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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 want? Not so much.
College and Career Videos 565 videos
Get ready to sing some nonsense words, because today we're taking a look at the University of Redlands. You'll know what we're talking about soon e...
We're talking about the tasks you'll need to complete before graduating here...not a literal life-threatening maze. Colleges aren't that cruel...
What's so great about being smarrrt? Yes, we're aware we spelled it with three R's. Oh, just bear with us. You'll see.
Computer Science Videos 112 videos
Just as you move your furniture into a new house before spending the night, you’ve got to spend a little time setting up your environment when yo...
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 Program Development. The situation in the video is an example of which of the following?
Courses Videos 906 videos
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...
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, abridged. Ready? Go.
Emily Dickinson: Along with Van Gogh, proof that you’re never really famous until you’re dead.
Elementary and Middle School Videos 619 videos
ELA Drills, Beginner: Point of View. Is the statement in the video true or false?
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...
Forget earth, wind, and fire. Today's all about paper, ink, and um...ideas? We're learning about the elements of a book.
English Videos 1712 videos
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...
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Finance and Economics Videos 956 videos
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...
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...
What are the pros and cons of IPOs, and of the secondary and primary market? Why might a company want to go public, and what's the best way to go a...
Foreign Language Videos 217 videos
Julia Child is an iconic American chef—who took all her best ideas from the French. Delicieuse!
We get it: you can sing the entire Les Miz soundtrack, and you do it. A lot. But there's more to know about the French revolution than that, non?
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...
Guide to Shmoop Videos 93 videos
Just like at the doctor, we can tell you how healthy or sick you are...when it comes to academics that is. Is it the Idontknowsits? Maybe Whocaresi...
Ever wish you had some magical tool that could track and display how much time your students actually spend working? Well, abracadabra. Your wish i...
What is PBIS? Spoiler alert: It's Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports. Watch the video to learn more.
Humanities, Art, and Music Videos 22 videos
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....
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...
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...
Life Skills Videos 960 videos
What's the difference between a real estate agent and a real estate broker? Is the latter just, uh... out of cash? Quite the opposite, in fact. Jum...
So... what's a TSA worker, and what do they do? Oh, we thought maybe you knew. Okay, okay... so TSA (or Transportation Security Administration) wor...
Literature Videos 1190 videos
Do not go gentle into that good night. In fact, if it's past your curfew, don't go at all into that good night. You just stay in your good bed and...
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...
Ever wish you could remember everything that you ever studied? How about everything that everyone has ever studied? Yeah, pretty sure our brains ju...
Math Videos 1246 videos
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: Pre-Algebra Drill 5, Problem 2. If a and b are prime numbers, how many factors does ab have?
We don't like knocking people down to size, but we do like simplifying radicals. Join us?
Quotes Videos 176 videos
Find out the meaning behind "knock knock, who's there?"
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...
"The lady doth protest too much..." And yet, she persisted. This famous line comes from Shakespeare's Hamlet, and is spoken by Hamlet's mother, Ger...
Science Videos 686 videos
Don't even think about stepping foot into a lab until you drink a nice big cup of safe-ty. Safety lesson number one: do not listen to this descript...
In this video, we dive beneath the sea to review the kinds of interesting animals that live in the deep blue.
Social Studies Videos 2409 videos
GED Social Studies 1.1 Civics and Government
AP U.S. History Exam 2.6. Prior to the passage of the Navigation Acts, how did the Atlantic exchange impact the colonies?
Andrew Johnson became president after Lincoln and granted amnesty to any former confederates who wrote him a letter of apology. That's pretty lenie...
Test Prep Videos 4004 videos
ACT English: Punctuation Drill 1, Problem 3. Is that comma being used correctly?
CAHSEE Math: Algebra and Functions Drill 5, Problem 3. Solve the equation.
CAHSEE ELA 1.1 Writing Strategies. Which of the following sentences, if placed before sentence 1, would be the most effective introductory sentence?