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OWEN PARK is a residential neighborhood and historic district in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Its borders are Edison Avenue on the north, the municipal Owen Park on the east, the Keystone Expressway (Hwy 412) on the south, and Zenith Avenue on the west. Opened on June 8, 1910, it was Tulsa's first municipal park.[1] The district covers , while Owen Park itself covers on the east side of the District.[2]

History

The history of the Owen Park neighborhood can be traced back to early territorial days. In 1825, preparing for the arrival of the Five Civilized Tribes in the Indian Territory, the U.S. Government made a treaty with the Osage Indians. The Osage conceded lands for the use of the Cherokee and Creek Tribes. Though the Osage were to vacate their land in Oklahoma, they were still present in 1832 when U.S. Rangers arrived with civilian observers. Among them was Washington Irving, perhaps the best known American author of the time. On October 14, the party was traveling to their camp destination at the convergence of the Cimarron and Arkansas Rivers. Pausing briefly at a lookout point, Irving enjoyed the panorama from the hilltop in the Owen Park neighborhood. The descriptions of the view can be found in his book, _Tour of the Prairies_. A monument to this event stands at the corner of Easton Boulevard and Vancouver Avenue.

By 1834, the Osage Tribe had been convinced to move to a reservation in Kansas. Following this period, it has been suggested that Owen Park was the location of a Creek settlement called Big Springs Town. After the Civil War, the Osage were relocated back to the land which is now Osage County. The point where the Osage, Cherokee and Creek Nations joined is commemorated by a monument in Owen Park.

Oldest house in Tulsa

A Methodist missionary minister, Rev. Sylvester Morris, built a house in the early 1880s that now stands in Tulsa's Owen Park. Originally, it stood on what became North Cheyenne St. Morris served from 1836 until 1907, according to a sign in front of the house. This is the oldest surviving house in Tulsa.[3]

Nitroglycerine explosion

Sometime before 1904, a large wooden warehouse-type building was erected on part of Owen's land now occupied by Owen Park. Western Torpedo Company, an early day oil well services company that used nitroglycerine for shooting oil wells stored its entire inventory of the chemical in this warehouse. On the afternoon of January 23, 1904, an employee named McDonald reportedly went to the warehouse, which erupted in a violent explosion moments later, creating a large crater and leaving no trace of McDonald. The crater was partially filled to create the first Owen Park Lake when it filled with rainwater. It was further reduced in size and renamed Owen Park Pond. [4] In the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration built a topless, hollowed out grotto for the pond that deteriorated over time. In 1985, the grotto was rebuilt, but the original WPA style was preserved.[5]

For several years, Tulsans made their way to Owen's now-vacant land to attend city-wide events. The first reported event was for Labor Day in 1906. July 4th became a regular event, since it could accommodate band concerts, picnics and fireworks to entertain the crowds.[6]

Chauncey Owen

No account of the historical significance of Owen Park would be complete without homage being paid to the man for which it is named. Chauncey A. Owen (1847 - 1930), a Pennsylvania entrepreneur and Civil War veteran, conducted a freighting business in Kansas before coming to Indian Territory and marrying Jane Wolfe, a Creek woman.[7] During the 1870s, Owen established himself as a leading rancher and farmer in the Broken Arrow area. Using imported white labor, he planted peach trees, cultivated large areas of fertile land, owned herds of cattle and harvested walnut timber on the Verdigris. He built a ranch home known throughout the region as the “Big House.”

In 1882, the railroad was on the way from Vinita across the Verdigris to the Arkansas River. Owen followed the railroad grading work, hauling a large tent. He used the tent as a boarding establishment. With beef and produce from his farm, he supplied hundreds of rail workers, including James Monroe Hall and his brother, Harry C. Hall. James was in charge of the railroad contracting company and Harry was one of the contracting suppliers. Although the Hall brothers are considered to be the founders of modern Tulsa, Chauncey Owen was already in the boardinghouse business at the nearby riverbank. After pitching the company store tent near the future terminal site on that summer evening in 1882, the Halls made their way to Owen's tent to sample his wife's home cooking.

Owen immediately moved his tent boardinghouse near the new terminal location, and soon after began to build the first hotel in Tulsa. The six-room wood frame building was also Tulsa's first two-story building. Appropriately named the Tulsa Hotel, it began business in the winter of 1882. The hotel was managed by Mrs. Owen (aka “Aunt Jane”) and until 1890, when it was leased and renamed the St. Elmo.[8]

In 1892, Owen leased of his wife's Creek land to J. P. Goumaz, who built a home at Brady Street and Santa Fe Avenue. Around 1895, the Goumaz family planted 7,000 peach trees, an apple orchard, strawberry fields, and established a large concord grape vineyard from the top of the hill east to Quanah Avenue. Some remnants of the vineyard are still evident on alley fences.

Creation of Owen Park

Chauncey Owen's wife, Jane, died in 1902. Her heirs received an allotment of from the Creek Nation, which encompassed the present Owen Park and neighborhood. In the early twentieth century, the lands of Owen Park were often used for public events, even before the park received official designation. Fourth of July celebrations took place there, with firework displays entertaining crowds who sometimes numbered in the thousands.

Following the discovery of oil in the summer of 1901 at Red Fork, Tulsa began to rapidly grow and prosper. Owen wanted to divide and sell his land, but at over an acre, there was scant public interest. Perhaps he believed he could capitalize on the growing recreational movement in the country. He offered more than of park land to the city. In March 1909, the city held its first Park Commission meeting and, by August 18, 1909, decided to purchase the land from Chauncey and Mary Owen for $13,500.[9] The decision met with criticism due to the land's price and distance from downtown. In those days, many considered it to be too far out in the country. Most were placated, though, when it was announced that a streetcar line would be run to the park, running west on Archer and turning north on Rosedale to Easton Boulevard. Owen Park officially opened on June 8, 1910.[10]

Also in 1910, the city sold of the park land to the nearby Tulsa Vitrified Brick Company, located at the southeast edge of the park. Owen attempted to prohibit the sale. He contended that the brick company would “excavate large quantities of earth which will make a dangerous hole for the accumulation of water and the production of sickness...” and would be a “detriment to the health and comfort of the citizens.” He lost an appeal to the State Supreme Court, who held that the deed did not specify that the land would be used for park purposes only. Owen's concern proved to be prophetic when a young lad drowned in the abandoned brick pit in 1954. The city soon moved to repurchase and fill the pit. The reclaimed property was again added to the park.

In 1913, the ravine in Owen Park was dammed to create a small lake which was used as a city swimming pool, although “swimmin hole” was probably a more appropriate name. In spite of annual efforts each spring to line the pond with sand hauled by wagons from Sand Springs, it was never long before rains and usage negated those attempts. The muddy bottom, however, did not detract from its popularity. The major problem occurred when bathers, jumping from the twelve-foot tower, sometimes missed the diving hole. Lifeguards would then be called upon to rescue victims stuck in the mud. During the winter, the lake served as a skating rink. Its use as a swimming pool continued through the 1920s. Today, bathing and skating are prohibited, but fishing is a popular pastime and the lake is home to a thriving population of ducks and geese.

By 1915, the neighborhood was growing rapidly. The boulevard had been paved and the Irving monument was dedicated on April 30. An advertisement in the Tulsa World on July 4 announced that, “Lots are going fast in Tulsa’s most beautiful residence suburb—Irving Place and Park Hill.” The oil boom that had made many wealthy also provided abundant jobs for a burgeoning middle class. New homes were in high demand and residential construction progressed rapidly. By the end of the 1920s, the lots were filled with homes ranging from craftsman bungalows to estate mansions. Schools had been built in the neighborhood. In 1918, Pershing Elementary was built on the hilltop and, in 1926, Theodore Roosevelt Junior High was built on of land adjoining the park on the south.[11]

General description

OPHD is primarily residential. There are a few commercial buildings, one historic church, an elementary school and a previous junior high school, now converted into a high-school. (Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences). The houses were mostly wood frame with weather board siding. Some houses had shingles, stucco, brick veneer and stone veneer. Nearly all originally had wood shingle roofs, though a few had tile roofs. The shingle roofs have been replaced with asphalt composition roofs. About 70 percent of the houses were built in Bungalow Craftsman style. About 6 percent of the houses are Colonial Revival style, which was the second most popular style. Other styles include Tudor Revival (2 percent), Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival, Italian Renaissance, Modern Movement/Minimal Traditional, National Folk, and Commercial Style. A significant number (about 7 percent) are primarily garage apartments, categorized as “No Style.”[12]

NRHP listing

Owen Park Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 1999.[13]

Notes

[1] City of Tulsa. “Tulsa Parks History.”

[2] NRHP Documentation .

[3] “Oldest Surviving House in Tulsa, Oklahoma.” Accessed February 21, 2011.1

[4] “Tulsa Parks History.” City of Tulsa. Undated. Accessed January 5, 2019.

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[7] TulsaGal Website: “Tulsa Founders: Chauncey A. Owen.”2 July 14, 2009. Accessed May 14, 2011.

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answer: Washington Irving, an American author, visited the Owen Park neighborhood in 1832. He described the view in his book "Tour of the Prairies." Chauncey Owen, a Pennsylvania entrepreneur and Civil War veteran, came to the Indian Territory and married Jane Wolfe, a Creek woman. He was a leading rancher and farmer in the Broken Arrow area. He built the first hotel in Tulsa.

