Text: make this decision before hand. consider yourself a winner if you manage to do this. you can't do anything about having a bad day.

Correct capitalization: Make this decision before hand. Consider yourself a winner if you manage to do this. You can't do anything about having a bad day.

Text: orig. content spanish translates to french

Correct capitalization: Orig. content Spanish translates to French

Text: the collected poetical work of j.p. jacobsen

Correct capitalization: The collected poetical work of J.P. Jacobsen

Text: in this way, any faults can quickly be rectified.

Correct capitalization:
In this way, any faults can quickly be rectified.