The Hero's Journey

You know the grammar rules. You can explain them perfectly. But when you try to SPEAK English, you freeze. Here's why: These 5 grammar rules are BLOCKING your fluency. Today, I'm showing you exactly which grammar rules to FORGET—and what to do instead to speak naturally and confi ...  Show more

You've studied grammar for years. You know the rules. You can pass tests. So why do you STILL freeze when someone asks you a question in English? Because grammar study doesn't help you speak—it actually destroys your fluency. In this video, I'll prove it to you. And I'll show you ...  Show more

El Viaje del Héroe del antropólogo y mitólogo estadounidense Joseph Campbell es una de las estructuras narrativas más populares de la ficción y en consecuencia, modelo de muchas de las películas que hoy día podemos ver.

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How Oxford academic JRR Tolkien came up with The Hobbit, a story that charmed children for generations.Hear excerpts from the BBC's archive of interviews, including JRR Tolkien himself.(Image: JRR Tolkien in 1967. Credit: Associated Press) 

Virtue ethics is an approach to life, a framework for developing character and making moral decisions. To learn about virtue ethics, you could read a philosophical treatise by Aristotle. Or, you could read a fictional novel by J.R.R Tolkien. As my guest, Christopher Snyder, ob ...

Moving on from the acclaimed The Lord of the Rings trilogy and buckling in for an all new (and again, very long) adventure, Lauren and Nicole are joined by comedian/writer/actor Jon Braylock (Astronomy Club, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) to begin The Hobbit prequel trilogy, starting ...  Show more