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answer: Washington Irving was one of the U.S. Rangers who arrived in the area. He descriped his view from the hilltop in Owen Park in his book Tour of the Prairies. Rev. Sylvester Morris, a Methodist missionary minister, built what is now the oldest surviving house in Tulsa in the early 1880s. An employee named McDonald was killed in a vielnt explosion in a Western Torpedo Company warehouse in 1904. Owen Park is named after Chauncey A. Owen, a Pennsylvania entrepreneur and Civil War veteran who married Jane Wolfe, a Creek woman. He established himself as a leading rancher and farmer in the Broken Arrow area and built a ranch home known as the Big House. He supplied hundreds of rail workers including James Monroe Hall and his brother Henry C. Hall. In 1892, he leased his wife's Creek land to J. P. Goumaz. Theodore Roosevelt Junior High was built on land adjoining the park on the south.

answer: Washington Irving, an American author, visited the Owen Park neighborhood in 1832. He described the view in his book "Tour of the Prairies." Chauncey Owen, a Pennsylvania entrepreneur and Civil War veteran, came to the Indian Territory and married Jane Wolfe, a Creek woman. He was a leading rancher and farmer in the Broken Arrow area. He built the first hotel in Tulsa.

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Following his return from another season-ending knee injury, JABARI PARKER flashed moments of brilliance for the Milwaukee Bucks, but they weren’t consistent enough to guarantee anything regarding his future.

Parker is set to hit restricted free agency this summer, which gives Milwaukee a leg up in bringing him back as they can match any offer the Duke product were to sign.

But are they an absolute lock to match?

It probably depends on the size of the offer sheet Parker signs. The Bucks would likely scoff at matching a max contract, but something along the lines of a two-year, $20 million agreement would make their decision a bit less difficult.

In 2017-18, Parker put up decent numbers – 12.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.0 three-pointers nightly on healthy 48.2/38.3/74.1 shooting splits – but they were of the empty variety. During the small forward’s time on the floor in the regular season, Milwaukee was actually outscored by 4.3 points per 100 possessions.

And in the playoffs, that number only got worse; the Bucks boasted an ugly -8.3 net rating in Parker’s 167 minutes of postseason action.

Sure, some of that may have to do with the fact that Milwaukee had a lame-duck head coach in JOE PRUNTY, a leftover from JASON KIDD’S staff who many expect will be replaced now that the team’s season is over.

Could a more able leader have gotten more out of Parker this year? It’s possible.

Either way, with his injury history (Parker has only been able to suit up in 183 of a possible 328 contests in his four seasons as a professional), lack of efficiency and non-existent defensive prowess, it’s hard to see Parker landing a big-time contract offer this offseason – especially the kind a player at his age (23) and with his level of potential would usually expect to receive.

We break down Parker’s likeliest landing spots.

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Chicago Bulls

Two factors could make a Chicago Bulls union with Parker plausible.

For one, Parker’s hometown is Chicago, and to this day, it’s a place he still holds near and dear to his heart. In 2016, Parker penned an emotional article for the Players’ Tribune about the city, showing just how much love he has for the place where he was born and raised.

Additionally, the Chicago native is still in a part of his career that makes his fit within the Bulls’ current timeline sensical. After all, they’re a year removed from hitting the reset button and starting their rebuild, while Parker’s still a few years away from hitting his prime.

At the start of 2017-18, the Bulls’ average age was 24.5 years old. Parker will be about one year younger than that by the time the 2018-19 season rolls around.

What’s more, though Chicago is set up decently well for the future with ball-handlers (KRIS DUNN and ZACH LAVINE) and big men (LAURI MARKKANEN and BOBBY PORTIS), their core still lacks a true wing like Parker.

Ultimately, the need is there, the fit makes sense and bringing a hometown hero back could help the Bulls’ front office get fans to buy into the rebuild.

As far as money goes, only three teams are projected to have more cap space than Chicago this offseason; thus, they’ll likely be willing to pay above market value for Parker’s services.

A three-year, $36 million deal with a player option on Year-3 would probably be enough to let this union come to fruition.

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Utah Jazz

The Utah Jazz are pretty much solidified at the 3-spot for the foreseeable after signing the underrated JOE INGLES to a four-year, $52 million contract in the summer of 2017.

However, at times, it’s apparent that the Jazz lack one more scorer capable of attacking in isolation. DONOVAN MITCHELL has done an outstanding job in that capacity in his rookie season. But apart from the Louisville product, Utah doesn’t really have anyone else who can be called upon to go one-on-one when they need a bucket.

That’s where a player like Parker could come into the picture.

Although over the past two campaigns Parker hasn’t been very efficient as an isolation scorer (he placed in the 34th percentile in 2016-17 in one-on-one situations, and the 23rd percentile in 2017-18, per Synergy Sports) one of the reasons he was drafted second overall in the 2014 draft was thanks to his abilities as a point-producing weapon.

Perhaps playing under a head coach like QUIN SNYDER, who’s quickly developing quite the impressive resume, could help Parker begin to reach his potential.

Financially, a union between Utah and Parker depends on what the Jazz decide to do with two of their own impending free agents: DERRICK FAVORS and DANTE EXUM.

Neither should require huge deals to re-sign, but combined, they could take Utah from the $83.7 million they currently owe in salaries for 2018-19 to near the projected salary cap of $101 million.

At that point, the Jazz would only have the standard mid-level exception to offer Parker, worth roughly $8.6 million. Would that be enough to fend the Bucks away from matching the offer? Probably not.

But what if Utah lets Favors walk?

The Jazz would still bring back JONAS JEREBKO and JAE CROWDER next year, two wings with the ability to man the 4-spot next to All-NBA center RUDY GOBERT. Letting Favors sign with another team would open up the room to make a legit run at a player like Parker, who is versatile enough to play small or power forward, and whose scoring could help Utah improve upon their 15th-ranked offense from last regular season.

Not to mention, Parker being a member of the LDS Church only makes a potential deal between the small forward and the team located in the heavily Mormon state all the more logical.

A fully guaranteed two-year, $22 million deal between Parker and Utah, provided Favors walks, is possible, and could be rich enough to make the Bucks decline matching.

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Detroit Pistons

A team with a decent core but poor depth, the Detroit Pistons would also make some sense as a potential Parker landing spot.

Of course, due to BLAKE GRIFFIN’S acquisition (due $31.9 million in 2018-19) and the contracts of ANDRE DRUMMOND and REGGIE JACKSON ($25.4 million owed to the big man in 2018-19, and $17 million to the point guard), Detroit is set to be about $12.6 million over the salary cap next season. This means that the only way Detroit can sign Parker would be to the standard mid-level exception.

With STANLEY JOHNSON’S development seemingly stuck in the mud – the small forward out of Arizona is shooting 37 percent as a professional, and converted on a career-low 28.6 of his three-point attempts last season – the Pistons could use help on the wing and Parker could provide it.

Parker has nailed 37.1 percent of his threes over the past two seasons, meaning he should be able to space the floor around Jackson-Drummond pick-and-rolls and Griffin high-post touches.

Plus, he’s still pretty young; getting hard capped (something that occurs whenever a team uses its standard mid-level exception, which prevents them from crossing into the luxury tax) would be a better investment on a 23-year-old with upside than a 30-year-old journeyman.

To keep the Bucks from matching on Parker, Detroit may have to go a bit longer on their contract offer. Something like a three-year, $25.8 million offer with a player option on Year-3 would make sense (but Milwaukee may still match).

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Milwaukee Bucks

Thanks to ownership of his Bird Rights (meaning Milwaukee can go over the cap to re-sign its forward) and the fact he’s set to hit restricted free agency, the likeliest possible outcome to Parker’s spell on the “open” market is a return to the Bucks.

His most recent comeback from injury didn’t go all that well, as Milwaukee was statistically a better team with Parker on the bench.

Nevertheless, the 6-foot-8 wing is just one season removed from averaging 20.1 points and 6.2 rebounds nightly over 51 contests, so the potential for Parker to be a reliable secondary option on offense is still there.

Under a more creative head coach, there’s a chance he and GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO could blossom into the fearsome one-two punch many hoped they’d become. What’s more, with the sense of security that comes from a long-term contract, Parker may be able to relax and just play ball for the first time in a long while.

That’s why, despite things not going as planned for Parker thus far in his career, a return to Milwaukee for the Chicago native cannot be ruled out.

Not only is he still young enough to improve, but he’ll also likely be inexpensive for the Bucks to re-sign considering the lack of cap space there will be around the Association this summer.

A cheap investment on a player with Parker’s still-existent upside, whom the team selected No. 2 overall just four years ago, would be smart business by Milwaukee.

_You can find Frank Urbina on Twitter @frankurbina_._

_HoopsHype’s Alberto de Roa contributed to this article._

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**Part One**

**I**

She takes me places where melody soothes me, where harps are plucked lightly to encourage men to sleep carefree within infernos of rainforests and waterfalls.  Then comes the subtle reprise of nineteenth century poetry – my wine glass is never empty and I can afford the luxury of one thousand cigarettes without fear of impending doom.

I am strapped to an old-aged hospital bed, something you’d expect to see in one of those tacky horror movies about haunted mental asylums.  You know the kind, the ones where stupid teenagers find the darkest and freakiest room possible then decide to spend the night there.

The room where I spend my days and nights (not against my will, despite the straps) is warm and white, naked except for a toilet and a large clock that wouldn’t look out of place in a school dining hall.  It reads 11:01; whether it’s AM or PM I cannot be sure.

I am unnamed but she refers to me as *The Subject*, or more recently *Subject A*.  I possess no knowledge of a life in the past; neither do I ache through wishing to acquire such knowledge.  Whatever happened in the past may rot there, forgotten and unexplored.  I live only for the visits of the magnificent woman in black, the woman who relieves the weight of the world from my shoulders with two daily injections of an obscure medicine – a medicine that cures every ailment and more.

