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M: Hey Steve, how’s it going
S: Going well Mark. Going well.
M: Well that's good, haven't seen you in  a while.
S: Heh yeah. Hey you know Lucy? She wants you to go pluck her feathers. Haha I think she's into you bro (gives Herb a wing bump)
M: (sighs) ahhh Lucy, she's not into me, it's her damn human. Went and got herself a macaw and is rarely home, and when she is all she does is look at that damn little screen of hers.  Now Lucy's gone all senile.
S: What a shame... Well, you should still go and pluck her up man, ever since the tip of her beak broke off she can barely make use of it.
M: Whatever, if she can talk to you, then she can pluck her own crazy self.
S: Yeah, I guess.
silence
M: So Steve, tell me how are things really going for you in the life of a pet.
S: ehhh I don’t know man. My owner keeps on asking me who’s a good boy. At first I had no idea who she was talking about, now she’s commanding me to say that I am, and well, I don't know if I really am a good boy.
M: What do you mean?
S: It's like what about me appeals to my owner as good? All she sees of me is when I'm hanging around the cage or when she's teaching me new stuff. She doesn’t know the real me or what goes on in my head.
M: Hmm. Go on.
S: And its like I listen to all of her commands so I guess that would make me obedient, but if I go and say I’m a good boy, well am I really obeying her? I'm giving her the answer SHE wants, but not necessarily the truthful one.
M:So your doing what she says while at the same time you think your lying because you don’t really know if you’re all good.
S: Yeah, I’m sitting there giving my owner what she wants, but in the end I don’t think it’s the right thing.
M: Oh Steve, I see what you’re saying and all, but come on don’t overthink it. Just do what she says and get your damn cracker.

S: Yeah, whatever. I guess you’re right.

title: Themes for this story?

question: Describe the main characters.

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Mark, a bird, is the conversation initiator.
Steve is a bird who encourages his friend to pursue Lucy, a fellow bird, but gets down about their relationships with humans.

question: Which animals are mentioned?

answer: Pet birds, including a macaw.

question: Why doesn't Mark want to pursue Lucy?

answer: He doesn't believe that Lucy is into him, he says she's just going senile because her human neglects her.

question: Who asks: "Who's a good boy?"

answer: Steve's human.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Pet birds Mark and Steve catch up with a conversation about a neglected fellow bird and the existential question of "who's a good boy?"


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LAST DAYS OF EDEN is a Spanish symphonic power metal-band from Asturias, Spain. It was founded in 2013 with members DarkSun.[1] Their music add elements of celtic music using the sound of bagpipes, whistles and flutes, making their sound quite similar to the recent albums of Nightwish.

Members

-   Ani M. Fojaco – female vocals
-   Dani González – guitars and male vocals
-   Juan Gomes – keyboards
-   Adrián Huelga – bass
-   Leo Duarte – drums
-   Sara Ember – violin
-   Andrea Joglar – bagpipes, whistles and flutes

Past members

-   Jorge Ruiz – bass
-   Manuel Morán – drums
-   Alberto Ardines – drums
-   Chris Bada – drums
-   Gustavo Rodríguez – bagpipes
-   Pindy Díaz – bagpipes, whistles and flutes

Discography

EP

-   _Paradise_ – 2014

Albums

-   _Ride The World_ – 2015
-   _Traxel Mör_ – 2017
-   _Chryslais_ – 2018

Singles/music videos

-   _Paradise_ – 2014
-   _Invincible_ – 2015
-   _Here Come the Wolves_ (lyric video) – 2015
-   _The Piper's Call_ – 2016
-   _Ride the World_ (road movie) – 2016

[1] _Last Days of Eden_, Metal-archives.com

title: Last Days of Eden

question: What is Last Days of Eden?

answer: a Spanish symphonic power metal band from Asturias, Spain

question: What is symphonic power metal?

answer: the article does not answer this question

question: What was the first release by Last Days of Eden?

answer: Last Days of Eden released the EP Paradise in 2014.

question: What is the most recent album by Last Days of Eden?

answer: Chrysalais, released in 2018

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Last Days of Eden is a Spanish symphonic power metal band from Asturias, Spain.


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There is no doubt that video games rank highly in most children’s favourite pastimes and although a love of gaming does not automatically spell disaster, as parents, we want our children to enjoy a wide range of activities, including playing outdoors.

Studies have shown that children spend increasingly less time playing outdoors than in previous years and it is hard not to lay some of the blame on the enticing lure of screens. Outdoor activity is important for children. In a study by the University of Derby and The Wildlife Trust, children exposed to the natural world showed increased self-esteem and nature time has been linked to positive mental health in children and adults.

To encourage children to switch off their consoles this summer, why not take the best bits from their favourite video games and take them outside?

IF YOUR CHILD LOVES FORTNITE, WHY NOT TRY: CAPTURE THE FLAG

Fortnite relies on a squad of players working together to defeat opposing teams. Take this outside with a game of Capture The Flag.

To play, first find a suitable large space with good hiding places. Divide into two teams, each with their own flag and agree where each team’s territory is. Each team must then hide their flag somewhere on their own territory. The object of the game is to capture the other’s teams flag without being caught on enemy territory. If caught, a player must stay in a ‘jail’ unless rescued by a fellow team mate.

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IF YOUR CHILD LOVES THE SIMS, WHY NOT TRY: BUILDING A FAIRY HOUSE

The Sims is a world within a world in which you build and furnish your own Sims house. Take this outside with an outdoor craft activity and get the kids building a fairy house.

Use twigs, leaves and other natural materials and see what their imagination can come up with.

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IF YOUR CHILD LOVES POKEMON, WHY NOT TRY: A WILDLIFE SCAVENGER HUNT

In Pokemon you’ve got to try and catch them all and build your Pokemon collection. Take this outside by organising a wildlife scavenger hunt.

Create your own scavenger hunt sheets based on the nature and wildlife you can find around your neighbourhood or download one from sites such as the Woodland Trust.

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IF YOUR CHILD LOVES SPLATOON, WHY NOT TRY: A WATER BATTLE

Splatoon is a first person shooter where you splat the opposition to defeat them. Take this outside by setting up an epic water battle with water pistols and water balloons. If there are a few of you, split into teams for more strategic battle fun.

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IF YOUR CHILD LOVES ROBLOX, WHY NOT TRY: A BLINDFOLD OBSTACLE COURSE

Roblox allows children to create worlds and build relationships with other players. Take this outside by building an outdoor obstacle course.

Use everyday objects that you can find in your garden or park to create an obstacle course. Include things that you have to crawl under or jump over and then taking turns to be led around and complete the course whilst blindfolded. This helps build trust and cooperation and is also a lot of fun!

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IF YOUR CHILD LOVES OVERWATCH, WHY NOT TRY: KICK THE CAN

Overwatch relies on players working as a team to defeat the enemy. Take this outside with a game of Kick The Can.

One person is designated It and places a can (or other object) in the middle of an open space, like a garden, whilst the other players hide. The It player must find the hidden players by touching them, whilst guarding the can. Once touched, players are held in a designated captive area in sight of the can. They can only be freed by another non-captive player kicking the can whilst avoiding being caught themselves.

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IF YOUR CHILD LOVES JUST DANCE, WHY NOT TRY: A GARDEN DANCE-OFF

Just Dance allows you to get your groove on to popular hits. Take this outside with a garden dance off.

Get the children to pick their favourite song and get dancing. Points awarded for creativity, using the space inventively and they can also incorporate some parkour moves like walking lunges and standing jumps. You can check out our 15 Minute Happy parkour activity for inspiration.

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question: What is the purpose of this blog and to whom is it addressed?

answer: This blog is addressed to parents of young children who spend a lot of time in front of screens playing games. The blog offers useful advice on how to get children outside and away from their screens. It explains the importance of outdoor play and suggests ways in which parents can adapt video games to outdoor play.


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_GERTSCHANAPIS_ is a genus of North American araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, containing the single species, _GERTSCHANAPIS SHANTZI_. It was first described by Norman I. Platnick & Raymond Robert Forster in 1990,[1] and has only been found in United States.[2]

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title: Gertschanapis

question: What is Gertschanapis?

answer: Gertschanapis is a genus of North American araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae.

question: How many spacies does Gertschanapis contain?

answer: Gertschanapis contains a single spacies.

question: When was Gertschanapis first described?

answer: Gertschanapis was first described in 1990.

question: What is Gertschanapis Shantzi?

answer: Gertschanapis Shantzi is the specie of the genre Gertschanapis.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Gertschanapis is a genus of North American araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae described in 1990. It has only been found in the United States.


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The KERALA SANGEETHA NATAKA AKADEMI FELLOWSHIP is an honour presented by the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, an autonomous organisation for the encouragement, preservation, and documentation of the performing arts of Kerala, set up by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Government of Kerala. Instituted in 1972, the fellowship are given to outstanding artistes who have contributed to the performing arts in the state. The awardees are decided after a general body meeting conducted by the Akademi panel members and are presented by the Governor of Kerala.[1]

From 2012, the fellows are known by the title “Kalarathna”, which is also applied to the previous winners. The recipients will receive a statuette, a citation, and cash prize. The reward comprised 15,000 until 2012, it was raised to 25,000 from the next year onward.[2]

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question: What is the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship?

answer: IT is an honor presented by Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi to outstanding artists who have contributed to the performing arts in the state.

question: Describe the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi.

answer: It is an autonomous organization for the encouragement, preservation, and documentation of the performing arts of Kerala.

question: What has been happening since 2012?

answer: The fellows have been known by the title "Kalarathna" since 2012.

question: What do the recipients receive?

answer: They will receive a statuette, a citation, and a cash prize of $25,000 as of the year 2013.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This article describes the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship. It is given out by the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi to outstanding artists who have contributed to the performing arts in the state.


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DORNBERK (; ) is a village in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Nova Gorica.[1] It is located in the Vipava Valley within the Gorizia region of the Slovenian Littoral. Dornberk is the centre of a local community that includes the satellite settlements of Potok pri Dornberku, Saksid, Brdo, Tabor, Draga, Zalošče, and Budihni. The entire local community has a population of around 1,800.

