Problem: How to write a critical analysis
Identify the author's thesis.
Determine what the author is arguing for or against.
The thesis of an academic article might be easier to identify than the thesis of a creative work, movie, or painting.

Answer: If critiquing a work of fiction or creative nonfiction, in either written form or film form, identify one main theme of the story. For a painting, analyze what the the painter may be trying to establish.

Problem: How to install shiplap
Find the vertical studs behind the drywall.
Run an electronic stud finder horizontally along the wall until you can locate the studs. The stud finder will flash an led bulb or emit a beeping sound when it's placed over a stud.

Answer: Work slowly so that you can be precise, and aim to mark the exact center of each stud. Use a pencil to place a light mark at the center of each stud.

Problem: Man dressed in black cuts the woman's ponytail off. man
Answer: cuts short layers into woman's hair.