Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Set your sights on three models that you'd be happy driving off the lot. Test drive your cars. Call up several local dealers and start to get quotes. Call other internet managers and ask them to beat their competitors' prices. Drive to the dealership you negotiated the lowest price with and show them the worksheet.

Answer: If you've got your dream car, that's fine too, but it doesn't give you as much flexibility if you're bargain-hunting. Go to the manufacturer websites and configure your vehicle(s) with the options you want. Get the invoice prices and MSRPs for each of these cars, and print them out (along with the details of the configuration you want). Finally, look to see if there are any manufacturer incentives available for the car you want, such as $1500 cash back or a $500 rebate for recent college grads and/or those in the military. Take them for a drive. So far, your search has been pretty theoretical and very methodical. It's time to have fun and experience what it's actually like to test drive the models you've been fantasizing about. Here are some tips for making sure you get the best of the test drive and not let the test drive get the better of you: Take note of how everything feels to you when you test drive, especially your gut reactions. Small problems during the test drive can be magnified later if you do buy the car, so it's best to listen to your instincts. Try not to show any outward emotion when test driving. Your adrenaline may be pumping, and you're probably excited, but experienced salespeople will pick up on this and exploit it. When you call the dealership, ask to speak to the internet sales manager or the fleet sales manager. Don't speak with the "traditional" car sales worker, as they typically won't discount as much as an internet sales or fleet sales manager. Here's what you say: Say: "I'm looking for a [year/make/model] with [state your options]. Do you have any of these in stock and if so, how much are you selling it for?" Tell them you've already test-driven the car. Emphasize that you need a quote over the phone. Start your bidding at the invoice price minus rebates, plus 1%. You can do this by multiplying the invoice number by 1.01. For example, if a car has an invoice cost of $15,000, and a cash back rebate of $2,000, then $15,000 - $2,000 = $13000 x 1.01 = $13,130. If possible, get the quote in writing (fax or e-mail), along with any options, taxes, and DMV fees, so that you can show other dealers. Confirm the price before visiting the dealership. After calling five to seven dealerships and getting prices, you're probably around $200 from the lowest price you can get. Call back the dealerships you spoke with and ask them if they want to beat their competitor's price. Resist any invitation to go to the dealer. Do this with as many dealerships you feel comfortable haggling with, or until the price drops below the fair purchase price or close to the invoice price. When you've finalized a deal over the phone, ask the internet sales manager to print out and fax over a worksheet detailing the final price, along with any options, taxes, and fees. If you don't get a worksheet from an internet manager, it's safe to assume they're not ready to sell you the car for the agreed-upon price. In most cases, because the brunt of the legwork is done and any feints now will be easily detectable, the dealer will sell you the car right then and there. If they don't sell you the car at the rate they promised, simply walk away. It's a powerful statement that says "I'm not here to play around." Most salespeople would rather close a sale than let you walk out the door.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: After you have received your schedule, you may want to ask your friends about theirs. Ask your friends what they are taking and when. Ask your friends about the elective classes they are taking that you are not. If you have no classes with your friends, ask if they know someone who will. Find out what clubs or sports you are interested in joining. Know that you may have no classes with your friends and with some people in your school.

Answer: Check to see if you will be taking any classes together. You can also ask them if they know anything important or interesting about the class or teacher. Find out why they are taking them and communicate back to them in the same way. You may need to know more about it in the future, especially if its a required course to graduate. Keep yourself updated on what your friends say about it. Try to get to know this person, or at least ask about them. You should also communicate how you and your friends can stay in touch at other times at school such as at lunch or extra curricular activities. Express what interests you have and see if you want to join the club. Find out if you know anyone else who will be joining. Plan to join a club or sport if you want to be more active and meet new people. If you have no classes with them, this is a great opportunity to share time together without planning to meet up. In high school the classes and periods are so broken up that you may never have a class with someone in your grade. If you do not want this to limit you, consider a club or sport to join, and getting to know them outside of school if you like.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Think of a moment when you felt confident and motivated. Recreate the moment using the Best Me technique. Experience the emotion. Push away negative thoughts. Believe you will succeed. Associate the good feeling with a word. Count to five to conclude your session.

