If you are involved with service work, take the opportunity to talk about volunteering. If you are not already involved in service work, don't worry. You can start a new project, like volunteering at a food bank or nursing home. Your health teacher may have an idea of places you can volunteer. Set up a table in the cafeteria in a central location, or a location that people pass through. Call them over and say, "Hi, can I talk to you about helping out the community?" Talk about your service opportunities. Then finish by saying, "I hope you consider volunteering with me and voting for me for Homecoming King!" If you have a big social circle, don't forget about other social groups. Don't abandon your friends, but sit with new people in the lunchroom and during free periods once or twice a week. Make sure to talk to people you don't usually talk to. It is not necessary to mention your bid for Homecoming King. Listen to what other people have to say, and enjoy getting to know different kinds of people. You may even make new friends. Most schools have a week of school pride leading up to Homecoming. Make sure people know that you love your school by participating in as many of the events as possible. If possible, take on responsibilities when organizing events. Usually there is some element of dressing up on each day of pride week. Coordinate fun or funny outfits with friends and classmates. Encourage as many people as possible to participate in pride week with you. Studies show that people who have central roles in communication between groups are considered more popular. Even if people seem less likable than others, they are considered more popular if they are vital to decision making processes. Try to choose activities that require you to communicate with people one-on-one. Organizing a barbeque or a party is a good way to talk to many people at once. If you are the one organizing it, lots of people will need to come to you for details. Don't be exclusionary. The point is to create a voting base that is as broad as possible.
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One-sentence summary -- Convince people that homecoming is not just a popularity contest. Seek out people in multiple social circles or cliques. Take on responsibilities during school pride week. Stay in contact with multiple people and cliques.

Establish your main character in the first scene of the script. Open with dialogue that shows the viewer the character. Place the main character in the setting and have them interact or reflect on the setting. Give the viewer a sense of the main character so they can feel immersed in the story. For example, you may open with a scene where your main character goes to work at their job on Mars, showing their daily routine to introduce them to the reader. Or you may open with dialogue of a fight between the main character and their partner, showing their complicated relationship. The conflict can be something the main character wants, but has a difficult time getting due to obstacles or issues. It can also be a conflict between the main character and another character, where neither character can agree or find common ground. The conflict can also come from an outside factor, such as a bad boss, a mean teacher, or a natural disaster. For example, you may focus on a simple conflict like the main character doesn't want to go to school that day. You can then come up with what the main character would do instead if they skipped school, focusing on the weird or strange things they might do. Bring the setting to life by including details that make it unique and visually engaging. Make the setting particular by including certain objects in a room. Decide what the climate or weather is in the setting. Include buildings and structures that add to the world of the story. For example, you may set your script in a carnival that caters to aliens. You may then include rides that blast the rider to another galaxy or carnival foods that aliens might enjoy. Dialogue in your script should always be doing two things: exploring character and building conflict. Avoid dialogue like "Hi, how are you?" or "Nice day today." Write dialogue that cuts to the chase and tells the reader something about the character. For example, you may give one character a catchphrase that they say whenever they feel stressed or surprised, such as Homer Simpson's famous "D'oh!" You can also have one character with a more casual way of speaking and another character with a more formal way of speaking to create contrast. For example, one character may say, "Sup, alien?" and another character may respond, "Hello there, my illustrious alien friend, how lovely to see you."
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One-sentence summary -- Introduce the main character. Include conflict that involves the main character. Keep the setting engaging. Write dialogue that explores character and conflict.

Your new bamboo shark will eat foods such as uncooked shrimp, scallops, mussels, and pieces of fresh marine fish, squid or octopus. Cut any large food into bite-sized pieces. Do not feed your shark common feeder fish such as goldfish or guppies. These freshwater fish are not a natural food for bamboo sharks. If you wish to feed your shark live food, use silversides or sand eels. Bamboo sharks only need to be fed every two or three days. Give the shark a large portion of food a few times a week. If it loses weight, increase feeding. A juvenile shark should grow, but if an adult shark shows signs of weight gain, reduce the amount of food. When you first get your shark, it may be hesitant to eat. Providing live food such as saltwater feeder shrimp and fresh cockle (in the shell) may help entice it to eat. If it takes a few days to start eating, don't be alarmed. These sharks can survive a few weeks without eating. A clean aquarium is important to keep your shark healthy. Clean/replace the filters often, and change the water when necessary. Your protein skimmer will need to be emptied approximately every other day. Follow package instructions for replacement of carbon filters. When water becomes overly soiled (i.e. cloudy), you will need to change it. This will require large containers full of RODI filtered and salted water, and pumps to remove the old water while adding the new. Bamboo sharks can coexist with other fish if you want to make your aquarium more interesting. Be aware, however, that small fish will probably be eaten, and any crustaceans are likely to disappear very quickly. Bamboo sharks have been kept successfully with grunts, snappers, jacks, groupers, and goatfish.
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One-sentence summary -- Feed the shark. Keep the aquarium clean. Introduce other fish if desired.

Physical activity will relieve stress and improve your mood. In fact, a person only needs 30 minutes of exercise a day to feel the psychological and emotional benefits of physical activity. Activities like running, hiking and swimming, as well as playing sports like tennis, cause your brain to release endorphins which will give you a natural "high." Even small amounts of exercise can improve your mood in this way. Focusing on a single physical activity clears the mind and might be considered a type of meditation. Just like exercise, a little relaxation on your own can go a long way. As little as ten minutes a day of uninterrupted alone time can calm your mind and relax the physical stresses that come with frustration and worry. Make sure to put away your phone, tablet, laptop and any other device that might interrupt your relaxation and cause more minor stresses. People who are stressed out take quick, shallow breaths, causing even more stress. Deep breathing from the diaphragm (diaphragmatic breathing) can slow your heart rate and lower your blood pressure, as well as increase oxygen exchange. Lay down in a quiet room and breath normally. Next, take a slow, deep breath through your nose, filling your chest and abdomen with air. Slowly breath out through your mouth. Repeat this until you feel the stress begin to slip away. Chest breathing has been somewhat normalized in particular cultures because of body image pressures, as people tend to keep their stomachs sucked in. Breathing from the diaphragm is a much more effective way to combat stress. Mindfulness meditation has been shown to help people deal with stress and anxiety. This type of meditation can teach you to identify intrusive, unproductive thoughts and recognize them for what they are: just thoughts.
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Exercise. Take a break. Focus on your breathing. Meditate.