INPUT ARTICLE: Article: To get a better sense of how you can approach your poem for your boyfriend, you may want to read a few examples, such as: "I Loved You First: But Afterwards Your Love..." by Christina Rossetti. "Flirtation" by Rita Dove. "I Love You" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. "Having a Coke with You" by Frank O'Hara. Look at how each example addresses a romantic relationship and love. Compare and contrast the examples to determine which ones you may prefer or feel will fit best with your subject matter. Ask yourself, How does the author approach love and what being in love means to them? Do they use imagery, description, and detail to illuminate their sense of love and romance? What type of form does the writer chose for the poem and how does this contribute to the poem overall? One of the more popular forms in poetry is free verse. This form is easy to learn and can be freeing, especially if you are new to writing poetry. Free verse has no set meter, structure, or rhyme scheme. But a free verse poem should still feel cohesive and express its ideas clearly. In the free verse form, you can play around with the length of each line and the descriptions and images you insert in the poem. For example, the poem "Flirtation" by Rita Dove uses two line stanzas and breaks up the text so one stanza flows into another. She uses the free verse form to show how flirtation happens in small, short bursts, much like blocks of text broken up on the page. Another popular form for romance poetry is to use rhyming or a rhyming form. Many traditional and modern love poems are written with rhyme. There are several popular rhyming forms you may want to try for your poem, including: An alternate rhyme: Often, this rhyme follows the pattern ABAB, where the first and third line rhyme (A) and the second and fourth line rhyme (B). This rhyming pattern may then be repeated in each stanza or section of the poem. Rhyming couplet: This form has two line stanzas that rhyme and may be placed in pairs or added at the end of a stanza. The rhyme scheme could be "A,A,B,B,C,C,..." Ballade: This form has three stanzas with a rhyme scheme of "ABABBBCBC", followed by "BCBC". You may want to make the poem feel more personal by using images of you and your boyfriend in the text of the poem or at the beginning or end of the poem. You could also break up the text so it looks visually interesting on the page, similar to Rita Dove's approach in "Flirtation". Another simple visual form is to make an acrostic poem, where a row of vertical letters going down the page spell out a word, phrase, or maybe your boyfriend's name. You would then use each letter as the first letter of a line or phrase in the poem.

SUMMARY: Read examples of love poems. Examine the examples. Try the free verse form. Go for a rhyming form. Choose a more visual form.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Imagine that a 120 pound woman consumed four 1.5 ounce drinks of an 80 proof liqueur over a five-hour period. Four 1.5 ounce drinks of an 80 proof liqueur is equivalent to four standard drinks in the United States. Multiply the number of standard drinks in this example (4) by 14 (the number of grams of alcohol in a standard drink in the United States) to find the alcohol dose, 56 grams of alcohol. 120 pounds is equivalent to 54480 grams (120 pounds x 454 grams per pound). Multiplying this by the gender constant (in this example, 0.55) = 29964 ). In this example, this equals approximately 0.0018689093579 (56 / 29964). For a less exact calculation, you can round this number to 0.00186. In this example, this gives the number 0.186 (0.00186 x 100). This number reflects the approximate BAC as a percentage, before accounting for elapsed time. In this example, you should first multiply the number of elapsed time in hours (5) by 0.015 = 0.075. Then, subtract this number from the approximate BAC as a percentage: 0.186 0.075 = 0.111. This means that the approximate BAC in this example at the end of the five hour period is 0.111.

SUMMARY: Understand the example. Count the number of drinks. Find the alcohol dose. Multiply the body weight in grams and multiply it by the gender constant. Divide the alcohol consumed in grams by (body weight in grams x gender constant. Multiply the raw number by 100. Account for elapsed time.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Don't lose your security deposit because you broke the rules in your lease. Ask your landlord or review your lease to see if you are allowed to paint (and if you have to paint it back to the original color when you move out) or make any other major changes. Hang a colorful, textured rug. Put up temporary wallpaper or frame a sheet of wallpaper and hang it as an accent. Hang colorful art and photos to bring life to your blank walls. Your landlord may agree to let you paint your walls a neutral color like white, cream, or grey. Add hidden pops of color by wallpapering the back of a bookshelf or painting sides and inside of your drawers a bright color. Remember to keep anything you remove so you can replace it when it's time to move. If you swap out hardware, blinds, or lighting, keep the original someplace safe. Your landlord probably went with the most inexpensive option. Find hardware that fits into your design scheme and replace the old, cheap ones with something that is more "you" (again, remember to keep the original hardware to put back when you move out!).

SUMMARY: Find out what you're allowed to change. If you are not allowed to paint your room, get creative! Trade out hardware like cabinet knobs, light switch plates and doorknobs.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Using a spray bottle lets you target specific parts of your shoe. This is super helpful if your boots aren't all leather and you've only got a few spots to hit. If you don't have a spray bottle, you can use a sponge or an old rag to dampen your boots. Don't be afraid to get them nice and soggy, because any dry parts simply won't shrink. Spray from about 5 inches (13cm) away to avoid making a big mess. Holding your dryer about 6 inches (15cm) in from the boots, slowly and evenly pass over each one until they're both bone dry. The key here is to be gentle holding the dryer too close (or running it too hot) can absolutely wreck your boots. The parts you dry first will shrink the most, so start with the parts of the shoe that are loosest on your feet. If either boot is still too lose, spray and dry the boots again in the same way. Repeat until the boots fit properly. The conditioner will keep your leather from cracking or peeling following the heat from the blow dryer. Feel free to use lots of the conditioner to make your boots really shine.

SUMMARY:
Fill up a spray bottle with hot water. Spray the leather outer surfaces of your boots. Blow dry the outside of the boots with a hair dryer on low speed. Try on the boots to see how they fit. Rub leather conditioner into the boots.