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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

College Tour: University of Redlands
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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...

College and Career Goals 1.3 The Graduation Maze Runner
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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...

College and Career 1.4 Get SMART Goals
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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.

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Computer Science Videos 112 videos

Computer Science: Setting Up Your Environment
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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...

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 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)
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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: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, abridged. Ready? Go.

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.

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Elementary and Middle School Videos 619 videos

ELA Drills, Beginner: Point of View 1
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ELA Drills, Beginner: Point of View. Is the statement in the video true or false?

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
3741 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.

Long vs. Short Sentences
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Want even more deets on grammar? Click here 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 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...

Principles of Finance: Unit 1, Pros and Cons of IPOs, The Secondary & Primary Market
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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...

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Foreign Language Videos 217 videos

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!

French I: Revolutionary Recap
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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?

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...

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Guide to Shmoop Videos 93 videos

What's a Diagnostic, and Why Should I Take It?
135 Views

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...

Shmoop Analytics
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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?
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What is PBIS? Spoiler alert: It's Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports. Watch the video to learn more.

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Humanities, Art, and Music Videos 22 videos

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
1375 Views

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
12407 Views

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
38838 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...

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Literature Videos 1190 videos

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
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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...

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
105922 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...

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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
9764 Views

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

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Quotes Videos 176 videos

Quotes: Knock, knock, who's there?
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Find out the meaning behind "knock knock, who's there?"

Quotes: All the world's a stage
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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: The Lady Doth Protest Too Much
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"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...

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Science Videos 686 videos

Chemistry: 1.1 Lab Safety
581 Views

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...

Marine Flashcard
32739 Views

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

Phenotype
954 Views

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

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Social Studies Videos 2409 videos

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

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

U.S. History 1492-1877 11: Presidential Reconstruction
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Andrew Johnson became president after Lincoln and granted amnesty to any former confederates who wrote him a letter of apology. That's pretty lenie...

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