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[The Faroese starling] [The white-speckled raven, a colour variation of the Faroese subspecies (_Corvus corax varius_), was unique to the Faroe Islands. The last one was seen in 1949.]

The FAUNA OF THE FAROE ISLANDS is characterized by the islands' remote location in the North Atlantic Ocean. There are few terrestrial species, but relatively many breeding seabirds and marine animals. Some subspecies and breeds are endemic. All land mammals were introduced by humans.

Birds

The bird fauna of the Faroes is dominated by seabirds and birds attracted to open land like heather, probably due to the lack of woodland and other suited habitats. There are special Faroese races of eider, starling, wren, guillemot, and black guillemot.[1] Puffins (_Fratercula arctica_), razorbills (_Alca torda_), and guillemots (_Uria aalge_), are very common seabirds in Faroe. Gannets (_Sula sula_) are common around the islands, but only breed on Mykines. Black guillemots (_Cepphus grylle_), eiders (_Somateria mollissima_) and shag (_Phalacrocorax aristotelis_) are common around the coast and the fulmars (_Fulmarus glacialis_) which immigrated to the islands in the 19th century have a steadily growing population. There are six species of seagulls (_Larus_) and the storm petrel (_Hydrobates pelagicus_) colony on Nólsoy is the largest in the world.

Inland birds are fewer in numbers. Oystercatcher (_Haematopus ostralegus_) (the national bird), whimbrel (_Numenius phaeopus_), common snipe (_Gallinago gallinago_) and Arctic tern (_Sterna paradisea_) are common on the heather hills. The Faroese starling (_Sturnus vulgaris_ ssp. _faroeensis_) is the biggest starling in the world, and is very common in and around human habitation together with house sparrow (_Passer domesticus_). In later years starlings they have been joined by blackbirds (_Turdus merula_), which are growing very fast in numbers. Hooded crows (_Corvus cornix_) and the Faroese-Icelandic subspecies of raven (_Corvus corax varius_) are also very common around human habitation. Until the 19th century a special coloured raven, the pied raven was common on the islands. This was not a special race, but a colour variation of the Faroese-Icelandic subspecies. In the same nest, three youngsters could be black while one could be white-speckled. This colour variation was unique to the Faroe Islands, and maybe because of this, the demand from foreign collectors was big for these ravens. This might be a reason why it became extinct; the last white-speckled raven was seen on Nólsoy in 1949.

Land mammals

[Faroese mountain hare (_Lepus timidus_)]

The land mammals of Faroe have all been introduced, accidentally or deliberately by people. Although nine species of wild land mammal have been reported on the Faroe Islands, only three have survived and are thriving on the islands today: mountain hare (_Lepus timidus_), brown rat (_Rattus norvegicus_) and the house mouse (_Mus domesticus_).

Mountain hares were introduced from Kragerø in Norway in 1854. The first years, some of the hares developed a white coat in winter, like their ancestors from Norway, but after a few decades, due to the oceanic climate with its lack of snow cover, the Faroese hares had adopted common traits with the Irish hares (_Lepus timidus hibernicus_) staying brown most of the year and turning grey in winter. Hares are present on all but three of the smaller islands, Koltur, Stóra Dímun and Lítla Dímun.

The Faroese house mouse was probably introduced accidentally from Britain by the Irish monks as early as the 6th century. It is the Western European house mouse (_Mus domesticus_) but has earlier been labelled as _Mus musculus_. This naming has also been used to name the subspecies which has evolved in the isolated island populations. The Nólsoy house mouse is a subspecies called (_Mus musculus faroeensis_) and the Mykines house mouse is also a subspecies called (_Mus musculus mykinessiensis_). However, a recent study,[2] based on DNA-analyses, has shown that mice on the most remote islands (Hesti, Fugloy, Mykines and Nólsoy) are characterized as _M. m. domesticus_, whereas the mice on the better connected islands (Sandoy and in Torshavn) are mixed and have both _M. m. musculus_ and _M. m. domesticus_ genetic elements. Furthermore, the investigation indicated that the majority of the mice have their origins in south-western Norway, in agreement with human historical data, while the mice on the island of Sandoy may have arrived from the British Isles or from Denmark. The _M. m. musculus_ genetic component appears to derive from recent immigrant mice from Denmark. The wood mouse or field mouse (_Apodemus sylvaticus_) was recorded on the Faroe Islands in the 17th century, but has not been recorded since. These recordings might have been mistaken. The house mouse is present on the islands Mykines, Streymoy, Fugloy, Hestur, Nólsoy and Sandoy. From time to time they have been located on Eysturoy, but they have never managed to establish themselves there due to the presence of the brown rat.

When the black rat (_Rattus rattus)_ first came to the Faroes is unclear, but it is given the blame for having spread the plague, the Black death in 1349, since then there have been several reports of the rat going extinct in part or in whole across the archipelago, only to return at later dates.[3] The reasons for its many disappearances vary, from legends about the use of magic to environmental reasons and disease. It has since been exterminated by the more aggressive brown rat.

The brown rat (_Rattus norvegicus_) is common in and around human habitations as well as in the outfield, doing big damage in bird colonies. It reached the Faroe Islands on the Norwegian ship _Kongen af Preussen,_ which wrecked on the Scottish Isle of Lewis. The wreck drifted to Hvalba in Suðuroy in May 1768; in 1769, the rat had already established itself in Tórshavn.[4] The brown rat replaced the former black rat (_Rattus rattus_) which was common in human habitation in Faroe before. It has spread to the islands Suðuroy (1768), Streymoy (1769), Eysturoy (1776), Vágar (1779),[5] Kunoy (1914).[6], Borðoy (apx. 1900), and Viðoy (betw. 1904-1910). A recent genomic analyses reveal three independent introductions of the invasive brown rat to the Faroe Islands.[7]

Rabbits (_Oryctolagus cuniculus_) were introduced to Suðuroy in the beginning of the 20th century. They soon spread throughout the island, but after a few years, they were exterminated. Rabbits also established colonies in the extreme south of Eysturoy (Eystnes) in the 1960s and 1970s, but they were also exterminated. In 2006 there were reports of rabbits establishing colonies on Streymoy they have since been exterminated. Every now and then escaped pets get into the mountains, but they are usually hunted down and shot shortly after being sighted, preventing further colonies from being established.

American mink (_Mustela vison_) have escaped from farms on several occasions, but were caught or shot most of the time, and never managed to establish a stock in the wild. Arctic foxes (_Alopex lagopus_) also escaped from farms now and then in the first half of the 20th century. These were individuals who survived for months in the wild until they were found and shot. Without mates they were unable to multiply.

In the beginning of the 20th century, a few hedgehogs (_Erinaceus europaeus_) were introduced to Tórshavn, but too few in numbers to establish a population.

Bats are infrequent guests to Faroe, and usually die soon after arrival.

Apart from the local domestic sheep breed called Faroes, the Lítla Dímun sheep, a variety of feral sheep survived on Little Dímun until the mid-19th century.[8] There is also a local breed of horse, the Faroe pony.

From time to time, domestic cats escape into the mountains and go feral. These are usually hunted down as fast as possible, as they do heavy damage to native bird life and the introduced hare population.

Marine mammals

[A grey seal (_Halichoerus grypus_), on the beach in Sandvík 2004.] Grey seals (_Halichoerus grypus_) are very common around the Faroese shores. Harbor seals were breeding in the Faroes until the mid-1800s; they are now an infrequent visitor, with the occasional pup or young seal spotted, indicating that breeding might start again on the islands at some point.

Several species of whales live in the waters around the Faroe Islands. Best known are the long-finned pilot whales (_Globicephala melas_), but the more exotic killer whales (_Orcinus orca_) sometimes visit the Faroese fjords as well.

Harbor porpoises are the most frequently sighted cetacea. They frequent the islands year round, though it seems to be in larger numbers around the northern islands than the rest of the country.

Blue whales can sometimes appear during the months of late April to June, and be seen migrating north through Hestfjørð and Vestmannasund on the southwest side of Streymoy (if the weather cooperates).

Bottlenose whales have a very strict migrating route, which goes south over the northern part of Suðuroy in August–September, and there are few years where no whales beach themselves on either of the two beaches at the northernmost villages of Hvalba and Sandvík.

Amphibians

Naturally, there were no amphibians in the Faroe Islands. But recently frogs (_Rana temporaria_) have been introduced to Faroe, and are breeding successfully on Nólsoy.

A young toad (_Bufo bufo_) hibernating on Eysturoy was recorded in 2006; most likely a lost pet.

Insects and other invertebrates

[Faroese grass rivulet (_Perizoma albulata_)]

Flies, moths, spiders, beetles, slugs, snails, earthworms and other small invertebrates are part of the indigenous fauna of the Faroe Islands.

