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About as quickly as it hacked into our brains with its sumptuous visuals and shockingly prescient political paranoia, _Mr. Robot_ is now ending. As announced on Wednesday, the fourth season of USA Network’s Golden Globe–winning series will be its last, debuting a final batch of 12 episodes sometime in 2019. “Since day one, I’ve been building toward one conclusion—and in breaking the next season of _Mr. Robot_, I have decided that conclusion is finally here,” creator Sam Esmail said in a statement.

Aside from earning the inauspicious distinction of being the best TV series relative to its objectively silly name, _Mr. Robot_ subverted television’s typically cheesy portrayals of hackers and created a hyper-paranoid, anti-capitalist thriller that evoked everything from _Fight Club_ to _Back to the Future_. And its cryptic, digitally inclined storytelling was fervently received: After all, this was a series that threw Morse code on the tie of Bobby Cannavale’s character in a Season 3 press release with the expectation that fans would go down a coding rabbit hole and come out with a trailer—which, of course, they did. This was a series that had people strapping on the creepy, Guy Fawkes–meets–Monopoly Man mask of fsociety for Halloween, as one guy I know did for two consecutive years. (That one guy is me.) The thought of bidding farewell to a show as idiosyncratic and immersive as _Mr. Robot_ sooner than expected is bittersweet.

Sure, sometimes Esmail’s commitment to the show’s unique aesthetic came off as pretentious—is there any reason a Season 3 episode needed to be filmed in the style of one long take other than the fact it looks cool and is difficult to achieve?—but there are so few series in the era of Peak TV that have felt as individualistic or engrossing. (I hear you, Season 2 detractors, but I always appreciated the show’s devotion to its claustrophobic conceptions, even if it was sometimes off-putting.) But by limiting _Mr. Robot_ to a succinct four seasons, Esmail is keeping in line with the trajectory he’s always envisioned for the series, having said before that he expected the show to run for four to five seasons. Additionally, _Mr. Robot_ was initially conceived as a feature film, so the shorter series length makes sense—to say nothing of the fact Esmail’s slate has suddenly filled up with things like the upcoming Amazon series _Homecoming_ and plans to make a _Metropolis_ miniseries.

Assuming the fourth and final season lives up to the near-unanimous critical praise of the first and third seasons—and for the sake of fans, answers some lingering questions and provides clarity about the show’s increasingly heavy science-fiction vibes—_Mr. Robot_ will be ending on its own terms without succumbing to any extended series slumps. As sad as _Mr. Robot_’s ending may initially be, it’s as good a reminder as ever that a show ending on the earlier side—with a plan in place—is a far superior option than one going on for so long that it loses the plot (sometimes literally) and fades into obscurity.

Though there have been series that have justified extensive lengths without sparing quality, those exceptions are some of the very best shows to ever come out of TV’s Golden Age, like _The Sopranos_ (six seasons) and _Mad Men_ (seven seasons). Far more often, shows that once competed for Emmys began to wane long before they were mercifully ended. The prime example is Showtime’s _Dexter_, which had a mostly good four-season stretch, culminating in the tragic murder of Dexter Morgan’s wife Rita, before producing four more, critically reviled seasons and one of the worst finales ever made. And _Dexter_ is hardly alone—similar statements can be made about _True Blood_ (seven seasons), _How I Met Your Mother_ (nine seasons), _Sons of Anarchy_ (seven seasons), _Homeland_ (it’s _finally_ ending after an eighth season next year!), _Scandal_ (seven seasons), _Weeds_ (eight seasons), and _The Walking Dead_, which may never leave the airwaves despite losing its main character in its ninth (!) season.

The ideal compromise is a shorter series length that stays true to the creator’s vision. For instance, Sony Pictures and AMC were happy to give _Breaking Bad_ creator Vince Gilligan more than five seasons, but he stuck to his five-season plan and came away with an all-timer. (While getting to have his cake and eat it too by remaining in the _Breaking Bad_ world with the equally compelling prequel series, _Better Call Saul_.) FX’s _The Americans_ might have dragged in its fifth season, but in allowing the show to reach its natural end after six years, showrunners Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields rewarded the independence the network granted them by cutting things off before the Jenningses’ spycraft lost its tension.

Ending sooner rather than later—this is perhaps the best concession for shows to make in 2018, in a time when miniseries with definite endings happily become multiseason shows (hi, _Big Little Lies_, but With Meryl Streep). A show as dense and plotty—and which frequently hides things from its audience, sometimes holding reveals until long after fans already have discovered the big twist—as _Mr. Robot_ feels like an ideal candidate for this shorter runtime. There is inherent value to Esmail ending things on his own terms rather than being tempted to go along longer than anticipated. (Esmail tweeted on Wednesday night that USA Network was happy to keep the show going.) It’s obviously bittersweet to leave the paranoid headspace of Elliot Alderson and his anarchist alter-ego—but as brief but fantastic shows like _The Leftovers_ and _Halt and Catch Fire_ have affirmed, leaving somewhat early is a far more palatable compromise than watching a show dragging itself through the mud for four additional seasons just because it can, tainting what you loved about the series in the process. When people think about _Dexter_, they don’t think about the Ice Truck Killer—they think about the lumberjack.

So instead of mourning _Mr. Robot_’s end (though note: It is definitely OK to take a moment to grieve, and perhaps put on the creepy mask one more time), let’s celebrate the fact the show is ending when it is, on its own terms.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Which show is ending?

answer: Mr. Robot.

answer: Mr. Robot.

answer: Mr Robot.

answer: _Mr. Robot_

answer: _Mr. Robot_.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Who created the show?

answer: The creator is Sam Esmail.

answer: Sam Esmail created the show.

answer: Sam Esmail.

answer: Sam Esmail.

answer: Sam Esmail created the show.

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

How was season one filmed?

answer: In the style of one long take.

text: The question is not answered.

answer: All hackers scenes were filmed as monzos

text: The question is not answered.

answer: In a single long shot

text: The question is not answered.

answer: Season one of the show was filmed in an avant-garde style, featuring long takes.

text: The question is not answered.

answer: The series subverted television's typically cheesy portrayals of hackers and created a hyper-paranoid thriller that was filmed in a unique style. Specifically, one episode in Season 3 was filmed in the style of one long take.

text: The question is not answered.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

How many seasons were there?

answer: Four.

answer: Four.

answer: There were four.

answer: There will be a total of four seasons.

answer: 4

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: Mr. Robot is a TV series that ran for 4 seasons. Its writer, Sam Esmail, planned for it to span 4 to 5 seasons. Fans are sad that it is ending but grateful that it ends on Esmail's terms. Many TV series drag on for several unnecessary seasons because they can, tainting things people loved about the show. Shows like Breaking Bad and American left after 5 seasons because fans wouldn't want anything less.

answer: Mr. Robot is ending. It's created by Sam Esmail, who started the show with the expectation of wrapping things up within four-to-five years; he's sticking to that plan. It has received near-universal critical acclaim over its first three seasons and the only exception is Season 2. Most shows nowadays are evidence that showrunners cling on to them for too long, leading to forgetfulness. Vince Gilligan of Breaking Bad is one show (among others) to have wrapped things up in the creator's own time-frame, making the show more watchable.

answer: After four seasons, the Golden Globe-winning series _Mr. Robot_ is ending. Creator Sam Esmail announced that the final season will arrive sometime in 2019. This shorter run will likely appease fans who might have been weary of an extended run. Instead, the show is ending on its own terms, sticking to the plan that it was initially intended for.

answer: After four seasons, the critic and audience favorite, Mr Robot, will be coming to an end. Creator Sam Esmail is keeping in line with the vision he's always held for the series: he had planned four to five seasons since the beginning. The author argues that most shows suffer from lasting too many seasons, with the exception of a few, such as The Sopranos. Breaking Bad is cited as an example of a show that could have gone on more than five seasons-the network allegedly had given it the green light-but the creator, Vince Gilligan, opted to stick to five. The author wants to celebrate Mr Robot's ending on its own terms.

answer: The award-winning drama series _Mr. Robot_ is ending after its fourth season. Creator Sam Esmail decided the eventual end of the show was finally here and will debut in 2019. While some fans might initially be disappointed, ending the show on its own terms is better than having it run longer than it should.


