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Produced by Avanti Films.

The film explores the origins of prejudice and illustrates contemporary forms of it.

Collection Summary From the Collection: These 79 titles span nearly 40 years and are a subset of more than 500 films transferred to the National Library of Medicine from the American Dental Association in 1986. Most of the 500 films were individually cataloged; these are the remainder, which have been separately accessioned and can be digitized on demand. Topics include complex dental restoration procedures, public service announcements, films developed for children, and titles addressing legislation or administrative concerns....

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Produced by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Nurses' Association, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and Polymorph Films, Inc. Written and directed by Alexandra Dane Dor-Ner.

Part 1 of this film examines the sensory possibilities in a fetus and newborn, especially how a newborn's behavior can be influenced by sense perception and prenatal care received by the mother.

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Produced by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Nurses' Association, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and Polymorph Films, Inc. Written and directed by Alexandra Dane Dor-Ner.

Part 2 discusses means of parental stimulation, interaction, and responsiveness to the infant's developing senses, as well as the importance of reciprocity and care in newborn development.

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Produced by Disney.

A young boy has to sell his beloved, old donkey. He refuses to sell it to unkind people in town but ultimately finds a home for the donkey when Joseph asks to purchase the animal for Mary to ride to Bethlehem.

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Produced by Barr Films.

The film, which follows a fictitious family through a difficult day, addresses some of the problems that cause stress and shows how to identify and alleviate stress in daily living.

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Produced by CRM Films. Written by Edmond Schan.

The film tells the story of an elderly woman's devotion to tending to a string bean plant, which is her only diversion. Defeat and loneliness are gracefully conquered by her imagination.

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Produced by Davidson Films.

This animated adventure story, which introduces the concept of rational numbers to children in primary grades, tells about the visit of the first rational number to a community of natural numbers.

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Produced by Stephen Fleishman and distributed by McGraw-Hill.

The film follows the Life Raft Earth demonstration that urges humanity to acknowledge the environmental challenges the world is facing and looks at how San Francisco is addressing these issues through the building of parks and restructuring of urban spaces.

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Produced by Stephen Fleishman and distributed by McGraw Hill.

This segment explores the difficulty San Francisco experienced in its effort to roll back its pollution levels to those of 1950.