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Grab a char-dog and watch out for flaming birds, it's time to take a tour of the University of Chicago. Oh and erm, if you would sign this waiver f...

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...

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: 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. Which of the following are correct?

So the revolution was pushed along by… pamphlets? Sure, what the heck, let’s go with it.

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.

ELA Drills, Beginner: Point of View. Is the statement in the video true or false?

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

ELA Drills, Beginner: Point of View 3. Which sentence in the passage best shows the narrator's point of view on the topic of Chelsea Simpson?

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...

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

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.

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...

We'll walk you through the IPO process, using the example of our good friends at the Sauce Company. Well, they're acquaintances, really.

WACC is an acronym for weighted average cost of capital. A company can raise money either through selling equity or by raising debt. When measuring...

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...

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."

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

schools.shmoop.com is tailor-made for students, teachers, and administrators like you who have a Shmoop license through your school or district. Be...

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...

Hey, teach. Check out this video to learn how to best use Shmoop's PSAT materials. We'll provide everything you need...minus the healthy snacks. Th...

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...

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...

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...

Find out the meaning behind "a fool's paradise."

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?

Ever lie out in the sun and think, "Wow, I could really use a cool breeze right about now"? Unfortunately, all these FANBOYS are good for is joinin...

Find out the meaning behind "fi, fie, fo, fum."

Find out the meaning behind "devil incarnate."

Find out the meaning behind "eaten me out of house and home."

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

Don't like how someone looks? Blame their phenotypes.

Anything that has a cell (bacteria, listen up!) has phospholipids that keep the cell contained and give it form and shape. Phospholipids protect us...

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...

AP U.S. History Exam 2.6. Prior to the passage of the Navigation Acts, how did the Atlantic exchange impact the colonies?

GED Social Studies 1.1 Civics and Government

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?