Write an article based on this "Change basic visual effects. Change icons."
article: Open the Apple menu and select System Preferences. From here you have several options:  The Desktop & Screen Saver option will allow you to set a new wallpaper and customize your screen saver. The Appearance option will allow you to set a color scheme for the menus, bars, and windows. You can also change the highlight color for text. You can change the icons for most things in Mac OS X. First, download new icons. Mac OS X icons come in an .icns file.  Copy the downloaded icon by selecting it and pressing Command+C. Select the application or folder that you want to change. Open its Info screen by pressing Command+I. Select the small icon in the top-left corner of the Info window. Press Command+V to paste the new icon. To change back to the default icon, select the new icon in the Info window and press Backspace.

Write an article based on this "Get used to some of the discomfort. Don’t get sucked into drama. Feel loved by your friends at home. Become more adventurous. Respect your authority figures. Know that homesickness is natural. Remember that camp makes you a better person."
article: Even if your summer camp experience is like paradise, it won’t come without some discomfort. The best thing you can do is accept it and learn to live with it. Yes, there will be more mosquitoes than there are in your bedroom at home. Yes, it may be harder to sleep with twenty other people in the cabin with you. Yes, some days you may just want to take a break and read a magazine or watch TV and that may not be possible. However, once you let go of the fact that some of the negative aspects of camp are outside of your control, you’ll be able to accept them and will embrace all of the positive things that camp has to offer. Sure, no one likes mosquito bites, but complaining about them won’t make them go away, either. Instead, look for practical solutions, such as bug spray or mosquito netting, to make them less likely to bother you and move on from there. Unfortunately, there are times when camp can feel just as catty as middle or high school. Some girls like to be part of cliques, make fun of others, and start gossiping on occasion. Though this shouldn’t be the norm at camp, if you find yourself in one of these situations, do your best to stay out of it and to not pick sides. If your friends are gossiping or spreading rumors, excuse yourself from the drama and spend more time with positive people who have nice things to say about other people. If you’re the target of the drama, then you just have to learn to keep your head up and not let it get to you. Don’t fight fire with fire by starting more rumors about the people who spread them and work on brushing the bad vibes off your shoulder and finding people who make you feel good about yourself. If you’re having a bad day or week at camp or just feel like you can’t get along with anyone, then you need to remind yourself about all of the amazing friends who care about you back home, even if they’re far away. Read letters they wrote you, write them letters, or even make a phone call to them if it’s allowed, to see that there are plenty of people who do think you’re special. While you want to work on adapting to your new environment as much as you can, thinking of your friends during a hard time can help make you feel more comforted. If you brought a few photos of your friends from back home to camp, then looking through them can remind you of the good times and make you feel loved. Just don’t mope or focus on your friends back home too much, or you’ll be making it more difficult for yourself to make new friends. You may not be liking summer camp because you feel like there are too many things you’re not suited for, whether it’s spending a long time out in the sun or going horseback riding or hiking. However, if you want to stay strong at camp, you can’t let yourself think you’re not strong, skilled, or smart enough to participate in the many activities your camp has to offer. Tell yourself that you only have a few weeks to try a variety of cool new things and work on trying out the things that initially scared you. You’ll find that you’ll be growing as a person—and liking camp much more—in the process. You don’t have to dive into something you’re completely afraid of head-first. Instead, you can ease yourself into the new activities. For example, if you’re afraid of going off the high dive, don’t run and dive right off of it with your eyes closed; instead, work on jumping off the sides of the pool or the low dive into the water, until you’ve built up the courage to jump off the high dive properly. To make the most of your time at camp, you should avoid getting into arguments with the heads of the camp or even finding yourself being punished for misbehaving. Though it may be tempting to act out if you’re not having a good time, or just because you’re used to following less rules in the summertime, if you want to enjoy your time at camp, you should work on being friendly and agreeable with the heads and counselors at your camp and following the rules as much as you can.  Your time at camp won’t be nearly as fun if you spend half of it being in trouble instead of being allowed to spend time with your friends. If you’re unclear about some of the rules, such as curfew or what you can do in the pool, don’t be afraid to ask a counselor. You’ll be better off asking extra questions instead of breaking a rule without knowing it. If you find yourself feeling extremely homesick, whether you’re going to day camp or spending two months at sleepaway camp, the first thing you should know is that these feelings are perfectly natural. Don’t be embarrassed about them and even talk about them with a counselor or your new friends; you’ll find that you’re not alone and that everyone is missing home at least a little bit. Just talk to your family if you can, look at things that remind you of home, and then work to move forward and to join in on some of the fun activities your camp has to offer.  While it can be helpful to acknowledge your feelings of homesickness instead of being in denial, it’s also important to work on keeping busy as soon as you can so you can find something to take your mind off of home. The more of an effort you make to make new friends, the less you’ll be missing your old ones. Don’t think of this as trying to replace your old friends, but simply as trying to branch out. Though you might have rolled your eyes when your mom or dad told you that summer camp builds character, you should know that this is actually completely true. Kids who go to summer camp develop a greater sense of independence when they learn to live apart from their parents. They also gain self-esteem from trying new activities they never thought they were capable of mastering. What’s more, they gain social skills because they learn how to make friends more easily. Even if you feel like you can’t wait to get back home, just tell yourself that being at camp is actually good for you. You may not feel like you’ve grown as a person or benefitted much from your camp experience while you’re there, but when you return home, you’ll see that you’ve become a stronger, more dynamic person as a result of your time at camp.

Write an article based on this "Learn other phrases to tailor your congratulations for specific compliments. Use the verb form, "to congratulate" just like you would in English. Use slang or idiomatic expressions instead of a formal congratulations."
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While "félicitations" works in a wide variety of situations, you may want something more specific occasionally.  "Good work/job" → "Bon travail!"  "Great success/Good Luck" (used interchangeably) → "Bonne réuissite."  Give my compliments to ____" → "Addressez tous mes compliments à ____" This is the same as saying "She congratulates you." Luckily, the translation is not too difficult. "Félicitations" means congratulations, and "féliciter" means "to congratulate." Remember that, in French, the subject of the person you congratulate must come before the verb, unlike in English. Thus:  "I want to congratulate you." → "Je veux vous féliciter." "The President congratulates him." → "Le Président le félicite." Add "pour" to make specific congratulations: "They congratulate you on the win" &rarr: "Ils vous félicitent pour le victoire." Just like in English, you can use some slang terms to tell someone you're proud of them. This gives you variety, instead of always saying "félicitations."  "Bravo!" much like in English, expresses awe at a job well done. "Chapeau," which translates to "hat" in English, is used in place of "hats off to you." It may, however, seem a little old-fashioned.