Problem: How to research a topic
Identify your research topic.
Sometimes you get to pick a topic and sometimes your teacher or professor assigns you a topic. Even so, you usually still get to pick your angle of focus.

Answer: Pick an idea you find interesting and go from there. In the beginning stages you don't need to have your topic super focused.

Problem: How to appeal a denial of medicaid
Read your notice of action.
If your state's agency denies your application for medicaid benefits, it must send you a written notice explaining the reasons for the denial.
Federal law gives state agencies deadlines to send you written notice.

Answer: If you applied for medicaid because of a disability, the agency must send you notice within 90 days of the date on your application. If your application was for any other reason, the agency has 45 days.

Problem: How to read for comprehension
Survey the text before you read.
Previewing a text increases the chances that you will comprehend what you read, and it is really easy to do. Simply flip through the pages and look at the chapter title and subheadings.
Answer: When you are finished, you will have a good sense of the main ideas that the chapter will cover. If the chapter includes an author summary, then you can read the summary as well.