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The Era of Colonization 1585-1763 (1996, 2003)

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This program vividly presents the hardships faced by the first European settlers, giving viewers a sense of determination of the Jamestown and Puritan settlers. It traces the impact of the English in the New World, changes to Native American societies, religious diversity and freedom, and the role of the Pennsylvania Quakers.

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00:30
The Era of Colonization 1585-1763

The American Revolution (1996, 2003)

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This exciting program uncovers the seeds of the American Revolution and explains that the causes were rooted in England's imperial policies. It introduces the resistance leaders, Patriots and Loyalists, and the events leading to the Boston Massacre. See how the Coercive Acts, passed in response to the Boston Tea Party, helped unite the colonies.

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00:30
The American Revolution

Body Image: Extreme Measures (2004)

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In a country obsessed with the perfect body, the pressure starts early. Once just thought to be an issue for adolescent girls, the desire to have a beautiful body is affecting kids as young as seven, and has even moved to boy's locker rooms across the country. This program explores the harmful consequences.

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00:30
Body Image: Extreme Measures

Cells (2004)

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Provides an introduction into human and plant cells and looks at the primary functions and structure of the cell. Examines how the body repairs damaged cells.

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00:26
Cells

18th Century Turning Points in U.S. History 1767-1783 (2003)

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As the 18th century dawned on the North American continent, four powers - the French, the Spanish, the British and the Native Americans were competing to see who would control this remarkable land. However, after half a century of almost continuous wars, a new entity emerged: The Americans.

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00:50
18th Century Turning Points in U.S. History 1767-1783

18th Century Turning Points in U.S. History 1736-1766 (2003)

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As the 18th century dawned on the North American continent, four powers - the French, the Spanish, the British and the Native Americans were competing to see who would control this remarkable land. However, after half a century of almost continuous wars, a new entity emerged: The Americans.

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Middle
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00:50
18th Century Turning Points in U.S. History 1736-1766

18th Century Turning Points in U.S. History 1701-1735 (2003)

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As the 18th century dawned on the North American continent, four powers - the French, the Spanish, the British and the Native Americans were competing to see who would control this remarkable land. However, after half a century of almost continuous wars, a new entity emerged: The Americans.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
00:50
18th Century Turning Points in U.S. History 1701-1735

The Odyssey

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Hallmark adaptation of Homer's classic epic of the warrior-king Odysseus as his victorious return from the Trojan War becomes a decade-long quest to reach his homeland and his faithful wife, Penelope. Aided by the goddess Athena, Odysseus braves all the terrors and temptations of a mysterious far-flung world, matching wits and wiles with a fantastic array of being both mortal and monstrous.

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Andrei Konchalovsky
Grade Level: 
High
Length: 
03:23
The Odyssey

The Roman Empire in the First Century (2009)

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Two thousand years ago, at the dawn of the First Century, the world was ruled by Rome. The Roman Empire struggled with problems which are surprisingly familiar: violent coups, assassination, overarching ambition, civil war, clashes between the classes as well as the sexes, and questions of personal freedom versus government control.

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03:39
The Roman Empire in the First Century

Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire (2010)

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Commanding shoguns and samurai warriors, exotic geisha and exquisite artisans—all were part of the Japanese "renaissance"—a period between the 16th and 19th centuries when Japan went from chaos and violence to a land of ritual refinement and peace.

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02:40
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

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