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Advanced Driving Tactics (2005)

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Going beyond basic training, this video takes driving students into the real world where road conditions are not always favorable. NASCAR celebrity David Reutimann examines a wide range of environments containing potential driving hazards, including tunnels, bridges, mountain roads, rough or uneven terrain, and harsh weather.

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High
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00:21
Advanced Driving Tactics

Typhoid Mary: The Most Dangerous Woman in America (2004)

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In 1906 in America it was first discovered that humans could transmit typhoid fever. This is a dramatization of the outbreak and a profile of Irish cook Mary Mallon, known as 'Typhoid Mary'. Quarantined against her will, the story reveals the newfound power of health officials to protect the masses, often at the expense of personal liberties

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01:00
Typhoid Mary: The Most Dangerous Woman in America

XXI Century (2003)

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A documentary film that tries to give some perspective and context to the events that have transpired since the 2000 presidential election and 9/11. To this end the filmmakers met with intellectuals, journalists, university professors, writers, historians, civil rights workers, religious leaders, anti-war activists and others

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High
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06:25
XXI Century

Hamlet (1980)

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This richly costumed production maintains all the tension of a murder mystery as it examines the fundamental issues of justice, guilt and death.

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High
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03:42
Hamlet

Julius Caesar (1979)

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Breaking all conventional rules of drama, shakespeare creates neither a clear-cut hero nor a villain. Instead, this great tragedy presents complicated human beings in agonizing conflict with one another, and themselves.

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High
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02:41
Julius Caesar

Macbeth (1983)

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This savage tragedy is one of Shakespeare's most enduringly popular. Told by a trio of witches that he is fated to become King of Scotland, the warrior Macbeth, aided by his wife, in his quest for power murders his king and assumes the throne. The two embark on a guilt-ridden reign of terror.

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High
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02:28
Macbeth

Othello (1981)

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Jealousy in love is one of the most common human emotions. In Othello, Shakespeare combines this universal theme with perfectly structured scenes, a storyline that lingers in the memory and a prime example of a tragic hero, Othello himself. The result is perhaps his greatest triumph as a stage play.

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High
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03:28
Othello

Romeo & Juliet (1978)

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Considered the greatest love story of all time and a bona fide "hit" for over 400 years, Romeo & Juliet is full of passion and oration, Shakespeare's most popular tragedy, it expresses love and death better perhaps, than any work in the English language.

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High
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02:47
Romeo & Juliet

The Merchant of Venice (1980)

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The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's most well-known comedies. Blending tragedy and comedy, Merchant of Venice presents contrasts and ambiguities, the complexities of which lie in the character Shylock, the play's captivating villain. Is he a villain, a buffoon or a tragic hero?

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High
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02:37
The Merchant of Venice

As You Like It (1978)

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Shakespeare at his funniest, posing serious questions in the most lighthearted tone. Is there a "natural difference" between a Duke's daughter and a commoner? Are men really stronger than women or is it just their roles in society? Some of these characters briefly discard the roles they've played in life, while others adopt new ones. In the end, they all learn something about themsleves.

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High
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02:30
As You Like It

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