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How was the Beanie Baby era parallel to the Tulip Bubble? Similar events, only the TulipMania almost bankrupted Holland. Bean Babies only bankrupted a few obsessed housewives with way too few hobbies.
History/Social Studies Passage Videos 43 videos
How was the Beanie Baby era parallel to the Tulip Bubble? Similar events, only the TulipMania almost bankrupted Holland. Bean Babies only bankrupte...
Obama's stance on the nation: We need to reform our economic opportunities. More resources need to be allocated to those at the bottom of the socia...
Obama hates income inequality. He argues that the nation is much more similar in talent and drive and deserved income versus The Red State candidat...
Science Passage Videos 22 videos
Want to know what fortnight means? Spoiler alert: no, it isn't when you build a fort in your living room out of cushions.
Analyzing texts and volcanos...it's the last video in this short but sweet SAT Reading volcano series.
This sci-fi passage is about what? We pick out keywords and phrases and glean that it's about a single theory: Maximal tides squeeze Earth like it'...
Sentence Completion Videos 54 videos
SAT Reading Section: Sentence Completion Drill 1, Problem 1
U.S. and World Literature Passage Videos 25 videos
Contemplating one's life is key to fulfilled happiness. Thoreau's theme revolves around the simple life well lived. He clearly never tried virtual...
The "strongest answer" is a common question in readings like those on the SAT - the strongest is usually that which maps most directly to the theme...
How does Thoreau feel about commerce? He writes, "We don't ride upon the railroad; it rides upon us." He wants and end to the war fighting for the...