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SAT Reading: Classifying the Relationship Between Two Passages

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

SAT Reading: Analyzing the Effect of Mentioning the Patriots of 1776 on the Entire Speech
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Obama encourages everyone to participate in their own governance. He cites the Founding Father's interests as the big driver here. And that we shou...

SAT Reading: Which Event Explicitly Precipitated the Tulip Bubble?
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Tulips were the Beanie Babies of the 17th Century. Find out how the tulip bubble burst!

SAT Reading: Analyzing How the Reference to Tulip Buyers Affects the Piece as a Whole
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Noble citizens were victims of TulipMania as well as the uneducated poor. Greed is not a class-divided emotional response. Anyone and everyone coul...

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Science Passage Videos 22 videos

SAT Reading: Which Answer Choice Accurately Represents Information in the Passage?
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How are Volcanos tied to the moon? Tidal Lunacy is more about Hawaii and surfing than were wolves but don't take our word for it...find out more by...

SAT Reading: Inferring the Reason Why Magma Remains Dormant in Volcanoes
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Liquid hot magma! Learn more about it in this volcano-themed SAT Reading video.

SAT Reading: Analyzing the Purpose of a Scientific Passage's Conclusion
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What is the purpose of a paragraph? What is the purpose of life? Jk, but this SAT Reading video will at least help you analyze the purpose of the f...

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Short Passages Videos 6 videos

SAT Reading 1.2 Short Passages
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SAT Reading Short Passages Drill 1, Problem 2

SAT Reading 1.1 Short Passages
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SAT Reading: Short Passages Drill 1, Problem 1

SAT Reading 2.1 Short Passages
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SAT Reading: Short Passages Drill 2, Problem 1

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U.S. and World Literature Passage Videos 25 videos

SAT Reading: Why Does Thoreau Use the Phrase "Mechanical Aids" in this Passage?
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Thoreau was all about simplicity; anything that took away from his vision was the enemy. Mechanical aids were one of them. Guess he had to train a...

SAT Reading: Suggesting a Reason for Thoreau's Word Choice
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Thoreau wants our lives to be simplified. He claims that we gain less from life when we over-complicate things.

SAT Reading: Recognizing the Impact of One Paragraph on Twain's Entire Essay
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According to Mark Twain, working on a steam boat was the gig or all gigs and this SAT Reading video will tell you why.

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