Article: After you’ve cooked the garlic with the mixture, add the beans and 10 cups (2.4 L) chicken stock to the pot, and mix well. Allow the mixture to come to a full boil. If you don’t have chicken stock on hand, you can substitute water. Once the pot comes to a boil, turn the heat down to medium low. Leave the pot uncovered and allow it to simmer until the beans become tender and begin to thicken up, which usually takes approximately 2 hours.  Make sure to stir the beans periodically while they’re simmering to ensure that they cook evenly. If the beans get too thick or dry, add more stock or water. Only add ¼ cup (59 ml) at a time, though, so you don’t make the mixture too thin. When the beans have simmered for a couple of hours, remove the pot from the burner. Use the back of a heavy spoon to mash approximately ¼ of the beans against the side of the pot. After mashing some of the beans, stir them into the rest of the mixture to incorporate them. Return the pot to the heat, and cook them on medium low for another 15 to 20 minutes, or until the mixture thickens and becomes creamy. Since this step takes a bit of time to simmer, this is a good time to start your pot of rice.
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Stir in the beans and stock and bring the pot to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer until the beans are tender. Take off the heat and mash some of the beans. Place the pot back on the stove and cook until the beans become creamy.
Article: Enroll in challenging Advanced Placement (AP) classes whenever possible and prioritize subjects like biology and calculus. Improve your communication skills, which you’ll need to interact with patients, by taking composition and speech courses. Get the highest grades that you can, as your college scholarships will be partially based upon your GPA. Try to get a position early on in your high school years and stay with it as long as possible. This will allow you to build relationships with health professionals who can serve as your mentors and write recommendation letters when you need them. Other volunteer options include women’s clinics, eldercare facilities, or even your own personal doctor’s office. Attend a university with a record of sending students to good medical schools after graduation. Major in pre-med or a health-related field, such as biology. The American Association of Medical Colleges offers a list of suggested prerequisites that can help to guide your schedule choices.  Get involved in a number of extracurricular activities as well. If there is a pre-med club, join in. Aim to earn at least a B average in all of your classes. This will help your medical school application to stand out from the crowd. If you know that you want to be an internist, look into combined BS-MD programs. These are hybrid programs that blend an undergraduate education with medical school requirements. This is a multiple-choice exam that medical schools require as part of your application process. The test focuses on healthcare-related knowledge and skills that you’ve learned throughout your classes and in the outside world.  The test content is divided into four sections: Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems; Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems; Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior; and, Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills. You are able to take the test multiple times (three times per calendar year, four times over two years, and seven times in a lifetime). But, your medical schools will be able to see all of your scores, not just the highest. It’s best to take the MCAT in the year prior to your planned entry into medical school. Get together with other pre-med students, buy study materials online, or take formal MCAT classes to prepare yourself.
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Take science and math classes in high school. Volunteer at a local hospital or health clinic. Get a bachelor's degree. Do well on the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT).
Article: A good first step to tolerating others in a tricky situation is making a conscious effort to empathize with him, and trying to see things from his perspective. You may have very different backgrounds and experiences to draw on, so what seems obvious to you might seem strange or alien to someone else. If you are talking to someone and they say something that you find hard to accept, you can figure out the other person's perspective without being intolerant or aggressive. Try to gain a better understanding of someone else’s views by asking him or her to explain it to you.  You might say something like, “Ok, tell me more about that. What makes you think that?” If you do this you are being tolerant by not dismissing him or her outright and you are attempting to understand something that you find difficult.  Remember that tolerance does not mean accepting unacceptable behavior. One way to deal with a difficult situation is just to try to ignore your differences. This is a more negative kind of tolerance than learning to accept and value difference, but it can be useful. To do this you would have to avoid certain topics of conversation, or swiftly change the subject when necessary. If you find yourself in a conversation with someone and you are struggling to maintain civility, it can help to avoid making accusations or assumptions about the person you are talking to. You can do this by using “I” statements instead of “you” statements. This can help to de-escalate any personal animosity and may help you be more open to each other’s viewpoints.  For example, if you are talking about schools giving teenagers contraception, you might say “I think it’s sensible for schools to make contraceptives available.” This is a tolerant way of expressing your opinion. Avoid making “you” statements such as, “You’re stupid for thinking that schools shouldn’t give out contraception.” If you are struggling to empathize or ignore the situation, and you are finding it hard to tolerate, you can try to address it to reach some kind of resolution. If you are good friends with someone and you don’t want this intolerance to de-rail your friendship, it’s worth making the effort to find a solution together. Everyone involved will need to be prepared to make an effort and participate fully.  You should start by calmly describing what you find offensive or intolerable in each other’s behavior or views. For example, “I don’t agree with your stance on gun control.” You will then need to try to get a better understanding of each other’s cultural perceptions. You might do this by asking something like, “What experiences led you to develop your ideas about gun control?” You should then explain how the issue would be dealt with in each other’s culture or view. You might start by stating what you think the ideal situation might be and then allow the other person to do the same. For example, you might start by saying something like, “I think that we should make it harder to obtain guns because…” Then you can begin to negotiate a way forward that takes account of and respects your differences. This will be easier if there is a misunderstanding of each other’s behavior, than if you hold more or less incompatible views. For example, you might start by saying something like, “While I don’t agree with your views, I do have a better understanding of them. Now that I know the reasons behind your beliefs, it is easier for me to understand your point of view and I am willing to move forward.”
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Try to empathize. Ask for an explanation. Ignore your differences. Use “I” statements rather than “you” statements. Address a conflict.