Describes, and accompanies us on our journey through life. man music is like food. Every human being needs food, but everybody eats different food. [rock music] food that americans eat is really strange to people in other parts of the world. Some of the food that other people eat would make an american sick to his stomach. But Everybody Needs food. [sticks clacking] [cultural music montage] what is music . Well, from a scientific point of view, its the organization of sound. [Classical Music] woman its a language without words, and the reason for language is to communicate and the reason for music is to communicate. woman depending on what you want to express, it can be hundreds of different things. man music is the essence of the creator, the entire universe. In my case, its the sounds that i make with my violin. There are people who go, thats not music. Music is music if someone thinks its music. You cant put it in a box and say, this is music. Its all these wonderful abstract things
To work, from politics to play, i would like to reach out my hand. It mobilizes, it tranquilizes, it heals, and transforms. Boswell is supposed to have said to dr. Johnson, im greatly affected by music. Some music will make me weep. Some music will make me feel so brav i could march into the thick of a battle and not be scared of anything. Johnson says dryly, if anything could make me act so foolish, i would not have anything to do with it. [low hum and sticks clacking] [cultural music montage] man music has got an incredible power, presence. You know, sound is something that you cant escape when youre in its presence. [chanting and drumming] with music, theres no looking away. [spirited clarinet and guitar playing] that is part of the power of music. When youre near it, theres no escape. It can focus your attention on a particular ceremony for example. It can act as a kind of social glue that helps a ceremony to go on over the course of several days. It keeps peoples attention focused
The first 15 years of the 20th century saw changes in the theory and practice of art among modern artists in western europe which were so remarkable theyve been compared with the great advances made in science and technology at the same time. Theres no simple explanation for why this period was so dynamic, nor was the dynamism confined to one center. Although paris had long been the focus of modernism, it had its rivals in brussels, barcelona, and munich. But it was a time of growing tension in western culture, of continued rapid industrialization, of imperialism abroad and rivalry within the states of europe, and, at the same time, scientific breakthroughs, which not only questioned our way of seeing the world, but the very nature of reality itself plancks quantum theory, einsteins theory of relativity, freuds work on psychoanalysis. It was in 1900 that freud wrote his interpretation of dreams, a prophetic work in view of the tragedies of modern western history. Freud wrote and publis
Annenberg media one of its major banks the Knickerbocker Trust, closes. One man commits suicide. The Banking System nearly collapses. What is it about banking that could lead to such a calamity . Inhe 192 the Banking System helped spread prosperity. In t 1930s it dragged americaown. How could a holiday put an end to the deepening crisis . Banking deregution cost taxpaye almost a half trillion dollars. Did banks need more regulation or less . Our nation has long tried to protect the banking business, but weve never eliminated all the risks. The Banking System why must it be protected . Economic analyst richard gill and i will investigate that question on economics usa. Im david schoumacher. Captioning made possible by the Annenberg Cpb project americas businessmen and women know how dependent they are on a Friendly Bank for their success and the growth of their communities. Americas Banking System has provided that success and growth for more than a century. Although most banks are heal
Who are the winner and losers from inflation . The primary responsibility r controlling inflation rests with the National Administration. Finally, in the 1970s, the government was pushed to take drastic action. What was the result . Rising prices became a fact of life despite the clamor to do something about it. Inflation how did the spiral begin . With economic analyst richard gill, well explore that on this edition of economics usa. Im david schoumacher. What is inflation . Here at the bureau of labor statistics, they measure inflation, in a sense, with the Consumer Price index, totaling the costs of goods and services, then comparing them from month to month and year to year. Inflation has affected everybody. Some look back nostalgically to the threecent postage stamp. When prices go up a little, were not surprised. But when they get out of hand, we take notice, as we did in the late 1960s when prices began spiraling upward. What caused that spiral . As the country grew in the 1950s