Explore the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which safeguards citizens' rights against unreasonable searches and seizures. Understand the requirement of probable cause and the need for a search warrant issued by a judge....

Delve into the Second Amendment, which grants citizens the right to bear arms. Understand the historical context that influenced the Founding Fathers to include this right, reflecting on the colonial era's militia system and the...

Author and independent scholar Pankaj Mishra warns us not to essentialize, urging us to place the notion of "Asian Values" in historical context.

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...

Halloween was not always a holiday of candy, costumes, and parties. Its history stretches back almost two thousand years. But what is this history? And what extent can we call Halloween a Christian holiday...if at all?

Mr. Hughes slides on through the electoral college of 1996, looking at major reasons for Bill Clinton's victory over Republican Bob Dole and the second smaller coming of Ross Perot.

During the 1990s, Argentina had been the poster child for Neoliberal policies—they adopted virtually the whole of the so-called “Washington Consensus” agenda lock-stock-and-barrel. They even adopted a currency board. And unlike...

Reading, summary, and analysis of Robert Frost's "Out, Out-" In this video we'll look at the poem's literary techniques, historical context, biographical connection, and Shakespeare inspired title. The buzz saw snarled and rattled in the...

Health care reform has become a major political issue in the United States. There are high costs for patients as well as the consequences of having millions of uninsured Americans. With many recent legislative votes on health care, the...

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It is our pleasure to introduce one of the most important poets of the English-speaking canon: T.S. Eliot. Learn about his background, context and how he became the ‘voice of the Lost Generation’. We’ll also discuss Modernism and some...

In Acts 17, St. Paul famously stands on Mars Hill, or the Areopagus, to speak to a Greek crowd about Jesus. What is the historical context of this passage?