Write an article based on this "Consider what other cultures do. If you really want a physical symbol, but find rings uncomfortable, consider other forms of jewelry. Show your love with art. Give each other a special, unique love token instead of a ring. Have your wedding license or contract document framed. Reaffirm your love regularly."
article: There are some cultures that do not value the use of wedding rings. Read up on other alternatives offered through various cultures. A simple online search using a term such as "Which cultures do not use wedding rings" will give you quite a few returns.  In some cases in India, a bride and groom will put the emphasis on having a big wedding rather than on having rings––then the whole town, and more, know that you are married. In these conditions, why do you need a ring? (That said, wealthier Indians do tend to make the ring part of the wedding commitment, as part of adopting Western wedding traditions.) The Amish receive a clasped hand blessing as part of their ceremony but do not wear an outward symbol of their union, especially not jewelry. Some communities do use different dresses or colors, or long beards, to symbolize married couples though. Would you be more comfortable with a chain around the neck symbolizing your love? Chains, just like rings, are also a symbol of attachment/commitment. You and your partner don't even need to wear the same "type" of jewelry, as long as the two pieces have something in common (text, style, little sign). For those who undertake a lot of manual or mechanical labor, wearing the ring around a necklace is often considered a preferred (and safer) option. What about getting a tattoo? Maybe you'll think: "I don't have tattoos, I'm not a tattoo person" but this reason makes it different. In general, you do not want tattoos because you think that your tastes will change. But don't your wish your marriage to last  forever? The tattoo doesn't have to be fancy. It can be your lover's name on some discreet part of your body: around the ring finger, on your side, or why not hidden under your hair, like a secret? Be creative. Nobody has to see it. It's just for you and your lover.  The infinite symbol is a popular tattoo for married people to use. Instead of a tattoo, consider a second piercing, either in the ear or somewhere else prominent. When people ask about it, you can proudly proclaim it's because you're married! Make something using your own creativity that expresses your commitment. For example, it might be a small booklet of the 10 Reasons I Love You, or a heart shaped craft item or a photo album of the two of you having good times together. Really, the sky is the limit on how to personalize this aspect and it's entirely up to you as to how to turn it into a marriage commitment token. Display it proudly in your home where people visiting will see it. If the original license is not so flash, in some countries, you can upgrade to a prettier official document than the regular signed ones for a small fee; whether or not this is needed or can be done depends on where you get married. Rings are not the marriage. Marriage is about the effort of maintaining an intimate relationship and being there for one another through thick and thin. One way you can make a commitment statement is to promise one another to reaffirm your love for each other on each anniversary of your wedding, using words, poetry, images, or some other self-created way that requires personal effort to restate what you love about your partner. You could even make this reaffirmation public by throwing a small party at home or simply having a few friends and/or family over to witness your reaffirmation. Some couples even like to renew vows as if they're having a wedding all over again, perhaps at long intervals such as each decade or on specific long-term anniversaries.

Write an article based on this "Write your equation. Identify like terms. Combine like terms. Create a simplified expression from your simplified terms. Obey the order of operation when combining like terms."
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The simplest algebraic equations, those involving just a few variable terms with whole number coefficients and no fractions, radicals, etc., can often be solved in just a few steps. As with most math problems, the first step to simplifying your equation is to write it out! As an example problem, for the next few steps, let's consider the expression 1 + 2x - 3 + 4x. Next, search your equation for like terms. Remember that like terms have both the same variable(s) and exponent(s). For example, let's identify like terms in our equation 1 + 2x - 3 + 4x. 2x and 4x both have the same variable raised to the same exponent (in this case, the x's aren't raised to any exponent at all). In addition, 1 and -3 are like terms, as neither has any variables. So, in our equation, 2x and 4x and 1 and  -3 are like terms. Now that you've identified like terms, you can combine them to simplify your equation. Add terms together (or subtract in the case  of negative terms) to reduce each set of terms with the same variables and exponents to one singular term. Let's add the like terms in our example.  2x + 4x = 6x  1 + -3 = -2 After combining your like terms, construct an expression from your new, smaller set of terms. You should get a simpler expression that has one term for each different set of variables and exponents in the original expression. This new expression is equal to the first. In our example, our simplified terms are 6x and -2, so our new expression is 6x - 2. This simplified expression is equal to the original (1 + 2x - 3 + 4x), but is shorter and easier to manage. It's also easier to factor, which, as we'll see below, is another important simplifying skill. In extremely simple expressions like the one dealt with in the example problems above, identifying like terms is simple. However, in more complex expressions, like ones that involve terms in parentheses, fractions, and radicals, like terms which can be combined may not be immediately apparent. In these cases, follow the order of operations, performing operations on the terms in your expression as necessary until only addition and subtraction operations remain. For example, let's consider the equation 5(3x-1) + x((2x)/(2)) + 8 - 3x. It would be incorrect to immediately identify 3x and 2x as like terms and combine them because the parentheses in the expression dictate that we're supposed to do other operations first. First, let's perform the arithmetic operations in the expression in accordance with the order of operations to obtain terms we can use. See below:  5(3x-1) + x((2x)/(2)) + 8 - 3x 15x - 5 + x(x) + 8 - 3x 15x - 5 + x2 + 8 - 3x. Now, since the only operations left are addition and subtraction, we can combine like terms. x2 + (15x - 3x) + (8 - 5) x2 + 12x + 3