\begin{minipage}[position]{width}
text
\end{minipage}
The minipage environment is similar to a \parbox command.
It takes the same optional position argument and mandatory
width argument. You may use other paragraph-making environments
inside a minipage.
Footnotes in a minipage environment are handled in a way that is
particularly useful for putting footnotes in figures or tables. A
\footnote or \footnotetext command puts the footnote at
the bottom of the minipage instead of at the bottom of the page, and it
uses the mpfootnote counter instead of the ordinary
footnote counter.
NOTE: Don't put one minipage inside another if you are using footnotes; they may wind up at the bottom of the wrong minipage.