annenberg media ♪ annenberg media ♪ it was 1927.again, havoc reigne ♪ thughout the mississip and tennessee valleys. during a great depression, congress created the tva--

♪ annenberg media annenberg media ♪ japanese cars brought low prices and high gas mileage to americadrivsat happened when political pressure forced import cutbacks? the american steel industry thought their foreign competitors were violating trade laws to make sales in the united states. how did the u.s. government try to make foreign governments and steel companies play fair? american companies manufacturing abroad and the north american free trade agreement. would americans hear a giant sucking sound of millions of jobs going to mexico? "international trade -- for whose benefit." with the help of economic analyst richard gill, we'll find out on this edition of "economics usa." i'm david schoumacher. nobody worried too much about the first japase cars to reach the united states. it w the heyday of the gas guzzler. as the nation's largest consumer of steel, of glass, of rubber, the auto industry drove the economy. and since the days of henry ford, the american auto industry kept its hand on the wheel and its foot on the accelerator. detroisold the big car. and american drivers bought it.

captions copyright 1989 educational broadcasting corporation annenberg media ♪ rn world is by movado,akers of the movado museum watch, the watch dial design in the permanent collections of museums throughout the world. additional funding for this program made possible by the financial support of... and the following individuals and foundations... and other annenberg media programs call 1-800-learner and visit us at www.learner.org. ( music ) narrator: the east buiing of the national glery of art in washing d.c.- built to relieve the heavily- burdened filities ofhe original gallery, to house temporary exhibitions, and to serve as a center for advanced study in the visual arts. within these walls, visitors to our nation's capital are drawn in to a very special place where monumental accomplishments of modern masters await discovery.

annenberg media ♪ annenberg media ♪ it was 1927.e again, havoc reigne ♪ thughout the mississip and tennessee valleys. during a great depression, congress created the tva-- a federal project to control the ravages of the great tennessee river. why would anyone object? medical advances have added years to americans' lives. but not everyone can afford medical care's high cost. why shouldn't the government guarantee a minimum level of health care? in 1978, californians voted for proposition 13 even though it was likely to result in cutbacks of government services. had the gornment gone too far? not everyone agrees on government's proper role. some feel government has gotten out of hand. others feel we're not doing enough. public goods and responsibility-- how far should we go? we'll examine thatuestion with the help of economic analyst richard gill on this edition of economics usa. i'm david schoumacher. we can all enjoy the benefits of public services such as museums, schools, and highways, but they have to be paid for. they are, usual

annenberg media ♪ annenberg media ♪ gold was the standard agait which most of the world valued its currencyy would the united states break from the gold standard in 1933? in 1944, world leaders designed a blueprint for a new international monetary order, a plan dependent upon the strength of the american dollar. what led to the collapse of the heralded bretton woods agreements? 2002 -- a new currency went into circulation in 12 countries of the european union. would the new euro challenge the dollar as the world's reigning currency? in a global marketplace, our economy depends on the international value of the dollar. it affects how much we pay for foreign goods and how well our exports sell overseas. "exchange rates: what in the world is a dollar worth?" with the help of economics analyst richard gill, we'll examine that question on this edition of "economics u$a." i'm david schoumacher. it is only in recent years that exchange rates could vary from day to day. for generations, exchange rates were fixed and currencies freely convertible to gold. to cast aside the predictability of the fixe

captions copyright 1989 educational broadcasting corporation annenberg media ♪ is by movado, makers ofhe movado museum watch, the watch dial design in the permanent collections of museums throughout the world. additional funding for this program made possible by the financial support of... ( music ) rrat in 199 the national gall ofrtn washington of the dea of the painter sir anthy van dyck wi an extraordinary exhibition of about 100 paiings and oil sketches, gather from collections arnd t world. born in 15, van dyck's remarkable career took him from his native flanders to italy, and then to england as court painter to charles i, before the artist's death there in 1641.

annenberg media ♪ gam made possible by the financial support of...nd the following individuals and foundations... corporate funding for art of the western world is by movado, makers of the movado museum watch, the watch dial design in the permanent collections of museums throughout the world. captioning made possible by the annenberg/cpb project this is siena, a wonderfully preserved medieval city in central italy. at its heyday around 1300, it was one of the most civilized and prosperous places in europe. siena and other italian city-states can stand as a new beginning in our story of western art. hitherto, the old medieval world view had, put simply, divided the classes of society into the aristocracy at the top, the church, and the laboring peasantry at the bottom. in places like this, we see for the first time a new class, conscious of its own identity-- the merchants. these cities were no longer controlled by feudal lords. they were republics. here in siena, several thousand citizens were eligible for election to the governing bodies which met d

annenberg media ♪ gam made possible by the financial support of...nd the following individuals and foundations... corporate funding for art of the western world is by movado, makers of the movado museum watch, the watch dial design in the permanent collections of museums throughout the world. captioning made possible by the annenberg/cpb project "at first, the doctors thought it was sciatica, "and then they admitted it was gangrene. "the old man suffered greatly those last days, "and then, on the 31st of august 1715, "the clergy gathered around him, "and they began, timidly, to chant the ave maria. "all through the night, they carried on chanting. "then, at 8:15 in the morning "in the royal bed in the great chamber "in the center of the palace, "louis xiv, the sun king, died, like every man." so wrote a contemporary diarist. it's often said that when louis died, an age died with him. the age of absolute monarchs, the age of which versailles is a symbol, was drawing to an end. things would never be the same. for louis, versailles was intended first to

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for more information on t annenberg media ♪ provided by: narrador: en este episodio raquel y arturo siguenn la búsqueda de angel el hijo de rosario y fernando. el viejo amigo de angel, héctor, llama a arturo.

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appreciate in a new way the contribution of this great master, sir anthony van dyck. ( music ) annenberg media ♪ by: narrador: en este episodio raquel y arturo siguen con la búsqueda de angel el hijo de rosario y fernando.

annenberg media ♪ narrador: bienvenidos al episodio 19 de destinos: an introduction to spanish.n este episodio, vamos a acompañar a raquel a otra parte del mundo hispano: puerto rico. así que vamos a oir cómo hablan el español los puertorriqueños. hombre: creo que está a mano derecha.

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california farm bureau federation] [captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--] annenberg media ♪ by: narrator: welcome to destinos: an introduction to spanish. in this episode, raquel begins her search for angel the son of rosario and fernando. remember to let the actions and the situations guide your understanding. se llama angel castillo. el que puede saber es josé.