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Immigrants and Migration
Immigrants and Migration analyzes how political, environmental, social, and economic factors cause people to move from place to place by defining the terms migration and immigrants.
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Recovering Buried Treasure
Intellectual historian Quentin Skinner (QMUL), describes how we would do well to resuscitate some ideas from the past that were inappropriately discarded.
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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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On Being A Slave
Intellectual historian Quentin Skinner (QMUL) demonstrates how the ancient Roman view of freedom, while largely overlooked today, is hugely relevant to many aspects of our contemporary world.
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Historical Method
Intellectual historian Quentin Skinner (QMUL) describes his historical method of trying to understand what, precisely, is motivating historical figures to act in the way that they do.
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Freedom as Status
Intellectual historian Quentin Skinner (QMUL) describes his intellectual trek from ancient Greek versions of freedom to ancient Roman ones.
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High Five Facts - Ancient Egyptian Slaves
This video explores five facts about ancient Egyptian slaves.
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Sidetracked by Aristotle
Intellectual historian Quentin Skinner (QMUL) describes his initial confusion when trying to understand Machiavelli and other Renaissance philosophers when they spoke of what it means to be a free citizen.
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Statue of Liberty Song /Lady Liberty
Learn all about the history and fact about the Statue of Liberty monument, with this fun educational music video brought to you by KLT Inc. Don't forget to sing along!
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Stephanie Costello - Let the Students Run the Show
Stephanie Costello is the Academic Dean of Technology and Innovation at String Theory Schools, an Apple Distinguished Educator, Class of 2019, history nerd, Apple Teacher and Google Certified Educator. String Theory Schools is a...
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Life for African-Americans after the Revolutionary War
Life for African-Americans after the Revolutionary War identifies significant groups that played a role in the American Revolution by examining how life changed for African-Americans after the Revolutionary War.
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Life for Women after the Revolutionary War
Life for Women after the Revolutionary War identifies significant groups that played a role in the American Revolution by examining how life changed for women after the Revolutionary War.
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Types of Economic Systems
Types of Economic Systems compares various types of economic systems by exploring traditional, command, and market economies.
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Information Loss in Black Holes
Theoretical physicist and Nobel Laureate Roger Penrose (Oxford) describes why he thinks Stephen Hawking was wrong to change his mind about information loss in black holes.
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The Stanford Prison Study
Stanford University psychologist Philip Zimbardo describes how his infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Study changed from a volunteer experiment that the students couldn’t take seriously to an all too real situational dynamic in the exercise...
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Citizenship
“Citizenship” explores what it means to be a citizen, including criteria for citizenship and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
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A Constitution at Last
"A Constitution at Last" analyzes opposing beliefs by comparing the viewpoints of the Federalists and Antifederalists concerning ratification of the Constitution and inclusion of the Bill of Rights.
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Harvey Milk
Harvey Milk, America’s first openly gay elected official, was assassinated in 1978 – but his legacy is still being felt today as more members of the LGBTQ+ community serve in government than ever before.
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How Puerto Rico Became a US Commonwealth
Puerto Rico is part of the US, governed by federal law but unable to vote in Presidential elections.. So why does it remain in constitutional limbo?
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What is the 4th of July?
Independence Day takes place every year on the 4th of July. It celebrates the day that the Founders of the United States declared their independence from Great Britain.
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Who Founded the Republican Party?
In the United States’ two-party system, the Republican Party competes with the Democratic Party for political power. But when was it formed and how has it changed over the years?
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What is the English Bill of Rights?
The English Bill of Rights curbed the power and influence of the English monarchy and gave more power to their subjects. It’s the basis for the rights and freedoms we enjoy today.
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What is the Magna Carta?
It was written over 1,000 years ago, and commissioned by an English King – so what makes the Magna Carta one of the most important documents in US history?
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Mottos and Symbols
A motto is a saying that stands for what a person, an organization or a country believes in. The United States of America has had two mottos. Let’s learn what they are and what they mean.