The Death of the American Dream

I did my final paper on Marxism. As I was conducting my research, i came across this video. An Entertaining but hard hitting look at how the problems we have today are nothing new,and why leaders throughout our history have warned us and fought against the current type of financial system we have in America Today.
Harry Dhillon

An Overview of the Historical Process [History/Historiography Series]

Here is a video on the Overview of the Historical Process. ~~ Nikolay Zherebnenkov

Insights with Rene Girard

I’ve been studying the philosophy of Rene Girad for the last a couple of weeks. Hopefully you guys find this interview interesting as well. First he is describing the triangular structure of desire,object, model, and subject — Girard tells how conflicts are resolved and why human society is not marked by total conflict all the time. He further speaks of the intersection of the universal themes of mythology and Christianity. History is a test of mankind, says Rene Girard, and mankind is failing that test.

Harry Dhillon

St. Augustine

This is a 2010 two-part television miniseries chronicling the life of St. Augustine, the early Christian theologian, writer and Bishop of Hippo Regius at the time of the Vandal invasion in 430 AD. Surprisingly, it was well made.

Machiavelli

Since we studied Machiavelli recently, I came across this video. TED talks are really educational. This discussion outlines some of Machiavelli’s beliefs.
Harry Dhillon

95 theses movie scene

Since we mentioned a little about the Reformation. So here is a video on a scene from the the movie Luther (2003). A Hollywood depiction of the start of the Protestant Reformation. ~~Nikolay Zherebnenkov

Ancient Aliens Debunked

Ancient Aliens is a very popular show on the History channel that is based on the Ancient Astronaut Theory. Ancient Aliens was one of my favorite shows until I watched this video. This video goes through step by step and disproves every claim ever made on Ancient Aliens. Do yourself a favor and watch all three hours. It is a fascinating video.
Harry Dhillon