INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Most social networks will allow you to customize your privacy settings. These settings dictate how others can search for you, and what information is available for the public to view. Most social networks have default settings that allow a lot of information through, so it is up to you to change the settings to increase your privacy.  To make Facebook private, click the downward-facing arrow in the top-right corner of the page and select Settings, then click Privacy. Here you can set who can see your posts, how people can look you up, and if you want search engines to show your profile. If you want to stay as private as possible, limit everything to just your Friends, and then remove any friends from your list that you don't want to share with. On Twitter, your tweets are public by default, and anyone can see them. You can change this to "Protected" mode in the Twitter settings menu; protected tweets cannot be retweeted or viewed by people you haven't approved, and they will not show up in Google searches.  In Google+, your privacy settings are the same as those for all of your Google accounts. To manage your privacy options, click your picture in the top-right corner, and then select Account. In the left menu of the Account page, select Privacy. Here you can adjust what information can be seen by whom. Anything marked "Public" can be seen by anyone that searches for you. You can change your settings so that only the people that you designate can see specific information. Sign out of your social network site, and then search for yourself on that site. Browse your profile and ensure that there isn't any data on there that you don't want publicly accessible. If you find information that you want hidden, enter your profile and either remove it or set it to hidden. Use any popular search engine to search your own name. Take note of what appears, and then do what you can to remove this information. For example, if a web search shows your profile for a high school reunion site, contact that specific site to remove your information. If you have unused accounts on old sites, go back and delete them to remove your information from that site's database. Even if you set everything to private, the companies that run the social networks still have access to all of your information. By limiting the amount of information you share, you'll limit the amount of knowledge these companies have about you. Many social networks, such as Facebook, allow you to include the location you are at when you make a post. These locations are then saved to a database. Avoid sharing your location unless it is critical to your post that you share where you are. By signing up for a social network, you are already compromising your privacy, even if you never post. Facebook can track your web use through the Like system, and Google does similar things with their +1 system. Even if all of your settings are set to Private, these companies will still use your information to attempt to sell you things.

SUMMARY: Make your social media accounts as private as possible. View your profile as a random person. Do a web search for yourself. Limit the information you share. Disable location-based posting. Understand that social networks make money off of advertising.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Oil pastels, hard pastels, soft pastels, and pastel pencils all have different properties that you should explore through experimentation.  Run each type of pastel across a piece of paper. Notice how the lines they make are distinctive. Pick up a pastel pencil and notice that not only does it resemble a traditional graphite pencil, the stroke it creates is detailed like a traditional pencil. Handle a soft pastel pencil and feel its softer consistency. When pulling it across a piece of paper notice how much of it's pigments are transferred depending on the pressure you apply to it. Apply a hard pastel to a piece of paper. Play with how you draw it across the paper. Use it on its end and then on its side. Notice how the lines created differ. Press firmly then softly and see how these lines differ as well.

SUMMARY: Study the qualities of each of your materials.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You probably have your reasons for wanting to ditch the applicator, like creating less trash. However, applicators make tampons much easier to insert. You can get either a cardboard or a plastic applicator. Use applicators until you get used to tampons. Plastic applicators are usually more comfortable to insert. However, they can be more costly and have a higher environmental impact. Cardboard applicators are usually easy to insert, but they might cause more friction than plastic applicators. You might feel tempted to practice inserting tampons when you’re not on your period. However, your vagina will be dry, so the tampons will hurt during insertion and when you pull them out. Only wear tampons when you actually have your period.If you think you’re about to start your period, use a pantyliner to protect your underwear. Don’t use a tampon until your period starts.

SUMMARY:
Try using an applicator if you’ve just started using tampons. Use tampons only when you’re on your period.