Summarize the following:
Think back over your relationship and try to identify whether there has been a lack of conscience or guilt on your friend's part. To help clear your thoughts, write down the facts and your feelings for each moment when you felt wronged. There may be trends or correlations. For instance, note the time your friend got you both a failing grade by copying off your exam, then blamed you for not making your test easier for them to see. Don't let sorrow or embarrassment cloud what your collected evidence tells you. It's natural to be in denial, as your friend's apparent sociopathy will be hard to swallow. But the sooner you accept the reality of the situation, the sooner you can address it honestly.  You can rightly feel upset if you have been abused and manipulated. But don't feel ashamed — many sociopaths are expert abusers and manipulators and it has nothing to do with you. You are/were a means to an end for them. Your friend may not be a "friend" in the normal sense. It's not entirely clear whether a true sociopath can ever really be a friend — some experts say they can't truly experience emotions like caring, while others disagree. You'll have to work out the unique circumstances of your friend and your friendship. Someone who is a true sociopath will not allow their reputation to be discredited and they will do whatever is possible to protect their reputation. Therefore, it is best to avoid accusing them of things or trying to justify your reason for ending the relationship. Instead, just end it. Sociopaths may become verbally aggressive when their integrity is questioned, so it is best to avoid confrontation. A sociopath may seek to make you feel sorry for them as a means to regain power and maintain their image. If you feel sorry for questioning them, they consider this a victory rather than caring about the reasons for your doubt.

summary: List the times when your friend has used or wronged you. See the true nature of your friendship for what it is. End the relationship. Refuse to feel guilty for ending the relationship.


Summarize the following:
Anaphylactic reactions often get worse after each episode, so it’s important to keep your dog away from whatever caused its first reaction. This might mean preventing your dog from coming into contact with stinging insects by keeping it inside as much as possible, or keeping it away from environmental pollutants and harsh chemicals. If you’re not sure what caused your dog’s first anaphylactic reaction, the best thing to do is to keep it away from whatever environment it was in where it first went into anaphylactic shock. For instance, avoid walking your dog in the park where it first developed anaphylaxis. Talk to your vet to determine if your dog is allergic to something in its dog food and to find out what food you should be feeding it. You may be required to strictly monitor the ingredients and chemicals in your dog’s food in order to prevent future anaphylactic reactions. Your vet may also recommend that it not be given certain oral medications, if these were the cause of its anaphylaxis. Depending on how at-risk your dog is of another anaphylactic reaction, your vet may give you medications to use in the event that your dog goes into shock again. While your dog will still require immediate medical treatment for anaphylaxis, the medications will help minimize the harmful effects of the episode. If your dog is allergic to insect stings, ask your vet if you should carry an EpiPen for your dog. This is a small syringe containing epinephrine that can be used to partially, though not entirely, treat your dog’s allergic reaction.

summary: Avoid exposing your dog to allergens. Change your dog’s diet if it went into shock because of a food allergen. Carry emergency medications for your dog if your vet recommends this.


Summarize the following:
A "mock-up" is basically a sketch of the entire comic book, page by page. They don't have to be detailed as the bigger issues layout. Instead, figure out how many frames or lines of dialogue fit on each page, where do you want any "special pages" (like full-page frames), and will the format of each page be identical or change depending on mood? This is where you start merging the words to the pictures—so have some fun.  If you're not artistically inclined, you don't need to worry about hiring an artist just yet. Instead, just focus on the basics. Even stick figures can get the point across and help your visualize the final book. While this is "only" a mock-up, you still want to take it seriously. This will be your blueprint for the final project, so treat it like a sketch for a painting and not some throwaway practice run. one for what should be shown to the reader in the story, what action needs to occur, where character development will go, etc. Other timelines will need to be made for each character, so you know what their life has been so far, where it is going, etc. These will help you keep the pages and stories straight, visualizing where each character needs to be at each portion of the book. Keep in mind pacing, so if your main character has just discovered the bones of a monster in her backyard, the reader gets to have a nice big picture to look at and take their time viewing. Remember that dialogue is actually seen in a comic book, so it literally needs to fit in each box. Try not to jam too much at once.  That said, some comic books choose to let the dialogue balloons spill into other frames, creating a somewhat looser, chaotic feel. For longer speeches or monologues, consider connecting the speech bubbles from frame to frame. The same person is giving the same speech, just with different action underneath. Many professionals will use two pages, one for the script and one for the pictures. Remember, the trick of comic books is your balance between words and visuals, and this is easiest to see side-by-side. You can tick off each caption and frame as you work. For example, the script might go:  [Page 1.] Spiderman is swinging down the streets when he spots 2 police cars chasing a yellow sports car. Caption1: Hmm it's strangely quiet today... Caption 2: I guess I spoke too soon! [Page 2.] Spiderman is swinging down the street and the two blank caption spaces. If you've been diligent about clean professional work, you might be able to turn the mock-up itself into the book. Otherwise, get to work on the actual thing, using your mock-up as the guide. Sketching, inking, and coloring a comic book is a serious undertaking. But it is also a ton of fun.  If you're getting an outside artists, send them the script and ask for samples. This helps you see if their visual style is right for you. Illustrating a comic book is a topic worth its own tutorial, as it is a challenging and exciting art form.
summary: Use a mock-up to test out your ideas, style, layout and pacing without sinking too much work into the idea. Create several timelines: Divide a blank page into panels for your story. Using your timelines as a guide, fill in the panels with either descriptions or sketches of what action should be seen, and what dialogue should be heard. Keep your script page and graphic page side by side as you work. Hire an artist, or finish the work yourself, once you're happy with the mock-up.