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This playlist provides clips that introduce students to many modern-day issues facing our society.

Inherit the Wind: Colonel Drummond Speech

2m 36s

law

american history

freedom of expression

ideological fanaticism

Colonel Drummond argues for a teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution. He suggests that making evolution a crime could be a chain reaction that leads to censorship and a government-imposed belief system.

Clips

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Girl Meets World: Social Media Lesson

Cory has a discussion with his class about social media and how it impacts their lives. The discu...

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Mean Girls: Social Groups

Janis stresses to Cady the importance of sitting with the right people in the cafeteria. She give...

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Carlton is a Sell-Out

Will and Carlton both rush for a fraternity, but only Will gains acceptance. When questioned as t...

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Sicko: Socialized Medicine

Former First Lady Hillary Clinton championed a socialist approach to affordable health care so th...

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Hotel Transylvania 2: Drac Learns New Technology

Jonathan helps Drac modernize the hotel by suggesting that the team use social media to promote t...

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02:43

Modern Family: Lily Goes to a Vietnamese Restaurant

Gloria, Mitch, and Cameron go out to a Vietnamese restaurant in an attempt to help Lily embrace h...

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01:37

Rocko's Modern Life: Recycle Song

Captain Compost Heap (CCH) sings a song about the importance of recycling, conserving the environ...

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02:13

Fight Club: Philosophy of Life

Tyler Durden shares his perspective on how the modern society is a consumer society. He encourage...

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01:15

Don't Be a Menace to South Central: Supermarket Scene

Two customers of different races get treated drastically different in a supermarket. The storeown...

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02:03

Everybody Hates Chris: Shopping While Black

Chris shares one of his frustrations: overt racism while shopping. He experiences it from the sec...

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01:50

The Color Purple: Hell No

A fight emerges when a white lady makes an off-hand comment to the children of a black woman.

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02:04

Gattaca: A De-gene-erate

Eugene uses his own DNA samples to help Vincent pass as a "valid," or someone with a superior gen...

13

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01:50

Made in Dagenham: Rights Not Privileges

Rita O'Grady works for the Ford Motor Co. plant in Dagenham, England. Despite performing the spec...

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01:03

I Love Lucy: Women's Rights

The men suggest that women already have equal rights, but the women claim that they aren't able t...

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02:58

The Great Debaters: The Time for Justice

The plot of The Great Debaters revolves around the efforts of debate coach Melvin B. Tolson at a ...

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02:03

All in the Family: Equal Pay Debate

Archie and Irene debate equal pay for women. Irene feels she should be paid as much as the man wh...

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02:36

Inherit the Wind: Colonel Drummond Speech

Colonel Drummond argues for a teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution. He suggests tha...

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03:59

West Side Story: America

The group of women sing about the amazing American life and the opportunities that it offers, whi...

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02:48

The Emperor's Club: How Will History Remember You?

Professor Hundert inspires his students to make meaningful contributions to society. He asks one ...

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02:12

The Verdict: What is the Truth?

Frank reflects on a medical malpractice case in which he was offered a settlement. Upon reflectio...

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01:54

Concussion: Tell the Truth

Pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu is adamant about bringing transparency to the topic of brain damage ...

22

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00:46

Arbitrage: You Work For Me

Robert and his daughter, Brooke, have an argument about the fraud that the company has committed....

23

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01:06

Seinfeld: The Human Fund

George lies to Mr. Kruger, his boss, about a charity called The Human Fund so that he can pocket ...

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02:07

It's a Wonderful Life: Making Our Customers Better

George Bailey points out to Mr. Potter his shrewd business practices. He emphasizes caring for th...

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03:12

Dave: The Whole Truth

When the President of the United States goes into a coma, a temp agency owner is put in his place...

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05:02

Adam Ruins Everything: The History of the Suburbs

Adam Conover and Nikole Hannah-Jones of the NY Times give a lesson to a suburban family about the...

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02:07

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Endless Summer

Mr. Krabs releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere to create a year-long summer. His ultimate ...

28

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01:45

An Inconvenient Truth: Science of Global Warming

Al Gore explains just how thin the Earth's atmosphere is compared to the Earth itself and then de...

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04:09

National Geographic: Bill Explains Climate Change

Bill Nye explains climate change and the impact it can have on the environment and our lives. He ...

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00:56

The Lords of Discipline: Mess Hall Scene

During a meal at the military institute, new recruits offer the seasoned cadets their food. The s...

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01:04

Contagion: Modeling of a Virus

The team creates a model of the virus causing an epidemic to better understand how it behaves and...

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01:18

Contagion: Virus Epidemic

A worldwide epidemic starts when humans cut down trees in an area inhabited by bats, forcing them...

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07:04

Beakman's World: Vaccines and The Immune System

Beakman explains what a vaccine is by acting like Edward Jenner. He explains how Jenner created t...

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03:02

National Geographic: The Ebola Virus

Ebola is a rare, but extremely dangerous disease. Find out how many strains of Ebola exist, how t...

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02:00

Philadelphia: The Essence of Discrimination

A man with AIDs shows his lawyer the written words of the Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Act o...

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04:23

A Different World: AIDS Speech

In this emotional clip, Josie Webb gives a speech about her life, youth, and perceived immortalit...

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02:59

National Geographic: HIV and AIDS

About 37 million people around the world are currently living with AIDS. Learn how the human immu...

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01:49

The Simpsons: Invasive Species

The Simpsons take a bullfrog to Australia, and it devastates the environment because it's not nat...

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02:57

Grey's Anatomy: Passive Euthanasia

A patient's husband wants the doctors to ignore the DNR she signed years prior. The doctors honor...

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01:42

Captain Fantastic: What is the Bill of Rights?

Ben proves to Harper that his children learn effectively through his own education system when sh...

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01:36

The Boys from Brazil: Cloning a Rabbit

Dr. Bruckner demonstrates cloning by injecting the blood cells of a black rabbit into a white rab...

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01:24

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones: Democracy vs. Dictatorship

Anakin and Padme are having a picnic when they start discussing systems of government. Anakin thi...

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01:36

Gung Ho: Japanese Board Meeting

When a Japanese car company buys an American plant, the American liason must mediate the clash be...

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04:33

Miss Sloane: Gun Control Debate

Miss Sloane appears on Jon O'Neill's show, This Week in Washington, where she participates in a d...

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04:33

Origins: The Journey of Humankind: The Future of Cyberwarfare

War in the 21st century will be waged on many fronts -- one of which will be a digital battlefiel...