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Witness to Yesterday

  • Portray an interview between a significant person from the Renaissance period and a modern-day journalist.
  • Which three Renaissance individuals contributed most to shaping the Western worldview?

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Title: Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Description: Ted "Theodore" Logan and Bill S. Preston will not graduate if they do not do well in a history presentation. Rufus appears from the future to help them. They travel through time conducting research for their history presentation and enjoying great adventures.
Produced by: No Rating. 90 min. 1989

 

Title: Blast from the Past
Description: Adam Weber is the child of an eccentric inventor and his wife. A bomb scare in the 1960s locks the Webers in their bomb shelter for 35 years. Now Adam must venture into Los Angeles to obtain food and supplies for his family.
Produced by: Rated PG-13 for brief language, sex and drug references. 112 min. 1999

 

Title: Kate and Leopold
Description: Kate and her actor brother live in New York in the 21st century. Her ex-boyfriend Stuart finds a gap in time and travels back to the 1800s. Leopold, a man living in the 1870s, decides to follow Stuart back to the present. Although Leopold is clueless about his new modern surroundings, he attempts to learn and even improve upon the modern conveniences that he encounters.
Produced by: Rated PG-13 for brief strong language. 118 min. 2001

 

Title: Welcome to Renaissance Personalities Student Home Page
Host: Yukon Education Student Network
Description: This website contains a student-created inventory of Renaissance personalities. Profiles include individuals in nine categories as well as prototypical Renaissance women and men.
Navigation Tips: Click on category to access a list of famous personalities within that category, then click on a name to access information about the individual.
URL: http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/index.html
Last updated: July 1, 2014 | (Revision History)
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