<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>New Library DVDs - Edison State College</title><description>Detailed information about the new dvds at the Edison State College Library</description><link>http://www.edison.edu/library/new_items.php</link><item><title><![CDATA[The Big Lebowski]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeff ’The Dude’ Lebowski doesn’t want any complications in his life. He can’t even be bothered with a job. But, in a case of mistaken identity, a couple of thugs break into his place and steal his rug. Now, The Dude must embark on a quest with his crazy bowling buddies to make things right and get that rug back. Their journey blends unforgettable characters, kidnapping, and White Russians.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.linccweb.org/catalog?lib_code=flcc0700&index=LN&query=001528467]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mona Lisa Smile]]></title><description><![CDATA[Set in 1953, Katherine Watson is a free-spirited graduate of UCLA who accepts a teaching post at Wellesley College, a women-only school where the students are torn between the repressive mores of the time and their longing for intellectual freedom.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.linccweb.org/catalog?lib_code=flcc0700&index=LN&query=001152491]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voces Inocentes]]></title><description><![CDATA[In war torn 1980’s El Salvador, Chava, an eleven-year-old boy, suddenly becomes the ’man of the house’ in a time when the government’s army is forcibly recruiting children for civil war. As his single mother fights to protect her children, their village becomes both playground and battlefield. This is about life, love, the hope of peace, and the ennobling power of the human spirit. Based on a true story.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.linccweb.org/catalog?lib_code=flcc0700&index=LN&query=001521094]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Tragedy to Triumph: The William Seymour Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hosted by Tim Storey and Leon Isaac Kennedy.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.linccweb.org/catalog?lib_code=flcc0700&index=LN&query=001525106]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adolescence: Cognitive & Moral Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cognitive and moral development of adolescents is explored, emphasizing the emerging abilities of: abstract thinking, cognitive flexibility, reflective thinking, thinking within a broader content, and the concept of analogy. Individual comments from adolescents, as well as group discussions, are included.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.linccweb.org/catalog?lib_code=flcc0700&index=LN&query=001526743]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infancy: Early Relationships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part of a series intended to provide understanding of the unfolding process of human development from the beginning of life through adolescence. This segment deals with early relationships of infants. Covers foundations of trust/mistrust; parental response to specific infant traits; mutuality; bonding and attachment; stranger anxiety and separation anxiety; characteristics of growth failure; child care of infants and selection of a caregiver.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.linccweb.org/catalog?lib_code=flcc0700&index=LN&query=001526730]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infancy: Beginnings of Cognition & Language]]></title><description><![CDATA[Examines the development of the sensory and perceptive capabilities of the child and how these innate reflexes are used to initiate world discovery. Shows how the child uses a wide variety of actions to satisfy this newfound curiosity during the first year of life.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.linccweb.org/catalog?lib_code=flcc0700&index=LN&query=001525147]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Persepolis]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1970s Iran, Marjane ’Marji’ Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family. Their long dream is realized when the hated Shah is defeated in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, Marji grows up to witnesses first hand how the new Iran has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study. This change proves an equally difficult trial for Marji and finds herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and her homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.linccweb.org/catalog?lib_code=flcc0700&index=LN&query=001520021]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mayor of Casterbridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a drunken impulse, Henchard sells his wife and daughter at a country fair. Years later, when he has become a respected and prosperous man, his wife and daughter seek him out in Casterbridge.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.linccweb.org/catalog?lib_code=flcc0700&index=LN&query=001216006]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Herdity & Environment: Beginnings of a Baby]]></title><description><![CDATA[Editor, Nick Kolias; writer and content designer, Rhoda Olenick; editorial consultant, Arleen Prairie; image research, Rory Cox; Additional graphics, Patrick Williams; content reviewer, Domeena C. Renshaw.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.linccweb.org/catalog?lib_code=flcc0700&index=LN&query=001523968]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prenatal Development: A Life in the Making]]></title><description><![CDATA[Explores the three stages of prenatal development, reviews the organs and structures that nourish and protect the fetus, and discusses the influences that external factors have on prenatal development.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.linccweb.org/catalog?lib_code=flcc0700&index=LN&query=001272118]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pregnancy & Birth: Caring for the Life Within]]></title><description><![CDATA[Take a contemporary look at pregnancy and the birth process, and how advances in technology, medicine and knowledge affect and influence both. Topics include prenatal care, childbirth methods, and more.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.linccweb.org/catalog?lib_code=flcc0700&index=LN&query=001523949]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infancy: Landmarks of Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looks at the major developments during the first year of life. Includes such major landmarks as the beginnings of locomotion and use of fine motor skills, as well as developments in the processes of eating and sleeping.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.linccweb.org/catalog?lib_code=flcc0700&index=LN&query=001523947]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infancy: Emotional & Social World]]></title><description><![CDATA[This program looks at emotions during infancy. The development of emotions are clearly identifiable and during the first year four stages of emotional milestones reflect close interaction with the parent. Discusses the role of the parent in responding to strong emotions and redirecting unwanted behavior. Looks at the ways the young child learns the culture, values, attitudes and rules within the family.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.linccweb.org/catalog?lib_code=flcc0700&index=LN&query=001523943]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toddlerhood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Explains how the discovery of walking heralds the toddler stage of development and how these changes are manifested by changes in mental and other processes. Manipulation of objects, further development of language and the development of independence are also explored.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.linccweb.org/catalog?lib_code=flcc0700&index=LN&query=001523939]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Language Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Explores the development of language from infancy through middle childhood. Early communication through the cry, gestures and sounds, gradually unfolds in to spoken language that explains, problem solves and facilitates thought.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.linccweb.org/catalog?lib_code=flcc0700&index=LN&query=001523935]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self Identity & Sex Role Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discusses sex role development, self identity, how we define ourselves - male or female & how we characterize ourselves - racially & ethnically.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.linccweb.org/catalog?lib_code=flcc0700&index=LN&query=001523931]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Observation]]></title><description><![CDATA[This video shows that much of what we know about children is learned through observation. Using the four areas of development: physical, cognitive, language and social-emotional, the viewer is guided through several sequences of naturalistic observation of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Looking closely at movement, expression and behavior, viewers may understand what the child is expressing. Four types of observation are used with children from infants through school age. From the ongoing assessment of children, educators link the planning for student learning to what they know about the child’s accomplishments, interests, strengths and areas to achieve.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.linccweb.org/catalog?lib_code=flcc0700&index=LN&query=001360140]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nuevos Destinos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spanish language video recordings for foreign speakers.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.linccweb.org/catalog?lib_code=flcc0700&index=LN&query=001523910]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under the Same Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. In Mexico, her mother cares for Carlitos. Unexpected circumstances drive both Rosario and Carlitos to embark on their own journeys in a desperate attempt to reunite. Along the way, mother and son face challenges and obstacles but never lose hope that they will one day be together again.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.linccweb.org/catalog?lib_code=flcc0700&index=LN&query=001522034]]></link></item></channel></rss>