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Long story short, I'm from Los Angeles, went to an amazing school, left the US and moved to the Middle East. I've been backpacking around Europe and the Middle East on and off since August 2013.


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Quite frankly, I'm sarcastic way more than I should be. Read a few of my answers, and you'll see that I am not totally mean to anyone.

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why do people put fashion problems questions in the spirituality section fashion has nothing to do with religion people.

Probably for the same reasons that you don't type correctly.

People are lazy. Get used to it; that isn't going to change anytime soon.

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My hair is naturally curly, which can be pretty cool sometimes, but then again, I HATE it. I straighten it sometimes, by first, blow drying, then using my flat-iron, which can cause serious frizzies. I bought a diffuser, but that has not helped at all! I try and use straightening balm for my hair, special conditioners and even blow drying it different ways. Whatever I try, my hair just never looks just right. I just wish there were a way to make my hair straight like everyone else's! HELP!

Easy straight, which is permanent.

Don't blow-dry it straight; just let it air dry. This will cut down the heat, and will lessen the "frizzies."

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Whats an RA?

Resident Advisor.

They are kind of in charge of a dorm and they are hwo you go to if you have housing, or other, issues.

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Any ideas on how do I put up my hair so i can decrease my acne from the oils of my hair? It's so hard to keep it up because first of all, It'll put a dent on my hair and my hair will forever have a dent in it and second of all, it's hard to put up your hair when you have serious amounts of acne

You could look on seventten.com and cosmogirl.com. They have 453645364 ways to do your hair.

One of my new favorite ways is to separate my hair horizontally twice (so I have 3 sections) and do three buns in a column. It looks cool!

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ok, i'll be blunt, i hate my legs. i don't know why, and i'm not sure when it started, somewhere around grade 4 and i am now in grade 10. i have a little extra above my knees and i am self consious because hair grows thicker on my legs. so here is my main question: can you shave your uper legs? is it better to wax? if so how much is it going to caust me? last but not least: how do i get over being self consiouse about my legs?

P.S. i'm a 15 year old female and i weigh 130.

You can shave whatever body parts you want.

Shaving is cheaper and it hurts less, and you can do it on your own time.

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I joined www.multiply.com.You need an invitation to join.When I joined I had no idea what the site was about.I used my real name.Am I in trouble?There was no option to change my name.If there was,I could not find it.I did not realize people could see my name.My last name is pretty rare.What should I do?Why shouldn't you give your real name online?

Delete your account.

You shouldn't give your entire realy name online because people canstalk you and track you down and rape/ kill you.

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I'm an aspiring broadway actress who is a teenager. My voice is very strong and pretty- but I have just one problem: I CAN'T BELT higher than my chest voice naturally would go. I mean- once I try to belt the higher notes such as in "Don't Rain on My Parade" I get this AWFUL sounding over-exerted nasal sound that is earsplitting. If I ever want to have a chance to actually audition for broadway productions I have to be able to belt. They don't write songs for voices like mine. HOW DO YOU TAKE YOUR CHEST VOICE HIGHER THAN IT NORMALLY WOULD GO WITHOUT BREAKING????? Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

It's totally psychological. Have someone warm you up starting at the very bottom of your range, and you'll do fine.

For other singing tips, check out the website on my column. :)

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In one of your answers, I saw that you inserted a Google search box. I was wondering how you did that, I often tell people to search google, and that would be helpful. Thanks.

[ search ] what you want to search [ / search ]

Minus the spaces.

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im 14/f and i have the symptons of bipolar disorder. i thought only older people could develop this order. is it possible that at my age i have this?

Yes.

only search advicenators.com

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hey i was just wondering if there were people out there (or here on advicinator) that think that what hitler did was ethical and support him?
Because i totally dont and i was wondering what were there reasons for thinking so

Hitler brutally massacred my ancestors and relatives.

There is no way that I would ever support him, or anyone else that is discriminatory towards anyone.

Just reading the letters H-I-T-L-E-R in that letter fills me with hate.

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do your boobs stop growing once you get your period?

No.

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Does anyone have any tips for applying liquid eyeliner? I'm used to using pencil liner, but thought I'd try liquid on the upper lid since it lasts all day and doesn't smudge. I am new at this and keep making mistakes..

Pull out your eyelid to make it as straight as you can.

Try to make it touch your eyelashes; don't worry about it being straight.

Get a Q-tip with makeup remover to make it straight.

