Q: Whether you've bought it brand new or you need to unpack everything inside, making your bag lighter often starts with removing everything and deciding what you really need. Take out and set aside any old work or garbage, and look through your books and other belongings to see what is truly necessary. One piece of paper is light, but thirty or forty pieces of paper are deceptively heavy. Old work piles up, whether it's kept in neatly in folders or just thrown in the back of your bag. Go through the papers and decide what you still need. File or save any old homework or tests that you'll need in the future, then throw the rest away. Receipts, fliers and other garbage tends to accumulate throughout a backpack over time. It gets stuffed in between important things and forgotten, adding to the weight of the bag over time. Go through your bag and remove any unnecessary clutter, throwing it away if it's truly unnecessary. You may have been carrying around old library books or project binders that you completely forgot about. These add a lot of weight to your bag that you don't really need. Try to take out books as soon as you're finished with them or no longer need them for class to help keep your bag's weight down. Carrying a week (or a month's) worth of supplies can add weight and make your bag extra heavy. Think about what you actually use on a daily basis: how much paper, how many pens, how much makeup, what kind of gym supplies. Remove extra or excess amounts of these items. You'll want your heaviest items, like textbooks, packed closer to your spine. The further out you pack them, the more they'll pull your spine in that direction, causing bad posture or even injury. The more you can distribute the weight throughout your backpack, the lighter your bag will seem. Since the weight won't just be resting in one spot, your body will be carrying the load more evenly. Try to utilize all of the compartments and zipped pouches, especially those on the sides and near your shoulders.
A: Empty your backpack. Get rid of old work. Get rid of clutter. Take out old books and binders. Decide what you'll need for one day. Pack heavy items close to the inside. Make use of all compartments.

Article: A signal phrase is the part of the sentence that introduces the quote. This helps your reader understand that you are about to explain something with a quote. There are 3 common ways to introduce the quote in the text. You can: Include both the author and the year in the text. The page number will be in parentheses. Include only the author's name in the text. The year and page number will be in parentheses. Do not write the author's name or year of publication in the text. The name, year, and page number will be included in parentheses at the end. In this case, you do not include the year in parentheses, but you do write it elsewhere in the sentence. Put the page number in parentheses at the end. For example: Smith's 2002 study found that "owning a pet absolutely reduced stress" (p. 48). This is one of the most common ways to write a signal phrase. In this case, put the year in parentheses next to the author's name and the page number in parentheses at the end of the sentence. For example: Smith (2002) found that "owning a pet absolutely reduced stress" (p. 48). You must then cite the last name of the author, year of publication, and the page number all at the end in parentheses. You might start the sentence with "research states that..." or "one study found that..." For example: One study found that "owning a pet absolutely reduced stress" (Smith, 2002, p. 48).
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Put the signal phrase before the quote. Write the author and the year in the signal phrase if you put the page number in parentheses. Name only the author in the signal phrase if you put the year and text in parentheses. Include no citation information in the signal phrase if you put the author, year, and page number in parentheses.

Problem: Article: Every field has professional associations. Each field is different. Dues are required. But for students and young professionals they're often low. Inquire into a mentorship through your professional association. They sometimes offer them for members at the entry-level or internship position. Request help in finding a job. Professional associations often have job lists that other members provide. Seek help with your professional development. Many associations offer seminars, workshops and literature related to the field they represent. Attend your association's annual conference. It's an excellent way to network. Conferences include job fairs and a chance to connect with potential employers. Check into scholarships if you're a young association member (high school and college). Make a list of objectives and work toward achieving them. Be its project manager or editor-in-chief. Build on your career by positioning yourself for a successful future. Think outside of the box. Come up with new ideas for your company through innovative thinking. Look at the way things are and think about how they could be better. Take on projects outside your comfort zone. Taking on more responsibility can help you to learn new skills that will enhance your career. Solve problems rather than passing them on to other people. Maintain a "can-do" attitude. Ask a mentor to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses to determine if you're moving toward your career objectives. Adapt to new positions. As you move up the ladder recognize that the skills responsible for your promotion may not apply to your new position. Ask a mentor to evaluate your behavioral skill set to ensure you've kept pace with your promotion. Be serious at work. Focus on your job and complete tasks with speed and consistency. Improve your critical thinking skills. Analytical thinkers can foresee problems and prevent them from happening. Take a workshop or seminar that includes critical thinking methodology exercises. Network as much as possible. Network within your company and within the community to gain visibility and to establish contacts A lateral move within your company or to a new organization can help your career. It gives you the chance to gain additional skills and knowledge. It can help prevent the restlessness and stagnation that sometimes accompanies too much time spent in the same work environment. There are many benefits to a lateral move. A lateral move might pair you with a good boss or mentor. This is especially appealing if your current job doesn't have either. Moving to a different part of the company that's more vibrant will lead to more visibility for you. Moving from one organization or department to another will mean that you're meeting more people, making more contacts, establishing a bigger network of resources. Changing to a different department could lead to more advancement opportunities, especially if you're stagnant in your current department.
Summary: Join a professional association. Move up the ladder. Consider making a lateral move when the time is right.

Q: Draw two similar curves apart from each other near the bottom but inside the rectangle. The distance between the two new curves are wider near the center. Draw smaller circles at the middle of the zig-zags at the middle of the crown. Draw outer circles to make the circles look embossed. Erase unnecessary lines.
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Draw a rectangle of considerable size for the crown's framework. Add a curve connecting the upper left corner of the rectangle to the upper right corner. Draw the zig-zag lines in the middle curve, the straight lines which connect the midpoints of the zig-zags in the bottom curve, and small circles in each tip of the zig-zags. Draw zig-zag lines in between the middle and bottom curves and draw two curved lines which are part below the bottom curve. Draw circles at the center of the zig-zag shapes at the upper part of the crown. Add the details for the sides of the crown. Trace with a pen. Color according to your liking!