More recent introductions are the New Zealand flatworm, the Spanish slug, and the common wasp which all have become part of the natural fauna.

Cockroaches, black garden ants, pharaoh ants and burgundy snails have also been found, but it is not clear if they have become part of the established fauna.

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title: Fauna of the Faroe Islands

question: Which species of wildlife went extinct on the Faroe Islands?

text: The answer should mention that domestic cats and pet rabbits that escape to the wild are hunted since that's how these species stay extinct.

answer: The white-speckled raven, endemic to the islands, went extinct in 1949. Out of the nine land mammals introduced to the Faroe Islands, only three survived. The six that went extinct are the wood mouse, the black rat, rabbits, American mink, Arctic foxes, and hedgehogs. The domestic cats that escape are hunted with haste since they can do heavy damage to the local bird and hare populations. The escapee rabbits are also hunted as well as a few cases of American minks and arctic foxes who ran away but couldn't replicate due to lack of mates.

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

text: The response includes species that are not extinct.

text: The question only asks about species that went extinct. Other animals, even if they are currently endangered, are irrelevant.

text: The New Zealand flatworm, the Spanish slug, the common wasp, and the insect fauna are native and not introduced species due to the remoteness of the islands (none are native).

answer: The white-speckled raven, endemic to the islands, went extinct in 1949. Out of the nine land mammals introduced to the Faroe Islands, only three survived. The six that went extinct are the wood mouse, the black rat, rabbits, American mink, Arctic foxes, and hedgehogs.

text: The black rat has not gone extinct.

text: The six species of mammals that went extinct are not mentioned in the article.

text: The answer omits the harbor seals.

text: The question asks which species went extinct, not which species survived.

text: The black rat didn't go extinct

text: The article doesn't mention the six other species of land mammal as having gone extinct. It would be better to omit this as it is not supported by the article.

text: It's incorrect that only three mammals survived.

answer: The white-speckled raven.

text: It would be better if this was a complete sentence.

answer: The white-speckled raven, endemic to the islands, went extinct in 1949. Out of the nine land mammals introduced to the Faroe Islands, only three survived. The six that went extinct are the wood mouse, the black rat, rabbits, American mink, Arctic foxes, and hedgehogs.

answer: The white-speckled raven.

text: The answer could be phrased as a complete sentence.

text: The phrasing implies that the species of raven went extinct, but it was only the color variation that went extinct.

text: You should state the species' proper name.


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*Clinging to Kayaks is a project that I experimented with a bit. The term flash fiction has been thrown around me a lot lately. I enjoy the idea of brief bits of stories. CtK takes one paragraph stories and strings them together into a collection. Originally I wrote these (and others I did not include here) with no cohesive order and they are posted like that on my blog. I decided arranging them together would be nice for my first post here. Let me know if I inadvertently broke any rules!*

Clinging to Kayaks.1.

The paper airplane had a note written on it. It was intended to help someone worse off than myself. Uplifting and hopeful it was sent flying out the 52nd story window where my office sat. I watched it spiral out of sight into the masses below. I knew nobody would catch it. That it would be trampled under the hundreds of hurried feet, unnoticed, unread, uncared for. Sighing I sharpened another pencil and pulled another blank sheet towards me. Then I clicked “next” on his computer screen, wondering what airplane design #143 looked like.

Clinging to Kayaks.2.

You say you hate the colour brown. I promise not to wear my favourite shirt around you. But I was joking. You didn't get it and probably never will and in all honesty it was a bad joke. You run when things get serious and are afraid of getting close to someone. I'm afraid I'll never get close to anyone. Maybe that's why you ran from me. At first I joked about Pulp Fiction and your tongue piercing. You had never watched it and didn't get that joke either. I realized that I wasn't a comedian of any sorts and asked if you wanted to watch it together. Plans were made. The plans fell through. I imagined you on a road in ragged clothes like Forrest Gump running away from me. I deleted your number after that.

Clinging to Kayaks.3.

I looked up the distance to your house. 147.3 miles. Satellite images showed your little red car and backyard pool. You had invited me swimming one night. It was late. Even though it was hot and I felt like swimming I declined. You begged me to come. Promised me a great time. I quickly told you goodnight and exited the chat window. Instead I got wicked drunk, telling myself I could always go in the morning. That’s how it was for me. Always the next morning. Always the chat window, the alcohol, and the next morning.

Clinging to Kayaks.4.

I feel the days like slow techno beats. Each morning I take an eraser to the whiteboard and refresh the countdown. Ninety days were forever, three months just an abstract. Habits formed and time ticked away. It didn't even occur to me when I hit thirty-three. But twenty got my attention. Then single digits came and the whiteboard became the center of my universe. A monk's dedication was nothing compared to my daily diligence. Large, bold, blue numbers announcing to my dining room your arrival. Tomorrow is three and each day drops heavy in my mind. I hope that when you draw zero we can change the beat.

Clinging to Kayaks.5.

I had no idea what you were saying. Likewise you couldn't understand me in the slightest. Instead of a barrier it became a game. Each of us laughing at the others failed attempts at communication. When words failed we used our hands, tracing our thoughts until smiles erupted on each of our faces. As I kissed you the smiles traveled from our lips to our eyes, locking them together. And as your arms wrapped around me I knew I was in over my head.

Clinging to Kayaks.6.

You poured sugar in my coffee just to see my reaction. $1.40 later I was black and bitter again. You told me my life needed to shine more and you didn't understand why I was never happy in the morning. You grabbed another sugar packet and I growled. I didn't understand why you couldn't just let me wake up experiencing the worst part of my day, knowing that it was over by the time I started work, with your smile to look forward to by the time I came home.

Clinging to Kayaks.7.

We sat on leather seats and let the radio blend with the raindrops. Both were a background to our soft conversation. We talked about stars and no stars and lights and no lights. We didn't mention darkness, just the absence of light. We talked like the darkness was temporary, as if it was only a matter of time before the light would return. We had confidence in this and confidence in ourselves. Arms were intertwined and I could feel your chest rising and falling against mine. Together we watched the world spin through the rain streaked window, letting the morning sun brighten everything. Just like we knew it would.

Clinging to Kayaks.8.

We sit silent as these nights start to come earlier and the temperature drops more than the night before. Your depression worsens with each snowfall. You have always been desperate for the warmth of spring. I watch the thermometer with heightened anticipation. Every lost degree is another chance to pull you closer to me. I love the cold simply because it keeps you around. I know as soon as the sun reappears again I will lose you, gone to the distant hills. Yet for now your wanderlust is frozen. You are mine for the duration.

Clinging to Kayaks.9.

I found a camera that shows the future when I look through it upside down. My pack of cigarettes is crumpled and short seven or eight. The last few I’m sure are crooked and bent. I pull one out and discover I’m right. It’s nothing but sad. But smoke is smoke and I hang upside down letting it drift past my toes as I look at you through the lens. You twirl and spin for me. Your hair is let down and you are smiling. I think about what we’d see if you tried the camera on me. Perhaps a new pack of cigarettes. Or a clean shirt for a change. I figure that if in the future you are smiling then those things are definitely within reason. Regardless, we definitely have a long way to go from here.

Clinging to Kayaks.10.

I came home to find you in my room. You were rearranging my bookcase, ordering all the books from sad to happy which resulted in no distinct order at all. You knew I was going to read them all sooner or later and wanted me to finish with a sense of happiness. Pulling one off the shelf at random I began to read. You were upset. “That’s longing turning to fulfillment! You have to start with empty and lost!” You thrust another book into my hands from the bottom of the bookcase. I told you that I was already lost and I wanted fulfillment. You asked if I was longing. I thought it was obvious. Neither of us realized that none of the books could fix us.

Clinging to Kayaks.11.

The television became an awkward bystander as you started yelling. Its flickering screen flashing on our faces. I stayed quiet. You wanted to know how I planned on fixing this. You didn't understand that I was silent because I had no answer. I looked around the room and let your words wash over me. The clock in the corner glowed in bold red. The computer had small blinking white lights everywhere. All of these lights kept glowing even though tomorrow was a mystery. You wanted to pull the plug on us for the same reason. Uncertainty was killing you, yet it didn't matter at all to the lights. The clock ticked over to eleven after eleven. And as you slammed the door I wished for you.

Clinging to Kayaks.12.

You asked me what I knew about it at all. You said that I had never been in your position. That I had never been at the bottom. You screamed that I could never understand. Silent under your attack I smiled softly. You were furious. In your mind I was judgmental and condescending. In your mind I was an alien to this world. You finally paused for a moment and asked if I had anything to say. I didn’t. I just showed you my wrist and walked away.

Clinging to Kayaks.13.

