LH07. HISTORY OF EYEGLASSES AND OTHER VISION AIDS
This course will cover the history of vision aids from antiquity to the 20th century. Because of time constraints, it will be more of a survey than an in-depth analysis. The instructor will include examples of eyeglasses in art and the symbolic use of eyeglasses. Actual examples from the 18th to 20th centuries will be displayed.
LH30. ELECTING THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT – 2020
This two-session course will explore the procedures of electing the American president in 2020, including the party nomination process, the general election in November, and the vote of the Electoral College. The course will give special consideration to the Electoral College because of the possibility that the College can, as happened in 2016, select an individual for the presidency who did not receive the most votes in the general election.
ML29. ELECTING THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT – 2020
This two-session course will explore the procedures of electing the American president in 2020, including the caucus and primary process leading up to the nominating conventions, the general election in November, and the vote of the Electoral College. The course will give special consideration to the Electoral College because of the possibility that the College can, as happened in 2016, select an individual for the presidency who did not receive the most votes in the general election.
ML43. BOOK REVIEW AND DISCUSSION ON BEING MORTAL: MEDICINE AND WHAT MATTERS IN THE END
This will be a 4-session Zoom discussion of the book: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande. You will need to obtain and read the book on your own. The class will cover two to three chapters of the book each week. In order to facilitate good discussion, specific discussion questions will be assigned in advance for each week. We encourage you to take part in all four sessions, do “homework” between sessions, and share your thoughts, concerns, and personal plans for the end of life with other participants.
LH08. A HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA – AS TOLD BY THE AUTHORS/GUESTS OF PA BOOKS
Airing statewide on PCN, PA Books is a weekly television program featuring authors of books about Pennsylvania. Topics on the program range from the earliest Native Americans to the American Revolution, Gettysburg, the Industrial Revolution, organized crime, the Amish, scrapple, biographies of prominent Pennsylvanians, and more. This presentation covers many facets of Pennsylvania history, including some little-known stories the presenter has learned while hosting this program.
LH40. AURORA, LIGHTS IN THE SKY
A talk explaining the mysterious lights in the night sky, what the ancients thought about the glow in the sky, and how various battles were affected by the sudden appearance of these lights in the sky. Also, the instructor will suggest computer and mobile phone programs that alert you to the likelihood of seeing an Aurora.
LH31. U.S. POLICY ON IRAN
This course will examine Iranian sources of policy and influence in the Middle East and assess related U.S. foreign and security policies
ML30. U.S. POLICY ON IRAN
This course will examine Iranian sources of policy and influence in the Middle East and assess related U.S. foreign and security policies.
ML39. AURORA, LIGHTS IN THE SKY
A talk explaining the mysterious lights in the night sky, what the ancients thought about the glow in the sky, and how various battles were affected by the sudden appearance of these lights in the sky. Also, the instructor will suggest computer and mobile phone programs that alert you to the likelihood of seeing an Aurora.
LH21. THE SONGS, THE SONGWRITERS, AND THE SINGERS
Each week the instructor will choose four wonderful songs from the Great American Songbook to discuss. We will listen to each song by one singer, learn about the songwriter and the background behind the song, learn about the singer, and then listen to another incredible interpretation of the same song by another great singer, and then learn about that singer. 24 celebrations of amazing music.