INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Once you have brainstormed your poem, you should sit down and create a first draft. You may decide to focus on certain scenes with your friend that illustrate your friendship. You should use sensory details to describe the scene, such as any smells in the room with you and your friend, any colors or eye catching details, any sounds, and any items that you held or touched. Using sensory details will help the poem feel vibrant and engaging. You may decide to focus on a scene of when you first met your friend or a where your friend did something brave and wonderful for you recently. You should try to describe the scene from your perspective and then discuss why you think what your friend did was so great or so interesting. For example, rather than just write "I met you when I was in high school", you might say, "There I was, my hair in braids and my braces flashing in the light, when I ran into you with your dyed black hair and platform shoes in the hallway and thought, who's that girl?" Make the poem personal to you and your friend by including personal traits about your friend that you admire or find distinct. You may also include personal traits that you both share and discuss how these traits make your friendship stronger. For example, in Mia Pratt's "A Toast to Our Friendship", the author notes personal traits that she shares with the friend she is writing about, comparing them to "a female Jordan and Scottie Pippen", who "both share identical shoe sizes, body weight, and consumption of iron pills" as well as "identical patterns of speech". These details make the poem feel personal and unique to the friendship the author shares with her friend. Though you can decide if the first person or the third person is a good fit for your poem, the first person perspective will help the poem to feel more personal and intimate. The first person "I" perspective will allow you to discuss your friendship from your point of view and address your friend directly by referring to "you" as well as "we" when you are talking about the two of you together. After you have created your poem, you should read it out loud to yourself to hear how the words sound together in each line. Notice if any lines should awkward or not quite right. Check for any words that seem too vague or unclear. You should also make sure you are using specific detail and sensory descriptions to make the poem feel engaging. You may want to mark up the poem to note any awkward lines or words. You can then edit the poem for clarity and tone, focusing on the sections you have marked. Once you are satisfied with your poem, you should share it with your friend as a surprise gift or casually hand it to her the next time you see her. Showing your poem to your friend will allow her to read about how much you value her and appreciate her friendship. She may even be inspired to write a poem about you and share her perspective on your friendship.

SUMMARY: Describe the scene using sensory details. Include personal traits about your friend. Make the poem feel more personal by using the first person perspective. Read the poem out loud. Show the poem to your friend once it is done.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Try them on and adjust the straps until it fits. If you can, try them on in the water to make sure there are no leaks. If you have bad eyesight, consider getting a prescription-adjusted mask to help you see underwater without your glasses or using contact lenses. Disposable ones are great for snorkelling in. Make sure the snorkel tube is close to your mouth, but don't put it in yet. Place your face in the water at about a 45 degree angle. Allow your lips to seal around it and hold the snorkel in place. Breathe slowly, deeply and cautiously with your mouth through your snorkel. No need to panic: you can always lift your head above water if you want. Just relax and become aware of your breaths. The sound of your breathing through the snorkel barrel should become quite noticeable. Once you get into a rhythm, relax and enjoy the underwater scenery. This makes floating on the surface of the water with minimal effort much easier. Many commercial snorkeling locations require a colorful life vest to be worn for safety reasons.

SUMMARY: Get a snorkel and mask you feel comfortable with. Put on the mask and tug the straps until it feels comfortably sealed around your eyes and nose. Lay flat in the water on your stomach. Bite gently down on the mouthpiece of the snorkel. Take slow, regular breaths in and out through the tube. Wear a buoyancy vest.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Besides knowing your skin needs, it's important to know your budget when it comes to skin care. Prices for skin care products can vary greatly, ranging anywhere from a few dollars to a few hundred or more. Figuring out your minimum and maximum expenditure is very useful for limiting your skin care options. For example, facial moisturizers alone can run you anywhere from less than $10 (like Purpose Dual Treatment Moisture Lotion) to around $50 (like Lancome Bienfait Multi-Vital Sunscreen Cream) to more than $100 (such as Tracie Martyn Re-sculpting Cream). As a general rule, product lines carried at salons, boutiques, high-end department stores, and spas tend to cost more than those on the shelves of your local pharmacy or discount retailer. Organic products must use all-natural materials that have not been genetically modified, synthetically produced, or grown with pesticides or chemical fertilizers. While there is no evidence that they are more effective than other types of skin care products, some people prefer organic lines because of their lack of potentially toxic chemical ingredients and ethical, environmentally sound production standards. The use of the word "organic" on product labels is highly regulated by the USDA, so you can be confident that the product that advertises itself as such meets a strict code. However, words like "natural," "non-toxic," or "hypoallergenic" are not regulated. Since they have no set legal definition, it's important to treat them as marketing terms rather than specific factual claims. When you're looking for a skin care line, you should pick those products that have active ingredients that have been clinically proven to be effective. Be sure to check the labels to ensure that the lines you are considering have at least 5-15% concentrations of safe and effective active ingredients. The most important active ingredients are Vitamins A, B, C, and E, but they will most likely take on different names on product labels. For Vitamin A, which helps with moisturizing, acne, rosacea, and dermatitis, look for retinoic acid, retinol, or retinyl-propionate. For Vitamins B & B5, which moisturize while addressing acne, itchiness, eczema, and sunburn, look for niacin, nicotinamide, pantothenic acid, or panthenol. For Vitamin C, which enhances skin texture while decreasing wrinkles and sun damage, look for L-ascorbic acid. For Vitamin E, which moisturizes and helps prevent wrinkles, look for DI-alpha-tocopherol. Do not use products that include tocopherol acetate, since this form of Vitamin E is especially susceptible to degradation from sunlight and can therefore actually cause damage to your skin. The most basic "line" will pair a cleanser with a moisturizer. If you're looking for a more complete regime that can address more specific issues, you can consider adding on toners, exfoliators, serums, and/or specific treatments (for instance, for nights, wrinkles, under-eye puffing and discoloration, or acne). The amount of product you get should correspond with both your skin care needs and lifestyle. More comprehensive lines will be more costly to purchase and time-consuming to administer.

SUMMARY:
Determine how much money you want to spend. Decide whether you prefer organic or synthetic products. Get to know the active ingredients. Figure out how comprehensive you would like your line to be.