INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Use the long-handled applicator included with the dye kit to layer the dye onto your facial hair. Brush with quick up-and-down strokes, making sure you've covered all visible patches including the mustache and sideburns. Work the dye down deep, but try not to let it come into contact with the skin itself. Pull on a pair of rubber gloves to protect your hands from staining and irritation. If you don't have an applicator, you can also use a toothbrush, makeup brush or flexible fine-toothed comb. Once applied, the dye will begin working within minutes. Keep a close eye on the color of your beard during this time. To test the results, you can remove the dye from a small section using a damp paper towel and take a look at the coloring underneath. Follow the instructions on the packaging to get an idea of how long you should let the dye set up (this will usually be somewhere between 20-40 minutes). For darker beards, a second application may be necessary to achieve the right depth of color. When you're satisfied with the color, turn on the faucet and run some cool water over your beard. This will dull the vibrant dye to a more natural-looking tint. Continue rinsing your beard until the water runs clear. Massage the hairs by hand to help free dye trapped inside. If your beard comes out too dark, you can lighten it a little by showering right away while the dye is still fresh. It may also help to scrub your facial hair with a clarifying shampoo, although this may strip away more color than you want. Blow dry your beard on a low heat setting or let it air dry to avoid staining your towels. After your first shampoo, you can go back to showering, cleaning and trimming your beard as usual.

SUMMARY: Brush the dye onto your beard. Leave the dye on until your beard reaches the desired color. Rinse out the excess dye. Shampoo your beard.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Education scholars continue to debate whether learning styles are useful teaching and learning practices, or even how we can define what a learning style is. While it is difficult for researchers to scientifically test and analyze how useful learning styles are, they can help us think about how we retain and process information. The three most common learning styles are visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. These three appear in the majority of different theories about learning styles and are broad ways to understand how we process new information. It is important to understand that we may use different learning styles for different tasks and at different times. Visual learners learn best when they can read and look at pictures and charts. Auditory learners learn best when they are able to listen to information. Kinesthetic learners learn best when they are able to be hands on by touching and doing. Learning styles are not set in stone. Your learning style will change over time as you develop new habits and come across skills that you learn in different ways. To identify your learning style, spend time thinking about a lesson or skill that you recently learned. This should be a skill that you feel that you learned very well in a short period of time. How did you go about learning it? If you learned the skill by reading about it and looking at pictures that relate to the topic, you may be a visual learner. If you learned the skill by listening to a lecture or an expert presenting on the task, you may be an auditory learner. If you learned the skill by doing experiments or other hands on activities, you may be a kinesthetic learner. We all receive and process information in different ways. You may favor one learning style in some subjects and favor a different learning style in a different subject. In order to learn how to make your learning style work best for you, it is helpful to work through the process with a goal in mind. Pick a topic that is relatively small in scope. If you pick something like learning a new foreign language, it will be difficult to gauge your success. You could pick a topic like learning how to sew, learning about a particular battle in a war, or learning about a historical site in your city. This will help you to think through your learning style and gives you an opportunity to try out new learning techniques. Learning styles are not set in stone. The ways that we learn change over time, can be influenced by the topic that we learn, and are influenced by our environments. It is important to remember that while you may identify closely with one learning style, we can all benefit from practicing good study methods and dedicating time to learning new topics. We will not be able to tailor our learning environments exactly to our learning styles. Whether you are in school or out of school, we learn in environments that are influenced by other learners and the people who teach us. We tend to have the most autonomy over our learning when we are outside of a classroom. This could mean studying on your own or in a non-school environment, like at home or at work. These are the environments where we can use study skills that are tailored to complement our learning styles.

SUMMARY: Understand different learning styles. Find your style. Identify a topic you want to learn. Understand the scope of learning styles.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Once you have finished a draft of your book, you should read it out loud. Read it out loud to yourself and notice if you crack up at your own writing. This may be a good indication that your book might be funny to others. You can also read the book out loud to others, such as a friend or a family member to see if they laugh or find your writing funny. Perhaps you bring your funny book to a writing group and get feedback from others on whether it is funny or if it needs some work to get there. Or maybe you have a writing partner that you exchange work with so you can both critique each other and make your writing that much funnier. Accept feedback from others on how you can make your book funnier and push the humor a little more. It will only make your book stronger. Once you have received feedback on your book, you may be ready to revise it and polish it until it is at its best. Adjust any dialogue that comes across as forced or awkward instead of funny. Add in language that is more embellished and humorous so your writing comes across as funny. Remove any sentences that do not add to the humor in your book.

SUMMARY:
Read the book out loud. Show the book to others. Revise the book.