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The Importance of Being Earnest Summary

They say that honesty is the best policy, but Jack lies about his identity and still gets the girl. Does that mean we should all lie to get what we want? Not so much.


College and Career Videos 565 videos

Careers: Proctologist
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Look… you know this video is going to be filled with butt jokes. We know this videos is going to be filled with butt jokes. Just press play and w...

Careers: Celebrity PA
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As it turns out, being a celebrity PA involves more than just separating skittles… but we swear, if we find one more green one in this bowl...

Careers: Stand-up Comic
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If you're looking for a video that'll help convince your folks that being a stand-up comedian is a solid career path...this ain't it. Seriously, fo...

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Computer Science Videos 112 videos

AP Computer Science 1.1 Classes and Objects
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AP Computer Science: Classes and Objects Drill 1, Problem 1. Which of the following is a correct {/* Implementation */} for the isInsect method?

AP Computer Science 1.1 Inheritance, Abstraction, and Polymorphism
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AP Computer Science 1.1 Inheritance, Abstraction, and Polymorphism. Which of the following are correct?

AP Computer Science 1.1 Program Development
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AP Computer Science 1.1 Program Development. The situation in the video is an example of which of the following?

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Courses Videos 906 videos

American Literature 3: The Poe Must Go On (Part 1)
639 Views

What do you get when the guy who wrote “The Raven” makes a serious effort to write in verse? Poe-try… Now, when you’ve detached your eyes f...

American Literature: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin analysis
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Benjamin Franklin revolutionized American civil rights, libraries, universities, hospitals, fire departments, armies, and newspapers, to name a few...

American Literature: A Quilt of a Country
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Time to discuss Annay Quindlen's "A Quilt of a Country." We're going to wrap ourselves up in a cozy quilt to do so, and we highly suggest you do th...

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Elementary and Middle School Videos 619 videos

ELA Drills, Beginner: Textual Analysis 1
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ELA Drills, Beginner: Textual Analysis 1. The purpose of the instruction manual was...what?

Science 3: How Living Things Become Fossils
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Today we're bringing you the opposite of Jurassic Park—how living things become fossils. Okay okay, it might not be quite as fun...but hey, at le...

Science 3: Elements of a Book
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Forget earth, wind, and fire. Today's all about paper, ink, and um...ideas? We're learning about the elements of a book.

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English Videos 1712 videos

Affect vs. Effect
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This video explains the difference between affect and effect and provide tips for remembering which is which and when to use each one. If you suffe...

Question Marks
3743 Views

Want even more deets on Question Marks? Click here to review. Or take a look at our entire grammar section for all the goods.

Your vs. You're
4173 Views

Want even more deets on Your vs. You're? Click here to review. Or take a look at our entire grammar section for all the goods.

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Finance and Economics Videos 956 videos

Finance: How Are Risks and Rewards Related?
601 Views

How are risk and reward related? Take more risk, expect more reward. A lottery ticket might be worth a billion dollars, but if the odds are one in...

Finance: How Do You Become Incorporated?
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How do you become incorporated? Go to Legal Zoom. Pay $150, file with the state of Delaware or whoever each year. Pay another $150. Most file as LL...

Finance: What are Financial Projections?
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Financial projections are calculations for profit and loss after factoring in expenses, gross revenues, cash flow, debt, and a host of pertinent fi...

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Foreign Language Videos 217 videos

French I: A Tour of the Tour Eiffel
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Wake up. Brush teeth. Go to school. Repeat...forever. No matter what language you speak, describing your routine d'heir (daily routine) is an essen...

French I: Bonjour! Bienvenue!
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We welcome you to our French I course, starting with one of the most essential terms—bienvenue. Wouldn't you guess it? It means "welcome."

French I: An American in Paris
165 Views

Julia Child is an iconic American chef—who took all her best ideas from the French. Delicieuse!

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Guide to Shmoop Videos 93 videos

SAT® Test Prep: Students
27801 Views

Interested in hitting the SAT out of the park? Better take a few warm-up swings... This video will walk you through how to login, how to take and...

A Student's Guide to AP Exam Prep
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The goal of this video is to help you understand how to best use Shmoop to improve your AP test scores, have a better life, and conquer the world!

What is Shmoop?
91615 Views

Here at Shmoop, we work for kids, not just the bottom line. Founded by David Siminoff and his wife Ellen Siminoff, Shmoop was originally conceived...

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Humanities, Art, and Music Videos 22 videos

Life of Pi Summary
38843 Views

Sorry, guys: this novel doesn't follow the dramatic life events of pumpkin pie, nor does it explore what it truly means to be the mathematical cons...

Mockingjay
1816 Views

If The Hunger Games was your jam, Mockingjay will be your jelly.

Number the Stars
7583 Views

Under what circumstances should people be allowed to lie? Is Annemarie's situation dire enough? Shmoop amongst yourselves.

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Literature Videos 1190 videos

The Importance of Being Earnest Summary
123089 Views

They say that honesty is the best policy, but Jack lies about his identity and still gets the girl. Does that mean we should all lie to get what we...

The Giver Summary
105941 Views

Ever wish you could remember everything that you ever studied? How about everything that everyone has ever studied? Yeah, pretty sure our brains ju...

Invisible Man (Ellison)
1832 Views

Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is an American classic. Hope you're not expecting any exciting shower scenes though. It's not that kind of book.

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Math Videos 1246 videos

ACT Math 5.2 Pre-Algebra
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ACT Math: Pre-Algebra Drill 5, Problem 2. If a and b are prime numbers, how many factors does ab have?

CAHSEE Math 2.5 Algebra and Functions
290 Views

Algebra and Functions: Drill Set 2, Problem 5. Simplify the expression.

Compound Interest
45321 Views

Who wants to be a millionaire? In this video, learn about compound interest, interest rates, and the compound interest formula. You'll be buying th...

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Quotes Videos 176 videos

Quotes: All the world's a stage
624 Views

What does "All the world's a stage" mean? Well, it's talking about how all of life is... pretty much like a stage production. We wear costumes, pla...

Quotes: All that glitters is not gold
933 Views

Find out the meaning behind "all that glitters is not gold."

Quotes: Brave new world
13770 Views

Find out the meaning behind "brave new world."

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Science Videos 686 videos

What Would Mary Shelley Think of GMOs?
1357 Views

GMOs. Now that’s a scary word. Or is it? Guess it’s time to ask ourselves: WWMST? ...For those of us who don’t constantly ask ourselves “wh...

GED Science 1.2 Life Science
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GED Science 1.2 Life Science

Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
804 Views

Comets know how to give you the cold shoulder, asteroids love to hang out, and meteors just like to show off. Space stuff: it’s just like us.

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Social Studies Videos 2409 videos

Shays' Rebellion
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What happened between the creation of the Articles of Confederation and the ratification of the current U.S. Constitution? This video analyzes the...

U.S. History 1492-1877 5: The Missouri Compromise
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Today we'll learn about how the Missouri Compromise, in part, led to Captain America and Iron Man engaging in epic an epic battle for...wait a seco...

GED Social Studies 1.1 Civics and Government
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GED Social Studies 1.1 Civics and Government

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