text:
Mate, I said stop that.

>Sorry, I promised I would x

You did, you’re incorrigible

>Well if you’re going to encourage (ha ha) me, then I might give in and make you a ‘mate with benefits’ lol

Hmmmmmm

>When you say Hmmmm, I’m not sure if that is “Hmmm I’m not sure whether I like you saying that” or Hmmmmmmm “that’s nice” lol.  I’ll take a risk on the later.
I’m trying not to fall for this again.

>Again, lol. Well how can I help it if I when I close my eyes I can smell your perfume, feel your breathe on my cheek, taste the saltiness of your skin...  it’s so vivid it’s tangible.  I wish.

Are you saying that I’m sweaty? Lol

>You will be, he he. If I have my way.  No really, I would be soo gentle with you, taking all the time that you would allow me.  Do you know what? I do feel really close to you!  But not as close as the taxi I have sent to you and is waiting outside now.  Go on, throw caution to the wind, jump in for the ride of your life!!! Well a short drive to my hotel anyway. And don’t worry, I’ll be the perfect gentleman.  I have everything here that you might need. Just do it, open your door, get in the cab and come to me.

OMG, you said, you promised you would never turn up.

>I haven’t, my driver has. :-) See you soon??

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm  - OK xx

>Boing ….. xxx

Mike paced the room over and over again checking that he had covered for every eventuality.  “What if Sharon does just want to just have a quick drink and a chat”, he thought.  “that’s fine, that’s what I promised her anyway, after all, we are trying to be mates, huh, friends, Mike said to himself, whilst all along knowing, hoping, that when they got together the chemistry he so clearly felt, the likeminded flirty thoughts they enjoyed sharing during their text messaging, would bubble up and become a physical reality.

The 8 minutes 30 seconds that it took for Sharon to be driven to the hotel seemed like an eternity. The sudden knock at the door made him jump and made his heart race.  Oh god, he thought, is this a good idea? She might take one look at me and realise that fantasy is one thing, reality is another? Calm down, calm down, deep breathes, he told himself out load.

Taking a final look around the room to make sure that it was not overly romantic or too presumptuous in its setting, Mike walked to the door and peeped through the spyhole.  Oh god, there she is, even more gorgeous in the flesh than he had remembered.

With his knees like jelly, his head spinning and his insides all gooey :-), Mike opened the door.

Hi, said Sharon, her face warming to a soft crimson colour. This only served to enhance her beauty, drawing Mikes gaze to her bright, deep and smiling eyes. Trying to say hello back, Mike, stammered and in turn felt the heat rise in his cheeks.  “Come in, I’m really glad you were brave enough to accept my invitation” he eventually managed say.

Attempting a polite air kiss to the side of Sharon’s cheek, Mike tripped on her foot and clumsily stumbled forward pressing her against the corridor wall. For the briefest of moments the friends looked deep into each other’s eyes, allowed a small sigh, of what could have been pleasure, to escape them, before bursting into a fit of laughter and giggles.

To be continued….

title: [RO] Stop it mate!!

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

What does the story say about Mike's relationship with Sharon?

answer: Mike feels physical attraction towards Sharon. He is always thinking of her while they text and imagine sharing a physical connection. He knows Sharon is coming to the hotel, but has no idea what her reaction will be when they meet. He sends a taxi to pick her up.

text: It should also be mentioned that they are, or are trying to be friends, and while he is romantically attracted to her, he is unsure of whether this is reciprocated.

refinement: Mike feels physical attraction towards Sharon. He is always thinking of her while they text and imagine sharing a physical connection. He hopes that they can get together romantically without showing it too much and tries to appear friendly. He knows Sharon is coming to the hotel, but has no idea what her reaction will be when they meet. He sends a taxi to pick her up.

text: The answer could also mention Mike's nervousness when Sharon arrives and his attempt at greeting her.

refinement: Mike feels physical attraction towards Sharon. He is always thinking of her while they text and imagine sharing a physical connection. He hopes that they can get together romantically without showing it too much and tries to appear friendly. He knows Sharon is coming to the hotel, but has no idea what her reaction will be when they meet. He sends a taxi to pick her up. He is very nervous when she finally arrives and trips and pushes her into the wall when greeting her.

