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 Exercise for Week 1:
 * Fork this repository to your GitHub account
 * Make a local copy of your forked repo
-* Use terminal commands to:
-  1. navigate into your local **week01** repo
-  2. create a new folder within the repo labelled with your name (e.g., firstname-lastname)
-  3. in your newly-created folder, create a text file that contains the following information:
-    * Name:
-    * Link to GitHub profile page:
-* Use Git to track your changes locally and remotely
-* Once you're done, do a pull request (PR) to submit your exercise
+* Use terminal commands to accomplish the following:
+  1. Navigate into your local **week01** repo
+  2. Create a new folder within your local repo and label it with your name (e.g., firstname-lastname)
+  3. In your newly-created folder, create a text file that contains the following. (Insert your name and GitHub username in the quotation marks):
+    * "Name": "Firstname Lastname"
+    * "Link to GitHub profile page": "https://github.com/GitHubUsername"
+* Use Git to track your changes both locally and remotely
+* Once you're done, do a pull request (PR) on GitHub to submit your exercise