Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Use a ruler to draw the horizon line on your paper. Mark 2 vanishing points on the horizon. Draw 3 or 4 perspective lines that extend from each vanishing point. Use the perspective lines to draw the flat top of a box for a practice project. Make vertical lines to connect the box from a two-point perspective. You've finished two-point perspective.

Answer: Once you've decided where you want your viewer's eye level to be, lay a ruler there on your paper. Draw a light line across the ruler to create the horizon line. Place the horizon in any part of your paper, not just in the center. You could make the horizon in the upper 1/3 or lower 1/3, for instance. Draw 2 small dots on the horizon as far apart as you'd like. Although there aren't rules about where to position these points, keep in mind that symmetrically placed points don't look as natural. For the most realistic-looking perspective, try to place the dots so they're off-centered. They can even be outside of the paper! Try putting 1 vanishing point near 1 edge of the paper on the horizon and make the other point off of the paper on the horizon. To do this, make a mark on your work surface or tape down a scrap piece of paper next to your drawing paper. Place your ruler on a vanishing point and draw a light line to the area where you want to put the subject for your drawing. Then, make 2 or 3 more lines from the same vanishing point. Repeat this for the other vanishing point so all of the perspective lines from both points come together. If you placed a vanishing point off of the paper, you can still put your ruler on it. Pull the ruler so it stretches onto your drawing paper. Then, you can make the perspective lines. Now that you have a grid, it's much easier to draw your subject. To practice two-point perspective, draw a box or rectangle along the perspective lines. This will make the flat top of your box. Once you become comfortable with drawing simple shapes in two-point perspective, you can move on to asymmetrical objects. Place your ruler vertically so it's perpendicular to your horizon line. Then, move the ruler so it's at a corner of your box and draw a straight line down. Use the ruler to make straight lines that close off the bottom of your box. Two-point perspective is great for drawing items in a still life or distant buildings. Read on to learn about adding a third vanishing point.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Don't let a moment of awkwardness ruin the visit. Be flexible and spontaneous. Remember that some friendships take time to grow.

Answer: If you can sense that your friend does not want to talk about something, turn the conversation back to the activity you originally planned, or suggest a new activity. It is not your job to be funny or interesting.  Experts say that the conversations that people find the most interesting are the ones where they are able to talk about their own interests the most.  All you have to do is ask your friend about what interests them, and listen carefully, so you can ask follow-up questions. If your activities don’t work out, suggest something that you usually like to do. If all else fails, take a walk or get food. Don’t let changes ruin the visit. Remember that some of the best visits are not centered around an activity at all. Activities are really just an excuse to hang out and talk.  If the two of you are having a good time without doing the activity, don't rush into doing it.  If the conversation ever runs out, the activity will be a good way to break the silence. Don't expect to be best friends as soon as the visit is over.  Just be confident in the fact that you were able to successfully ask someone over, and keep doing it until it becomes second nature.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Launch the command prompt. Search for the command prompt. Set ping syntax. Set a URL. Set a test packet size. Send the ping. Read the diagnosis. Reduce the MTU value. Resend the ping. Increase MTU value. Resend the ping. Add 28 to the MTU value.

Answer: From your desktop, click on "Start" to launch your Programs menu. Click "Run" and type in “incommand” (for Windows 95, 98, and ME) or “INCMD” (for Windows NT, 2000, and XP), without the quotation marks. This will call the command prompt by launching a black window. If your Windows operating system is newer or doesn’t have the Run option from step 1, you can find the command prompt by navigating through the Programs menu.  Click on "Start," then "All Programs." Look for the Accessories folder and open it. Click on "Command Prompt." This will call the command prompt by launching a black window. You can skip this step if you’ve already found the command prompt from step 1. In the command prompt window, type the following syntax: ping [url] [-f] [-l] [MTU value].  There’s a space in between each command. This is quite technical, but just follow the syntax. The next few steps will explain the parameters of the syntax. In the syntax from step 3, after the command “ping,” type in a URL or website address you commonly use. This is the website the command will send a ping to. For example, use www.yahoo.com or www.google.com. In the syntax from step 3, the last parameter states “MTU value.” This pertains to the test packet size in bytes that would be sent together in your ping. It’s a four-digit number. Try to start with 1500. If you use Yahoo’s website, the syntax would be as follows:  ping www.yahoo.com –f –l 1500 Press "Enter" on your keyboard to send the ping. After the ping, the results will be shown on the command prompt. If the results display “Packet needs to be fragmented but DF set,” this means the packet size isn’t optimal yet. Proceed to step 8. Reduce the packet size by 10 or 12 bytes. You’re trying to figure out the correct packet size that won’t need fragmentation. Repeat step 6 using the adjusted or reduced MTU value.  Repeat steps 6 to 9 until you don’t see a message saying that the packet still needs to be fragmented. Once you don’t see the message anymore, proceed to step 10. Once you have a packet size or MTU value that doesn’t fragment, increase this value in small increments. Try increments of 2 or 4 bytes. Send another ping using the adjusted or increased MTU value. Repeat steps 10 to 11 until you determine the largest packet size that won’t be fragmented. Take the maximum packet size you got from the ping tests and add 28 to it. These 28 bytes are reserved for the header data. The resulting value is your optimal MTU setting.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Become Catholic. Live an exemplary and pious life. Perform at least two miracles. Die.

Answer:
Modern saints in Roman Catholicism are all Catholic themselves, so if you have not yet been baptized and confirmed into the church, get on that right away. If you have been living a life of sin so far, don't worry: many saints were sinners who underwent radical, life-changes when they joined the church. It's tricky, but you can still make sainthood if you have a miraculous conversion and then turn away from your debasements to take up a life of virtue. There are lots of different ways to do this, from comforting the sick and dying to spreading the word of God, from fighting against poverty and oppression to devoting your life to scholarly study. Whatever you do, it has to be virtuous, selfless and memorable. Don't try explicitly to become a saint—just focus on being the best, most compassionate Christian you can be. Be humble and work to serve God and make a positive difference in the lives of others.  Joining the church as a priest or nun is a good start, but not required. The Vatican works hard to identify laypeople who are candidates for sainthood. Think big! Some saints are honored for extraordinary service to a small group of people or local community, but your exemplary life is more likely to be recognized if you have a bigger, more globally noticeable impact. Miracles are extraordinary events not normally attainable through human works, and thus attributed to the intervention of a divine and supernatural power. Unexplainable healing of the incurably sick, wounded or dying is a classic, as is interceding to miraculously stop or rescue people from an impending disaster. Really, however, a miracle can be any inexplicable but benevolent phenomenon you can conjure up. Just remember, you aren't really performing these miracles: God is performing them through you. You don't technically have to perform these miracles while alive—you could intercede from heaven to make your miracles happen instead. However it isn't as guaranteed that you will be recognized for the miracles you perform after your death, so it doesn't hurt to get this requirement out of the way as soon as possible. No getting around this one: sainthood is a posthumous title. In fact, the canonization process only begins minimum of five years after the subject's death. If possible, try to be martyred for your faith. This happens less and less these days, but being killed because you refused to renounce your (Catholic) religious beliefs is sure to get you and your sainthood case noticed.