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Jeffery was sitting in his statistics class nodding away as the information was simply passing by him. He could hardly wait to get out of class. Mondays, and Fridays were fine because there was a small chance of him seeing her. However, on Wednesdays she was always on time. He could see it now walking out from his this room strolling down Taylor Mall. Casually looking over to his right, and there she would be in a sunflower dress with dark hair writing in her journal. He could feel it now the sun beating down on him, and the wind tickling his skin. Jeffery would spend hours every day imagining how he would ask her to a date.  Perhaps Coffee, no she wouldn’t like coffee it’s obvious she likes tea. The courage he needed wasn’t there; he couldn’t talk to girls especially beautiful ones like her. The clock was ticking away, and the professor closed his book with a loud thud. Everyone got up, and started to leave. Jeffery was so deep into though that he didn’t hear class was over so early. Looking at the clock he knew he had time to stroll around in the building. She wouldn’t be there until 12:30.
Jeffery walked out and down the hall to his right. Ahead of him was the journalist building. He thought why not pop on by, and see what they were up to. He fixed his tie, and walked in. The building was much more impressive than the criminal justice one. Newly remolded it held three floors, and a news station on top. All of the students were moving around through the building all dressed nice, and talking about current events. College always had the optimistic feel to it especially on Wednesdays. Jeffery looked around the room. I may as well take a seat, I still have ten minutes. He sat there and opened up his favorite book, and started to read. Behind him he could hear the television blaring news programs. Another new part of the build was a massive projector showing news around the clock. Give me a good book any day.
He wasn’t a page in when he heard “Some of the most difficult of challenges is taking the first step.”
Jeffery turned kept listening. “We have to fight for what we want, and never take no for answer. Today may be the last day we have on earth.” Jeffery was feeling something moving inside of him, a strange inspiration. “So with this last day we will love like there is no tomorrow, fight like there is no tomorrow, and live like there is no tomorrow.” YES, Jeffery thought yes that’s right I have to tell her. He turns around to see where this new motivation comes from. On the scene is black and the words come up “Ford.” Why do car commercials always have the best inspiration? His watch started to beep he looked down 12:25. This was it he was about to see her. He got up, but the inspiration he felt still lingered with him. His breathing picked up, and he started to walk at a brisk pace. This was something different this was something new. He was going to ask her to a date today. He was actually going to talk to her. He started moving faster and faster almost running to the door. He quickly opens it. I’m going to do it I can do it. He rounds the corner to Taylor mall and stops to look for her. In his excitement he began to frantically search. She wasn’t on the grass like she normally was, or on any of the benches. He felt the need to keep looking. It was Wednesday she had to be here. There was no mistake she wasn’t here. He went over to where she normally sat a small group of people were there talking.
“Excuse me, have you seen a pretty girl with long dark hair in a Sun Flower dress?”
They looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders. One of the other girls sitting there spoke up to Jeffery, “What’s her name?”
His face went white. In all of the time that he had been dreaming about her he never knew her name. He began to run down Taylor mall in embarrassment. He reached the edge of the street. Defeated, and broken he would get on the train back to his small dorm. Today college, and Wednesday lost their hopeful optimism.  Jeffery reached back to get his train card, and realized that his wallet was missing. Perfect as if today couldn’t get any worse. He started to head back to the journalist building where he thought he lost it. We walked in, and climbed up the stairs. He got to his couch, and saw no wallet. His heart sank again. He lost his wallet, lost hope of asking the most beautiful girl out on a date, and embarrassed himself doing it. He turned to walk home when he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned to see the prettiest girl with long dark hair in a sunflower dress standing there. He felt his heart jump for joy, and he said “Hello”
“Your Jeffery Snipe right? I have your Wallet.”
He reached out and grabbed it brushing her hand he felt his heart melt some. “T-thank you, I’m Jeffery”
She smiled warmly “Jeff… I am Summer.” She paused for a moment looking at him warmly,  “can I tell you something Jeff?”
Jeff still bewildered nodded. Summer looked away then back at him “It might sound creepy but every Wednesday at 12:30 I wait for you to come out of class so I can see your smiling face, but I have never had the courage to ask you to a date.”

title: [RO] Summer

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the text say about the school Jeffery goes to?

answer: Jeffery goes to a college. The school has a criminal justice building and a journalist building. The journalist building is newly remodeled and has three floors. The school also has a news station on top of the building.

answer: Jeffery goes to a college. He attends a statistics class. The school has a criminal justice building and a journalist building. The journalist building is newly remodeled and has three floors. The school also has a news station on top of the building.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the text say about Summer?

answer: Summer is a student in Jeffery's statistics class. She is a beautiful girl with long dark hair and a sunflower dress. Every Wednesday at 12:30, she waits for Jeffery to come out of class so she can see his smiling face. However, she has never had the courage to ask him to a date.

text: The summary should mention that Jeff has a crush on Summer

refinement: Summer is a student in Jeffery's statistics class. Jeffrey has a crush on her. She is a beautiful girl with long dark hair and a sunflower dress. Every Wednesday at 12:30, she waits for Jeffery to come out of class so she can see his smiling face. However, she has never had the courage to ask him on a date.

answer: Summer is a girl that Jeffery has a crush on. She is a student at the same college as him. She is a pretty girl with long dark hair and a sunflower dress. She writes in her journal every Wednesday at 12:30. She waits for Jeffery to come out of class so she can see his smiling face. She has never had the courage to ask him to a date. Summer finds Jeffery's wallet and returns it to him.

text: There is no evidence that Summer writes in her diary every Wednesday. She waits outside every Wednesday and on at least one occasion she was writing in her diary when Jeffrey came out of the class.

refinement: Summer is a girl that Jeffery has a crush on. She is a student at the same college as him. She is a pretty girl with long dark hair and a sunflower dress. Every Wednesday at 12:30, she waits for Jeffery to come out of class so she can see his smiling face. She has never had the courage to ask him to date. Summer finds Jeffery's wallet and returns it to him.

answer: Summer is a girl that Jeffery has a crush on. She is a student at the same college as him. She is a pretty girl with long dark hair and a sunflower dress. She writes in her journal every Wednesday at 12:30. She waits for Jeffery to come out of class so she can see his smiling face. She has never had the courage to ask him to a date.

text: There is no evidence that Summer writes in her diary every Wednesday. She waits outside every Wednesday and on at least one occasion she was writing in her diary when Jeffrey came out of the class.

refinement: Summer is a girl that Jeffery has a crush on. She is a student at the same college as him. She is a pretty girl with long dark hair and a sunflower dress. Every Wednesday at 12:30, she waits for Jeffery to come out of class so she can see his smiling face. She has never had the courage to ask him on a date.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the text say about Jeffery's friends?

answer: No answer

answer: The text does not mention Jeffery's friends.


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[paris exercise ban]

France’s capital has banned daytime outdoor exercise while the rest of the country can continue (Picture: AFP)
All outdoor exercise between 10am and 7pm is now banned in the French capital after officials lost their patience with people ignoring social distancing rules.

Parisians were seen walking and jogging in groups in the city’s parks over the sunny weekend despite the threat of on-the-spot fines upwards of €135 (£120) for violating lockdown rules.

France has been under one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns for nearly a month, requiring everyone to have a printed form stating their reason for being outside every time they leave the home.

The rest of the country is still allowed out to exercise within half a mile of their address, shop for essentials, or see a doctor.

[French judoka (-66 kg category) Kilian Le Blouch (L) and his girlfriend French judoka Sarah Harachi train in the living room of their apartment on April 3, 2020, in Chatenay-Malabry, near Paris, on the 18th day of a lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)]

A couple, both Olympic judo wrestlers, shared their home workouts in Paris (Picture: AFP)
The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, said the new rules would make people exercise ‘when the streets are generally at their quietest’.

France’s death toll has passed 10,000, the fourth-highest officially-reported figure after Italy, Spain and the US.

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The government’s health minister, Olivier Véran, said on Tuesday that the country is still in a ‘worsening phase of the epidemic’.

Spain, the second-worst hit country in Europe after Italy, has had an outright ban on outdoor exercise since its lockdown was introduced.

[A woman excercises on a bench on Pont des Arts in central Paris, early on April 8, 2020, as a new regulation is put into place asking people to practice their sports before 10:00 and after 19:00, on the 23thrd day of a lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus. - The city of Paris decided to regulate the hours of outdoors sports following a sunny and warm weekend that saw many citizens flouting the social distancing requirements put into place to curb the spread of the COVID-19. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP) (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)]

The daytime ban is intended to spread people’s outdoor time more evenly throughout the day (Picture:AFP)
An exception was granted for people walking their dogs, which led to a black market of pet-owners renting their animals out to others so they could go outside.

Parisians might now take inspiration from some of the viral social media clips showing the creative ways Spaniards have tried to maintain their fitness – such as gym classes delivered by an instructor on his roof to rows of people on balconies across the street.

Many countries in Europe are now plotting a course to end their lockdowns, and some have started easing restrictions.

People in the Czech Republic have had to wear facemasks outside at all times by law, but can from today leave home without one.

Some sports facilities such as tennis courts are now allowed to reopen as long as no more than two people play in a group, and shops selling certain non-essential goods will open from Thursday.

[Fitness instructor runs class from the middle of housing complex in Spain https://www.instagram.com/ursullinetv/ Picture: ursullinetv]

A fitness instructor in Spain ran classes from a rooftop (Picture: @sanosevillabermejales)
Denmark and Austria, which were two of the first European countries to go into lockdown, will start a slow exit from next week.

Denmark will reopen nurseries and primary schools from April 15, while Austria will allow small shops, DIY stores and garden centres to open from April 14.

The German government has drawn up an action plan to phase in a step-by-step return to normality, including mandatory mask-wearing in public, limits on gatherings and the rapid tracing of infection chains, according to Reuters.

However, the plan assumes the pandemic will last through to 2021.

Disease experts in a number of countries have warned that, until a vaccine is developed, there may be no way to end the lockdown without the virus spreading again.