Name

The Slovene name of the village comes from German _Dornberg_, meaning 'thorn hill'. This was also the official name until the end of World War I, when the village came under Italian administration. At first, the Italians used an historical version of the traditional name of the village, _Dorimbergo_,[2] but during the Fascist period the name was changed to _Montespino_, which is a literal Italian translation of the German name. After World War II, the village briefly reacquired its old name, but in 1948, the name was changed again because of its German sound, and the name _Zali Hrib_ (literally, 'fair hill') was invented. The locals rejected the new designation and demanded the old name back. The name of the settlement was changed to _Dornberk_ in 1952, but the final _-g_ was replaced with a _-k_.[3] Nevertheless, the locals still refer to it as _Dornberg_ rather than _Dornberk_. This phonetic difference is not perceived in standard Slovene, in which the final voiced velar stop /g/ is pronounced as voiceless /k/. However, in the local Karst dialect spoken in the lower Vipava Valley, /g/ has developed into the voiced glottal fricative /ɦ/, and often a voiceless glottal fricative at the end of words.

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Prophet Daniel and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.[4]

The area of Dornberk is known for the production of wine and fruits, especially peaches, apricots, and pears.

[1] Nova Gorica municipal site

[2] _Dorimbergo_ in _Udine illustrata_, part I, of Giovanni Capidogli (1665): “La Famiglia da Rabatta è di nobiltà isquisita, ed immemorabile; onde fino da Enrico Terzo Re de' Romani fu degnamente presa in sua protezione, confermandole, ... donandole libere tante, e così ampie giurisdizioni nella Toscana, che formavano un considerabile, e non picciolo Stato. Non avendo poi la fortuna con pregresso di tempo per li molti, e vari accidenti di guerra, ripigliati quei beni, che prima le aveva concesso, si ricoverò la suddetta Famiglia nella Repubblica Fiorentina, nella quale fu tenuta, e pregiata delle più nobili, conseguendo in quella tutti li principali maneggi ec. Indi per le fazioni de' Guelfi, e Ghibellini passò nel Friuli, e prese posto in Udine già Quattrocento, e più anni ed avendo più tempo quivi dimorando godendo della Signoria di tre Castella, si condusse finalmente nel Contado di Gorizza, dove poscia ottenne in Feudo il Castello di Dorimbergo con altre giurisdizioni, che oggidì parimenti si conservano nella medesima Famiglia” in: Istoria del Decamerone di Giovanni Boccaccio scritta da Domenico Maria Manni Accademico fiorentino, in Firenze MDCCXXXXII (1742)

[3] _Spremembe naselij 1948–95_. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.

[4] Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008

title: Dornberk

question: What does the text say about other religions in Dornberk?

question: What does the text say about Dornberk?

answer: Dornberk is a village in western Slovenia, in the Municipality of Nova Gorica. It is located in the Vipava Valley within the Gorizia region of the Slovenian Littoral. Dornberk is the center of a local community with a population of 1,800 that includes several satellite settlements like Saksid, Brdo, and Draga.

question: What does the text say about how Dornberk got its name?

answer: The Slovene name of the village came from the German word "Dornberg", which means "thorn hill". Dornberg was the official name of the village until the end of World War I when the village came under the Italian administration. The Italians first use the historical version of the village name "Dorimbergo", but later changed it to "Montespino". After World War II, the village got its name back but was changed again to "Zali Hrib" (fair hill). The locals rejected this name and demanded the old name back, replacing the "g" in Dornberg with a "k".

question: What does the text say about what is notable in Dornberk?

answer: The area of Dornberk is known for the production of wine. Dornberk is also known for producing fruits like peaches, apricots, and pears. The parish church in the village is dedicated to the Prophet Daniel and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.


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JAY SCOT BILAS (born December 24, 1963) is an American college basketball analyst who currently works for ESPN. Bilas is a former college basketball player and coach who played for and served as assistant under Mike Krzyzewski at Duke University, as well as a practicing attorney in North Carolina.[1] He formerly worked for CBS Sports.

Playing career

Bilas was a consensus Top 50 recruit at Rolling Hills High School, in Rolling Hills Estates, California, where he averaged 23.5 points and 13.5 rebounds per game in 1982. That season, Bilas was named First Team All-CIF, First Team All-South Bay, MVP of the Bay League, and Best in the West by the Long Beach Press-Telegram.

thumb|left|upright=0.85|Bilas playing for Duke in the 1986 NCAA tournament

Bilas was a four-year starter for Mike Krzyzewski at Duke University, on the men's basketball team, from 1982–1986, and helped lead Duke to the Final Four and National Championship game in 1986. Krzyzewski's 1982 recruiting class of Bilas, Johnny Dawkins, Mark Alarie and David Henderson still ranks as the highest scoring single class in college basketball history. In his college career, Bilas scored 1,062 points and grabbed 692 rebounds, while shooting over 55% from the field.[2]

In 1985, Bilas represented USA Basketball, on the U.S. National Select Team, in the Jones Cup in Taipei, Taiwan.[3]

Bilas graduated in 1986, with a degree in political science, and was selected in the fifth round of the 1986 NBA Draft, by the Dallas Mavericks. He played professionally overseas in Italy's 2nd Division[4] and in Spain's 1st Division.[5]

Coaching career

Bilas served as an assistant coach under Mike Krzyzewski at Duke for three seasons from 1990 to 1992. While serving as an assistant coach, Bilas attended Duke University School of Law, receiving his J.D. degree in 1992. During his three-year tenure as an assistant coach, Duke advanced to three Final Fours and won two National Championships. Bilas still teaches and speaks at clinics, and has been an instructor at the Nike Skills Academy in Beaverton, Oregon, the Nike/Amar'e Stoudemire Skills Academy in Phoenix, Arizona, and the Nike/LeBron James Skills Academy in Akron, Ohio, which annually tutor some of the nation's finest high school and college players. In 2005 and 2006, Bilas was one of 12 coaches taking part in Operation Hardwood I and II that coached United States Service teams in tournament competition in the Middle East. Among the other coaches of Operation Hardwood I and II were Mark Gottfried, Tom Izzo, Kelvin Sampson, Tubby Smith, Rick Barnes, Gary Williams, Dave Odom, Bobby Lutz, Bobby Cremins, Mike Jarvis, Billy Lange, Jim Crews, and Reggie Minton.

Broadcasting career

Bilas has been a color commentator and studio analyst for ESPN since 1995.[6] Bilas began his broadcast career delivering color commentary alongside play-by-play man Bob Harris for the Duke Radio Network in 1993.[7] Bilas joined ESPN in 1995 as a college basketball analyst on games and in the studio.[8][9] He has served as co-host of ESPN's studio broadcasts since 2000, including _College GameNight_ and _College GameDay_ with Rece Davis, Hubert Davis, Digger Phelps, and Bob Knight. Bilas makes frequent appearances on _SportsCenter_, ESPNEWS and ESPN Radio, and is a featured basketball writer on ESPN.com. He is also featured as “The Bilastrator” during halftime segments of some ESPN college basketball games. From 2003 through 2010, Bilas joined CBS as a game analyst for the network's coverage of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, and was paired with Dick Enberg as his color analyst from 2005 through 2010. In both 2007 and 2008, Bilas was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Performance by a Studio Analyst. He has gained notoriety in the studio for his ability to draw up unique inbound plays after time outs during close games, as well as his stand when it comes regarding student athlete payment and his thoughts on the NCAA as a whole.[10]

Legal career

Bilas received his J.D. degree from Duke University School of Law in 1992. He is currently Of Counsel to the Charlotte office of Moore & Van Allen, where he maintains a litigation practice.[11]

Bilas most notably worked on the case _Lyons Partnership v. Morris Costumes, Inc._, where he successfully defended the costume business against trademark and copyright claims brought by owners of the popular children's television character Barney the Dinosaur.[12]

Comments on Duke lacrosse scandal

Writing a letter to the editor in Duke Magazine, Bilas sharply criticized the Duke administration for its lack of support for the falsely indicted players during the 2006 Duke lacrosse case. Describing Richard H. Brodhead's actions, “President Brodhead chose the path of political expediency. He failed to effectively counter factually inaccurate and inappropriate statements about Duke and its students, failed to forcefully speak out against procedural irregularities, and failed to take appropriate action in response to repeated attacks upon the due process rights of Duke's students.”[13]

Personal life

Bilas resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife of 21 years, Wendy, and their son and daughter.[14] Bilas is on the Advisory Board of the Duke Brain Tumor Center and the PinStripes/ALS Foundation, as well as serving on the Board of Directors of Coaches vs. Cancer.[15]

Bilas joined the Screen Actors Guild in 1987. He appeared in national television commercials and the feature-length movie _I Come in Peace_ (also known as _Dark Angel_). He also appeared in an episode of the TV series _The White Shadow_. He wrote a book, _Toughness_.[16]

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question: Why did Bilas switch careers from being a basketball player and coach to being a basketball analyst?

answer: It's possible that he wanted to utilize his background in basketball in a career that isn't as physically demanding.


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The Wizard

	Michael shared a low bed in his attic room with his black acoustic guitar. His friends sat in bean-bag chairs around a coffee table in front of him. They passed a smoking bowl among themselves. Light from the sun outside came through the closed window, hitting the smoke which lingered in the air. The entire room was covered in a light haze. An air conditioner at the other end of the room rattled, keeping the room from substantially over heating. A television set on mute sat in the room, but no one was focusing on it. He wore a dull red plaid shirt, cargo shorts, and plain brown sneakers. On his bed next to him lay the acoustic guitar, which he now only played when he was high. On the wall was an orange Chudley Cannons poster.]

	He held his own packed glass bowl in his left hand, and a yellow Bic lighter in his right. The inside of the bowl was covered in a thin amber layer of cooked residue; he needed to get around to cleaning it. He lit the lighter, staring at the yellow flame. He wasn’t in a rush to start smoking.

He absentmindedly moved the Bic, no longer lit, through the fingers on his right hand. He listened intently to the music playing, paying no attention to the others in the room. He lied back against the bed, staring straight up. Focusing intently on the pale glow-in-the-dark stars barely visible against the white-wash ceiling, he realised that he had yet to eat breakfast.

