INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Add the carrots and onions as the butter melts, and saute them for 4-5 minutes or until the vegetables begin to soften. After about one minute, add the milk, potatoes, and dissolved bouillon cubes. The potatoes should be softened and slightly mushy. Stir in the half-and half, salt, and pepper, and set aside. Sprinkle in some salt, and then bring the water to a boil. Remove the pan from heat and drain. The shrimp should be slightly undercooked when finished. Serve with a slice of toasted sourdough bread.

SUMMARY: Heat the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour to the pan and whisk. Cook all of the ingredients for 15 minutes, keeping the flame on medium. Remove the pan from heat. Pour two cups of water into a separate saucepan. Add the shrimp to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until the shrimp has turned pink. Allow the shrimp to cool slightly and then peel and chop each piece on a cutting board. Add the chunks of shrimp to the soup and stir all of the ingredients together. Enjoy the soup hot.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Use the context of the commercial (e.g., what channel it's played on) to figure out who the advertisers are trying to persuade. This will help you determine what sorts of beliefs or emotions the commercial is meant to appeal to. For example, if the commercial appears on a TV channel that mainly shows children's programming, then you can deduce that the advertisers are trying to appeal to children or maybe the parents of young children. If you see a commercial in a movie theater, you may be able to determine its target audience based on the nature of the movie. For example, commercials that appear before R-rated movies are probably intended for adult audiences. Advertisers want their commercials to be eye-catching as well as persuasive. Look for ways that commercials try to reel you in, such as flashy visuals or special effects. How a commercial seeks to grab your attention can also say a lot about its target audience. For example, a commercial that uses explosive special effects may be aimed at teenagers and young adults. Advertisers don't just want their commercial to grab your attention; they also want you to remember it. Consider how their attention-grabbing techniques are meant to stick in your mind and influence your view of a product over the long term. The ultimate goal of any commercial is to shape the way you feel about a product or service. Examine the mood of the commercial and how that mood works to shape your feelings towards the commercial's product. For example, a commercial might prominently feature upbeat music, smiling faces, and sunny weather to create a generally happy feeling that you then direct towards the product the commercial is advertising. Advertisers will usually try to make commercials that put their product in a positive light. Determining how they go about doing this will also reveal what unspoken beliefs or values the commercial is attempting to appeal to. Commercials may use music to subtly influence your emotional reaction to the product being advertised or use a jingle to make the commercial more memorable. For instance, may accompany depictions of a generic product with sad music to make you feel that products other than the one being advertised are not as good. Ask yourself if your feeling towards the commercial would change if it used a particular genre of music versus another, then think about why different music styles elicit different responses from you. Advertisers make very deliberate choices when it comes to hiring actors to star in commercials. Examine the age, race, and gender of the actor(s) to determine what sort of response the advertisers are hoping to get from their audience. For example, if a commercial pairs a particular beer brand with women in bikinis, the advertisers may be trying to appeal to teenage and adult men through sex appeal. Think about why an actor or actors of a certain race or gender were selected, and ask yourself if the perception of the product would change if different actors were used in the commercial. This may indicate certain biases or subconscious motives at work in the ad. Nearly all commercials feature talking, either from actors starring in the commercial or through a voice-over. Examine the specific words that are featured in the commercial to see how they are being used to appeal to the audience's emotions. If you're analyzing one or more commercials for a marketing class, you may find that certain words are used more frequently than others. For example, words like "tasty" and "sensational" are commonly used in ads because they tend to make products seem more desirable. Pay particular attention to words that aren't used to directly describe the product, and think about why those words have been included in the commercial. If words aren't overtly being used to inform the audience, they're being used to covertly influence viewers.

SUMMARY: Ascertain who the target audience of the commercial is. Examine how the commercial tries to get your attention. Determine what sort of mood the advertisement seeks to create. Listen to the soundtrack and ask how it affects your reaction. Consider how the actors chosen to star in the commercial influence you. Analyze the language used in the ad.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Measure the 4 interior sides of your box and write the measurements down on a piece of paper so that you can easily refer to them later when you're cutting. You are going to build a railing for the base of your planter to rest flat, so the railing has to run from each interior edge of your legs to the adjacent interior edges. Your length should be 33 inches (84cm) and your width 10.5 inches (27cm) if you're building a medium-sized planter box. Using your 2in 2in (5.1cm 5.1cm) cedar boards, cut 2 longer pieces and 3 shorter pieces. Push your longer pieces in between the legs on the 2 longer sides, using the tension between the legs to hold them in place against the side. Push 2 smaller pieces in between the interior edges of the legs at both ends, and push 1 smaller piece in between the two sides in the middle, relying on tension to hold them still. You need the third piece in the middle to support the weight in the center of your box. Lay a level on top of each section of railing to make sure that they're flat. If they aren't, tap each section lightly with a mallet until they're level. With your pieces forced into place and level, screw your railings into place with 212in (6.4cm) wood screws placed 68 inches (1520cm) apart across each side of your railing. Hold each screw on the outside of your box, and place them so that they're level with the center of the railing. Drill a pilot hole using both hands to guide the screw into the correct location. Once the screw punctures the exterior, brace the inside of the railing with your nondominant hand and hold it in place while the screw goes all the way through the wood. A pilot hole refers to any small incision that you make with a drill head or screw to make the threading on the screw catch easily. To drill a pilot hole in your planter, simply take your drill head and pull the trigger for 1-2 seconds at the exact location where you want your screw to go. Brace the railing 612 inches (1530cm) away from the location that you're drilling so you don't drill into your hand. Make sure that you drill through the center of your center railing. If your center railing seems loose, you can use wood glue to provide some additional support.

SUMMARY:
Measure the interior sides of your box from leg to leg. Cut your pieces using your circular saw and fit them in by hand. Use wood screws to attach the railings to the frame.