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question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the article say about the motivation behind the exercise ban?

answer: Parisians were seen walking and jogging in groups in the city's parks over the sunny weekend despite the threat of on-the-spot fines upwards of €135 (£120) for violating lockdown rules. The ban is intended to spread people's outdoor time more evenly throughout the day.

text: The answer should mention the aim of stopping COVID-19.

refinement: Parisians were seen walking and jogging in groups in the city's parks over the sunny weekend despite the threat of on-the-spot fines upwards of €135 (£120) for violating lockdown rules. The ban is intended to spread people's outdoor time more evenly throughout the day in an attempt to slow down the spread of COVID-19.

answer: The motivation for the ban was to make people exercise when the streets are generally at their quietest. The ban is also intended to spread people's outdoor time more evenly throughout the day.

answer: Parisians were seen walking and jogging in groups in the city's parks over the sunny weekend despite the threat of on-the-spot fines upwards of €135 (£120) for violating lockdown rules. The motivation is that Paris officials lost their patience with people ignoring social distancing rules. The ban is intended to spread people's outdoor time more evenly throughout the day.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the article say about the response to the pandemic in nations besides France?

answer: Spain, Italy, and the US are the worst hit countries in Europe. Spain has had an outright ban on outdoor exercise since its lockdown was introduced. Denmark and Austria were two of the first European countries to go into lockdown. Denmark will reopen nurseries and primary schools from April 15, while Austria will allow small shops, DIY stores, and garden centers to open from April 14. The German government has drawn up an action plan to phase in a step-by-step return to normality, including mandatory mask-wearing in public, limits on gatherings, and the rapid tracing of infection chains.

text: The answer should mention the Czech Republic.

refinement: Spain, Italy, and the US are the worst hit countries in Europe. Spain has had an outright ban on outdoor exercise since its lockdown was introduced. Denmark and Austria were two of the first European countries to go into lockdown. Denmark will reopen nurseries and primary schools from April 15, while Austria will allow small shops, DIY stores, and garden centers to open from April 14. The German government has drawn up an action plan to phase in a step-by-step return to normality, including mandatory mask-wearing in public, limits on gatherings, and the rapid tracing of infection chains. The Czech Republic citizens will be able to get out of their homes without wearing face masks starting today.

answer: A number of European countries have implemented severe restrictions on movement, such as Italy and Spain. Only a small number of shops selling non-essential goods will be allowed open by the end of April. Denmark and Austria are the first European countries to go into lockdown, and Denmark will be the first to allow nurseries and primary schools to reopen. The German government has drawn up an action plan in consultation with disease experts, which includes measures like a phase-in return to normal. The Czech Republic and Denmark have eased restrictions.

answer: A number of European countries have implemented severe restrictions on movement, such as Italy and Spain. Only a small number of shops selling non-essential goods will be allowed open by the end of April. Denmark and Austria are the first European countries to go into lockdown, and Denmark will be the first to allow nurseries and primary schools to reopen. The German government has drawn up an action plan in consultation with disease experts, which includes measures like a phase-in return to normal.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the article say about the response to the pandemic in North American countries?

answer: No answer

answer: No answer


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Before time existed, there was a forest. No animals lived in the forest, & one ever entered the forest. It remained silent & still for eons.
That is of course, until one rainy night. A raindrop, just like any other raindrop, hit the ground. More & more raindrops fell, and a puddle appeared. From the puddle, a small, chubby hand reached out. It grabbed the dirt & pulled itself out. The small hand was attracted to a young girl.
She blinked.
In front of her stood thin, spindly trees. They were golden, like the harp strings whom’s music echos faintly in her mind.
Silence & rain.
No more rain.
Silence.
A flash of white fur struck the corner of her eye.
Suddenly there in front of her stood a stag.

“Hello?” The little girl trembled.
The stag stood watching. Then, it lowered it’s head. It’s eyes were as black as obsidian.
It placed it’s head in her arms. “I made you, & I will keep you safe.” The stag said, “I love you very much.”

“What is your name?” She asked.

“I am who I am,” the stag bellowed, “I will call you Lucy.”

“I like the name Lucy. You are very beautiful Mr. Stag.”

The rain, which had stopped briefly, returned.

“Walk with me, Lucy.” The Stag stomped the ground, & an umbrella emerged.

Lucy grabbed it, & winced slightly at the sudden pause of rain.

She got up, & neared the Stag. She held his on to him to keep herself steady.

They walked for a minutes, or hours, or seconds. No one could really be sure. “I wish to be like you, Mr Stag. You are so lovely with your white fur.”

“You don’t know what you ask.”

However long they were walking, the trees were now as large as the pillars from the heaven Lucy came from, but no longer recalls.

The Stag laid down to rest, & beckoned Lucy to come rest with him.

As he laid down to rest, Lucy took a piece of his horn, and used it to cut off his flesh, which she wrapped over herself. Lucy was now covered in rich, soft white fur.
When the Stag awoke, he noticed his fur was gone, and he was naked. He knew what had happened.
This cursed Lucy to be a doe of mere flesh and bone, condemned to die.
Time was set into motion. Death was the first clock.
Lucy hid from the stag till her death.

The Stag found Lucy three hundred & sixty five days later while he was rounding the forest. He was crushed.

He decided to call her demise a year.
He was so moved, he decided to lay down by her one last time. He fell into a deep sleep.
The trees, saw the Stag’s mourning. They were crushed, because they felt the pure love the Stag had for his creation.
The trees mourned as well. They rid themselves of their leaves, turning them into a blood red, before they fell off. This was the first time they had done anything so risky. The Stag would later call this Fall.

When the Stag woke up, the sky was sunny & blue. The trees were full of leaves & heavy with a bright red fruit. He walked up to one & tasted it. The fruit was sweet. he called it an apple.
That’s when the Stag saw him.

The boy jumped. He had just opened his eyes. In front of him was the corpse of a deer, long dead and rotting.
A few paces behind the rotting deer, stood a stag.
The Stag looked at the boy. His empty skull showing no expression.

“A-are you Death? Did you kill that deer?” The boy asked.

“No I am not death,” the stag answered.

“Who are you?”

“I am a friend. May I sit with you?”

The boy glanced warily at the Stag for several moments before nodding.
“You May call me Ternate,” said the Stag,” for I am the sky, the forest’s trees, & this stag.”

“You’re the sky? I came from the sky, I think,” the boy pointed upward,” can I have an apple?” Ternate nodded.

“Ternate, are you sure you aren’t death? You seem very scary.”

The Stag, realizing that he was currently nothing but bones, shook the trees down, and dressed himself in leaves.
They sat together, until the sun set.
The boy eyed Lucy.

“Am I going to die like that deer, Ternate?”
The stag looked over at Lucy’s body, seeing himself in her fur.

“I don’t know. Only time will tell.”

“Oh.”

“Can we go somewhere else? It’s getting dark.”

The stag nodded, lifting its heavy frame up from where it sat.
The Stag walked up to Lucy one last time and pressed his forehead to hers. The ground opened up and took her in.
The leaves the stag wore turned back to white fur.
Without hesitating, the boy’s eyes lit up “You’re beautiful, Mr. Stag.”

title: [MF] The Stag

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Discuss the setting of the story.

answer: This story is set in a forest from before time existed until the present day. The forest remained silent for ages until one rainy night, when a raindrop gave birth to the first creature; a small, chubby hand pulled itself out of a pool of rainwater. The creature was drawn to a young girl, who led them both (the creature and the young girl) to find an elusive-yet-endearing creature, the stag. The stag is the only being in the forest, and the source of the physical, natural, and mystical phenomena that exists there. The woods are depicted as being magical and mysterious. The setting provides a distinctly mystical and magical feeling.

text: Other than being extraneous information, the highlighted text has several inaccuracies, such as the presence of another creature other than the Stag. The entire section should be deleted.

refinement: This story is set in a forest from before time existed. The woods are depicted as being magical and mysterious. The setting provides a distinctly mystical and magical feeling.

answer: The setting of the story takes place in a forest before time when a little girl named Lucy was drawn from. See the wendigo myth for more.

text: "before time" - doesn't make sense without "existed"

refinement: The setting of the story takes place in a forest before time existed when a little girl named Lucy was drawn from. See the wendigo myth for more.

text: "when a little girl named Lucy was drawn from. See the wendigo myth for more." - this line doesn't exist in the story and should be removed.

refinement: The setting of the story takes place in a forest before time existed.

answer: The story begins in a place without time, so it could be implied that time and place are one in the same. When time was created, the stag brought death into the world, as life has a beginning and end.

text: "so it could be implied that time and place are one in the same. When time was created, the stag brought death into the world, as life has a beginning and end." - this is incorrect and not found anywhere in the story. The response is missing the proper setting of the story.

refinement: The story is set in a forest before time existed. No animals lived in the forest, no one entered the forest, and it remained still and silent for eons.

answer: The setting of the story is a rainforest before time existed. The rains awaken a young girl and the Stag, who is a white stag. The stag protects the girl and eventually turns her into a deer with white fur. The setting also includes a boy who meets the stag while scavenging a dead deer. The setting of the rainforest is important to the plot, as the characters must navigate its terrain. The settings is mysterious and dangerous, with many unanswered questions. The rainforest becomes a place to explore where there are possibilities and danger.

text: "The rains awaken a young girl and the Stag, who is a white stag. The stag protects the girl and eventually turns her into a deer with white fur. The setting also includes a boy who meets the stag while scavenging a dead deer. The setting of the rainforest is important to the plot, as the characters must navigate its terrain. The settings is mysterious and dangerous, with many unanswered questions. The rainforest becomes a place to explore where there are possibilities and danger. - other than being incorrect, the highlighted text is also irrelevant.

