Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Rest and relax. Treat yourself. Strengthen relationships. Increase your gratitude.

Answer: You probably have a number of responsibilities and obligations that keep you busy in everyday life. During your travels you may feel the same urgency to do everything, go everywhere,  and see everything. But this can leave you feeling more stressed and tired than you do at home. Use your trip as an opportunity to get some of the rest and relaxation you miss out on at home. This can help you release stress and tension in general, which helps promote good mental health.  Take advantage of layovers and other down time by taking a brief nap, reading, journaling, or peacefully exploring your destination. On professional travel, carve some time out from preparing, meeting, and negotiating to just sit quietly and calm your mind. Take into account the effects of jet lag and time zone changes and make sure you’re giving your body time to adjust. It’s natural to want to look and feel a little special when you’re away from home. In fact, it’s a good thing. Splurging on yourself a little can boost your self-esteem, mood, and outlook on life. In other words, it helps you maintain your mental health. So, do something special to treat yourself while you’re traveling.  Put together a new outfit or try out a new hairstyle to wear out and about on your trip. Treat yourself to a special meal (including dessert) and try some of the local cuisine. Remember to keep most of your other meals healthy, though! If you’re lucky enough to be able to travel with a loved one or a friend, use the trip as an opportunity to strengthen your relationship with them. The time together sharing new experiences without the stress of day-to-day life can boost the quality of your interactions. This can help relieve any tension in the relationship, which means less stress and better mental health for you.  For example, you could use your trip as a way to rekindle the romance with your partner. Or, as another example, if the relationship between you and your teen is strained, you could use the trip as a way to reestablish communication by talking about the experience. Talk to your travel companion about anything concerning you. They can offer support and help you problem-solve. It can be easy to get bogged down in your day-to-day life and lose sight of all the things you have to be grateful for. But evidence suggests that being grateful can help promote good mental health by helping you to remain positive about yourself and your life. Traveling is one great way to take a step back and appreciate all that you have in life.  Be grateful for the small, positive, things that happen while you're traveling. For example, you might be grateful that your train left on time and wasn’t full. Or, for instance, you might appreciate the amenities you have at home compared to what's available at your travel location.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Thaw the puff pastry and preheat the oven. Roll out the puff pastry and cut out stars. Bake the puff pastry stars. Assemble the trees using pudding or curd. Decorate the puff pastry Christmas trees.

Answer: Turn on the oven to 400 degrees F (204 C). Thaw 1 full package (17.3 ounces or 490 g) of puff pastry according to the manufacturer's instructions. Ensure that the pastry is soft enough to handle, but not too warm. If the pastry is warm, it will be sticky and difficult to work with. Sprinkle a little flour onto your work space and set one thawed piece of puff pastry on it. Unfold the pastry and use a rolling pin to roll the pastry into a large square. Get out three star cookie cutters in different sizes. Cut four star shapes using each cookie cutter. Repeat this with the other sheet of puff pastry. Keep in mind that to assemble the trees you'll have four large puff pastry stars, four medium-sized stars for the middles, and four smaller stars for the tops. Place the puff pastry stars on two baking sheets. Bake them in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. The stars should turn golden brown and puff up once they've finished baking. Carefully take the puff pastry stars out of the oven and transfer them to a wire rack to cool. You should have a total of 24 stars in three different sizes. This will give you eight finished puff pastry Christmas trees. Place eight large stars on your work space. Top each of them with 1 teaspoon of vanilla pudding or lemon curd. Set a medium star on top of the larger one so it sticks. Place another teaspoon of the filling on the middle star and top it with a small star. Do this for each of the trees.  You'll need a total of 1/3 cup (76 g) of vanilla pudding or lemon curd. Try to alternate the points of the stars as you stack them. This will make them look like tree branches. Warm up 1/3 cup (113 g) of honey in the microwave until it's thin. Drizzle each of the trees with some of the honey. Then you can sprinkle green decorating sugar over the trees. Top each of the Christmas trees with a fresh raspberry or maraschino cherry half. The honey will help the sugar stick. If you don't like the texture of the decorating sugar, you can omit it.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Begin with a hook such as a quotation or anecdote to engage readers. Introduce your topic in your transition sentences. Work on a thesis statement to establish your argument.

Answer: A hook is the way you get a reader interested in your essay. For a discussion essay, you could use a quotation from someone whose viewpoint you agree with, for instance. For an example or anecdote, start by telling a short story about something relevant to your topic. For instance, you might write the following for an essay on immigration, "When I was 4-years-old, my parents told me we were going on a long trip. After a bus ride, we spent nights walking, my dad carrying me most of the way. One day, we crossed a river. That day marked our first day in our new country." In the next few sentences, you'll move from your hook, which is broad, to your thesis statement, which is narrow. As you go, you'll bring up the main topic of your essay to give your readers an idea of where you're headed. You should present both sides of the issue in a neutral way before stating your thesis. For example, you might write, "Immigration is a highly-debated issue. It is controversial because some people fear how it affects the resources of the country the people are immigrating to, while others believe the improved quality of life for immigrants is what’s most important." After your transition sentences, you'll add your much narrower thesis statement, which tells the reader what you plan to argue. You may want to include some phrases the help the reader understand what you'll cover as your main points. For instance, your thesis statement might be, "Immigration is good for the country because it increases diversity, infuses the country with new talent, and broadens the population's perspective, and it should be encouraged with a few basic safeguards in place."


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Keep up on current events. Pursue your interests. Pick up a skill. Develop your interests by yourself.

Answer:
You don't need to tear through several newspapers per day, but having a basic understanding of what's going on in the world will give you a reputation of being smart and knowledgeable, both of which are attractive qualities. This process can be as simple as going on Google News and reading two or three of the biggest stories each day.  You don't have to sound like a know-it-all to bring up something interesting and relevant. People will think it's cool that you have time to think about the world -- not just yourself. If you have no idea what's going on in the world, you'll look clueless -- and that's just not cool. Whether you join a club at school or take a screenwriting class in your community, doing something that you love will not only make you more interesting, but it can help you make new friends. Don't be shy about pursuing your interests, even if some of the things you love may not be traditionally considered to be "cool." If you join a club, you can eventually have a leadership position in the organization, which is very cool. The more you can do, the cooler you'll be. Learn how to fix a car, build a table, finish a deck, or even to cook the perfect steak. If you have a skill, you'll not only be useful to others, but people will think it's cool that you took the initiative to do something. Once you've mastered a skill, you can even teach it to someone else. Now that's cool. Though certain interests, like team sports, can be developed better in groups, part of being cool is being able to spend time learning things on your own. Anyone who is comfortable spending time by himself and who even likes spending time by himself is much cooler than a person who is so socially eager that he's desperate to always be hanging out with people.  Spend time learning to play the guitar, picking up a new language, or just writing down your thoughts in a journal. This will help you figure out who you are and you'll become cooler in the process. If you're always around, people will take you for granted. But if you're sometimes busy because you're catching up on some alone time, then people will appreciate you more when you're around.