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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...

Look… you know this video is going to be filled with butt jokes. We know this videos is going to be filled with butt jokes. Just press play and w...

As it turns out, being a celebrity PA involves more than just separating skittles… but we swear, if we find one more green one in this bowl...

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?

Emily Dickinson: Along with Van Gogh, proof that you’re never really famous until you’re dead.

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

Introducing the father of free verse, the poet of patriotism, the world’s wittiest Walt… Mr. Whitman.

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

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 Your vs. You're? Click here to review. Or take a look at our entire grammar section for all the goods.

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!

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

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!

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...

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....

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...

Under what circumstances should people be allowed to lie? Is Annemarie's situation dire enough? 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...

Ever wish you could remember everything that you ever studied? How about everything that everyone has ever studied? Yeah, pretty sure our brains ju...

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.

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?

Okay, so this probably isn't going to help you master Pokemon Go, but game theory can be applied to all sorts of situations. Even stomping your old...

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...

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

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...

GED Social Studies 1.1 Civics and Government

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...

What happened between the creation of the Articles of Confederation and the ratification of the current U.S. Constitution? This video analyzes the...

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?