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 This is a [Django](http://www.djangoproject.com) project that you can use as the starting point to develop your own and deploy it on an [OpenShift](https://github.com/openshift/origin) cluster.
 
-It assumes you have access to an existing OpenShift installation.
-
+The steps in this document assume that you have access to an OpenShift deployment that you can deploy applications on.
 
 ## What has been done for you
 
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           <section class='col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6'>
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               <h2>How to use this example application</h2>
-                <p>For instrutions on how to use this application with OpenShift, start with reading the <a href="http://docs.openshift.org/latest/dev_guide/templates.html#using-the-quickstart-templates">Developer Guide</a>.</p>
+                <p>For instructions on how to use this application with OpenShift, start by reading the <a href="http://docs.openshift.org/latest/dev_guide/templates.html#using-the-quickstart-templates">Developer Guide</a>.</p>
 
               <h2>Deploying code changes</h2>
                 <p>