When I am not riding the waves of this magical concoction I drift away into the most fulfilling sleep.  I dream of floating in space, occasionally gazing back to the earth, which looks luscious and unspoiled.  It reminds me of my utter insignificance, of man’s utter insignificance, and I know that my days are better spent here in this white room, here in this bizarre but beautiful reality.

I count my blessings as I lie and wait for the woman in black to return.  Over the course of my time here I’ve not once experienced any form of despair, be it the heart-freezing pain of loss, or the mind-crushing sorrow of failure.  Man’s suffering is now as alien to me as surfing the rings of Saturn.  Here, the passing of time is as smooth and steady as a leisurely afternoon stroll in the countryside.

These years have been filled with feelings of serenity – tranquillity has caressed every part of me – and I am eternally grateful to the woman from the inmost depths of my heart.  I can touch distant beauties from the comfort of where I lie.  I can visualise and be a part of the most sensational successes without the strain of applying myself.  There is nowhere else I would rather be.

From the corridor outside of my room the sound of footsteps are now emanating, suggesting that the woman will be here any second.  I cannot contain my excitement as I hear her pressing the electronic keypad outside of the door.  It borders on euphoria.  It is the exact elation that engulfs me each time she is near, yet there is something else brewing within me, a dark tide slowly washing over me, an unknown sensation that I start to recognise as the long lost symptoms of anxiety.

*Am I going mad?*  What else could it be?  There is no reason for me to fear the owner of the footsteps, no logic behind the terror whatsoever.  But there is something inside me that is desperately trying to tell me otherwise, something that is forcing me to proceed with caution.

I call out to whoever – *whatever* – is behind the door, but no response has been forthcoming.  Petrified now, I begin to struggle on the hospital bed, tossing and turning, trying in vain to free myself from the straps that keep me in place.  This desperate need for freedom is so mystifyingly foreign to me, but my mind is screaming that this is an urge that I must act upon.  When the door sluggishly opens I am still strapped helplessly to the hospital bed.

Nervously, I peer towards the open doorway, half-expecting a troop of God forbidden abominations to charge through.  Yet, nothing is there.  The doorway is empty.  I am staring straight through it, deep into the darkness that occupies the other side.

Whatever nightmare awaits me; I wish it would hurry up and submerge me.  I can handle whatever melancholy – whatever evil – is thrown at me, but I cannot cope with suspense.  It’s the paranoia, you see, the troubled thoughts that race at one million miles an hour – thoughts that haven’t plagued me for as long as I can remember.  But the pain, the absolute misery, is flooding back, as if a dam has been bombed in my mind.  For each second that passes I am overwhelmed by panic.  Come what may, but come right now.

Then I see her slowly making her way through the door, dazed and unbalanced.  There is what appears to be a gunshot wound just above the right lumbar region of her abdomen.  Blood is leaking out at a phenomenal rate, soaking the white marble floor.  She locks eyes with me and begins to mumble in a state of disorientation.

‘I…I am so sorry.’  She is crying now, those beautiful eyes filled with hideous tears.

‘I hate myself, believe me.  You have to believe me.’

I am startled to notice the knife that she is holding in her hand.  She stumbles further towards me and I know what she has in mind.

‘I have to do this.  You have to understand.  I cannot let them take you.’

*Who?* *Who is going to take me?*  I thought, the shock inhibiting my ability to speak.  For a split second I debate whether I am having a bad reaction to the medicine, whether all of this is real, but I know that it is wishful thinking on my behalf.  How would you cope if the woman you love came to kill you?

I was ready – more than ready – to die.  In such a short space of time my entire world has collapsed around me.  I look at her one last time before closing my eyes.  I have accepted, no, I welcome, my fate.  I am one of the lucky ones.  I have been happy for an extensive period of time and I have loved, albeit not in the natural way, but it was still love.

It was then, as the woman was hovering over me, that I heard a stampede of footsteps, which were soon followed by the popping of gunshots.  Immediately, my heart broke for the woman and I began to howl in tears.  It should have been me.  I wanted it to be me.

**II**

‘Do you remember us, brother?’  Three men are standing above me; the woman’s lifeless body now sprawled in a bloody mess on the floor.  It was the man who had fired the shots, judging by the gun in his hand, who asked the question.  And he is a man that I have absolutely no recollection of.  I recognize neither of them.

‘You fucking killed her!’  It’s all I can say.  I’m drowning in the sadness, unable to keep my head above the water.  I cannot believe that the happiness, the medicated happiness, is to be gone forever.  But most of all I cannot accept that the woman is dead, that she is gone and never to return.  Oh, how quickly things change.

‘Brother, she was not who you thought she was.  I promise you her death is a good thing.’

*A fucking good thing!*  I want to tear his throat out, this man, one of the three who have taken everything from me.  I envisage killing him – killing them all.  I swear to God, if they free me from these straps it will be the last thing that they do.

‘Do you at least want to know where you are, brother?  We have come a long way to help you.  We have been searching for you for so long.’  The third man spoke for the first time, his voice soothing and calm.  Still, I don’t trust him.  I don’t trust them.

I shook my head furiously, ‘I didn’t need your fucking help!’ I snapped, ‘I was more than fine until you came and ruined everything.’
‘But you did, this…’ he waved his hands around the room then back towards me, ‘…is not natural, especially not for you.’

I was in the process of composing myself, fighting the adrenaline brought on by the despair, when an alarm that sounded more like an air raid siren burst into its gruesome song.

‘You said they were all dead?’  One of the unarmed men blurted out in a panic to the one who took my love away from me.

‘Obviously not.’  He said before turning to me, ‘either way, they can’t do anything, so I want you to sit tight, ok, brother?  We’ll have you out of here in no time.’

I know it will be futile to reiterate my objections.  Regardless of how I feel, they have made it clear that they ‘know’ what’s best for me.  So I decide to play along and go with them when the time comes.  An opportunity to kill them will soon arise I’m sure and, when it does, I will not hesitate to take it.  Until then I will keep my emotions at bay, despite the yelling yearning to explode.

I was, however, slightly concerned by who he meant by ‘they’.  I was only familiar with the woman.  I hadn’t set eyes on anyone else during my luxurious stay here.

As the three men prepare to leave the room the alarm reaches deafening levels.

‘And you’re certain there’s no chance they could send reinforcements?’

‘Use your brain, Jack.  Think where we are!’

I could see that Jack was ready to open his mouth and respond before thinking against it.

‘You know the drill, brothers.  We’ll check over the station once more.  There can’t be many of them left.’

They were moving with the utmost precaution as they disappeared into the darkness outside of the door.  I use their absence to focus on exactly where it is that I am (something that I promised myself I wouldn’t do).  Who were the people that they killed?  And what sort of station is this?  I despise myself for beginning to need to know – for doubting the woman – but what if these men *are* here to help me?  I cannot deny myself the chance to discover the truth because I’m frightened to learn that I’ve been lied to.  No matter how much I want to kill them, I at least have to hear their version of events.

If I am to be strong and overcome the fear that links arms with the prospect of loneliness then I must control my emotions.  I mustn’t let feelings cloud my judgment.

I stare vacantly at the woman’s dead body.  With no choice but to embrace the sensation of unease, I ask her the questions that I have avoided for so long (not that I expect any answers).  *Why were you keeping me here?*  *Why me?* Surely, there can’t be anything extraordinary about me.  But it’s obvious, with such a short burst of thinking one thing is for sure – I wasn’t kept here out of kindness, irrespective of whether or not the doses made it feel that way.  He was right – it isn’t natural to be kept here dosed out of my eyeballs, despite how good it feels.  And if I’m being honest it is that feeling that I will come to miss – that I am already missing – and not the woman.  I breathe a sigh of relief and turn my gaze to the ceiling above me; I am ready to discover the truth – to accept and discover myself.

title: [SF] She

question: Summarize the feelings of the narrator on hearing the footsteps.

text: The wound is on the woman's lumbar region, and not on the narrator's.

answer: The narrator has lived an anxiety-free life until now due to the injections. They get excited when they hear the footsteps outside and the door unlocking. However, they start to feel anxious and try to get out of the bed and break free. They can't get up as the straps don't come off. That's when the woman enters and she sees a gun wound on the narrator's lumbar region.

text: The narrator is male.

text: The narrator is a man.

text: The narrator is male, so the pronouns should be changed from "they" to "he".

text: The narrator is strapped to the bed. They do not try to get out of the bed.

text: It misses to mention that the narrator is afraid of the footsteps and petrified when the woman comes in because she is holding a knife.

text: extraneous information.

text: The first line is irrelevant.

text: The last two sentences are unnecessary

text: The answer could mention the feelings of being elated and petrified.

answer: At first, the narrator is excited to hear the footsteps. She is the woman who relieves all his pain. There is a growing anxiety as he waits.  He is petrified and needs to be freed.

answer: At first, the narrator is excited to hear the footsteps. She is the woman who relieves all his pain. There is a growing anxiety as he waits.  He is petrified and needs to be freed.

text: The narrator is male.

text: There are two sentences in this response that are not relevant.

answer: The narrator has lived an anxiety-free life until now due to the injections. They get excited when they hear the footsteps outside and the door unlocking. However, they start to feel anxious and try to get out of the bed and break free. They can't get up as the straps don't come off. That's when the woman enters and she sees a gun wound on the narrator's lumbar region.

text:
The first sentence is inaccurate. The narrator has lived a life full of anxieties and pain. However, being institutionalized with a daily dose of injections of an obscure medication leaves the narrator anxiety-free. Correct that sentence to this.
The last sentence is inaccurate. The narrator was not wounded, rather, it was the nurse who was wounded on her lumbar region. Correct to this.

text: The answer should explain that the narrator is excited to hear the footsteps because of the injections the woman in black always administers to him. According to the narrator, the medicine in the injection cures every ailment and more and has kept the narrator anxiety-free.

answer: The narrator has lived an anxiety-free life until now due to the injections. They get excited when they hear the footsteps outside and the door unlocking. However, they start to feel anxious and try to get out of the bed and break free. They can't get up as the straps don't come off. That's when the woman enters and she has a gunshot wound on her lumbar region.

text: The narrator's feelings are expressed in the first part of the answer, but the second part of the answer is irrelevant.

text: The narrator is male.

text: The narrator's feelings are expressed in the wrong tense.

text: The narrator is a man.

text: The narrator's reaction to the woman's wound is irrelevant.

text: The response includes extraneous information not useful for the task.

text: The answer has a lot of unnecessary information.

text: The narrator is male.

text: The last sentence is irrelevant and should be removed.

answer: The narrator has lived an anxiety-free life until now due to the injections. They get excited when they hear the footsteps outside and the door unlocking. However, they start to feel anxious and try to get out of the bed and break free. They can't get up as the straps don't come off. That's when the woman enters and she has a gunshot wound on her lumbar region.


