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When Indian researcher Sugata Mitra embedded a touch-screen computer in a wall separating his IT firm's New Delhi offices from an adjacent slum, he discovered that street children quickly taught themselves how to surf the net, read the news, and download games in what he calls "a spiral of self-instruction." What's more, when one child stumbled upon a shortcut or a new function, he quickly taught it to several other children. In this inspiring program,...
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"'Standing on the stage, I felt exposed and like an intruder. In these professional settings, my personal experiences with hunger, poverty, and episodic homelessness, often go undetected. I had worked hard to learn the rules and disguise my beginning in life ... ' So begins C. Nicole Mason's powerful memoir, a story of reconciliation, constrained choices and life on the other side of the tracks. Born in the 1970s in Los Angeles, California, Mason...
26) The Snow Queen
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When Gerda and her mother take in the penniless street urchin, Kay, powerful forces emerge that will take both children on a magical journey and test their friendship to the extreme. One cold winter night, a splinter of ice pierces Kay's heart and makes him angry and unhappy. He soon becomes enchanted by the Snow Queen and is taken to her palace in the frozen North. Gerda decides that she must do whatever she can to rescue her friend.
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Join the expedition visiting legendary Candy Man Willy Wonka in a splendiferous movie that wondrously brings to the screen the endlessly appetizing delights of Roald Dahl's classic book. On a whirlwind tour of Willy's incredible, edible realm of chocolate waterfalls, elfish Oompa-Loompas, and industrial-sized confections, a boy named Charlie will discover the sweetest secret of all: a generous, loving heart.
28) Mr. Birthday
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While working his nine-to-five maintenance job at an upscale apartment, Barry crosses paths with an older gentleman staying in the penthouse, Mister Jay. The mysterious Mister Jay introduces Barry to the International Birthday Network, an agency with one mission: to make sure children are happy on their birthdays. Barry and his daughter are tasked with delivering birthday surprises to kids all across the globe suffering from miserable birthdays.
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"Four youth involved in the juvenile justice system invite us into their homes and ultimately their hearts by offering a rare opportunity to view them outside of the crimes they have committed. Viewers gain a glimpse into the daily challenges their families face and the issues that shape their lives, and ours." -- description from Web site.
32) Crossed swords
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A poor commoner, accidentally meets Edward, Prince of Wales, and they are struck by their similarity of appearance. After switching clothes as a practical joke, they are unexpectedly separated and forced to take on the other's life. Everything goes completely haywire when the King suddenly dies, leaving Tom to inherit the throne while Edward must convince the people that he is really the new King of England.
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"By official count, more than one out of every six American children live beneath the poverty line. But statistics alone tell little of the story. In Invisible Americans, Jeff Madrick brings to light the often invisible reality and irreparable damage of child poverty in America. Keeping his focus on the children, he examines the roots of the problem, including the toothless remnants of our social welfare system, entrenched racism, and a government...
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Presents the true story of how Laura Schroff, a successful sales representative living in Manhattan, and Maurice Maczyk, a homeless eleven-year-old panhandler, developed an unlikely friendship in 1980s New York that has lasted for over thirty years and continues to enrich both their lives.
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On a small Kansas farm in 1890, Christina Willems lovingly shepherds a group of displaced individuals who have come to see the Brambleville Asylum for the Poor as their home. But when a kitchen fire leaves the house uninhabitable, she must find shelter for all in her care, scattering her dear "family." Christina is forced to approach Levi Johnson, a reclusive mill owner, to take in a young blind boy named Tommy Kilgore. Levi agrees with reluctance,...