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Marbury v. Madison: What is Judicial Review?
The U.S. Supreme Court decides if laws made in the United States violate the Constitution or not. It’s called judicial review and it’s a power that was granted to the Supreme Court by the Supreme Court itself – thanks to a landmark case...
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Miranda v. Arizona: What are your Miranda Rights?
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.” Miranda rights are an essential part of any lawful arrest, thanks to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that changed the...
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In re Gault: Juvenile Rights
In re Gault was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that ensured juveniles accused of a crime would receive the same Fourteenth Amendment rights as adults. It all stemmed from a teenager making a prank call.
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Mapp v. Ohio: Illegal Search and Seizure
Mapp v. Ohio was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that safeguarded the Fourth Amendment right to privacy after a Cleveland woman was wrongly convicted following an illegal search of her home.
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Hamlet 2.1 What the Critics Say
This video discusses the varying interpretations of Hamlet's behavior in the scene where Polonius attributes his madness to love for Ophelia. It explores differing scholarly opinions on whether Hamlet's actions are due to heartbreak, a...
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Trickster Gods and the Mortals Who Love Them
If you’ve attended a sleepover party in the last 50 years, chances are high that you’ve encountered a prank call - maybe you’ve even made one yourself. But for thousands of years before the invention of the telephone, pranks fell under...
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Julius Caesar 1.3 Interview Casca and Cassius
This video offers an in-depth analysis of a scene from Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" where characters Casca and Cassius discuss ominous natural phenomena and their interpretations. Casca describes unusual and terrifying events like men...
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Julius Caesar 1.2 Wordplay: “put to silence”
This video explores the nuanced interpretation of the phrase "put to silence" in Shakespeare's use, highlighting the historical context and linguistic evolution surrounding it. This analysis enhances understanding of the political and...
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Controversy and Creativity: A Look at Unconventional Advertising and Innovative Fashion at Japan Fashion Week
The video discusses controversial advertising tactics used by a Belgian DVD rental company, highlighting the fine line between humor and offensiveness in marketing campaigns. It also showcases a unique handbag with an integrated media...
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NLP Filters: How we Interpret the World around us
We don’t see the world as it is. We see it as our brains interpret it. We become aware of external events through our senses. NLP Filters give a compelling model of how we interpret the world around us and the way it influences...
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What is the NLP Meta Model? Precision Questioning and Listening
The NLP Meta Model starts with our ability recognize language patterns that people use, which give away the filters they are applying. Where these filters lead them to make an unhelpful interpretation of events , the second part of the...
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Othello Act 3: Vision and Sight | Shakespeare Play by Play
This an analysis of Act 3 of Shakespeare's play Othello focusing on the theme of vision, sight, and the way knowledge impacts the way we see the world. Sight is often the primary sight of knowledge construction, and this play shows us...
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Othello Act 2: Reputation | Shakespeare Play by Play
This an analysis of Act 2 of Shakespeare's play Othello focusing on the theme of reputation. Reputation matters to everyone, and they are very hard to change ones established.
The Business Professor
Declaratory Judgment
A declaratory judgment is meant to resolve legal uncertainty for both parties. It may help provide legal certainty when there is a disagreement. An involved party can request that the court issue a declaratory judgment, meaning they...
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Interpreting Literature
“Interpreting Literature” looks at the technique of making meaning from what an author writes both literally and figuratively within a literary work. This skill is known as interpretation. Readers can use various techniques to interpret...
Music Matters
Interpreting Schubert's Impromptu in A-flat Major D.935 for Piano - Piano Interpretation
Understanding and interpreting your piano music allows you to bring your own unique flair and personality to a piece. Here we explore the famous Ab Impromptu by Schubert, considering the key elements of interpretation. An overview is...
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Towards Historical Truth?
UC Berkeley historian and Byzantine specialist Maria Mavroudi gives her candid view that a historian’s principal task is to try to recover as much of the truth as possible despite the fact that we can naturally never recover the whole...
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Denaturing the Canonical
Intellectual historian Quentin Skinner (QMUL), urges us to question our currently canonical interpretations of moral and political issues.
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The Future of the Past
Classicist Richard Janko (Michigan) describes his motivation to find new perspectives of the past, and his excitement at the possibility of retrieving long-lost manuscripts.
Tom Nicholas
Phenomenology - WTF? Phenomenology, Time and Nolan's Dunkirk Timeline | Phenomenology explained!
In this latest episode of What the Theory? I take a look at phenomenology, time and dasein (Heidegger's concept of consciousness) through the example of Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, the narrative of which is incredibly playful with how...
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Plessy v. Ferguson: Separate but Equal
Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the legal doctrine of “separate but equal”. It was a ruling that enabled many states to enact racial segregation laws for decades to come.
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Literary Criticisms
A video entitled “Literary Criticisms” which explores how to evaluate a literary work.
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Considering New Interpretations
This video entitled “Considering New Interpretations” models how to summarize points of agreement and disagreement in diverse perspectives.
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Writing an Artist Statement
A video, entitled "Writing an Artist Statement," that identifies key components to discuss when writing an artist statement.