refinement: The setting of the story is a rainforest before time existed.

answer: The story is set before time. Before time there is a forest. No animals live in the forest, and no one ever enters it. One day it rains in the forest and a young girl emerges. The young girl then sees a stag.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What happens between Lucy and the Stag?

answer: Lucy asks the Stag if he would like to walk with her and he gladly accepts. The pair keeps walking until evening. Lucy asks the Stag if he would like to rest and he nods. She takes the Stag's horn and covers herself in white fur. The Stag wakes up and realizes what has happened and asks her where her fur is. She looks at the Stag with tears in her eyes and runs away.

text: The story did not happen this way at all.

refinement: The Stag creates the chubby girl who emerged from a raindrop and names her Lucy. He tells her he made her, will keep her safe, and loves her very much. They walked in the rain and Lucy tells the Stag she wants to be like him. They laid down to rest and Lucy takes a piece of the Stag's horn and uses it to cut off his flesh, which she wraps over herself. Now she was covered in the Stag's fur but cursed to be a doe of flesh and bone, condemned to die. The Stag woke up naked and knew what happened. Lucy hid from the Stag for a year and then died. The Stag found her remains and was crushed.

answer: The Stag befriends a young boy after he discovers Lucy dead. The Stag adores her spirit and spends time with the boy, granting him an apple. The young boy is fearful of the Stag at first, but warms up to him eventually. The Stag represents nature's beauty and mystery to the boy, and through their friendship, the boy learns something valuable about life.

text: The question is what happens between the Stag and Lucy, not the Stag and the Boy. The entire response is incorrect.

refinement: The Stag creates the girl who emerged from a raindrop and names her Lucy. He tells her he made her, will protect her, and loves her very much. They walked in the rain and Lucy tells the Stag she wants to be like him. They laid down to rest and Lucy takes a piece of the Stag's horn and uses it to cut off his flesh, which she wraps over herself. Now she was covered in the Stag's fur but cursed to be a doe of flesh and bone, condemned to die. The Stag woke up naked and knew what happened. Lucy hid from the Stag for a year and then died. The Stag found her remains and was crushed.

answer: The Stag protects her when she asks for more than he can give her.

text: "The Stag protects her when she asks for more than he can give her." - this is inaccurate and never happened.

refinement: The Stag goes to Lucy when she first emerges from the puddle of water and takes care of her. Since he created Lucy, the Stag loves her. They take a walk and sleep. Lucy takes a piece of the Stag's horn and uses it to cut his flesh. She wraps herself in his fur, but is cursed and becomes a doe with only one year to live. When the Stag wakes up, he's naked and understands what happened. He finds Lucy's body a year later and is crushed.

answer: Lucy encounters the Stag for the first time in a forest after a storm. The Stag immediately befriended her and cared for her. The Stag mysteriously transforms Lucy into something more animal-like, giving her fur and turning her into a doe. The Stag becomes close with a human boy and shows him his abilities as the sky.

text: "The Stag becomes close with a human boy and shows him his abilities as the sky." - the boy is irrelevant.

refinement: Lucy encounters the Stag for the first time in a forest after a storm. The Stag immediately befriended her and cared for her. The Stag mysteriously transforms Lucy into something more animal-like, giving her fur and turning her into a doe.

text: "The Stag immediately befriended her and cared for her. The Stag mysteriously transforms Lucy into something more animal-like, giving her fur and turning her into a doe." -  this never happened.

refinement: Lucy encounters the Stag for the first time in a forest after a storm.

text: The response is missing details about Lucy and the Stag.

refinement: The Stag creates Lucy and she emerges from a puddle on the ground. Lucy encounters the Stag for the first time after a storm, and he gives her a name (Lucy). She learns that he made her and will take care of her. The Stag tells her he loves her. They take a walk and Lucy says she wants to be like the Stag. They rest and Lucy uses the Stag's horn to cut off his flesh and fur. Lucy wears the fur and is immediately cursed. She turns into a doe with a life span of only a year. Realizing what she's done, she runs away. The Stag wakes up naked and knows what happened. He finds Lucy's dead body a year later and is crushed.

answer: Lucy removed some the stags fur with a piece of his horn while he is asleep. She wraps it over herself. This condemns her to become a doe for a year until she must die. After a year he finds her again, and he lies with her one last time.

text: "the" - add "of" (of the)

refinement: Lucy removed some of the stags fur with a piece of his horn while he is asleep. She wraps it over herself. This condemns her to become a doe for a year until she must die. After a year he finds her again, and he lies with her one last time.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What happens after the stag finds Lucy again?

answer: He looks for her for 3666 days starting from Lucy disappearing and meets the boy, Death. The stag seems to reach a solution to solve the issue of death.

text: "He looks for her for 3666 days starting from Lucy disappearing and meets the boy, Death. The stag seems to reach a solution to solve the issue of death." - the response is incorrect. It only took the Stag 365 days to find Lucy, not 3666. The boy isn't Death, and the Stag doesn't reach any solutions to solve the issue of death.

refinement: The Stag is crushed after finding Lucy again after 365 days and calls her death a "year". In mourning, he lies with Lucy one last time and falls into a deep sleep. The trees saw the Stag mourning and were saddened, so they mourned as well. The trees' leaves turned blood red before falling off. The Stag would later call this "fall". The Stag wakes up and finds the trees full of leaves and heavy with bright red fruit. He tasted the sweet fruit and called it an "apple". The Stag sees the boy next to Lucy's corpse and goes to him. The Stag introduces himself as "Ternate" and they sit for a while.

answer: When the stag finds Lucy again, he realizes that she has transformed into a doe of flesh and bone. The stag allows the boy to spend time with him, and eventually covers himself in leaves so that the boy is not scared. The stag eventually buries Lucy, and returns to the forest with the boy.

text: "When the stag finds Lucy again, he realizes that she has transformed into a doe of flesh and bone." - this is inaccurate. The Stag knew what befell Lucy even before he found her again. When he found her 365 years later, she was already dead.

refinement: When the stag finds Lucy again after 365 years, she was already dead. The stag allows the boy to spend time with him, and eventually covers himself in leaves so that the boy is not scared. The stag eventually buries Lucy, and returns to the forest with the boy.

text: Missing what happened after the Stag found Lucy.

refinement: When the stag finds Lucy again after 365 years, she was already dead. The Stag was crushed and lay down with Lucy one last time, falling into a deep sleep. The trees mourned with him, their leaves turned red and eventually fell. When the Stag woke up, he ate a sweet red apple and sees the boy for the first time.  The stag allows the boy to spend time with him, and eventually covers himself in leaves so that the boy is not scared. The stag eventually buries Lucy, and returns to the forest with the boy.

answer: The stag finds Lucy again, after she has transformed into doe- form. The two sit together until dark where they decide to go somewhere else. The stag eventually turns back into a powerful white stag after saying goodbye to Lucy one last time and releasing her.

answer: A little boy shows up, and the stag says that he can call him Ternate. The boy asks the stag if he is death and whether he killed Lucy. The stag says that he did not kill Lucy. The boy sat with the stag as the sun set, and said he was beautiful.

text: Missing some details about what happens after the Stag finds Lucy again.

refinement: The Stag is crushed after finding Lucy again after 365 days and calls her death a "year". In mourning, he lies with Lucy one last time and falls into a deep sleep. The trees saw the Stag mourning and were saddened, so they mourned as well. The trees' leaves turned blood red before falling off. The Stag would later call this "fall". The Stag wakes up and finds the trees full of leaves and heavy with bright red fruit. He tasted the sweet fruit and called it an "apple". A little boy shows up, and the stag says that he can call him Ternate. The boy asks the stag if he is death and whether he killed Lucy. The stag says that he did not kill Lucy. The boy sat with the stag as the sun set, and said he was beautiful.

text: "and said he was beautiful." - this is incomplete. The boy said the Stag was beautiful after the Stag got his fur back.

refinement: The Stag is crushed after finding Lucy again after 365 days and calls her death a "year". In mourning, he lies with Lucy one last time and falls into a deep sleep. The trees saw the Stag mourning and were saddened, so they mourned as well. The trees' leaves turned blood red before falling off. The Stag would later call this "fall". The Stag wakes up and finds the trees full of leaves and heavy with bright red fruit. He tasted the sweet fruit and called it an "apple". A little boy shows up, and the stag says that he can call him Ternate. The boy asks the stag if he is death and whether he killed Lucy. The stag says that he did not kill Lucy. The boy sat with the stag as the sun set. When the Stag got his fur back from Lucy, the boy said he was beautiful.

answer: The Stag dies, and his soul is reincarnated as the boy

text: "The Stag dies, and his soul is reincarnated as the boy" - this did not happen.

refinement: The Stag is crushed after finding Lucy again after 365 days and calls her death a "year". In mourning, he lies with Lucy one last time and falls into a deep sleep. The trees saw the Stag mourning and were saddened, so they mourned as well. The trees' leaves turned blood red before falling off. The Stag would later call this "fall". The Stag wakes up and finds the trees full of leaves and heavy with bright red fruit. He tasted the sweet fruit and called it an "apple". The Stag sees the boy next to Lucy's corpse and goes to him. The Stag introduces himself as "Ternate" and they sit for a while.


text:
"Down in the well, the water dwelled."

