In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: You will need to obtain a fast food dipping sauce container that approximately 2.25 inches (5.71cm) x 1.25 inches x 1 inch (2.5cm) high. You will also need fun foam (3" x 2"), white card stock paper (10" x 3/16"), acrylic paint, glue, matte sealer, scissors, and a pencil. The fun foam can be any colour as you will be painting it. The paper needs to be card stock as regular paper will ripple when painted. Choose your prefered colour of acrylic paint and a matte sealer as glossy will provide too much shine. Wash the container and dry it completely. Smoothen the lip by trimming any extra plastic. Turn the container upside down and use a pencil to trace the face of the container onto the Fun Foam in order to make the lid. Cut out the lid being mindful not to create any jagged edges. Glue the container's top to the fun foam. Make sure the glue has completely dried before you trim the edges. Cut the edges to ensure the top is smooth and to avoid any ripples. Starting at the short end of the container, wrap the strip of cardstock around the edge and create the lip for the top of the container. Slightly overlap the beginning and end of the cardstock as you continue around the entire edge of the container. Use tweezers or forceps to set the cardstock in place and glue where necessary. Let the glue dry and be mindful to only use a little bit of glue as any excess will create visible drops or marks. Trim any excess cardstock to create a smooth even line all the way around the container. Choose your colour and paint several coats on both the tote and the lid. Dry before applying each coat and aim for at least 3 coats of paint. Once your final coat has dried, apply sealer it give it a plastic finish. Use a fine tipped paint brush or cut an angled piece of foam to apply the paint and sealer. You may also add a label or graphic design to your tote.
Summary: Gather your supplies. Ready your container and lid. Attach the lid lip. Paint and seal.

If your first draft was a bit haphazard, grab your notes and the instructions and write a second, final draft. Use proper grammar and spelling, and include all the information that is required. Make sure to look at your work on a micro and macro level. Not only should the words be accurate, concise, and fit together, but the paper needs to fit together as a whole. Does it seem to gel? Would any reordering make it better? Take a break before you start editing -- your mind needs different stimuli to process to break up the monotony and find the smaller errors. Once you're ready to go back, read the letter of intent and make necessary changes to ensure it reads clearly and everything makes sense. Edit ruthlessly to avoid repetition and make the writing flow smoothly from one paragraph to the next. Have a fellow student or co-worker, or a family member or friend read it for you. A new set of eyes will see a new set of things. Include the letter of intent with any other application materials, and submit the entire package to the institution according to the directions. If you have more than one page, you may want your name on each one (small and in the corner) in case the pages get separated.
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One-sentence summary -- Write a final draft. Proofread and edit your work. Submit the letter of intent.

Problem: Article: St. Lucia Day processions are traditionally done by children and teenagers. There isn't a required number of participants, but you need at least one older girl to portray St. Lucia. Other girls will be her Maidens, and boys participate as Star Boys. Very young children often participate as elves, gingerbread people, or other mythological creatures. If you don't live in Sweden, contact your local Swedish cultural association to ask for volunteers. Ask your family and friends! You can also try posting a request for volunteers on your local neighborhood message boards. The procession should take place on the evening of December 13th, when it's dark enough for the candles to give off lots of light. You can hold the procession indoors or outdoors--some suitable places include parks, churches, Swedish cultural associations, or even your own neighborhood streets. St. Lucia and her Maidens wear long-sleeved white dresses with a red sash and red stockings. You can buy all of these at most big clothing stores, but you can also sew them yourself. St. Lucia also wears an evergreen wreath (often called a crown) with seven candles on her head. Premade St. Lucia wreaths are available, but you can also make one yourself. Star Boys wear white robes with a white cone-shaped hat with stars on it--very similar to a wizard's hat. You can easily make the hats out of white posterboard and star cutouts. You will need one candle for each participant, as well as seven candles for St. Lucia's wreath. Electric candles are recommended for safety. Make sure you have printouts of the traditional St. Lucia Day song. This is especially important if you plan to sing it in Swedish but have participants who don't speak the language. Make sure all the lights in the room or outside are off. Everybody should have their candle on before the procession begins! In the actual procession, St. Lucia walks ahead, with the Maidens immediately behind her. The Star Boys and other participants walk behind the Maidens. Traditionally, the procession would go along the entire main street of the town, but nowadays it is much shorter. The procession can be as short as a walk up the main aisle of the church. After the walk is completed, St. Lucia stands in the center, with the Maidens in a semicircle behind her and the other participants along the sides and back of the semicircle. St. Lucia leads the whole group in singing the St. Lucia Day song, either in Swedish or in translation. You can listen to the Lucia song in Swedish here.
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Find your participants. Schedule the procession. Buy or make the dresses for Lucia and the Maidens. Buy or make the wreath. Find costumes for the boys. Buy white candles. Print out song lyrics and music. Turn off the lights and light the candles. Walk in the procession. Sing the Lucia song.