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Women Making History: Ten Objects, Many Stories
by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich , Jane Kamensky- 0.0
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8 Weeks
Learn how American women created, confronted, and embraced change in the 20th century while exploring ten objects from Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library. As we approach the centennial of the passage of women’s suffrage in 1920, there has been a recent burst of activism among American women. Women are running for political office in record numbers....
$139
American Government: Constitutional Foundations
by Thomas E. Patterson- 0.0
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4 Weeks
Learn how early American politics informed the U. S. Constitution and why its promise of liberty and equality has yet to be fully realized. “We the People” are the opening words of the U. S. Constitution, yet the original document did not give citizens much say in the election of their officials....
$99
Shakespeare's Life and Work
by Stephen Greenblatt- 0.0
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4 Weeks
Learn how to read William Shakespeare's plays through his biography, Elizabethan and Jacobean history, and modern performance. How do we read Shakespeare? Do his plays belong to the past, or the present? To a famed dramatic genius or to readers and audiences around the globe? What do his plays really mean?...
$99
Christianity Through Its Scriptures
by Karen L. King , Sarah Griffis- 0.0
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4 Weeks
Learn about Christianity through a study of its sacred scriptures. We will explore how diverse Christians have interpreted these writings and practiced their teachings over a 2000 year, global history. Christianity is a global religion. From modest beginnings 2,000 years ago, it has grown to encompass nearly a third of the human population....
$99
PredictionX: Omens, Oracles & Prophecies
by Alyssa Goodman- 0.0
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1 Weeks
This course is an overview of divination systems, ranging from ancient Chinese bone burning to modern astrology. Humans have always sought to know their own future, be it the destiny of an empire or an individual's fate. Across cultures and history, we find people trying to find their place in the Universe by attempting to gaze into the future....
$49
Religion, Conflict and Peace
by Diane L. Moore- 0.0
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8 Weeks
Explore the diverse and complex roles that religions play in both promoting and mitigating violence. In this course, we will explore a series of contemporary conflicts in different regions of the world with a special focus on identifying and analyzing the diverse and complex roles that religions play in both promoting and mitigating violence in each context....
$99
Hinduism Through Its Scriptures
by Neelima Shukla-Bhatt , Jason Smith- 0.0
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4 Weeks
Learn about the rich diversity of Hindu sacred texts – hymns, narratives, philosophical thought – and their interpretations. Ever wondered about the sacred scriptures that have sustained for millennia one of the oldest and most diverse religions of the world - Hinduism? Want to discover the lessons this history may offer mankind in the 21st century?...
$99
Religious Literacy: Traditions and Scriptures
by Diane L. Moore , Anna Mudd- 0.0
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Learn how to better understand the rich and complex ways that religions function in historic and contemporary contexts. The study of religion is the study of a rich and fascinating dimension of human experience that includes but goes well beyond beliefs and ritual practices. Tools for how to interpret the roles religions play in contemporary and historic contexts;...
$99
PredictionX: Lost Without Longitude
by Alyssa Goodman- 0.0
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Explore the history of navigation, from stars to satellites. Humans have been navigating for ages. As we developed the tools and techniques for determining location and planning a route, navigation grew into a practice, an art, and a science. Navigational skill has long been tied to commercial, economic, and military success....
$49
U.S. Political Institutions: Congress, Presidency, Courts, and Bureaucracy
by Thomas E. Patterson- 0.0
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4 Weeks
Examine the inner workings of the three branches of the U. S. Federal Government How do the three branches of government operate? How is power shared among Congress, the president, and the Supreme Court? What role is played by federal agencies that have no direct constitutional authority oftheir own? How Congressmembers are influenced by their constituencies...
$99
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