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Watch a brief animated history of sculpture. TRANSCRIPT Sculpture, well, that's three-dimensional art. Sculpture hasheight , width AND depth - three dimensions, like I said - it can be big or small...
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People have created paintings in different ways in different places and times. This short animation provides a quick lesson on the history of painting TRANSCRIPT It all started when like cavemen...
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A Closer Look In this video clip The South Carolina Philharmonic is playing the last few minutes of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. This piece of music was written to celebrate a Russian victory over the...
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A Closer Look Danielle Howle has been called "a southern storyteller with a gorgeous sense of melody." She tells stories through her songs. Like poetry, songs often leave out more than they put in...
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LORILLARD TOBACCO CO. A Closer Look This TV commercial for Newport menthol cigarettes aired during the 1960’s. Today these old ads can tell us something about who tobacco companies were selling their...
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ROY O. DISNEY A Closer Look A poll taken in 1952 found Dwight D. Eisenhower to be the most admired living American, a World War II hero who played a key role in the victory of the Allied Forces. In...
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JAMISON HANDY A Closer Look The man trying to buy a ticket to a ball game at the beginning of Magic in the Air was an unusual person for his day -- he owned a TV set. This industrial film does a good...
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What is a Medical Lab Technician? Clinical laboratory technologists perform testing that is crucial to detecting and diagnosing diseases. They examine and analyze body fluids, tissues and cells and...
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William Shakespeare A Closer Look In this scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream Oberon, the King of the Fairies, has tricked the queen, Titania, into falling in love with Nick Bottom. Meanwhile, Puck...
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What is a Neonatal Nurse? Neonatal nursing is a specialty in the health care profession where nurses provide direct patient care to high-risk newborn babies. They access the patients' health problems...