Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Use a toothpick Use tape to color block your nails. Crumple plastic wrap for a stone effect. Make designs with permanent markers. Place paper hole reinforcement stickers on the bottom of your nail. Cut up an old shower loofa for a fishnet look.

Answer: or a bobby pin to make dots on your nail. This basic method provides you with several decorating options, including: Simple polka dots. Use your bobby pin to evenly disperse dots over one or multiple nails. For extra color, use different colors for different dots, making sure to have a separate bobby pin for each color. Flowers. Drop five small dots of the same color in the middle of your nail, making a circle with one dot in the middle. While the polish is still wet, use a toothpick or small decorating brush to pull the outer dots toward the side of your nail. This will form the petals. Paw prints. Use the bobby pin to make either one or two larger dots (depending on if you want one or two prints) on your nail. Then use the toothpick to place three smaller dots over each larger one. Once your base color is completely dry, apply a piece of tape to your nail so that you can easily add a second color to the nail. The easiest blocking pattern to do is a simple diagonal. Place the tape so that your nail is separated into two triangles, and then paint two coats of your second color on the untaped half. Allow time for each coat to dry, then add a top coat. You can also create a more unique effect by cutting the tape with special scissors that create a line of zigzags on the edge of the tape. Place the tape either at the base of your nail, or across the diagonal. Apply two or three coats of a light-colored base coat, such as pale blue or turquoise. Once these coats are completely dry, paint your crumpled plastic wrap with gold polish, and then quickly sponge the polish onto your nail with the plastic wrap. Permanent markers, such as Sharpies, come in many different colors, including silver and gold. These markers are much easier to control than polish brushes, allowing you to draw a variety of dots, lines, zigzags, or even hearts on top of your base coat. You can also experiment with different size marker tips. If you make a mistake with a Sharpie, the design can be easily removed with rubbing alcohol, a material that won't strip your base coat. Once you've got a design you love, add a top coat for full protection. These stickers will allow you to leave the base of your nail unpainted. The circular shape of the sticker placed at the bottom of your nail results in a reverse french manicure or half-moon effect. Place the sticker at the bottom of your unpainted nail. Then, paint two coats of your chosen color, removing the sticker once the second coat has set for a few minutes. Use a Q-tip dipped in nail polish remover for any necessary touchups. After your base coat is dry, cut out a square of the loofa and place it over your nail. Keep the loofa in place by putting small squares of tape on the edges. With an old makeup sponge, dab a second color over your nail and the square of loofa, which will act as the perfect stencil.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Proofread your CV. Ask a mentor or a professional colleague for feedback. Update your list of references.

Answer: In particular, you want to make sure it's free of any typos, spelling or grammatical errors. Dates should be accurately stated, and contact information for all references updated and accurate. Ask yourself: is the information included in this CV relevant to the position of accounting assistant? If irrelevant information is included, it may detract from the CVs overall strength. Did you omit anything that should be included? Be thorough in reviewing your education and work history. You want to make sure that your CV includes all experiences you may have had relevant to accounting. The first page of your CV is the most important. A potential employer may not read more than one page. Keep your writing concise, clear, and focused. Many times, other people can see what you can't. A second set of eyes will catch typos, grammatical errors, unprofessional presentation, or other errors. If you know someone who frequently sees CVs in the accounting field, ask them to review your CV. Because they will have seen many different formats, they can offer advice and feedback regarding the choices you have made. Read a few sample CVs to get an understanding of how they are formatted. Any Internet search will provide you with examples. Remember that there is no single way to write a CV. Nothing will turn off a potential employer more than finding a wrong number listed among your list of professional recommendations. Make sure all contact information is up-to-date and accurate. Always make sure that your job references have agreed to be contacted on your behalf, and are aware of the job position for which you're applying. Unless they know that you're applying for a position as an accounting assistant, they won't know what information to share with the potential employer if he should call. Reorder your list of references based on the job your CV is being created for, with the most relevant job references at the top. Never use family members or close personal friends who can't speak to your job qualifications for job references.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Analyze a blood sample. Perform intradermal skin testing. Take a skin biopsy.

