The term originates from the Latin word “populus” meaning populace.
The definition of the word people is a group of persons regardless of the age and gender. There are a number of synonyms for the word “people” and some of them are human beings, mankind, personages, humanity and etc. Depending on the culture, tradition, kinship, language and beliefs, they can be recognized as a certain distinctive group e.g. the native people of Canada.
The definition varies and it is established within the context. For example the citizens of a country, especially when considered in relation to those who govern them are referred to as people.
Other uses of the word include the phrase “People`s republic” used in the socialist states or in the criminal law where the jurisdictions, criminal prosecutions are brought in the name of the People.
Now let us enter the colorful and amazing world of people. Discover various cultures and customs, enjoy the diversity that our planet has to offer in that sense. Unfortunately there is also a dark side to this story. Witness the devastating consequences of the cultural or religious division and how the ordinary people are affected by these strives.
This category contains the documentaries and video materials that are concerned with the above mentioned issues of the people and here are some of the examples of these diverse matters.
A good example of a heartwarming story of the people is that of a man called Baltazar Ushca, a glacier ice harvester, working on the Mount Chimborazao. He is the last member of his family that is still in the business.
Explore the story of the people whose homes are built over the ancient wine cellars. The Avasi Hill in Miskolc, Hungary is the area, formerly known for the large wine growing business, where these homes stand today.
The shocking numbers of almost 8.5 million children are currently enslaved across the world today. Follow the stories of five of these children and learn about their hardships such as forced prostitution, begging and mining. Unable to show the truth to the world, these children turn to the reporter Rageh Omaar.
Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, became obsessed with YouTube at a young age. From his early days making gaming videos to the massively viral Squid Game video, Jimmy has built a viral video empire based ...
Several thousand years ago, humans and dogs made an emotional pact. Today, that pact of friendship is still unbroken.Whether hunting, sledging or herding, dogs have accompanied humans everywhere, from...
Billionaires' Row is a set of ultra-luxury residential skyscrapers, constructed or in development, that are arrayed roughly along the southern end of Central Park in Manhattan, New York City.It is loc...
Some people enjoy the urban neighborhood. And then there are those who want a quiet and peaceful life that the village offers.Such is the case with German couple Karl and Tina. They and their neighbor...
Munich, 1972. The Olympic Games have begun. The Olympic village is peaceful. Until, in the early morning of 5 September, Palestinian terrorists take 11 members of the Israeli team hostage.This documen...
Catherine de' Medici was a French and Italian noblewoman born into the Medici family. She was Queen of France from 1547 to 1559 by marriage to King Henry II and the mother of French Kings Francis II, ...
In this 2015 documentary, FRONTLINE traces Vladimir Putin’s ascent from unemployed spy to modern-day czar, and investigates the accusations of criminality and corruption that hav...
For 500 years, Transylvania’s Gábor people have held onto their values and rituals. This film explores the insular world of the Gábor Roma, and asks whether they can maintain t...
How will the world look 30 years from now? Those that are in their 30s, probably wonder more than anyone else. After all, we can remember how the world looked 30 years ago.So many ...
Wealthy people have security in the same way important politicians have. But instead of secret service, wealthy people hire private security.Most billionaires are founders and CEOs...
Born in 1469 in Florence, Italy, Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian. He lived during the Renaissance. Famous for his political treatise...
Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century.Au...
Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler are two people that left a large mark in the events of the twentieth century. They were similar in some areas and very different in others.Many moder...
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich was a high-ranking German SS and police official during the Nazi era and a principal architect of the Holocaust. He was chief of the Reich Security ...
Brunei is one of the richest nations in the world. And it is all thanks to oil. In 1929, oil was discovered in Seria, forever changing the fortune of Brunei. At the time, the count...
Some historians say no two sisters were ever less alike. One was reserved and proper. The other was lively and controversial.One served as the anchor of a commonwealth of nations. ...
For more than a century, people were taken from their homelands and exhibited in human zoos. They were displayed alongside animals. This little known and deeply disturbing part of ...
John David McAfee is an English-American computer programmer and businessman. He founded the software company McAfee Associates in 1987 and ran it until 1994, when he resigned from...
Arnold Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American actor, producer, businessman, and retired bodybuilder. He started as a bodybuilder, and after winning a couple of awards, he moved int...
Jonny Kennedy is a man with a lot to do. He’s got just four months to move home, meet Nell McAndrew, fly a plane, visit Downing Street... and plan his own funeral.So Johnny decid...
