Other America, The: Causes of the Civil Rights Movement
The fight against the racism of the Nazis in World War II raises the consciousness of Americans about racism in U.S. society. Black veterans return
Series: American Studies
Contributor(s): author of Whiteness of a Different Color
Subject: causes of civil rights movement
Transcript: . But you don't start at the societal level; You start at the institutional level. And i think that that's part of his great domestic legacy.
Employee Morale Case Study: Solectron
Companies like Solectron (which has been acquired by another company) often utilize a number of systems, including teamwork and frequent meetings
Transcript: COMMITMENT WITH EMPLOYEES AND TO MARRY THE INTERESTS OF THE COMPANY WITH THE INTERESTS OF EMPLOYEES. WE'RE GOING THROUGH AND LOOKING AT VIRTUALLY EVERY JOB
Human Resources Case Study: Four Seasons Hotel
As anyone connected with the Four Seasons Hotel operation will attest, there is nothing casual about the Four Seasons' employment process. It is thorough and in-depth. The goal is to find employees who not only have the technical skills to do the jo...
Series: Help Wanted: Recruitment And Selection Of Employees
Transcript: APPLICATIONS AND SELECT PEOPLE BASED PRIMARILY ON THE NAME OF THE COMPANY THAT THEY WORKED AT. WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING IS SPENDING A LOT MORE TIME LOOKING AT THE
Your immune system
happens to the body if it malfunctions - or, even worse, if it shuts down completely. Beginning with the body's nonspecific defenses, composed of the skin
Series: The Human Body: Systems At Work
Transcript: they live. Scientists are therefore studying other ways to prevent transplant rejection. A combination of several drugs might mean smaller doses, fewer
Precarious Experiment, A: Western Expansion
The Confederation's most significant accomplishment during the 1780s is the resolution of at least some of the controversies related to western lands
Series: American Studies
Subject: Ordinance of 1784
Transcript: [ narrator ] the confederation's most significant accomplishment during the 1780s is the resolution of at least some of the controversies related to
Brain and nervous system: your information superhighway
This program explores the brain and nervous system, using the analogy of computers and the Internet. Topics discussed include electrical impulses and
Series: The Human Body: Systems At Work
Transcript: of information, pictures, and ideas. And how it does it at extremely high speeds. Also, you'll discover how the spinal cord acts as the critical
The Physics of Light
What is light? How does it function? Why is it so important to the foundations of the physical world? This program examines the nature of light and
Subject: Physics -- Study and teaching
Transcript: of light are speed, frequency, intensity, and most importantly for us, wavelength. The speed of light is currently measured at just under 300
Manifest Destiny?: U. S. and Mexico Clash Over Boundary Dispute
Texas is officially annexed in the mid 1840s during the administration of James Polk. Many historians believe that Polk then engineers a border
Series: American Studies
Contributor(s): co-author of The Memory of the Civil War in American Culture
Subject: annexation of Texas
Transcript: [narrator:] most of the people who settle texas are from the southern tier of states. [joan waugh:] and most of the settlers very much wanted To be a
Best Laid Plans...: Second Great Awakening
In the 1790s only a small portion of white Americans belong to a traditional church. The new theologies that are emerging reflect modern scientific
Series: American Studies
Subject: church membership at low ebb in 1790s
Transcript: distributing bibles, distributing tracts, Organizations that get together and collect money For missionaries, both at home and abroad. Then of course, temperance
Sustaining the Earth: Case Study: Industrial Symbiosis
An examination of a symbiotic industrial arrangement among four industries in Denmark in which the wastes from one industry provide the raw materials
Subject: collaboration recoverable use of materials
Transcript: it looks at the sources of our resources, Where we get the things that we use in our economy, In the sinks, the places to which we put our wastes, That