answer: Mike feels physical attraction towards Sharon. He is always thinking of her while they text and imagine sharing a physical connection. He knows Sharon is coming to the hotel, but has no idea what her reaction will be when they meet.

text: It should also be mentioned that they are, or are trying to be friends, and while he is romantically attracted to her, he is unsure of whether this is reciprocated.

refinement: Mike feels physical attraction towards Sharon. He is always thinking of her while they text and imagine sharing a physical connection. He knows Sharon is coming to the hotel, but has no idea what her reaction will be when they meet. He hopes that they can get together romantically without showing it too much and tries to appear friendly.

text: The answer could also mention Mike's nervousness when Sharon arrives and his attempt at greeting her.

refinement: Mike feels physical attraction towards Sharon. He is always thinking of her while they text and imagine sharing a physical connection. He knows Sharon is coming to the hotel, but has no idea what her reaction will be when they meet. He hopes that they can get together romantically without showing it too much and tries to appear friendly. He is very nervous when she finally arrives and trips and pushes her into the wall when greeting her.

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

What does the story say about Sharon's character?

answer: No answer

text: The answer should make it clear that Sharon's character is not explicitly described in the passage, although she appears flirtatious in her text messages with Mike.

refinement: Sharon's character is not explicitly described in the passage. However, she appears firtatious in her texts with Mike.

answer: Sharon is an attractive woman who has a good sense of humor. She is a bit of a flirt, and Mike is attracted to her. Sharon is initially reluctant to accept Mike's invitation to go to his hotel room, but she eventually goes.

text: Sharon's attractiveness is not a description of her character.

refinement: Sharon has a good sense of humor and is a bit of a flirt, and Mike is attracted to her. Sharon is initially reluctant to accept Mike's invitation to go to his hotel room, but she eventually goes.

answer: Sharon is described as a woman who is gorgeous.

text: 'Gorgeous' is not really a description of her character.

refinement: Sharon appears to be flirtatious and good-humored in her texts with Mike. She is slightly hesitant of having a 'mate with benefits' relationship with Mike and take his cab to his hotel, but turns up eventually.


split: test

text:
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders[]Bernie SandersFederal government executes Brandon Bernard despite last-minute appeals Sanders, Hawley team up to demand vote on second round of stimulus checks On The Money: Millions of Americans in poverty as Black, Native American wages stagnate | Jobless claims jump to 853K | Economists warn against excluding state aid from COVID-19 relief MORE (I-Vt.) turned out en masse at ordinarily sleepy party caucuses earlier this month, electing a slate of delegates who could be poised to take over the largest Democratic Party organization outside of Washington, D.C.

As final vote totals trickled in, Sanders backers claimed to have elected more than 650 delegates out of 1,120 available seats chosen at this month’s caucuses. Those delegates will choose the next state Democratic Party chairman, along with other party officials.

Sanders supporters say they hope to change the very nature of the Democratic Party.

“One of the issues we’re looking to do is transform the party,” said Shannon Jackson, executive director of Our Revolution, the organization that grew out of the Sanders’s presidential campaign. “This is the first step in that process.”

Our Revolution ran an on-the-ground get-out-the-vote effort to make sure supporters attended caucuses in each of the state’s 80 assembly districts. The group sent out more than 100,000 emails and delivered 40,000 text messages, Jackson told The Hill. More than 800 Sanders supporters signed up to run for delegate seats.

Longtime Democratic activists, used to low-turnout caucuses in which only party regulars show up, were stunned by the long lines they faced this year. One party strategist in Sacramento said he waited 45 minutes in line before being able to vote, when he was used to walking in and out in the span of five minutes.

The surge in turnout, and Sanders backers’ success, caught the attention of elected leaders in Sacramento.

“There’s a lot of energy in the party right now. We need to move really quickly to harness this energy,” state Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D) said in an interview, marveling at the turnout in his Los Angeles-area district.

California’s legislature has been at the vanguard of some of the most liberal policy programs in the nation, on everything from climate change to immigrant rights. Sanders supporters hope to leverage their newfound power to convince Democratic majorities in the state Assembly and state Senate to embrace even more aggressive progressive positions.

“This is to basically force the issues that we vote on onto the legislators for action. So it’s a very serious sea change,” said RoseAnn DeMoro, who heads National Nurses United and the California Nurses Association, groups that backed Sanders during his 2016 presidential primary.