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Whether you have a new iPad, an older iPad, or an iPad mini, consider using a protective case or carrying bag to minimize the risk of damage. True, the sleek design of this tablet family makes you want to show off your iPad, but they are still vulnerable to scratches and scuffs. While we haven’t tested every case and bag on the market, here’s a rundown of the most common types, along with a few good examples of each.

Shopping tips

There are hundreds of third-party iPad cases and bags on the market, each specifically made for either the full-sized iPad or the iPad mini. Because the third-and fourth-generation iPad models have the same body size, many cases are made to fit both, but there are a few exceptions. Here are a few things to look for when shopping for iPad protection.

When looking at the full-sized iPad line, keep in mind that, apart from the third- and fourth-generation iPads, each iPad model has a slightly different shape from the last. A case or bag made for one model in particular may not fit any other; this is particularly true when it comes to the original iPad. Many cases made for the iPad 2 also fit the third-generation iPad, but not all do. Cases made specifically for the third-generation iPad _should_ also fit the iPad 2 and the newest iPad (the fourth-gen), but there are some exceptions. If you’re not confused enough, here’s another caveat—cases made specifically for the fourth-generation iPad may not be compatible with the third-generation iPad; although they share the same body design, the Lightning port on the fourth-gen model is much smaller than the 30-pin dock-connector port found on the third-gen, so if a case has a cutout on the bottom designed for the Lighting port, it won’t be large enough to fit the older port.

Though this sounds like a lot of information, relax: most cases specify which iPad models they’ll work with on the packaging. If it's not clear whether a particular product fits your iPad, compare the case or bag's specs with Apple’s iPad specifications, ask a store employee, read customer reviews, or e-mail the vendor, to confirm. Because there is only one model of the iPad mini to date, any case designed for the mini will fit _your_ mini, no matter what carrier or version you have.

When shopping for a form-fitting case, make sure it doesn’t block the iPad's bottom-mounted speaker and dock-connector or Lightning port; top-mounted headphone jack and microphone; front and back cameras (for all models apart from the original iPad); and buttons and switches—unless, of course, the case is designed so that you take your iPad out of the case to use it.

If you're shopping for a bag, and you see one that claims to be perfect for both iPads and netbooks, be suspicious. Most of the bags that claim to fit both classes of products end up being a poor fit for the iPad—the iPad is _much_ thinner than the typical netbook and will swim around inside. Same goes for the iPad mini—bags with sleeves designed for the iPad are likely to be too large for the mini and won’t provide a snug enough fit.

Case types and recommendations

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Apple Smart Cover for iPad mini
APPLE SMART COVER: Apple’s in-house protector for the iPad can’t really be called a case—as its name implies, the Smart Cover for the iPad 2 or later (polyurethane, $39; leather, $69) and the iPad mini (polyurethane, $39) is really just a cover, and one that protects only the iPad’s screen at that. But oh, what a clever cover it is, containing a slew of neatly arranged magnets that let the Smart Cover’s hinge attach, perfectly oriented, to the edge of the iPad; adhere to the iPad’s screen; and automatically sleep and wake the iPad when you close and open the cover, respectively. The Smart Cover also rolls up into a triangular shape to act as both a typing stand and a viewing stand. (Note that if you want to use the Smart Cover with another case, make sure the latter leaves room for the Smart Cover to attach to the left-hand side of the iPad.)

Apple makes a more-protective option for the full-sized iPad—the Smart Case ($49), which combines a polyurethane shell with a Smart Cover to provide full-body protection.

For a different look with the same functionality, the Miniot Cover MK2 ($91) is a sleek-looking Smart Cover-esque case made from solid wood.

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X-doria Engage
SHELLS AND SKINS: Shells and silicone skins generally cover the back and sides of your iPad, but not the screen, offering moderate protection while letting you use the iPad in its case. These cases range from thin, polycarbonate coverings to soft-silicone skins to polycarbonate-and-rubber protection to chunky, molded-grip gaming jackets. Shells and skins are likely to be model-specific, so a skin made for the fourth-generation iPad certainly won’t fit the original iPad and may not fit the iPad 2 or third-generation. Recommendations:

-   X-doria Engage Shell (iPad mini, $20; iPad 2 and newer, $30)
-   Otterbox Defender Series (iPad mini, $70; iPad 2 and newer, $90)
-   Cygnett WorkMate (iPad mini, $40)

SLEEVES: Sleeve cases protect your iPad inside another bag, such as a backpack, briefcase, or messenger bag. Some are simple slide-in designs, while others zip closed or sport a flap closure for added security. Most fit all iPad models; make sure it’s designed for the iPad mini if that’s what you need. Recommendations:

-   OnGuard Sleeve (iPad mini, $45; all full-sized iPads, $50)
-   Rickshaw Bagworks Customized Sleeve (iPad mini, $29-$39; iPad 2 and newer, $39-$49)
-   Grove Wool Sleeve (iPad mini, $59; all full-sized iPads, $79)

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OnGuard Sleeve
FOLIO CASES: Folio-style cases offer all-over protection for your iPad, but flip open for easy access to the iPad's screen without requiring you to remove the tablet from the case. If you’re looking for stylish protection, this is it. A folio case made for the original iPad won’t fit the iPad 2 or newer, and vice versa. Folio cases made for the iPad mini will only fit the iPad mini. Recommendations:

-   DODOcase Classic (iPad mini, $60; iPad 2 and newer, $60)
-   Incase Nylon Portfolio (third- and fourth-generation iPad, $70)
-   Speck FitFolio (iPad mini, $35; iPad 2 and newer, $40)

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DODOcase Classic
BAGS: A bag lets you carry your iPad along with your other gear, and you can use it to tote your daily stuff even when you aren’t carrying your iPad with you. Bags generally fit all models of the iPad; consider an extra case for your iPad mini for a snug fit. Recommendations:

-   Brenthaven Prostyle Courier (all full-sized iPads, $70)
-   Booq Cobra Courier XS (all full-sized iPads, $145)
-   Hex Drake iPad Bag (all full-sized iPads, $40)

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Brenthaven Prostyle Courier
CARRYING PACKS: Sometimes you want to carry more than just your iPad, but you don’t want a bulky bag or backpack. A carrying pack protects your iPad but also accommodates cables, a charger, and sometimes even a standalone Bluetooth keyboard. Most carrying packs will accommodate all generations of the full-sized iPad; again, look for a pack optimized for the iPad mini if that’s the device you’re shopping for. Recommendations:

-   STM Jacket D7 (iPad mini, $25)
-   Mujjo iPad Sleeve (iPad mini, $58; any full-sized iPad, $64)
-   WaterField Designs iPad Wallet (iPad 2 and newer, $79) and iPad Travel Express (third- and fourth-generation iPad, starts at $69; iPad mini, $59)

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Wrapsol Back Films plus screen protector
BODY FILMS:Body films protect the sides and backside of your iPad from scratches and scuffs
without adding bulk—they’re simply a
thin layer of super-protective material that
adheres directly to the iPad. Most types can be removed without leaving behind sticky residue. Some also include a screen film (see the next section). Although the models listed here are for the third- and fourth-generation iPads, each is also available in a version for each of the other iPad models and the iPad mini. Recommendations:

-   BodyGuardz UltraTough Clear Skins ($30)
-   Zagg Invisible Shield ($40)
-   Wrapsol Back Films ($30)

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SCREEN FILMS:Screen films are designed to protect the
iPad’s screen from scratches without affecting touchscreen performance; a few also aim to reduce screen glare. Unfortunately, many of these films are difficult to apply, and some actually make glare and fingerprints worse. If you’re patient and have a steady hand, these are the best options. Recommendations:

-   BodyGuardz ScreenGuardz ($20 for screen film only, $30 bundled with body film)
-   Moshi iVisor ($30)
-   Zagg Invisible Shield ($30 for screen film only, $40 bundled with body film)

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question: Summarize how a carrying bag or protective case protects an iPad?

text: This should specify that shells, silicone skin cases, and body films do not protect the screen and leave them vulnerable to scratches.

answer: Cases can help minimize the risk of damage on an iPad. It can keep them safe from scratches and scuffs. Shells, silicone skin cases, and body films are helpful in protecting the iPad. Sleeves protect the iPad while they're inside of another bag, like a backpack. Folio cases offer all over protection for the iPad. Screen films are used to protect the iPad's screens from scratches.

