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How to Keep Positive During Hard Times
The old expression about seeing a glass as half-full or half-empty may have a ring of truth to it. When you’re dealing with tough times, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. A positive outlook can really help you cope with your situation and find potential solu...
How to Convince Your Parents to Let You Stay Home from School
Often times, it's just too much to go to school. Maybe there's a test you didn't study for, maybe there's something like reading in front of the whole school and you're extremely shy, or maybe you're tired of being bullied. In any case, you may find yours...
How to Talk to a Guy Who Doesn't Like You Anymore
Unfortunately, sometimes a guy’s feelings for you may change for the worse. To make matters even more uncomfortable, you may still need to talk to him afterward. There’s no real way to make this fun, but there are pointers you can follow in order to make...
How to Solve Simultaneous Equations Using Substitution Method
Simultaneous equations are two linear equations with two unknown variables that have the same solution. Solving equations with one unknown variable is a simple matter of isolating the variable; however, this isn’t possible when the equations have two unkn...
How to Decide Whether to Use a Blender or a Food Processor
When you're preparing food and you can't decide whether it's better to use a blender or a food processor, there are actually some simple ways to choose between the two. Step one of the process is learning the difference between the kitchen appliances. Tho...
How to Install Linux Mint
Are you ready to ditch Windows or macOS in favor of Linux? Linux Mint is a great version of Linux to install, as its interface options will feel familiar. To replace your computer's current operating system with Linux Mint, you'll need to create a bootabl...
How to Bypass a Sonicwall Block
If your school or company uses a SonicWall firewall, you've probably seen its block screen when trying to visit blocked websites. Looking for a way to bypass the firewall? We'll show you how to use Google Translate and Tor quick tricks for opening Faceboo...
How to Change Someone Else's Behavior
Whether you want your girlfriend to respond to your text messages more quickly or want your friend to stop chewing with her mouth open, you will find that changing another person’s behavior is really hard. It is definitely not an impossible task, but ther...
How to Write a Reader Response
A reader response assignment asks you to explain and defend your personal reaction to an assigned text. Reader response papers can be difficult because they force you, the reader, to take responsibility for giving meaning to the text. Often these assignme...
How to Make a Swimsuit
If you’re having trouble finding a swimsuit that “suits” you just right, skip the swimwear rack and make your own suit! This wikiHow article walks you through the process of making a 1-piece ladies’ or girls’ suit with 2 shoulder straps and an overall sim...
How to Train Your Dog to Roll Over
So you've trained your dog to sit, stay and lie down, and you're ready to move on to an advanced command: roll over. This trick looks impressive and it's simple to teach. Set up the trick by making sure your dog knows basic steps. Then, learn how to train...
How to Do the Stanky Leg
The "Stanky Leg" is a simple dance that gained popularity in 2008 when it was featured in a song called “Stanky Leg”, released by the hip-hop group GS Boyz. The dance depends on shifting your body between one "good" leg and a "stanky" leg that stays plant...
How to Drop Hints That You Are a Lesbian
People can prepare for the news if you give them hints before you come out. It can also give you a solid indication of how they'll react. They'll have figured it out already and won't be too upset. This is also good if you don't want people to know you're...
How to Print Screen on Windows 7
This wikiHow teaches you how to take screenshots on Windows 7 of the entire screen or a specific window using keyboard shortcuts, and how to take a screenshot of a customized area using the Snipping Tool.
How to Become a Better Singer
While some people seem to be born with inherently beautiful voices, even professional singers have to work hard and practice often to maintain their singing abilities. There are plenty of tools and steps you can take to become a better singer from getting...
How to Have Good Luck
As counter-intuitive as it may sound, if you want to have good luck, you'll need to work for it. Good fortune is often lying around, waiting to be noticed. Learn to recognize opportunities for good luck and take steps to actively invite that good luck int...