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How to recognize a dystopia - Alex Gendler
805 views / 1 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-recognize-a-dystopia-alex-gendler The genre of dystopia – the ‘not good place’– has captured the imaginations of artists and audiences alike for centuries. But why do we bother with all this pessimism? Al
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Holden, JD, and the Red Cap- The Catcher in the Rye Part 2: Crash Course English Literature #7
688 views / 0 likes - addedIn which John continues the discussion of JD Salinger's Catcher in the Rye. This week John reads the novel with Salinger's life story in mind. John explores how Salinger's war experience, educational background, and romantic life inform the events of Hold
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PTSD and Alien Abduction - Slaughterhouse-Five Part 2: Crash Course Literature 213
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Was Gatsby Great? The Great Gatsby Part 2: Crash Course English Literature #5
858 views / 3 likes - addedSPOILER ALERT: This video assumes you've read the book. 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 o
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How to write like the best-selling author of all time - Jamie Bernthal
199 views / 0 likes - addedDig into Agatha Christies writing style to find out how she crafted her mystery novels and how to employ these strategies in your own work. --With almost 100 mystery novels, each one a cleverly constructed puzzle box of clues, misdirection, and human dram
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The real reason To Kill A Mockingbird became so famous
489 views / 0 likes - addedFind Overrated on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/OverratedTheShow/ In this episode of Overrated, Vox's Phil Edwards investigates the largely unheralded business reason behind the success of Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mockingbird." Harper Lee's To Ki
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Mystery Author DISAPPEARS?! | COLOSSAL MYSTERIES
1,121 views / 0 likes - addedMystery authors are full of terrible tales that they put to paper, but... what happens when their real life becomes like a mystery straight out of one of their novels? Whats the truth of Agatha Christies infamous disappearance??Images used under license f
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Lord of the Flies: Crash Course Literature 305
703 views / 2 likes - addedThis week, John i s talking about one of his least favorite novels, The Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Lord of the Flies is a novel of ideas, and John doesn't agree with the central idea of the novel, which diminished his enjoyment of the book. The
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn Part 1: Crash Course Literature #302
528 views / 1 likes - addedIn which John Green teaches you about Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This week, we'll talk a little bit about Samuel Langhorne Clemens, who wrote under the name Mark Twain, and how he mined his early life for decades to produce his prett
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How ninjas went mainstream
512 views / 0 likes - addedNinjas are overrat---just kidding, they’re amazing. But how did they become famous around the world? Check out Vintage Ninja to learn more: http://vintageninja.net/ Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In this episode of Overrated, Vox’s Phil Ed
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Why should you read Kurt Vonnegut? - Mia Nacamulli
614 views / 0 likes - addedDownload a free audiobook version of "Slaughterhouse Five" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://adbl.co/2DPI5Ys Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/products/slaughterhouse-five Kurt Vonnegut found the tidy, satisfyin
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Why should you read The Master and Margarita? - Alex Gendler
515 views / 0 likes - addedGet to know the Russian classic The Master and Margarita, a genre-defying blend of political satire and occult mysticism about a visit from the Devil.--The Devil has come to town. But dont worry all he wants to do is stage a magic show. This absurd premis
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Why should you read sci-fi superstar Octavia E. Butler? - Ayana Jamieson and Moya Bailey
552 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the works of science fiction visionary Octavia E. Butler, whose novels, such as “Parable of the Sower,” influenced the growing popularity of Afrofuturism. -- Much science fiction features white male heroes who blast aliens or become saviors of bro
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