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Ted Sutton

Animations easier than CliffsNotes

Why so quiet on the Western Front? What made Gatsby great? Whose idea was that Trojan horse, anyway? Don’t bother hunting for answers in the book or in one of those old-fashioned Monarchs or Cliffs study guides. Instead, watch the animated cartoon on the Internet. In seven short minutes, you too, like Hester Pryne, can earn your very own A.

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