Ken Burns
Ken Burns style is immediately recognisable. He has won more awards than any other documentary filmmaker and has received millions of viewers for his work. The Civil War drew the largest audience of any PBS series and generated more than 40 nominations. The Civil War photographer Shelby Foote became a celebrity thanks to it. As a result, Ken Burns' style has expanded the market for history programming.
Burns' approach to writing a presidential document has been around for a while. Burns has been making movies every year for at least a decade. And he has a brand new film in the works. A six-hour, three-part film on the U.S. role in the Holocaust will be released by him. The title of the film is not yet finalized, but it will explore the question of what Americans knew about the Holocaust and the extermination of the Jews.
Burns' films focus on the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He has documented the lives prominent Americans like Frank Lloyd Wright, Susan B. Anthony and Abraham Lincoln. His documentaries have been nominated for fifteen Emmy Awards and two Academy Awards. His films have become a cultural and educational force, attracting millions of viewers.
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson was an intellectually sophisticated, pacifist progressive president who presided over America's emergence as a global power. Unfortunately, his presidency was marred with a series controversial decisions. This Woodrow Wilson presidential documentary explores all aspects of Wilson's life.
Wilson is still recovering from a stroke when the first volume of this series begins. He has to struggle with domestic as well as international issues. However, his main goal for the series is to persuade the Senate to endorse the Treaty of Versailles. The volume opens in 1920 on Christmas Eve. This was during the Wilson administration's final days. Wilson and his advisers fail in their efforts to devise an effective program. The administration is now on the brink of disaster. The cabinet will meet for the last time on March 1. Wilson finds himself in a difficult situation when Wilson refuses the German government to keep silent.
These documentaries were created by a team of historians, including Dr. Asantewa Boakyewa, supervisory program manager at the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum and former curator of the President Wilson House Museum. Woodrow Wilson presidential documentaries are also authored by Dr. John Milton Cooper, who is professor emeritus of University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of Woodrow Wilson. Boakyewa was also interviewed. Dr. Sidney Bland is the author of Lucy Burns.
Robert Reiner
Robert Reiner is now a Hollywood liberal but has lost his edge as an independent director of mainstream entertainment. His last film "The American President" shows that he is more of a rider operator than a filmmaker. In Shock and Awe, Reiner plays the real-life Knight Ridder editor, John Walcott. This film shows how two journalists exposed lies by the Bush administration and how the media distorted the official story. It captures the horrifying history of war but also the absurd patter of journalists as well as the arrogance of Bush administration cabinet members.
The Story of Us is similar to The American President in the way that it ends. It contradicts the film’s premise and serves only to give Michelle Pfeiffer an heroic moment. Reiner's lacklustre feminist instincts mean that he is forced to embrace casual sexuality. Reiner's approach to documentary filmmaking may not be particularly sexy but it is clear that Reiner can fly when presented with better material.
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What is the most interesting fact about the human body?
Two eyes, two ears, 2 nostrils, 4 limbs, 1 nose, 1 penis and one mouth are all there. It's true, we have more 50 parts of our body, but there is one thing missing. A heart.
The heart is a pump which circulates blood throughout the body. The blood moves through the veins. It transports oxygen and nutrients to your cells. It also removes carbon dioxide.
The heart pumps out about 5 liters per minute. This is equivalent to an adult consuming 2-3 cups of coffee per day.
The blood flows throughout the heart 24/7, 365 days a calendar. When you're asleep, your heart beats approximately 100 times per hour.
The color of someone's skin can tell if they are healthy or not. You can see tiny blood vessels, called capillaries, when you look closely at the skin. These vessels carry blood back to the heart from the large blood vessels beneath the skin. If blood flow is blocked, skin can turn blue or purple.
People with sickle cell disease lack red blood cells. Patients with sickle cell disease have their blood become sticky and harden, leading to severe illness.
To stop bleeding from a cut, you can apply a bandage to the wound. For wounds to heal properly, blood must flow. To do this, doctors insert a needle through the skin into the vein next to the injury. This allows blood to drain from the area.
Doctors can also insert catheters into the artery close to the area where the bloodclot has formed. This keeps the patient occupied until the clot is broken down naturally.
How does the brain regulate the functions of the body?
To ensure that they work together, messages are sent by the brain to other organs. Everything that happens within your body is controlled by the brain. It tells the stomach to digest food, and the lungs to breath air. It also tells your legs and arms to move.
Your brain is made up billions of nerve cell networks connected in groups known as neurons. Action potentials on Axons are an electrical signal that neurons send to each other. Each neuron has its own cell membrane around its nucleus. The membrane contains channels that allow ions like sodium and potassium to enter the cell and leave it. The electric charge that causes the neuron's fire is created by ion movement.
Neurotransmitters, which are chemicals that release neurotransmitters when a neuron fires up, can be found in the space between the neurons and the next one. Neurotransmitters bind with receptors on the second nerve cell, opening ion channel channels to allow ions in and out. This causes the second neuron to fire too.
