Category: USA
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A Navajo Spiritual Leader: Part 1
American Indians have many challenges. One of them is losing touch with their culture. Lenny Foster works with American Indian inmates. His job is to give them spiritual counselling using sweat lodge ceremonies, pipe ceremonies and talking circles. He has been doing this for 34 years. Watch this film and get better acquainted with American…
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Living in Ferguson, Missouri: Part 1 – A Young Father
Tony is a young man living in Ferguson, Missouri, just outside the city of St Louis. He talks about regular police harassments and how frightened people are becoming by all the violence. Tony has kids, and what is most important for him is to take good care of them. Length: 06:03.
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Let’s go Surfin’ in Hawaii
North Shore, in Hawaii is a surfers’ paradise. There are surfing schools on all of the beaches, and this is where the pros go looking for the biggest waves during the winter months. Michael is an experienced surfer and he will tell you the basics of surfing. Let’s start the lesson. Length: 09:57.
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Keep on Rowing: Part 2
Katie Spotz used to be a bench warmer at high school. A few years later she had run marathons, ultramarathons and ironmen, she had run through the Mojave Desert and swum a 525-kilometre river. However, her most impressive feat, is probably rowing across the Atlantic Ocean single-handed. She organized the expedition to raise money for…
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American Government: Part 1 – The Legislative Branch
In 1776 America signed the Declaration of Independence and started a war with Britain to win their independence. America emerged victorious and immediately started to plan their own government. At this time most countries had a Monarchy/Royal family who were often powerful tyrants. America wanted a democracy, which was very unusual at the time. The…
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Homeless in LA: Part 2
Angel has been very successful in getting people off the streets. It is easy for him to connect with people on the street because he was once a gang member and a heroin addict. He knows how to give people hope in the midst of hopelessness, and he uses himself as an example of how…
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Street Corner Resources: Part 2
On the street corners of Harlem, New York, communities come together. Everybody wants the community to be a safe place and people from the neighbourhood come to the street corners with information about housing, employment and other useful information. The young men become more aware of the consequences of being in a gang. Most of…
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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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Harley Davidson – The Iron Horse
For thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts around the world, there is only one motorcycle – Harley Davidson. The Harley riders are almost like one big family, and once a year there is a big Harley gathering in Sturgis, South Dakota. Around half a million riders come together for a week of music, motorcycles and a lot…
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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…