	He remembered waking up. He looked outside, and saw the sun, well past noon, linger in the sky. He estimated about 3:00, maybe 3:30. It was the first day of summer.

	Thinking about the final he took yesterday, he frowned. It wasn’t that he had bombed it, but rather that he had passed it without any deal of effort. He hadn’t even reviewed his notes. Hell, he hadn’t studied for that class all year. It wasn’t that he was a bad student, or even that he relished doing poorly in school, as he noted some kids his age did. He was simply not challenged.

	Certainly he wasn’t the most organized kid. He decided that this was the root of his problems. His disorganized mannerisms must have been perceived by his teachers as a lack of substantial intelligence. He had missed the cutoff for honors tracking, and even if he desired now to move up, he would be at a hopeless disadvantage, being far behind in the curriculum by the honors standard.

	He wished someone had pushed him. His parents must have bought into the teachers conclusions of mediocrity. They had accepted him as mediocre, and maybe were a little disappointed, but not surprised. They hadn’t been special either.

	He turned to look at his friends. The bowl lay on its side on the coffee table. A thin stream of smoke rose from it. His friends were discussing the latest Jersey Shore. He hated that show. He looked back up at the ceiling.

	Perhaps he really was mediocre, and this self-denial was just his coping mechanism with not being special, his only defense against his belief in not being worth anything. But this was a lie. He knew, deep down that he, at least at some point, had not been average, was not as worthless as he came across. He thought about his long lost love for reading. He had read and reread every Harry Potter book, had finished each of them for the first time within a week of their release. He turned to the bookshelf next to the TV. He could make out most of the series on the shelf, but it was hard to read the lettering through the smoke. That wasn’t savant level, but at least that was something. More important to him, however, was the emotion connected with his hours spent face down in a hard-cover. They represented his childhood, a reckless one inspired by Calvin and Hobbes comics and the Dangerous Book for Boys which had taught him almost everything he knew about anything important.

	But this childhood seemed long gone. In some ways, it had been pushed aside against his will, through homework and social obligations. But in other ways, his present reality was the result of his own decisions. He sustained to his friends that he didn’t cry at the end of the last Harry Potter movie.
His hand rested on the guitar which lay at his side. He plucked at the strings with no particular song in mind. He used to practice everyday. He would ride his bike to his lessons, and then come home and teach himself even more from the internet. He still played it every now and then, but only absentmindedly, not with the vigor of before. His teacher had told him that he was a talented musician. Now he was only average.

He told himself to relax, to pass these thoughts out of his mind. But he was always relaxed he thought to himself, high or not. This annoyed him. It wasn’t that he felt guilty about relaxing, but he felt bad that he had nothing to relax from.

	He picked up the bowl again, held it in his left hand, and sparked the lighter. But he didn’t bring the flame down to the bowl. He lifted his thumb and let the flame die.
	The word “average” interested him. He thought it odd that a word which by definition described the majority of people could have such a negative connotation.

	“We should do something today,” he suggested to his friends. His words were met with giggling.
	“I don’t think my brain has control over my toes, so I don’t think I’m walking anywhere.”

	“I was thinking about doing something today,” he said sincerely. “You know, like REALLY doing something.”

	“What, like driving to Taco Bell?” The speaker nudged the other friend, who was zoned out eyes glued to the TV. It was tuned to the cooking channel were Rachael Ray was preparing a cake.

	Michael rolled his eyes at his friends. “Nah man.  Something exciting, something you don’t get to do everyday.”

	“Like watching a movie!” His friend reached for the remote, turning the television off of mute. He flipped through the channels, stopping at ABC Family. The fourth Harry Potter movie was on. Michael watched as Harry dove around the quidditch pitch on his broomstick.

	Michael picked up the bowl again. He lit the lighter, held it to the bowl, and inhaled.

title: The Wizard

question: What is Michael's friend going to propose they do?

answer: Something they "don't do every day".

question: Where is Michael's bedroom?

answer: In the attic.

question: What time is it?

answer: Michael estimates it's around 3pm.

question: What does Michael regret?

answer: Not having been more motivated, growing up, to be stronger academically.

question: Write a ~7 sentence summary.

answer: Michael hangs out in his room with some friends and a guitar, smoking weed. It's a summer afternoon. He reflects on how he feels he is perceived as below-average, and thinks he could have shown he was at least above-average if he had been pushed. Michael looks at his Harry Potter books, and thinks about his relationship with reading and how he connects with the characters. He and his friends talk about doing something, and Michael suggests they do something today. High, they all giggle. Michael clarifies that he means he wants to do something you don't do every day.


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ALEKSANDAR STOJANOVSKI (born February 16, 1983) is a Macedonian footballer playing with the York Region Shooters of the Canadian Soccer League.

Playing career

Stojanovski began his career in 2004 in the Macedonian First Football League with FK Belasica. In his debut season he recorded 26 goals which made him the league's top goalscorer.[1][2] In 2005, he went abroad to Croatia to play with HNK Cibalia in the Croatian First Football League.[3] The following season, he returned to Macedonia to sign with FK Pobeda, where he won the league title.[4] He briefly played abroad in the First Professional Football League with OFC Belasitsa Petrich in 2007.[5] He returned to his native country to play with FK Napredok, FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov, FK Teteks.[6][7] In 2012, he signed with the Serbian White Eagles FC in the Canadian Soccer League, and played in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina with FK Leotar.[8][9] In 2012, he returned to Macedonia to play with FK Milano Kumanovo, FK Gorno Lisiče, and FK Sileks. In 2015, he returned to the CSL to play with the York Region Shooters, where he won the regular season title in 2016.[10]

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title: Aleksandar Stojanovski

question: When did Stojanovski begin his career?

answer: He began his career in 2004.

question: Who is Aleksandar Stojanovski?

answer: He is a Macedonian footballer that plays with the York Region Shooters.

question: With who did Aleksander play with when he went abroad to Croatia in 2005?

answer: He played with HNK Cibalia in the Croatian First Football League.

question: With whom did Aleksander win the regular season title in 2016?

answer: He won them with the York Region Shooters.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The story of a Macedonian footballer player, Aleksandar Stojanovski, is described with the inclusion of his career highlights.


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In my excitement to meet with her I forgot my umbrella. The restaurant was just down the street from my miserable apartment. I was already late and when meeting with her, early is late. The cold wet air greeted me harshly and i chuckled to myself as I began to run,  for I had never felt more alive. The maitre de greeted me with a frown. Great, this old bastard is going to treat me like a chump once again. "Sir. I can not let you enter Cafe Americian when you look like that! You are a sopping mess, I must ask you to leave for you are holding the line!" Mother fucker.
I bought gaudy new threads in the horrible hipster ridden department store next door. When she saw me walk to the table she fell off her chair in a fit of laughter. We were both escourted out of that posh culinary hell hole and grabbed some chicken and waffles at my favorite bar.

title: Deep in a dream of you.

question: Who is the female that is mentioned?

answer: That information can't be found. Possibly someone the narrator is romantically involved with, although this is unclear.

question: Why is the narrator turned away from the Cafe Americian?

answer: Because they are sopping wet from the rain.

question: What did the narrator forget to bring with them?

answer: An umbrella.

question: How does the female character react to the narrator?

answer: She falls off her chair in a fit of laughter.

question: What do the narrator and the female wind up doing at the end of the story?

answer: They go to the narrator's favourite bar and grab chicken and waffles.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator is excited to meet with a certain woman and forgets to bring an umbrella. They arrive at the Cafe Americian sopping wet and are turned away by the maitre de. The narrator replaces their clothes at a hipster store next door, and the woman laughs at his appearance. They are escorted out of the restaurant and go to the narrator's favourite bar for chicken and waffles instead.


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[Ben Carson Larry Flynt Split - H 2015]
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Ben Carson Larry Flynt Split - H 2015

Conservative radio host Armstrong Williams, Carson's chief campaign architect, was sued in 1998 for allegedly sexually harassing a male trainer; the suit was settled out of court.

In an open letter set to be published Monday in the _Las Vegas Review-Journal_, Larry Flynt is offering "between $50,000 and $1 million" to anyone with proof that a top adviser to Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson is guilty of sexual harassment.

"Dr. Carson, Heal Thyself!" the _Hustler_ publisher begins in the paid ad, then goes on to describe a nearly 20-year-old lawsuit against Armstrong Williams, a conservative radio personality whom Carson has described as being part of a "package deal" should he be elected president.

"Armstrong Williams, your brother in faith and the person you say you trust more than anyone else outside of your immediate family," Flynt writes, "settled a lawsuit out of court after affidavits provided allegations that he initiated unwanted sexual advances toward other men."

In 1998, Williams was accused by former personal trainer Stephen Gregory of more than 50 separate incidents of sexual harassment. In the filing, Gregory says that Williams repeatedly "kissed him on the mouth, grabbed his buttocks and genitals and climbed into bed with him on business trips."

When Gregory refused the advances, Gregory claimed in the suit, Williams retaliated by firing him. Gregory sought $200,000 in damages but ultimately settled with Williams out of court.

In his letter, Flynt accuses Carson of being "a hypocrite" for associating with Williams. "You have linked gays with bestiality and the North American Man/Boy Love Association. You have opposed same-sex marriage, accusing marriage equality advocates of 'directly attacking the relationship between God and his people,'" Flynt asserts (accurately). "Yet, you have partnered with an accused sexual predator."

Flynt then demands that Carson "disavow any and all relations" with Williams at Tuesday's Republican debate on CNN. If the candidate — whose most recent headline-grabbing move was to threaten to abandon the Republican party entirely — fails to do so, Flynt says he will pay for "confirmable information" relating to the "curious relationship" between Williams and Gregory.

Flynt has a long history of offering hefty cash payouts to prove conservative politicians are guilty of unlawful, unsavory and hypocritical behavior. At the height of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, he offered $1 million for evidence that Bill Clinton's Republican foes had committed acts of adultery. In 2012, he put up a similar bounty for stories of "infidelity, sexual impropriety or corruption” involving members of Congress.

