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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.


Computer Science Videos 112 videos

Computer Science: Doubles and Ints
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Doubles and ints. At first glance, it may look like this video will be about baseball and football statistics. But they're actually computer scienc...

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?

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Courses Videos 906 videos

American Literature 3: The Poe Must Go On (Part 1)
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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: Emily Dickinson
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Emily Dickinson: Along with Van Gogh, proof that you’re never really famous until you’re dead.

American Literature: No Paine, No Gaine
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So the revolution was pushed along by… pamphlets? Sure, what the heck, let’s go with it.

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English Videos 1712 videos

What is a Primary Source?
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This video defines a primary source and what makes it different from a secondary source. What counts as original material? And where can we find th...

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
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Want even more deets on Question Marks? 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?
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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: How Do You Get Your Startup Funded?
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How do you get a startup funded? Depends if we're talking about a tech startup, or a non-tech startup. If you've got a promising, budding tech comp...

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

French I: Why Oh Y
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In French, the pronoun y is often used as a stand-in for "there." So, shall we watch the video on ShmoopTube? Oui, allons-y!

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Guide to Shmoop Videos 93 videos

SAT® Test Prep: Students
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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!

AP Test Prep: Teachers
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Are you interested in helping your students get a 5 on the AP® test? Are you a teacher, an administrator, or a bored teen who randomly found this...

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Humanities, Art, and Music Videos 22 videos

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
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So you're having a bad day. You're dog peed on your bed, your mom burnt your pop-tarts, and you tripped over a chair...at your graduation ceremony....

Insurgent Summary
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In this sequel, your favorite characters from Divergent make life-altering choices as they try to stick it to the man. It might sound like your ave...

Life of Pi Summary
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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...

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Literature Videos 1190 videos

The Importance of Being Earnest Summary
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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
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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)
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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

Compound Interest
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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...

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?

Simplifying Radicals
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We don't like knocking people down to size, but we do like simplifying radicals. Join us?

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Science Videos 686 videos

Marine Flashcard
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In this video, we dive beneath the sea to review the kinds of interesting animals that live in the deep blue.

What Would Mary Shelley Think of GMOs?
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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...

What is a Parsec?
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We’re pretty sure that a parsec is the amount of time it takes a golfer to make par, but just in case we’re wrong, let’s check out this video.

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Social Studies Videos 2409 videos

Why Does the Constitution Still Work for Us?
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Ever heard of a "living document"? They eat and breathe just like the rest of us! They even walk around on their own two legs. Okay, fine—maybe t...

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...

Federalism
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This video explains Federalism and the quest for a fair balance between state and national power. It covers the progression and compromises of Fede...

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