Answer: As with your safe space, be as specific as possible. Where were you? What were you doing? Who was with you? Start by imagining yourself in the past. What do you see? What do you hear, feel, smell? What were you doing? Saying? Visualize the moment so clearly that it feels as if you are willing it into existence. As you allow yourself to sink into the scene you have created, you will re-experience the emotion. Let yourself feel it again as you relive the moment. When other thoughts intrude, gently push them away and return to your scenario. If they persist, imagine putting them on a TV screen and clicking off the TV, or putting them in a drawer and shutting it. Memories connected to strong feelings are very powerful. Reliving this memory with its attendant emotions of confidence and happiness will make you feel as if you are inevitably heading for success. Embrace this feeling. Expect to succeed. Act, think, and feel as if you cannot fail. Once you have recreated this experience, think of a word that describes it. Focus on that word while you recall the scene and the feelings it creates. In the future, you will be able to use this word to bring those feelings back when you need them. You will gradually return to your normal state of consciousness by the time you reach five. One Begin returning. Two Focus on your emotions: happy, confident. Three Focus on your breathing, the sensations of your body, the feel of the floor or chair beneath you. Four Become aware of the room around you. The sounds and smells. Five Open your eyes. You are back, feeling confident of success.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Design a support structure for your bridge. Determine your bridge length. Design a template. Choose your adhesive. Build your trusses. Create the roadbed. Attach the trusses. Weigh your bridge.

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You will first need to build or find a structure that simulates the terrain on either side of the bridge. You can build a bridge across two, equally tall tables or build a structure out of wood to place your bridge on. It's usually best to build the structure so that you can hang a container of some type underneath the bridge. Now that the support structure is in place, you need to measure the distance between the two sides of the support structure to determine the length that your bridge will need to span. It's a good idea to start with a short distance when building your first spaghetti bridge. Then, slowly increase the length of your bridges as you learn how to build them successfully. Design your bridge on a sheet of graph paper first. Cover the paper with a clear plastic film, such as plastic wrap, and use it as a template. Lay the spaghetti strands over your drawn design to cut them to the right length and glue them together. Draw a sketch of your bridge on the graph paper first before laying down the clear film covering. Then lay your spaghetti over the lines you have drawn on the graph paper. Once you have ensured that the spaghetti has been cut to the proper specifications outlined on your graph paper, remove the spaghetti from the clear film covering and carefully glue the pieces together. The type of glue you use will make or break your bridge. Regular craft glue is a poor choice, as it is water based, which causes the pasta to soften when the glue is applied, and it takes a long time to dry. Model airplane glue and hot glue from a glue gun are easy to apply, but are slightly more flexible when they dry. This is not ideal for reinforcing the joints of your bridge. Epoxy, although messy, is the ideal solution for maximizing the strength of your bridge. Epoxy dries up firmly and will provide the best support for your bridge joints. Many brands of epoxy dry in five minutes or less. You can buy epoxy at a home improvement store or online. When working with very young children, you can use marshmallows or even popcorn to hold the joints together, rather than glue for fun and safety. This obviously makes for a less sturdy bridge, but the same general principles of engineering can be gleaned from the exercise. Trusses are triangle-shaped support beams that attach point-side down to the roadbed of the bridge on either side. Attach the trusses to each other with glue. Trusses distribute the forces of the weight you will add to the bridge. Rectangular trusses will work, but will drastically decrease the weight or load your bridge can hold. Triangular trusses are ideal for building a spaghetti bridge. You can do this by gluing several layers of spaghetti to each other to make a thick, flat roadbed. You may want to leave the strands unglued in some layers so they will naturally move and help redistribute the weight. Securely attach the trusses you have built to each side of the roadbed and to the trusses on the other side. The finished bridge will have a roadbed on the bottom with trusses rising above on both sides, like walls and a roof. Rather than setting the bridge itself on the scale, set it on something stable like a box and weigh both. Then, subtract the weight of the box. You can also use 2 scales, placing 1 underneath each edge of the bridge, and then add the weights together. Weighing the bridge is optional. This is usually done as an instructive method. It allows a teacher to show the relationship between the bridge's total weight and the weight it can hold.