Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Use more dialogue. Don't clump up your language with too many big words. Keep your sentences short. Keep it action-packed.

Answer: Dialogue reads quickly, as it is usually short. It is also easier to read visually, as it is spaced out on the page more. Plus, it's easy for readers to skip over unnecessary words like "she said." You can use an occasional larger word, but don't make it every other word. You don't want your reader being confused all the time or having to stop to look up too many words. Long sentences require more attention and may even force your reader to re-read the page. It is easier to take in a whole sentence all at once if it is short. For instance, saying, "Katy, who usually ate bananas at breakfast, decided she wanted a bigger meal to share with her friends before she went out to run errands" could be broken up into smaller sentences like "Katy usually ate bananas at breakfast. Today, though, she decided to make a bigger meal to share with her friends. Plus, it would keep her fueled through her errands." Essentially, keep it to one big idea per sentence. Action passages tend to keep the reader more engaged than paragraphs of description. This does not mean that you should cut description out entirely, but you should consider limiting the amount of description you use and increasing the action of your story.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Make your children realize that how they study is important. Start young. Teach consequences. Try not to force studying on your child. Set a good example. Take breaks. Look at your child's friend group.

Answer: Show them some examples. Bring your children to a person who is study-conscious, and have your children ask why they study so much. Tell them about the days of your childhood at school and explain how challenging and fun it was to study. As soon as your child starts any type of schooling, start showing them how to balance their time. Teach them that school is a priority over things like games and TV, and get them into the habit of finishing their school work before anything else. Depending on where you live, your child's school may not require students that fail a class to do any sort of make-up course. You can usually find some sort of summer school option, however, whether it is through the school or an external program. Your child probably won't love the idea of summer classesbut this can be a great way to teach them that if they studied harder during the year, they would have more free time during the summer. Remedial courses may help your kids catch up the rest of their peers in the following year, ensuring that they don't fall further behind. Over time, this may condition them to avoid studying at all costs. If you sit your child down at the kitchen table for three hours with a textbook and lock the door, chances are that they will refuse to do what you want them to do. If you pressure them constantly about the importance of studying and shout at them when they don't, the child may begin to resent both studying itself and you as a figure of authority within the house. If you ask your child to study in a relaxed way and make them aware of the importance of studying, the outcome could be different "You should probably go study" sounds a lot better to your child than "Go study right now", and they may be more likely to think, "Maybe I should go study right now." Let your child see you working on something work-related. When your kid studies or completes a homework assignment, sit with them and work on something that you need to do. Set an hour aside each night for study this includes you! Balance out rigorous studying with unstructured play time. Make sure that your children take short breaks to decompress in the midst of a study session, or else they may get too stressedwhich can negatively impact their health, their social life, and their academic performance. Studying for over 20 minutes at a time can lead young children to lose focus, so 20 minutes of rest for every 20 minutes of study may help your child memorize what they're reading. Don't make your kids sit at the computer all day. Make sure their eyes are properly rested, and make sure that they get plenty of time outside. If you force your children to work for longer than they are able to focus, they may not get as much out of their studyand they may develop negative associations with the whole act of studying. If your child's friends aren't very into school and studying, there's a good chance that their habits and behavior are influencing your child's attitude. Consider whether it is your place or your responsibility to interfere with your child's social life. If the problem continues, you might consider speaking with your child, speaking with the parents of their friends, or limiting your child's time with certain friends. Ultimately, short of changing schools, there may be few invasive ways to change your child's social life.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Buy dowels of the appropriate length and thickness. Wrap your staff with electrical tape. Find a crystal ball for the top of your staff. Create a handgrip from leather or electrical tape.

Answer: If you want to make cool-looking costume staves for live action roll playing or cosplay, wooden dowels, available at any hardware store, are the perfect choice. They're already uniform and clean, available in many lengths and widths. Other options for the base of your staff include: Old broom or mop handles Broken hockey sticks Axe handles Shovel handles Curtain rods PVC pipe Red and black work best to give your wizard's staff a cool and metallic finish. It'll look like something other than what it is, which is the idea. For a cool effect, do a base wrap with black tape and then wrap red electrical tape winding down the staff, like a devious serpent or dripping blood. No staff would be complete without a gazing ball atop it. For a cool effect, look for small bouncy balls in the toys section at the store, or check out other kinds of lightweight balls that would look appropriate. Some are streaked with psychedelic colors that would be perfect for a staff. If you want to change the color, get some spray paint and paint it carefully outside, making sure you're in a well-ventilated area and have adult supervision. At the top of your staff, you might also want to hang scarves or other decorations to complete the kind of staff you want. Get creative and go crazy. To make sure you've got a good grip on your staff while you're on the battlefield, it's a good idea to fashion something to hold onto. If you've got an old football lying around, cut the seams apart and use one of the individual diamond-shaped sections to fashion a leather-like wrap-around grip that you can hold onto. Sew it together with twine for a perfect rustic-finish. Alternatively, you could get another color of electrical tape and wrap around the area several times to get a hand-shaped place to hold.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Connect an external hard drive to your Mac. Open the Apple menu . Click System Preferences. Click Time Machine. Click Select Backup Disk. Select your external drive. Click Use Disk. Click the Time Machine menu icon. Click Back Up Now. Wait for your backup to complete.

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You can do this by using one of your computer's USB-C ports. In order to back up your Mac, you will need an external hard drive on which to store the backup. Your external hard drive must be formatted for use with a Mac for this to work. You can also use a high-capacity flash drive for this step. If your selected external drive uses a USB 3.0 connection, you'll need a USB 3.0 to USB-C adapter in order to connect the drive to your computer. Click the Apple logo in the top-left corner of the screen. This will prompt a drop-down menu. It's near the top of the drop-down menu. This app icon resembles a green clock dial. The Time Machine window will open. It's near the top of the page. A window will open. Click your external drive's name in the window. It's at the bottom of the window. Doing so will set the external drive as your Mac's Time Machine backup drive. It's the clock dial-shaped icon in the upper-right corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear. You'll see this near the top of the drop-down menu. Doing so prompts Time Machine to begin backing up your Mac to the external drive. You'll see a "Time Machine has finished..." message once the backup finishes, at which point you can eject and remove the external hard drive.