Problem: Article: ” Before you start measuring rooms, ensure that the measurements you mark down are consistent. Pick one side of your home to represent your length, and its perpendicular side to be its width. Once you do, stick to this throughout your home, even if the shapes of individual rooms tempt you to switch it up. For example: Hallways tend to be long and narrow, so it seems obvious to denote the longest measurement as its length and the shortest as its width. But if a second hallway meets another at a 90 degree angle, do the opposite to express your measurements consistently from one end of your home to the other. Once you decide on which side of your house is the length and which is the width, measure each room in that order. Measure the length first with a tape measure and mark that number down on your diagram. Then do the same with the room’s width. Measuring each room’s dimensions in the same order will ensure that your notes remain consistent as you move from room to room. Say you’re carpeting a bedroom and you want to include the closet. Anticipate the floor area in the closet to require a separate piece of carpeting for installation. Measure the length and width of the bedroom by itself, then repeat inside the closet. Expect perfectly square and rectangular rooms to be the easiest to measure, since you only need to take two measurements. However, other rooms may follow a different shape (or have permanent fixtures that take up floor space and create a new shape). In this case, break the room up into smaller areas and measure each individually.  For instance, if you have an L-shaped room, break it into two areas. Start with the length of one area, and then measure its width. Then do the same with the remaining floor space. Now say two sets of cabinets face each other from opposite walls in a square room. This transforms the floor area a T- or H-shape. Measure the length and width of the floor space between the cabinets. Repeat with the remaining areas. Avoid mistakes. Double-check your work by measuring each room a second time before moving on to the next. If you find that you made a goof the first time around, correct your diagram if you already recorded the incorrect measurement. Always use a pencil to mark your diagram so you can erase mistakes. This will make your corrections easier to read. This in turn will minimize the risk of reading the wrong information when you tally up your totals. Don’t worry about measuring your stairs, even if you plan on carpeting them. Expect the material needed for these to vary depending on a number of different factors. For now, just forget about them and worry about the rest of your house. Then, when you start fielding bids from installers, ask each for their own estimate regarding your stairs.
Summary: Designate “length” and “width. Measure length, then width. Measure interior spaces separately. Make smaller measurements for oddly shaped rooms. Measure twice. Skip the stairs.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you lift your head up, your vocal cords stretch with the movement and your voice may get strained faster. Your tone will likely be off and sound altered as well. To prevent this, always keep your neck straight with your head comfortably facing forwards. This is proper singing form. This also keeps your vocal cords relaxed, so you can hit all the high notes! Before you sing, straighten your back, and square your shoulders. Don’t overstrain yourself so you are uncomfortable, but support your diaphragm by standing straight and tall. Good posture results in good breathing techniques, which is crucial when singing like a professional.  If you don’t have proper posture, you may not be able to develop a full range of major and minor scales, for instance. Avoid being too rigid or stiff. You want to stand up straight, but don't lock your knees or constrict your muscles. To practice good posture, try standing against a wall or lying on your back while singing. To do this, use your abdominal muscles to breathe from your belly or diaphragm region. Inhale quickly and deeply, and then exhale slowly and steadily. This breath cycle allows you to let out rich notes with ease.  Singing with your lungs full of air helps you maintain your pitch and extend your notes for longer. Professional singers have superb air flow regulation, so they can bust out solos or sing 1 note for a long time. before you start to preserve your singing voice. Professionals take care of their voice to keep it in optimal condition. To do this, always start with a vocal warm-up before you sing. A warm-up is an exercise designed to prepare the voice and body for singing. You can do things like roll your lips and practice major and minor scales.  To roll your lips, relax them and blow air through your mouth to get them to vibrate. Then, change your pitch to stretch your vocal cords. This keeps you relaxed while still getting your muscles moving. There are countless warm-up video tutorials online if you need additional resources.

SUMMARY: Keep your neck straight when you sing so you can breathe properly. Maintain good posture to maintain proper singing form. Sing from your diaphragm to control your airflow. Warm up

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: While some interactions with people at school may make you uncomfortable inherently, these situations may not be considered harassment unless they cross the line into being inappropriate.  Another student asking you on a date or to a dance more than once may not be harassment if the person is unaware that they are making you uncomfortable.  If the person becomes forceful, however, that may be harassment. Someone complimenting your appearance may not be harassment if they are simply being polite.  Saying you “look great in your new jeans,” may not be considered harassment, but if the conversation turns sexual in any way, it could be. Sexual harassment can come in many forms and is not always easily defined.  What is considered appropriate and inappropriate is hard to delineate for all people at all times, but harassment can take on any of the following forms:  Verbal harassment is made up of comments about your body, making sexual remarks, or speaking in a generally inappropriate and sexual manner. Physical harassment is any time someone makes contact with your body in a sexual and unwelcome manner. Visual harassment involves obscene gestures, exposure to inappropriate pictures or sexual objects. Sexual harassment does not have to be across genders or have anything to do with sexual advances.  Anyone can be a victim of sexual harassment and anyone can be a harasser if they behave in a sexually inappropriate manner.  Calling someone names like “slut” or “whore” is sexual harassment regardless of the gender of the person doing the name calling. Harassing someone because they do not conform to social gender norms is sexual harassment. Mocking someone for developing or maturing at a different rate than their peers is sexual harassment.
Summary:
Differentiate between harassment and other social circumstances. Recognize the forms of sexual harassment. Identify who can be victims and who can be harassers.