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Julius Caesar 1.1 Interview Marullus and the Cobbler
This video introduces Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" through a unique talk show format, where host Ralph Hollandshed and guest Servilia engage with characters from the play. Set against the backdrop of ancient Rome and its political...
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The Legacy of John F. Kennedy: The Assassination That Shook the Nation
This video provides a detailed account of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. It explores the events leading up to the assassination, the immediate aftermath, and the lasting impact on...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Larry Sabato - Politics is a Good Thing
Larry Sabato, the director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics and a university professor, discusses his life-long dedication to politics and civic engagement. Having been politically active since he was a seven-year-old...
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How to Qualify Your Sales Prospects
Prospects are the people or organizations that might, one day, buy from you. However, all prospects are not equal. So, we need to assess how likely they are to buy, and if they do, when. That way, we can make intelligent decisions about...
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What is PESTLE Analysis?
In this video, I want to answer the question, what is PESTLE Analysis?
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Robin Fincham: Three Levels of Organizational Power
Etzioni talked about the types of Power that organizations wield. But where does it come from? Robin Fincham, a British academic, has given us a helpful analysis of three levels from which organizational power emanates.
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What is the Marketing Mix - The 4Ps: Product, Price, Place, Promotion?
The job of marketing is to make potential customers aware of your products or services. And the Marketing Mix is consists of the different strategies for doing this.
Professor Dave Explains
Idealism Part 2: Fichte, Schiller, Hegel, and Schelling
We introduced the movement of idealism and discussed its most important early proponents, such as George Berkeley and Immanuel Kant. Now let's examine the key figures that were to follow, including Johann Fichte, Friedrich Schiller,...
Financial Times
General Stanley McChrystal’s risk management lessons
Highlights of the retired general’s FT Board Director conversation with Andrew Hill, senior business writer, on how to assess and respond to risk, drawing on examples from the pandemic to Russia's Ukraine war.
Financial Times
Are high petrol prices killing the American dream?
FT Energy Source - To many Americans cars aren’t just a mode of transport, they’re a symbol of freedom. But who do US consumers hold responsible when soaring petrol prices mean there’s pain at the pump? The FT delves into the psychology...
Soliloquy
The story of the 2023 New Zealand Election
In 2023 New Zealand had an election, here's the story.
The Guardian
Populist Politics in Italy and the Influence of Steve Bannon
The Brothers of Italy, a populist political group has been gaining popularity in Italy. Journalist Paul Lewis sits down with Giorgia Meloni to discuss the history and goals of the part and attends a political rally in which Steve Bannon...
The Guardian
A Roadtrip Through Hungarian Politics
A Guardian filmmaker and his father begin a roadtrip around Hungary to try to better understand each other and their own political differences. His father left communist Hungary in the 1970s, raised his children in Britain, then returned...
Curated Video
Space Exploration: Why Florida?
Dr. Forrester discusses the fact that population, culture, settlement patterns, economy, and politics influence the characteristics of places, specifically, Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center.
Professor Dave Explains
Empiricism Part 1: Da Vinci, Bacon, and Hobbes
With rationalism covered, let's investigate the other important movement in early modern philosophy, empiricism. In its earliest formulation, this included figures like Francis Bacon and Thomas Hobbes, and contrary to rationalism, which...
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The Teapot Dome Scandal, Untold
The Teapot Dome Scandal in the 1920s stunned the American public by exposing the large-scale greed of some US politicians, and empowered Congress to launch investigations - reaffirming that no one is above the law.
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World War II
Those who take the U.S. Citizenship Test must understand the reasons behind the United States’ involvement in World War II, why the U.S. was initially neutral, and what happened as a result of Imperial Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in...
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The Untold Know Nothings
In the mid 19th century a new political party, the Know Nothings, set the stage for xenophobia and nationalism to take root in American politics.
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The Showdown: MacArthur v. Truman
History is packed with epic rivalries, but when U.S. President Harry S. Truman went up against Five Star General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War – there was only going to be one winner.
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The Federal Election Commission
How do you know that the politicians you vote for will represent your interests in office – and not those of powerful corporations? Well, there’s a law for that, and an independent regulatory agency: the Federal Election Commission.
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The Botched Invasion: Bay of Pigs
One of the Cold War’s only violent actions, the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961 proved to be a humiliating defeat for the U.S. government.
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Tammany Hall: Controlling New York Politics
It is the historic New York building that is synonymous with greed, crime and corruption, but what is the true story behind Tammany Hall?
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Shirley Chisholm: Confronting the Political Machine
As the first Black woman elected to Congress, Shirley Chisholm made history in her lifelong struggle to empower minorities and change the United States.