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After Columbus, Fall 2003
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Abstract: Sometime after 1492, the concept of the New World or America came into being, and this concept appeared differently — as an experience or an idea — for different people and in different places. This semester, we will read three groups of texts: first, participant accounts of contact between native Americans ... More »
An Alternative Language Experience Guide for Teachers
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Abstract: This is an initial guide for Trinidad and Tobago teachers on using the communication experiences of creole-influenced students to improve their Literacy. The ideas suggested here can serve as an alternative to the Language Experience Approach to the teach
Caribbean Music: Calypso and Found Percussion
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Abstract: For students in grades 2-7, an introduction to a musical tradition from the West Indian island of Trinidad, with a song to learn and related activities to do.
Ethnic history of Puerto Rico
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Abstract: Excerpt from the film 'Third World Connection' which discusses the history of Puerto Rican ethnicity.
Euro-Strategic Missiles
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Abstract: Helmut Schmidt became the head of Germany's Social Democratic Party in 1967 and deputy chairman of the party in 1968. Between 1969 and 1972, he served as defense minister, minister for economics and finance, and minister of finance. From 1974 to 1982, he was the chancellor of the Federal Republic of ... More »
Franz Minuty discusses voodooism
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Abstract: Franz Minuty, lecturer on Haitan culture, talks about the voodoo religion and what part it plays in Caribbean culture. He seeks to dispel the popular myths of voodoo as barbaric and evil.
Improving Literacy through Communication Experiences
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Abstract: This article/module explores the notion that to assist "problem readers" in Trinidad and Tobago, it is necessary for teachers to have a knowledge of how language is used in the community and how communication events occur there. These can be the basis for
Islands, The
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Abstract: Development of education systems in the Caribbean. First program of two focusing on the political, cultural, educational, religious, and economic aspects of the Caribbean Islands. Hosts Barbara Barrow and Dighton Spooner speak with Dr. Tony Martin (author of Race First, from Greenwood Press), Joseph ... More »
Islands, The
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Abstract: Franz Minuty discusses voodooism. Second program of two focusing on the political, cultural, educational, religious, and economic aspects of the Caribbean Islands. Hosts Barbara Barrow and Dighton Spooner speak with Dr. Tony Martin (author of Race First, from Greenwood Press), Joseph Peltier (member ... More »
Latin America and the Caribbean: Peace Corps
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Abstract: provides lessons around stories, letters, poems, and folk tales from experiences of Peace Corps volunteers. Topics include the geography and cultures of the Dominican Republic, hurricanes, hero worship, conducting interviews, Paraguay, the risks of a one-crop economy (coffee), how best to use one's time ... More »
Lyle Lane discusses mutual exchange program between United States and Cuba
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Abstract: Eduardo Diaz asks Lyle Lane, Chief, US Interest Section, if the United States government is trying to work out a way in which Cuban Americans can visit their families in Cuba. He feels it is an area that will be mutually beneficial to both countries, and hope to encourage the formation of a more regular ... More »
Mr. Secretary
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Abstract: Dean Rusk-the sole cabinet member addressed by President John F. Kennedy as 'Mr. Secretary'-was the second-longest-serving secretary of state: his service spanned the Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson administrations, from 1961 to 1969. This video segment illustrates Rusk and Kennedy's close relationship ... More »
Presidential Transition
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Abstract: For nearly half a century, Paul Nitze was one of the chief architects of U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy appointed Nitze assistant secretary of defense for International Security Affairs. In this video segment, Nitze describes key issues confronting the incoming ... More »
Prizewinners, Spring 2007
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Abstract: This 6-unit subject gives students the opportunity to immerse themselves in the poetry of two living Nobel Laureates: the Caribbean poet, Derek Walcott, and the Northern-Irish poet, Seamus Heaney. We will begin and end the semester with their magnificent epic works: Heaney's translation of the Anglo-Saxon ... More »
Space and Strategic Defense
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Abstract: Dean Rusk came from barefoot poverty in rural Georgia and achieved black-tie success. He was the first assistant secretary for UN Affairs, in 1949; assistant secretary of state for Far Eastern Affairs, in 1950; and the country's second-longest-serving secretary of state (1961 to 1969), after Cordell ... More »
Ten O'Clock News broadcast
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Abstract: Christopher Lydon and Gail Harris are hosts of a Ten O'Clock News broadcast. Lydon reads news headlines about the Middle East. Brian Barron reports that the US government may have underreported US casualties during the US invasion of Grenada. Harris reports on a visit to Japan by Ronald Reagan (US President) ... More »
The Forts of Old San Juan: Guardians of the Caribbean
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Abstract: provides a history of Puerto Rico and the forts Spain established on the island to help protect its growing population and riches in the Caribbean.
The Other Side of the Table
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Abstract: Andrei Gromyko served as Soviet foreign minister from 1957 to 1985. Beginning in 1943, when Soviet premier Joseph Stalin appointed the 34-year-old ambassador to Washington, Gromyko was an indispensable formulator of Kremlin policy toward the United States. Ultimately, he dealt with nine U.S. presidents. ... More »
Topics in Linguistics: Creole Languages and Caribbean Identities, Spring 2004
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Abstract: The Creole languages spoken in the Caribbean are linguistic by-products of the historical events triggered by colonization and the slave trade in Africa and the `New World'. In a nutshell, these languages are the results of language acquisition in the specific social settings defined by the history of ... More »
What is Concilio?
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Abstract: Ethnic history of Puerto Rico. Program examines the work of the Concilio Human Services Program, which offers a bilingual drug rehabilitation program with detoxification, clinical, vocational, and academic services. Host Barbara Barrow speaks with Executive Director Nick Arana about self-help drug rehabilitation, ... More »
