INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If the hammer is not currently half-cocked, then put it into that position now. Point the gun in a safe direction. Do not point it at yourself or at anyone else. Ideally, you should point it down range. Snap a cap on each nipple with the gun still pointed down range. Note that you may need to pinch the cap to ensure a secure fit. Switch the hammer of the gun to its fully cocked position. At this point, the gun is live. You will be able to pull the trigger and fire it. Point the gun at an appropriate target and fire off each cap. For percussion caps, an appropriate target would be a leaf, blade of grass, or sheet of paper positioned roughly 1 foot (30.5 cm) away. The target should move. If it doesn't, there might be an obstruction in the barrel. Do not load the gun until the obstruction is cleared. Firing off percussion caps will further clear and dry each chamber. Make sure that there are no unfired caps left on any of the nipples before continuing. You also need to remove any busted or fragmented caps at this time.

SUMMARY: Half cock the hammer. Place a cap on each nipple. Fully cock the hammer. Fire each cap. Check the gun.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: This is the button used to operate your window. It is almost always on the door, however, they are rarely found on the center console. Be careful not to scratch up the door panel while removing the window switch, as it often requires prying. Using a shop rag or piece of cardboard under your prying tool can help. You will need to test these connectors to make sure that they are providing the appropriate 12 volts to your switch. Set the multi-meter for D/C volts and put the prongs of your multi-meter into the connector. It should read 12 volts. Tighten any loose connections, and clear away any corrosion. Take a switch from another door and plug it into the connectors on the malfunctioning door. If you are able to operate your window using this switch, then the original is bad and will need to be replaced. Contact your dealership or favorite parts store and get a new window switch. This can be done by plugging the connectors into the switch and popping the switch back into the door panel.

SUMMARY: Locate the window switch panel. Remove the window switch panel. Unplug the wiring connectors from the switch. Use your multi-meter to probe each connector. Check the wiring on any switch that has a low voltage reading. Test another switch. Buy a new switch. Install the new window switch.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Every document serves some kind of purpose. It might be trying to convince people to do something, or maybe it's meant to describe events that took place somewhere. By carefully reading through the document, you should get a sense of why the author created it in the first place. Documents that tell people what to do are called prescriptive documents. Documents that describe events are called descriptive documents. For example, an early twentieth-century book of manners - which tells women how to behave in public - is an example of a prescriptive document. A newspaper article that covers the events of the Boston Tea Party is an example of a descriptive document. What is the point the author is trying to get across? Their argument can help you understand where the author is coming from and whether they might have a vested interest in people accepting their argument as true. Keep in mind that the author's argument might be obvious or it might be subtle. For example, the author of a publicity flyer that asks the public to come to a pro-union meeting might say, "Joining the UAW will make your family more financially secure!" That author's argument is pretty obvious - that the United Auto Workers union will help working families. By contrast, the author of a newspaper article about civil rights protests might say "The protesters were met with violence when police officers turned water hoses on them. Many protesters were injured, while the police seemed unconcerned." This sounds like a description of what happened. However, the author's description of injured protesters and unconcerned police suggests that the author's subtle argument is that the protesters were right and the police were wrong. In historical documents, silence often says as much as actual words. Figuring out what gets left out is often called "reading between the lines," and it's something historians do to determine an author's real motivation. For example, if the source is an obituary of Benedict Arnold, what do you know about him that gets left out of the obituary? Does it mention the fact that Americans consider him a traitor? Does it only focus on Americans' perception of him? The things that get left out can tell you a lot about who wrote the document and why. Corroborating the historical document with other sources will help you determine whether the information presented in the document is factual. Look through other sources and note any points of agreement or disagreement between the sources and the historical document you're analyzing.If a variety of sources are in disagreement with the historical document, then it's a sign that the information presented in the document isn't correct. Once you've analyzed a historical document, you need to decide if the document is credible or not. You can determine if a historical document is credible using a variety of methods, like: Verifying any evidence that the document gives for its claims. If you're able to back up the evidence using other sources, then you know the document's claims are valid. Considering the credibility of the author. If your research finds that the author of the document was unreliable or extremely biased, it's a clue that the document isn't credible.

SUMMARY:
Figure out the author's purpose. Determine the author's argument. Pay attention to what isn't said. Corroborate the document with other sources. Determine the document's credibility.