text: The last sentence is irrelevant.

answer: Cases can help minimize the risk of damage on an iPad. It can keep them safe from scratches and scuffs. Shells, silicone skin cases, and body films are helpful in protecting the iPad, but they don't protect the screen and leave it vulnerable to scratches. Sleeves protect the iPad while they're inside of another bag, like a backpack. Folio cases offer all over protection for the iPad. Screen films are used to protect the iPad's screens from scratches.

text: The answer should mention that the carrying bag or protective case protects the iPad from damage.

text: The answer is a bit disjointed and could be more coherent.

text: The answer should mention the Lightning port.

text: The answer should mention that carrying bags can protect the iPad from damage.

text: The answer omits that the carrying bag or case protects the iPad from damage.

text: This is a series of sentences that should be turned into a paragraph.

text: This should also include the value of a bag in terms of ipad protection.

answer: No answer

text: The response misses to mention that the protectors help minimize the risk of damage to the iPad.

answer: No answer

text: The answer should mention the purpose of the carrying bag or protective case.

text: The answer should mention that the article gives several examples of how cases protect iPads.

text: The answer should state that a carrying bag or protective case protects an iPad from damage.

text: The answer should mention the iPad's susceptibility to damage to its screen and body.

text: The question can be answered.

answer: Cases can help minimize the risk of damage on an iPad. It can keep them safe from scratches and scuffs. Shells, silicone skin cases, and body films are helpful in protecting the iPad, but they don't protect the screen and leave it vulnerable to scratches. Sleeves protect the iPad while they're inside of another bag, like a backpack. Folio cases offer all over protection for the iPad. Screen films are used to protect the iPad's screens from scratches.

text: The last sentence adds no value

answer: Cases can help minimize the risk of damage on an iPad. It can keep them safe from scratches and scuffs. Shells, silicone skin cases, and body films are helpful in protecting the iPad. Sleeves protect the iPad while they're inside of another bag, like a backpack. Folio cases offer all over protection for the iPad. Screen films are used to protect the iPad's screens from scratches.

text: The answer should mention the iPad's ports.

text: The answer could be more specific about the types of cases.

text: The answer should mention that the iPad can be used while inside the case.

text: The answer should mention that a carrying bag can help protect the iPad from drops.

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The TROPHY RATING is an evaluation of animal's trophy, such as antlers or horns. If animal features no distinct trophy, then usually weight is used to determine its Trophy Rating. Trophy Rating is only comparable within the same species - there's no point in comparing a white-tailed jackrabbit Trophy Rating to that of a blacktail deer.

Trophy Rating generally determines the medal you get when harvesting an animal:

-   if the animal has no trophy organ (for example female deer species), then the medal is NONE
-   if the Trophy Rating is lower than 20% of the animal's maximum TR, then the medal is BRONZE
-   if the Trophy Rating is between 20% and below 60% of the animal's maximum TR, then the medal is SILVER
-   if the Trophy Rating is between 60% and below 90% of the animal's maximum TR, then the medal is GOLD
-   if the Trophy Rating is 90% of the animal's maximum TR or higher, then the medal is DIAMOND
-   GREAT ONE is the highest medal rating. This class is extremely rare and has some unusual characteristics, also reflected in a trophy rating score that is far outside the usual range.

-   1 Harvest Check
-   2 Bonuses
    -   2.1 Quick Kill Bonus
    -   2.2 Consecutive Harvests Bonus
-   3 Difficulty
-   4 Trophy Type and Trophy Rating
-   5 Session Score

Harvest Check[edit | edit source]

Harvest Check determines whether the animal was downed ethically and effectively. If Harvest Check is failed, the medal is lowered by 1 level (so potential Diamond becomes Gold, potential Gold becomes Silver and so on).

To pass the Harvest Check, you need to meet these 4 conditions:

-   correct ammo class must be used: every animal in the game falls into a specific Animal Class - for example White-tailed Jackrabbit is class 1, Blacktail Deer is class 4 and so on; every ammo can be used on a number of classes - for example .243 can be used on classes 2 through 6; that means you can use .243 to down a Blacktail Deer (class 4) but not a Jackrabbit (class 1)
-   animal must be downed with 1 or 2 shots: you can't expect to shoot the animal 8 times and still get the highest possible rewards, so make sure to aim for vital organs
-   animal's trophy organ must be intact - trophy organs are typically antlers, horns, or skull, so avoid shooting the animal in the head to pass this check
-   hit a vital organ - this is to ensure the shots are ethical and the animal dies as quickly as possible; aim for a heart, lung, liver, neck, or brain to pass this check; note that damaging the brain usually means damaging the skull and failing the "trophy organ must be intact" requirement. Spinal cord shots are considered unethical, even though in the game they make the animal die very quickly. Lastly, this check is passed automatically in case of small game, such as Jackrabbits or Mallards

Bonuses[edit | edit source]

For each harvest, you can get additional XP and cash rewards through 2 bonuses:

Quick Kill Bonus[edit | edit source]

The bonus is based on the time an animal takes to die after the hit. The shorter the time, the higher the bonus gets.

-   Minimum: 0% - The animal dies after a long period of time from bleeding out, usually due to poor shot placement.
-   Maximum: 100% - The animal dies on the spot or runs a few meters away from the spot of being shot

Consecutive Harvests Bonus[edit | edit source]

This bonus merely indicates that all animals that were killed were also harvested. It requires 5 consecutive harvests to get the maximum monetary reward of a kill. If one animal, that was killed, was not harvested if the game was exited, this bonus falls to 0%.

-   1st harvest - 20%
-   2nd harvest - 40%
-   3rd harvest - 60%
-   4th harvest - 80%
-   5th harvest - 100%

Difficulty[edit | edit source]

The DIFFICULTY reflects how "big" the animal is in terms of TROPHY RATING and how aware the animal is of its environment. This means that at higher Difficulty level, the animal will pose a bigger challenge to hunt and will require more skill to call and stalk. The MINIMUM DIFFICULTY for all Species is 1 - Trivial and the MAXIMUM DIFFICULTY can vary depending on the species. Every difficulty has a range of Trophy Rating values.

1 - Trivial

2 - Minor

3 - Very easy

4 - Easy

5 - Medium

6 - Hard

7 - Very hard

8 - Mythical

9 - Legendary

10 - Fabled (only Great Ones)

Animal
Level
Turkey
1-3 (Very Easy)
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Harlequin Duck
Scrub Hare
Jackrabbit
European Hare
Musk Deer
Roe Deer
Whitetail Deer *
Mountain Goat
1-5 (Medium)
Bighorn Sheep
Pronghorn
Rocky Mountain Elk
Lesser Kudu
Warthog
Springbok
Gemsbok
Wild Boar
Reindeer
Blue Wildebeest
Roosevelt Elk
Moose
Bison
Plains Bison
Caribou
Iberian Mouflon
Beceite Ibex
Ronda Ibex
Gredos Ibex
Southeastern Spanish Ibex
Axis Deer
Mule Deer
Blackbuck
Fallow Deer
Blacktail Deer
Canada Goose
Cape Buffalo
1-9 (Legendary)
Water Buffalo
Red Deer
Black Bear
Brown Bear
Grizzly Bear
Gray Wolf
Iberian Wolf
Red Fox
Coyote
Side-Striped Jackal
Eurasian Lynx
Puma
Mountain Lion
Lion
* Whitetail Deer exist as Great Ones with Difficulty Level 'Fabled'

Trophy Type and Trophy Rating[edit | edit source]

Trophy Type is an specific characteristic of the Species (Weight, Skull Size, Antlers, Horns, Tusks) on which the Trophy Rating (TR) will be based on. The Trophy Rating is a value given to the size/weight of the trophy; thus, a larger trophy gives you a higher rating. The trophy rating provides at maximum 500 Kill Score.

Animal
Trophy Type
Minimum TR
Maximum TR
Canada Goose
Weight
3,2
9,2
Mallard
0,7
2,1
Scrub Hare
1,5
5,8
Jackrabbit
1,9
6,8
Side-Striped Jackal
13,2
30,9
Red Fox
2
15,4
Lynx
16,0
29,0
Coyote
33
59
European Hare
2
7
Harlequin Duck
??
??
Cinnamon Teal
0.3
0.5
Musk Deer
Fangs
0
276
Roe Deer
Antlers
0
277
Springbok
57
116
Fallow Deer
0
237
Blacktail Deer
0
210
Whitetail Deer *
0
213
Lesser Kudu
0
35,0
Warthog
Tusks
15
63
Wild Boar
7
159
Black Bear
Skull
12,0
24,0
Brown Bear
16,0
29,0
Grizzly Bear
??
??
Puma
30
40
Lion
35
50
Gray Wolf
??
??
Iberian Wolf
30
40
Red Deer
Antlers
0
276
Blue Wildebeest
17,0
40,0
Roosevelt Elk
0
404
Moose
0
245
Reindeer
65
904
Caribou
??
??
Mule Deer
0
550
Axis Deer
0
389
Bison
Horns
4
300
Plains Bison
??
??
Cape Buffalo
51
162
Water Buffalo
154
358
Blackbuck
17.5
29.5
Iberian Mouflon
??
??
Gredos Ibex
??
??
Beceite Ibex
??
??
Ronda Ibex
??
??
Southeastern Spanish Ibex
??
??
Turkey
Combined
??
??
* Whitetail Deer exist as Great Ones with a much higher Trophy Rating

Session Score[edit | edit source]

The SESSION SCORE is the final rating of the harvest and it's a combination of the medal, animal's difficulty, harvest check and the quick kill bonus. The Session Score ranges between 0 and 1000, though only animals with highest difficulty can score 1000. Note that this "difficulty" is different from the one described above, and it ranges between 0 and 100%.

