Theoretically, greasing your answers with Chapstick will confuse the machine and cause it to fail marking anything on the test form. Reportedly, this works up to 25% of the time, though some test administrators report that it's an unsuccessful method of fooling the machine. Use only the lightest dab of Chapstick, and only on the answers you think are wrong. If you turn in a form smeared within an inch of its life with grease, you're going to get in trouble. Some cheaters think that this is a dated method, once successful but more recently eradicated by more sophisticated machines. In fact, it might cause questions answered correctly to be marked as incorrect. Some cheaters think blurring the pencil mark somewhere between fully-marked and blank will confuse the machine. To try this, draw a small dot in the middle of an answer, and then shade lightly around in the other answer bubbles. Smear everything with your fingers. The idea is to shade the circle dark enough the teacher will not question it, but light enough that the machine will be confused. Supposedly, this can work around 20% of the time, though you've still got to make it look authentic. Some cheaters think that, rather than filling in the answer bubbles fully, lines will confuse the machine, causing it to fail to register incorrect answers. Horizontal or diagonal lines might confuse the sensor, causing it to fail in scanning correctly. This is perhaps the most unreliable method of all. On almost every Scantron instruction sheet, there's an obvious step instruction you explicitly to fill in the answers "full and dark." Teachers and state graders still look at the forms and will toss out forms filled out incorrectly completed. If you do this, you risk a complete failure and disciplinary action.
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One-sentence summary -- Apply Chapstick over the answers you've marked. Smear the mark. Draw lines in the answer bubbles.

Use 4 to 8 gallons (15.1 to 30.3L) of hot water to maintain the fog in 15-minute bursts. Try to maintain a temperature between 120 and 180 degrees Fahrenheit (49 and 82 degrees Celsius). Additionally, boiling water is not ideal because it adds its own vapor to the dry ice fog, causing it to flow up instead of sprawling down and outward. Keep your container of water hot using a hot plate to maintain your fog for a long time. Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide, which has a much lower freezing point than water (-109.3F or -78.5C.) Drop the dry ice into the hot water using tongs. Typically, 1 lb (450 ml) will produce enough fog to last for 2 to 3 minutes. Hotter water will create more fog, but the hotter the water is, the faster the ice will turn to fog and the more often you will need to add more. Always handle dry ice with insulated gloves and tongs. The extremely cold temperature of dry ice will have an immediate reaction to the hot water, causing a thick cloud of fog to form. The rising steam of the hot water, together with the melting ice, creates the effect of fog. Control the direction of the fog with a small electric fan. Because fog will naturally be heavier than air, most of the fog will sink to the floor or ground unless you force it to rise with the fan. Every 15 minutes or so, you'll need to add more dry ice to consistently maintain the fog effect. Smaller pieces of dry ice added to the water will maintain greater fog volume over time, rather than larger pieces that will great large bursts of fog. Try using a hot plate to keep your water from cooling off, or refresh with hot water from your kitchen. Be aware that water is likely to bubble out from the reaction of the dry ice and water. If you're making fog indoors, know that the floor is likely to become slippery wherever the fog is.
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One-sentence summary -- Fill a large metal or plastic container with hot water. Put 5 to 10 lbs (2250 to 4500 g) dry ice in the water. Watch the fog form. Add more dry ice as needed.

Grab a sheet of paper and list out your best traits. Don't be shy about it. Write down strengths you admire about yourself as well as compliments you've gotten from others. For instance, you may include things like "I'm really organized" or "People always say I'm a good speaker." You can keep your list of strengths in a book and then refer to it whenever you need a confidence boost. If you ever get thank you notes or positive feedback from other people, put them in the book to help remind you that others appreciate you for who you are. If you need help determining your strengths, try taking the character assessment at https://www.viacharacter.org/www/. By default, you're never able to see yourself through the same lens that others see you. So, reach out to a few close friends or family members and ask them to identify strengths they see in you. You might hear the usual compliments, but someone may also identify an area that you don't usually see as a strength. This may sound like "I think you are always there for people when they need you" or "I never hear you gossip and that's a good thing." Add these new strengths to your preexisting list of good traits. Use the list you've built in a powerful affirmation session each day. Go down the list and read aloud each of the traits, adding "I am" in front of each one. For instance, you might say "I am really organized" and "I am always there when people need me." Upon completing your affirmations, you are likely to feel more confident and empowered about who you are as a person. Take on challenges that play to your strengths. This helps you build a "can do" attitude. Over time, you'll start to define yourself less by your mistakes and more by your talents and accomplishments. If you're super creative, sign up to help make costumes for the school play. If you're a gifted speaker, join a Toastmasters group to further develop the skill. Another way to celebrate your strengths is by using them to make other's lives easier. This can translate to a volunteer commitment in your community or simply pitching in when others need help. If you're really compassionate, try dedicating some time at a local homeless or animal shelter. If you're great with kids, offer to babysit your neighbor's kids so the couple can have a date night.
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One-sentence summary -- Make a list of what makes you awesome. Ask for positive feedback from those around you. Recite positive affirmations about your best traits daily. Exercise your strengths in the world around you. Use your good qualities to help others.

If you need to travel backward, make sure the vehicle is at a complete stop before changing gears in or out of "reverse." Slide the gear shift to select the gear marked "R" and check behind/ around you for any possible obstructions. Gently remove your foot from the brake and place it on the accelerator. When turning in Reverse, your car will turn in the same direction that you turn the wheel. You're just going backwards, so the end of the car will swing in that direction, rather than the front. " The "neutral" gear is only to be used when you have no need to control the speed of your car, not when driving regularly. Examples of this include when idling parked for a short time or when being pushed/towed. The gears marked "1," "2," and "3" are known as lower gears. These can work as a sort of in-engine brake system when you need to save your actual brakes. Going down steep hills is a good use of this technique. 1st gear, however, is only to be used when you must go very slowly. There is no need to stop when shifting between these gears and Drive.
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Travel in Reverse. Use "neutral. Use the lower gears.