This video explores figurative language's role in writing, focusing on metaphors, similes, allusions, personification, and hyperbole. It highlights how these devices enhance understanding and persuasion, using examples and interactive...

We often find ourselves stuck in narrow social circles with similar people. What habits confine us, and how can we break them? Organizational psychologist Tanya Menon considers how we can be more intentional about expanding our social...

* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. In love, we fall. We're struck, we're crushed, we swoon. We burn with passion. Love makes us crazy and makes us...

Paradoxically, when you speak, the less you say, the more authority you convey. Here are ten ways you can underline your authority and wisdom when speaking with others.



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Where do your beliefs come from? There's a school of thought that sees religion as a mind virus that wastes the time and effort of human beings, but evolutionary biologist Bret Weinstein offers a more reasonable explanation: "belief...

In which John Green teaches you about Kurt Vonnegut's most famous novel, Slaughterhouse-Five. Vonnegut wrote the book in the Vietnam era, and it closely mirrors his personal experiences in World War II, as long as you throw out the time...

Why do we argue? To out-reason our opponents, prove them wrong, and, most of all, to win! Right? Philosopher Daniel H. Cohen shows how our most common form of argument -- a war in which one person must win and the other must lose --...

James Surowiecki pinpoints the moment when social media became an equal player in the world of news-gathering: the 2005 tsunami, when YouTube video, blogs, IMs and txts carried the news -- and preserved moving personal stories from the...

Renowned classical Indian dancer Ananda Shankar Jayant was diagnosed with cancer in 2008. She tells her personal story of not only facing the disease but dancing through it, and gives a performance revealing the metaphor of strength that...

Success in your career looks different for everyone — but no matter your industry, you'll need to take risks. Company and community builder Molly Graham shares three key skills to learn before jumping off the metaphorical cliff,...

One idea that’s big in the world of Agile that should be big throughout Project Management is that of T Shaped People.



So, in this video, I will answer the question 'What are T...

In this lesson, we return to the underworld where the Hollow Men offer futile prayers to broken idols. They are desperate for guidance and heavenly love. Do they have a shot at redemption?

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We often imagine Emily Dickinson as a shy, harmless recluse. But what if she had a fiery side? In ‘My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun –’ Dickinson explores how someone can be empowered when they meet the right person. The question is: did...

Pupil outcome: I can analyse how Armitage uses literary methods to portray the complexities of a mother-son relationship. Key learning points: - Armitage uses an extended metaphor to compare an expansive new house to the growing distance...

In this video, the teacher explains the use of figurative language in writing, focusing on five key tools: metaphor, simile, allusion, personification, and hyperbole. Through examples and explanations, the teacher helps students...

This video explores the metaphor of the "gilded hand" used by Shakespeare in "Hamlet" to describe Claudius's corruption. This insight ties personal historical context to Shakespeare's writing, noting that his father faced penalties under...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Dharker presents her attitude towards power and conflict in 'Tissue'. Key learning points: - This poem is part of Dharker’s collection 'Terrorist at My Table' written at a time when her partner was...

The fox is often used as a metaphor for a cunning person.



The UK and Iran have long had a complex and difficult rel

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The embassy and the ambassador's residence, dating back to the 19th century, are...

Join us for the conclusion of our urban wanderings as we analyse Prelude 4 of T.S. Eliot’s ‘Preludes’. As the sun sets, there is an unexpected vision on the horizon. Is there hope for this corrupted metropolis?

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Gopal Krishnamurthy, founding director of a transformative education center and faculty member at Antioch University, challenges conventional frameworks of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Using the familiar visual metaphor of...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Robinson presents ideas of identity and heritage in 'A Portable Paradise'. Key learning points: - Robinson moved to Trinidad aged four with his Trinidadian parents and then returned to England after...

We continue our journey through T.S. Eliot’s vivid streetscape in Preludes 2 and 3 of his quadriptych poem ‘Preludes’. Experience the morning bustle of bleary-eyed city-dwellers as light struggles to break through the darkness. We’ll...

Pupil outcome: I can analyse the presentation of power and conflict in Blake’s ‘London’. Key learning points: - Rigid structure of four quatrains written in octosyllabic lines mirrors the idea that people have no freedom in the city -...

Ethos, pathos, and logos in public speaking give an important introduction to Aristotle's Rhetoric that we can use to improve the persuasiveness of your presentations and public speaking. Ethos: Personal credibility. We can establish our...