The crushed cans and spinning room was not the only scar you left me with as the door slammed shut behind you. All of those whispers in the dark, making plans and pathways to dreams that were eagerly shattered. Our world was full of hope and I thought nothing could ever change that. I learned that you loved to imagine love and that I was not enough. You told me to forget and never dwell. The way you held me so tight made me believe you were lying. That was when I finally realized that humans were the monsters hiding underneath our beds.

Clinging to Kayaks.14

I drank for forty-eight hours straight and never threw-up. I considered that an achievement. I didn't consider the girl in bed with me an achievement. I don't remember half of what I said that night. Everyone else was proud of me though. They were impressed. Maybe. I lost my sandals that night. The next morning we cleaned and filled three full sized garbage bags with cans. None of them were mine. I threw my two empty glass bottles into the back of the truck. I almost threw them in the lake, just to watch them in the water. They chimed as they collided in the truck bed and my head hurt with the sound. I noticed then that the sun was too bright and the world too loud. My head spun and I laughed at myself. I gripped the edge of the sink, stared straight into my eyes in the mirror, and laughed at myself. They asked if I was okay with strange tones and then left me alone. I never did find my sandals.

Clinging to Kayaks.15.

They say if it’s meant to be you will come back. I stare at the sky and wonder what it feels like to be swallowed. By a mouth, by the sky, by time. I mark the spot I lost you and wait for the clock to tick back to the exact moment. My neck begins to ache from staring up after you for so long. But the universe is just too big and the clock never reverses direction. They say if it’s meant to be you will come back. I think they really mean that you were meant to be far away from me.

Clinging to Kayaks.16.

Sometimes I stare into the dark just to see you. When the sun is gone and the stars are hiding too I can feel you. They say at night to look just to the side of the object you want to look at. It has something to do with the rods and cones in your eyes they said. Sometimes I stare right at you. Sometimes I stare to your left. Sometimes I stare to your right. I never really find you. But I know you are there, just as the stars are there. I ask you to come closer. I ask you why the sky is dark at night if the universe is filled with hidden stars. You leave me to figure it out by myself which is the best way to learn. I take lessons on astronomy and how to strengthen my night vision. I whisper what I learn to you. Every time I step closer to you I know that you step back. I really want to see you. But I think you know that.

Clinging to Kayaks.17.

I said the sunset was cotton candy and you laughed at that. The water beneath us looked cold and what I imagined death might be like. Somewhere in the distance someone was frantic. There were sirens. You unscrewed one of the supports of the dock which brought it closer to the water. You said you felt sorry for the dock. All the boats led exciting lives. Even docks wanted to see the world. I just nodded and tossed an anchor into the water, tying the other end of the line tight to the slats we stood on. You had moved on to the third support with your screwdriver by then. As the sirens faded I said the sunset was cotton candy and you asked me if I knew how to swim.

-Ryan Avery

title: Clinging to Kayaks

question: What's one theme that ties the independent short stories together?

text: The stories are not intertwined, they may be the same protagonist, but they are mutually exclusive.

category: accuracy

answer: Several of the paragraph-length stories deal with love: new love explored, or love lost.

answer_source: Human

text: The answer should mention the narrator's loneliness.

text: The answer should mention the theme of loss.

text: The stories also deal with loss and loneliness.

text: The answer should mention the narrator's longing.

text: The answer should be clearer about the fact that the stories deal with love in different ways.

text: Doesn't make sense without context

answer: The short stories are all about the same protagonist.

answer_source: Human misleading

text: The stories are not all about the same protagonist.

text: The answer could be clearer about the fact that the stories are all about the same protagonist's relationships.

text: The theme is loss.

text: The protagonist doesn't seem to be the same person in all the stories; the stories appear to be about different people with some commonalities between them.

category: coherence

answer: Several of the paragraph-length stories deal with love: new love explored, or love lost.

text: There is no theme holding these stories together. The very first story has nothing to do with love

answer: The theme of unrequited love.

answer_source: Model

text: The stories are not all about unrequited love.

text: The answer is too vague. It should mention the theme of loss.

text: The answer should mention the other theme of loss.

text: The stories also seem to be about failed relationships.

text: I think the stories are more about the people in the stories than the author's feelings.

text: The stories aren't all about unrequited love. They are about loss, love, and longing.

text: The theme of unrequited love is a bit too broad.

text: Doesn't feel like it's saying anything about the stories at all.

answer: The theme of unrequited love.

answer: The short stories are all about the same protagonist.


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(This story is entirely fictional. Thank you for reading)

Six months had passed since my mother’s suicide. I just turned sixteen and was still unstable emotionally. Every pompous dyke at my high school made sure to tell if I needed anything to just ask and to feel free to express my feelings to them. The only thing I wanted was my mother back but since that wasn’t an option, instead I wanted everyone to just shut the fuck up. My father drank himself into the emergency room twice now and has refused to join AA. He lost his license, but luckily I have my learner’s permit and can chauffer him around so he can still get a daily fix. I loathe him. He thinks he’s the only one suffering and makes sure to express his frustration as often as possible by using his fists on walls and his throat with alcohol. Tonight marks six months to the day she pulled the trigger and my father made sure to extend his streak of drunken escapades.
It wasn’t until he threw his mug across the kitchen after I told him that mom wouldn’t have let this happen. After the final piece of glass struck the floor, I stopped cringing and opened my eyes, ready to ‘express my feelings’.
“You think you’re the only person whose life changed? You think you’re the only one who wakes up every morning asking ‘Why Me’?”
I was horrified but it was all just coming out of me. My distress, rage, loneliness, disgust, everything; I was terrified this day would come. I never knew when it would happen but I did know it was going to change everything, and with life as fucked up as it is now, how could it get any worse? I was standing in the living room near the family portrait hanging on the wall and he was sitting and the kitchen table. He stood up.
“Who do you think you are? What makes you think you can talk to me like that!?”
“I’m not a child any more, why can’t you accept that!?”
“Because you ARE a child, you don’t know how the real world works.”
“Just because I don’t have a fucking job and own a piece of shit house that you audaciously call a ‘home’ that doesn’t mean I don’t know what the FUCK I’m talking about.”
This was the first time I said ‘fuck’ in front of my father, and I tensed up a little bit before it came off my tongue, but there was no going back. We were standing off, me on the carpet and him on the linoleum. This was it, I was letting it go. I was so livid I wanted everything I loved and hated in the world around me to explode and crumble leaving nothing behind but ash and screams. Every day I did the same thing and made no improvement on myself or others, why was I even trying? I was a walking corpse. I didn’t feel like anything was real; all these people were drones dressed up as a lie and every smile I saw cut me deeper than any knife. “Fucking liars”, I thought.
“What the fuck did you just say to me?”
I felt a bit of pride when he said this; I got him off his balance. Maybe he would realize he wasn’t talking to a sixteen year old girl anymore. This was it, I was a woman; a ferocious one at that. I felt powerful. Could this be it? I’ll show him.
“You heard me.” I said calmly, “I know exactly what this ‘real world’ is so don’t disguise it as this anomaly that I’ll never understand.”
He took a step closer but kept his distance. “You may understand it someday, but that’s not today (name). So don’t FUCKING act like you know everything and that you’re entitled to say this shit.” He closed his left fist tightly and stuck out his index finger at me. “YOU have no respect for others so you don’t deserve it in return, you callous whore!”
I always thought it was humorous when he called me a whore, he thought it made me angry. Being called a whore by your dad in your house is different than being called one in school by the cheering squad, so I didn’t care. Just because he stormed in at the wrong time and caught me pulling down Jared’s pants when I entered that lonely period last month, it didn’t mean I was a whore. Bastard. Am I really a whore? No, no definitely not. But maybe him thinking I was a whore would piss him off. Here goes nothing.
“You’re right, I’m such a whore. That night when you came home and went straight to bed without making me dinner, I called Jared and Hector over and I jerked off Jared while taking it up the ass from Hector. That’s why your favorite pair of socks went missing from the porch that one time. I made them each finish into them and I told them to take ‘em home.” That wasn’t true at all, I actually made myself mac & cheese and was watching Risky Business on TV. I wanted to try sliding across the floor because I hadn’t since I was probably nine years old. Since I wasn’t wearing socks and didn’t want to go upstairs to get my own because I was afraid I would wake him up, I used his favorite pair of Fruit Of The Loom Heavy Duty Crew Work socks that he puts next to his work boots every night.
On my third slide I hit an edge of linoleum that was sticking up and ripped the first sock wide open and dragged the second one just enough so the thread pulled straight off the center and almost decapitated the light brown section near the toes. I panicked because when I shrunk his first pair in the dryer he almost tore my bedroom door off its hinges. I ran across the street and threw them in my neighbor’s trash can. I figured he would know I did something if I didn’t do something with his boots so I put them outside on the porch. In the morning he asked where his boots were and I said I put them outside because they smelled. We both assumed his socks were taken by a raccoon or something. He had to buy a new pair of boots because upon finding out he chucked that pair off the porch, and I think a raccoon really did take those.
Now gritting his teeth, he spoke under his breath: “Cunt”. Yep, I heard it, he didn’t think I did, but I did. He was surely pissed now, so I knew I had him.
“Yeah, just your little whore daughter, right? I do stuff like that because I wasn’t brought up right. And because I miss her. If she were still her she would have continuing raising me right!”
“I’m doing the best I can so I’m sorry I’m not perfect! I miss her too but she was suffering and fixed her fucking problem so why can’t you do the same and learn to fix yours.”
I truly thought he just told me to kill myself. Sometimes I wonder if he truly did or not, but it sure sounded like it.
“You know what, fuck you. She killed herself to get away from you, you were too unbearable to be around and instead of her killing you, she wanted you to live alone and miserable. You were the one that fucking killed her!”
I stopped. He stopped. Everything paused for a second. Nothingness…
It took me only a split second to realize what I said, and it hurt me inside. That’s when I knew I was still alive, because I felt that regret immediately. And he knew it too. His expression went from pure anger to relinquished horror. He looked right at me. Right after I said it the wrinkles around my eyes went away, my eyebrows slowly lifted and my lips closed shut. My expression was dead. It was like I was a robot and my programmer just flipped the OFF switch and I went back to my neutral state. I held myself steady. I didn’t blink because if I did I knew a tear would follow. In that moment, I knew I hurt him, and he knew I knew I hurt him. I have no recollection of how much time passed in that moment; it was either a few seconds or a few minutes. I never forgot his expression and he never forgot mine. I would have done anything to take it back, anything.
The mixture of emotions displayed in his expression caused my vision to haze. He was hurt, embarrassed, ashamed, and worst of all, livid. He stood very still, arms at his side but not touching his torso. His shoulders appeared broader and his stance was spread. He looked like someone standing on train tracks and having a freight train that was rapidly approaching him, physically preparing to dive at the last second. Out of the corner of my eye I saw the middle finger on his right hand twitch, and I couldn’t breathe. I was frozen, eyes still wide. I never feared him more than in this moment, and it lasted for an eternity.
He blinked, and then took a slight inhale. I thought he knew what he was going to do next but didn’t know how he could live with himself if he did it. I was mentally bracing myself for the end. When you’re staring down a lion, your only option is to be the prey. The ambiance was so silent I could hear the wind blowing against the siding on the house. I would have done anything to get away from this moment, but I couldn’t move. I was terrified I couldn’t get away.
His shoulders released all tension and his arms relaxed. Then it happened. He shivered out one final exhale before he turned and walked out of the room.
My eyes didn’t follow him; they remained fixed to where his eyes were two seconds earlier. It wasn’t until he was out of my peripheral that I felt my knees give and I fell to the ground. I reached out for anything to prevent my inevitable plummet and managed to brace the wall as I choked out the breath that I was holding. I cried. I cried profusely; as hard as I did when he held me six months earlier and told me she was gone. If I had to imagine what having an asthma attack was like, this moment would be my reference.
Minutes passed. I was on the ground in the small corner of wall that connects the kitchen and living room together. My hand was reaching over to the cold floor feeling the spot where my tears had fallen. My snot rag of a shirt was now wrinkled near the collar. I struggled to pull myself together. I someone figured out how to work my legs again and got to my feet. I put shoes on as quickly as I could and ran outside.
I didn’t stop running. I didn’t look back. If I could do it all over again I would. Even if I could just have stayed, that would be enough. But I didn’t. And I never spoke to my father again.

