INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Consult the syllabus or your online course page for information on the assignment. See if it asks you to answer a specific question or explain research you've completed. Understanding what your professor requires can keep you on topic and maximize the time you have to write your essay. Avoid sending the professor last minute questions about the assignment; it's a dead giveaway you did not do much work. Before beginning, write a sensible plan to guide yourself through the paper. Break the essay into manageable parts that you can stick to during your allotted time. Allot specific times based on your strengths and weaknesses in writing. Consider using a plan such as the following: 9:00 9:30 Consider paper topic and your argument 9:30 10:30 Conduct research. 10:30 10:40 Short break. 10:40 11:00 Write introductory paragraph. 11:00 12:15 Write main body text. 12:15 13:00 Write your essay. 13:00 14:00 Weave in research and expert opinions. 14:00 14:15 Short break. 14:15 15:00 Revise and "beef up" your essay with extra text. 15:00 15.15 Check your essay for errors and print (or submit if your professor uses an online service, such as Google Classroom). Use the introduction to let your readers know what you're going to say in the paper. Start with a hook, which grabs your reader's attention and interest. Make sure to clearly state your argument in simple prose, which is the entire point of the paper. Writing a strong introduction may distract your professor from an otherwise terribly written body. An example of a hook could be "A letter from South Africa arrived in Hamburg, Germany during 1945. The message was from Adam Landauer, a German Jew interned in a camp for enemy aliens. An index card, nestled among 50 million other such cards, summarizes what action was taken in response. The location service found his missing brother. Max's letter showed the importance of tracing agencies to reconstructing Europe after war." Allow yourself to free-write the "meat," or body, of your paper. Build on 2-3 relevant points that you've learned in class. Then analyze these points with your thoughts and opinions based on lectures and assigned readings. This can quickly add length to the paper that you can shape with some expert research in the revision process. Write simple sentences, which can simply the paper-writing process. For example, you can easily build off of these four statements: "Roman rulers possessed considerable wealth;" "wealthy Romans used aqueducts built with lead before poorer citizens;" "the lead made the Roman leadership crazy;" "the Roman empire declined before aqueducts were widespread." Revisit what you've said in the introduction and body of your paper in the conclusion. Provide a strong impression that you did what you set to do in the paper for your professor by saying things such as, "But Max's case highlights the binary of humanitarian assistance: it was simultaneously benevolent and political. This challenges earlier scholarship on the apolitical nature of humanitarian aid." These types of statements may make your professor forget about the haphazard nature of your research and writing.

SUMMARY: Read the assignment requirements closely. Develop a plan. Hook your reader with the introduction. String together the paper's body. Conclude your essay.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you know they love animals, use that in your promposal! If they love dogs and you have a Labrador puppy, invite them over and pose your puppy next to a sign saying "Will you go to prom with me?" If their favorite animal is sharks, try Photoshopping a bunch of sharks into tuxedos and prom dresses, writing "Prom?" across the top, and sending it to them. If you know they love a certain food, incorporate it into your promposal. Spell out "Prom?" with pizza toppings or their favorite candy. You can also give them food in a box, like a cake or a burger, and write "Will you go to prom with me?" on the inside. If you're good at coming up with puns, try sending them a pun based on their interests. You could try writing "It's my goal to go to prom with you!" on a soccer ball, or giving them a taco with a note attached that says "I'm taco-ing about going to prom with you!" Some people love puzzles. If your prospective date is one of them, try making a custom promposal puzzle. You can print your note onto an actual jigsaw puzzle, or you can try making a crossword or word search puzzle that has your promposal as the answer. If you're a musical person, you can try writing a song for your prospective date. It doesn't have to be anything complicated or brilliant. You can even just change the lyrics of a popular song to include your promposal. Make sure your song is the kind of music they like before you start writing! If you can buy a gift, getting them something you know they'll love can make your promposal memorable. The gift can be as simple as a handmade card or as extravagant as a pair of designer shoes. It's up to you and your budget! Avoid giving a lavish gift to someone you don't know well. It will be awkward for them and they might feel like they have to go with you.

SUMMARY: Use cute animals for an animal-lover. Try spelling a promposal with their favorite food. Come up with a funny pun using their favorite things. Make a puzzle for them. Write a promposal song. Buy them something they love.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Mix a cup (240 mL) of baking soda in a cup of warm water. Stir them together to form a paste. Apply the paste to the stain using your cloth or sponge. Wait for the paste to dry. Take a clean, dry cloth and use it to wipe off the paste. Check to see if the stain has been removed. Mix an equal amount of vinegar and warm water. Add them to a spray bottle if possible, since this will allow you to coat the stain with an even, controlled amount of the mixture. Spray the mixture onto the stain. After five minutes, come back and prepare to finish treating the backsplash with a general wash.. Dampen a soft cloth in warm water. Rub the cloth against the metal's grain over the stained areas. Make sure all vinegar is removed. Finish up by using a soft cloth to remove the water. Make sure no water is left or else it can damage the backsplash.

SUMMARY:
Combine baking soda and warm water in a bowl. Let the baking soda paste dry on the stain. Combine vinegar and water in a spray bottle. Let the vinegar mixture sit on the stain for five minutes. Wipe off the vinegar with a damp cloth. Dry the backsplash with a clean cloth.