The exact score calculation and bonuses can be found in the Harvest Screen by mouse-overing the scores.

_SPECIAL THANKS TO "RIZKZ"FOR THE BREAKDOWN OF THE RATING SYSTEM_

question: What are the conditions that need to be met to achieve a perfect Trophy Rating while hunting?

text: The spinal cord is an important exception to the "must hit a vital organ" rule. The answer should include it.

answer: The correct ammo class must be used, the animal must be downed with 1 or 2 shots, the animal's trophy organ must be intact, and the animal must be hit in a vital organ.

text: The answer omits that the Trophy Rating must be 90% of the animal's maximum TR or higher.

text: The answer omits the requirement of a perfect kill.

text: The answer omits the requirement that the Trophy Rating must be 90% of the animal's maximum TR or higher.

text: The article does not mention that the Trophy Rating is a perfect score.

text: The question is about the Trophy Rating, not the Harvest Check

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text: The question asks about the perfect trophy rating, not the requirements of a "harvest check" so I would delete the first two requirements.

answer: Every species has a range of Trophy Ratings from trivial (1) to a certain maximum (e.g. very easy (3) for a jackrabbit or legendary (9) for a black bear). The trophy rating for a specific hunt is determined by examining how aware the animal was of its environment. There are several conditions for ethical killing that need to be met to get a perfect score, which is called the harvest check. There are four conditions for it: correct ammo for the species must be used, the animal must die in one or two shots, the animal's trophy organ (antlers, etc.) must be intact, and the shot(s) must hit a vital organ (spinal cord, while resulting in a quick death, is considered unethical).

text: The text doesn't necessarily describe a perfect score. The highest Trophy Rating comes from earning a "Great One" which is rare and has unusual characteristics. a Great One is usually for hunting something fabled, such as a deer.

answer: Every species has a range of Trophy Ratings from trivial (1) to a certain maximum (e.g. very easy (3) for a jackrabbit or legendary (9) for a black bear). The trophy rating for a specific hunt is determined by examining how aware the animal was of its environment. There are several conditions for ethical killing that need to be met to get a perfect score, which is called the harvest check. There are four conditions for it: correct ammo for the species must be used, the animal must die in one or two shots, the animal's trophy organ (antlers, etc.) must be intact, and the shot(s) must hit a vital organ.

text: The answer is not related.

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text: The answer is a description of the game, not the conditions for achieving a perfect Trophy Rating.

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text: The instructions for the harvest check are not the relevant information.

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answer: The correct ammo class must be used, the animal must be downed with 1 or 2 shots, the animal's trophy organ must be intact, and the animal must be hit in a vital organ.

answer: Every species has a range of Trophy Ratings from trivial (1) to a certain maximum (e.g. very easy (3) for a jackrabbit or legendary (9) for a black bear). The trophy rating for a specific hunt is determined by examining how aware the animal was of its environment. There are several conditions for ethical killing that need to be met to get a perfect score, which is called the harvest check. There are four conditions for it: correct ammo for the species must be used, the animal must die in one or two shots, the animal's trophy organ (antlers, etc.) must be intact, and the shot(s) must hit a vital organ.

text: The first two sentences are unnecessary.

text: The answer should mention animals with the highest difficulty.

text: The answer should mention the Great One ranking.

answer: Every species has a range of Trophy Ratings from trivial (1) to a certain maximum (e.g. very easy (3) for a jackrabbit or legendary (9) for a black bear). The trophy rating for a specific hunt is determined by examining how aware the animal was of its environment. There are several conditions for ethical killing that need to be met to get a perfect score, which is called the harvest check. There are four conditions for it: correct ammo for the species must be used, the animal must die in one or two shots, the animal's trophy organ (antlers, etc.) must be intact, and the shot(s) must hit a vital organ (spinal cord, while resulting in a quick death, is considered unethical).

text: The answer is a summary of the article, not a response to the question.

text: The answer is a bit off-topic. It should mention that the perfect score is achieved when the Trophy Rating is 90% of the animal's maximum TR or higher.

text: The answer is a summary of the article rather than an answer to the question.

text: The answer is not specific enough.

text: The criteria for getting a perfect Trophy Rating are not in-depth enough (i.e. how to get Great One).


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It’s difficult to put into words how I live.  What my day to day is.  I’ll try my best.  Ever since my 14th birthday, not exactly my 14th birthday but somewhere around that time, I stopped living in a linear progression.  I realized that, my life is already laid out for me but I can change the details, or so I think.  I’m not sure how old my consciousness is, I feel much older than I probably am, but considering I can be anywhere from an 80 year old version of me to a teenage version of me, I feel that I’m wise for.. well.. however old I am.  I’m probably not making any sense right now but think about it this way.  When you go to bed tonight, you are probably thinking you will wake up the next morning and pick up where you left off yesterday.  I have no such luxury, instead, I go to sleep tonight not knowing whether I’ll wake up 10 years ahead of when I went to sleep, or 10 years in the past.  I know I’ll still be me, but I’m not sure what time period of my life I’ll be in.  You see, I jump through my life at random intervals, moving forward and backwards, does that make sense?  These jumps can last any amount of time.  The longest I can remember was a week and the shortest can be a couple seconds.  On average, I’d say the normal jump lasts about a day.  The only way I can even try to live a normal life is by taking notes of what I’ve been doing all day so that when I jump times, I can read the notes I left from previous jumps and pick up where I left off.  I’ve thought about whether I enjoy living life this way, or whether I’d prefer to be normal and live in a linear progression.  I’m not sure the answer.  It feels normal now.  The first 14 years of my life were a normal progression, but how boring is that?  Now I’m constantly changing and it feels normal.. to an extent.

The first time it happened I was a little shocked.  I went from being youthful to cranky with an aching back.  I was also married to a girl from my school, that was a bit of a shock because I’d always remembered her as strange and I wasn’t sure she was my type.  Apparently something changed at some point, probably puberty and we’d hit it off.  At any rate, I was suddenly thrust into the role of a 40 year old man.  I didn’t quite get what was happening at first, I was taken aback as I think most people would be if they suddenly switched bodies, I was in a bathroom halfway through a shave and I saw the post-it note stuck to the mirror.

Remember: You are jumping through your own life, here is what happened today, try and leave as many details as possible for when you return to pick up after this day.

I went shopping with Jessica, then I worked on the car a bit.  Remember to shave later and find out who Mark is.

I just realized that this corresponds to the first jump you ever did, so you’re probably confused as to what’s going on.  Just relax.. Graduation day will explain.

That was all I had written to myself but it was enough to explain what happened.  I jumped quickly after that to my high school graduation.  I had my diploma in hand and was sitting in the back row, my classmates all around me smiling.  I patted around my robe looking for pockets and found a smartphone tucked away inside the robe, I quickly unlocked it and the first thing that came up was a note:

Graduation day!  I’m sure you’re still very confused about what happened, I know this is the second jump.  You’re going to be fine, just leave lots of notes for yourself and you can make it through this.  Follow the crowd since you probably have no idea how to do anything.

The graduation jump lasted a while and I was stressed by the time I got home.  I went to my room, which looked nothing like I’d expect my room to look and sat at my computer, looking around for anything to give me the answers as to what was happening.  I’d left lots of notes, plenty of stock advice for what to invest in and found that no one knew what was happening to me and that I had to keep it a secret for fear of sounding.. well.. crazy.  That seemed reasonable.  The system that I had come up with at some point was obviously working and I was able to leave enough notes to get me by with whatever happened next.  I had to trust myself that the system worked.

Let me backtrack again, you’re probably wondering how I ever made it in the real world.  Well, since I wasn’t set to any given time and I had plenty of knowledge of the past and future but no present, at some point I must have gained valuable stock information for about the year 2014, 4 years after I graduated Highschool, went back in time to highschool in one of my consciousness jumps and was able to write about what stocks would be worth buying low and investing in and then selling high.  I had this all written out for me in an excel spreadsheet when I returned home from graduation.  From an outsider, I looked like a smart stock broker who knew how to buy low and sell high but really, I just knew exactly what was going to happen before it happened.  This afforded me the luxury of not having to get a formal education after highschool, since I would probably not do so well on any tests and also gave me enough money to live a private life.

Back to Graduation Day.  My phone started ringing, Jessica.  I wondered if she knew for a moment before I answered the phone.  She giggled and said hi as she answered.  She sounded a lot different from what I remembered of her before I started jumping.  I was still on the computer and reading about what was currently going on in my life when I came across a peculiar line, “by the way, Jessica is your girlfriend and to-be wife.”  Looks like that was planned out for me.  I held my end of the conversation as best I could, trying to act as though nothing was out of the ordinary.

“So what are you doing this weekend?”  she asked me in her soft voice.

“I’m actually not too sure, why did you want to do something?” I asked unsure of whether I’d be able to make good on my plans.  I realized then I should probably be writing down what was going to happen.

“Well.. my parents are going to be away so maaaybe you can come over and we can watch a movie or something.  If you want.”  She giggled as she finished her sentence.  This was every boy’s dream.

“Uhh, yeah that sounds awesome actually.. I’ll uhh, be over when I can.”

The strange thing about jumping through time, is when you’re in the middle of it, you already have notes from before telling you what’s going to happen.  As I typed into the calendar the planned date with Jessica, I found another document giving me her home address and what I should do to prepare for the weekend.  Clothes to wear, things to say.  I was being mentored by myself on how to live my own life.

