TED Talks
TED: The amazing AI super tutor for students and teachers | Sal Khan
Sal Khan, the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, thinks artificial intelligence could spark the greatest positive transformation education has ever seen. He shares the opportunities he sees for students and educators to collaborate with AI...
Crash Course
Was Gatsby Great? The Great Gatsby Part 2: Crash Course English Literature
In which John Green continues to explore F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. In this installment, John looks into the titular Gatsby's purported Greatness. Gatsby's single-minded pursuit of Daisy, his checkered past, and his...
Crash Course
The Roaring 20's Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the United States in the 1920s. They were known as the roaring 20s, but not because there were lions running around everywhere. In the 1920s, America's economy was booming, and all kinds of social...
Crash Course
How and Why We Read: Crash Course English Literature
In which John Green kicks off the Crash Course Literature mini series with a reasonable set of questions. Why do we read? What's the point of reading critically. John will argue that reading is about effectively communicating with other...
Curated Video
Materialism and the American Dream in The Great Gatsby
The green light and the looming eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleberg are two of the most iconic images in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, "The Great Gatsby." The green light is a multifaceted symbol representing Gatsby's love for Daisy, the elusive...
Curated Video
Reception and Legacy of The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, "The Great Gatsby" captured the optimism of the 1920s and foreshadowed the personal and societal doom that would follow with the market crash and the author's decline. Despite the novel's initial failure,...
Curated Video
Time, Geography, and Morality in The Great Gatsby
Jay Gatsby's quest to reclaim his past relationship with Daisy Buchanan is an ever-present theme in The Great Gatsby. The many mentions of time throughout the novel emphasize Gatsby's desire to reset the clock on their relationship....
Curated Video
Use of Poetry and Color Themes in The Great Gatsby
"The Great Gatsby," is a short novel that is rich in language, F. Scott Fitzgerald aimed to create a work that not only captured the essence of the Jazz Age but also transcended it through poetic beauty and intricate patterns. Drawing...
Curated Video
The Great Gatsby: Characters, Plot, and Setting
"The Great Gatsby" is narrated by Nick Carraway, and observer to the story of Jay Gatsby, an enigmatic millionaire chasing the American Dream in the hopes of reclaiming his lost love, Daisy Buchanan, despite the societal divide and her...
Curated Video
Who Was F. Scott Fitzgerald?
F. Scott Fitzgerald, born in 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota, emerged from modest beginnings to become a defining literary figure of the 20th century. Despite facing financial struggles and societal prejudice due to his Irish-American...
Schooling Online
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby - Context
Ever heard of the phrase ‘life imitates art’? Well, in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s case, it was ‘art imitates life’! If you think The Great Gatsby is a wild tale, wait until you hear about Fitzgerald’s ride from rags to riches and back again!...
Schooling Online
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby - Chapters 8-9 Summary
It’s the day after an ugly scene in which tempers flared and someone lost their life. Things seem to be unravelling and a grieving man seeks revenge, but Gatsby clings to hope. Then Nick gets a hunch: something’s not right. By the end of...
Schooling Online
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby - Chapters 6-7 Summary
While Gatsby’s preoccupied with his lady-love, Nick tells us more about Gatsby’s past. Then, Gatsby’s lover and her husband show up at one of Gatsby’s lavish parties! The husband becomes curious about Gatsby’s sudden wealth and vows to...
Schooling Online
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby - Plot Summary
The Roaring 1920’s was an era marked by fabulous wealth, mesmerising glamour and wild parties. In the summer of 1922, Nick Carraway had just moved to America’s East Coast to be part of it all. But he soon discovers that not all is what...
Vlogbrothers
On Punctuality
In which John makes a video about punctuality that is also kind of a video about everything else in 2018.
Schooling Online
Powering Through Prose: F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby - Chapter 1-3 Summary
Welcome to the Roarin’ 1920’s, ol’ sport! It was a time when people’s wildest dreams came true. Our narrator, Nick Carraway, is about to introduce us to some of the fascinating folks he met in the summer of 1922. The most intriguing of...
Curated Video
Next.js from Development to Deployment - Markdown - What and Why?
This video explains what and why about markdown. This clip is from the chapter "Project 2- DevSpace Static Markdown Blog" of the series "Next.js from Development to Deployment: Build a Music Event Website".This section focuses on the...
Schooling Online
Powering Through Prose: F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby - Chapter 4-5 Summary
Nick Carraway learns some juicy gossip about Gatsby’s past and gets drawn into the drama. It turns out that Nick actually knows Gatsby’s long lost love! Now Gatsby asks Nick to help him reconnect with her. It’s not going to be easy,...
PBS
When the Book is Better than the Movie (Feat. Lindsay Ellis)
It's an age-old debate: The Book vs. The Movie Since the dawn of cinema, film has been sort of the little brother of the more heady, intellectual medium of novels. And many film adaptations of literature leave viewers and critics saying…...
Curated Video
Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Node.js Development 1.1: The Course Overview
This video will give you an overview about the course.