16101. From sentences to paragraphs : part 1 (28:43)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Discusses how sentences are put together to form the "explaining paragraph." This paragraph structure begins with a generalization from which specific ideas are developed and is followed by a summa...

16102. From sentences to paragraphs : part 3 (28:31)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Discusses how generalities in a paragraph should be supported by evidence. List vague, technical specific, and descriptive detail as the three kinds of detail that a writer uses as evidence. Illu...

16103. Grapevine twist (11:16)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Uses animation, slow motion, and real photography to demonstrate the positions and movements of dancers and dancing couples in the "grapevine twist." Shows each part of the dance separately and the...

16104. Heart disease (its major causes) (10:57)

Date:
1955
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.; Wright Adams; Hal Kopel
Summary:
Explains what happens when the human heart ceases to function normally. Photographs of an actual heart, X-ray photographs, and animated drawings are used to explain high blood pressure, hardening ...

16105. Hinduism I : religion in the Hindu view of life (31:34)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Discusses the worldly desires of all people--pleasure, wealth, fame, and power--and the ways in which they are related to Hinduism and the caste system. Points out that obtaining these worldly desi...

16106. Hinduism II : the four yogas (31:14)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Outlines the four yogas, or paths, to a union with God, and states that individuals should use their own resources to move themselves along these paths. Points out that the material wants or being,...

16107. Hinduism III : the beyond within (31:29)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Explores the belief of reincarnation as it relates to the ultimate union of the soul of man with God. States that the soul moves through several material worlds--the one we know, several higher, an...

16108. Hong Kong and Singapore (1:03:57)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Home movie documenting Bailey's 1955 trip to Hong Kong and Singapore. In Hong Kong, Bailey captures footage of boats in the harbor, busy street scenes, and children in school uniform. She visits Ti...

16109. Hong Kong--Window in the Bamboo Curtain (29:54)

Date:
1955
Summary:
The British colony of Hong Kong is the second "tension area" discussed by Mr. Ravenholt, Professor Peek, and their guest Dr. John W. Hall, director of the Center for Japanese Studies at the Univers...

16110. How Not to Run an Empire (29:55)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Considers England's relations with her colonies after defeat of France. Points out her mistakes which led to antagonism and finally to open revolt by the Americans. Outlines the conditions the co...