title: The Last Day - An emotional and disturbing change of a teenager's final encounter

question: What was the source of tension between the narrator and her father?

text: The answer incorrectly mentions that the narrator's brother committed suicide, however it was the mother.

answer: The narrator's mother had committed suicide when then narrator was just 16 years old. Consequently, the narrator's father became an alcoholic and was verbally abusive. During a verbal exchange, the narrator grabbed her shoes and ran away, never speaking to her father again.

text: It is omitted that the narrator hates him.

category: coverage

text: It is omitted that the narrator was scared of her father.

answer: The narrator's brother had committed suicide when then narrator was just 16 years old. Consequently, the narrator's father became an alcoholic and was verbally abusive. During a verbal exchange, the narrator grabbed her shoes and ran away, never speaking to her father again.

text: The narrator's mother committed suicide, not a brother.

text: The final sentence doesn't really add to explaining what the tension was. It would be better to omit.

text: It's omitted that the father only cares about himself in his grief and it makes the narrator feel lonely and angry.

answer: The narrator's mother had committed suicide when then narrator was just 16 years old. Consequently, the narrator's father became an alcoholic and was verbally abusive. During a verbal exchange, the narrator grabbed her shoes and ran away, never speaking to her father again.

text: The last sentence is irrelevant.

text: The last sentence is unnecessary.

text: The narrator's running away is irrelevant to the question.

text: The last sentence is irrelevant to the question.

text: This line is not relevant to the tension between the characters and should be cut.

answer: The narrator's mother had just committed suicide six months ago, and the narrator was still emotionally unstable. Her father, who was an alcoholic, was also suffering, and he took out his frustration on her by using his fists on walls and his throat with alcohol. The narrator was also frustrated because she felt her father was the only one suffering and was making sure to express his frustration as often as possible.

text: The narrator's mother committed suicide six months ago, and the narrator was still emotionally unstable. Her father, who was an alcoholic, was also suffering, and he took out his frustration on her by using his fists on walls and his throat with alcohol. The narrator was also frustrated because she felt her father was the only one suffering and was making sure to express his frustration as often as possible.

text: The narrator's mother's suicide is not the source of tension between her and her father. It is the result of it.

text: The narrator's father is not the only one suffering. She is also suffering.

text: The answer should mention the specific argument between the narrator and her father.

text: The narrator is female.

text: The narrator also complains that her father is an alcoholic and her mother is dead.

text: The response repeats the same facts, causing redundancy in writing.

text: The response is not clear in stating that she believes the father erroneously thinks he is the only one suffering from his wife's suicide.

answer: The narrator's mother had just committed suicide six months ago, and the narrator was still emotionally unstable. Her father, who was an alcoholic, was also suffering, and he took out his frustration on her by using his fists on walls and his throat with alcohol. The narrator was also frustrated because she felt her father was the only one suffering and was making sure to express his frustration as often as possible.

text: The last sentence is extraneous information that should be removed.


text:
Story highlights

-   About 80,000 people in the U.S. are being held in solitary-type confinement
-   New York state agreed to limit solitary confinement for some prisoners
-   Study showed solitary prisoners had higher likelihood of self-harm

“This report was first published in February 2014.”

(CNN)Robert King still remembers well the dimensions of his cell: 6 x 9 x 12 feet. There was a steel bed and a sink that doubled as a toilet where he would also wash clothes.

King spent 29 years in solitary confinement in Louisiana. He has been free since 2001, but still has difficulty with geographical orientation.

"I get confused as to where I am, where I should be," he said.

King joined researchers and legal experts at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Chicago this month to talk about the mental and physical health consequences of solitary confinement.

"The widespread consensus among mental health professionals is that solitary confinement, for the overall majority of mentally ill prisoners, places them at severe risk of additional harm," said Craig Haney, director of the program in legal studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

The talk was timely. This week, New York state agreed to several changes that would limit the use of solitary confinement for disciplining some groups of inmates, including those under 18 or pregnant women. The agreement stemmed from a class-action lawsuit.

The New York State Department of Corrections provided to CNN a statement from its acting commissioner, which read in part: "These are important reforms that will make the disciplinary practices in New York's prisons more humane, and ultimately, our state's criminal justice system more fair and progressive, while maintaining safety and security."

A department spokesperson said no statement was available on the general use of solitary confinement.

A brief history of solitary confinement

There are about 80,000 people being held in some sort of solitary-type confinement in the United States, Haney said.

Prisoners in solitary confinement tend to be restricted to cells of 80 square feet, not much larger than a king-size bed, Haney said. Sleeping, eating and defecating all take place inside that space. For exercise, prisoners in solitary confinement often get a short time in a cage rather than an outdoor yard -- perhaps one hour per day.

Haney, who has studied prisons and punishment for more than four decades, estimates that about one-third of people in solitary confinement in this country are mentally ill, although some prison systems do not permit mentally ill inmates to be placed in solitary confinement.

Solitary confinement was used broadly in the 19th century, but the punishment was then largely abandoned because of the view that "it was doing more harm than good," Haney said.

Correctional practice began to reincorporate solitary confinement in the late 1970s and 80s, as prisons began to get overcrowded, Haney said. He believes prison systems turned to solitary confinement as a short-term solution to controlling disruptive or violent behavior, lacking the resources to provide positive incentives or programming.