Neurotransmitter release occurs when the presynaptic neuron receives an impulse from another neuron. An impulse travels along a synaptic link between the two neuron. The transmitter binds with the receptors of the postsynaptic nerve, activating the firing of the postsynaptic neurons.
For communication within the nervous systems, neurotransmitters are essential. They coordinate brain activity among different parts.
What are the darkest secrets of Hollywood?
Hollywood is full of secret societies. Many secret societies are cult-like and follow rigid rules. Others are just clubs for people with common interests.
There are also other, more evil organizations that control large parts of the industry. Companies such as the MPAA, which determines film ratings, or the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), that set music licensing fees, are examples of these.
Many unions and guilds represent actors, directors writers, producers, and others. The majority of major television networks and movie studios are owned by large corporations.
It doesn't matter how secretive a group might seem, someone somewhere knows what they are doing. But we don't have to fear them.
Instead, we should embrace these facts. Because they help us make better choices.
They tell us what movies will likely succeed, what songs will be popular, and what books will best sell.
These help us to decide what we'll watch, read, listen, and buy.
We can trust their advice and we can ignore it if it contradicts our values.
And because we've chosen to ignore them, they become even more powerful. They become the ultimate arbiters of taste.
They can be ignored if you don’t like what they have to say.
Let's take a closer look at some of the less-known, yet still very real Hollywood secret clubs.
You'll see why they are so important.
What is your most secretive community?
This question might surprise you. It might even make you uncomfortable because it challenges our perception of reality and how we live. But there is a reason that this place exists. It isn't what you would expect.
The City of God was its name by the ancient Greeks. It was also called the City of Destruction in the Bible.
It is called Kashi (Kashmir in India). In Russia, it's called Novgorod.
It is known as The Town That Disappeared in America.
One small New York State town with just 1,200 people vanished. There were no bodies, cars or houses left behind, but a road sign that pointed to the former location was all that was left.
This little community vanished and no trace remains to indicate where or when it disappeared. Some say the earth swallowed it up. Others claim that a meteorite hit destroyed it. Others claim it was taken away by aliens.
Regardless of what happened, residents of this once-thriving town are certain that their town won't be forgotten forever. They had just moved to a new town.
There's even a website that tracks the disappearances and recoveries of Zugspitz.
So where is this town? It's in Switzerland.
The border of Austria and Germany is at Zugspitze. Lake Zugspitze lies just above the summit of the mountain.
It has always fascinated me that so many towns have disappeared, yet some still remain. Why is it that some disappear while others live on? I decided that I would investigate.
I wanted to know more about the mysterious disappearing towns. What causes a town to disappear? How can a town disappear from existence?
It turned out that there are many theories about disappearing towns. One theory holds that a town disappears if all its buildings are demolished. Another theory states that the town simply moves to another location. The third theory is that the town was never actually there.
Although theories may be a bit speculative, it is a fact that numerous towns have been destroyed by the elements. This video looks into the history of those places and investigates their current status.
Statistics
- In fact, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, you make 15 to 30 gallons of tears each year, which is insane when you think about it. (romper.com)
- Your mouth makes a lot of saliva every day It might seem like way too much, but your salivary glands typically produce anywhere from 0.5 and 1.5 liters a day, according to a 2009 study published in the Journal of Medicine and Life. (romper.com)
- It might not sound like something that's truly plausible — and it is quite rare — but according to a 2015 study published in the Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals, it's possible to hurt yourself and even break a rib just by sneezing. (romper.com)
- The average human adult male heart rate is between 70 and 72 beats per minute, while the average for adult women is between 78 and 82 beats, which is significantly faster, according to 2014 published in the Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. (romper.com)
- In fact, nearly 24% of U.S. women are affected with one or more pelvic floor disorders, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health. (romper.com)
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Hollywood scandals that shocked the globe
Nothing is more shocking than seeing someone famous for wrong reasons. It's even more frightening to see them fall from grace.
It's amazing to see how the industry responds to their mistakes. Many celebrities have used alcohol and drugs in excess. Some even died young because of it.
But the worst part is when those same stars go public with their problems and are shunned by everyone. Last week, that's exactly where we were.
Heath Ledger lost his long and successful career. He died after succumbing to prescription drugs.
His family and friends struggled to accept his passing, and the media had a field day bashing him publicly.
Heath was once considered one of the most talented actors working today. His performance in Brokeback Mountain earned him two Academy Awards nominations.
Heath not only acted, but also wrote and directed films including A Knight's Tale. Monster's Ball. Iron Man.
Hollywood loved Heath, but he became too big for his britches. He began to drink heavily and took drugs. He ended up in rehab and became clean.
Now that he was sober, it was time to make amends. He created a documentary called Room 237, which documented the making of The Shining. It was supposed to be released this year, but now it won't hit theaters until next year.
Every time Heath tried to get back into Hollywood, something happened. Heath was in fact arrested twice on drug charges.
Although we don't think Heath should be allowed to return to the showbiz, It would have been nice for him to have received some assistance before things spiraled outof control.
We hope Heath’s tale will be a wakeup call to anyone who may believe that they can still have all.