Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Place distance between yourself and the friend. Establish boundaries. Get rid of the friend from your social media accounts.

Answer: It may be difficult to distance yourself from a person you normally spend a lot of time with, but it’s important you take steps to reduce the amount of interaction you have with the mean friend. This is the only way you’ll be able to grow and find healthier friends to be around.  Don’t broadcast your plans to create distance. Your friend is likely to confront you if you tell your friend that you are planning to create distance. Instead, simply start making decisions on your own and keeping them to yourself.  Reduce possibilities for interaction. This can be as simple as changing your routine. For example, change the time you leave work or school and take a different route home. It’s also a good idea to avoid places where the mean friend hangs out. Go there at different times or avoid the place altogether. Find new interests. This may be difficult since it’s possible you are friends with the mean person because you share similar interests. Still, you should ask yourself whether there aren’t other things you could do with yourself and maybe some interests that you haven’t yet explored.  Prepare for a possible confrontation. Your friend might confront you even if you aren’t obvious about your decision to create distance from the mean friend. They may notice that you are doing different things and want to know why. You don’t have to tell them the real reason if you feel you want to avoid a fight. An important part of your well-being depends on having emotional and physical boundaries for yourself. This will help prevent you from getting hurt. Know what kinds of behavior you will and won’t accept from others. A good friend will respect your boundaries and not make you feel bad about them.  Decide what boundaries are important for you. This can be physical and emotional. Sometimes a person will intrude on your space or ask you questions that make you uncomfortable. Decide what boundaries you need in these areas. Pay attention to any sense of discomfort. You will know when a person is overstepping your boundaries. Listen to your inner sense of self, which knows what is right and wrong for you.  Speak up immediately when you feel a boundary has been crossed. Don’t be afraid to tell someone when they have crossed an emotional or physical boundary of yours. It is important that a person knows this so they can change and possibly apologize. Even good friends will sometimes overstep their boundaries but they will always respect your needs.  Be polite but firm. You don’t need to apologize for your boundaries. Simply tell a person how you’re feeling and what you would like them to do or stop doing. They will listen if they are a good friend. A good but difficult step for avoiding a mean friend is by deleting your friend from your social media accounts. This limits your interactions with them and prevents them from seeing things about you that they might simply use against you.  Log onto your social media accounts and either limit the mean friend’s access or delete the friend from your accounts completely. Be prepared for a confrontation since this tends to upset a lot of people. Be mature if you choose to respond to the person. You don’t want to get into an argument where you’re just as mean as the person you’re trying to avoid.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Be responsible and own up to your actions. Use your manners Clean up after yourself. Develop smart and healthy habits.

Answer: Follow through on your commitments and take care of yourself and your activities on your own as much as you can. If you do get in trouble for some reason, be honest and accept whatever consequences might follow. By holding yourself accountable for your own actions, you can show your maturity to your parents and others. For example, if your friends have invited you to a sleepover but you already agreed to babysit your younger siblings that night, politely turn your friends down. It might be hard, but being mature means sticking to your commitments and showing you can be trusted to follow through. . Having good manners shows respect. Proper behavior also helps adults see you as more mature. Good manners cover a wide range of behaviors: saying “yes, sir/ma’am,” answering the phone with “hello,” not interrupting others’ conversations, chewing with your mouth closed, and holding the door for the person walking behind you. Many rules of etiquette may already have been explained to you. However, you can ask your parents or other adults, “How can I show good manners?” to learn more. A mature person doesn’t expect others to go around cleaning up their messes. If you’re a teen trying to be mature, then you’ll want to start picking up behind yourself. This means putting your plate away after meals and wiping up any spills. You should also return games, movies, or books to their proper place after using them.  Keep your room tidy by tossing dirty clothes in the laundry and putting away clean clothes in drawers or in the closet. Make your bed each morning immediately after you get up. Place your book bag on a hook behind the door to keep it off the floor. Line up shoes under your bed or on shelves in your closet so you and your parents don’t trip over them. Make it easier to tidy by setting a timer for 20 minutes and doing a deep-clean of your room once a day. Play some music to make the time go faster. A mature teen knows to say “no” to delinquent behaviors. Using alcohol and drugs, lying, stealing, fighting, acting recklessly, or destroying others’ property will only get you into trouble or hurt. Instead, be drug-free, wear your seat belt when driving or riding in a car, and stay away from negative influences.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Position yourself in a comfortable stance. Close your fist and bring it to your hips, palm up. Punch completely straight. Connect with your target. Repeat, or return to your starting position.

Answer:
You can be in Natural Stance, shizentai, but you can also be in the lower, horse riding stance, kiba-dachi.  Confirm your legs are the correct distance.  For Natural Stance your legs should be shoulder width apart. Keep your legs loose, ensure knees are soft/not locked. Your fist should be nesting against your side.  Your body should be slightly relaxed but ready and focusing on the target. You should choose one of two targets.  If you want to punch to the body, chuudan, aim for just below the ribs, called the solar plexus.  If you want to punch to the face, jodan, aim for the face.  For safety, or if you feel you lack control, your instructor may ask you to aim just below the face rather than at the face. Note punching at other parts of the body is not as effective. If you are not practicing with a partner, imagine an opponent of your size in front of you. Imagine a straight line from your fist to your centerline.  Keep you elbows in to keep the punch straight.  The elbow should brush against your side. Keep somewhat loose during the punch, until the very end. If you are practicing with a person, "connect" means, you stop just before actually hitting them.  If you are using a target, such as a makiwara, you of course want to actually hit it.  Turn your fist over so the palm is now facing down. Tighten your muscles as you land the punch.  Ensure you are tightening not just your fist and arm, but your buttock, legs and hips. Exhale.  If you want, Kiai.  If you are advanced, add the hip vibration technique to maximize your power. Keep focus, do not go floppy.