As soon as you have reached as close to 31 as you believe you can, knock on the table. All other players then have one final turn exchanging cards with the window. If your hand is exactly 31, knock and declare that you have 31. Players do not receive another turn and you show your cards to the group. Everyone else loses and forfeits a life. This can happen at anytime, even after another player has already knocked to begin the final round. The player with the cards of the same suit closest to totaling 31 wins the game.  In case of tie, the player with the highest-ranking cards wins. For example the combination  Ace, Jack, and 4 equals 25 as does a King, Queen, and 5 combination.  However the Ace has a higher rank than the King.  The Ace, Jack, 4 hand beats the King, Queen 5 hand.  If the tie continues, the second highest cards are compared (Jack and Queen in the case of the previous example), and so on until a winner is determined. The player with the lowest total loses and forfeits a life.  Once a player loses all three lives they are eliminated from the game and may not move on to the next hand. In the event that one player knocks but another ends with the highest score in the final round, the knocker loses a life. Whether the prize is money, bragging rights, a personal favor or a boost in self-esteem, winning is always fun. Collect cards, reshuffle, switch dealer to the left and repeat the steps above until all but one have been eliminated. The amount of rounds per game will change depending on how many people are playing. More players increase game length as there are more lives to be lost.
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One-sentence summary -- Knock when you believe your hand has reached its greatest potential. Begin the showdown by revealing your cards to the group. Declare the lowest scorer as loser. Declare the highest scorer as winner. Declare the last player standing as winner of the game.

Q: One important component of your breakfast should be protein.  Studies have shown that those people who had a decent amount of protein at their breakfast stayed satisfied longer and were able to maintain a healthy weight.  To ensure you're eating enough protein at breakfast, aim for about 1 serving of a protein-rich food.  This is about 3 – 4 oz or about 1/2 cup.  Try these protein-rich foods at breakfast:  lean breakfast meat (like turkey bacon, turkey sausage or ham), low-fat dairy products, smoked salmon or eggs. Grains are a common food group found in breakfast meals.  They offer a great source of energy and can be made quickly to help you get out the door faster in the morning.  Grains, especially whole grains, are great for breakfast.  They can offer a little bit of protein and fiber.  The body uses carbohydrates, fat, and lastly protein for fuel. These nutrients follow different metabolic pathways to provide energy (or fuel).  Carbohydrates are a great fuel source and readily broken down for use, so make sure you include them in your breakfast.  Try to choose whole grains at breakfast.  These are less processed and have a high nutrient content (especially fiber) compared to more refined grains. Great grain-based foods for quick breakfasts include:  whole grain waffles, whole grain bread, oatmeal, whole wheat English muffins, mini whole wheat bagels or a whole grain cereal. Another important component at breakfast is a high fiber fruit.  Fruits are an easy way to get in a source of fiber and vitamins early in the morning.  Fruit is a common and tasty breakfast side dish.  Including them helps balance your breakfast meal and provides an adequate source of fiber, vitamins and antioxidants to your meal.  If you choose to include fruit at breakfast, make sure to measure the appropriate portion.  It's one small piece of fruit or about 1/2 cup of diced fruit. You can have any fruit as a side to your meal, but you can also add fruit to your meals to make them balanced.  For example, top yogurt, oatmeal or cottage cheese with 1/2 cup of fruit. Vegetables aren't always a common food group found at breakfast; however, if you include a serving of veggies early in the morning, it can help you balance your meal and meet your daily goal of five servings per day.  Like fruit, vegetables are a great source of fiber, vitamins and antioxidants.  Added to a lean protein, they can be a great addition to a nutrient dense meal. You can sauté vegetables and add them to eggs or add shredded vegetables to morning baked goods like zucchini muffins. 1 serving of vegetables is about 1 cup.  This is a large serving, but even if you get in a 1/2 cup of vegetables, that's a great start to your day.
A: Always include a source of protein. Choose high-fiber grains. Try to include a serving of fruit. Add in a serving of vegetables if you can.

Article: You should read it without making any kind of marks. Instead, focus on really understanding what the author is trying to say. This might mean that you need to read one sentence or paragraph more than once. You might also want to reread the whole piece. That's fine. This will help you start to put the piece's arguments in your own words.  You can also ask yourself what point or points or themes come up throughout the entire piece. The title can also give you a tip as to the main point of the piece.  The author might also state their thesis more plainly by saying something like "my argument is...." or I believe...  In a fiction piece, the author will more likely emphasize themes. So if you notice that love - discussions or descriptions of it, for example - come up a lot, one of the main points of the piece is probably love. Once you know for sure what the author's main point is, reread the piece, looking for the ways they support that point. You can find supporting material by looking for details that refer to the title, surprises in the argument or plot, repetition, or a lot of attention to details such as descriptions of characters (if any). Write down each time something like this occurs. To put something in your own words, write it down as if you were explaining or describing it to a friend. In that case, you wouldn't just read what the author wrote. Do the same when you're writing down the major points in your own words. You only need to know what they're arguing. So, for example, say the author's main argument is: "The U.S. Civil Rights Movement actually began in the 1950s." They might say that black women's boycott of mass transit is an example of this. You only need to note the black women's boycott, not the examples of that boycott that the author uses. For fiction pieces, this means avoiding rewriting every single thing that happens in the piece. Focus instead on the major plot points and the main motivator for those points. Don't include everything that happens to the character along the way.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Read the piece thoroughly. Write down what you think the main point of the piece is. Reread the piece, taking notes on the major points of it. Don't focus on the evidence that the author uses to support those points.