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Movies and Film: Elements of the Mise-en-Scène

Elements of the Mise-en-ScneMovies and FilmFilm Composition and CinematographyThe Mise-en-Scne Really Means Everything, AlmostElements of the Mise-en-ScneFilms Worth Remembering Despite the…

Persian Gulf War

Attack on Iraq Operation Desert Fox and Operation Northern Watch by Borgna Brunner December 16, 1998, marked the beginning of four days of air strikes launched against Iraq by…

Famous and Infamous Moms

Famous and Infamous Moms Mother Teresa, Rose Kennedy, and other notable mothers by Beth Rowen Dorothea Lange's photo, "Migrant Mother" Mother's Day is the one day when we take…

Anatomy and
Physiology: Anatomy of the Heart

Anatomy of the HeartAnatomy and PhysiologyThe HeartAnatomy of the HeartThe Four ChambersThe Heart's Own BloodECG: Measuring a Beat The four-chambered heart is the result of millions of years of…

DK Science: Electromagnetism

ELECTROMAGNETELECTROMAGNET AT WORKMAGNETIC LEVITATIONELECTROMAGNET IN ACTIONBIOGRAPHY: HANS CHRISTIAN OERSTED Danish, 1777-1851BIOGRAPHY: MICHAEL FARADAY British, 1791-1867TRANSFORMERSFIND OUT…

DK Science: Extraterrestrial Life

THE VOYAGER MESSAGELIFE ON EUROPA?SCANNING THE SKYPRIMITIVE LIFELOOKING FOR SIGNALSEXTRASOLAR PLANETSTHE DRAKE EQUATIONFIND OUT MOREEarth is the only world we know of that supports life. But is…

DK Science: Metals

METAL GROUPSGOLD IN QUARTZEXTRACTING GOLDMETALLIC PROPERTIESALLOYSFIND OUT MOREAlmost three-quarters of all elements are metals, such as gold and silver. There are also some elements we may not…

DK Science: Pollination

FERTILIZATIONWIND DISPERSALCROSS FERTILIZATIONPOLLENPOLLINATORSFIND OUT MOREThe male sex cells of seed plants (flowering plants, conifers, and cycads) are contained in tough capsules called…

DK Science: Pressure

AIR PRESSUREWATER PRESSUREFIND OUT MOREWhen you press or push something, the force you apply is called pressure. Pressure is measured as the force you use divided by the area over which you use…