Q: Being fluent in more than one language will let you communicate with a wider variety of people, allowing you to experience more cultures and ideas. Many high schools offer classes in other languages, such as French or Spanish. Pay extra close attention during those classes. If you want to learn a second language more quickly, ask your parents to hire a tutor. Many teenagers don't read books unless their teachers force them to. An important part of culture and sophistication, though, is being open to new ideas and learning more about the world. You might start by reading books by quintessential American authors, like Ernest Hemingway or Robert Frost, and seek variety in classic Greek works from Homer and Plato. A great list of classic books can be found in the The Western Canon, by Harold Bloom. Pick a few books from that list and start reading. A good exhibit gives you a glimpse into another culture, another time, or a field of study you've never considered before. Start by checking for exhibits in your town. You might be surprised by what you find. Try to go to exhibits about things you might not have experienced or studied before. The more you know, the more sophisticated you'll be. Theater is a classic art form with a variety of styles, from Shakespearean tragedies to Greek epics. A play can help you better understand a culture, even your own. On top of that, you'll learn to appreciate the hard work that goes into a live performance.
A: Learn a new language. Read more books. Go to a museum. Go to the theater.

Article: There are many products available that can remove blood stains. Some of these products are simple household products that you may already have in your bathroom cabinet or pantry. This section will show you how to use these products. Keep in mind, however, that some stains may have permanently set into the fabric, and you may still have some slight residue. Simply sprinkle some salt over the stain and let it sit for a few minutes, then gently scrub it with your finger or an old toothbrush. Rinse the stain well with cold water. If you don't have any salt on hand, but you happen to wear contacts, try using some of the saline solution you use for your contacts. Crumble a few aspirin pills in a small dish and mix them with just enough cold water to create a paste. Spread the paste over the stain and let it sit for 30 minutes or overnight before rinsing it off. Sprinkle some baking soda into a small dish and add in a few drops of cold water. Mix until you get a paste, then spread the paste over the stain. Wait 30 minutes or let it sit overnight before rinsing the garment off with cool water. Simply pour some hydrogen peroxide (the same kind that comes in a brown bottle and that you can find in the first aid section of a drug store) or lemon juice over the stain. Let it sit for a few minutes, then rinse it out using water. Be sure to scrub the stain with you finger or an old toothbrush. Both hydrogen peroxide and lemon juice can lighten fabric, so they are not recommended for bright or dark-colored garments. Simply pour some white vinegar over the stain and let it sit for five to ten minutes before rinsing it out. Simply spray or pour the stain remover onto the fabric and leave it on for the amount of time recommended by the manufacturer; this is usually around five to 20 minutes. These types of detergents are great at breaking down proteins, which is what blood is made out of.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Know what you can use. Try using some salt. Make a paste using water and aspirin. Make a paste using water and baking soda. Try treating lighter colored fabrics with hydrogen peroxide or lemon juice. Try using some vinegar. Keep commercial stain removers in mind. Consider using an enzyme-based detergent.

Problem: Article: Buy, reuse, or make a container to hold your new lip balm. Make sure whatever you use is fully cleaned and dried before pouring your heated lip balm into it.  Reuse an old lip balm tub or stick, or buy new ones from beauty supply stores. You can also make your own containers using bottle caps or repurposed mint tins, jewelry, etc. Make sure the container you use is free of moisture that could contaminate the balm. Use rubbing alcohol to help clean and dry the surfaces. Transfer your lip balm to a container while it is still warm and liquified from the microwave. Use a funnel or another pouring mechanism to help get the balm into a small container.  For easiest pouring into most containers, use a Pyrex measuring cup with a pour spout. This is ideal, as it is microwave safe so you can use it throughout the process to add, microwave, mix, and pour your ingredients. For very small containers like a lip balm tube, you can also use a glass dropper (note that beeswax is very hard to clean out of this once hardened), a disposable plastic pipette, or a very small funnel to help transfer the liquid. If your ingredients have cooled slightly and separated or hardened into anything other than fully liquid, simply reheat in the microwave for a short time before pouring. Leave the lip balm in its new container undisturbed with the lid off. You can allow it to harden in room temperature, or speed up the process by placing it in the fridge or freezer.  If in room temperature, allow the balm to sit for several hours or overnight. If in the fridge, about an hour will do, or less in the freezer. When in doubt, leave it undisturbed for longer to ensure a smooth, solid balm. After cooling and hardening, you can place the cap or lid onto your container. Use the balm like you normally would, applying to lips with a finger or directly from the container.
Summary: Ready a container for the lip balm. Pour the balm while it is still liquid. Let the balm sit and harden before use.

Q: When creating the code, instead of putting the letters in alphabetical order in the grid, try randomly assigning letters to boxes. This way, people who are familiar with pigpen code will not be able to immediately guess which symbol relates to which letter. The more you randomize your code, the more difficult it will be for others to figure it out. If you are using this code to write to your friends, make sure that they have a copy of your cipher. If you use dots, others may recognize your code as a pigpen code immediately. Try replacing the dots with other symbols, such as 0, X, *, or +. Furthermore, if you really want to confuse people, use multiple symbols in coding your grids. If you are using a single grid and X to form your code, you can make the code even more difficult by writing three letters instead of two in each space. While writing in this method, each symbol will consist of zero, one or two dots. Zero is the left letter, one is the middle and two is the right one. In this version, you will have extra spaces. You can fill them with numbers, punctuation (!, ?, &) or leave them blank. The tic-tac-toe cipher is a type of pigpen cipher used for numbers. Draw a crosshatch grid and fill each space with a number. You don’t need to add dots. Simply use the shape formed by the surrounding lines of each number. Replace “0” with an X. For example, 101 would appear as _| X _|
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Randomize the order of your letters. Replace dots with other symbols. Write three letters instead of two letters in the spaces. Make your numbers into ciphers.