I jumped shortly after reading that note and ever since then I’d been back and forth.  I still haven’t jumped back to what I’d imagine was a good weekend so I guess I have that to look forward to the problem is that there really isn’t anything special about that first weekend alone with her to me, because I’ve already been married to her when I’m older.  I know what it’s like to fall asleep next to her every night and I know what it’s like to sit on a sofa and watch movies with her in our own personal theater.  That weekend will only be special when I get to it because it will be her and I young and perhaps I’ll have the chance to tell her something that she’ll remember forever and remind me of later in life.  Of course, I already know what will happen that night, because she’s told me. I won’t spoil it until I’ve lived it, but from what I’ve heard, I put on quite the moves.

It’s tiring though, living exactly as the notes say.  It’s pushed me to the edge of my rope.  Today, I woke up an old man.  I can hardly walk, my knees are aching and my back is stiff. Jessica is long dead.  I’m alone.  Technology has advanced so far, but I’ve never learned how to use it.  I’m holding this old revolver, a .44 magnum I bought when I was younger.  I must’ve tried to hide it from myself, I’m not sure how the timelines work, but I found it under the floorboards in the basement.  A note.. like the one I first read.

Don’t do it.

But I want to do it.  I want to go back to the good days when Jessica and I first met, but, having the knowledge of what’s going to happen, there’s no joy in this life.  I’ve been coached by myself this entire time.  Told what to do.

Today, I take back control, I’m not going to listen to this note.

title: Stream of Consciousness (x-post from /r/keepwriting)

question: What does the narrator plan at the end and why?

text: He wants to take control of his life. He is tired of living life according to the notes.

answer: The narrator has found a gun with a note that tells him not to do it. He plans to kill himself. He wants to take control of his life. He is tired of living life according to the notes.

text: The answer should state that the narrator wants to go back to the good days when he and Jessica first met, and having the knowledge of what would happen, there’s no joy in his life.

answer: The narrator decides to not listen to the note and go back to the good days when Jessica and he first met.

text: The narrator doesn't want to go back to the good days with Jessica. He wants to kill himself.

text: The narrator wants to kill himself.

text: The narrator does not want to go back to the good days with Jessica. He wants to kill himself.

text: The narrator plans to kill himself.

text: The narrator's decision is to not listen to his own advice.

text: The narrator doesn't say they plan to "go back to the good days when Jessica and he first met"

text: The answer doesn't say what the narrator wants to totally abandon his notes, but just not listen to the note he has at the time of the text.

text: The narrator plans to kill himself.

answer: The narrator has found a gun with a note that tells him not to do it. He plans to kill himself. He wants to take control of his life. He is tired of living life according to the notes.

text: The narrator doesn't want to kill himself. He wants to go back to the good days when Jessica and he first met.

text: The narrator doesn't want to kill himself. He wants to take control of his life.

text: The narrator doesn't want to kill himself. He wants to go back to the good days with Jessica.

text: The narrator does not plan to kill himself.

text: The narrator has not found a gun.

text: I feel like this needs to elaborate on what it says the narrator does, to offset the current use of pronouns.

answer: The narrator has found a gun with a note that tells him not to do it. He plans to kill himself. He wants to take control of his life. He is tired of being old. He can hardly walk and his knees are sore.

text: The narrator is old, but he doesn't want to kill himself. He wants to go back to the good days with Jessica.

text: The narrator is old, but he doesn't want to be old.

text: The narrator is old, and he wants to go back to the good days when Jessica and he first met.

text: The narrator doesn't want to kill himself, he wants to go back to the good days when Jessica and he first met.

text: The narrator is old at the end, but the answer should mention that he is old at the end because he jumped there.

text: The narrator wants to take back control of his life by ignoring the note.

text: This is only correcting the response not the ending, but it should be specified the gun is a .44 magnum. Also, a semicolon would be a more appropriate way to join the last two sentences. Finally, both autonomy and old age should have an article: "the".

text: It is not stated that he is tired of being old. Also, he desires to go back to the past - the ones he spent with someone named Jessica.

answer: The narrator has found a gun with a note that tells him not to do it. He plans to kill himself. He wants to take control of his life. He is tired of being old. He can hardly walk and his knees are sore.

text: "He is tired of being old." - this is not entirely accurate. The narrator is tired of jumping from one timeline to the next and getting told (by himself) what to do.


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[Two kinds of Iranian sharbat (center is lemon and right is cherry sharbat) along with Iranian tea (left)] SHARBAT (Persian: شربت; also transliterated as shorbot, şerbet or sherbet ) is an Iranian[1][2][3] drink also popular in Turkey, South Asia, Caucasus and the Balkans. It is prepared from fruits or flower petals.[4] It is a sweet cordial, and usually served chilled. It can be served in concentrated form and eaten with a spoon or diluted with water to create the drink. Popular sharbats are made of one or more of the following: basil seeds, rose water, fresh rose petals, sandalwood, bael, hibiscus, lemon, orange, mango, pineapple, falsa (_Grewia asiatica_) and chia seeds.

Sharbat is common in Iranian, Turkish, Bosnian, Arab, Afghan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi and Indian homes, and are popularly consumed by Muslims when breaking their daily fast during the month of Ramadan.[5]

A South Indian version commonly called 'sarbbath' is popular in Kerala and Tamil Nadu regions of India wherein a specially made syrup of Indian sarsaparilla and lemon is dissolved in milk or soda water.

An Indonesian, especially Javanese, drink called 'serbat' is commonly found during the month of Ramadan. The most popular is made by mixing cold water, simple syrup, and shredded cantaloupe, popularly known as 'serbat blewah' or cantaloupe sherbet.

Etymology

[Rooh Afza sharbat or shorbot drink made from fruits and herbs formulated in 1906 in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, and launched from Old Delhi, India.] The term comes from the Persian word _sharbat_ (شربت),[6] meaning a drink of sugar and water. This in turn came from _shariba_, “to drink”.[7] By the late Middle Ages, the Arabic word _sharāb_ (شراب) had come to mean “alcoholic beverage” and the alternate form sharbāt (شربات) and its Persian and Turkish variations, _sharbat_ (شربت), and _şerbet_ respectively, took on the meaning of a sweet non-alcoholic beverage.[8]

History

It's believed that sharbats originated in Iran (Persia).[9][10][11] Several syrups are listed in the 11th-century _Canon of Medicine_ by Persian writer Ibn Sīnā.[12] In the 12th century, Persian book of Zakhireye Khwarazmshahi, Gorgani describes different types of Sharbats in Iran, including Ghoore, Anar, Sekanjebin, etc.

The first Western mention of sharbat is an Italian reference to something that Turks drink. The word enters Italian as _sorbetto_ which becomes _sorbet_ in French. In the 17th-century, England began importing “sherbet powders” made from dried fruit and flowers mixed with sugar. In the modern era sherbet powder is still popular in the UK. A contemporary English writer traveling in the Middle East wrote of “sundry sherbets … some made of sugar and lemons, some of violets, and the like.” When Europeans figured out how to freeze sherbet they began making _sorbetto_ by adding fruit juices and flavorings to a frozen simple syrup base. In the US sherbet generally meant an ice milk, but recipes from early soda fountain manuals include ingredients like gelatin, beaten egg whites, cream, or milk.[13]

Sharbat was traditionally made with cane juice, but in modern times it is commonly made at home with sugar and water. Lime is sometimes added to improve the texture and flavor of the sharbat.[14] Honey is also commonly used as a sweetener. Sharbet comes in many flavors including lemon, pomegranate, quince, strawberry, cherry, orange, rose, orange blossom, tamarind, mulberry and violet.[15] One sharbat recorded in the 19th-century cookbook by Friedrich Unger is called _gülgülü tiryaki şerbet_ which means “pink opium-eater's sherbet”.[16]

India

Sharbat was introduced to India by the Mughals in the 16th century.[17] It was popularised in the Indian subcontinent by Babur, who sent for frequent loads of ice from the Himalayas to make a cool refreshing drink.[18]

Varieties

[Tamarind and plum sharbat] Tamarind sherbet is a popular non-alcoholic beverage in Muslim countries that is commonly prepared during Ramadan. In Turkey tamarind sherbet, called _demirhindi şerbeti_, might be flavored with cloves, cardamom, fresh ginger, a cinnamon stick, honey, sage and dried linden flowers.[19][20] In Urdu, tamarind is called _imli_ and is commonly paired with dried plums (_aaloo bukhara_).[21]

Almond sherbet is probably of Persian origin[22] and can be spiced with cardamom and kewra.[23] Another version of almond sherbet is made with milk and saffron and musk melon seeds are sometimes added.[24][25]

[Bael ka sharbat] Wood apple sharbat can be flavored with salt, pepper and mentha or simply sugar and lemon juice.[26] Called _bael ka sharbat_ it is one of the most popular beverages in India and was discussed in the 1894 _Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales_.[27][28] Another sharbat variation from India is made with powdered sandalwood (_chandan_) and sugared milk.[29] Phalsa berries are another base for some varieties of south Asian sherbet.[30] Some sour sharbet variations might make use of citrus fruits, tamarind, or _aamla_ berries. An Indian lemonade called _nimbu pani_ is made with fresh squeezed lemon or lime juice with additional flavorings like ginger, mint, saffron, kewra or even crushed black pepper.[31]

Vetiver sherbet (_khus_ syrup) can be made by adding _khus_ essence to sugar and water. The _khus_ essence itself is made from the roots of vetiver grass. Vetiver sherbet can be used as a flavoring for milkshakes, lassi and other yogurt drinks, ice cream, Shirley Temples and other mixed beverages. It can also be used as a general purpose dessert topping.[32][33]