-Nope.

"Down in the well, the water sat."

-No, that's not right either. Water is inanimate. It can neither dwell nor sit. What does water do? Rest? Lie?

Perch?

-'Perch'? Are we out of our linguistic mind? Water is not a cat! All those earlier description failures are attempts at personifying a thing. I suppose water CAN course (but only when there is an active current and gravity to push the molecules). In most ordinary instances that we can think of, it appears that water can only 'be' (as far as within the flat, level environment of a deep, lonely well.)

Ok then. let's try again. "Down in the well, the water just was."

-Humm. We can't think of a good rhyme for 'was'. We were going to try 'cause' in the next line but that's a real stretch to rhyme 'was' and 'cause'. Maybe we should actually try to personify the water. That might be interesting.

"Down in the well the water lurked. It was such a ridiculous construct it made us smirk."

-Yeah, 'lurked' and 'smirk' are too silly to use in serious writing and we're still uncomfortable with the idea of personifying a thing.

'Bubbled'? 'Gurgled'? 'Rested'? 'Was corralled'? 'Contained within'? That last one is technically accurate but it's too awkward to 'flow' smoothly into a verse.

-Hummm, flow? Nah. 'Flow' also implies gravitational action that wouldn't be at work inside a well.

'Floated'?

-Well, that's somewhat accurate but really other things float IN water. They work against the collection of hydrogen and oxygen molecules to be buoyant.

Can't something float within itself?

-Nah, too metaphysical. We must keep the poem easy to comprehend.

Poem? Who says this is a POEM? Does it have to be? Dude! Maybe it's a gruesome horror story and there's a dead body floating IN the tepid water!

   "Down in the well, the water contained the bloated body of Randolph Ringhoffer."

Does the name 'Ringhoffer' or having double 'R' initials distract from the story idea? Should we have used a more common name like 'Jones'?

-What does it matter at this point, 'dude'? How can anything distract a reader if we only have one sentence so far? It's silly to worry about such things this early.

   That's not true at all. I happen to already know that Mr. Ringhoffer was intentionally pushed into the well by an angry malcontent. He drowned. He's been floating there five weeks in the stagnant, festering pool. His restless spirit has been getting angrier by the minute until someone extracts revenge on... Butch Cas... er... Carson. The local outlaw, Butch Carson.

-'Outlaw'? Open well? 'Malcontent'? 'Butch'? Is this a 'Wild West' roundup tale or something? Those aren't common terms and situations for modern times.

   As a matter of fact it is, Mr. Negative. It takes place in 1887, in frontier Wyoming. That's where Mr. Ringhoffer's cattle ranch is. What's with all the single quotes, anyway? Is that a manifestation of your contempt for my writing choices?

-Take it easy, 'hoss'. I'm just echoing the subconscious thoughts of your potential readers. That's the sort of thing that would occur to them. You know I'm your inner monologue. It's my job to critique and challenge you creatively. Otherwise you do not grow as a writer and storyteller.

If you are just a part of my creativity, how do you know what others will think about my details? What innate insight do you have? You're just an annoying voice in my head.

 -As a matter of fact, myself and the inner monologues of everyone else in the world gets together for big discussions and conferences. We evaluate things. We discuss YOU and your penchant to over-analyze small details. It's sad really. We feel you could achieve some great things if you'd just let the writing occur naturally. Stop agonizing over minute details.

Ok. Fair enough. I understand 'you' are just trying to help. Could we have a little more 'constructive' and a little less outright 'criticism'?

-Yes. Sure. I don't want you to feel discouraged either. It's a balancing act. I'm digging the story idea so far. I'm anxious to see where you go with it. Just please, for all that is holy, do NOT weave a well-worn cliché about rival wealthy landowners who dam up the river to extract gold from the stream. That would just be 'Unforgiven'.

title: [MF] 'At war with his internal-monologue'

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the story say about why the narrator was at war with their inner thoughts?

answer: No answer

text: The narrator is clearly trying to do creative writing.

refinement: The narrator is clearly trying to do creative writing but at war with their inner critic and unable to settle on a direction for their writing.

answer: The narrator is at war with their inner thoughts because they are trying to write a poem or story.


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Posted by    Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 9:18pm | 9/22/2018 - 9:18pm

There but for fortune could go you or I.

Soon after Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court, Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced total war on Kavanaugh. That war would not just be procedural, it would be personal:

  Schumer chose to fight the nomination aggressively. On the night of the nomination, his office released a statement saying that he would “oppose Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination with everything I have, and I hope a bipartisan majority will do the same. The stakes are simply too high for anything less.” In addition, it has been reported that Schumer is cautioning fellow Democrats that they will face a uproar from their base if they do not fight the nomination. According to this report, Schumer has instructed his caucus to focus on criticizing Kavanaugh specifically rather than raising procedural objections. Schumer’s own statement, which asserts that Kavanaugh’s record indicates that he “would rule against reproductive rights and freedoms, and that he would welcome challenges to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act,” reflects this strategy. [Emphasis added]

Everything that has played out since then reflects this total personal war on Kavanaugh. There were weeks of Democrat claims that Kavanaugh being elevated to the Supreme Court would kill millions of people and enslave minorities and women.

Democrats brought protesters into the hearing room to scream at Kavanaugh. His childrten had to be escorted out of the room.

Democrat Senators were unseemly in how they conducted themselves.

Senator Kamala Harris circulated a dishonestly edited video of Kavanaugh’s testimony as to contraceptives. Senator Cory Booker performed for the cameras, declaring himself to be Spartacus. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse talked over Kavanaugh and then trotted out large posters portraying the “dark money” backing Kavanaugh’s nomination. Senator Patrick Leahy falsely suggested Kavanaugh perjured himself at his 2006 confirmation hearing, and again at these hearings. That false claim of perjury was amplified throughout anti-Trump social media.

The confirmation hearings were a low point in a low political environment. And those were the good ol’ days compared to what has happened since then. Senator Dianne Feinstein knew that a woman had sent a letter claiming the Kavanaugh assaulted her in high school, but Feinstein said nothing. Not during the hearings, not during her consultations with fellow Senators, not during her private interview with Kavanaugh.

Instead, after the confirmation hearings were closed and a committee vote ready, it was conveniently leaked to The Intercept and Buzzfeed that the letter existed, and that Feinstein had forwarded it to the FBI. Days later the accuser was revealed in a Washington Post interview and story to be Christine Blasey Ford.

In the subsequent week, the personal attacks on Kavanaugh have escalated.

He is being portrayed regularly as a rapist and sexual predator, students at Harvard (where he teaches a winter course) and professors at his alma mater Yale Law School have demanded investigations into his relationship with the school. Sheldon Whitehouse has promised congressional investigations if Democrats regain control of either house of Congress, and others are promising attempts to impeach Kavanaugh either from his present Appeals Court position or his Supreme Court position.

In other words, Democrats have declared total war on Brett Kavanaugh the person.

Ford has repeatedly delayed her testimony and has assembled a team of advisors who are veterans of wars against prior Republican nominees and the Trump administration. It was a strategy to buy more days in which to ramp up the attacks on Kavanaugh, to find new claims to try to derail the nomination.

Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti is claiming there will be more claims coming.

As of this writing it appears Ford and Kavanaugh will testify on Thursday, September 27, though the format is not yet clear. That means a committee vote probably will not be had until the following Monday, and a Senate floor vote until later that week. There is almost no possibility that Kavanaugh would be confirmed in time to sit with the other Justices at the first oral argument day of the term on October 1. His absence, even if for a short time, will be a public relations victory for the Resistance.

This is what Democrat total war looks like.

Democrats can get away with it because of a supportive media, and a small number of weak links in the Republican majority in the Senate. Chuck Grassley and Mitch McConnell don’t have to worry about Democrats half as much as they have to worry about Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Jeff Flake, and to a lesser extent, Bob Corker.

The total war on Kavanaugh is why so many Trump voters voters wanted someone who would fight, as Jonathan Tobin noted at National Review, Has the Kavanaugh Battle Vindicated Trump Voters?

  The willingness of the Democrats and their mainstream-media allies to use a solitary, unsubstantiated, 36-year-old allegation to turn Judge Brett Kavanaugh into a Me Too villain whose guilt of a heinous crime is to be assumed despite the lack of proof or a semblance of due process has shocked his friends and supporters. But it has also vindicated the Trump approach to politics. After the public assassination of Kavanaugh’s character over the last week, there can’t be many left in the GOP who will still dispute former _Breitbart_ CEO Steve Bannon’s assertion that politics is warfare and Trump is thus justified in anything he does to combat his opponents….

It also brings back what I said in The value of Trump to the Trump voter is that he stands between them and #TheResistance:

  Right now the value of Trump to the Trump voter is he is all that stands between them and the people who hate them every bit as much as they hate Trump.

This is not about Brett Kavanaugh. Democrats would have waged total personal war on any Trump nominee.

The answer is to get out and vote. Get your friends and relatives out to vote. Vote not just to defeat the Democrats, but to free us from the grip of 2-3 weak Republican Senators.

If Republicans had 53-54 Senators, the Kavanaugh personal war would have ended already with confirmation.

As readers may recall, I’m a big fan of Phil Ochs. One of my favorite songs is There But For Fortune.

  There but for fortune, go you or go I — you and I.

