Eliana
03-20-2008, 03:56 AM
I have been meaning to share this site with y'all for a while now:
American Rhetoric (http://www.americanrhetoric.com/)
It has the text for over 5000 speeches *and* audio and video files where they are available.
You can see MLK's I Have a Dream (http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm), listen to FDR's Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation (http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fdrpearlharbor.htm), or read Teddy Roosevelt's 'The Man with the Muck-Rake (http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/teddyrooseveltmuckrake.htm)'
I played around finding things on YouTube a while back. Here are a few samples:
Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt Meet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybnzMnFEWJY&feature=related)
An animated version of the Bayeux tapestry (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDaB-NNyM8o)
London Can Take It (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mXGy38xL5U)
Elizabeth II's 1st televised Xmas address (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBRP-o6Q85s)
Five wonderful DVDs: (ETA: I left out the Race to the Moon, but included the reference to its best episode - sorry about that! UI've fixed it below)
From the Earth to the Moon (http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Moon-Signature-Mason-Adams/dp/B000A0GYD2/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1205998091&sr=8-1)
The Race to the Moon (http://www.amazon.com/Race-Moon-History-Channel/dp/B0001XARMC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1206603357&sr=1-1) (especially the fascinating, and surprisingly moving 'Failure is not an Option' episode.)
Young Mr Lincoln (http://www.amazon.com/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Criterion-Collection/dp/B000BR6QIM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1205998701&sr=1-1) (This is a beautiful, gently powerful film)
Gettysburg (http://www.amazon.com/Gettysburg-Widescreen-Richard-Anderson/dp/B00003CXA6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1205998815&sr=1-1) (Great research and attention to detail - this film brought the Civil War to life for my eldest two when they watched it a couple of years ago. Memorable, moving portrayals of the key figures and, despite the high body count, no actual gore.)
Bertie & Elizabeth (http://www.amazon.com/Bertie-Elizabeth-Reluctant-Royals-George/dp/B0006Q93H4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1205999071&sr=1-1) (Elizabeth II's parent's courtship and marriage... and a good entry to looking at Britain's role in WWII. Helps one see why the Queen Mum was so beloved... and a little bit (we brought it out in discussion) of why Hitler called her the most dangerous woman in Europe..)
This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgXPNJksOQE) Youtube video has some photos of her and a little text with G-d Save the Queen playing in the background. (My daughters liked seeing some of these images after watching the film.)
American Rhetoric (http://www.americanrhetoric.com/)
It has the text for over 5000 speeches *and* audio and video files where they are available.
You can see MLK's I Have a Dream (http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm), listen to FDR's Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation (http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fdrpearlharbor.htm), or read Teddy Roosevelt's 'The Man with the Muck-Rake (http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/teddyrooseveltmuckrake.htm)'
I played around finding things on YouTube a while back. Here are a few samples:
Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt Meet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybnzMnFEWJY&feature=related)
An animated version of the Bayeux tapestry (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDaB-NNyM8o)
London Can Take It (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mXGy38xL5U)
Elizabeth II's 1st televised Xmas address (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBRP-o6Q85s)
Five wonderful DVDs: (ETA: I left out the Race to the Moon, but included the reference to its best episode - sorry about that! UI've fixed it below)
From the Earth to the Moon (http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Moon-Signature-Mason-Adams/dp/B000A0GYD2/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1205998091&sr=8-1)
The Race to the Moon (http://www.amazon.com/Race-Moon-History-Channel/dp/B0001XARMC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1206603357&sr=1-1) (especially the fascinating, and surprisingly moving 'Failure is not an Option' episode.)
Young Mr Lincoln (http://www.amazon.com/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Criterion-Collection/dp/B000BR6QIM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1205998701&sr=1-1) (This is a beautiful, gently powerful film)
Gettysburg (http://www.amazon.com/Gettysburg-Widescreen-Richard-Anderson/dp/B00003CXA6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1205998815&sr=1-1) (Great research and attention to detail - this film brought the Civil War to life for my eldest two when they watched it a couple of years ago. Memorable, moving portrayals of the key figures and, despite the high body count, no actual gore.)
Bertie & Elizabeth (http://www.amazon.com/Bertie-Elizabeth-Reluctant-Royals-George/dp/B0006Q93H4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1205999071&sr=1-1) (Elizabeth II's parent's courtship and marriage... and a good entry to looking at Britain's role in WWII. Helps one see why the Queen Mum was so beloved... and a little bit (we brought it out in discussion) of why Hitler called her the most dangerous woman in Europe..)
This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgXPNJksOQE) Youtube video has some photos of her and a little text with G-d Save the Queen playing in the background. (My daughters liked seeing some of these images after watching the film.)