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gRPC [Java] Master Class: Build Modern API and Microservices - CreateBlog Client
[Hands-On] CRUD API with MongoDB: CreateBlog Client This clip is from the chapter "[Hands-On] CRUD API with MongoDB" of the series "gRPC [Java] Master Class: Build Modern API and Microservices".In this section, you are going to learn...
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Spring Framework Master Class - Java Spring the Modern Way - Step 4-Creating a Simple REST Controller
This video demonstrates how to create a simple REST controller. This clip is from the chapter "Spring Level 4-Sprint Boot in 10 Steps" of the series "Spring Framework Master Class - Java Spring the Modern Way".This section explains to...
Curated Video
J B Priestley: A Soldier’s Cause (2021)
National Archives: J B Priestley was an author, playwright, broadcaster and social commentator. Best known for his plays such as ‘An Inspector Calls’ and his postscript radio broadcasts during the Second World War, his work commonly...
Food Farmer Earth
A Conversation with Claire Hope Cummings - Reimagining a Sustainable Food System
From the archives: journalist, environmentalist and author of Uncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Seeds, Claire Hope Cummings speaks out on behalf of the natural world. Cummings argues for a radical new approach to...
Curated Video
Fluently Reading Dialogue: Recognizing Different Ways Dialogue is Written
This video provides guidance on how to read dialogue fluently by recognizing the different ways it is written. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the character's words and matching your voice to their personality and context.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Christopher W. Albrecht - The Rediscovery of Hope and Purpose
Christopher Albrecht has been a teacher for over a quarter century. He spent the first three years of his career in New Martinsville, West Virginia. In his first year, Albrecht was named a Sallie Mae First Class National Teacher of the...
Oxford Comma
Introduction and Reading Tips: The Hound of the Baskervilles
In this video, we'll be looking at the themes, setting, author, and context behind Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of The Baskervilles. In addition, we'll examine why the novel can be so confusing for so many readers and why that...
Curated Video
Mastering Fluency in Reading Dialogue
In this video, the teacher explains how to read dialogue fluently by recognizing the different ways it is written. The teacher emphasizes the importance of not reading the verb and character in the same way as the dialogue, and instead...
Zach Star
How to Get More Done
This video covers a summary of the book "The Productivity Project". Being more productive is about managing your time, energy, and attention. You need to find a balance of all three of these things to maximize your productivity. Although...
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Writing the Argument for a Thesis Statement: Turning Purpose into Claim
In this video, the teacher explains how to write a persuasive essay by turning the purpose statement into a claim. The teacher provides an example and breaks down the process of finding the specific subject, stating an opinion, and...
PBS
The Constructed Languages of JRR Tolkien (Feat. Lindsay Ellis)
Tolkien is widely regarded as the most influential author on the fantasy genre… period. But one of the less-discussed aspects of his work is the way Tolkien used constructed language in his writing. Nowadays authors are constantly...
Curated Video
Reading Dialogue: How Good Readers Read Fluently
In this video, the teacher explains how good readers read dialogue fluently. They emphasize the importance of using a talking voice, paying attention to tag words and clues, and reflecting on the character's emotions. The teacher...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Fiona Giles Teachers Make a Difference - Julia Kristeva
Fiona Giles retired from the University of Sydney in 2020, where she taught and researched literary journalism, creative nonfiction and feminist theory relating to breastfeeding and maternal sexuality. After graduating from Oxford with a...
Story Seeds
Exploring Identity: The Hungry Mirror
Like plants, stories often begin with small seeds of ideas and grow into beautiful flowers, full of rich details, exciting plot twists, and lovable characters. In this audio story, an author helps a young writer grow her story seed into...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
J. Cynthia McDermott - On Banned Books
J. Cynthia McDermott is a retired professor of education at Antioch University Los Angeles. She was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Sarajevo Faculty of Philosophy, Fulbright scholar at the University of Wroclaw Poland and...
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Museum of Artifacts That Made America: Helen Keller's Watch
Deafblind pioneer Helen Keller campaigned for a better America – with the help of a remarkable watch that she didn’t have to see to read.
Tom Nicholas
The Death of the Author: WTF? Roland Barthes' Death of the Author Explained
Roland Barthes’ The Death of the Author is a seminal text in the development of literary theory. Often considered the moment when structuralism gave way to poststructuralism as the dominant approach to cultural analysis, in The Death of...
Boulder Creek International
C.S. Lewis: Childhood Memories and Tragic Loss in Little Lee
C.S. Lewis part 7 of 11: The video explores the childhood home of CS Lewis in Little Lee, east Belfast, where he first started writing and creating stories with his brother. It also touches on the tragic loss of their mother and how it...
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Introducing a Text Clearly
In this video, the teacher guides students on how to introduce a text clearly before sharing their opinions about it. They discuss the importance of providing background information such as the title, author, and a brief summary to help...
PBS
The (Stephen) King of Horror Feat. Lindsay Ellis
Few writers have had the sheer staying power, popularity, and prolific output as Stephen King. From insatiably flesh-hungry clowns and sentient cars to telekinetic teenagers and mystical gunslingers, if there’s one author who has taken...
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Elizabeth Keckly: From Slavery to the White House
She was enslaved at birth – but became the first lady’s favorite dressmaker and the author of a sensational memoir that shocked the nation. So who was Elizabeth Keckly?
Independent Producers
Hiroshima's Legacy of Doubt
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan ended World War II in 1945. At the time, Americans were happy the war was over and some people even wanted to drop more atomic bombs. This radio story describes how Americans’...
Boulder Creek International
C.S. Lewis: A Journey through his Childhood in Belfast
C.S. Lewis part 3 of 11: This video explores the childhood and upbringing of CS Lewis in East Belfast, highlighting how his surroundings and imagination influenced his literary works, particularly the Chronicles of Narnia. It also...
Cerebellum
Understanding Othello: Iago's Missed Promotion
Othello, the timeless battle of good versus evil. The sinister Iago is pitted against Othello, a man of honor. Iago is passed over for a promotion by Othello. This video is part 2 of the series 'Understanding Shakespeare: Othello'.