Friday, July 23, 2010

You Tube Videos for Classroom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaO3aGmuNFc&feature=related&ajax=1&nocache=1279919851551

This is a short video by economics professor Dan Ariely that deals with supply and demand and how decisions that become habits can change market prices for particular items. He explains how Starbucks managed to change the way we think about coffee and the amount of money we are willing to pay for it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=o_PrWS51hmE&feature=channel

This short video of a Holocaust survivor telling of his sister and mother's death, as well as of he and his brother's survival, touches upon the long-term emotional impact of the horrors they experienced and is subjectively affective.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zi6xYkdBPA

Here, an actor/narrator playing Andrew Carnegie expresses Carnegie's ideas about poverty, wealth, success, and the meaning of life. Among the early wealthy entrepreneurs, Carnegie exhibited an interesting perspective on a person's responsibility toward others.

http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=LvuWSJI87r8&feature=related

This five-minute video presents interviews with African Americans in New Orleans, explains the origins of African-American English, and gives examples of language use, in addition to everyday words taken from African-American English. This video is good for presenting the idea that African-American English is not a lesser form of English, but a dynamic, intelligent, and rule-governed expression of language that was born of necessity.

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