Joan of Arc, nicknamed The Maid of Orleans or Maid of Lorraine, is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastian phase of the Hundred Years War. She was canoniz...
What does it take to be great? What do you have to sacrifice? How much toll does it take on your body? Can you live with the pressure?The documentary takes an up close and personal...
From the moment they were born, Flo and Kay Lyman were unlike any sisters on the planet. Thought to be mentally retarded, they were tormented by kids. But what nobody realize...
Have you heard of Charles Francis Feeney? He is an Irish-American businessman and philanthropist. He made his fortune as a co-founder of the Duty Free Shoppers Grouper.Chuck ...
Frank William Abagnale Jr. is an American security consultant. He is famous for his career as a con man, check forger, and impostor when he was 15 to 21 years old.Abagnale be...
There are more than 100 habituated islands in Europe. Some of them are independent countries, others belong to a country. One of the most powerful countries in Europe, The Un...
Moshe Taube is a cantor, academic, and musician. Popular concert performer in Israel in the 1950s, he became a successful recording artist in the United States. He is among the 1...
Vikings were the seafaring Norse people from southern Scandinavia, present day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. From the late 8th to the late 11th century they pirated, raided, a...
Kate Middleton is a member of the British royal family. She is the Duchess of Cambridge, and her husband, Prince William, might one day become king of the United Kingdom and ...
The documentary explores the development of the growing fetus starting from conception and all the way to delivery. This is a great way to enter the hidden world of the fe...
Inequality is a growing concern in the world. Rich people consume much more than the poor. They also produce much more waste. And in these modern times, trash has become a sy...
Kate Middleton is one of the more popular royals. Some say she completely changed the way people look at the British Royal Family.But how did the Duchess of Cambridge adapt to...
A genius is an exceptionally intelligent person or one with exceptional skills in a particular area of activity. We often say geniuses have exceptional intellectual or creati...
Human zoos, also called ethnological expositions, were a 19th and 20th century public exhibition of humans, usually in an erroneously labeled natural or primitive state. The ...
Nowadays, one in three workers is a freelancer. The remove workforce has grown by 140% since 2005. And in the upcoming years, that number will only go up. A 2018 study fou...
Sophia Magdalena Scholl was a German student and anti-Nazi political activist. She was active within the White Rose non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany.She got convi...
The real name of George Orwell is Eric Arthur Blair. He was an English novelist and essayist, as well as journalist and critic. You can recognize his work by the lucid prose,...
Before he was Joe Exotic, he was Joseph Maldonado Passage, an owner of an exotic animal park in Oklahoma. Many celebrities visited his park wishing to see tigers and other ex...
Anna Vadimovna Sorokina is a Russian-born youngster. She moved to New York City in 2013 where she created her fictitious identity of Anna Delvey.She pretended to be a wealthy...
Maximilian Kolbe was a Polish conventual Franciscan friar. He is famous for volunteering to die in place of a stranger in the German death camp of Auschwitz. The camp was loc...
Larry Brown is the seventh-winningest coach in NBA history with 1,098 career victories. He has led teams to 18 playoff appearances, eight 50-win seasons, seven division title...
The bond between humans and dogs is well-known. Dogs love their owner. For dogs, their owner is the whole world. But have you ever wondered what is your dog thinking? How muc...
There are more than 2100 billionaires in the world. Of those, approximately 30 live in Dubai. Few years ago, there were 30 residents in Dubai who had more than $1 billion in ...
Most of us scroll through Facebook and Instagram on a daily basis. And by doing that, we are guilty for creating a cult we all suffer from.Yes, we create the cult we hate. No...
Classical conditioning is a learning procedure in which a biologically potent stimulus (for example food) is paired with a previously neutral stimulus (for example, a bell).I...
There are hidden messages in every emotion. But how good are you at identifying them? The more you learn to identify the messages and act upon them, the more emotionally matu...
Robert Wadlos is known as the Alton Giant, or the Giant of Illinois. He is still the tallest person in history, measuring at 8 feet 11.1 inches in height (2.72m).He was born ...
How people overcome their fear? How do they reconnect with their intuition? How do you do it?Is there power and magic of using your intention? To what extent can you use it t...
In a land far, far away, love flourishes in a kingdom unlike any other. With mushroom-shaped homes, and old dormitories, a community of dwarfs lives in their own little kingd...
Power is the ability to get things done through other people. Some people like to operate from the shadows. You do not know their name, who they are, what they work, but they...
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