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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...

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...

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?

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

Buckle up, Shmoopers. Today, we're talking about the wildest, most sinful topic we've ever covered: Puritan poetry. What, you thought we were serio...

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...

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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...

How do credit card companies work? Credit card companies are, in a way, lenders. They give consumers a rectangular piece of plastic that allows the...

How do some accountants “cook the books”? Cooking the books refers to accountants making company’s financials look much better than they are....

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!

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...

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

Why should you take AP Calculus? Well, because AP Addition and Subtraction would be too easy.

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...

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

What are the perks of being a wallflower? Shmoop amongst yourselves.

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...

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.

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...

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?

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...

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

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...

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.

Let's find “the answer to life, the universe and everything.” How, you ask? By reading the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and binge watchin...

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...

GED Social Studies 1.1 Civics and Government

How do you tell fake news from real news?

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?