Carson's campaign did not respond to a request for comment.[]

-   [Seth Abramovitch]

question: What does Larry Flint aim to accomplish with his bounties?

answer: He seems to be aiming to expose the hypocrisy and corruption within the ranks of the Republican party. Additionally, he seemingly tries to defend Democrat politicians under fire by the media by exposing scandalous events involving Republicans.

question: Why wouldn't Carson or anyone working for him respond to the allegations?

answer: Since the media attention is already on the topic in a negative way, any response would get cherry-picked at best or expose actual hypocrisy at worst.

question: Explain the hypocrisy allegations.

answer: Armstrong Williams is accused of sexually harassing his male personal trainer. Carson, who expressed that Williams is a package deal with him should he get elected, decried gay relationships with harsh language. Since Williams' past behavior clashes with his public views, he's accused of hypocrisy.


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I just wrote this after randomly remembering that camp song about squishing bumblebees and my proud mother.  Its my very first short story and I just wanted to put it out there, see what everything thinks.  Thanks for reading and letting me know what you think!

"I'm picking up my baby bumblebee.  Won't my mommy be so proud of me!"

I frantically bombard the walls that have become my prison.  Panic sets in as tiny fragments of light stream in.  Is it just me or are these walls sweating?  It’s as if the walls are alive, breathing, perspiring, anticipating.

Moments ago my antennae was deep inside a particularly fragrant and productive pollen mine.  Pink with streaks of white, this mine smelled sweet like home.  Home.  Will I ever see home again?  The perfect geometrical patterns of the combs, sticky with the luscious elixir of life.

There is a high pitched noise that I have suddenly become aware of.  An indecipherable amalgamation of sounds, I have a suspicion that the sound is a voice, communicating to me.  I have heard stories of this phenomenon.  Singing, they call it.

I must escape!  Using the only tool available to me I unleash my weapon stabbing the walls in a desperate attempt to break through the impenetrable fortress.  Once.  Twice.  This is fruitless.

“Owww!  He stung me!”

I’m free!  I’ve been released!  With that combination of sounds my captor has been persuaded to set me free!  Free to feel the open air, free to mine for the queen, free to fulfill my duty to society!

 “I’m squishing up my baby bumblebee, won’t my mommy be so proud of me!”

The impact comes before I can register the danger I am in.  A rush of air denies me my initial path out the front of my cell while I feel the shadows of my walls enclosing me again.  This time the walls do not stop at cell like proportions; they suffocate me with their closeness.
Now the walls are moving, gyrating against themselves.  I realize now that I am the reason.  The songs, the cell, the temporary release.  All of it was done as a lead up to this moment.  I can hear the voice repeating those fateful words.

“Won’t my mommy be so proud of me”.

I feel myself expanding, flattening into a paste.  As the walls continue their deliberate torture I am struck by the suddenness of it all.  You never truly embrace things until they’re gone.  My queen, the sweet elixir of life, the fresh air.  All of it, lost to the whims of this creature.  Will your mommy be so proud of you?  She better be.

title: Baby Bumblebee

question: What happens to the bee at the end of the story?

answer: It is squished to death.

question: What is meant by "luscious elixir of life"?

answer: Honey

question: What is a "pollen mine"?

answer: A flower

question: What is the identity of the "creature" that kills the bumblebee?

answer: A human child


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KHSN (1230 AM, “SportsRadio AM1230”) is a radio station licensed to serve Coos Bay, Oregon, United States. The station, which began broadcasting in March 1928, is currently owned by W7 Broadcasting, LLC.

Programming

KHSN broadcasts a sports radio format featuring syndicated programming from ESPN Radio.[1]

In addition to its usual sports talk programs, KHSN broadcasts the Major League Baseball games of the Seattle Mariners as a member of the Seattle Mariners Radio Network.[2][3]

History

This station, one of the first in Oregon, began broadcasting on March 15, 1928, with 50 watts of power on a medium wave frequency of 1370 kHz.[4][5]

After more than 50 years of broadcasting as KOOS, the station applied for and was assigned the current KHSN call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on October 18, 1978.[6]

In August 1983, KOOS Radio, Inc., announced an agreement to sell this station to Bay Radio, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 12, 1983.[7]

In October 1989, Bay Radio, Inc., reached an agreement to sell KHSN to the Bay Broadcasting Corporation. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 5, 1989, and the transaction was consummated on December 12, 1989.[8]

In February 1999, Bay Broadcasting Corporation agreed to sell this station to New Northwest Broadcasters II, Inc., as part of a multi-station deal valued at a combined $1 million.[9] The deal was approved by the FCC on April 19, 1999, and the transaction was eventually consummated on February 28, 2001.[10] Even before this deal was consummated, as part of an internal corporate reorganization, New Northwest Broadcasters II, Inc., applied to the FCC in October 2000 to transfer the license for this station to New Northwest Broadcasters, LLC. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 26, 2000, and the transaction was consummated on February 28, 2001—the same day as the consummation of the original sale.[11]

In April 2003, New Northwest Broadcasters, LLC, contracted to sell this station to W7 Broadcasting, LLC. The deal was approved by the FCC on August 7, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on October 16, 2003.[12]

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title: KHSN

question: What else is KHSN known as?

answer: SportsRadio AM1230

question: Who owns it currently?

answer: W7 Broadcasting, LLC.

question: Which MLB team's games does the station broadcast?

answer: Seattle Mariners.

question: When did the station first start broadcasting?

answer: 1928.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: KHSN was one of the first radio stations in Oregon. It began in 1928. Today it is owned by W7 Broadcasting, LLc. It is primarily a sports broadcast station, featuring syndicated programming from ESPN radio as well as the Major League Baseball games of the Seattle Mariners.


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Rodriguez has yet to deny baseball’s findings but appealed his punishment and has since played nine games for the Yankees, hitting .278 with one home run and four RBIs. The Yankees are 5-4 in the games Rodriguez has started.

Lackey doesn’t believe it’s fair that Rodriguez is on the field.

“I’ve got a problem with it. You bet I do,” Lackey said on Thursday. “How is he still playing? He obviously did something and he’s playing. I’m not sure that’s right . . . It’s pretty evident he’s been doing stuff for a lot of years I’ve been facing him.”

Lackey said the topic comes up frequently in the Red Sox clubhouse, especially among the pitchers.

“Sure, we talk about it,” he said. “But talking to the media about it is a little bit different. People have strong feelings.

“He took me deep the first time I faced him as a rookie, and he admitted to doing stuff back then. There are a lot of things I want back from him.”

RYAN DEMPSTER, who is scheduled to start for the Red Sox on Sunday, is more pragmatic about the issue.

“That’s the reality, right? He has the right to appeal,” Dempster said. “What I want to see is more of a punishment. If you get caught a second time, take it to the house. You’re suspended for life.

“It’s unfortunate, but you can’t stop it. I was joking around the clubhouse [the day that Rodriguez was suspended] that people are still going to speed. People are going to break the laws and players are going to break the rules. You can’t ever really stop it.”

Red Sox manager JOHN FARRELL deflected questions about whether Rodriguez should be on the field.

“He has every right to appeal it, which he is,” Farrell said. “We know he’s going to be in the lineup and we’ll prepare accordingly. The process he’s going through is well within his rights. They’re in place for a reason and you can’t argue that.”

As a competitor, is Farrell upset his team has to face a player who has apparently been cheating for years? The Sox have 39 games remaining, 10 against the Yankees. Rodriguez could have a significant impact on the pennant race.

“I understand what you’re getting at. But he being on the field is out of our hands,” Farrell said. “Until completely proven guilty, this is what we’re dealing with.”

Lackey and Dempster believe that Rodriguez and other drug users will be ostracized in baseball over time.

“A lot of the motivation for the testing has come from players. We want it to be an even playing field and we want the game cleaned up as much as anybody,” Lackey said.

“We’re tired of hearing about it. We want it to be about baseball and not about that kind of stuff. Players want to see it out of the game so it’s not a subject. The focus should be back on the baseball.”

The Red Sox are 6-3 against the Yankees this season. Rodriguez is a career .283 hitter against the Red Sox with an .889 OPS.

“I think I know what kind of reception he’s going to get at Fenway,” Lackey said.

As to what the Red Sox players think of Rodriguez, a magazine with his photo on the front was sitting on a table in the clubhouse early Thursday afternoon. Later in the day, the cover was ripped off and was in a nearby trash can.

Napoli rests

A day after he belted a tying two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, MIKE NAPOLI was out of the lineup against the Blue Jays.

[Daniel Nava returns to high fives in the dugout after scoring in the fourth inning. It was the Sox’ only run.]
Daniel Nava returns to high fives in the dugout after scoring in the fourth inning. It was the Sox’ only run.Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images

Farrell decided before Wednesday’s game that Napoli would get a break in the final game of the series. DANIEL NAVA started at first base against lefthander MARK BUEHRLE.

Napoli was 4 for 19 in his career against Buehrle.

“The decision was made for this to be a down day for him,” Farrell said. “We’re going to get in at 3 in the morning. We have another lefthander in [ANDY] PETTITTE on the mound against us [Friday] night.

“Just trying to balance the schedule. We’ve got a challenging 10 days ahead of us. Just trying to keep everyone involved as best we can and find matchups where it might make the most sense.”

Catcher JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA also was out of the lineup.

Always on

When Nava singled in the second, it marked the 28th consecutive start he reached base safely. Nava has reached in 79 of his 91 starts this season. He went into Thursday with a .370 on-base percentage . . . CLAY BUCHHOLZ had no ill effects from his 50-pitch bullpen session on Wednesday and is set for three more simulated innings Saturday.

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Peter Abraham can be reached at pabraham@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @PeteAbe.

question: How did the Yankees perform when Rodriguez started?

answer: The Yankees are 5-4 in the games Rodriguez has started.

question: What are Lackey's (a Red Sox player) thoughts on Rodriguez still playing?

answer: Lackey has a problem with it and thinks it's unfair because Rodriguez has been cheating (using drugs) for years.

question: How do other Red Sox players feel about Rodriguez being allowed to play while he's appealing his punishment for drug use?

answer: Ryan Dempster says Rodriguez has the right to appeal, and his sentiments are echoed by Red Sox manager John Farrell, who adds that Rodriguez on the field is out of their hands. Dempster would like to see more punishment for second-time offenders and adds cheaters should be suspended for life.

question: How did the Red Sox fare against the Yankees during the season (at the time of the article)?

answer: The Red Sox are 6-3 against the Yankees.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The Red Sox players think that it's unfair Rodriguez, who plays for the Yankees, is still allowed on the field after he's been caught cheating (using drugs) for years. Red Sox manager John Farrell says Rodriguez has every right to appeal his punishment, but it is out of their hands if the league lets Rodriguez play. Red sox player Ryan Dempster echoes Farrell's statement and adds that he wants to see more punishment for repeat offenders, like banning them for life.


