Q: Since hockey is a full contact sport, you will need to wear protective padding and helmets so you will not get injured if you fall on the ice. Make sure you get pads and helmets that fit your body type and secure them tightly. You will also need a good pair of hockey skates that offer ankle support and mobility.  Never play ice hockey without any protective gear. Do not use regular ice skates since they limit your mobility and will not be as effective as skates designed for hockey. The hockey rink is divided into 3 sections marked by the blue lines on the ice. The center section with the thick red line is the neutral zone and the zones with the goals are that respective team’s zones. A thin red lines on the ends of the rink are the goal lines where the goals are located.  The semicircle on each goal line represents the crease, or the area where the goalie plays. There are multiple circles on the rink that represent areas where you may have a face-off. The face-off circles are usually used after a penalty. The dot in the center of the rink is the starting position where you’ll have a face-off at the start of the game. When the referee drops the puck, use your hockey stick to fight for control of the puck. Once the puck is down, the game clock will start running.  You will also have face-offs at the start of each game period and after each point. You may have face-offs after certain penalties as well. The main goal of the game is to get the puck into your opponent’s goal on their side of the rink. Use your stick to shoot the puck into the goal to score 1 point for your team. If you are playing goalie, try to defend your goal from the puck so the other team cannot score.  There are no limits to how many points you can score during a game. After each goal, have a face-off on the center line. Hockey has minor and major penalties that could cause you to get taken out of the game for 2 or 5 minutes. When the referee blows the whistle, stop playing the game and watch the hand signals they give to determine what the penalty was and who it was called on. Common penalties include:  Dangerous use of the stick, including slashing or high-sticking Obstruction penalties, including hooking or tripping. Interfering with or checking a player not in control of the puck Checking from behind or by targeting the head A period consists anywhere from 12-20 minutes depending on the league you are playing with. When a period is over, take a short break off the ice and talk with your team. During the next period, switch the side of the rink you are playing on and continue the game. After the third period, the team with the most points wins! If the game is tied after the third period, play another overtime period.
A: Wear a helmet, pads, and hockey skates. Learn the layout of the rink. Start the game with a face-off in the center of the rink. Score points by hitting the puck into the opponent’s goal. Avoid getting any penalties. Play through 3 periods to complete the game.

Q: The beauty of animation is that you can come up with the craziest plot imaginable and have it drawn into life. Embrace the possibilities of animation and create a plot that is unique and imaginative. Avoid familiar plot ideas that you’ve heard before. Challenge yourself to create a plot that puts a unique spin on a familiar idea. For example, rather than start with a familiar plot like boy meets girl and tries to get girl, you may go for a plot like boy meets cyborg girl and tries to win her heart by fighting off killer dinosaurs. Create a main character that has distinct characteristics or personality traits. Give your main character a backstory that makes them particular or strange. You may use a real life person as inspiration for your main character or create a main character from scratch.  For example, maybe you have a main character who is a young girl born with a third eye. Or perhaps you have a main character who is a creature from the swamp, half-man, half-animal. You can even have a main character that is not human, such as a walking square or a talking lamp. You can also focus your story on a cast of characters, such as an oddball family or a pair of strange siblings. Make up a setting by combining your hometown with your favorite planet. Or exaggerate a setting, such as your high school, by putting it in a black hole in space. Use the setting as inspiration for your characters and your plot. For example, if you decide to use a setting like your high school in space, you may then come up with characters like teenage aliens who go to the high school. Tossing ideas back and forth with a partner may help you generate a stronger story for the animation. Ask a friend, peer, or family member to brainstorm ideas with you. Try yelling out a character idea and then having your writing partner respond with a different idea or add on to it. You can also try making a mind map with your writing partner to help generate story ideas. Bring your brainstorming ideas to life by drawing storyboards for a few possible scenes in your script. Draw out squares on plain paper and sketch out details like setting, time of day, and scenery for the scene. Include character dialogue and action in the storyboards. See how your ideas work visually in the storyboards. Do storyboarding for a few potential plots or characters you are thinking about. You can then tweak your ideas when you sit down to write the draft of the script. Get a better sense of the genre by watching cartoons that are considered unique and well-written. Listen to the dialogue of the characters. Notice how the plot in each cartoon moves forward in interesting and unexpected ways. Watch a mix of animated television shows and films. You may watch:  The Simpsons South Park Rick and Morty BoJack Horseman The Powerpuff Girls  Up  Steven Universe The Amazing World Of Gumball
A: Come up with a unique plot. Focus on an interesting main character or cast of characters. Explore a surreal or strange setting. Brainstorm with a partner. Create storyboards. Watch examples of animated cartoons.

Q: Browse through the United Nations website to get a feel for the different types of work available at the UN. Which areas interest you most? Are there areas you are already qualified for? Are there areas you would like to work in but for which you still need qualifications? Conduct research before starting your job search. Look at the following websites for information:  The UN Official website (http://careers.un.org) The UN Channel website (https://unchannel.org) The UN Job List website (http://unjoblist.org) UN careers are divided into different staff categories, each of which require a specific educational background and area of expertise. The categories are further broken down into jobs at different levels that require varying amounts of work experience. Taking into account your skills, interest and experience, decide which category and level is appropriate for you. Here are the options:  Professional and higher categories (P and D) General Service and related categories (G, TC, S, PIA, LT) National Professional Officers (NO) Field Service (FS) Senior Appointments (SG, DSG, USG and ASG) Each career option has specific education and experience requirements. Before you apply for a job, make sure you have all the prerequisites. If you don't, your application won't be considered. Here are common requirements for many positions at the UN:  Fluency in English or French, the working languages of the organization. Fluency in additional languages, particularly Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, or Russian, is helpful for most positions. A bachelor's degree or higher. Some lower-level generalist positions (mostly clerical or secretarial jobs in the General Service category) require only a high school diploma and, usually, relevant work experience, but most positions in the UN require at least a bachelor’s degree. Many specialist positions require advanced degrees in the area of specialty. Work experience in a related field. Depending on the position for which you are applying, you might need anywhere from 1 - 7 years of work experience.
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Research career options at the UN. Decide what staff category you want to pursue. Make sure you have the required education and experience.