Schooling Online
T.S. Eliot - Journey Of The Magi Lesson 2
Join us for our 2nd and final lesson on TS Eliot’s spiritual poem ‘Journey of the Magi’. Our magus is waiting to tell you what it was like to attend the Christ Child’s birth. Was it life-changing? You bet! But perhaps not in the ways you...
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Tennessee Williams A Steetcar Named Desire - Scenes 9-11 Summary
Stanley has finally unmasked Blanche for the liar she is. Mitch also confronts Blanche about her secrets – will she own up to any of it? It all leads to a final showdown between Blanche and Stanley. Will Blanche be able to rise from the...
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Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Theme of Mortality
Thinking about our own mortality isn’t exactly a comfortable exercise. But Virginia Woolf doesn’t shy away from it in Mrs Dalloway. Her characters’ anxieties and daily musings about life and death offer fascinating insight into the...
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Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Overall Plot Summary
This lesson will give you an overall plot summary of Mrs Dalloway. Watch as Clarissa obsessively and meticulously plans a beautiful party for all her glittering, upper class guests. But she has a nagging sense that this might all be...
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - Vol. 1, Chapters 6-8 Summary
After recovering from the shock of his horrible creation, Victor and his best buddy Clerval enjoy a year of studies and recreation. But Victor’s happiness ends abruptly when someone dear to him is murdered, and an innocent person is...
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Emily Dickinson - Introducing Emily Dickinson
If you’ve ever been curious about the reclusive American poet Emily Dickinson, then this lesson is for you! Enjoy a detailed overview of Dickinson’s extraordinary life, her unique poetic style, and contextual influences. We’ve brought it...
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Emily Dickinson - I Felt a Funeral, In my Brain
Have you ever felt like everything is about to come crashing down? In ‘I felt a Funeral, in my Brain’, Emily Dickinson portrays the anguish of complete mental collapse. It begins with a sense of grief and loss, like at a funeral, then...
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Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Chapters 9-10 Summary
After a horrific turn of events, the truth will finally be revealed. Dr Lanyon, an old friend of Jekyll and Utterson’s, gives his version of the facts in a tell-all letter. But it’s Dr Jekyll’s letter that finally explains everything –...
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Emily Dickinson - Because I Could Not Stop For Death
Here’s a thought: what if Death came to us as a gentleman in a carriage? In this poem, Emily Dickinson takes us on a journey to ‘Eternity’, hosted by a very polite but mysterious gentleman. Join us as we analyse the poem, stanza by...
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Bram Stoker's Dracula - Chapters 5-8 Summary
While we wait to hear about Jonathan’s fate, we’ll meet some of the other key characters. Jonathan’s fiancée, Mina, travels to Whitby to stay with her best friend, Lucy Westenra. But the holiday takes a dark turn when a mysterious ship...
Nature League
Why Do Smaller Dogs Live Longer? And Other Questions
This week on Nature League, Brit answer your questions about life on Earth!
Hip Hughes History
Trying to Kill A Bull Moose
One of the more amazing stories in American History, learn about how former President Teddy Roosevelt was shot in the chest, only than to proceed to give a 90 minute political speech.
Vlogbrothers
Bill Gates and John Green Discuss Global Health
A special bonus video in which John Green and Microsoft founder Bill Gates talk about how Ethiopia has reduced its infant mortality dramatically in the past twenty years.
Vlogbrothers
personal risk | societal risk
In which John considers the differences between individual risk and societal risk, especially as it related to infectious disease pandemics.
Vlogbrothers
Inside North Korea
In which John discusses life inside a North Korean concentration camp as reported by Shin Dong-hyuk, the only person ever known to have gotten out of North Korea after being born in the infamous Camp 14.
Vlogbrothers
Empathy and its Limits
In which John thinks about the limits of empathy, how we conceive of suffering, and how little he knows about being a bird. This video uses a format called The Format.
Journey to the Microcosmos
Why Do Microbes Explode Under UV Light?
Why Do Microbes Explode Under UV Light?
Journey to the Microcosmos
The Microcosmos Is A Very Stressful Place
Do microbes ever feel fear? Or concern? Or trepidation? While they can’t exactly tell us, they probably don’t– at least not in ways that we could understand. But we can tell that they definitely experience stress.
Curated Video
Joanna of Castile part 3: Becoming Heir to the Spanish Throne
In the late 1490s, Joanna's elder brother died and her sister soon followed, making Joanna heir to the Spanish throne. Explore how her new status altered the behaviour and position of her family members and how she coped with her...
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Joanna of Castile part 1: Separating Fact from Fable
History remembers Joanna of Castile, daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I, Queen of Castile and León, as a madwoman who could not hold on to the crown. Is this account accurate though? Learn about Joanna's early life and...
Curated Video
Rebels in the Records: Irish MP and revolutionary. Countess Markievicz by Gabriel
National Archives: This films is part of a series called ‘Rebels in the Records’. The films in the series were created by young people in July 2021 and combine puppetry, model-making and animation. They explore stories of people and...
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Dr James Barry - LGBTQ History
National Archives; Dr James Barry was a British Army doctor in the 1800's, who was highly regarded in his work. After his death it was discovered that Barry did in fact have the body of a women and his story was widely shared by the...
Curated Video
Talking While Signing? | Pros and Cons of SimCom
In this video, we'll discuss the differences between American Sign Language (ASL) and simultaneous communication (SimCom). While ASL is a "language" with its own unique grammar and rules, SimCom is a "method" of communication that...
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The Assassination of King Alexander of Yugoslavia (1934)
One of the most notable newsreels captured during the 20th century, this footage shows the moments before and after King Alexander I of Yugoslavia was assassinated in Marseilles in 1934. King Alexander was shot by member of the...