History & Social Science   

Are you confused about college football? Do announcers sound like they are speaking a foreign language? This course is designed for the person who knows little or nothing about college football.You will learn the basics like offensive and defensive positions, rules and penalties, basic formations and the jargon that surrounds the game. We will take a look at what is new like NIL, the portal and transfers.

Celebrate America’s semi quincentennial with a timely and informative exploration of the traditions surrounding our nation’s most iconic symbol. This course offers a clear, accessible review of proper American flag use, including the do’s and don’ts of placement, handling, and display. Participants will also learn elements of military protocol and etiquette, gaining confidence in how to respectfully present the flag in both civilian and ceremonial settings.

The Pyramids. Stonehenge. The Parthenon. The Colosseum. The monuments of the ancient world are deeply embedded in our modern cultural memory, but how were these incredible structures built? In this course, we explore the construction, function, and meaning of monumental structures of the ancient world. Each session focuses on a specific monument and uses literary and archaeological evidence to explain how they were built, while learning about the peoples who built them.

This class covers Weeki Wachee, Cypress Gardens and Paradise Park to explore Florida’s iconic roadside attractions. "Weeki Wachee," will show how Newt Perry created the City of Mermaids. "Cypress Gardens" will explore how Dick Pope, “Mr. Florida,” created Cypress Gardens, America’s Tropical Wonderland. "Paradise Park" will explore Florida’s only African-American roadside attraction.
 

This course will trace the history of greed from King Midas to cryptocurrency and the economic meltdown of 2008.  We will look at the creation of money and banking, the mechanisms that made greed extraordinarily possible.  With the discovery of the Americas and the European addictions to  sugar, cotton, and tobacco arose the possibility of wealth beyond  the dreams of avarice. Europeans and eventually the Americans will embrace greed with a wholesale  willingness to treat people as  property, and distant lands as untapped wealth.  Finally, we will look at greed in its ultimate form: power and the lust for conquest, as exhibited by Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great, Napoleon, and Adolph Hitler. America will manifest this craving in Elon Musk and others for whom money is irrelevant. 

Suggested Reading: Michael Lewis, "Panic, The Story of Modern Financial Insanity" John Cassidy, "Dot.con: The Greatest Story ever Sold".