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I wrote three different prompts today, but found this funny one on tumblr to write a short story as if you were the candy about to be consumed by meddling, candy murdering children. Fiction.

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Sure. "MY HALLOWEEN WAS SCARIER THAN YOURS!"

I hear it all the time. I don't know how because I've got two parts. Chocolate and peanut butter (no ears). That's right. I'm a REESES!

Irregardless, my halloween's way worse than yours. I'm awaiting death. I guarantee you will have a fruitful Thanksgiving! Get clothes you don't want while wining with your loved ones come X-mas. This is it for me.

I start out wrapped in the finest material known to milk chocolate. Beautiful orange wrapper, yellow lettering--all of which is rashly ripped in half and within a matter of seconds I go from divine, brown candy to brown/green fecal matter. Sometimes red.

I'm scrumptious through and through. Not for you gluttons! What, for some .5 seconds while your child devours my accompanying peer...2 become 1. I'm living a Spice Girls song...

You're probably the one who's going to eat me, aren't you? OHHWWWWWW- How ironic? And you just sit there, reading my demise. ERRGHHH. It's probably making you hungry isn't it? Huh? And why!? Aren't I American or at the very least Westernized? Where's my American dream? Can't I go to college? Have I no chance to meet anyone else besides a tongue, teeth, and the swirl of brewing mixed sweets awaiting me in a human stomach?

No.

No. NO! You....YOU JUST SIT THERE, and buy COMMUNITIES OF MY PEOPLE. "Family Pack my hoo-haa," YOU TOOK OUR PRESIDENT!

Do you know what the little girl said after eating our President in-front of his people? She didn't even finish him! She spit him up, and said, "Mommy he's stale!" OF COURSE HE'S STALE...HE'S LIKE NINETY YEARS OLD. The dog took care of the President. Now he's dead.

Unappreciative! He gave it all, for you. He had his wife eaten back in 1940. But he's carried on, until one day...I can't...I just...

Oh!

OH NO! OH MY GOD NO. My container is being opened. They've got RICO, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Ohwmp!

I've been tossed across the room, and now I've got cat hair stuck on me! AH! Ah! I'm...I'm naked. This is it. I will be eaten and digested. My flavored tainted by cat hair---ahh.....

Worst image of all. The empty Reeses container.

THAT'S WHATS HORRORIFIC! Forget the Human Centipede.

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Thanks for reading. Please, be kind. This is my first writing submission. Happy Halloween!

title: First Submission -- Family friendly Horror story entitled, "Reeses"

question: How has the narrator dresses up as?

answer: The narrator has dressed up as a Reeses.

question: What unique characteristics does the narrator's Halloween costume have?

answer: The narrator's Halloween costume goes from being a beautiful description of milk chocolate to brown/green fecal matter in seconds.

question: What is the perspective that this story is trying to show?

answer: The perspective of an old Reeses is trying to be shown via the story.

question: How does the old Reeses feel when tossed acrossed the room?

answer: It feels very sad and annoyed.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This story is about a Reeses chocolate piece and what it feels during Halloween.


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**Out of Time**

*968 Words*

Harper Welles pushed through the heavy crowd along Hyde-Pierce Promenade in the heart of the Blue Zone. He was working against the tide of people like a spawning salmon. The collar of his long canvas coat was turned up to keep the stinging rain off his neck while his mask protected most of his face. Branded in mustard yellow lettering across the area just above the bug-eye lenses was his government assigned Personal ID: W-HG070147-BL-91-937PA.

A beefy hand clothed in a neoprene glove clutched at the shoulder of Harper’s black duster and roughly yanked him into the narrow, dark space between buildings. “Well lookie here, Flick. We got us a young one from Sector 91.  A little far from home aren’t you? Do your Matri and Patri know where you are, offspring?” The words came out stark and unencumbered. Harper just stared at the mountainous man with missing teeth and a face peppered with small glistening acne-like sores. He had heard about those who had acclimated to the ruinous, lung-biting atmosphere but their life expectancy was considerably shorter.

“He’s a good one, Bull,” said the shorter of the two. His words sounded normal, muffled. Flick’s government PID had been shaved off his mask. Shit, Harper thought, Unknowns. “I wonder if he makes noise,” Flick continued and poked Harper lightly with a slender metal rod.

“Yeah, offspring. I asked you a question. You a deaf-mute or something?” Harper, still surprised into silence, blinked as Bull effortlessly lifted him from his feet.  “Let’s give this one some flying lessons, Flick.”  The landscape tilted and rotated as he felt himself sail through the air.  He watched the slice of dirty orange haze outside the alley until he hit the back wall and fell onto a pile of debris, his mask jarred loose from his head.  The cardboard and trash collapsed beneath him like a sink hole and Harper disappeared through it.

The landing on his back was a hard one and forced all the air out of his lungs. He kept his eyes squeezed closed bracing for a second attack from the pair of Unknowns. At the same time Harper was afraid to breathe in without his mask. His ears were ringing by the time reflexes took over and he gulped air into his lungs. Sweet, cool, soothing, unexpected air.

His eyes sprang open and like Dorothy stepping into Munchkin Land, Harper was faced with an equally alien landscape. He slid up the alley wall to a standing position, eyes darting. The orange dinge had been replaced with lapis blue skies and the poisoned atmosphere was gone. Harper filled his lungs again, deeply. No burn. No choking. Just pure, perfumed, smooth air.

Bull and Flick, along with the rest of the scurrying populace had vanished. Only a few unmasked individuals dotted the walkway beyond the alley, moving at a leisurely, unguarded pace. Bright unfiltered sunlight bathed the relatively clean concrete and macadam. Near the mouth of the short alley was the entrance to what purported to be the Grand Grocery Co. Loosely hand lettered on the glass doors were the words “WE’RE OPEN. COME IN!” After looking around for a moment longer, Harper complied with the directive.

Before poking his head inside, he ran his hand over the door frame in a caressing motion. Wood. He had never seen this much wood. A whole building constructed from it, the proprietor must be a very wealthy man.  The floors creaked under his footsteps despite his stepping reverently to avoid damage. He was assaulted with a wall of smells. Fresh, sweet, earthy and grassy smells. He was amazed by the pyramids of fruits and abundance of vegetable stacked with abandon in heavy crate-like bins. Fruit and veg right from the tree and soil.

“Son?” An older man in a shoulder-to-shin white apron stood at the front window where he had been stacking round orange-skinned foods for display. “Can I help you? Are you feeling all right? You don’t look well.” The shopkeeper was alarmed by the boy’s extremely pale and unhealthy appearance.

“I was attacked by a couple of…” He stopped himself before the word “Unknowns” came out.

“You’re not local, are you, son?” Harper shook his head in answer to the old man’s question.  He has no idea how much an understatement that is, Harper thought. “Take a seat.  There’s a chair over behind the counter.”  The old man steered the black-coated young man over towards the counter with a kind hand on his back.  "I saw you eyein’ those oranges.  Would you like one?”

Harper nodded this time. He was disarmed by the kindness the man showed.  The world—or time—he came from was a desperate, untrusting place and period. His own family unit, if he had still belonged to one, would not have shown caring of this level. The man in the apron returned with two oranges and Harper sunk his teeth deeply into one.

“Hang on there, son. Those ain’t apples. You gotta peel these.  Here, let me show you.”  The shopkeeper removed the thick bumpy skin in big chunks revealing tender succulent wedges.  The boy popped one in his mouth and bit down. Juice as fresh and welcomed as the air and sun outside the shop filled his mouth.  He greedily shoved two more sections in at the same time. Juice leaked from the corners of his mouth while tears ran down his cheeks mixing with the nectar. He wept as the old man—a stranger to him—stroked the boy’s back with gentle compassion.  Harper Garrett Welles had no idea how he would ever find his way back to where or when he came from. He desperately hoped that he never would.

title: I've written a few short stories but this is my first foray into Science-Fiction. Feedback welcomed.

question: What is the time and place of the setting?

answer: Unclear.

question: Where is the main character going?

answer: N/A

question: Where is the main character from?

answer: A different world or time; unclear where within that world/time.

question: Describe the main character's significant relationships.

answer: He seems to have none.

question: What is the story's genre?

answer: Science fiction.

question: Why is Harper wearing a mask?

answer: The atmosphere is poisoned.

question: What is an 'Unknown'?

answer: A person who has scraped their government-issued Personal ID off their mask, or otherwise doesn't wear a mask.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Harper Welles is traveling through the Blue Zone when he is pulled into an alley by two larger men - Unknowns. During the assault, Harper lands on his back in a pile of trash only to sink into it and come out into what appears to be a different place or time. The building next to the alley is now a grocery store, where the kindly owner offers him an orange and shows him how to eat it. Harper doesn't want to return to where he came from.


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I wrote this for my GCSE course work about 2 years ago and it has been sitting on my computer ever since.

This was my first and last draft of the story, I have never written anything but essays before this.

There I was, wind howling in my ears and whipping my hair to and fro, crouched deep in a dried up river bed that would soon fill with the crystal clear ice melt from the nearby glacier in the coming summer months, I spotted my target. Plump, but fast was my target, the master of escape, for he had avoided me, the best tracker in the village, for six days and lead me deep into the woods that we often heard stories about as children, of men who had strayed too far never to return.

It was said that at the edge of these woods lay the base of the tallest mountain range in the known world, dwarfing the ranges that the glacier called home. It was said that at the base of those dark mountains was a cave where the she monster lay, waiting for any lost animal to stray too close, looking for shelter from the wind and snow in her hellish, yet inviting cave.

