Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Try scrubbing your fingers with lemon juice once a day. Use potatoes to remove stains from skin. Brush your teeth regularly, especially after smoking. Brush once a day with baking soda. Know that these stains take time to remove.

Answer: The acidity of the lemon juice will help lift the stain over time, usually after a week of persistent cleaning. To do so, cut a lemon and lightly scrub your hands with a slice. Once the stained parts of your nails and fingers are covered, use a pumice stone of loofah to gently scrub your hands. Over a week or so, you should see significant lightening. For significant stains, try a cleaning "bath:"  Mix the juice of 1/2 a lemon in a bowl with hot water. Crush up and stir in 2-3 tablets of aspirin, which contains an acid that can remove nicotine stains. Soak your hands in the aspirin/lemon solution for 15 minutes, once a day. There is an enzyme in raw potato that helps slough away stains. To use it, cut the potato in half, then gently massage the cut side into the stain for 10-15 minutes. After a few treatments, you should see your stains lightening. The best way to fight nicotine stains on your teeth is to be proactive. After smoking or chewing, get to work on your teeth with a toothbrush and some fluoride toothpaste.  Toothpaste is also an effective stain remover for your skin as well. You can use it around your lips, scrubbing in lightly with a warm washcloth, for a gentle alternative to lemon juice. If you smoke at work, bring a travel toothbrush and paste. The sooner you get to work cleaning your mouth after smoking, the better your teeth with be. Baking soda is a mild abrasive that can remove stains over time. Once a day, along with regular brushing, use a little warm water and a sprinkling of baking soda to clean your teeth. Use a soft brush to protect your gums as well. It won't taste good, but it will attack the nicotine stains. Nicotine stains will not disappear from your teeth or skin overnight. They are deep, persistent stains that need constant attention. The best way to decrease them is to decrease the amount you use nicotine, as this allows your cleanings a chance to make a difference.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Store each piece of diamond jewelry separately. Keep your pearls away from plastic. Wrap silver jewelry in a silver cloth. Store your jewelry in a place with a stable temperature and low humidity. Place your most valuable jewelry in a safe.

Answer: Jewelry with diamonds should be stored separately from each other and from other pieces. If the diamonds knock into each other, they can create scratches or chips. Use a jewelry box with separate ring, earring, bracelet, and necklace holders, or store each piece in its own box. Certain chemicals in plastic can cause your pearls to deteriorate, so keep them away from plastic containers, thumbtacks, and other plastic items. Instead, store your pearl jewelry in a wooden jewelry box lined with fabric. Silver items can be placed together and wrapped in a silver cloth. There should be a flap that completely covers the jewelry to keep oxygen out, which will reduce the amount of tarnish on your jewelry. You can find silver cloths at your local jeweler’s shop as well as online. High humidity can easily tarnish your jewels, so it’s best to keep them away from bathrooms, attics, basements, and other damp environments. Extreme heat can also discolor your jewelry as well as cause your gems and pearls to crack. Your bedroom closet may be a good spot to store your jewelry. Rather than displaying your family heirlooms and priceless pieces, keep them in a safe. Using a safe prevents theft and also protects your jewelry from the elements, which can tarnish precious metals. You can even purchase a special jewelry safe to protect your showpieces. You can choose to use a personal safe in your home or keep your valuables in a safety deposit box at the bank.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Build a tray frame out of scrap wood. Fill the bed with manure-based compost. Cover the bed with black plastic when growing portobellos outdoors. Leave the bed in the sunlight for 2 weeks when growing outdoors.