But overcrowding in prisons turned out to be permanent and mostly increased each year.

Prison systems continued to struggle over what to do to resolve conflicts or stop violence or disruption in the institutions. They put more prisoners in solitary confinement and left them there for longer periods of time, Haney said.

"I think the cost of solitary confinement is now being critically examined and rethought, and prison systems are beginning to ask themselves whether this is worth it, and whether or not it does not create more harm than good," he said. "Courts are pushing them to consider the inhumanity of the practice, as well."

'Prison wasn't in me'

King noticed six months into his time in solitary confinement that his eyesight significantly worsened -- he thinks because his eyes had become acclimated to such short distances in his cell. Over time, he retrained his eyes so that he would not be so nearsighted, he said.

Eye problems are not uncommon in these circumstances. In fact, Jules Lobel, professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, said there is a swath of cataract surgeries at Pelican Bay Prison in California.

Lobel represents more than 1,000 prisoners at Pelican Bay in a lawsuit alleging that keeping prisoners in such conditions -- isolated in small, windowless cells with no physical contact or phone calls -- violates the Constitution and international law because it is "cruel and inhumane."

King, who was freed when his conviction was overturned 13 years ago, said his mental health suffered, too, but he knew others were faring worse and he was determined to not let that happen to himself.

"I was depressed every day I was in prison," he said. "I wanted to get out. I was in prison, convicted for a crime I didn't commit. Of course I was depressed."

Initially, food was served to him on a tray under the door to his cell; sometimes the tray was flung onto the floor with its contents spilled. King said he and other inmates filed a redress and went on hunger strikes until they negotiated that holes would be cut in bars to serve the food in a more sanitary way.

He said he and others also filed a lawsuit so that the prison would give them the opportunity for outdoor exercise. King could talk to other prisoners through the walls or by sliding notes.

"What helped me weather the storm was: I was in prison, but prison wasn't in me," he said.

What it's like

Solitary confinement has been associated with many different physical and psychological ills.

"When isolated prisoners are asked, they point to anger, hatred, bitterness, boredom, stress, loss of the sense of reality, suicidal thoughts, trouble sleeping, impaired concentration, confusion, depression, and hallucinations," writes Peter Scharff Smith of the Danish Institute for Human Rights in an essay published by University of Chicago Press.

Several studies point to headaches, heart palpitations, increased pulse and oversensitivity to stimuli as symptoms of isolated prisoners, Scharff Smith wrote, as well as dizziness, loss of appetite and weight loss.

Most studies on the topic have found depression and anxiety among isolated inmates, Scharff Smith wrote.

A study on the New York City jail system published this month in the American Journal of Public Health found that those who had been in solitary confinement at least once had a higher likelihood of self-harm.

Haney said identity disorders have also been found among isolated prisoners because of the loss of contact with the social world.

"People have to structure their lives around the absence of other human beings," he said. "They [prisoners in solitary confinement] go for years on end without touching anyone with affection."

Typically people released from solitary confinement don't get much help transitioning out of it, he said. Some systems parole prisoners directly out of their isolated cells.

Lobel argued at the AAAS conference that social interaction and sensory stimulation form a basic human need, as supported by science. Research has shown people outside of prison who are socially isolated also have a higher risk of heart attacks, hypertension, concentration and memory problems, he said.

"We're trying to integrate law and science in this," he said.

Solitary confinement and the brain

There aren't any direct brain-imaging studies of people who are in solitary confinement because of access issues, Huda Akil, a neuroscientist at the University of Michigan, said at the AAAS conference. But available studies on similar situations suggest significant brain changes could be occurring.

Positive experiences, including social interaction, have positive impacts on the brain, such as the activation of molecules called growth factors, which are akin to fertilizers for brain cells, helping them regrow and interact.

"Depriving people of that is physically depriving the brain from its nourishment," she said.

Without any social interaction, some people hallucinate or become explosive in their emotions, she said.

An absence of sunlight and being out of sync with the daily rhythm could produce negative effects by itself, she said. Several studies on shift workers have found associations with various medical conditions.

Severe depression has profound impacts on the brain; autopsies have shown that "the orchestration of brain and activity of genes in their brains is messed up" in such patients, she said.

It's a vicious cycle: You feel bad, that produces stress, stress hurts the brain, and that makes you feel bad, Akil said.

Chronic depression and stress have been associated with a shrinking of the hippocampus, a seahorse-shaped brain area critical for memory, spatialrecognition and controlling one's emotions, Akil said. Studies have shown that the longer the depression goes untreated, the more the hippocampus shrinks.

"When Robert [King] tells you that he gets disoriented physically, I can tell him that people who are chronically depressed have a shrunken hippocampus, and that that affects your ability to orient in space, in 3D," she said.

King told CNN after the conference that this brain atrophy could be what is happening to him.

"The brain somehow won't register things, and it won't register exactly where I am," he said.

The Angola 3

King was one of three inmates known as the "Angola 3" who protested what they said were injustices at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The three spent decades isolated in cells for 23 hours a day.

The other two, Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox, were convicted in the 1972 killing of a guard at the Angola prison.

Wallace died just days after being released from prison in October 2013 at age 71.

"His legacy will endure through a civil lawsuit that he filed jointly with his fellow Angola 3 members, Albert Woodfox and Robert King," Rep. John Conyers Jr., D-Michigan, said in October. "That lawsuit seeks to define and abolish long-term solitary confinement as cruel and unusual punishment."

Woodfox remains in prison, where he has been in solitary confinement for more than 41 years.Amnesty International USA has called for his release.

King was convicted in 1973 of killing a fellow inmate, although he believes he was "being punished for being a member of the Black Panther Party." He was transferred to Angola weeks after the security guard was killed, but was investigated as a possible conspirator in the slaying.

Today, King serves as an adviser to Solitary Watch, an online project devoted to news, firsthand accounts and research and reporting on solitary confinement. He has also campaigned for the release of the other two members of the"Angola 3."

King writes on his website: "I may be free from Angola, but Angola will never be free of me."

CNN's Phil Gast and Joe Sutton contributed to this report.

question: What does the article say about crimes?

text: King believes that he was punished for being a member of the Black Panther Party, but the article does not state this as fact.

answer: Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox were convicted of killing a guard at the Angola prison in 1972. King was convicted of killing a fellow inmate in 1973. He was also investigated as a conspirator in the Angola guard killing.

text: The answer should mention that the inmates were in prison for their crimes.

text: The answer should mention that the crimes were not the reason for the inmates' prolonged stay in solitary confinement.

text: The answer should mention that King believes he was wrongly convicted.

text: The answer should mention that solitary confinement is not a punishment for a crime.

text: The answer should mention that the article does not say much about crimes.

text: It's not clear if the answer is giving a summary of the related events, so it should add a reason for their confinement.

text: This should mention that King was proven to be falsely imprisoned for the crimes he was accused of.

text: The answer should mention that the inmates were placed in solitary confinement for their crimes.

answer: No answer

text: The answer should mention the crimes committed by the Angola 3.

text: The answer should mention King and the Angola 3.

text: It is omitted that King was convicted in 1973 of killing a fellow inmate, although he believes he was "being punished for being a member of the Black Panther Party."

text: The answer should mention King's crime.

text: At least a partial answer can be generated by the input

answer: No answer

answer: Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox were convicted of killing a guard at the Angola prison in 1972. King was convicted of killing a fellow inmate in 1973. He was punished for being a member of the Black Panther Party. He was also investigated as a conspirator in the Angola guard killing.

answer: Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox were convicted of killing a guard at the Angola prison in 1972. King was convicted of killing a fellow inmate in 1973. He was also investigated as a conspirator in the Angola guard killing.


