Write an article based on this "Consider giving a homemade gift. Avoid gifting personal items. Donate to their classroom. Consider a gift card if you're not sure what to give."
article: You don't need to feel like your gift needs to be expensive or extravagant. Giving a gift to your teacher to say thank you is already going above and beyond, so think about giving a handmade gift. Gifts that represent an inside joke or are from a favorite local business are great choices. Think about what would be easiest for you to give. If you're good at baking, try making cookies or cupcakes for them. Or, if you are creative and had them for a year long high school class, you might make a scrapbook or a photobook of your time in their class. Even if you feel like you bonded with your teacher, don't gift them personal items like perfumes or bath products. This can turn the gift from thoughtful to awkward quickly. Also avoid scented items like candles, as those are extremely taste-specific, and you might guess wrong, leaving your teacher with a scented candle they can't use. If you can, a good way to show your appreciation to a K-12 teacher is to donate something back to their classroom. This doesn't have to be monetary. You can donate some classroom supplies or you can donate your time. Volunteering to help them clean out their classroom or to help them with student projects is a great way to show your appreciation. If you aren't close enough to your teacher or professor to know exactly what to give them, a gift card of a small amount to somewhere like Amazon, Starbucks, or a local shop or restaurant is always a safe bet. Don't give a huge amount because that's inappropriate for a gesture of thanks for a teacher. Giving your teacher a gift as a way of saying thank you is definitely a situation where the old saying "it's the thought that counts" applies. The fact that you even made the effort is what they'll remember, not the precise dollar amount of your gift or gift card. Shoot for $20 or less as a general rule, and even a $5 gift card would be appreciated.

Write an article based on this "Fan out your cards face down to a spectator and ask him/her to point to one. Pinch the bottom right corner with your index and middle finger. Put the card back in the deck or ask a spectator to. When the cards are all back in your hands, discreetly look for a card that is slightly bent. Show the spectator his or her card."
article: Take it out yourself and hold it facing the audience. At no point in this trick do you see what this card is. If you don't have a surface in front of you, have them simply take the deck and pick a card. This way then verify themselves that it's not a trick deck, too. As you're holding it up, lightly pinch the bottom corner, bending it just slightly. The back of the card is still facing you. Don't make the pinch obvious to the unassuming eye. It should be something only you can see because you're looking for it. This works best with a set of cards that has been used before. A brand new fresh pack may make a bend a little too obvious. Getting someone else to do the work will make your trick seem more viable. Once the card is back in, shuffle the deck or have them shuffle it themselves. If someone else is shuffling your cards, have them hand them back to you when they're finished. Any direction is fine. Scan the cards or fan them out, telling your audience you need to get a read on the cards. Ham it up, making the trick truly entertaining. You have a couple options from here: Find a way to get that card to the top of the deck. You can then put the cards back in the package making sure the top card is between the box and the closing flap so you can pull it out. Start throwing out the cards that aren't theirs. Pick them up acting like you're going to say, "This is your card!" but then at the last minute you change your mind and say no. This can be done half a dozen times before you actually approach their card. Make it so the card is on the bottom. Than you can pretend to be frustrated as you go through the deck, not seeing their card. At the very end, there it is, waiting to amaze your friends. Whichever method you choose, make a show of it. Grin smugly, knowing that you just fooled them with simple magic. And remember not to reveal your trickery! The traditional pickpocket method is to place the packet in your pocket or in a spectator's pocket and amaze people by pulling out the specified card on top of the deck when the packet is reopened.

Write an article based on this "Practice your presentation in front of a mirror or a small audience of friends and family before you do it for real. Think about the speed at which you speak. Do not use too many slides. Do not use too few slides."
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If, during your practice run, you find that your time has elapsed before you could get through your whole presentation, you'll know that your presentation has too many slides. Head back to the drawing board to edit it accordingly. If your presentation ended well before the time limit you've been given, try to extend the amount of time you spend on each slide, or add extra slides to expand on the info introduced in the presentation. Solicit advice from family and friends during your practice presentation. If they feel there are too many or too few slides, or if they feel certain sections of the presentation felt rushed or slow, adjust your presentation to correct these deficiencies. If you speak quite quickly, you will be able to get through a great number of slides. If, on the other hand, you speak more slowly, you'll probably require a smaller number of slides. Use your rate of speech to determine how many slides your presentation can accommodate. If you have ten minutes to present, you might need upwards of 60 slides. On the other hand, you might also need just ten slides. Whatever number you settle on, do not include more slides than you can get through in your allotted presentation time. If you have a lot of info which would be of use in your PowerPoint, or have graphs, tables, or images available that could improve your presentation, use them. While you don't want to include so many slides that you can't get through them all in the allotted time, neither should you feel constrained to the point that you don't include valuable information or graphics in your slideshow.