15661. World War II prologue, U.S.A. (28:29)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Reviews, through documentary scenes taken from the National Archives, the historic events which led to the entry of the United States into World War II. Records the failure of the League of Nations to take strong action against the aggressive acts of Japan, Italy, and Germany. Highlights the war of nerves, the successive Axis aggression, U.S. Neutrality Acts, the various agreements and pacts, and the declaration of war by England, France, and the United States. Documentary of events leading to United States entry to World War II. Different stages through which American public opinion passed as events in Europe took place are described.

15662. Worrywart (Worry) (30:55)

Date:
1996
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Program 14 of Looking From The Inside/Out series examines why we worry. Distinguishes between realistic and unrealistic worries. Develops strategies for using worry in a positive way. Promotes decision making skills (confronting fears, finding things to do, talking to each other) as an effective strategy for dealing with everyday worries.

15663. Worst of Farm Disasters (06:23)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
United States. Department of Agriculture. Rural Electrification Administration, Kendall Foss
Summary:
Worst of Farm Disasters was produced alongside the USDA's Rural Electrification Administration (REA) films Power and the Land and Bip Goes To Town. All three films document the life of an Ohio farm family, the Parkinson's, as they promote REA loans for modernization of small farms with electric service. Portrays the ever-present danger of fires on the farm resulting from reliance on kitchen cook stoves, kerosene lanterns and other traditional ways of farm life that would be improved through electrification. Narration conveys the message that "farms with electricity are more protected against fire loss than ever before, they are safer places to live for men and women."

15664. Would an Example Help? (22:36)

Date:
1983
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 5 from the Agency for Instructional Television series In Other Words. In this television program focusing on communication skills, host Stephanie Edwards provides on-camera commentary for stories about using standard form, language, and organization in various types of writing. A nondramatic segment presents attorney Tom Mei, who explains how it helps him to check what other lawyers have done in similar situations.

15665. Would you rather be an American? (29:56)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
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 the United States. (WOR-TV) Kinescope.

15666. Wounded (05:46)

Date:
2022-07-25
Main contributors:
Tom Corey
Summary:
U.S. Army veteran Tom Corey tells the story of being seriously wounded.

15667. Wounded Galaxies 1968: Paris, Prague, Chicago (25:20)

Date:
2018-02-07
Main contributors:
Hawkins, Joan, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In episode 79, Dean Shanahan speaks to Joan Hawkins, associate professor at the IU Media School, about the Wounded Galaxies festival and symposium. Wounded Galaxies: 1968 – Beneath the Paving Stones, the Beach is a festival and symposium produced by The Burroughs Century Ltd., welcoming scholars, writers, artists, archivists, filmmakers, performers, and others interested in exploring the intellectual and aesthetic legacy of 1968, during its 50th Anniversary year. The festival subtitle is a translation of the French slogan “Sous les pavés, la plage!,” a popular resistance graffiti in France Mai ’68 that refers to both the sand beneath cobblestones lifted by students to hurl at police as well as the ‘Situationist’ conviction that the streets–the expression of capital and consumption–could be rediscovered by abandoning a regimented life.

15669. Wrappings and Trappings (20:18)

Date:
1971
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 30 from the Agency for Instructional Television series Images and Things.Shows how people in various cultures have made and used costumes, masks, and headdress for ceremonies and other special occasions. Considers how a person can use clothing to create a special image of himself and how clothing can effect behavior.

15670. Wrigley's "Green Giant Sweet Potatoes" (00:32)

Date:
1971
Main contributors:
Wrigley's
Summary:
A salesman tells the audience the result of competition amongst supermarket has cause Wrigley to sell Green Giant cans at the low price of 9 cents. He concludes by saying the consumer is the real winner in this price war.

15671. Wrigley's "Libby's Peas & Corn" (00:33)

Date:
1971
Main contributors:
Wrigley's
Summary:
A salesman tells the audience the result of competition amongst supermarket has cause Wrigley to sell Libby’s can corn and peas at the low price of 13 cents. He concludes by saying the consumer is the real winner in this price war.

15672. Wrigley's : 65 ¢/lb. ham (00:36)

Date:
1972
Main contributors:
Wrigley's
Summary:
A narrator tells the audience of the 65 cent per pound hams available at Wrigley’s. Close up footage of a ham slowly roasting is shown while the narrator speaks.

15673. Writers of today. Allen Curnow (29:12)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
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Summary:
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 on the role of the problems involved in writing in and about a new country.

15674. Writers of today. Archibald MacLeish (28:40)

Date:
1955
Main contributors:
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Summary:
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 ideas on its uses. For him, poetry must come from experience and give form to experience. He sees younger writers as turning inward toward more spiritual and emotional themes and expressions.

15675. Writers of today. Frank O'Connor (28:39)

Date:
195u
Main contributors:
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Summary:
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, and the time element. He discusses styles of the short story and appraises past and present psychological and subject matter trends in prose fiction.

15676. Writers of today. Isak Dinesen (22:45)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
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Summary:
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 between poetry and story-telling. Surveys her writing techniques and closes as she relates one of her tales.

15677. Writers of today. Nadine Gordimer (29:13)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
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Summary:
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 on the author's work and her attitude towards racial problems to her opinions of C.P. Snow. Reveals her opinions of America, of herself, and of her writing. Presents her advice for the beginning writer.

15678. Writing forceful sentences : part 1 (28:54)

Date:
1955
Summary:
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.

15679. Writing forceful sentences : part 2 (28:55)

Date:
1955
Summary:
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 beginning, and the major clause at the end, (4) keeping the reader in suspense until the end, and (5) arranging words in an unnatural order. Examples of simple, powerful sentences are read.

15680. Writing Tutorial Services (05:23)

Date:
2019-09-26
Summary:
The Sample: It's that time in the semester where papers start piling up. In this week's episode, we had the chance to sit down with the tutors from The Writing Tutorial Services. They shared advice on how to improve your writing skills and how to work through writer's block.