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Bob Grows a Garden: Conflict
Bob Grows a Garden: Conflict describes the challenge that a character faces in a story, called the problem or conflict, as well as the resolution, or how the problem is resolved.
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Towards Better Explanations
Historian David Cannadine, Princeton University, describes how, while identity categorisations such as class, gender and race have provided us with important tools to interpret the past, deeper historical understanding will involve the...
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Listening To Other Voices
Historian David Armitage (Harvard) describes the importance of looking at a conflict from a variety of different perspectives.
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Conflict and Plot
“Conflict and Plot” will help students to review the value of conflict within a storyline by examining both types of conflict: internal and external.
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Antagonist and Protagonist
Antagonist and Protagonist defines and provides examples of an antagonist and a protagonist.
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The St. Bryce's Day Massacre of 1002
In the year 1002, Emma's husband Aethelred launched a massacre of Danes in England that would come to be known as the Saint Bryce's Day Massacre. This video explains how previous decisions Aethelred made, such as paying Danish...
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Sedimented Meanings
Historian David Armitage (Harvard) describes the importance of trying to unpack the various layers of meanings that have accrued to words and concepts over the course of history.
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Bilingualism and Neuroplasticity
Psychologist Ellen Bialystok (York) discusses the effect that being bilingual has on the brain.
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Taking the Right Path
York University psychologist Ellen Bialystok describes why she believes that, as a result of the brain’s plasticity, bilinguals have developed a better functioning executive control system that more accurately guides our attention when...
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Attracted by The Unknown
Psychologist Chris Frith (UCL) relates his intellectual motivations that propelled him to the front lines of psychological research.
Weird History
The History of Army Rations
For centuries, troops have marched off to fight, risking their lives in combat. But what did soldiers eat in different eras? And which conflict offered the tastiest military foods? From blood soup to fermented horse milk, soldiers'...
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Branches of Government
The federal government of the United States of America is split into three separate and distinct branches. But what do the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary do and why are they necessary?
John D Ruddy
Israel and Palestine - John Talks
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128 Palestine and Israel - One Minute History
At the heart of the Palestinian and Israeli conflict is the mutual inability for each nation to understand the narrative of their counterparts. Palestinians need a homeland, but have been denied a state for decades and now live under...
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Labor Unions
The video Video Introduction “Labor Unions” explains how labor unions formed in the United States and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of labor unions.
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How did the Europeans Conquer Africa so Quickly? | History of Africa 1895-1903 Documentary 5/6
How did the Europeans Conquer Africa so Quickly? | History of Africa 1895-1903 Documentary 5/6
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Story Elements
Learn to create a story elements graphic organizer to find the characters, setting, plot, conflict, resolution and theme to a fiction story.
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Colonist and Native American Conflicts
Colonist and Native American Conflicts analyzes the conflicts between European colonists and the Native Americans during the colonial period.
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Navigating Conflict: Cooling Off and Seeking Solutions Part 2
In Part 2, Kevin provides a recap of the different conflict styles and presents the "STOP, THINK, TALK/LISTEN, CHOOSE" framework for conflict resolution. He emphasizes the significance of pausing, thinking about possible solutions,...
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Navigating Conflict: Cooling Off and Seeking Solutions Part 1
In Part 1 of the "Navigating Conflict" series, Kevin discusses the inevitability of conflicts and their impact on social and academic life. He introduces the importance of cooling off before attempting to resolve conflicts and emphasizes...
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Handling challenges - key rules
This video provides guidance on how to approach and overcome workplace challenges. The video emphasizes the importance of handling conflicts by peaceful means and provides eight tips for overcoming workplace challenges, including...
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Building Tension in Narrative Writing
Building tension is a very important skill in writing. In this lesson, we’ll explore five techniques, plus some other tips and tricks you can use to help build tension in your stories. Building Tension Techniques - Tease with clues - Use...
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Nefertiti and Akhenaten part 2: Religious Upheaval and Worship of Aten
Pharaoh Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti moved the capital of Egypt from Thebes to Akhataten (modern day Amarna) and introduced the worship of a single God, Aten - the sun disk. This replaced the old gods worshiped by the Egyptians for...
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Marketing - Vertical Marketing System
This Video Explains Marketing - Vertical Marketing System