Answer: In addition to ruling out other skin issues, your veterinarian may want to perform advanced diagnostics to determine what's causing the skin allergy. After drawing a blood sample, your veterinarian will send it to a diagnostic lab that will screen it for antibodies to different antigens (a substance causing an allergic response), such as pollen or dust mites. Unfortunately, blood tests can sometimes produce false positive results, meaning the test indicates your dog is allergic to something that he is really not. Blood testing is not as accurate as intradermal skin testing. Also, results can take up to 2 weeks. For intradermal skin testing, your veterinarian will inject small amounts of various allergens into your dog's skin and watch for a skin reaction. First, he or she will shave a postcard-sized patch of your dog's fur and make several rows of dots on the skin with a pen or marker. These dots will be where your veterinarian injects the allergens. Your dog will be sedated for the procedure. After the injection, your veterinarian will monitor the skin reaction for 15 to 20 minutes and grade it according to the redness and size of the injection site. Swelling at the injection site indicates a possible allergy. Intradermal skin testing is more accurate than blood testing, but false results can occur for a number of reasons, including bacterial or fungal contamination of the allergen, too little antigen injected, and poor injection technique. Your veterinarian may want to take a skin biopsy to diagnose your Golden Retriever's skin allergy. A skin biopsy is an invasive procedure, so your dog would need to be anesthetized. With all of the other diagnostic options available, it is not very likely your veterinarian will recommend a skin biopsy.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Find a new hobby. Explore your creative side. Accept challenges. Spend more time with people you admire. Use your critical thinking skills. Don't do things to fit other people's expectations.

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One way to be an individual is to find something that you truly and deeply care about and to make an effort to really explore it. If you don't know what you're good at yet, then you should try to join more clubs at school, pick up a sport, or take a class in Japanese, creative writing, watercolor painting, tap dancing, or really anything at all that you've been wanting to try. Finding something that you love and sticking to it will help you boost your confidence while finding a new way to help you express yourself. Along with finding a new hobby, you can work to see if you can turn it into a passion. You may discover that you really want to be a writer, photographer, or dancer, and this will give you even more confidence and conviction in your abilities. Not every person has to be creative to be an individual. However, exploring your creative faculties can open up new ideas and can make you feel more aware of new possibilities. Try your hand at writing a short story, a poem, a play, or even a novel, or work on writing a skit with your friends just for fun. Explore your artistic side and work on drawing, ceramics, oil painting, or charcoal sketching just to see what strikes your fancy. You don't have to be particularly good at it, but you should be willing to try if you want to be an individual. Even if all you can draw are stick figures, exercising the creative part of your brain can help you see the world in a new, original way. This is a big part of being an individual. Being creative can also help you discover new ideas you didn't know you had. You may never have thought about the world in a certain way until you tried your hand at writing short stories. Another way to be an individual is to step outside of your comfort zone and to accept the new challenges the world may bring. Volunteer in a new part of town; run for class president; apply for a job that you're not sure you're qualified for. Help your friend figure out a difficult project. When a challenge comes your way, don't bat it away and stick to the things you know, but make an effort to try new things and to tackle new and difficult questions. True individuals are always growing and changing. They face challenges with fortitude and work to find the best way to succeed, no matter how difficult the circumstances are. Of course, if you're overbooked, you don't want to say yes to everything, either, or you'll be too busy to grow as a person. But if you're worried about trying something new because you think you might fail, then you should take up the challenge and see what you can do. Another way to be an individual is to surround yourself with independent thinkers whose ideas and ways of life you admire. You can learn a lot from people who are creative, interesting, and not afraid to be who they are. If you spend all of your time with followers or with people who don't really have much to teach you about the world, then it'll be harder for you to grow as an individual. This doesn't mean you should ditch every person who you deem to be too boring for you, but it does mean that you should seek out people who challenge you and inspire you to be a better version of yourself. True individuals are critical thinkers. They evaluate every aspect of a situation before reaching a conclusion, and they use a large knowledge base to help them find the best approaches to tricky situations. They don't accept everything they hear from their friends or on the radio and do their own research, making sure that they're reaching the best conclusions instead of resorting to lazy or incomplete thinking. True individuals think outside the box and know that most situations are more complicated than they seem. They don't accept everything they hear at face value, even if it's coming from a person they respect. Individuals are always asking a lot of questions and aren't afraid to admit when they don't know an answer. They know that the best way to be informed is to question everything. Become more well-read. Read every book you can get your hands on, from the complete works of Virginia Woolf or Franz Kafka to contemporary non-fiction about historical events or modern science. The more you read, the more knowledge you gain, and the more information you have at your disposal. One of the reasons you may be struggling with becoming an individual is because you feel like you have to fit the expectations of your parents, friends, significant other, or society at large. If you truly want to be an individual, then you have to do what is best for yourself, not what your parents expect you to do. It can be hard to say no to people or to tell them that your goals are different from theirs, but this is the only way you can truly move forward. For example, if your parents want you to go to med school because you come from three generations of doctors but you'd rather study creative writing, be up front about it. You don't want to fall into a life that doesn't feel like your own. Of course, you shouldn't go against all of the expectations of society just to be an individual, but because you really think you're doing what's best for you. For example, if you drop of out college, do it because you have a great reason for it, not because you think it would be rebellious.