Answer: Pick up some scrap wood from a lumber yard or purchase boards from a home improvement store. The frame should be about 8 in (20 cm) deep and at least 6 in (15 cm) long. Nail the wood together to form the bed. Instead of assembling a tray, purchase a mushroom-growing kit from a gardening store or online. It includes all the components you need for growing mushrooms. Purchase a bag of compost from a gardening center, then pour it into the bed until it is 6 in (15 cm) deep. Avoid filling up the tray so you have space to mix the soil and add peat moss later. The manure mixed in is dried, so it shouldn’t stink up your house. However, you may try other organic compost products in place of manure-based compost. To sterilize the soil, lay a piece of cardboard over the compost. Cover the cardboard with a single layer of black plastic sheeting, which you can find at a general store or home improvement store. Make sure it’s tight inside the bed and won’t get blown away by the wind. If you chose to grow your portobellos indoors, sterilizing the soil likely won't be necessary. You can still do it if you wish to ensure that your mushrooms grow big and healthy. Leave the plastic in place and let the bed sit out in the sun. The sunlight will pass through the plastic and cardboard, clearing the compost of harmful bacteria that can damage the mushrooms.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Choose the moral. Decide the problem. Decide on the cast of characters. Determine the characters' archetypes. Choose the setting. Decide the resolution to the problem.

Answer:
Because the moral is the center of a fable, it’s often helpful to begin outlining your fable by determining the moral. The moral of a fable should relate to or reflect on a culturally pertinent issue that will resonate with many people.  Some examples of famous fable morals to help inspire you include:  "Like will draw like." "The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful." "Advice prompted by selfishness should not be heeded." "Fine feathers don't make fine birds." "Strangers should avoid those who quarrel among themselves."    For a complete listing of the morals of Aesop's Fables and links to the stories in which they appear, go here. The problem is what will drive the action of the fable, and it will be the primary source for the lesson to be learned.  Because the nature of fable is to convey culturally-relevant lessons and ideas, the central problem works best when it’s something to which many people can relate.  For example, in "The Tortoise and the Hare," we are are quickly introduced to what will be the central problem or conflict of the story when two characters decide to hold a race. Determine who or what the characters in your fable will be and what traits will define them.  Because fables are meant to be simple and concise, don’t aim for complex or multi-faceted characters. Rather, aim to have each character embody a single human trait and keep the characters within those specific limits.  As the characters will be the primary vehicle for the fable’s moral, choose characters that will most clearly relate to that moral. In "The Tortoise and the Hare" the characters are, as the title indicates, a tortoise and a hare. Because a tortoise is easily associated with things that are slow-moving and the hare with things that are swift, the characters already have what will be their key traits in the story built-in. Though the kind of animal or object you choose for your character will have objective traits built-in, as above, you'll also need to craft the subjective qualities attached to those traits.  In "The Tortoise and the Hare," the tortoise's slowness is associated with level-headedness and persistence, while the hare's swiftness is associated with rashness and over-confidence. There are a number of classic archetypal characters used in fables that are broadly recognized and associated with particular human traits. Choosing two characters with opposing traits is often useful in setting up a clear conflict for the story.  Some of the most common archetypes and their characteristics include:  The lion: strength, pride The wolf: dishonesty, greed, rapaciousness The donkey: ignorance The fly: wisdom The fox: cleverness, trickiness, cunning The hawk: bossiness, absolutism The hen: conceitedness The lamb: innocence, shyness Where will the events of the story take place? As when choosing the moral and the problem, choose a setting that will be simple and recognizable to most people.  The setting should also lend itself to the characters and their particular relationships. Try to make the setting simple but vivid--it should be a place readers can easily recognize and understand, which will save you having to explicitly lay out the details of the surroundings. For example, in the well known fable of the tortoise and the hare, the setting is simply a road through a forest, which sets the stage for the action (a race down the road) and lends itself to the kinds of characters in the story (woodland creatures). The resolution should be satisfying as well as relevant to the other components of the story, including the characters, their relationships, and the setting.  Consider how the characters will resolve the conflict and how that resolution will support the lesson and moral to be taken from the story. For example, in "The Tortoise and the Hare" the resolution is simple--the hare, in his rashness, loses the race through the forest to the persevering tortoise.