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I am a historian, if you can believe it. That’s what I studied in college,
graduate school, and for my PhD. That’s what I wanted to teach at university.
I was competing for jobs against some really great, knowledgeable people, and
there just weren’t enough spots for all of us. In order to make a little cash
while I kept looking for work, I started to make documentaries online. I
called my channel Fourk History, because I made it with a four prong approach.
The way I see it, not everyone trying to learn something is trying to learn
the same stuff, and definitely not the same way. Instead of only making one
video on a topic, I decided to make four. Quick aside, some people who start
watching my videos don’t realize this, and call me “Mr. Fourk”. That’s not my
name. It kind of sounds like a name, but it’s a blending word. That’s it. As I
was saying, four videos. One video is one or two minutes long. This gives you
a very brief overview on some historical moment. Watch one of these if you
just haven’t heard of Daun Macht 1912, or the Peace Treaty of Alslierde. You
don’t wanna look foolish in front of your friends, or you just want to be able
to answer a question with a reasonable expectation of accuracy on trivia
night. My seven- to ten-minute long videos go a little deeper. This is what
you’ll need if you’re trying to answer one or two short answer questions on a
homework assignment or exam. It’s not enough to write an entire paper, but it
gives you a decent understanding of the topic. The longest video can take up
to an hour, and this is what you need if you are writing that paper focused
solely on this subject matter. The fourth and final prong is the full course,
for people who are serious about history. It’s not a perfect analogy, because
said course will be a convergence of multiple trio sets, for different topics.
Like, you’ll get three vids on The Battle of Sandsbarry Wharf, and three
different ones on the Siege of Green Hamlet. Both of these happened during the
First Colshire War, which will comprehensively be a course, covering both
battles and topics, among others. I don’t know why I’m bringing all of this
up, but I think someone at the Landis Tipton Breath of Life Foundation liked
my stuff, or at least found it useful, because they have asked me to document
their story in an official capacity. I don’t work for them, and I have full
creative control over the direction of my piece. This is the largest project
I’ve ever started, but I know that I can handle it, because I’ve been writing
and performing video essays and full lectures for years now, having long ago
given up on teaching only one class at a time. I have eleven million
subscribers now, so I know what I’m doing. I’m not saying that there’s some
scandalous secrets at the hotel, but whatever the truth is—even if all is as
it appears to be—I’ll find it. I’ve never explored the present day before, but
that’s what’s so great about the opportunity. I’m here on the ground, watching
history in the making.
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