The Great Train Robbery (1903)

This is the actual film we heard about in class. If you care to read more about the film, check out http://www.filmsite.org/grea.html
Movies sure have changed. Silent films must have required a different attention span than those we watch today. If you looked away, you might have missed a key event.

Read more about nickelodeon theaters here: http://tinyurl.com/ydaq5x9
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Spiral Island (Student Recommended Video)

Guys, I posted this just because it is unusual and interesting. A number of you also asked me to put it on the Blog. It certainly isn't a choice I would make, but you are certain to have a variety of reactions.

The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906

This is a clip from a 1950's documentary on the earthquake. You will definitely get a sense of how devastating this earthquake was. Have you ever been to San Francisco? Have you ever experienced an earthquake? Other reactions? What do you think of the music or the voice of the narrator?

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Watch to find out more about a novel that was written with one goal in mind, but actually accomplished more than Sinclair originally planned. Safety and sanitary conditions in the meat industry have their origins here. Your reactions?

The Voice of President Theodore Roosevelt

I don't expect you to listen the this in its entirety, but it is pretty cool to be able to hear Roosevelt's voice. The sound quality is understandably poor, but you certainly can get a sense of what it would have been like to listen to him speak. Feel free to share any thoughts you may have on the speech itself or even just the sound quality of the recording.

The following link will take you to a page containing various quotations from Theodore Roosevelt: http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/life/quotes.htm

The Panama Canal (Time Lapse Video)

Mr. Schmick discovered this video clip a couple of years ago. While it obviously moves quickly, you can definitely get the sense of what is involved as one travels through the canal today. What are your reactions? Have any of you actually been through the canal?

The R.M.S. Titanic

This slideshow contains some terrific and powerful images of the RMS Titanic. In an introduction to Walter Lord's book "A Night to Remember", Nathaniel Philbrick suggests that reading such a work begs the reader to ask himself "What would I have done?" This is not an easy question obviously. Were there points in the book where you found yourself asking this question, and if so, what do you think you would have done? Explain.