I use pencil/kohl, but I'm sure that makeup remover works on both kinds, so the procedure should be the same.

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Lets say your mother or father, or sister, etc says something to you and then they explain what they meant, however, you still are upset so you go to this website or another one like this to get reassurance that everything is ok do you feel that you still need an explanation again from your mother, father, sister, etc. or do you put the remarks behind you and say everything is ok. And why do you feel this way. Thanks

Is this about someone's mom saying that they are too skinny?

Get over yourself, regardless. Don't effing dwell on the past so much. Good grief.

I don't repost questions because it bugs everyone of substance on this site. In a little bit, you won't care anymore, anyway.

:)

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ok. i used to have a myspace, but i deleted now, but anyways, me and this boy would like alllllways talk. it was like we were best friends even! but since i deleted my mypsace [cuz i wasn't suppose to have one] me and that guy never talk anymore. and we have one class together. but i do see him a lot during passing time. and i want to keep in touch with him too cuz i like him. like him like him. ++i'm really shy. how do i talk to him?

AIM, on the phone, or on another site like MySpace.

Or, face to face.

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I was diagnosed with a sub-clinical eating disorder in the 9th grade.
Im a freshman in college and i know that its gotten worse - im 5'7" and o only weigh 95 pounds. i should get help but that would mean leaving school which i just dont want to do! i love my dorm and my roomates ... and class and everthing about my college! so basically im asking if anyone has any advice on how i can get better without seeking treatment immideatly ...
even little things would be appricated!
thanks loves! ;)
Jenna

Freshman 15.

If you are like this in September, then get help, or get help over summer.

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i really enjoy singing and i want improve
i think i do some things wrong.
-first of all i am trying to breathe out of my diaphram, but i don't really understand how to do so...
-i want to improve my range, and i'm wondering if there is anything i can do to work on this? and i really want to learn how to sing runs and belt out songs
-also my voice is kind of weak and cracks at times and i'm wondering if there are any ways to strengthen it
-and my throat often hurts and i get really tired after singing a song and i don't think this is normal

so if anybody knows any ways to fix these problems or can find out any information, please let me know because i'd really like to improve!

In regards to the answers below me:

You do not necessarily need a voice coach.

Drinking water is great.

Singing a cappella has nothing to do with the way that you use your voice.

Now for my advice. I have answered these quations numerous times, so I hope that you don't mind me copying and pasting my own answers.

Have you ever heard the phrase "Practice makes permanent?" Regardless, it really does, so you need to learn how to read and write music.

Here: I'll teach you.

Clap your hands at a walking pace. (Clap *beat* clap *beat* etc.)

These are quarter notes. In common time, these each get one beat. Here is what they look like: http://www.mathmlcentral.com/characters/glyphs/QuarterNote_L.gif. Say "ta" each time you clap.

Now, we'll say a half note. Hold the "ta" for two claps. A half note looks like this: http://rath.ca/HomeSchool/MusicGifs/HalfNote.gif.

Hold the "ta" for three beats, and you get a dotted half note. The dot means that the note is held for its regular value, plus half. Here is what a dotted half note loks like: http://www.rath.ca/HomeSchool/MusicGifs/DottedHalfNote.gif.

Here's the last easy one. Hold the "ta" for four claps, and you get a whole note.http://www.rath.ca/HomeSchool/MusicGifs/WholeNote.gif.

Your hands might hurt from all of this clapping. If they do, take a break, then come back. If not, read on.

These are a little bit harder. Okay, clap again, same speed. By the way, the speed is called the tempo. As you clap, subdivide each beat. For example, each time you clap, you should have time to say any two syllable word. Let's use "bagel". Clap and say bagel each time you clap, remembering that bagel has two syllables. These are eighth notes. They look like this: http://z.about.com/d/musiced/1/0/W/3/eighthnote.gif, and when there are two of them together, they look like this: http://www.musicdepo.com/_borders/8th_Note_stickies.gif.

Last one that we'll talk about, and the last one that you will need. A sixteenth note is an eighth note divided in half (it's 1/4 of a quarter note). As you clap, say "tic-a-tic-a" all in one beat. you have just said sixteenth notes. Here is waht they look like:http://encyclopedia.quickseek.com/images/Sixteenth_note_run.png. Since four of them make a beat, they are usually written this way.

Now, there are also ways to write silence. These are called rests. Here is a chart that shows how the rests relate to the notes. You might want to print this out: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/music/label/fillnotesrests/answers.GIF.