A gentle shifting of heavy hooves and the crunch of dry leaves brought me back to the present. The one I knew as the deceiver, for he could lose an expert hunter within hours, was slowly rising from his place of rest. He was unfortunate for the leaves to give him away but it was a mistake that only fawns make, not a full grown stag who had survived many cold, harsh winters like the one we seemed to be stuck in at the time.

As fast as I dared, I strung my bow and notched one of my finest arrows; I drew my bow felt the arrow on my right cheek bone and aimed. The soft twang of the bow was picked up by the deceiver’s sensitive ears but my arrow flew to fast for him to do react, the arrow thumped into him as he raised his head and let out one final bay, the arrow sprouted from his lower neck with a fountain of glistening ruby red blood gushing from the wound.

As I was deconstructing my bow into my preferred travelling position, the sound of dry leaves beneath a large creature caught my attention. I looked up at the deceiver but he was long dead, the noise had not come from him. I decided against packing up my bow and rather waited in the river bed, my eyes darting at the slightest sound. I began to doubt that I had ever heard the noise, scolding myself for being so ignorant, the wind could have made the leaves rustle.

But I knew something was not right, before the forest was full of small animals such as squirrels and birds, now there was nothing. Perhaps the kill had scared them off, but every time I had hunted, the forest would be just as busy after a kill as before it. No, something was wrong here and as if to confirm my suspicions the bushes on the far side of the clearing began to move.

A looming figure stepped from the darker area of bushes, taller than any beast I had ever seen and as thick as the farm’s wagon. All of my childhood nightmares of the she beast came flooding back in a wave of terror as I realized what had just appeared before me. Hunched shoulders carried arms and legs as thick as any tree, matted brown fur coated the whole body, wet from melted snow and splattered with fresh blood; the wind blew at the fur and made it danced around as if distracting me while the monster made its move.

 The beast stood on its hind legs showing off its height and sniffed the air, with a crash it came back onto all fours and stared at the river bed until it spotted me. The black orbs rooted me to the spot while its jet black lips curled back to reveal the its sharp fangs, they were curled backwards to hold prey while the ones deeper in were thicker and probably used to crush bones, a thought that made me tremble. They were a sickly shade of yellow, a feature that only increased my urge to run when it let out a low, grumbling warning growl.

Since the beast had emerged from the forest I had chosen my best arrow and placed it on my bow, and as quietly as the river bed and leaves would allow me to, I snuck into a crouched shooting position, ready to defend myself. The beast noticed my stance and let out an almighty roar that threatened to knock me over due to shear ferocity.  Despite the distraction my aim was true; the arrow lodged itself in the beast’s right shoulder, giving me enough time to escape.

The river bed would lead me home and I was at an advantage for the beasts gigantic size meant it could not fit through the tight gaps along the winding river bed; however I knew my efforts would be in vain as I was only leading the beast closer to my home.

title: The Bear

question: What does the story say about what happens when the narrator sees the bear?

answer: The narrator sees a bear emerging from the forest, places an arrow on his bow, and sneaks into a shooting position to defend themself. The beast notices them and roars. Then the narrator hits the beast's shoulder. That gives them time to escape and they start running home. However, they realize they are only leading the beast closer to their home.

question: What does the story say about how the narrator feels?

answer: The narrator, a hunter, is determined to kill the bear. They are cautious and feel insecure. They recall their childhood nightmares of the beast and terrify when they see it. They hit the beast in the shoulder and manage to escape but they are worried that they are leading the beast closer to their home.

question: What does the story say about whether the beast finds the narrator's home?


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Drew wore unicorn t-shirts, camouflage shorts, and hiking boots with thick wool socks. They clunked with every swagger-laced step he took. If someone criticized his outfit, he smirked at their obvious insecurity.

An ocarina dangled around his neck, the glossy black wood matching the greasy black hair draped across his shoulders. He played it whenever people were around. His face contorting into a wicked sneer, he spat upon anyone who learned piano.

He told terrible jokes, the tips of his lips always curling into a slight grin. After the inevitable silence, he blamed the lack of laughter on the audience’s stupidity. It was hard being smarter than everyone else.

But insecurity forced Drew to dress that way. No one could mock his clothes effectively if he didn’t try. And he desperately wanted to be the best at something, so he picked up an instrument with no competition. And every night, he cursed himself for being so stuck-up, the salty tears snaking down his cheeks and onto the dampened pillow. Drew knew he sucked; he thought hiding the fact would make it disappear.

title: A 180 Word Character Description. How would you make this character deeper?

question: Why does Drew lack self-confidence?

answer: His preposterous behavior is a self-fulfilling prophecy. By behaving badly he gets negative responses and then feels like a failure over and over again.

question: How does he think that hiding the fact that he sucked will make it disappear?

answer: Through his arrogant behavior, he hopes to portray the self-confidence he so sadly lacks. He may believe that people will admire his self-confidence.

question: Should we feel sorry for Drew?

answer: I think that Drew is possibly the loneliest boy around. He knows he sucks. He curses himself for being stuck-up so he knows that he is a victim of his own attitude. He has no friends and unless he is able to change his attitude he will continue on this lonely path. So, I think that we should feel sorry for Drew.

question: Why is Drew deflecting his own insecurity onto others?

answer: He does it because it makes him so sad. He isn't coping so it is easier to see the fault as someone else's.

question: Write a ~14 sentence summary.

answer:
Drew wore unicorn t-shirts, camouflage shorts, and hiking boots with thick wool socks. They clunked with every swagger-laced step he took. He smirked at the insecurity of those who criticized his outfit.

An ocarina dangled around his neck, the black wood matching his long greasy hair. He played it whenever people were around. His face contorting into a wicked sneer, he spat upon anyone who learned piano.

He told terrible jokes. When no one laughed he blamed it on audience stupidity. It was hard being smarter than everyone else.

But insecurity forced Drew to dress that way. No one could mock his clothes effectively if he didn’t try. And he desperately wanted to be the best at something, so he picked up an instrument with no competition. And every night, he cursed himself for being so stuck-up, the salty tears snaking down his cheeks. Drew knew he sucked; he hoped hiding the fact would make it disappear.


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The 2017 UC DAVIS AGGIES FOOTBALL TEAM represented the University of California, Davis during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Aggies were led by first–year head coach Dan Hawkins and played their home games at Aggie Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference.[1] They finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in eighth place.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2016 season 3–8, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a four-way tie for ninth place.

On November 21, 2016, head coach Ron Gould was fired.[2][3] He finished at UC Davis with a four-year record of 12–33. On November 30, the school hired Dan Hawkins as head coach.[4][5][6]

Schedule

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Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Portland State on September 16 is considered a non-conference game.

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title: 2017 UC Davis Aggies football team

question: Why was Ron Gould sacked?

answer: The article doesn't mention a reason. It just notes that over four years he won 12 games and lost 33. It's implied that these aren't satisfactory statistics.

question: Did the Aggies improve from the 2016 to 2017 season?

answer: They won 8 games and lost 11 during 2017. It's quite better than winning 12 and losing 33 over the previous four years.

question: Did the new coach perform better than the old one?

answer: He improved the win-loss ratio of the team, so yes.

question: Why wasn't the game against the Portland State considered a conference game?

answer: The article doesn't mention a reason.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The 2017 UC DAVIS Aggies Football Team represented the University of California, Davis during the 2017 NCAA Division. They were led by their new coach Dan Hawkins who replaced Ron Gould. Ron Gould had a four-year record of 12-33. During 2017, Dan Hawkins managed 8-11.


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SYLVIA BATAILLE (born SYLVIA MAKLÈS; 1 November 1908 – 23 December 1993) was a French actress of Romanian-Jewish descent.[1] When she was twenty, she married the writer Georges Bataille with whom she had a daughter, the psychoanalyst Laurence Bataille (1930–1986).[2] Georges Bataille and Sylvia separated in 1934 but did not divorce until 1946. Starting in 1938, she was a companion of the psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan with whom, in 1941, she had a daughter, Judith, today Judith Miller. Sylvia Bataille married Jacques Lacan in 1953.

A pupil of Charles Dullin, Bataille's theatrical debut was with the agit-prop troupe Groupe Octobre, directed by Jacques Prévert. Her film debut came in 1933, and in 1936 she played her most memorable role in _Partie de campagne_ (_A Day in the Country_) directed by Jean Renoir. Her final appearance was in 1950.

Filmography

-   1930: _The Tale of the Fox_ animated, feature film by Ladislas Starevitch, voice of Rabbit
-   1930: _La Joie d'une heure_, short film by André Cerf
-   1933: _The Faceless Voice_ by Léo Mittler
-   1934: _Por un perro chico, una mujer_ (_Un chien qui raccroche_), short film by Santiago de la Concha - Santiago Ontañón
-   1934: _Adémaï aviateur_ by Jean Tarride
-   1935: _Son excellence Antonin_ by Charles-Félix Tavano
-   1936: _Topaze_ by Marcel Pagnol
-   1936: _Rose_ by Raymond Rouleau
-   1936: _Partie de campagne_ by Jean Renoir
-   1936: _Œil de lynx, détective_ by Pierre-Jean Ducis
-   1936: _The Crime of Monsieur Lange_ by Jean Renoir
-   1936: _Jenny_ by Marcel Carné
-   1937: _Vous n'avez rien à déclarer?_ by Léo Joannon
-   1937: _Le Gagnant_ (short film) by Yves Allégret
-   1937: _The Courier of Lyon_ by Maurice Lehmann and Claude Autant-Lara
-   1937: _Forfaiture_ (released as _The Cheat_ in English) by Marcel L'Herbier
-   1937: _White Cargo_ by Robert Siodmak
-   1938: _Frères corses_ by Géo Kelber
-   1938: _People Who Travel_ (_Les Gens du voyage_ in French) by Jacques Feyder
-   1939: _Le Château des quatre obèses_ by Yvan Noé
-   1939: _Serge Panine_ by Charles Méré
-   1939: _L'Étrange nuit de Noël_ by Yvan Noé
-   1939: __ by Pierre Colombier
-   1940: _Hangman's Noose_ by Léon Mathot
-   1940: _Camp Thirteen_ by Jacques Constant
-   1941: _L'Enfer des anges_ by Christian-Jaque
-   1945: _Ils étaient cinq permissionnaires_ by Pierre Caron
-   1946: _Gates of the Night_ by Marcel Carné
-   1948: _Ulysse ou Les Mauvaises Rencontres_, short film (also known as _Aller et retour_) by Alexandre Astruc
-   1948: _L'Amore_, anthology film by Roberto Rossellini
-   1950: _Julie de Carneilhan_ by Jacques Manuel

Notes

Bibliography

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[1] Michel Surya (2002) _Georges Bataille: an intellectual biography_, page 147

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title: Sylvia Bataille

question: Summarize the Sylvia Bataille's career as an actress.

answer: Sylvia Bataille's theatrical debut was with Groupe Octobre. Her film debut was in 1933, and she acted in at least 31 movies over the course of her career. Her most notable performance was in 1936 in Partie de campagne. Her final acting performance was in 1950.

question: Summarize Sylvia Bataille's personal life.

answer: Sylvia Bataille was born in 1908. She had two husbands and a daughter with each. She was a pupil of Charles Dullin at the time of her theatrical debut. She died in 1993 at the age of 85.


