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SAT Reading 1.1 Long Passages

SAT Reading: Long Passages Drill 1, Problem 1


Information and Ideas Videos 96 videos

SAT Reading Drill 2.11 Citing textual evidence
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Obama hates income inequality. He argues that the nation is much more similar in talent and drive and deserved income versus The Red State candidat...

SAT Reading: Defining the Word "Creed" in the Context of President Obama's Speech
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What is our founding creed - like what does that mean, anyway? The "recipe" for America must be defended; our ideology is precious. We must protect...

SAT Reading: Determining the Implicit Meaning of a Phrase in President Obama's Speech
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The forces of Facism and Communism - war technology in WW2 has changed. We defeated the bad guys by working together. The times they are a changin'.

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Rhetoric Videos 90 videos

SAT Reading: Why Does Thoreau Use the Phrase "Mechanical Aids" in this Passage?
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Thoreau was all about simplicity; anything that took away from his vision was the enemy. Mechanical aids were one of them. Guess he had to train a...

SAT Reading: Suggesting a Reason for Thoreau's Word Choice
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Thoreau wants our lives to be simplified. He claims that we gain less from life when we over-complicate things.

SAT Reading: Describing President Obama's Reasoning for Referencing the Founding Principles
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We need to find solutions for modern problems. The founding fathers of the country had no idea we'd have fake news. We have to adjust to modern lif...

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Synthesis Videos 24 videos

SAT Reading: Classifying the Relationship Between Two Passages
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How was the Beanie Baby era parallel to the Tulip Bubble? Similar events, only the TulipMania almost bankrupted Holland. Bean Babies only bankrupte...

A Beanie Baby - Tulip Bubble Mash Up
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A Beanie Baby - Tulip Bubble mash up. The intrinsic value of water is high. It uh.. saves your life. The intrinsic value of a Tulip became just tha...

Relating Information in a Table to the Rising Price of Tulips
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Why did people in Holland pay so much for tulips? Buyers remorse must have run rampant once the flowers wilted...

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