Instructional Video10:06
Curated Video

Struggling with PTSD and the Vietnam War

Higher Ed
Part 1/4 of the End Casket Company series. This video tells the story of Bill Vandergriff, a Native American Marine who fought in the Vietnam War and faced the difficult reality of post traumatic stress disorder leading to alcoholism...
Instructional Video16:43
Schooling Online

Shakespeare Today: The Merchant of Venice - Theme of Love and Friendship

3rd - Higher Ed
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores the power of love and friendship in The Merchant of Venice. Tackle complex questions including what it means to be a good friend and whether true love really exists in the...
Instructional Video9:20
Curated Video

Coping with Loss Through Craftsmanship

Higher Ed
Part 4/4 of the End Casket Company series. The video features the story of Bill Vandegriff, a Vietnam veteran who copes with PTSD by building caskets and urns. The video discusses how Bill's crafting helps him deal with his PTSD and how...
Instructional Video5:26
Schooling Online

Shakespeare Today: The Merchant of Venice - Act 2 Summary

3rd - Higher Ed
Portia receives two wealthy suitors, Shylock’s servant quits, and Shylock’s daughter Jessica orchestrates an elaborate plan to steal her father’s money and elope with her boyfriend Lorenzo! How will Shylock react when he loses his...
Instructional Video3:05
Curated Video

From Marine to Entrepreneur: Building Caskets as Therapy

Higher Ed
The video features a man named Bill, who is a veteran suffering from PTSD, sharing his experience of finding solace in building caskets. Initially perplexed by his unusual hobby, his loved ones soon realize that building caskets provides...
Instructional Video7:11
The Economist

The agony and ecstasy: how MDMA is being used to treat PTSD

12th - Higher Ed
MDMA, the active ingredient in the party drug ecstasy, is being touted as a game-changing treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. It is being trialled in America—and for one army veteran the drug has been a life-saver.
Instructional Video5:53
Schooling Online

Shakespeare Today: The Merchant of Venice - Act 1 Summary

3rd - Higher Ed
Welcome to Venice, a city full of money, mateship, romance and rivalries! In Venice, Antonio and Bassanio strike a dangerous deal with the local money-lender Shylock. Elsewhere, the wealthy Portia is frustrated that she is not free to...
Instructional Video13:28
Curated Video

Merchant of Venice Act 2 Analysis | Shakespeare Play by Play

12th - Higher Ed
This video analyzes act 2 of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and establishes the characters, themes, and symbols that will carry through the entire the play. I read The Merchant of Venice through the theme of Risk.
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Curated Video

Want to be buried in a mushroom casket? In Sudbury, Ont., that's now an option

9th - Higher Ed
The Lougheed and Jackson Barnard funeral homes in Sudbury, Ont., now offer mushroom-grown, biodegradable caskets from a company called Loop Biotech. Jeff Shrigley, the funeral director at Lougheed's, shows what the unique coffins look like.
News Clip2:03
Curated Video

Families fight for answers in Boeing 737 Max 8 crashes

9th - Higher Ed
The families of the victims of two Boeing 737 Max 8 crashes — Lion Air and Ethiopian Air — will be fighting for answers as Boeing’s CEO testifies at a U.S. Senate committee this week. Eighteen Canadians were killed in the Ethiopian Air...
News Clip4:51
Curated Video

Dignitaries Gather to Pay Final Respects to President George H.W. Bush

9th - Higher Ed
Financial markets closed, mail delivery stopped, and federal offices shut down as the nation paused to remember the life of President George H.W. Bush, who will be memorialized during a state funeral at Washington's National Cathedral on...
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Curated Video

Funeral homes hidden camera: Equipment

9th - Higher Ed
Marketplace went undercover to find out how funeral homes get you to spend more money. Funeral homes mark up caskets, and if you buy one somewhere else for cheaper, you can still get charged.
News Clip2:18
Curated Video

Thousands pay last respects to Gordie Howe in Detroit

9th - Higher Ed
Thousands of people filed quietly onto the floor of a darkened Joe Louis Arena on Tuesday to pay respects to Gordie Howe.
News Clip3:45
Curated Video

Rob Ford casket arrives at city hall

9th - Higher Ed
Former mayor of Toronto died last Tuesday at 46 following a bout with a rare and aggressive form of cancer known as liposarcoma that began in 2014
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Curated Video

Funeral procession for Rob Ford

9th - Higher Ed
Casket makes its journey to St. James Cathedral accompanied by honour guard
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Curated Video

Queen Elizabeth's coffin travels to Westminster Abbey

9th - Higher Ed
Queen Elizabeth's coffin travels by gun carriage to the funeral service at Westminster Abbey in London.
News Clip2:49
Curated Video

Queen's coffin reaches Windsor Castle

9th - Higher Ed
Queen Elizabeth's coffin arrived at her final resting place for the committal service at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.
News Clip2:00
Curated Video

The Queen's casket leaves Scotland for London

9th - Higher Ed
The Queen's coffin has left Edinburgh for London and will stay overnight at Buckingham Palace before being taken to the Houses of Parliament to lie in state until her funeral on Monday.
News Clip4:05
Curated Video

Queen's coffin leaves Buckingham Palace to lie in state

9th - Higher Ed
Massive crowds converged on London to see the Queen's coffin move in a horse-drawn carriage to the Houses of Parliament to lie in state.
News Clip1:55
Curated Video

Long lines in London to pay respects to the Queen

9th - Higher Ed
Thousands of mourners lined up through the night for several kilometres in London to file past the Queen's coffin at Westminster Hall.
News Clip2:51
Curated Video

King Charles’s first days as monarch signal a more transparent King

9th - Higher Ed
Mourners waited hours to pay their respects to the Queen as King Charles took a break from public appearances after his first week as monarch. Royal-watchers say his actions in the last week hint that he will be a more visible,...
News Clip1:33
Curated Video

Soccer superstar David Beckham lines up to honour Queen

9th - Higher Ed
British soccer legend David Beckham joined the lengthy queue of mourners in London, waiting 13 hours to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth at Westminster Hall.
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Curated Video

Scotland says goodbye to Queen Elizabeth

9th - Higher Ed
Scotland took centre stage as Queen Elizabeth’s coffin arrived in Edinburgh, where it will lie at St. Giles' Cathedral for the public to pay their respects. Many in Scotland have a deep fondness for the Queen, and keeping them happy with...
News Clip2:47
Curated Video

Chile President Pinera criticised for breaking funeral guidelines

9th - Higher Ed
The funeral of a prominent uncle of President Sebastian Pinera is the latest bone of contention in Chile,