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ÉDOUARD DE BERGEVIN (18 July 1861 – 6 December 1925) was a French painter of the Rouen school. He was novelist Colette Yver's brother.

He studied at the academy of painting of Rouen, with Frechon, Angrand and Joseph Delattre for fellow students, then in Paris in the studio of Jean-Léon Gérôme. A highly appreciated portrait painter of his contemporaries, illustrator and poster artist, he was also a delicate landscaper. Often accompanied by his friend Delattre, he realized in the countryside of Douarnenez, views of Paris, views of the ports of Rouen and Brittany.

He is buried at Cimetière monumental de Rouen, next to his sister.

Bibliography

-   -   François Lespinasse, _L'École de Rouen_, Lecerf, Rouen, 1995

title: Édouard de Bergevin

question: Who was Édouard de Bergevin?

answer: A French painter of the Rouen school

question: Where was Édouard de Bergevin born?

answer: That information can't be found.

question: Summarize everything relating to Édouard de Bergevin's education.

answer: He studied at the academy of painting of Rouen. Afterwards, he studied in Paris at the studio of Jean-Léon Gérôme.

question: What types of paintings did Édouard de Bergevin paint?

answer: He painted portraits of his contemporaries and also paintings of landscapes.

question: List the named members of Édouard de Bergevin's family.

answer: Colette Yver (his sister)

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Édouard de Bergevin was a French painter. He studied at the academy of painting of Rouen and the studio of Jean-Léon Gérôme. He painted portraits of his contemporaries and was also known for his landscaping. His sister was the novelist Colette Yver.


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CORNELIUS INGRAM (born June 10, 1985) is a former American football tight end. He played college football and college basketball for the University of Florida. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft and spent three seasons with the team, appearing in no regular season games and spending much of his tenure on the team's practice squad. He spent time on the Detroit Lions' practice squad in 2011 after he was waived by the Eagles during final roster cuts before the start of the season.

College career

Ingram accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Ron Zook and coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football teams from 2004 to 2007. He practiced at quarterback on the scout team for the Gators but did not see any game action. He was the scout team “Player of the Week” vs. Arkansas. He joined coach Billy Donovan's Florida Gators basketball team October 15 for practice and played in 19 games as a true freshman on that squad as a shooting guard.

As a football redshirt freshman in 2005, Ingram played in two games in the season that saw him move from quarterback to tight end. He saw action at quarterback in the victory over Louisiana Tech, directing one offensive drive in the fourth quarter. He appeared in several offensive plays at wide receiver throughout the 2006 Outback Bowl against the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Gators won 31-24. As a sophomore in 2006, he played a role in the Florida Gators' 2006 BCS National Championship. He finished the year with 30 receptions for 380 yards.

Following his 2007 junior season, Ingram was recognized as a second-team All-SEC selection by the Associated Press and conference coaches. He was also a candidate for the John Mackey Award presented to the nation's best tight end. On August 6, 2008, Ingram seriously injured knee ligaments during fall practice. As a result, he missed his entire senior season.

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Ingram was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round (153rd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft on April 26, 2009, and eventually signed a four-year, $1.9 million contract.

Ingram tore his anterior cruciate ligament during Philadelphia's training camp in 2009. This was the same injury that kept Ingram from playing his senior season at Florida. He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2009. He was waived on September 4, 2010 during final cuts, but was re-signed to the Eagles' practice squad on November 11.[1] He was released from the practice squad on December 16.[2] He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 22. His practice squad contract expired after the conclusion of the season. He was re-signed to a future contract on January 11, 2011. He was waived during final cuts on September 2.

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions signed Ingram to their practice squad on September 7, 2011. He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on September 13 and was released with an injury settlement on September 28.[3]

Denver Broncos

The Denver Broncos signed Ingram to their practice squad on December 27, 2011. On January 16, 2012, Ingram was signed to a reserve/future contract. On August 31, 2012, Ingram was waived and did not make the final 53-man roster. On September 1, 2012, Ingram cleared waivers and was placed on the practice squad. On September 27, 2012, he was released by the Broncos.

Post-playing career

In December 2014, Ingram became the head football coach at his alma mater, Hawthorne High School.[4] He had previously served as volunteer coach there.

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title: Cornelius Ingram

question: What does the text say about Ingram's professional football career?

answer: Ingram was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2009 NFL Draft and eventually signed a four-year, $1.9 million contract. In the same year, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament during training. He was placed on injured reserve and waived during final cuts the following year. He was waived during final cuts in September 2011, and later the same month, he was signed by the Detroit Lions. He was placed on the practice squad/injured list and then released with an injury settlement all in the same month. The Denver Broncos signed him to their practice squad in December 2011. In January 2012, he was signed to a reserve/future contract, and then in September he was released by the Broncos.

question: What does the text say about Ingram's family?


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Us four sat ensuring my stay.
In conversation, Rick was indirectly called a liar by Rob and Megan
because of me.
The price of being a father.
Any words spoken to him sounded like "Liar".
Any words spoken to me were in question.
As if I was being interrogated.
I had nothing to say unless asked.
The house was a mansion.
My cousin played the role of Keith Cozart.
I looked forward to good times as the house was left mostly
unattended.
As we spoke my mind wandered into flashbacks and daydreams.
Rob was showing me the room where I was going to stay.
There were many rooms and hallways.
Some rooms were connected by doors and weren't connected to hallways.
I opened a door to a bathroom and there was someone in the bathtub.
At first I laughed and looked away but Rob quicly put his arm around me and
led me away, and as he did I caught another quick glimpse of the bathtub and
noticed that it was a body. I was shocked and Rob started to remind me that I
didn't see anything that there was no one there. I instantly protested to
staying in the adjacent room which was where we were headed. I threatened to say
what I saw if forced to stay there. I was led away. The confusion and
unknowingness turned into fear and Plan. We returned downstairs and played it
off, acting as if that didn't happen. Later I spoke with Rob's sister about
what I had seen and she told me that it was not infact a body but pieces of
bodies that were created from insecurities. That she herself had created some
of the pieces that were in the bathtub. We walked and talked. I thought about
what I heard. Generations of insecurities brought about what was in the
bathtub. They all knew. Did Rick know? Did Megan know? I didn't know.
Who was it? Was it one of their own. We ended up back at the bathroom and I
looked in again and what I saw shocked me to the point that I couldn't clearly
make out what it was. Was it a body or was it pieces? It was entirely
underneath the water. I faked emotion and accepted the pieces of insecurities
and agreed to stay in the adjacent room. It was the only way to survive.
I spent most of the first week alone in the room.
I heard them speaking about me. About how I spent time alone.
I was genuinely afraid. The first chance I would take it.
It was a Saturday. I had stolen a few grams of Rob's cocaine and
over the course of 2 days had made it injectable with no one knowing.
The owner of the mansion, the famous Dr. Bob, had syringes in the
downstairs bathroom. Everyone left late in the night.
The only ones left were Rob and Megan. Who were passed out. I stabbed Rob with
the needle and injected it. As he woke and saw me he knew what my
intentions were but could not prevent them as the high almost instantly kicked
in and he fell into a euphoric state. Megan didn't even wake up.
The thought crossed my mind. Did she know about the bathtub? Had she noticed the
change in my behavior? I weighed the risk of foiling my Plan in my mind before
deciding to leave her behind as I escaped into the night. I stole a car from
the mansions garage and left leaving no trace of where I was going.
The insecurity of being insecure. Being insecure was my only security, the
only thing that led me to escape the fate that awaited me. Where all others had
failed and gave in to become part of the fate themselves I had broken free.

title: the fate that awaited

question: Who are the four people in conversation?

answer: Rick, Rob, Megan, and the narrator.

question: How does the narrator escape?

answer: They steal a car from the garage and leave.

question: Who is the owner of the mansion?

answer: Dr. Bob is the mansion's owner.

question: Who does the narrator consider escaping with?

answer: The narrator considers escaping with Megan.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator is with Rick, Rob, and Megan inside of a mansion. The narrator is shown their room and walks into a nearby bathroom to see a body in the bathtub. Rob pulls them out of the bathroom and tells them they saw nothing. They isolate themselves in their room for a week and finally hatch a plan to escape. They inject cocaine in Rob to distract him and take a car from the garage to escape.


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JAMES DAVID RUDKIN (born 29 June 1936) is an English playwright .

