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\hspace*{\fill}{\large{\bf Lesson 2}}\hspace*{\fill}
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{\bf Simple exercises } \par

\begin{itemize}
\item Produce a generic sign in portrait mode with some pithy statement centered on it.
\item Rotate text:  Take a word or phrase and print it radially outward from a central point in increments of 10 degrees.
\item Vanishing text:  Take a phrase or saying and {\bf show} it several times such that it vanishes off to the distance (cf. {\it Star Wars}).
\item Experiment with extreme font sizes.  What is the smallest font that is still legible?  When, if ever, do the fonts become so large as to look strange?
\item Striped text:  Write text in a large font and put vertical stripes through it, attempting to acheive neat effects.
\item Draw rotating diminishing squares around a central point (include the phrase "Help, I'm trapped in an infinite loop" artistically in the picture).
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{\bf Medium/difficult exercises}
\begin{itemize}
\item Rotate and diminish an arbitrary figure (as above, only this time
take a user procedure as an argument to generate the figure).
\item Draw a {\it Good} approximation to a spiral (hint: use overkill)
\item Draw an Integral sign:  e.g. \[\int_0^1 x^2 dx\]

\end{itemize}

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