text:
Before I tell you this story, please, understand that I am NOT crazy. I swear. I've lived a completely normal life until this school year. I don't know who to go to for advice; I'm sure I'll get locked in an asylum. These past events have made me lose sleep, focus, and sanity.
	It all began on the first day of school. Normally I would be ecstatic to return to school. That day, I was completely excited. I had been in my room everyday of the summer, hoping to improve my orchestral skill. I studied each and every note of my favorite movements carefully, reading each bar with great concentration. I play any music, from classical to modern music, and while I can honestly say I enjoy it, I feel like I can never improve. Last year, we had a very high strung woman conduct us. Ms. Gibbens never seemed to give us good advice, and was always on the edge when the quarter-annual concerts would swing around. Despite all of her flaws, I came to like her, because what she couldn't express through words without stuttering, she could play through music beautifully. Each note was pure and graceful, connecting her spirit with sound. I would always look forward to Orchestra class, until May 14th. On May 14th, Ms. Gibbens didn't show up to class, and we were all seated, ready to play our instruments. A few minutes after the morning announcements, people began to lose concentration. Jokes were made about Ms. Gibbens, people would say: "She has to feed her cats, she's too old for real company", or "Maybe she couldn't handle the stress of teaching anymore". Students were laughing and enjoying themselves. After all, Ms. Gibbens had not shown up, and it had been well over 20 minutes. After a few more minutes of complete chaos, the principal frantically opened the room door, with a face as pale as the Alps in the winter.
"K-k-kids, you can pack up your instruments. There's been a terrible accident." he stuttered, still in obvious shock.
 Many students began to converse as they packed up their cases, wondering what happened. I was still in my chair, desperately hoping that Ms. Gibbens would be okay. After a few questions, the principal finally came to tell  me that Ms. Gibbens had committed suicide. I felt sick all of the sudden, and requested to go home. I can't remember the next few days of my life during that period. The feeling of losing someone you deeply care about is unlike any other. I dealt with it the only way I knew how to: music. I played my heart out each day, crying after every session, wishing I could turn back the hands of time, or just say good-bye to Ms. Gibbens. Near the end of the year, I started to slowly become myself again, and I decided that I would devote my life to music, to honor Ms. Gibbens.
	Fast forward 5 months of practicing, and there I was, in orchestra class once again. The entire room had been renovated, and the chairs and stands were brand new. The teacher that had been selected was said to be one of the best in the area, and a few students even claimed they had been taught by him before. Keep in mind, I'm not a judgmental person. I've lived a life of solitude for the past 5 months, so pointing out flaws is something I'm not entirely comfortable doing. But this teacher, man, he was a wreck. He was wearing a wrinkled blue collar-up shirt, stained black slacks, and his hair was a sloppy combover. He smelled like he had just ran around the school track more times than the entire football team had in their lives.
"Hey guys, my name is Mr. Broadfoot!" he said with great excitement.
What an odd name for a teacher. It sounds very familiar. I think I may have had him as a teacher too. He looks a hell of a lot different, though, I thought to myself.
 "I know that you've all had a fair share of sadness this past year, but remember, music can do great things for a person!" he exclaimed, his excitement even more present than earlier.
	I began to quickly feel anger towards him. Who was he to bring up the death of Ms. Gibbens? He didn't know her like we did. Many kids began uncomfortably shifting in their chairs, and he narrowed his eyes.
"Look, I'm not going to spoon-feed you guys. You're all old enough to get your shit together, right?" he growled, his tone severly dropping.
	I felt even more anger towards him, and as I played that day, all I could think about was about that anger. This jerk doesn't deserve to take this place, I thought. However, my anger slowly subsided, as he grew more and more stern throughout the session. I couldn't tell what it was, but something seemed off about him. I felt intimidated. I quickly shrugged it off that day, and was glad to leave the room. I left school afterwards, because I only have orchestra and P.E. on mondays, and I wasn't going to go to P.E. with a lousy attitude.
	As I walked down the hallway, I could feel people staring at me. Their eyes burning into me. I couldn't blame them though, as I probably looked like a wreck too. I had been so focused on music that I hadn't seen anyone in months. I just shrugged it off, like usual. Why should I care about people's opinions? After all, I'm my own person. They have no right to judge me. Music can do great things for a person.
	The next day, I woke up, grabbed a quick bite of breakfast, and stopped by Starbuck's for a quick coffee. Mr. Broadfoot started off the day ecstatic as usual, but gradually became more stern. Every student was very nervous in that class, and began fidgeting and even a few cried. I felt anger again that day too, but I was still spooked by Mr. Broadfoot's presence.
 	If only I knew what it was about him; he seems so familiar, I thought, trying to probe my mind for possible answers.
	As I walked to math class, I could feel even more students glaring at me. I was confused, but still neglected them. I just shrugged it off. As I sat down in a desk in math class, the teacher looked at me oddly, but didn't say anything. I returned a concerned glance, and she simply nodded and began classroom expectations. I was so tired, despite the coffee I had drank prior to arriving at school. I began to slowly doze off.....
	The math teacher, Mrs. Alan, prodded me with a ruler. I woke up, startled.
	"What time is it?" I frantically asked, embarrased.
	"About 11:30. You were asleep for 3 hours. Is everything okay, Trevor?" she asked, her voice filled with concern and confusion.
	"Yeah, I guess I just couldn't sleep well last night. Sorry to bother you!" I said, quickly leaving the classroom.
	This is where things start to really fall off. Please remember, I'm not crazy.
	I woke up that morning, and did the usual routine, a bite of breakfast, and some Starbuck's. I felt ready to play music that day. As I entered the Orchestra room, EVERYONE and I mean EVERYONE began whispering and staring at me. The sheer power of an entire room looking at me was so immense, that I couldn't look back. I slowly made my way to my seat. As I sat down, I could still feel people staring at me. At that moment, I was so fed up with it. I quickly snapped around and yelled:
	"What the hell do you guys want?!"
	A few students flinched, and some became angry. I quickly felt regret for yelling at them.
	"Well, are you going to conduct or not?" a student yelled.
	I froze in confusion. Why would they want me to conduct? At that moment, I realized Mr. Broadfoot had not shown up to class that day. I shrugged it off and began to conduct. About halfway through the class period, I realized Mr. Broadfoot was not going to show up. I scoffed.
	Just like an ass, to not show up for his students, I thought.
	I reached to pick up my cup of coffee, and spilled it all over my black slacks. The combination of frustration and pain surged through me and I stormed off to the bathroom. As I cleaned myself up, I looked in the mirror. What I saw in the mirror will haunt me forever. I saw myself in the mirror, with a sloppy combover, with a wrinkled collar-up blue shirt, and stained black slacks.
	At that moment, I began to cry. I was so distraught and confused. I couldn't think straight. How the hell did this happen? No, this can't be real. It can't be. I'm dreaming. I'll wake up to my regular morning routine and everything will be right again.
	I ran as fast as I could to Mrs. Alan's room. I had to find someone who actually cared about me. As she saw me approaching her nose wrinkled in disgust. I couldn't blame her.
	"What do you need, Mr. Broadfoot?" she asked sternly.
	"I... I don't know who I am anymore." I said with confusion.
	"You need to go see a counselor. First you come into my room and sleep, and now you verbally abuse your students? If I had the power to, I'd fire you right now. Leave my room." she retorted.
	I met with my therapist, and he diagnosed me with a split-personality. It turns out that last year, I was a college grad, and I was the student teacher in Ms. Gibbins' class. Part of me wanted to cling onto the past so much, that I remained a student partly. However, I had to take up teaching the class to finish my credit hours. I hated myself for trying to fill her place as an orchestra teacher. I began to live two lives, one as the student, and one as the teacher. Despite the huge differences, we were both Trevor Broadfoot.
	Right now, I'm writing this letter because I've decided I don't want to live anymore. I've lost everything. My family refuses to meet with a mentally insane person, every student hates me, and I hate myself equally. I'm raising the gun to my head. Wait.. I can hear the music. The music I studied all summer. It's calling for me to stop. To press on and get help. No. It's too late. I'll just shrug it off.
Inspired by Mr. Hale- the biggest asshole orchestra teacher ever

title: My buddy Jordan has been writing short stories. Here's one of them!

question: What does the story say about Ms. Gibbens?

text: "she was in a terrible accident" - this is incomplete and should add that the principal told the students that Ms. Gibbens had been in a terrible accident (presumably to save them from knowing what really happened and out of respect for her). He then told the narrator after the latter pressed him.

answer: Ms. Gibbens teaches orchestra class. She's a very high-strung woman when conducting her students and never seemed to give good advice. She was always on the edge during the quarter-annual concerts. Ms. Gibbens would often stutter while teaching, but what she couldn't express through words, she did through music because she played beautifully. Each note was pure and graceful, connecting her spirit with sound. On May 14th, Ms. Gibbens didn't show up to class because she had committed suicide.

text: It's omitted that the narrator was very fond of Ms. Gibbens.

text: The answer omits the narrator's relationship with Ms. Gibbens.

text: The answer should mention the narrator's emotional connection to Ms. Gibbens.

text: It's omitted that the narrator was close to Ms. Gibbens.

text: The answer omits that the narrator was fond of Ms. Gibbens.

text: The answer should mention the narrator's admiration for Ms. Gibbens.

answer: Ms. Gibbens was the narrator's orchestra instructor last year and he enjoyed her class very much. She was high-strung and never gave good advice, but she was a good conductor and her notes were pure and graceful. On May 14th, she never showed up to class and the narrator was worried about her, thinking a terrible accident happened. The principal announced that she committed suicide, shocking everyone. The narrator was heartbroken and he devoted his life to music to honor Ms. Gibbens.

text: The narrator is named Trevor Broadfoot.

text: It is omitted that the narrator was actually Trevor Broadfoot, the new orchestra teacher, who was having a split personality disorder.