Senate Republicans better fight and win this confirmation battle. It’s not just about Brett Kavanaugh.

It’s about all of us who are subjected to personal wars by Democrats and #TheResistance in the workplace, campus and social media. And about those among us who keep their heads down and mouths shut so as not to be targeted.

question: What is the author's complaint about the Democrats?

answer: The author believes that the Democrats are waging a personal war on Brett Kavanaugh.

text: Soon after Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court, Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced total war on Kavanaugh. That war would not just be procedural, it would be personal:

text:
Everything that has played out since then reflects this total personal war on Kavanaugh. There were weeks of Democrat claims that Kavanaugh being elevated to the Supreme Court would kill millions of people and enslave minorities and women.

Democrats brought protesters into the hearing room to scream at Kavanaugh. His childrten had to be escorted out of the room.

Democrat Senators were unseemly in how they conducted themselves.

answer: The author's complaint is that the Democrats are waging a personal war on Brett Kavanaugh.

answer: The author believes that the Democrats are waging a personal war on Brett Kavanaugh, which is unfair and unjustified. The author believes that the Democrats are using unsubstantiated allegations to try to derail Kavanaugh's nomination. The author believes that the Democrats are using Kavanaugh's confirmation as a way to gain political points. The author believes that the Democrats are using Kavanaugh's confirmation as a way to distract from other issues.

text: The answer is disjointed and incohesive

refinement: The author believes that the Democrats are waging a personal, unfair, and unjustified war on Brett Kavanaugh. It is his belief that Democrats are using unsubstantiated allegations to derail Kavanaugh's nomination and that they are using Kavanaugh's confirmation to gain political points and distract from other issues.

answer: They would've waged a personal war against any Trump nominee to the Supreme Court. The personal aspect of their war-mongering is what the author decries.

text: The English isn't as good as it could be

refinement: The author complains that the Democrats would've waged a personal war against any Trump nominee to the Supreme Court. The personal aspect of their war-mongering is what the author decries.

question: Summarize the sorts of personal attacks conducted on Brett Kavanaugh.

answer: He is being portrayed as a rapist and sexual predator. Students at Harvard and professors at his alma mater Yale Law School have demanded investigations into his relationship with the school.

text: Whilst everything in the answer is correct. The second sentence covers the consequence of the attack rather than the attack itself

refinement: He is being portrayed as a rapist and sexual predator. They have threatened impeachment and made false accusations of perjury

answer: The personal attacks on Brett Kavanaugh have included portraying him as a rapist and sexual predator, and threatening investigations and impeachment if he is confirmed to the Supreme Court. Additionally, Christine Blasey Ford has been portrayed as a victim, and Kavanaugh has been subjected to false accusations of perjury.

answer: There are allegations that millions would die and the Supreme Court would enslave minorities and women.

text: This rather exagerrated claim fails to correctly reflect the attacks on Kavanaugh

refinement: The personal attacks on Brett Kavanaugh have included portraying him as a rapist and sexual predator, and threatening investigations and impeachment if he is confirmed to the Supreme Court. Additionally, Christine Blasey Ford has been portrayed as a victim, and Kavanaugh has been subjected to false accusations of perjury.

answer: The author of the passage discusses how Democrats have waged a personal war on Brett Kavanaugh. They have done this by portraying him as a rapist and sexual predator, and by promising congressional investigations if Democrats regain control of either house of Congress.

text: The first phrase is unnecessary and adds no value

refinement: The Democrats have waged a personal war on Brett Kavanaugh by portraying him as a rapist and sexual predator, and by promising congressional investigations if Democrats regain control of either house of Congress.

question: What lawful process is used to oppose Brett Kavanaugh's nomination?

answer: The answer is that there is no lawful process to oppose Brett Kavanaugh's nomination.

text: If Republicans had 53-54 Senators, the Kavanaugh personal war would have ended already with confirmation.

answer: None, according to the author.

text: If Republicans had 53-54 Senators, the Kavanaugh personal war would have ended already with confirmation.

answer: The Democrats are using the confirmation hearings to oppose Kavanaugh.

text: Senate Republicans better fight and win this confirmation battle. It’s not just about Brett Kavanaugh.

answer: The lawful process used to oppose Brett Kavanaugh's nomination is the confirmation process.

text: Senate Republicans better fight and win this confirmation battle. It’s not just about Brett Kavanaugh.

question: What does the author think the solution is?

answer: He calls his fellow Republicans to vote both against Democrats and weak Republicans.

text: The answer is to get out and vote. Get your friends and relatives out to vote. Vote not just to defeat the Democrats, but to free us from the grip of 2-3 weak Republican Senators.

answer: The author believes that the solution is for Republicans to win the confirmation battle, in order to prevent Democrats from waging personal wars on others in the future.

text: The answer is to get out and vote. Get your friends and relatives out to vote. Vote not just to defeat the Democrats, but to free us from the grip of 2-3 weak Republican Senators.

answer: The author thinks the solution is to get out and vote.

text: Incomplete answer

refinement: The author thinks the solution is to get out and vote against the Democrats and the weak Republicans

answer: The author believes that the solution is to vote.

text: Incomplete answer

refinement: The author believes that the solution is to vote against the Democrats and the weak Republicans

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer: The author is a big fan of Phil Ochs. They are a Trump supporter. They are a big fan of Brett Kavanaugh. They are a big fan of Phil Ochs. They are a big fan of Brett Kavanaugh. They are a big fan of Brett Kavanaugh.

text: This summary does not reflect the contents of the article

refinement: The author discusses the personal war that Democrats have waged against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and how it reflects the broader "total war" strategy that Democrats have employed against Republicans in general. The author argues that this is not just about Kavanaugh, but about all of us who are subjected to personal attacks by Democrats and the #Resistance. Republicans need to fight and win this confirmation battle, or else Democrats will continue to wage total war against anyone who opposes them.

answer: The author discusses the personal war that Democrats have waged against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and how it reflects the broader "total war" strategy that Democrats have employed against Republicans in general. The author argues that this is not just about Kavanaugh, but about all of us who are subjected to personal attacks by Democrats and the #Resistance. Republicans need to fight and win this confirmation battle, or else Democrats will continue to wage total war against anyone who opposes them.

answer: The author is discussing the personal war on Brett Kavanaugh and how it is representative of the larger war on conservatives. The author argues that the Kavanaugh confirmation battle is not just about Kavanaugh, but about all conservatives who are subjected to personal wars by Democrats and the Resistance.

text: The English isn't great and could be refined

refinement: The author discusses the personal war on Brett Kavanaugh arguing that it is representative of the larger war on conservatives. He argues that the Kavanaugh confirmation battle is not just about Kavanaugh, but about all conservatives who are subjected to personal wars by Democrats.

answer: Right after Brett Kavanaugh's nomination for the Supreme Court, Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer declared war on Kavanaugh. His stance was to fight a personal battle, and he invited his fellow Democrats to do the same. Since then, an escalating series of attacks on Kavanaugh the person took place. Decades-old allegations without evidence or due process have confirmed Steve Bannon's view that politics is war, and everything is justified to win. The war would've happened for any Trump nominee. The only real option is to get out and vote against the Democrats and the weak Republicans.

text: This summary can be refined

refinement: Right after Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination, Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer declared war on Kavanaugh. He would fight a personal battle, and he invited his fellow Democrats to do the same. Since then, they have launched an escalating series of attacks on Kavanaugh the person. They have brought decades-old allegations without evidence or due process confirming Steve Bannon's view that politics is war, and anything is justified. The war would've happened for any Trump nominee. The only real option is to get out and vote against the Democrats and the weak Republicans.


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_INTRODUCTION TO CIRCLE PACKING: THE THEORY OF DISCRETE ANALYTIC FUNCTIONS_ is a mathematical monograph concerning systems of tangent circles and the circle packing theorem. It was written by Kenneth Stephenson and published in 2005 by the Cambridge University Press.

Topics

Circle packings, as studied in this book, are systems of circles that touch at tangent points but do not overlap, according to a combinatorial pattern of adjacencies specifying which pairs of circles should touch. The circle packing theorem states that a circle packing exists if and only if the pattern of adjacencies forms a planar graph; it was originally proved by Paul Koebe in the 1930s, and popularized by William Thurston, who rediscovered it in the 1970s and connected it with the theory of conformal maps and conformal geometry. As a topic, this should be distinguished from sphere packing, which considers higher dimensions (here, everything is two dimensional) and is more focused on packing density than on combinatorial patterns of tangency.

The book is divided into four parts, in progressive levels of difficulty. The first part introduces the subject visually, encouraging the reader to think about packings not just as static objects but as dynamic systems of circles that change in predictable ways when the conditions under which they are formed (their patterns of adjacency) change. The second part concerns the proof of the circle packing theorem itself, and of the associated rigidity theorem: every maximal planar graph can be associated with a circle packing that is unique up to Möbius transformations of the plane. More generally the same result holds for any triangulated manifold, with a circle packing on a topologically equivalent Riemann surface that is unique up to conformal equivalence.

