Category: Florida
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Miami Beach – A Youth Culture Under the Sun
A sunny day in August we met a group of friends at the beach. They talked to us about the importance of good looks in Miami, but also about eating disorders, being judged, friendship and relationships. Ryan talks about how surprised he was when Samantha was interested in him, because as he puts it ”she is…
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Working Out at South Beach
Do you work out? Maybe you do, and perhaps you go to your local gym where you spend half your time waiting in line for your turn. You know, there are other options. It is a lot more fun to work out in the sun. This is what Hivo does every day at sunny South…
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G-Star Students – Making Animations
G-Star School of the Arts at West Palm Beach, Florida, is full of creative young people who fill their days with acting, photography, filming and making animations. Stephen and Brenda are both working on animations and they enjoy every second of it. Stephen is inspired by good video games whereas Brenda, who is more interested…
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Two Pilot Students
Robert is a flight instructor and Hector and Devish are pilot students at Dean International Flight School in Miami, Florida. Why they love flying, what it takes to become a pilot, the different approach to flight training in the USA and India and what kind of pilot jobs they hope for, are some of the…
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South Beach Boxing
Jolie Glassman has been running South Beach Boxing in Miami for nearly twenty years. She loves training, but she isn’t fond of professional boxing. Her motto is “you don’t have to be a boxer to train like one”. In this film, we meet her together with boxing trainer Romeo Montana who has been boxing ever since…
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Reading and Writing: Part 1 – Becoming a Good Reader
How do we become good readers? Dr Josune (Josie) Urbistondo teaches literature and creative writing at the College of Arts and Sciences in Miami. She speaks about how important it is to use our own life experience when we read literature. There is no right or wrong interpretation, as long as we back up our…
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Reading and Writing: Part 2 – Becoming a Good Writer
Dr Josune (Josie) Urbistondo teaches literature and creative writing at the College of Arts and Sciences in Miami. Her students always write multiple drafts, because writing is a process and the first draft is never top notch. Writing is hard work, but Josie makes it a little easier by sharing her experience with us. Length: 09:59.
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At the Dolphin Research Center: Part 3
You probably already know that dolphins are very intelligent animals, but did you know that their brains are unique in the sense that they sleep with only one-half of the brain while the other half is awake? There is a reason for this, and you will learn about this in Part 3. We can find…
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At the Dolphin Research Center: Part 2
In Part 2, we learn about how dolphins are trained. Loriel is a very experienced trainer and she shows us things we didn’t know and haven’t seen before. For example, did you know how they take blood samples from a dolphin? Dolphins are actually trained to participate in their own health care. Length: 10:17.
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At the Dolphin Research Center: Part 1
In the Florida Keys, more precisely in Grassy Key about an hour’s drive from Miami, you’ll find the Dolphin Research Centre. Thousands of people, most of them school kids or students come every year to learn about one of the planet’s most fascinating animals – the dolphin. In the first film, we learn about the…