Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Be yourself so you can have good self-esteem. Act confident around others. Treat other people politely and respectfully. Have an optimistic attitude so you seem more positive. Focus on the other person when you have conversations. Be outgoing so you’re open to trying new things. Look for new hobbies to seem more interesting to other people.

Answer: Don’t try to change how you look or act just to try and impress other people since it may not come across as genuine. Try your best at everything you do and know that it’s okay if things don’t go perfectly the way you planned. Avoid comparing yourself to other people and focus on the things that you enjoy doing and make you unique. Surround yourself with people that make you feel good about yourself rather than people that bring you down. Confident people seem more engaged and assertive, so it can make you seem more attractive to other people. When you make a decision, avoid backing out or changing your position on it randomly since it may make you seem like you’re unsure. Practice being confident by talking to people you haven’t reached out to, making eye contact, and trying new things.  Avoid being overly apologetic since it can make you seem uncertain or anxious. Don’t compare yourself to other people since you don’t know what they may also be dealing with. Others are usually more attracted to people that are caring rather than those who are rude. Give people your full attention while you’re talking to them and avoid getting distracted. Use your manners when you’re interacting with them by using “please” and “thank you” when you need to. Try helping others out without them asking if you notice them struggling with something. Avoid talking about people behind their backs or making fun of them since it can make you seem uncaring. People who have a positive outlook on life seem more attractive than others with a negative attitude. Look at the bright side of each situation so you can find things to be happy about. Practice smiling throughout the day to make it seem like you’re happy and have a positive attitude. If you have a negative experience, focus on what you learned from it and how you can apply it to your life in the future.  For example, if you fail a test, you can reframe it to focus on tough questions that you answered correctly. Then you can plan on studying more for future tests. It’s normal to feel sad or upset sometimes, but don’t let it affect your entire mood. Actively listen to the other person while they’re talking by maintaining eye contact with them and nodding along with them. Try to repeat words they’ve used in the conversation to show them that you’re listening and paying attention to them. Ask the other person questions so you can get to know them better and make them feel cared about.  Spend more time listening than trying to talk over someone else, since it can make you seem rude or self-centered. Avoid bragging about things since it could be a turn-off to other people. Open up to people that you trust so you can get to know them on a more personal level. Say yes to things that you wouldn’t normally do or try a new activity that you’ve never done before so you can try something new. Look for new opportunities that you can try at your school or in your community, and give them a chance to see if you enjoy them. You can also try reaching out to new people that you haven’t talked to before and starting a conversation with them. People who have interests and hobbies they care about tend to be more attractive to others. If you already have a hobby, make sure you set aside time so you can focus on it throughout the week. If you want to find a new hobby, ask your friends what they like to do and see if you can join them. You can also look for groups or clubs at your school that sound interesting to see if it’s something that you want to learn.  Look for a variety of different hobbies so you can learn a lot of new skills. Developing new hobbies can also help you meet more people with similar interests.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Take inventory of what you already own. Go to a beauty supply store. Grab a clean bucket and some epsom salts. Lay down some towels. Grab your favorite CD, book, or TV show.

Answer: If you are familiar to at-home spa treatments, you may already have some of the necessary supplies on hand. Check your cupboards for epsom salts, nail clippers, an emery board, a cuticle pusher, a file (or pumice stone), cuticle cream, toe separators, nail polish remover and nail polish. Although not all of these tools are absolutely required, having all of them will result in a salon-finish at-home pedicure, rather than an amateur one. If you are lacking any of the above ingredients, visit your local beauty supply store and pick them up. Talk with the store clerks and ask which tools are best for at-home use versus salon use.  Some manicure and pedicure kits are designed for professionals, and will contain tools you will likely not use. Purchase the basic needs for your at-home pedicure, leaving salon-grade tools to the professionals. Do not assume cheaper means better; although you do not need a set of professional pedicure set, you do not want a set that is flimsy, either. Test the strength of the tools, and make sure the metal is thick enough to resist bending. Purchase a clean bucket, if necessary, and some epsom salts for soaking your feet. Although you can use many things in the place of epsom salts, such as magnesium and specialized foot soaks, epsom salts are inexpensive, relaxing, and effective. Ideally, use a bucket that can house both of your feet simultaneously. Although you can soak one foot at a time, soaking both feet at the same time will be more comfortable and will make the process go by more quickly. Before you begin your pedicure, lay down a towel or two to catch any stray water, and to dry off your feet after your soak. Have an extra hand towel and old rag at the ready in case of spills or polish mishaps.  If possible, do your pedicure on a hard surface, such as tile or linoleum, as these are water-resistant. If you are working on carpet or wood, clean up any spills quickly. Choose towels you don't mind getting dirty or worn down. Although you will want to avoid a spill of any of your ingredients, they do happen, and both nail polish and nail polish remover stain fabric. At-home pedicures can involve 10-30 minutes of downtime. Grab a book, turn on some music, or turn on your favorite show to keep your mind engaged while you soak and clean. If you struggle to multitask, put in some classical music to avoid cutting your nails too short or spilling your ingredients.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Know what conjugation is. Know what conjugation can do. Know how it differs across languages. Know that some languages also use declension. Know that some languages don't really conjugate at all.