The third part of the book concerns the degrees of freedom that arise when the pattern of adjacencies is not fully triangulated (it is a planar graph, but not a maximal planar graph). In this case, different extensions of this pattern to larger maximal planar graphs will lead to different packings, which can be mapped to each other by corresponding circles. The book explores the connection between these mappings, which it calls discrete analytic functions, and the analytic functions of classical mathematical analysis. The final part of the book concerns a conjecture of William Thurston, proved by Burton Rodin and Dennis Sullivan, that makes this analogy concrete: conformal mappings from any topological disk to a circle can be approximated by filling the disk by a hexagonal packing of unit circles, finding a circle packing that adds to that pattern of adjacencies a single outer circle, and constructing the resulting discrete analytic function. This part also includes applications to number theory and the visualization of brain structure.

Stephenson has implemented algorithms for circle packing and used them to construct the many illustrations of the book, giving to much of this work the flavor of experimental mathematics, although it is also mathematically rigorous. Unsolved problems are listed throughout the book, which also includes nine appendices on related topics such as the ring lemma and Doyle spirals.

Audience and reception

The book presents research-level mathematics, and is aimed at professional mathematicians interested in this and related topics. Reviewer Frédéric Mathéus describes the level of the material in the book as “both mathematically rigorous and accessible to the novice mathematician”, presented in an approachable style that conveys the author's love of the material. However, although the preface to the book states that no background knowledge is necessary, and that the book can be read by non-mathematicians or used as an undergraduate textbook, reviewer Michele Intermont disagrees, noting that it has no exercises for students and writing that “non-mathematicians will be nothing other than frustrated with this book”. Similarly, reviewer David Mumford finds the first seven chapters (part I and much of part II) to be at an undergraduate level, but writes that “as a whole, the book is suitable for graduate students in math”.

title: Introduction to Circle Packing

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What does the article say about circular logic?

answer: No answer

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What are some related fields to circle packing?

answer: Sphere packing is a related field.

answer: Some related fields are sphere packing, which considers higher dimensions (here, everything is two dimensional) and is more focused on packing density than on combinatorial patterns of tangency.

answer: Sphere packing is a related field. It is more concerned with packing density than with a combinatorial pattern of tangency.

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What parts of the book does the reviewer David Mumford call out as exceeding the abilities of a novice?

answer: The first seven chapters of the book

answer: The first seven chapters of the book (part I and much of part II).

answer: The first seven chapters.


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Over the weekend, our president threatened to shut down the federal government if Congress doesn’t fund his Border Wall, a wall he promised Mexico would pay for — repeatedly.

We also learned that the Republican National Committee paid a quarter of a million dollars last month to the president’s private club, Mar-a-Lago, a flagrant violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution, which forbids the president from using his office to generate profit.

Oh, and a private member of Mar-a-Lago was allowed to delay a $16 billion project to update the VA’s digital records system.

Which is to say, high-powered journalists interested in covering “real news” had plenty of grist for the mill. Instead, most of them spent weekend whining about comedienne Michelle Wolf, who appeared at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

Is it any wonder the president’s hysterical shrieking about “fake news” resonates with his supporters?

The loudest voices in our free press are driven almost entirely by the pursuit of profit, not the truth. At the top of that list are the right-wing propagandists who get paid millions to exalt the grievances of their predominantly white, male audience — the folks who forged Trump’s base.

But it also includes the so-called “mainstream” media, who have acted as Trump’s loyal press agents from the moment he entered politics.

Michelle Wolf roasted lots of folks during her remarks, which was her job. But the comment that offended the assembled media A-listers most was the one they knew to be most disturbingly true:

  _"You guys are obsessed with Trump. Did you used to date him? Because you pretend like you hate him, but I think you love him. I think what no one in this room wants to admit is that Trump has helped all of you. He couldn't sell steaks or vodka or water or college or ties or Eric, but he has helped you. He's helped you sell your papers and your books and your TV. You helped create this monster, and now you're profiting off of him."_

As much as journalists hate to admit it, our Fourth Estate has been in a tacit alliance with Trump all along.

Heck, they created Trump. The incessant coverage of his rallies and rants — remember all those feeds of empty podiums? — was what granted him the appearance of legitimacy. Without this attention, Trump would have remained a fringe figure, a demagogue and conman desperate to fan racial resentment into audience share.

Don’t believe me? Here’s how the chairman of CBS, Les Moonves, explained it in February of 2016, speaking at a media conference sponsored by Morgan Stanley:

  _“It may not be good for America, but it’s damn good for CBS … Donald’s place in this election is a good thing. Man, who would have expected the ride we’re all having right now? … The money’s rolling in and this is fun. I’ve never seen anything like this, and this is going to be a very good year for us. Sorry. It’s a terrible thing to say. But, bring it on, Donald. Keep going.”_

  Ultimately, Trump and his cabal will be held accountable only if we hold ourselves accountable.

Every reporter and pundit and politician who is wasting time defending or debunking Wolf’s routine — rather than focusing on the kleptocratic aims of this administration, or the simple fact that Flint, Michigan still doesn’t have drinking water — will be judged by history. Not just as peddlers of fake news, but as the failed guardians of democracy.

The president’s ardent enablers will never hold him accountable for his corruptions, because they elected a bully to make them feel safe, not an adult who would govern.

Therefore, the rest of us need to recognize our own complicity in this cycle. If we continue to focus on offensive tweets and comedy routines, our profit-mad media outlets will continue to feed us fake news.

Ultimately, Trump and his cabal will be held accountable only if we hold ourselves accountable.

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What does the text say about the White House Correspondents' Association dinner?

answer: The text discusses the White House Correspondents' Association dinner as an event which most reporters spent the weekend whining about rather than focusing on real news. This event was apparently deemed unimportant in comparison to Michelle Wolf's comedy routine. The text implies that the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was a place where Trump's exploitation by the media was not recognized.

text: 'most reporters spent the weekend whining about comedienne Michelle Wolf rather than focusing on real news' instead of 'most reporters spent the weekend whining about rather than focusing on real news'

refinement: The text discusses the White House Correspondents' Association dinner as an event which most reporters spent the weekend whining about comedienne Michelle Wolf rather than focusing on real news. This event was apparently deemed unimportant in comparison to Michelle Wolf's comedy routine. The text implies that the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was a place where Trump's exploitation by the media was not recognized.

text: instead of 'the text', I would say 'Wolf'.

refinement: The text discusses the White House Correspondents' Association dinner as an event which most reporters spent the weekend whining about comedienne Michelle Wolf rather than focusing on real news. This event was apparently deemed unimportant in comparison to Michelle Wolf's comedy routine. Wolf implies that the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was a place where Trump's exploitation by the media was not recognized.

answer: No answer

text: It is omitted that journalists whined about comedian Michelle Wolf who appeared at the dinner and roasted folks during her remarks.

refinement: Journalists whined about comedian Michelle Wolf who appeared at the dinner and roasted folks during her remarks.

text: It is omitted that Wolf offended media A-listers by saying true statements, claiming the media to be obsessed with Trump. She says the media pretend to hate him but secretly love him since he's helped them sell their papers, books, and TV.

refinement: Journalists whined about comedian Michelle Wolf who appeared at the dinner and roasted folks during her remarks. She offended media A-listers by saying true statements, claiming the media to be obsessed with Trump. She says the media pretend to hate him but secretly love him since he's helped them sell their papers, books, and TV.

answer: Michelle Wolf, a comedienne and member of the White House Correspondents' Association, is invited to perform at the association's annual dinner. The 2018 dinner coincided with, among other things, a government shutdown threat by President Trump. Michelle performed her routine that offended the sensibilities of many of the most powerful members of the media who were present. The president and his cabal remained willfully ignorant of Michelle's satirical comedy, choosing to focus instead on who the president might have dated in the past (#11). This is ironic because Trump's cabinet (or those working with him) officially promoted others ahead of more qualified applicants. Tiger Beat Defense isn't working very well against their critics, but the president and his cabal did:

text: It is not mentioned that it was 2018.

refinement: Michelle Wolf, a comedienne and member of the White House Correspondents' Association, is invited to perform at the association's annual dinner. The dinner coincided with, among other things, a government shutdown threat by President Trump. Michelle performed her routine that offended the sensibilities of many of the most powerful members of the media who were present. The president and his cabal remained willfully ignorant of Michelle's satirical comedy, choosing to focus instead on who the president might have dated in the past (#11). This is ironic because Trump's cabinet (or those working with him) officially promoted others ahead of more qualified applicants. Tiger Beat Defense isn't working very well against their critics, but the president and his cabal did:

text: It is not stated: 'The president and his cabal remained willfully ignorant of Michelle's satirical comedy, choosing to focus instead on who the president might have dated in the past (#11). This is ironic because Trump's cabinet (or those working with him) officially promoted others ahead of more qualified applicants. Tiger Beat Defense isn't working very well against their critics, but the president and his cabal did'

refinement: Michelle Wolf, a comedienne and member of the White House Correspondents' Association, is invited to perform at the association's annual dinner. The dinner coincided with, among other things, a government shutdown threat by President Trump. Michelle performed her routine that offended the sensibilities of many of the most powerful members of the media who were present.

text: It is omitted that Wolf says the media to be obsessed with Trump. She says the media pretend to hate him but secretly love him since he's helped them sell their papers, books, and TV.

refinement: Michelle Wolf, a comedienne and member of the White House Correspondents' Association, is invited to perform at the association's annual dinner. The dinner coincided with, among other things, a government shutdown threat by President Trump. Michelle performed her routine that offended the sensibilities of many of the most powerful members of the media who were present. Wolf says the media to be obsessed with Trump. She says the media pretend to hate him but secretly love him since he's helped them sell their papers, books, and TV.

