The Star Spangled Banner by Jimi Hendrix
Do we hate the United States, or are we trying to reimagine it? Activist movements face that question all the time. Some people get so caught up in feeling angry…
Human Universals (text)
ACT I Scene 1 What does it mean to be human? When people ask that question they usually mean it as philosophy, or religion, or psychology, or even biology. …
Our Lives Matter S1E33: Human Universals
Anthropology is the study of differences and similarities among cultures. That means that similarities that all cultures share give us valuable clues to mental traits of our species. That gives…
Zombie by The Cranberries
How do musicians' decision making environments affect their music? Who are they trying to reach, and what are they trying to get them to feel? Here's another classic activist song.…
Privilege versus Adaptation (text)
ACT I Scene 1 If you’re in high school now, and you plan to go to college, you’re about to see one of the biggest tests of the Web of…
Our Lives Matter S1E32: Privilege versus Adaptation
People always use their abilities and ideas in their environments to pursue what they value in life, and they think of more ideas in the process. The idea of privilege…
Ode to Billie Joe by Bobbie Gentry
This song is about the dark side of country life. Bobbie calls it unintentional cruelty. The movie based on the song tells that story in a lot more detail. A…
Worldviews and the Principles of Learning (text)
ACT I Scene 1 We’ve been talking about conflicts between worldviews. People live their lives by using their abilities and their ideas in their environments and that makes them think…
Our Lives Matter S1E31: Worldviews and the Principles of Learning
People live their lives using their abilities and ideas in their environments, and they think of new ideas in the process. The ideas they think of and learn over the…
Wait in the Truck by Hardy
This is a country song about morals and domestic violence. I've seen a lot of reaction videos by people trying to understand it. It's a very well written song and…