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Series
Publisher
Sporty's Academy
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Airspace: Provides an in-depth look at operating rules and chart depiction in a logical, easy-to-understand format.
Weather format: A step-to-step guide through the ICAO weather formats and abbreviations of METARs and TAFs. Learn to read and interpret aviation weather reports and extract additional clues they provide about atmospheric conditions.
2) Gun life
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Experts like professor John Murrin and Senator Larry Craig shed light on the 2nd Amendment itself, examining exactly what it says and speculating on the founders' intents. From behind the scenes of a shoot-em-up action flick to the halls of Congress, this is an all-encompassing look at gun life in America.
4) Human rights
Publisher
Cambridge Educational
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"This chaptered DVD sets two crucial human rights-related Constitutional amendments within the context of their historical times: Amendment 13, abolishing slavery throughout the U.S., and Amendment 14, defining U.S. citizenship and stipulating due process and equal protection under the law. Four additional amendments--11, judicial powers construed; 16, federal income tax; and 18 and 21, Prohibition and its repeal--are included as well."--From container.....
Publisher
Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"These three 20-minute videos examine key constitutional concepts. The first explains why the nation's framers created the Constitution. The second describes the protection of individual rights by highlighting the Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright, affirming the right to an attorney. The last explores the separation of powers by examining the Supreme Court case of Youngstown v. Sawyer, a challenge to President Truman's decision to take over...
6) Outrage
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Reveals politicians who lobby for anti-gay legislation while leading secret lives, the double standards the media sets for these politicians, and the harm inflicted. Includes analysis from Congressman Barney Frank, former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey, activist Larry Kramer, and others.
8) Modified
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A first-person feature documentary that questions why genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are not labeled on food products in the United States and Canada, despite being labeled in 64 countries around the world. Shot over a span of ten years, the film follows the ongoing struggle to label GMOs, exposing the cozy relationship between the biotech industry and governments.
Publisher
[Films for the Humanities & Sciences]
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"[S]tudies Native American burial grounds over five centuries of cultural, scientific, and legal change. The Native American Graves Repatriation Act, covering the ownership and study of human remains and sacred objects, is given special emphasis"--Container.
10) Weed the people
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Patients suffering from cancer, and their families, struggle against mean-spirited legislation, and the proclaimed goal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions to roll back marijuana reforms in states such as California.
11) The Loving story
Publisher
Docuramafilms
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A racially-charged criminal trial and a heart-rending love story converge in this documentary about Richard and Mildred Loving, set during the turbulent Civil Rights era. An interracial couple, they fell in love and married at a critical time in American history, and, because of a confluence of social and political turmoil our reluctant heroes bring about change where previously no one else could. They are paired with two young and ambitious lawyers...
12) Lady buds
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
From a Latinx LGBTQ activist to a Black Catholic school principal, six small businesswomen hit California's newly legal cannabis trade. But as aggressive regulations bogart the market, can they each keep their green American dream alight?
Publisher
Merola
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
This documentary takes the viewer through the treacherous, yet ultimately victorious, 14-year journey both Dr. Burzynski and his patients have had to endure in order to obtain FDA-approved clinical trials of the breakthrough cancer treatment using antineoplastons. Upon approval, antineoplastons will mark the first time that a single scientist- not a pharmaceutical company- will hold the exclusive patent and distribution rights on a ground-breaking...
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
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Description
In 1994, Oregon became the first state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. Since then, more than 500 Oregonians have taken their mortality into their own hands. Filmmaker Peter Richardson gently enters the lives of the terminally ill as they consider whether--and when--to end their lives by lethal overdose. Richardson examines both sides of the complex, emotionally charged issue. What emerges is a life-affirming, staggeringly powerful portrait...
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Hooked explains the chemistry of certain drugs, their effects, and their history of use and illegality. Relates cycles of social and legal acceptance followed by rejection as drug effects were recognized, used and overused. Explores the social and legislative changes that have transformed (and, some would argue, created) the drug culture of the 20th Century.
Publisher
Discovery Communications
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education that the concept of "separate but equal" school segregation was unconstitutional. Director Peter Gilbert explores the history and legacy of the legal decision.