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

text: It's omitted that the narrator was actually Trevor Broadfoot, the college student who was the student teacher for Ms. Gibbens.

text: The answer should mention the narrator's connection to Ms. Gibbens.

text: "The narrator was heartbroken and he devoted his life to music to honor Ms. Gibbens." - the narrator is not a he. It's Trevor Broadfoot.

text: The response should not include gibberish like "...and her notes were pure and gracious."

answer: Ms. Gibbens teaches orchestra class. She's a very high-strung woman when conducting her students and never seemed to give good advice. She was always on the edge during the quarter-annual concerts. Ms. Gibbens would often stutter while teaching, but what she couldn't express through words, she did through music because she played beautifully. Each note was pure and graceful, connecting her spirit with sound. On May 14th, Ms. Gibbens didn't show up to class because she was in a terrible accident.

text: It should be mentioned that the terrible accident was Ms. Gibbens committing suicide.

answer: Ms. Gibbens teaches orchestra class. She's a very high-strung woman when conducting her students and never seemed to give good advice. She was always on the edge during the quarter-annual concerts. Ms. Gibbens would often stutter while teaching, but what she couldn't express through words, she did through music because she played beautifully. Each note was pure and graceful, connecting her spirit with sound. On May 14th, Ms. Gibbens didn't show up to class because she was in a terrible accident.

text: It is omitted that the narrator was deeply affected by her suicide.

text: It is omitted that the narrator was deeply affected by Ms. Gibbens' suicide.

text: The response is missing the part about Ms. Gibbens committing suicide.

text: She committed suicide.

text: It is omitted that the narrator is deeply sad when he finds out that Ms. Gibbens committed suicide.

text: It's omitted that Ms. Gibbens committed suicide.

text: Incorrect verb use.

text: This should mention the narrator decides to devote their life to music to honor Ms.Gibbens.

answer: Ms. Gibbens was the narrator's orchestra instructor last year and he enjoyed her class very much. She was high-strung and never gave good advice, but she was a good conductor and her notes were pure and graceful. On May 14th, she never showed up to class and the narrator was worried about her, thinking a terrible accident happened. The principal announced that she committed suicide, shocking everyone. The narrator was heartbroken and he devoted his life to music to honor Ms. Gibbens.

answer: Ms. Gibbens teaches orchestra class. She's a very high-strung woman when conducting her students and never seemed to give good advice. She was always on the edge during the quarter-annual concerts. Ms. Gibbens would often stutter while teaching, but what she couldn't express through words, she did through music because she played beautifully. Each note was pure and graceful, connecting her spirit with sound. On May 14th, Ms. Gibbens didn't show up to class because she had committed suicide.


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This is a list of the MAMMAL SPECIES RECORDED IN THE MALDIVES. There are eleven mammal species in the Maldives, of which one is vulnerable.[1]

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

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  EX   EXTINCT                 No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
  EW   EXTINCT IN THE WILD     Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
  CR   CRITICALLY ENDANGERED   The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
  EN   ENDANGERED              The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
  VU   VULNERABLE              The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
  NT   NEAR THREATENED         The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
  LC   LEAST CONCERN           There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
  DD   DATA DEFICIENT          There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.
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Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:

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  LR/cd   LOWER RISK/CONSERVATION DEPENDENT   Species which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued.
  LR/nt   LOWER RISK/NEAR THREATENED          Species which are close to being classified as vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes.
  LR/lc   LOWER RISK/LEAST CONCERN            Species for which there are no identifiable risks.
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Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)

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[Dugongs] Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered.

-   Family: Dugongidae
    -   Genus: _Dugong_
        -   Dugong, _Dugong dugon_ VU

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

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The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

-   Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
    -   Subfamily: Pteropodinae
        -   Genus: _Pteropus_
            -   Indian flying-fox, _Pteropus giganteus_ LR/lc
            -   Small flying-fox, _Pteropus hypomelanus_ LR/lc

Order: Cetacea (whales)

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[Short-finned pilot whales off Maldives] [Bottlenose dolphins off Baa Atoll] [Spinner dolphin off Alifu Dhaalu Atoll] [Spinner dolphins porpoising off Alifu Dhaalu Atoll] The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.

-   Suborder: Mysticeti
    -   Family: Balaenopteridae
        -   Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
            -   Genus: _Balaenoptera_
                -   Minke whale, _Balaenoptera acutorostrata_ LR/nt
                -   Bryde's whale, _Balaenoptera edeni_ DD
                -   Sei whale, _Balaenoptera borealis_ EN
                -   Fin whale, _Balaenoptera physalus_ EN
                -   Blue whale, _Balaenoptera musculus_ EN
        -   Subfamily: Megapterinae
            -   Genus: _Megaptera_
                -   Humpback whale, _Megaptera novaeangliae_ CR (Arabian Sea Population)[2]
-   Suborder: Odontoceti
    -   -   Family: Physeteridae
            -   Genus: _Physeter_
                -   Sperm whale, _Physeter macrocephalus_ VU

    -   Superfamily: Platanistoidea
        -   Family: Kogiidae
            -   Genus: _Kogia_
                -   Pygmy sperm whale, _Kogia breviceps_ LR/lc
        -   Family: Ziphidae
            -   Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
                -   Genus: _Indopacetus_
                    -   Longman's beaked whale, _Indopacetus pacificus_ DD
        -   Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
            -   Genus: _Stenella_
                -   Pantropical spotted dolphin, _Stenella attenuata_ LR/cd
                -   Striped dolphin, _Stenella coeruleoalba_ LR/cd
                -   Spinner dolphin, _Stenella longirostris_ LR/cd
            -   Genus: _Lagenodelphis_
                -   Fraser's dolphin, _Lagenodelphis hosei_ DD
            -   Genus: _Grampus_
                -   Risso's dolphin, _Grampus griseus_ DD
            -   Genus: _Peponocephala_
                -   Melon-headed whale, _Peponocephala electra_ LR/lc
    -   Superfamily Ziphioidea
        -   Family: Ziphiidae
            -   Genus: _Mesoplodon_
                -   Deraniyagala's beaked whale, _Mesoplodon hotaula_ DD

Notes

[1] This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institution, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.

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PAUL CHARLES QUINN (born 21 July 1985) is a Scottish footballer. His usual position is right back, but he can also play at centre back or on the right wing. Quinn started his career at Motherwell and has also played for Cardiff City, Doncaster Rovers, Ross County (two spells), Aberdeen and Dundee United.

Career

Motherwell

Born in Wishaw, Quinn came through the youth ranks at Motherwell and signed a professional contract with the club on 12 May 2002. In the 2002–03 season, he made his first professional appearance for the club, replacing Brian Dempsie as a substitute during the SPL game against Celtic on 1 December 2002.[1] He did not feature regularly but in following seasons he proved his worth and also his versatility, by starting 27 and 26 games in all competitions during the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons respectively, filling a number of different positions in the Motherwell defence. Quinn scored his first goal for Motherwell during the Scottish Premier League match against Kilmarnock on 21 February 2004.[2] He did not score another goal for the club for over three years, when he scored during a league match against Aberdeen on 15 September 2007.

He was restricted to just 21 games during the 2005–06 season, but in the following seasons, he established himself as a first team player and at the beginning of the 2007–08 season he was a first choice in the Motherwell defence, displacing Martyn Corrigan at right back. Such has been the quality of his performances and the general improvement in his game under Mark McGhee that Corrigan was limited to one starting performance during the first half of the 2007–08 season and left to seek first-team football at Kilmarnock.

On 11 January 2008, it was announced that Quinn would assume the role of club captain, due to the sudden death of Phil O'Donnell the previous month. At the age of 22, Quinn became one of the youngest captains in the Motherwell's history. Although vice-captain Stephen Craigan was widely expected to be promoted to the position of club captain, he continued in his existing role.

