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Were going to spend the next 26 minutes looking deep into our eyes. Welcome to in good shape the our eyes are constantly active, exploring our surroundings and warning us of dangers. They allow us to see a world that is full of shapes and colors. But producing images that the brain can actually process is not so easy. You need just the right amount of light so that we can recognize weak Light Sources at night and not be decile during the day, a muscle. The iris regulates how much light enters the eye. When it contracts, the diameter of the pupils is just 2 millimeters. When open in march is to 8 millimeters or the color of the iris is determined by melanin colored pigments that also determine our skin color. A darker color, iris gives more protection from uv rays, making the im less sensitive to light. The next challenge is focusing the only has the lens, a transparent ball of protein that focuses light, reason projects them onto t ....
He he received his ph. D. From brown university, and hell be discussing most recent book, half american the epic story of africanamericans fighting in World War Two at home and abroad. Now to, join this this conversation this discussion is dr. Marcus cox marcus is a fellow with the jenny craig institute. And is also currently the dean of Fayetteville State University right outside beautiful fort north carolina. Oh the. Previously many of you know him from town here where hes associate dean of graduate studies xavier and a graduate ph. D. From northwestern an and an expert on africanamerican military history. And so its great to have these two amazing scholars and comrades on the stage with us today. And with that, marcus, ill turn it over to you. And sir, you much. Thank you so much. Thank you everybody for being here. Thank you, mike. And everyone, this is a gr ....
The human race has been building huge stone structures for age. What are the origins of the structure . What were the circular constructions used for the many of these structures were sealed up thousands of years ago by the people who built up the but in some cases, wind and waves wore away. That protective, covering overtime. The the structures are called nicholas. You could call them gigantic works of art, make at least one of my daughters stand on black. They rebuild long before the parents need another technical and logistical, most of cases that push the limits of human imagination. Large stone structures like these were built in many places around the world. For example, in the far north of scotland, youll find ancient constructions that are older than stonehenge. The every lump and bumps that you see could be a new off you electrical sites. And each year, particularly during the planning season, your sites are discovered by farmers. These discoveries outline an important chapter ....
From dr. Matthew dumont. Matt is prolific author and historian of history and civil rights and the Sherman Fairchild distinguished professor history at dartmouth. He he received his ph. D. From brown university, and hell be discussing most recent book, half american the epic story of africanamericans fighting in World War Two at home and abroad. Now to, join this this conversation this discussion is dr. Marcus cox marcus is a fellow with the jenny craig institute. And is also currently the dean of Fayetteville State University right outside beautiful fort north carolina. Oh the. Previously many of you know him from town here where hes associate dean of graduate studies xavier and a graduate ph. D. From northwestern an and an expert on africanamerican military history. And so its great to have these two a ....
You see . Evening, ladies and gentlemen, with a book. Welcome to fords theatre. We honestly, i am blown away. The response. I am so thrilled to see all of your lovely faces in the house tonight. Thank you so much for being here. My name is erika scott and im the artistic programing manager here at theater. And im alex wood. Im the Education Programs manager at fords theater. And we are to present written spoke. Yes, written then spoken now African American letters to lincoln. So for the two of us up here, typically you dont get two people to come talk to the house before a program happens. But this is a special this is the first of its kind. We have never done an elevated im calling it an elevated book to where we have our historians and actors to be part of the play. But at fords theatre like to think of ourselves as left and right side of one brain. We have the histor ....