Spring 2024 Highlight Videos

This page will have links to every single highlight video during the Spring 2024 semester.
If you’re a student, do not use this page for your Class Reflection Assignment - if you link these videos, you will not get credit.
Head over to the Full Lecture page if you are looking to complete your Assignment.

Class 1: Beginning (the End of Four)

How to Survive Formal Education
The Translation Game

Class 2: So… What’s the Problem?

Biggest Problems: Racism & Climate Change
Biggest Problems: We Don’t Listen To Each Other
Biggest Problems: We Don't Mind Our Own Business
Biggest Problems: Superstitions

Class 3: Snow Day!

Checking in with Basim Razzo (Erbil Attack)
Questions about God, Sociology, and Class

Class 4: Becoming American

How Do You Become an “American”?
Does Diversity Really Help America?

Class 5: Goes Both Ways

What Do We Do: BLM Protest to Riot
What Do We Do: Jan. 6 Protest to Riot
Differences Between Jan. 6 & BLM Protests

Class 6: What Are We Afraid Of?

Affirmative Action: Race and Class

Class 7: A Cultural Tsunami

Is Multiculturalism Happening in Asia?
Individuality in Asia
Questions about Asian Culture

Class 8: Living Among Strangers

Living in a Multicultural Country
Is Racial Harmony Real?
International Students Answer Questions About Their Culture

Class 9: Another Radical Experiment in Empathy

Israel and Palestine in Perspective
Empathy for Israel & Palestine
Students Talk about Israel and Palestine

Class 10: Why Do You Wear That?

A Conversation with a Sikh
Why Do You Wear This? | Traditional Gulf Nations Clothing

Class 11: Black Beauty

What Do We Mean by “Black”?
Hair and Beauty Standards in America
New Beauty Standards & Representations

Class 12: What Do You Hear?

Are Christians Violent?
Are Muslims Violent?

Class 13: You Need to Catch Up!

Can You Gain Economic Class?
Racial Wealth Gap
How to Catch Up Economically
How to Get Rich, Slow

Class 14: Do You Think I’m Weak?

Do You Feel Weak? (Societal Influences)
Conversation about Having a Disability

Class 15: The Whites

Who is Considered White?
Being Prideful and Shamed

Class 16: Making the Call

Tim Piazza’s Story
Honest Conversation about the Effects of Alcohol

Class 17: Poisoning the Blood

Defining Immigration Terms
What Do We Owe Migrants?

Class 18: Who cares about TikTok?

Social Media in China
Social Media in Korea
Censorship on Chinese and Korean Social Media

Class 19: The Conversation

What Was The Goal of October 7th?
Can You See The Other Side?

Class 20: ¿Preguntas?

Sam Answers Class’s Questions

Class 21: The Great Replacement

What is the Great Replacement Theory?
How To Identify a Conspiracy Theory
Fueling the Economy

Class 22: “Creating Muslim Terrorists”

Overcome Hate with Forgiveness and Empathy
Experiences with American Soldiers in Iraq

Class 23: Sam Out Sick Day

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Class 24: Entering a Culture

Conversation in Mandarin
Conversation in Spanish
Connection Through Food

Class 25: Uncharted Territory

What is “true” about Climate Change?
How Often Do You Think About Climate Change?
Fears Around Climate Change

Class 26: Paying our Debts

Life in Prison
Life After Prison

Class 27: Punishment

Swearing at Your Teacher
Reviewing Irv’s Story
Rehabilitation or Punishment

Class 28: A Full Reversal

Straight Perspective of the LGBT Community
A Gay Student’s Experience