INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The plant hardiness zones  are based on the average minimum winter temperatures. The gardening tasks required each month will vary depending on your USDA Plant Hardiness zone. To determine your zone, visit the USDA website for an interactive map.

SUMMARY: The USDA plant hardiness zones help gardeners determine which plants are suitable for their local climates.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: One of those bits of “old-time” wisdom that still circulates today is the idea that it is better to clean a small cut, then let it “air out” and scab over.  Like putting butter on a burn or tilting your head back during a nosebleed, however, this is false.  Small wounds actually heal better in a moist environment, in which blood vessels regenerate faster and inflammation-causing cells multiply more slowly.  So, preventing scab formation actually aids the healing process.  It may be no surprise that the company behind Band-Aids promotes covering cuts and scrapes instead of airing them out, but they have science on their side. Sometimes the worst part of pulling away a bandage is not the sticky adhesive, but dried blood / scabbing that pulls away with the bandage and reopens the wound.  Proper preparation can make this less likely.  Stop the bleeding of a minor cut or scrape by applying pressure with gauze, a paper towel, a clean cloth, etc.  Apply gentle pressure for up to 15 minutes, until all bleeding has stopped. For a large cut or wound, an excessively dirty wound, or a wound that won't stop bleeding, get medical help. Rinse the area with clean water and gently clean the wound with soap and water.  Rinse again and pat dry with a clean cloth, etc.  Don't use hydrogen peroxide or one of those old wound cleaners your grandfather swore by -- just plain old soap and water. Hydrogen peroxide and iodine can irritate an injury. Antibiotic ointments have shown little evidence in helping wounds heal faster, but they do help keep the wound moist and make sticking less likely upon bandage removal.  That said, plain old petroleum jelly will provide the same moistening / lubricating benefit.  Apply a small dab only over the wound itself, so the bandage will stick where it should. Choose a bandage that is large enough so that the pad (the part that isn't sticky) covers the entire wound with a little room to spare.  Try not to touch the pad when applying to reduce infection chances.  Especially when wrapping a bandage around a finger (or a larger bandage wrap around an arm or leg), make it tight enough to stay in place and prevent a gap between pad and wound, but not so tight that it hampers blood flow.  If your finger tingles or turns purple-ish, it's too tight. Apply a new bandage if the old one gets saturated with water or dirty. If you need to apply a bandage to a hairy area -- for a man, an arm or leg, or even chest or back -- you may want to prevent the inevitable pain of the bandage being stuck to your hair by removing the hair first.  Use warm water, a fresh, clean razor, and don't shave over the wound itself. Unless you want to have patchy hairless spots along with your small scars, you probably should try the other bandage removal procedures discussed in this article before resorting to this step. Bandage removal is not just an annoyance -- some 1.5 million people in the U.S. annually, mostly infants and the elderly with sensitive skin, suffer scarring or irritation from bandage removal.  However, new bandages are being developed that sandwich a “quick-release” layer between the backing and dissolvable adhesive. So, perhaps painful bandage removals will be a thing of the past soon.

SUMMARY: Don't avoid removing a bandage by not using one. Prepare wounds properly for bandaging. Consider moistening the wound to inhibit sticking. Cover the wound with a bandage. Get out your razor, if necessary. Have faith in medical science.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Dystopian novels often focus on current or future technology, and the impact it has on society. Maybe you are interested in self driving cars and what that will mean for people in the future. Or perhaps you want to focus on social media and the effects it will have or is having on society.  Try taking a current technology and adding your own spin on it. You may add features to technology that complicate people’s lives or make it harder for them to connect. You could also create your own version of an existing technology by adding elements to it. For example, you may create a communications network that runs on how many likes you get on social media. Dystopian novels often examine a current global issue or problem and critique it. You may be interested in a global issue like climate change or the disparity between rich and poor. Ask yourself how you can explore the issue or problem in your novel. Use the problem as the theme for your novel. For example, you may tackle the issue of climate change by creating a world where cities are underwater and people live with a limited supply of oxygen. Use a social concern like gender or racism as the theme for your dystopian novel. Explore race and gender through your characters and your setting. You can also look at cultural issues like appropriation, corporate responsibility, or gentrification. For example, you may look at the effects of gentrification by creating a dystopian world where only a select group of young men thrive in modern, clean homes and the majority of women and old people live in sewers. ” Push yourself to imagine what might happen and what might be possible. Ask yourself, what if this happened and how would it affect our future? In a dystopian novel, the what if usually leads to dire consequences. Try to imagine what might happen if your “what if” came true. For example, you may wonder, what if no one had any rights except for a select group of people? What if women were only used for reproduction? What if corporations ruled the world? To get a better sense of the genre, read several dystopian novels that have been successful. Try reading a variety of novels in the genre to get ideas and get inspired. You may read:   Brave New World by Aldous Huxley  1984 by George Orwell  The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins  The Earthseed Series by Octavia Butler  The Giver by Lois Lowry  Son by Lois Lowry These are called "negative utopias." It might seem weird that you think of a utopia instead of a dystopia, but negative utopia books are some of the bestselling in the world. These books include:   Brave New World by Aldous Huxley  1984 by George Orwell  The Giver by Lois Lowry

SUMMARY: Think about a current technology that interests you. Focus on a global issue or problem. Write about a social or cultural concern. Ask yourself “what if? Read examples of the dystopian novel. Think of a utopia that is achieved at horrifying costs.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Make it half the height and half the width of the iris. Don’t draw the sections that overlap with the circles you drew inside of the iris. Shade in the pupil as dark as you can using your pencil, a pen, or a marker.

SUMMARY:
Sketch a circle in the center of the iris for the pupil and shade it in.