text: missing comma after 'comedienne', 'a member' instead of 'member'.

refinement: Michelle Wolf, a comedienne, and a member of the White House Correspondents' Association, is invited to perform at the association's annual dinner. The dinner coincided with, among other things, a government shutdown threat by President Trump. Michelle performed her routine that offended the sensibilities of many of the most powerful members of the media who were present. Wolf says the media to be obsessed with Trump. She says the media pretend to hate him but secretly love him since he's helped them sell their papers, books, and TV.

answer: The White House Correspondents' Association dinner is being used as an excuse by most journalists to focus on a comedic routine instead of focusing on more important news items, such as the president's border wall proposal and violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution. The comedic routine is seen as offensive by many members of the media.

text: It is omitted that Wolf says the media to be obsessed with Trump and that the media pretend to hate him but secretly love him since he's helped them sell their papers, books, and TV.

refinement: The White House Correspondents' Association dinner is being used as an excuse by most journalists to focus on a comedic routine instead of focusing on more important news items, such as the president's border wall proposal and violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution. The comedic routine is seen as offensive by many members of the media. Wolf says the media to be obsessed with Trump. She says the media pretend to hate him but secretly love him since he's helped them sell their papers, books, and TV.

answer: Journalists whined about comedian Michelle Wolf who appeared at the dinner and roasted folks during her remarks. She offended media A-listers by saying true statements, claiming media to be obsessed with Trump. She says media pretend to hate him but secretly love him since he's helped them sell their papers, books and TV.

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Summarize what CBS chariman, Les Moonves, said at a 2016 media conference.

answer: It may seem good for CBS, but it is not good for the country. It is a good thing to have Donald Trump lead the nation.

text: It is not clear that 'it' refers to Donald Trump's presence in the 2016 election

refinement: Donald Trump's presence in the 2016 election may seem good for CBS, but it is not good for the country. It is a good thing to have Donald Trump lead the nation.

text: It is not stated that Donald Trump's presence in the 2016 election may seem good for CBS, but it is not good for the country, but that Donald Trump's presence in the 2016 election may not seem good for the country but it is good for CBS.

refinement: that Donald Trump's presence in the 2016 election may not seem good for the country but it is good for CBS. It is a good thing to have Donald Trump lead the nation.

text: It is omitted that Moonves went on to explain that Trump's candidacy has helped increase media profits.

refinement: that Donald Trump's presence in the 2016 election may not seem good for the country but it is good for CBS. It is a good thing to have Donald Trump lead the nation. Moonves went on to explain that Trump's candidacy has helped increase media profits.

answer: At a media conference sponsored by Morgan Stanley, Les Moonves said that Donald Trump's presence in the 2016 election "is a good thing" because it is "damn good for CBS." Moonves went on to explain that Trump's candidacy has helped increase media profits.

answer: Les Moonves says that Donald Trump's presence in politics is great for CBS, that Trump has helped CBS sell water and college alike. What Les Moonves points out is ironically very problematic and offensive to the truth, because it glosses over the reality that Trump wasn't selling water and college, but presidential office

text: It is unclear and irrelevant that Trump has helped CBS sell water and college alike. What Les Moonves points out is ironically very problematic and offensive to the truth, because it glosses over the reality that Trump wasn't selling water and college, but presidential office.

refinement: Les Moonves says that Donald Trump's presence in politics is great for CBS.

text: It is omitted that he says that while this isn't necessarily good for America, it is good for CBS.

refinement: Les Moonves says that Donald Trump's presence in politics is great for CBS. While this isn't necessarily good for America, it is good for CBS.

text: It is omitted that Moonves went on to explain that Trump's candidacy has helped increase media profits.

refinement: Les Moonves says that Donald Trump's presence in politics is great for CBS. While this isn't necessarily good for America, it is good for CBS. Moonves went on to explain that Trump's candidacy has helped increase media profits.

answer: Les Moonves said that Donald Trump's presence in the election is good for CBS financially. While this isn't necessarily good for America, it is good for CBS.

answer: Les Moonves said that Trump's place in the election may not be a good thing for America, but it's a really good thing for CBS. The network was making a lot of money and it was going to be a very good year for them. Even though it was a terrible thing, the network wanted Trump to keep going.

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the text say about the Republican National Committee?

answer: The Republican National Committee paid a quarter of a million to Trump's club Mar-a-Lago for the Presidential Inaugural Committee event.

answer: The Republican National Committee paid $250,000 to the president's private club, Mar-a-Lago, which is a violation of the Constitution. It forbids the president from using his office to generate a profit.

answer: The Republican National Committee paid a quarter of a million to Trump's private club as well as prioritizing it first over the VA's digital records system.

answer: The Republican National Committee paid a quarter of a million dollars last month to President Trump's private club, Mar-a-Lago. This is a flagrant violation of the Emoluments clause of the Constitution which forbids the president from using his office to generate profit.

answer: The Republican National Committee paid a quarter of a million dollars last month to the President's private club, Mar-a-Lago, in violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution.


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BLACKLAND is a historically black neighborhood on the east side of Austin, Texas, located north of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, south of Manor Road, east of I-35, and west of Chestnut Street.[1] The neighborhood was originally known as BLACKLANDS and was settled by Swedish immigrants, but evolved into a predominantly African-American neighborhood following Austin's 1928 City Plan, which called for the relocation of non-white residents to the east side of the city. Up until the 1980s, the neighborhood was targeted for demolition to make way for an expansion of the University of Texas campus.[2] In 1983, the Blackland Community Development Corporation was formed to build, purchase and maintain housing for low-income families and special populations.[3]

History

Blackland was originally a farming community founded and organized in the 1800s by Swedish immigrants who settled in the area due to the rich, dark soil that was good for growing crops.[4] The neighborhood was originally known as “Blacklands”, named for the Blackland Prairie.[5] By the turn of the 20th century, much of the farmland in the neighborhood was developed with streets and houses, most of which were built far apart on large lots. In 1927, the city of Austin passed its 1928 City Plan, which mandated that social services such as schools and hospitals be made available to African-Americans, but only on the east side of East Avenue (present-day Interstate 35). Additionally, many neighborhoods in North and West Austin adopted restrictive covenants that prevented home sales to non-whites. These measures drove many African-American families to East Austin neighborhoods, including Blacklands.[6]

In the 1930s, the neighborhood's growing African-American population constructed new housing, often filling in the gaps between the neighborhood's existing far-apart homes built in the 19th Century. In the 1950s, blues musician Robert Shaw moved to the neighborhood and opened a grocery store and barbershop called the “Stop and Swat”.[7] By the 1960s, the neighborhood's name became known as “Blackland” and suffered from a lack of economic investment and disenfranchisement caused by racial discrimination.[8]

In 1965, the Texas Legislature granted the University of Texas Board of Regents approval to use eminent domain to acquire land for expanding the University. In the Spring of 1965, the University began buying individual parcels of land to the north, south, and east of the existing campus, including in the Blackland neighborhood, in hopes of using the land to relocate the University's intramural fields, baseball field, tennis courts, and parking lots.[9] Speculators bought much of the neighborhood's devalued property in order to sell it at a profit to the University. This led to cheaper rent for residents at the expense of deteriorating housing conditions.[10] The University Board of Regents focused on expansion eastward, as the east side's lower property values would lower the cost of acquisition. During the talks of annexation, the University and the City of Austin referred to Blackland neighborhood as the “Winn Tract” (named after an elementary school in the area), the “University East Project”, or the Eastern Renewal Area".[11]

In 1980, the University announced plans to annex all the land between I-35 and Chicon Street, nearly half of the Blackland neighborhood. In 1981, the Blackland Neighborhood Association was formed to protect the Blackland residents' property rights; the neighborhood association later regrouped as the Blackland Community Development Corporation (CDC).[12] Following 12 years of negotiations, the Blackland CDC and the University reached a compromise, which allowed the University to annex the land between I-35 and Leona Street to build the Red and Charline McCombs Field and other auxiliary buildings; at the same time, the University divested all of its previously-acquired property east of Leona Street back to the Blackland CDC.[13]

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title: Blackland, Austin, Texas

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Why did most black families move to Blackland?

answer: Because of restrictive covenants that prevented home sales to non-whites in North and West Austin neighborhoods.

answer: Many neighborhoods in North and West Austin adopted restrictive covenants that prevented home sales to non-whites. These measures drove many African-American families to East Austin neighborhoods including Blackland.

answer: Because of restrictive covenants that prevented home sales to non-whites.

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What are the reasons behind the University of Texas' divestments of its Blackland properties?

answer: The University of Texas originally wanted to acquire the land for the purpose of expanding the University, in line with its plans or annexing of almost half of the Blackland neighborhood. They saw the land on the eastern side as the cheapest, yet still high-value land on which they could expand the University. The Blackland CDC opposed the University's plans and the University divested the land back to the Blackland CDC.

answer: It is not specified in the article.

answer: The University of Texas originally wanted to acquire the land for the purpose of expanding the University, in line with its plans or annexing of almost half of the Blackland neighborhood. They saw the land on the eastern side as the cheapest, yet still high-value land on which they could expand the University.