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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-11-2022 to 08-11-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 03:00 PM-04:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Gwenyth Mapes, Professor of HumanitiesTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisEthiopia was the last African country instructor Gwenyth Mapes visited on Sabbatical during fall 2021. A war in the north kept me moving southwest through the Great Rift Valley toward Kenya, meeting and staying with tribes along the way. We will take a romp through some Ethiopian history, and a look at photos I snapped en route and in... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-15-2022 to 08-15-2022Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 03:00 PM-04:15 PM Central TimeInstructor: Mark Carlson, Historian & AuthorTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisChancellorsville, Gettysburg and the Wilderness: places long since enshrined in the pages of history. At Chancellorsville, Lee lost his most effective general to sheer fate and yet was his most stunning victory. The three days at Gettysburg was where pride and an unquenchable faith in God’s blessing turned the tide against the Confederacy. Lee’s road to... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-16-2022 to 08-16-2022Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 03:00 PM-04:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Philip J. Goscienski, M.D.Term: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisType 2 diabetes is a disease that is entirely lifestyle-related and is thus entirely preventable. This presentation reveals its causes, its complications, its impact on the world’s economy, and why it threatens the nation’s healthcare system. There are reasons why the youngest generation is the most vulnerable and why its victims are at increased risk... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-19-2022 to 08-19-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 01:00 PM-02:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Kim Keeline, Ph.D., Freelance Consultant and WriterTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisIn December 1794, William told his father that he had discovered a cache of old documents and one of them had a signature of Shakespeare in it. He gave the document—which he had made himself—to his overjoyed father, who had been looking for just that kind of signature for years. This started William down a road of forgery and deceit that would fool many... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-23-2022 to 08-23-2022Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 03:00 PM-04:15 PM Central TimeInstructor: Mark Carlson, Historian & AuthorTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisJoin us as we look at Paul Harvey’s most intriguing and memorable vignettes from history and legend. Find out the "rest of the story" as you may or may not have heard it before. Guaranteed to make you say, "Wow, I never knew... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-24-2022 to 08-24-2022Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 03:00 PM-04:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Gwenyth Mapes, Professor of HumanitiesTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisEurope’s Enlightenment is critiqued by the emerging Romantic era (early 1800’s), producing a change from Neoclassical art to an entirely new style of art which focuses on emotions in both the color use and themes. Called “bad” and even “degenerate” art in its day, Romantic art led to the later Impressionist, Expressionist, and modern art of the... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-26-2022 to 08-26-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 03:00 PM-04:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Matthew Wion, Ph.D.Term: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisDo we have souls? If so, where is the soul? What is the soul? How does it relate to our bodies? If we don't have souls are we? Just our brains? Come discuss together the arguments for and against the view that we have... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 09-02-2022 to 09-02-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 12:00 PM-12:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisJoin us every Friday morning from 10:00-10:30 for Friday Reflections with Peter Bolland as we go deeper to reveal the wisdom hidden just beneath the surface of our everyday lives. New themes, questions, and readings every... read more
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Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 09-03-2022 to 09-24-2022Day(s) of the week: SaturdayTime: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Lynn Morgan, Licensed InstructorTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisThis class is for everyone who enjoys music and wants to have fun while getting some exercise. We will dance salsa, merengue, swing and cha-cha using Latin and International music! No experience necessary. Lynn will carefully demonstrate the easy-to-follow movements and help everyone learn in a safe, welcoming... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 09-09-2022 to 09-09-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 12:00 PM-12:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisJoin us every Friday morning from 10:00-10:30 for Friday Reflections with Peter Bolland as we go deeper to reveal the wisdom hidden just beneath the surface of our everyday lives. New themes, questions, and readings every... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 09-12-2022 to 09-12-2022Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 03:00 PM-04:15 PM Central TimeInstructor: Mark Carlson, Historian & AuthorTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisFor the greatest part of human history, information could not travel any faster than the pace of a horse or the speed of a ship. By the middle of the 18th Century France and Britain had developed a series of towers that sent optical messages across the land. But it was primitive and slow. In 1844 Samuel F. B. Morse invented the first practical electric... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 09-14-2022 to 09-14-2022Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 03:00 PM-04:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Julia Fister, MA, Studio ACE Executive DirectorTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisClaude Monet was the founder of French Impressionism and spent his career documenting the French countryside to capture the light and the passing of seasons. We will look at his time at his home and property in Giverny where he created some of his best-known... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 09-15-2022 to 09-15-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 03:00 PM-04:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Mary M. McKenzie, J.D., Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, University of San DiegoTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisRussia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, starting a war that continues today. Defined as “borderlands,” Ukraine has struggled to claim its national identity for centuries. Typically, this struggle is framed as a “tug-of-war” between East and West, between Europe and Russia. To better understand the conflict, this lecture explores key historical... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 09-16-2022 to 09-16-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 12:00 PM-01:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Alex Castaneda, Ph.D.Term: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisThis one-hour online program is about the impact of six periods of time in world history that have, until today, modified the way we live. From the Columbus exchange, after the discovery of the Americas, to the renaissance discovery of new banking systems and beautiful art. The advent of Luther's reformation and its consequences, to the famine that... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 09-16-2022 to 09-16-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 12:00 PM-12:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisJoin us every Friday morning from 10:00-10:30 for Friday Reflections with Peter Bolland as we go deeper to reveal the wisdom hidden just beneath the surface of our everyday lives. New themes, questions, and readings every... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 09-20-2022 to 09-20-2022Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 03:00 PM-05:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Aniko Makranczy, MFATerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisAfter his immense early success, Rembrandt's fortunes changed dramatically. He was never again as popular or sought after for civic commissions or portraiture. Rembrandt's last years were his most difficult as a result of his bankruptcy, the death of his mistress and son, his continuing financial needs and the changing taste in the Dutch art market. Despite... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 09-23-2022 to 09-23-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 12:00 PM-12:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisJoin us every Friday morning from 10:00-10:30 for Friday Reflections with Peter Bolland as we go deeper to reveal the wisdom hidden just beneath the surface of our everyday lives. New themes, questions, and readings every... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 09-30-2022 to 09-30-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 12:00 PM-12:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisJoin us every Friday morning from 10:00-10:30 for Friday Reflections with Peter Bolland as we go deeper to reveal the wisdom hidden just beneath the surface of our everyday lives. New themes, questions, and readings every... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 09-30-2022 to 09-30-2022Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 01:00 PM-02:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: James Keeline, Historian & AuthorTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisWalt Disney opened the doors to his famous theme park in July 1955. From the beginning, guests could purchase copies of the monthly newspaper for the park called the Disneyland News. Notably, its articles include details that are absent from many historical retrospectives. Join us for a truly captivating lecture which will highlight the people and places... read more
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Sessions: 5Class Date(s): 10-01-2022 to 10-29-2022Day(s) of the week: SaturdayTime: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Lynn Morgan, Licensed InstructorTerm: OELocation: Zoom - San Diego OasisThis class is for everyone who enjoys music and wants to have fun while getting some exercise. We will dance salsa, merengue, swing and cha-cha using Latin and International music! No experience necessary. Lynn will carefully demonstrate the easy-to-follow movements and help everyone learn in a safe, welcoming... read more