Next topic: the musical staff. The treble staff ( http://www.rath.ca/HomeSchool/MusicGifs/TrebleClef.gif ) has 5 lines and 4 spaces. Here is a diagram of all of the notes as they relate to the piano: http://www.geocities.com/mecmirror/keyb_w_s.GIF.

To write music, you put the note (discussed earlier-this tells how long to hold it for, aka the rhythm) on the line or space that matches the pitch that you play(ed) on the piano/keyboard. You just have to make sure that all of the beats add up to four. You can have any combination of notes, on any pitches, as long as they add up to four.

Finding the key (or writing in a key) of the piece can be really, really hard. I suggest writing in the key of C natural if at all possible (don't play the black keys at all). It is easiest. However, life isn't always easy. Look at this piano: http://tlt.its.psu.edu/mto/music/keyboard.gif. The key is determined by which black keys are played (or not played). For example, play a G scale (all of the white notes starting with G). Do you notice that the F key is flat? Of course you do! You need to raise the pitch, or play the black key to the right of the F (the first black key in a group of 3), thus making it an F sharp, and completing your scale. A sharp sign is a pound sign. A flat sign is a lower case b. To write these on the staff, you put them next to the treble clef on the line or space equivalent to the note that you want sharped or flatted.

When writing the flats, they go in order. BEAD GCF. So, if there is only one flat, it will be a B flat (it has to be. No ifs, ands, or buts about it, kiddo). If there are two, it will be a B flat and an E flat. Etcetera. When there are a bunch of flats written in a piece, to find the key, look at the second flat from the right. Whatever note it is on is the key signature. If there is only one, it is the key of F. You kind of have to know that one.

Sharps go in the opposite order. FCG DEAB. Again, if there is only one sharp, it will be an F sharp, making it the key of G. Etcetera. To find the key of a piece with any sharps, you look at the last flat and count up one half step (to the next line or space), and whatever that is is the key. If it already has a sharp on it, then it is the letter sharp. For example, G sharp.

Next, you need to work on your ear. See, the thing about many poor singers isn't that the quaity of their voice is bad, it is that they are sharp or flat, usually flat. So, by improving the way your brain measures intervals, you will become a better singer. I suggest

http://www.good-ear.com/servlet/EarTrainer?chap=1&menu=0

http://www.solfege.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_training

to better your ear, and I found the Wikipedia article very helpful as you don't need to be able to read music to benefit from the information contained in it.

Run and do cardio. Start dance. These will help you lungs and endurance. It is a myth that singing only uses your throat. To be able to sing through an entire phrase, you need to have good endurance.

If your voice goes out on the high notes, you are not singing correctly.

You should always have good posture. Attain this by bending over to touch your toes and rolling yourself up and your shoulders back.

Practice sightreading. If you don't know what that is, it's reading music that you've never seen before and singing it. It helps to make you sing on pitch.

Also, I suggest learning a little about music theory so that you always know what is going on in the peice. Is there a crescendo? Mezzo di voce? A ritardando at the end? What is the tempo? If you can't answer these questions, a brush-up on music theory is in order.

Here is a great website for music theory: http://cctr.umkc.edu/~bauera/Gloss.html .

Get a straw. Sit up straight, and have your feet on the floor-one slightly in front of the other. Try to do this in front of a mirror. Place the sraw in your mouth, and breathe in through the straw. Your back should widen as you breathe in, but your chest should not rise very much at all.

Say "sqeelo" (skweeloh) with an italian accent on one note and then move up and up until you hit the top of your range.

Sing, " Bumble bee-ee bumble bee-ee bumble bee-ee bumble-bee." Play this on the piano, starting on middle C, and play CE DF EG FA GB AC BD C. Play the notes similar to that pattern coming back down the scale.

Go to the higher part of your range and sing, " Ee-ooh-ee-ooh-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee," legato, full voice.

Here is a website full of tips and tricks. http://www.vocalist.org.uk/exercises.html

I highly recommend the book Singing for Dummies available at Borders and at Barnes and Noble. It comes with a CD that is really great with warm-ups, which are always good to practice.

HERE IS HOW TO BREATHE USING YOUR DIAPHRAGM!
Breathe in until you can't anymore, and then take another little breath of air in. But do it like this: Get a straw. Sit up straight, and have your feet on the floor-one slightly in front of the other. Try to do this in front of a mirror. Place the sraw in your mouth, and breathe in through the straw. Your back should widen as you breathe in, but your chest should not rise very much at all.

