Category: Society
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At the Cheetah Conservation Fund: Part 5
Paige and Grace are working at the clinic, and they just love it. Paige is an intern for a few months before she starts studying to be a vet. Grace is only twenty but she is a fully qualified, no, we won’t tell you. Watch the film instead and find out for yourself. Length: 07:34.
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At a Fashion Shoot in London: Part 2
The models wouldn’t look the same without the make-up artists. Chloe tells us why she enjoys her work as a make-up artist so much and about the challenge of not being paid. She is doing it to build up her portfolio so that she can make money from her passion in the future. Sophie talks…
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A Township Youth
What is it like to be a young man living in a township? Vume knows all about it. He was born and raised in the Langa Township. He tells us everything we need to know about school and daily life. Enjoy. Length: 09:53.
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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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A Township: Part 2
In South Africa, millions of people still suffer poor living conditions. Many of them live in townships, which were constructed before and under the apartheid regime. Odwa was born and raised in a township, and in Part 2, he takes us to three different living areas in Langa. One of these areas is called Beverly…
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Young Aboriginals: Part 1
Kevina, Cheryl and Charles are three young Aboriginals living in the neighbourhood Redfern just outside the city centre of Sydney. They have all had quite rough lives, growing up in the bush. In this film, they tell us about their lives. Length: 11:50.
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A Young Environmentalist
We constantly hear about all the environmental issues in the world such as global warming, deforestation and species of insects, birds and animals that are in danger of becoming extinct. What do we do about it though? Some of us do more than others do and James is one of them. In his spare time,…
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Amy’s Yard: Part 2 – Bex, In Her Own Words
Bex is a very talented young woman with an incredible voice and a gift for writing music. She has recently finished a 12-week programme at Amy’s Yard where the participants work one-to-one with a professional producer to nurture their talent. In this film she shares with us her passion for music and how important it…
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At the Cheetah Conservation Fund: Part 4
You have probably heard of narcotics dogs and bomb detection dogs but maybe not cheetah scat dogs. It is just amazing what dogs can be trained to do. When Tiger indicates that he has found a cheetah scat, Eli brings it to the laboratory to analyse it. This way the dogs help us find out…
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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…