Article: Run cold water over your affected skin for several minutes, but don't soak the area. Use plain soap to cleanse away the oil. Wash as soon as possible to reduce your chances of developing a rash or having the oil spread across a larger area. It's best to use a wash cloth to apply the soap over the affected area. However, the soap lather should protect your hands from exposure to the oil if you must use your hands to apply the soap. The water needs to be running in order to remove the oil. If you soak in water, the oil will mix with the water and affect more of your skin. Avoid using hot water, which opens your pores. It could cause your skin to absorb more of the oil. You can use a cotton swab soaked in rubbing alcohol or an alcohol wipe. It's best to do this within 10 minutes of contacting the plant to avoid a rash, but you can do it later to remove any oil that's lingering on your skin. Don't rub the wipes on areas that didn't contact the oil. You don't want to accidentally spread it. After using 1 piece of gauze or cotton swab, throw it away. Jewelweed is often called nature's natural poison ivy remedy. It is a low growing leafy bush that produces yellow and orange bell-shaped flowers. Mash up some jewelweed to make a paste, then apply it to your rash. Leave it on until it dries, then rinse it away with cool water. Jewelweed helps by countering the oil contained in the poison ivy. It can help you avoid a rash or reduce the intensity of your symptoms. Only use paste you made from the jewelweed itself. Don't rely on extracts and soaps made from jewelweed, which aren't as effective. You can apply more jewelweed paste if you desire. You can purchase jewelweed online if you cannot find the plant.
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Rinse your affected skin immediately after suspected contact. Dab the area with rubbing alcohol to remove the oil. Crush up some jewelweed if you're stuck outdoors.
Article: Hippies protested the Vietnam War, and are inherently against injustice. Many hippies of the 60's and 70's were also involved in the Civil Rights movement in America. Educate yourself on revolutionaries like Martin Luther King Jr, Che Guevara, and Mahatma Gandhi, to get a better understanding of what it's like to be a socially aware hippie. In 1967 100,000 people protested in Washington D.C. against the Vietnam War. You can participate in peaceful protests in your city around raising the minimum wage, environmental justice, or any other cause that is important to you. Music is a massive part of the hippie lifestyle, and many hippies listen to a pretty specific type of music. Luckily, it's easy to find contemporary bands that take cues from bands that existed during the 60s and 70s. Popular hippie musicians include The Beatles, Mamas & Papas, Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Neil Young. Modern hippies will often listen to electronic dance music at outdoor festivals. Eastern philosophy heavily influences hippie ideals, leading many hippies to explore religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, and Native American mysticism. While it's not necessary for you to change your religion, it's important that you have an understanding and respect for these practices and belief systems. Spiritual exploration and acceptance of other cultures and beliefs is a common hippie trait. While you should never take illegal drugs, it's important to know that psychedelic drugs influenced art and music for the hippie movement. Read up on the effects of LSD and marijuana, as these were widely used drugs in the past. Many hippies use drugs to achieve a spiritual or self-discovering experience, not to party. Popular hippie musicians like Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin died of drug overdoses. Remember that as a teen, your brain is still developing so it is important to wait until you are old enough to use any adult substances. Please do your research on harm reduction.
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Read up on revolutionaries and activists of the past. Listen to psychedelic rock, jam bands, and folk music. Research Eastern Philosophy online or at a library. Educate yourself on psychedelic drugs.
Article: You can make your paper longer by adding in viewpoints that are different than your own. This could be an opposing viewpoint on your topic or a viewpoint that is slightly different than your own. Adding in different viewpoints can help to make your paper stronger and help you reach the required word count. For example, if you are writing a paper on reproductive rights in Oregon, you may include a section on an opposing viewpoint on abortion rights from a credible source. You can also increase word count in the paper by adding in more examples from your sources. Look in your body paragraphs for spots where another example may be relevant to support your idea. Use examples that are more detailed from your source text to strengthen your argument and add to the word count. For example, you may add another example from the source text that illustrates the theme of your essay. Or you may include another case study to support your argument in a paper. Consider if there are other references or sources that you can add to your paper to make it more well rounded. Add in references from other texts or include a new source that feels relevant to your topic. For example, if you are writing a paper on reproductive rights in Oregon, you may look for a recent government source that you can then pull content from to add to your paper. Or you may add scholarly articles to your paper to help support your ideas more fully. Try not to simply put in fluff, or unnecessary content, into your paper to increase the word count. Fluff includes things like stating the obvious and repeating the same ideas or thoughts several times. Avoid being redundant to help reach your word count. This will only tell your instructor that you are trying to pad your paper, rather than delve deeper into your ideas. You should also avoid using overly complex words in your sentences. Do not try to increase word count by adding a lot of "very," "really," and "rather" in your sentences. This will only clutter up your essay and weaken your sentences.
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Put in different viewpoints on the topic. Include more examples in the text. Put in other references or sources. Avoid adding fluff to the paper.