Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Do your research in advance. Prove to your parents that you are a safe driver. Show your parents that you can make good choices. Call your parents often.

Answer: Depending on how elaborate your lie is, you may need to do some research to make sure you don't get caught. The best option is always to keep the lie simple, such as "we're going to the mall" or "I'm staying late after school to catch up with Nicholas!" No matter what your story is, be sure that it will hold up even if your parents do research. For example, make sure that the mall is open when you say you'll be there, and don't say you're staying at a friend's house if your parents have that friend's parents' phone number. Let them ride in the car with you and show that you are a responsible driver. Doing this may help your parents to be less strict and to worry less when you are out. If you don't drive, then this step won't apply to you. If you are having a friend pick you up, have them pick you up at school or at the end of your block instead of at your house. While some parents are going to be strict no matter what, sometimes a parent just wants to know that you have a good head on your shoulders. You can build trust with your parents by coming home at your curfew, completing chores on time, getting good grades, and introducing your parents to your friends. Another way to build trust is by talking with your parents about select personal issues, like a boy or girl that you like or a struggle you're having with a friend. This can promote closeness and may make your parent give you a bit more freedom. If you know your parents won't like your friend, then introducing them could backfire. Use your judgment to decide if introducing a friend to your parents would help you build trust. Specifically, call your parents to check in when you arrive at a place that they can know about. This will ease their fears and help build trust. Tell them you'll also call them when you're on your way home. Try to avoid calling them when you are at the place where you're not supposed to be. That way, you won't be explicitly lying, and you reduce the chance of them hearing a background noise that doesn't match where they think you are. Give your parents an estimated time frame of how long you'll be gone. When you tell them, be prepared to explain why what you're doing will take a long time. For example, you could say, "Mike and I are getting dinner. It might be a few hours because he is going through some difficult stuff that he wants to talk about. Is it okay if I get home at ______? I'll call you when I'm on my way home."

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Tune into your feelings about the situation. Watch for someone who threatens withdrawal. Look for someone who makes you feel guilty. Be wary of people who make their problems seem more urgent than yours. Pay attention to an excessive use of facts and figures. Note when someone refuses to speak. Listen to the volume of the person's voice. Think about times when the person has tried to catch you off-guard. Pay attention to criticism.

Answer: Manipulation can be subtle, so it can be difficult to recognize when it is happening to you. However, there are some common things that manipulators tend to do, such as casting doubt, projecting insecurities, and making you doubt yourself. By learning to tune into how you are feeling, you may be able to spot manipulation more easily. The next time you think you might be being manipulated, stop and ask yourself, "Am I doing this because I want to or because I feel guilty, ashamed, embarrassed, afraid, obligated, responsible etc.?" If you are doing something for one of the latter reasons, then it is possible that you are being manipulated. People who make you feel like they will take something away from you if you don't act the way they want are manipulating you. These threats may involve the withdrawal of many things their company, their love, their money, their support, or any other thing they might threaten to withhold from you. Many people are motivated by this kind of manipulation at work (working late because they fear they won't get their next promotion if they don't), but it can be more damaging in personal relationships between people because these interactions involve more intimate emotions. An example of a love withdrawal statement is, "Sure, you can do whatever you like, but don't expect me to be here when you get home. I'm done with you." A manipulative person will try to make you feel guilty for not doing what they want you to do. They might achieve this goal by acting like you are letting them down or by talking about how much of an inconvenience/hardship something is for them. Typically, we experience guilt when we feel like we have gone back on our end of a bargain. But in situations where you suspect you are being manipulated, try to consider whether you consciously agreed to the thing you feel guilty about or if the person is just making you feel guilty for no reason. A guilt statement might sound like, "I really thought you cared about me, but I guess this is more important to you. I see how little our relationship means to you, and I wonder if you even love me." Manipulative people often manipulate others by making their own problems seem more important or more pressing than the problems of other people. If you feel obligated to help someone with something (and this seems to happen quite regularly), you are probably being manipulated. When we decide what tasks are most important to complete in our own lives, urgency is one way we organize our tasks and decide which to complete first. But when other people get to determine a thing's urgency, this is problematic and manipulative. People who spout out lots of facts and figures may also be trying to manipulate you. The idea behind this tactic is to make you feel as though you do not know as much as the other person. Someone who does this is trying to convince you that he or she is intellectually superior to you. Some people manipulate others by refusing to speak first or giving you the silent treatment. When someone does this, he or she may be probing for information that he or she can use against you. The person may wait for you to speak to find out what you think is happening and what your goals are. Some people will shout or speak loudly to subdue other people. This person may drown out your voice with his or her own to get you to stop trying to defend yourself and give in to the other person's demands. If someone is yelling at you or speaking over you, then this is likely manipulation. He or she may also use other tactics to subdue you, such as blocking your path or standing over you. Someone can also manipulate you by springing things on you and taking advantage of your lack of preparation. By catching you off-guard, the person is hoping that you will be more likely to give in to his or her request. For example, someone who is trying to manipulate you might ask you an important question right when you walk through the door. Or, someone might try to get you to perform an important task with little to no notice. Someone who is being manipulative may also use criticism to gain an advantage over you. He or she may even mask the criticism as humor or as coming from a place of love. However, if someone is criticizing you to get something that he or she wants, then this is manipulation. For example, someone who is trying to sell you a new phone might mask criticism with humor by saying something like, "Geez, is your phone from the stone age?" However, this person is clearly trying to make you feel insecure about your phone so that you will buy a new one. Someone may also mask criticism with expressions of love, such as by saying, "Even though you don't put much effort into your appearance, I still love you." This statement is mean to make the person feel insecure about his or her looks, but the speaker attempts to mask it with a tacked-on statement of love.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Put your exercise ball in an open area. Get a pair of dumbbells and kneel in front of the exercise ball, holding the weights. Drape your body over the ball with your elbows should be halfway down the ball.

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You should have plenty of free space to move around, and all sharp/heavy objects should be removed so as to minimize the potential for accidents. Hold the weights up so that your arm is bent and the weights are near your face.