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Decimate those projects, Shmoopers.
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- 00:00
<<Opens with words (at right) on black screen>>
- 00:15
Hey there, Shmooper.
- 00:17
We’re pretty friendly as long as we’re in a good mood…
- 00:20
But… you don’t want to get on our bad side.
- 00:23
There are two things we just can’t stand…
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- 00:27
…thieves and cheaters.
- 00:28
We work hard to bring you the best study guides and test prep materials on the web…
- 00:33
…the last thing we want is for that material to be used for unscrupulous reasons.
- 00:38
We’d also be horrified to discover that you’re passing along test answers to a friend…
- 00:43
…so that he can spend less time cramming for an exam, and more time…
- 00:48
…cramming nachos into his face. It just isn’t fair to those who are… playing
- 00:53
fair. We’re out to protect the honest people.
- 00:57
So we can’t let it slide. If you can’t follow the rules… we’re going to throw
- 01:00
down the hammer. Fortunately for us, we have some safeguards
- 01:04
in place.
- 01:05
Not so fortunately for any would-be thieves or cheaters out there.
- 01:09
Any test you take on Shmoop is individually-generated…
- 01:12
…in other words, it is formed from a larger pool of problems, created specifically for
- 01:19
you. So while the answer to Problem 15 might be
- 01:23
“C” for you…
- 01:24
…it might be “B” for your friend, the nacho-lover.
- 01:27
And if you’re considering copying and pasting Shmoop-text elsewhere…
- 01:31
…we’d advise against that, too.
- 01:34
Our content doesn’t show up exactly the same each time our site is accessed.
- 01:40
It might be a word bolded here and unbolded there…
- 01:44
…or something appearing in a slightly different font…
- 01:48
…so if it shows up pasted on a cheating website, we’ll know exactly who put it there.
- 01:54
The point being that… we’re one step ahead of any prospective cyber-criminals out there.
- 02:00
If you plagiarize… a lawsuit may materialize… Big Brother is alive and well, and thriving
- 02:08
in this new world of technology…
- 02:10
And it’s true… we’ll stop at nothing to punish the guilty…
- 02:17
If you are caught cheating…
- 02:18
…we will notify your teacher and principal…
- 02:21
…and that transgression is going on your permanent record.
- 02:26
You’ll be lucky if you aren’t forced to wear a scarlet “P” around all day.
- 02:31
That said… we know you’re not thinking of doing anything devious.
- 02:36
So, as long as you’re planning on walking the straight and narrow…
- 02:40
…you have nothing whatsoever to worry about. Happy Shmooping!
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