Answer:
Most of us only have an intrinsic knowledge of our own language -- that is, everything we know isn't something we realize we know. It's only when you take a look at your own language that you realize you conjugate verbs every day according to patterns you mastered years ago. You say "I go there on Tuesdays" and "She goes there on Tuesdays, too" without even thinking. What's that all about?  When you switched to "goes," you indicated that you were talking about someone or something else. You also indicated that whoever or whatever you were talking about was only one person or thing. What's more, you used the present simple tense, indicating habit, a repeated action. If someone could barely hear you and only made out "Goes there on Tuesdays," they would know that someone or something is at a place on every, or at least most, Tuesdays (and not other days). Useful information! If we're getting visual, conjugation is changing part of the word. If you tack on an extra ending, you're putting in information. If you take some off, you're putting in information. If you're dealing with a language that heavily modifies verbs, you could have an entire sentence in one word just by modifying it the right ways. Certain languages have lost their nuances over the centuries (while others have gained). Maybe your language only indicates person or number, but there are some languages where verb conjugation can practically write a book. Here are the common possibilities for what a conjugated verb can indicate:   Person. In English, you have to use a subject. You can't just say "...is beautiful." In Spanish, as an example, you could say "Soy bonita." The verb "soy" is conjugated in the first person -- yourself.  Number. How many people are doing a thing? In French, you'd say "Je marche" (I walk). If you're walking with a few friends, you'd say, "Nous marchons."  Gender. Languages like Hebrew also indicate gender on their verbs. If a female (or something regarded as female) is doing something, -/et/ or /a/ (the phonemic pronunciation, that is) is tack onto the end. Male? Leave it alone.  Tense. Many languages use the verb to indicate when an action was done. You'd say "I went to the store last Tuesday" in English, not "I go to the store last Tuesday."  Aspect. This is similar to tense, yet different. Tense refers to completed when, when aspect is completed how. An example of this is the passé simple and imparfait "tenses" in French -- they're both past tenses, but they're reserved for different situations. You can have aspect without having tense -- just take a look at Mandarin.   Voice. This makes the sentence active or passive. That is "The boy kicked the ball" or "the ball was kicked by the boy."  Mood. This covers whether the statement is a fact, a desire, a command, based in reality, etc. An example is the subjunctive tense -- "If I were hungry" quite clearly says that right now, you're not. Every language is different. Conjugating verbs in one, while useful practice, won't necessarily make any other language easier. And yet others conjugate in ways that don't even involve the reasons discussed above! When you're conjugating yourself, make sure you've covered your bases.  For example, Korean has seven speech levels. Depending on the formality of your situation, you conjugate the verbs differently! Japanese has different conjugations for speaker-listener relationships. This is called "honorific speech." The conjugation you choose indicates how far above or below you are in rank from the person you're speaking to. That's a fancy term for modifying nouns and adjectives. It's a very similar process and indicates a lot of the same things, it just has a different name. If your language also has declension, you can make charts for those, too. This is especially important in languages with cases and languages that don't have any specific word order. There are some languages where you can say (translated roughly, of course), "boy kick girl and "girl kick boy" that mean the same thing if the nouns are appropriately declined. It's highly possible that the language you're studying doesn't have much verb conjugation. In Vietnamese, for example, you would use a past marker as a word all by itself ("đã") and not modify the verb at all to indicate something you already did. While this sounds like a free ticket, they often make up for complexity in other ways!