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Metalworking in Art: Forging, Welding, Casting.

Metalworking in Art: Forging, Welding, Casting - A Hotly Contested Lecture 🔥 Alright, settle down, settle down! Welcome, art aficionados and metal manipulators (or aspiring ones)! Today, we're diving headfirst…

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Chinese History

The Beiyang Government: The unstable military regime that followed the Xinhai Revolution.

The Beiyang Government: A Warlord Buffet in Post-Imperial China 🍽️⚔️💰 (Lecture Style: Imagine a charismatic, slightly sarcastic, history professor holding court. Think Indiana Jones meets stand-up comedy.) Alright class, settle…

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Art

Glass Art: Blowing, Casting, and Stained Glass.

Glass Art: Blowing, Casting, and Stained Glass – A Fiery Fiesta of Creativity! 🔥 (Welcome, Artsy Alchemists! Gather 'round, because today we're diving headfirst into the molten heart of glass…

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Chinese History

The Wuchang Uprising: The catalyst that led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty.

Wuchang Uprising: The Catalyst That Toppled the Qing Dynasty (A Lecture!) (Image: A stylized cartoon of a Qing Dynasty official tripping over a pile of dynamite. Text overlay: "Wuchang Uprising…

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Art

Ceramic Techniques: Handbuilding, Wheel Throwing, Glazing, Firing.

Ceramic Techniques: Handbuilding, Wheel Throwing, Glazing, Firing - A Crash Course in Mud Mastery 🏺 Alright, settle down, you budding potters! Grab your aprons (because things are about to get…

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Chinese History

The Empress Dowager Cixi’s role in late Qing politics: Her power and resistance to certain reforms.

The Empress Dowager Cixi's Role in Late Qing Politics: Her Power and Resistance to Certain Reforms (A Lecture Delivered with a Touch of Drama and a Dash of Humour) (Cue…

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Art

Textile Techniques: Weaving, Knitting, Embroidery, Quilting.

Textile Techniques: Weaving, Knitting, Embroidery, Quilting – A Yarn-tastic Lecture! 🧶🧵 Alright, settle down, settle down! Grab your metaphorical (or literal, I don't judge) bobbins and needles, because today we're…

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Chinese History

The Hundred Days’ Reform: A brief period of attempted institutional and political change.

The Hundred Days' Reform: China's Near Miss with Modernity (and a Whole Lot of Bureaucratic Headaches) (Lecture begins with dramatic flourish, adjusting imaginary spectacles) Alright, settle down, settle down! Today…

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Art

Folk Art Traditions from Around the World.

Folk Art Traditions from Around the World: A Whimsical Whirlwind Tour! 🌍🎨🎉 (Intro Music: Upbeat and slightly chaotic international folk tune) Hello, art enthusiasts, culture vultures, and anyone who's ever…

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Chinese History

The Open Door Policy: US policy aiming to ensure equal trading rights in China.

The Open Door Policy: Let's Keep China's Doors Ajar (And Avoid a Brawl) 🚪 (A Lecture on US Policy in a Land of Empires, Dragons, and Very Tempting Trade) Introduction:…

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