Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Cover part of your drawing with a plastic sheet. Ink your design. Scan the drawing into your computer if you’d like. Add color.

Answer: While you’re inking, it’s easy to smear the pencil drawing. To prevent smearing, cover the part of the drawing you aren’t working on with a clear piece of plastic. Tape the plastic down to keep it from moving. Go over your pencil lines with your pen or marker, then fill in the parts that are supposed to be black. Color in the parts of your letters that you wish to be inked. After you ink, you’ll need to decide if you want to digitize your work or continue working by hand. Color can be added digitally or by hand. Use your scanner to transfer the image to your computer. You can edit the drawing in Photoshop or Microsoft ICE, depending on which program you prefer to use. You can remove the lettering from the white background using the Magic Wand tool or the Color Select tool. You can then use your design to create digital art. This step is optional for artists who prefer to create digital art. If you’d like, you can add color to your design. Use your chosen supplies, such as markers, colored pencils, or watercolors, to add color around your letters or to your letters.  Some artists like to add color before they letter by adding a colorful background. For example, you could create a watercolor design and then letter on top of it. If you’d prefer to use computer software to add color or alter your design, then you can digitize your piece before you add color.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Open Google Slides. Click Blank. Delete the slide's contents. Click Insert. Click Text box. Create your text box on the left side of the slide. Enter any text you want to use. Add an image if desired. Create the card's second inner page.

Answer: Go to https://docs.google.com/presentation/ in your computer's web browser. This will open your Google Account's Google Slides page if you're logged in. If you aren't logged into a Google Account, enter your email address and password when prompted before continuing. It's in the upper-left side of the page. Doing so opens a blank presentation. You can remove the pre-formatted title text boxes by doing the following:  Click a blank space on the slide. Press Ctrl+A (Windows) or ⌘ Command+A (Mac) to highlight the whole slide. Press the Del key (Windows) or the backspace key (Mac). It's a tab in the upper-left corner of the page. Clicking it prompts a drop-down menu. On a Mac, make sure you're doing this on the page rather than in your Mac's menu bar that's at the top of the screen. It's in the Insert drop-down menu. You should see your cursor turn into a cross. Click and drag from the top-left corner of the slide to just before the middle of the slide, then drag down to the bottom of the slide. This will be your card's left page. Type your card's message into the text box. You can center your text by highlighting the text, clicking the "Align" tab (which resembles four stacked horizontal lines), and clicking the "Center" option which is the second icon from the left in the resulting drop-down menu. If you want to use an image inside of your card, make sure the image is on your computer, then do the following:  Click Insert. Select Image in the drop-down menu. Click Upload from computer in the pop-out menu. Select an image, then click Open or Choose. Resize the image by clicking and dragging its corners inward or outward. Click and drag the image to the location on the slide in which you want to store the image. You'll do this by adding a text box to the right side of the slide:  Click Insert, then click Text box in the drop-down menu. Click and drag from the top-right corner to close to the middle of the slide, then drag down to the bottom of the card. Enter your text and images if necessary.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Consider your own biases toward a topic. Talk with family and friends about their experiences. Step outside of your comfort zone to experience something for yourself.

Answer: When considering a particular topic, if you have had any sort of experience with it—good or bad—there’s no doubt that those experiences help shape your current beliefs on the matter. However, it’s important to recognize that not all experiences accurately reflect the entire picture or the whole truth.  Part of forming an opinion comes from separating your feelings and emotions from the facts. For instance, if you were bit by a German Shepherd as a small child, you could hold the opinion that all German Shepherds are dangerous; or your opinion may be as extreme as believing that all dogs are dangerous. When seeking and forming your own opinion, like whether or not German Shepherds (or dogs in general) are good animals, you need to be able to set aside your personal experiences and look at the bigger picture. Having a conversation with those who are close to you may help you gain some perspective. People tend to trust those they are closest to, so you may be more likely to consider a differing perspective from your best friend rather than someone you don’t know.  For instance, if you are trying to form an opinion on healthcare laws, ask your friends and family what their experience with the healthcare system has been. Based on their experiences, you may be able to see areas where the law works and you support it; or areas where it doesn’t work and has room for improvement. Often times, though, your friend’s perspectives may align with your already-established beliefs, as we tend to surround ourselves with like-minded people. So try not to rely too heavily on the opinions of your like-minded friends and family. Doing so can limit your exposure to other valuable ideas and perspectives. If anything, these discussions may give you another way of looking at a situation and/or more reasons to support your opinion. This is particularly useful for topics that you have very little or no experience in. For instance, if you have a preconceived notion that people in a particular culture, or even town, behave a certain way, visit the place to experience their behavior for yourself. It’s possible you may be surprised. Or start small—if there is a certain type of food that “just sounds gross” to you, try it. Try to eat it in a variety of ways. Maybe the thought of eating shrimp sounds gross, or you don’t like the texture of raw shrimp, but it might actually taste good to you if it’s deep fried.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Find a spot outside just before sunset where you can see the horizon. Lay down on your back and turn your head toward the sun. Wait for the sun to set and then quickly stand up to see the sun again. Ask yourself why a round earth makes this possible.

Answer:
A flat area without any trees or buildings is best, like an open field or the beach. This experiment works best on a day with clear skies. Make sure you can still see the horizon when you're laying down. If you can't, look for a spot with a clear view. You want to stand up as soon as the sun sets beneath the horizon. When you do, notice how you can see the sun setting over the horizon again. Think about it: if the earth was flat, it wouldn’t make a difference if you stood up quickly after the sunset — the sun would still be gone below the flat edge of the earth. But since the world is round, standing up lets you see further over the earth’s curve. That’s why you’re able to see the sunset twice! If you were to let the sun set again, and then quickly get up to a higher viewpoint, you could see the sunset for a third time!