Cardiff City

On 4 June 2009 he signed for Football League Championship side Cardiff City on a three-year contract for a fee of around £300,000,[3] describing the transfer as his “ideal move”.[4] He made his debut for the club in a 4–0 win over Scunthorpe United, the first competitive match at the Cardiff City Stadium. On 17 August 2010, it was revealed that Motherwell were still owed around £175,000 of the transfer fee and that no further payments had been made toward the fee since January 2010.[5] However, the following week Cardiff reached an agreement with Motherwell and £100,000 of the remaining fee was paid.[6] Quinn scored his first Cardiff goal on 2 April 2011, in a 4–1 win over Derby County.[7]

Quinn was named captain for the League Cup game against Oxford United.[8] and again for Huddersfield Town. He got his first league appearance off the season against Southampton, on 28 September, following a knock to Kevin McNaughton in the game. After only four starts during the season, Quinn was released at the end of his contract.[9]

Doncaster Rovers

Following his release, Quinn joined Doncaster Rovers on trial playing in a goalless draw against Sheffield Wednesday.[10] On 9 August, Quinn signed a one-year deal at Keepmoat Stadium.[11]

Quinn then went on to make 43 league and cup appearances for Doncaster Rovers, helping them become League 1 Champions when he cleared the missed penalty at the Brentford game on the final day of the season, his long pass out of the box finding Billy Paynter just inside his own half who went up to the other end and passed to James Coppinger to score the winner. On 27 July 2013 he signed a new deal lasting till June 2015.[12] However, on 22 August 2014, his contract with the club was ended by mutual consent[13]

Ross County

Quinn returned to Scottish football in October 2014, when he signed for Ross County.[14] He made his debut as a substitute in Ross County's 5–0 loss against Celtic on 18 October 2014.[15]

Aberdeen

In June 2015, Quinn signed a two-year deal with Aberdeen after becoming a free agent.[16] He made his debut for Aberdeen on 2 July 2015, against FK Shkëndija in the first qualifying round of the Europa League.[17] Quinn scored his first league goal for Aberdeen in the 86th minute of a 2–1 victory against Celtic at Pittodrie, sending Aberdeen to the top of the table.[18]

Ross County (second spell)

On 26 January 2016, Quinn returned to Ross County, signing an 18-month contract.[19] He scored on his debut as Ross County beat Celtic 3–1 to reach the final of the Scottish League Cup.[20] He played in the final, as Ross County won 2–1 against Hibernian.[21]

Ahead of the 2016–17 season, Quinn was handed the captaincy at Ross County, after the previous captain Andrew Davies had asked to leave the club.[22] At the end of his contract, Quinn was released by Ross County.[23]

Dundee United

Quinn signed a short-term contract with Scottish Championship club Dundee United in August 2017.[24] In January 2018, he extended his contract until the end of the 2017–18 season.[25][26] Quinn was released by United in May 2018, following the end of his contract.[27]

Career statistics

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  Club               Season         League                    National Cup   League Cup   Other   Total
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  Division           Apps           Goals                     Apps           Goals        Apps    Goals
  Motherwell         2002–03[29]    Scottish Premier League   4              0            0       0
  2003–04[30]        26             0                         3              0            0       0
  2004–05[31]        23             0                         0              0            3       0
  2005–06[32]        18             0                         0              0            3       0
  2006–07[33]        26             0                         0              0            3       0
  2007–08[34]        31             2                         2              0            2       1
  2008–09[35]        33             1                         3              0            1       0
  Total              161            3                         8              0            12      1
  Cardiff City       2009–10[37]    Championship              22             0            2       0
  2010–11[39]        23             1                         1              0            2       0
  2011–12[41]        1              0                         1              0            3       0
  Total              46             1                         4              0            7       0
  Doncaster Rovers   2012–13[42]    League One                38             0            1       0
  2013–14[44]        Championship   35                        2              1            0       1
  Total              73             2                         2              0            4       0
  Ross County        2014–15[45]    Scottish Premiership      29             3            1       0
  Aberdeen           2015–16[46]    Scottish Premiership      13             1            0       0
  Ross County        2015–16[48]    Scottish Premiership      14             0            2       1
  2016–17[49]        19             0                         1              1            2       0
  Total              33             0                         3              2            4       1
  Dundee United      2017–18[50]    Championship              16             0            1       0
  Career total       371            10                        19             2            27      2

  : Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Honours

Doncaster Rovers

-   League One Champions: 2012–13

Ross County

-   Scottish League Cup: 2015–16[52]

Personal life

On 27 April 2008, Quinn was rushed to hospital with a broken jaw after an unprovoked attack outside the notorious Baker Street establishment in Wishaw.

In June 2008, Quinn and his girlfriend were robbed at gunpoint whilst holidaying in Florida, United States. The couple had been returning to their hotel when the incident took place.[53]

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Charleston Battery midfielder Neveal Hackshaw is one of four USL players named in Trinidad & Tobago's squad this week. | Photo courtesy Ross Almers / Charleston Battery

TAMPA, FLA. – A quartet of selections for Trinidad & Tobago’s pair of upcoming international exhibitions lead the contingent of USL players selected for international duty over the coming week.

Defenders Mekeil Williams of the Richmond Kickers and Kevan George of the Charlotte Independence were named to the Soca Warriors’ squad, alongside midfielder Neveal Hackshaw of the Charleston Battery and winger Nathan Lewis of Indy Eleven. T&T is scheduled to face Guadaloupe on Friday, and Martinique on Sunday over the coming week.

Louisville City FC’s Shaun Francis and the Charleston Battery’s Quinton Griffith could face off on Sunday evening as Francis’ Jamaica and Griffith’s Antigua & Barbuda meet at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. Also selected for Jamaica is former USL standout Romario Williams of Atlanta United, who earned 2017 All-League honors for the Battery last season.

Phoenix Rising FC winger Billy Forbes has been named again as captain for Turks & Caicos as the side travels to face the Dominican Republic on Thursday in Santo Domingo.

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Phoenix Rising FC's Billy Forbes will again captain Turks & Caicos after being selected to represent his country | Photo courtesy Liza Rosales / Orange County SC

Ottawa Fury FC forward Michael Salazar, on loan to the club from the Montreal Impact, has been selected in Belize’s squad for a pair of games against Grenada in the upcoming week. Salazar has made 10 previous appearances for his country.

Toronto FC II standout Liam Fraser earned his first selection to the Canada National Team for the side’s exhibition against New Zealand on Saturday in Murcia, Spain. Fraser, who was selected as the No. 15 player on the 2017 USL 20 Under 20 before signing as a Homegrown Player with Toronto FC this offseason, will be joined by fellow former USL standouts Mark-Anthony Kaye, now with Los Angeles FC, and Raheem Edwards, now with the Montreal Impact, in Head Coach John Herdman’s first squad in charge.

Four players have also been called into camp for Guam, with Phoenix Rising FC goalkeeper Dallas Jaye, Richmond Kickers defender Alex Lee, ATL UTD 2 defender Shawn Nicklaw and Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC forward Shane Malcolm all part of the country’s training camp in California, as part of which it will face the USL’s LA Galaxy II.

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Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC forward Shane Malcolm is one of four USL players called up by Guam this week | Photo courtesy Isaiah J. Downing / Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

Kickers forward Bruno Miranda, who made his debut for the club on loan from D.C. United this past Sunday, has also been called up by Bolivia for the country’s exhibition against Curaçao on Friday.

In addition to those called in for full international duty, six USL players have also been named to the U.S. U20 National Team squad that will face France and Atletico Madrid’s U21 squad. Bethlehem Steel FC’s Matt Real and Mark McKenzie, Seattle Sounders FC 2’s Sam Rogers and Jake Morris, LA Galaxy II Ulysses Llanez Jr. and Saint Louis FC’s Aedan Stanley were all named in the squad.

Finally, five players who have previously competed in the USL are currently in North Carolina with the U.S. Men’s National Team ahead of next Tuesday’s international exhibition at Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park. Goalkeepers Zack Steffen (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) and Alex Bono (Toronto FC II), defender Erik Palmer-Brown (Swope Park Rangers) and midfielders Tyler Adams (New York Red Bulls II) and Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC 2) will all be available for selection for the game at the home of new USL club North Carolina FC, which will air on Fox Sports 1 and UniMas.

USL Players Selected for International Duty (March 21-27)

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA – Quinton Griffith (Charleston Battery)

BELIZE – Michael Salazar (Ottawa Fury FC)

BOLIVIA – Bruno Miranda (Richmond Kickers)

CANADA – Liam Fraser (Toronto FC II)

GUAM – Shane Malcolm (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC), Dallas Jaye (Phoenix Rising FC), Shawn Nicklaw (ATL UTD 2), Alex Lee (Richmond Kickers)

JAMAICA – Shaun Francis (Louisville City FC)

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – Mekeil Williams (Richmond Kickers), Neveal Hackshaw (Charleston Battery), Nathan Lewis (Indy Eleven), Kevan George (Charlotte Independence)

TURKS & CAICOS – Billy Forbes (Phoenix Rising FC)

U.S. U20 NATIONAL TEAM – Matt Real, Mark McKenzie (Bethlehem Steel FC), Jake Morris, Sam Rogers (Seattle Sounders FC 2), Ulysses Llanez Jr. (LA Galaxy II), Aedan Stanley (Saint Louis FC)

Alumni selected for U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Paraguay

Zack Steffen (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC), Alex Bono (Toronto FC II), Erik Palmer-Brown (Swope Park Rangers), Tyler Adams (New York Red Bulls II), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC 2)

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