object, the result is, in man...
Tells the story of the lumber frontier of the Midwest in the region west and south of Lake Superior. Describes the living conditions of the lumberjacks. Explains how the indiscriminate cutting of t...
Discusses Dutch holdings on the Hudson, in the East, and in Brazil. Appraises the Dutch efforts at empire building and governing. Relates Henry Hudson's discovery of the fur-rich Hudson valley in ...
Discusses the use of pre-symbolic language in furthering communication. Defines and illustrates the function of social language. Shows how social conversation enlarges the possibility of friendship...
Shows how to choose a job by first knowing one's self as revealed by performance in intelligence, aptitude, and personality tests, by learning the characteristics of different jobs, and by fitting ...
Bash Kennett tells some unusual anecdotes about dogs in our history and then visits various places to watch today’s sheep herding dog, a retriever and a pointer. She visits a dog who can spell. Son...
When properly handled in the laboratory, radioactive materials constitute little danger. This program shows the precautions used in working with radiation as well as the research carried on at Argo...
Discusses World Enough and Time by Robert Penn Warren. Outlines the plot, briefly sketches the characters, and appraises the literary form of this novel. Identifies and examines ides embodied in th...
Teenagers from Greece, Malaya, Egypt, and Thailand tell why they prefer not to be Americans. Discusses relations between children and parents. Presents first impressions and reactions to life in t...
Professor Joel Climenhaga interviews New Zealand poet, Allen Curnow. Includes a discussion of Curnow's poetry, which reveals the character, history, and folklore of New Zealand. Presents his views ...
Walter Kerr, drama critic for the New York Herald Tribune interviews distinguished American poet, Archibald MacLeish. Mr. MacLeish outlines his ideas on what poetry is and should be, including idea...
Walter Kerr, drama critic for the New York Herald Tribune, interviews noted Irish author Frank O'Connor. Mr. O'Connor contrasts the novel and the short story in relation to characterization, plot, ...
Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, Robert Richman interviews the famous Danish author of Seven Gothic Tales and Out of Africa. Features her comments on the similarities and differences...
Literary critic and lecturer on South African affairs, John Barkham interviews the distinguished South African author, Nadine Gordimer. Deals with subjects ranging from the effect of South Africa o...
This is the first lesson on how to write a clear and forceful sentence, whether in a lyric poem or in a technical report. Examples of good sentences are read from Poe, Conrad, Lamb and others.
Discusses five devices for putting power into sentences. Includes (1) arranging words in order of importance, (2) keeping the main idea in the main clause, (3) keeping the minor clause at the begin...