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Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Former Vice President Al Gore explains the facts of global warming, presents arguments that the dangers of global warning have reached the level of crisis, and addresses the efforts of certain interests to discredit the anti-global warming cause. Between lecture segments, Gore discusses his personal commitment to the environment, sharing anecdotes from his experiences.
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from...
3) Roots
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chronicles a black man's search for his heritage and reveals an epic panorama of America's past.
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Formats
Description
Alice Paul and Lucy Burns were two defiant suffragist women who fought for the passage of the 19th Amendment. The two activists broke from the mainstream women's rights movement and created a more radical wing, daring to push the boundaries to secure women's voting rights in 1920. In a country dominated by chauvinism, this is no easy fight. Along the way, sacrifices are made: Alice gives up a chance for love, and colleague Inez Mulholland gives up...
5) Hamlet
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shakespeare's classic drama exploring madness, guilt, justice and self-perception.
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