Early Life

Rudkin was born in London. Coming from a family of strict evangelical Christians,[1] he was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and read Mods and Greats at St Catherine's College, Oxford. Beginning to write during national service in the Royal Corps of Signals, Rudkin taught Latin, Greek and music at North Bromsgrove High School in Worcestershire until 1964,[2] while also directing amateur theatre productions.[3]

Career

Following the success of his first play _Afore Night Come_ (1962), Rudkin translated works by Aeschylus, Roger Vitrac, the libretto of Schoenberg's _Moses and Aaron_, and wrote the book to the Western Theatre Ballet's _Sun into Darkness_ (Sadlers Wells 1963)[4] and the libretto for Gordon Crosse's comic opera, _The Grace of Todd_.[5]

Rudkin's major works for the stage include _Ashes_ (1974), _The Sons of Light_ (written in 1965 though not staged until 1975), _The Triumph of Death_ (1981) and _The Saxon Shore_ (1986). His associations with the RSC also led him to translate the _Hippolytus_ of Euripides for the company in 1978, having translated the author's _Hecuba_ for radio three years previously.[6]

He has written for television, including _The Stone Dance_ (1963), _Children Playing_ (1967), _House of Character_ (1968)[7] (staged by the Birmingham Rep as _No Title_ in 1974), _Blodwen, Home from Rachel's Marriage_ (1969), _Bypass_ (1972), _Atrocity_ (1973), the Alan Clarke-directed _Penda's Fen_ (1974), and _Artemis 81_ (1981); for radio, including _No Accounting for Taste_ (1960), _Gear Change_ (1967),[8] _Cries from Casement as His Bones are Brought to Dublin_ (1973) (also staged by the RSC); and for cinema, including François Truffaut's _Fahrenheit 451_ (1966).

He has also written a volume in the British Film Institute's “Film Classics” series, a 2005 study of Carl Theodor Dreyer's _Vampyr_.[9]

Works

Stage Plays

-   _Afore Night Come_, Royal Shakespeare Company at the Arts Theatre, directed by Clifford Williams (1962)
-   _Burglars_, a short children's play originally written for radio, Oval House Theatre (1968)
-   _The Filth Hunt_, one-act play, InterAction at the Almost Free Theatre (1972)
-   _Ashes_, Stadsteater Hamburg (1973), Open Space Theatre (1974), staged off-Broadway in 1977 and winner of an Obie award[10]
-   _The Sons of Light_, Tyneside Theatre Company (1976); revised for the RSC at The Other Place (1977)
-   _Sovereignty Under Elizabeth_, one-act play, InterAction at the Almost Free Theatre (1977)
-   _Hansel and Gretel_, RSC, The Other Place (1980)
-   _The Triumph of Death_, Birmingham Rep (1981)
-   _Space Invaders_, one-act play, RSC Youth Festival, Stratford (1983)
-   _Will's Way_, monologue spoken by Shakespeare, RSC Youth Festival, Stratford (1984)
-   _The Saxon Shore_, Almeida Theatre (1986)
-   _John Piper in the House of Death_, after Daniel Defoe's _A Journal of the Plague Year_, Central School of Speech and Drama (1991)
-   _Symphonie Pathétique_ (commissioned for the centenary of the death of Tchaikovsky) (1992), unperformed
-   _Trade_ (1997), unperformed
-   _Red Sun_, AJTC touring production (2003)
-   _The Master and Margarita_ dramatised from Mikhail Bulgakov for the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (2004)
-   _Merlin Unchained_, Aberystwyth University, directed by David Ian Rabey (2009)

Television Plays

-   _The Stone Dance_, ATV, starring Michael Bryant, John Hurt, Michael Hordern and Rachel Thomas, directed by Peter Wood (1963)
-   _Children Playing_, ATV, directed by Peter Wood (1967)
-   _House of Character_, BBC Wednesday Play (1967)
-   _Blodwen, Home from Rachel's Marriage_, BBC Wednesday Play (1969)
-   _Bypass_, BBC, starring Bob Peck (1972)
-   _Atrocity_, BBC (1973)
-   _Penda's Fen_, BBC Play for Today directed by Alan Clarke (1974)
-   _Churchill's People_, BBC (1975), two episodes;
    -   _Pritân_
    -   _The Coming of the Cross_
-   _A Ghost Story for Christmas_, BBC, one episode;
    -   _The Ash Tree_, adaptation of the M. R. James story, (1975)
-   _Leap in the Dark_, BBC, one episode;
    -   _The Living Grave_ (1980)
-   _Artemis 81_, BBC, starring Hywel Bennett, Roland Curram, Dan O'Herlihy, Ian Redford, Dinah Stabb, and Sting (1981)
-   _Across the Water_, BBC, starring Liam Neeson (1983)
-   _White Lady_, BBC, directed by the author (1986)
-   _Sir Gawain and the Green Knight_, adaptation for Thames TV (1991)

Radio Plays

-   _Cries from Casement as His Bones are Brought to Dublin_ (1973)
-   _The Lovesong of Alfred J. Hitchcock_ (1993) Won a Society of Authors award and a Sony Radio Award for Richard Griffiths
-   _The Haunting of Mahler_ (1994)
-   _The Giant's Cause_ (2004) About Finn MacCoul
-   _Macedonia_ (2015) About Euripides

Film

-   _Mademoiselle_, script doctoring (1966)
-   _Fahrenheit 451_, translation and additional scriptwriting (1966)
-   _Testimony_, based on the memoirs of Shostakovich as dictated in the book Testimony (1987)
-   _December Bride_, based on the 1951 novel by Sam Hanna Bell (1990)
-   _The Woodlanders_, adapted from Thomas Hardy's novel (1997) Won Best Film at the Shanghai International Film Festival

Translations

-   _The Persians_ by Aeschylus, BBC Radio 3, with Donald Wolfit as Ghost of Darius (1965)
-   _Hecuba_ by Euripides, BBC Radio 3, directed by John Tydeman (1975)
-   _Hippolytus_ by Euripides, Royal Shakespeare Company, directed by Ron Daniels with Natasha Parry as Phaedra, Michael Pennington as Hippolytus, and Patrick Stewart as Theseus (1978); directed for Radio 3 by John Tydeman (1984) with Siân Phillips as Phaedra
-   _Peer Gynt_ by Henrik Ibsen, RSC (1983)
-   _Deathwatch_ by Jean Genet, RSC at The Pit (1987)
-   _The Maids_ by Jean Genet, RSC at The Pit, (1987); revived at the Donmar Warehouse in 1997, directed by John Crowley, with Josette Simon, Niamh Cusack, and Kerry Fox[11]
-   _Rosmersholm_ by Henrik Ibsen, Radio 3, directed by John Tydeman with Lindsay Duncan as Rebecca West and Charles Kay as Professor Kroll (1990)
-   _When We Dead Waken_ by Henrik Ibsen, Almeida Theatre, directed by Jonathan Kent with Claire Bloom as Irena (1990)

Opera Libretti

-   _Moses and Aaron_, translation of Arnold Schoenberg's libretto, Royal Opera House, directed by Peter Hall, conducted by Georg Solti (1964)
-   _The Grace of Todd_, one-act comic opera by Gordon Crosse, Aldeburgh Festival (1969)
-   _Broken Strings_, one-act opera by Param Vir, originally produced by Pierre Audi at De Nederlandse Opera (1992)[12]
-   _Inquest of Love_, script doctoring work for Jonathan Harvey's opera, English National Opera (1993)[13]
-   _Black Feather Rising_, music theatre piece by Param Vir, Toneelschuur and tour of the Netherlands (2008)[14]

Notes

Further reading

-   _David Rudkin: Sacred Disobedience: an expository study of his drama 1959-96_ by David Ian Rabey, Oxford, Routledge, 1998

[1] _Anger and After_ by John Russell Taylor p.279 of revised 1963 Pelican edition

[2] Biographical information on cover of _The Triumph of Death_, Methuen 1981 and _The Saxon Shore_, Methuen 1986

[3] John Russell Taylor _Anger and After_, Harmondesworth: Pelican, 1963 ed., pp.279-280

[4] John Russell Taylor _Anger & After_, Methuen University Paperback, 1969 reprint, p.309

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[9] _Vampyr_, BFI,

[10] OBIES Retrieved on 16 Oct 09

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[12] Param Vir's website Retrieved on 7 October 2009

[13] Jonathan Harvey's website Retrieved on 7 October 2009

[14] Param Vir's website Retrieved on 7 October 2009

title: David Rudkin

question: How established is James David Rudkin and what attributes to his establishment?

answer: James David Rudkin is very well established as his playwright careers encompasses many stage plays, television plays, radio plays, film, and opera.

question: What would have happened if Rudkin's first play, Afore Night Come, was not successful?

answer: If Rudkin's first play, Afore Night Come, was not successful, them Rudkin may not have had many successes early in his career.

question: Does it appear as if Rudkin enjoyed his career or not?

answer: It does seem as though Rudkin enjoyed his career as he continuously was working during his life time.


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Clinical Trial

 A Borghi et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2011 Sep.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Aimed at the reduction of post-treatment relapse of severe acne, the cumulative dose of oral isotretinoin should be ≥120 mg/kg. However, data on the appropriate oral isotretinoin treatment regimen in mild and moderate acne are lacking.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of an isotretinoin-sparing protocol in inducing permanent remission of mild and moderate acne.

METHODS: In this open, prospective, non-comparative study, 150 patients affected with mild-to-moderate acne were treated with isotretinoin until complete recovery and for a further month of treatment, independent of the total cumulative dose reached. Patients then underwent a 1-year maintenance therapy with adapalene 0.1% cream. Patients were followed up for a further year, without any treatment.

RESULTS: A total of 139 patients completed the study. Overall, patients received a mean of 80.92 mg/kg cumulative dose of isotretinoin. In the 2-year follow-up, relapse only appeared in 13 patients (9.35%).

CONCLUSION: Comparing our findings with published data, this isotretinoin-sparing regimen was shown to be effective in inducing stable remission and preventing acne relapses in patients with mild-to-moderate acne. Low-cumulative dose regimens may potentially lead to a lower incidence of side-effects and to lower costs than higher doses.

© 2010 The Authors. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology © 2010 European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.

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question: What is being studied?

answer: The efficacy on an acne treatment.

question: Who participated in the study?

answer: 139 patients participated

question: What type of acne is the treatment for?

answer: mild to moderate acne.

question: What were the results of the study?

answer:
The study concluded to be effective in inducing stable remission and preventing acne relapses in patients with mild-to-moderate acne.
After two years, relapse only appeared in 9.35% of the patients.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer:
In a clinical trial, a research study was conducted to determine the efficacy of an oral isotretinoin treatment on mild and moderate acne.
The study concluded to be effective in inducing stable remission and preventing acne relapses in patients with mild-to-moderate acne.