Then exhale on ssssss (like a snake). Repeat and exhale as you pant like a puppy. Halfway between your sternum and belly button is your epigastrium, and it should bounce as you do this.

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Q:i recently started taking voice lessons and my teacher said my voice sounds "cold" and is "too breathy" and i can't seem to fix it. i don't think i really understand and i need help figuring out how to acheive this. can anyone help me? thanks!

A:This means that your voice is not supported by your diaphragm. Try these exercises to improve drastically. It helps if you have a piano or a piano player. Also, ther are free online pitchpipes and pianos that you could use as well.

Ahh! DO NOT SUCK IN YOUR STOMACH OR STICK OUT YOUR CHEST!!

If you notice that you're singing with tension, get a piece of construction paper and hold it up to the bridge of your nose. Try to sing over it. My friend Eric had a similar predicament, and this is what he did, and now it's better, and his voice doesn't sound covered up.

Try this. It might be your problem. Also, be sure that you're breathing correctly. You should always have good posture. Attain this by bending over to touch your toes and rolling yourself up and your shoulders back.

Get a straw. Sit up straight, and have your feet on the floor-one slightly in front of the other. Try to do this in front of a mirror. Place the sraw in your mouth, and breathe in through the straw. Your back should widen as you breathe in, but your chest should not rise very much at all.

I hope I helped, and if you have more specific questions, plese feel free to ask!

You should always have good posture. Attain this by bending over to touch your toes and rolling yourself up and your shoulders back.

Get a straw. Sit up straight, and have your feet on the floor-one slightly in front of the other. Try to do this in front of a mirror. Place the sraw in your mouth, and breathe in through the straw. Your back should widen as you breathe in, but your chest should not rise very much at all.

Say "sqeelo" (skweeloh) with an italian accent on one note and then move up and up until you hit the top of your range.

Sing, " Bumble bee-ee bumble bee-ee bumble bee-ee bumble-bee." Play this on the piano, starting on middle C, and play CE DF EG FA GB AC BD C. Play the notes similar to that pattern coming back down the scale.

Go to the higher part of your range and sing, " Ee-ooh-ee-ooh-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee," legato, full voice.

Here is a website full of tips and tricks. http://www.vocalist.org.uk/exercises.html

I highly recommend the book Singing for Dummies available at Borders and at Barnes and Noble. It comes with a CD that is really great with warm-ups, which are always good to practice.

I think that this much info. should get you started.

I actually want to dedicate my life to helping others sing well, so drop me a line if you have any more quesitons or need other help.

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I am 16 years old and a Junior. I received my transcript and realized I didn't do so well and I will just say that I am not proud of the grades I got (I mainly got Cs, Ds, and some Fs), however, this year my grades are dramatically better. I am now getting As, Bs, and Cs. But, now that I am finally doing better, do I still have a chance getting into college? I know my college choices are limited, but do I still have the chance? And if not, what could I possibly do to save myself to get into college? Like if I kept those grades up all during my Junior and Senior year will that keep my chances of going into college?

Thanks for your time!

Junior year is most important. Many colleges realize that you're going to screw up a bit, so they are forgiving of that.

However, many colleges won't take anything shy of a 4.0 with 4864567534864386 extracurriculars.

Your best bet is a community college, or maybe the California State system.

You don't mention where you live, so I can't help you more.

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I saw these shoes online, and I really like them. They are white Air Force I shoes with a heel on the back. Have any of you seen these before? Do you have any idea where I could get a pair? Thanks for your help!

Thank you so much for reposting what I wrote for you!!

Might I suggest the website for the brand that makes Air Force I shoes? Or Zappos.com? Or ebay?

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why is the beach like paradise? need some ideas for a thesis i'm writing.

For many people, the beach isn't something that they have access to on a daily basis. You always want what you can't have, right?

Also, the sound of the ocean is very therapeutic.

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The people who answer when you call suicide hotline are trained professnials.I want to learn from them by calling suicide hotline and learning how the convince people not to suicide.So please help me come up with a story that would make me comitte suicide.

Why don't you just ask to intern there?

But I think that this is a cool test.

Don't mention anybody physically abusing you, or those people will go to jail.

Talk about like some bitchy girl at school or something or that your boyfriend broke up with you. And say that you're failing math.

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