The most common sharbat flavor is probably rose.[34] Rose sharbat can be used as a topping for the milk pudding _muhallebi_. One Turkish method of making rose sharbat involves kneading fresh rose petals with a little citric acid or sugar to release their fragrance. (If sugar is used the petals are left in the fridge overnight and a small amount of lemon juice is added the following day.) This petal mixture is called _gül mayası_ and can be added to a sharbat base of sugar and water to make a rose sharbat topping that can be used to flavor desserts like _muhallebi_, and other cookies and cakes.[35]

Turkey (Ottoman Empire)

[Künefe dessert made from _kadayif_ soaked in _şerbet_ served with Maraş ice cream.] Many Ottoman Muslims did not have a custom of consuming or serving alcoholic beverages, which contributed to the popularity of sherbet during the Middle Ages. Sherbet could take three forms: syrups called _şurup_, pastes called _çevirme_ and tablets. Ottoman confectioners would create concentrated essences out of fresh ingredients that could be diluted to make sherbet. In modern times, sherbet production has declined but in some regions of Turkey syrups are still made. Pastes are rare and can only be found in speciality shops; most commercially available pastes today are limited to bergamot or mastic flavors. Tablets were a specialty item, even during Ottoman Times, made only by confectioner's in professional shops. To make the tablets, fruit juices and essential oils, like rose or cinnamon, were added to boiling sugared water and stirred against the sides of the pan until the sugar began to crystallize. Spices, ground nuts, and herbs might be added to the mixture, which was poured onto a large marble slab and allowed to set.[36]

In the 19th-century Isaac Edrehi wrote about a shopkeep named Mustafa who made two types of beverages called sherbet and khoshâb:[37]

  One of the dainties on the happy mixture of which Hadjy Mustafa prides himself is khoshâb. This beverage, though nearly related to, must not be confounded with, sherbet. The latter is slightly acidulated, and in general made of fresh lemon, quince, orange or cherry juice, or of candied grapes, mulberries, and Damascus plums, squeezed or diluted in cold water, and thus drank at all hours. But the khoshâb (agreeable water) forms the termination of all orthodox dinners, and is composed of preserved fruits or syrups, such as Aidin pomegranates, Mardin plums, Damascus and Bokhara apricots, Rodosto peaches, Scala Nuova cherries, Beybek strawberries, Adrianople roses, tamarinds, and so forth."

The Ottoman writer Evliya Çelebi records that the Merchants of Khoshâb in Ottoman Egypt made khoshâb, which he calls “a kind of sherbet”, from “the juice of the most excellent fruits, such as apricots of Bokhara, plums of Mardin, pears of Azerbaijan, mulberries of Arabguir, grapes of Smyrna, sour cherries (aigriottes) of Rodosto, apples of Koja Ili, prunes of Temesvar, and peaches of Constantinople.” According to this account the _khoshâb_ is flavored with “amber and musk”. He goes on to describe a different group of sherbet-merchants whose shops are decorated with “many thousand cups and bowls of China and Fayence, which are filled with sherbet, made of rhubarb, roses, lemons, lotus, tamarinds and grapes.”[38]

The 15th-century Ottoman poem by Süleyman Çelebi wrote: “As I burned with raging thirst, They handed me a glass of sherbet” describing how the Islamic prophet Muhammad{{'}}s mother was given a glass of sherbet while she was in labor.[39] When a woman in Anatolia gives birth it is still customary to offer a hot sherbet called _lohusa şerbeti_ to guests.[40][41]

Common sharbat flavors include tamarind, pomegranate, black mulberry, sour grape, licorice, morello cherry, rose, honey.[42] One version uses fresh purple wisteria flowers. The petals are soaked in water for a full day and then strained through cheesecloth. The petals are bundled in the cheesecloth and their highly fragranced liquid is also squeezed into the bowl containing the scented water. Sugar is added and the sugared mixture is allowed to rest overnight.[43]

A simple sherbet of lemon, citric acid and water, without additional spices, is called _nişan şerbeti_ or “betrothal sherbet” in Turkish and is traditionally served at engagement ceremonies.[44] Some versions of lemon sherbet may be optionally flavored with honey and cloves.[45] A similar sherbet flavored with cloves and lemon juice can also be made with fresh peaches.[46] Green apple and cinnamon is another possible flavor combination.[47] One recipe for “Ottoman sherbet” calls for sugared sour cherries, dried plums, golden raisins, fresh ginger, cloves, cinnamon sticks to be simmered together.[48]

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title: Sharbat

question: Summarize the origins and evolutions of sharbat.

text: There is no book in the passage called the Canon of Drinks.

answer: Sharbat originated in Iran. It was introduced to India by the Mughals in the 16th century. The first Western mention of sharbat is an Italian reference to something that Turks drink. By the late Middle Ages, the Arabic word sharāb had come to mean “alcoholic beverage” and the alternate form sharbāt and its Persian and Turkish variations, sharbat and şerbet respectively, took on the meaning of a sweet non-alcoholic beverage.

text: It should mention that Persian writers mention it in the 11th and 12th centuries.

text: It should mention that in the 17th-century, England began importing “sherbet powders” made from dried fruit and flowers mixed with sugar.

text: It should mention that sharbat was traditionally made with cane juice, but in modern times it is commonly made at home with sugar and water.

answer:
Sharbats were known to have originated in Persia, which is the new Iran. It is still a popular drink in the region... made with ingredients from various fruits or flower petals. Sharbats are also common in Turkey, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and India. These regions have various recipes unique to them as well as different names.

As far back as the 11th and 12th centuries, sharbats are found in books like the Canon of Drinks by Ibn Sina and the Persian book of Zackireye Khwarazmshashi. Sharbats have been adopted into Western countries, morphing into what is called sorbetto in Italian and sorbet in French.

text: The response includes extraneous information not useful for the task.

text: The response is missing information about the etymology of the word sharbat.

text: It is omitted that the word enters Italian as sorbetto which becomes sorbet in French. In the 17th-century, England began importing “sherbet powders” made from dried fruit and flowers mixed with sugar. In the modern era sherbet powder is still popular in the UK. A contemporary English writer traveling in the Middle East wrote of “sundry sherbets … some made of sugar and lemons, some of violets, and the like.” When Europeans figured out how to freeze sherbet they began making sorbetto by adding fruit juices and flavorings to a frozen simple syrup base. In the US sherbet generally meant an ice milk, but recipes from early soda fountain manuals include ingredients like gelatin, beaten egg whites, cream, or milk.

text: It is omitted that the word 'sharbat' comes from the Persian word 'sharbat' (شربت), meaning a drink of sugar and water. This in turn came from 'shariba', “to drink”.

text: The response contains inaccurate information.

text: It is not stated that it is 'the new iran'.

answer: Sharbat originated in Iran. It was introduced to India by the Mughals in the 16th century. The first Western mention of sharbat is an Italian reference to something that Turks drink. By the late Middle Ages, the Arabic word sharāb had come to mean “alcoholic beverage” and the alternate form sharbāt and its Persian and Turkish variations, sharbat and şerbet respectively, took on the meaning of a sweet non-alcoholic beverage.

text: The response is missing the part about the etymology of the word sharbat.

text: The response is missing the part about the etymology of sharbat.

text: The response misses to mention that the word enters Italian as sorbetto which becomes sorbet in French.

text: The answer omits the history of the drink in the Ottoman Empire.

text: The answer omits that the word entered Italy as sorbetto and becomes sorbet in French. It also omits that in the 17th century, England began importing “sherbet powders” made from dried fruit and flowers mixed with sugar.

text: It is omitted that when Europeans figured out how to freeze sherbet they began making sorbetto by adding fruit juices and flavorings to a frozen simple syrup base.

text: The Arabic word Sharbāt is extrapolated to meanings that it never took on, but 'sharāb' (“alcoholic beverage”).

answer:
Sharbats were known to have originated in Persia, which is the new Iran. It is still a popular drink in the region... made with ingredients from various fruits or flower petals. Sharbats are also common in Turkey, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and India. These regions have various recipes unique to them as well as different names.

As far back as the 11th and 12th centuries, sharbats are found in books like the Canon of Medicine by Ibn Sina and the Persian book of Zackireye Khwarazmshashi. Sharbats have been adopted into Western countries, morphing into what is called sorbetto in Italian and sorbet in French.

text: The response should include the etymology of the word sharbat.

text: The response misses to mention that the term "sharbat" comes from the Persian word meaning a drink of sugar and water.

text: "Sharbats were known to have originated in Persia, which is the new Iran. It is still a popular drink in the region... made with ingredients from various fruits or flower petals. Sharbats are also common in Turkey, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and India. These regions have various recipes unique to them as well as different names." - this is irrelevant and should be removed.

text: Doesn't describe the evolution of the word 'sharbat', which was coined in the Middle Ages.

text: This is inaccurate. The first Western mention of sharbat is that it was something Turks drank.

text: The sentences about where sharbat is also common would be better as one sentence.

text: This should mention how initially it was made with cane juice but in modern times it is commonly made with water and sugar.

text: The ellipsis is unnecessary in the fist sentence.

answer:
Sharbats were known to have originated in Persia, which is the new Iran. It is still a popular drink in the region... made with ingredients from various fruits or flower petals. Sharbats are also common in Turkey, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and India. These regions have various recipes unique to them as well as different names.

As far back as the 11th and 12th centuries, sharbats are found in books like the Canon of Medicine by Ibn Sina and the Persian book of Zackireye Khwarazmshashi. Sharbats have been adopted into Western countries, morphing into what is called sorbetto in Italian and sorbet in French.

text: "the Persian book of Zackireye Khwarazmshashi" - this reference is not found in the text.