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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: Defining the Word "Creed" in the Context of President Obama's Speech
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What is our founding creed - like what does that mean, anyway? The "recipe" for America must be defended; our ideology is precious. We must protect...

SAT Reading: Determining the Implicit Meaning of a Phrase in President Obama's Speech
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The forces of Facism and Communism - war technology in WW2 has changed. We defeated the bad guys by working together. The times they are a changin'.

SAT Reading: Which Characteristic Does President Obama Imply All Americans Share?
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What do we share as Americans? What traits? What is our national character? Obama defines it as a map to the trajectory laid out regarding change f...

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Science Passage Videos 22 videos

SAT Reading: Using Context Clues in a Scientific Passage to Define "Fortnight"
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Want to know what fortnight means? Spoiler alert: no, it isn't when you build a fort in your living room out of cushions.

SAT Reading: Defining the Relationship Between Solid Earth Tides and Volcanoes
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Tides and volcanos go hand in hand. But how? Watch this SAT Reading video to find out more!

SAT Reading: Interpreting the Word "Correlation" in the Context of a Scientific Passage
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What is correlated with the word correlation in this video's SAT reading passage? Watch to unravel the mystery!

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Short Passages Videos 6 videos

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

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

SAT Reading 3.1 Short Passages
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SAT Reading Short Passages: Drill 3, Problem 1

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U.S. and World Literature Passage Videos 25 videos

SAT Reading: Inferring Information from a Passage
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Thoreau moved to Walden - now what? He... ate only a few, simple meals. No 3 meals a day schedule for him. He wanted to diet complexity and calorie...

SAT Reading: Assessing the Reasoning Behind Thoreau's Argument
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Railroad ranchor. Modern life damages human life. Metaphorically. We all sacrifice our lives to be part of The System which doesn't really mirror n...

SAT Reading: Inferring Why Twain Was Drawn to the Idea of Being a Steamboatman
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Why was Mark Twain drawn to the idea of a "steamboatman"? What this SAT Reading video to find out!

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