The first test of the new Sanders bloc of voters will come in May, when California Democrats choose a replacement for outgoing state party Chairman John Burton. The nurses union backs Kimberly Ellis, a San Francisco-area party activist who runs Emerge California, a group that trains Democratic women to run for office.

Ellis will face Eric Bauman, who heads the Los Angeles Democratic Party and who backed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton[]Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBette Middler blasts McConnell: 'How did he win with an 18% approval rating?' Hillary Clinton: Republicans that 'humor' Trump election claims 'have no spines' Trump leaves mixed legacy on veterans affairs MORE in the 2016 presidential election. Sanders’s group has not made an endorsement in the race, though Jackson said Our Revolution would consider weighing in.

California is not the only state in which Sanders backers are trying to take over Democratic parties. The group is also organizing in Florida, Iowa, Colorado and Michigan, Jackson said.

“Hopefully, within a year or two, we’ll have a majority of the states covered,” Jackson said.

The bids to seize control of state Democratic parties is reminiscent of similar moves by fans of former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), who engineered takeovers of state Republican parties in Nevada and Arizona, among others, after Paul’s bid for president in 2012.

But Democrats find themselves in deeper minorities, both in Congress and in state legislative chambers across the country. The party is poised to elect a new national chair person in February.

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

Define and describe the steps in transforming the Democratic party.

answer: The first step is to elect delegates. The delegates will choose the next state Democratic Party chairman, along with other party officials. The second step is to leverage the newfound power to convince Democratic majorities in the state Assembly and state Senate to embrace even more aggressive progressive positions.

answer: The first step is to elect delegates to choose the next state Democratic Party chairman. The second step is to convince Democratic majorities in the state Assembly and state Senate to embrace even more aggressive progressive positions.

answer: The first step is to elect delegates to choose the next state Democratic Party chairman. The second step is to convince Democratic majorities in the state Assembly and state Senate to embrace even more aggressive progressive positions. The third step is to elect a new national chair person.

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

Summarize why Democrat caucuses have low turnout.

answer: This article does not address this question.

answer: The article does not mention why the caucuses have low turnout. The caucuses are attended by party regulars.

answer: The article does not mention why the caucuses have low turnout.


text:
Ms. Johnson, I remember watching your baby everyday while you and your husband went out to work.
I remember having my red hair in a low ponytail.
I remember me wearing white clothing on with my brown sandals.
I remember everything up until now…
And now we both have lost everything because of you.

	It was a beautiful Friday morning, no one was home except for myself and the baby. After cleaning up in the kitchen, I remember hearing a cough coming from the basement. My initial thought was to get the baby and leave but strangely enough I did not. However, I did continue with whatever needed to be done with the house.
	For the next few days, this has continued until I spoke with your husband. Yes, this may seem strange and very disrespectful but your husband had deep secrets. He told me that a close friend of his was staying over for awhile until he gets a new place. The guy name is Riley. He’s a yellow skinned man, with high cheekbones, black curly hair, with dark brown eyes. Also, he smoked these skinny, black cigarettes. Although I was skeptical at first, I still decided that it was okay.
	But as days passed, I felt as if there were more eyes on me than usual. Paranoia has stricken me while being in that house. Unfortunately, it did not stop me from sleeping when being there. It was a Saturday afternoon, the house was silent. While I was on the couch, my mind was telling me something. As if it it knew something bad was going to happen. But I brushed the idea off and drifted off into sleep.
	Two hours later… I jumped from my sleep and saw two men standing before me. They both were wearing all black and they were both prepared for whatever was to come. The man on my left, was running full force ahead of me. My immediate reaction was to kick him dead in the nuts, then pick up the vase that is sitting on the coffee table and knock it upside his head. Quickly enough, I took a piece of the broke vase and proceeded to stab him in the right eye with it. Slowly enough, took his eyeball out of his socket. That is when I noticed that the other guy disappeared. I only had a few seconds to get the baby and get up out of there.
	I sprinted up them stairs, ran into the baby’s bedroom. I grabbed his baby bag that is always prepared in case of emergency and the baby. Popped opened that window, stepped out onto the balcony and jumped.
Luckily, we survived the jump and I was able to get up and run down the street. This run felt like eternity when in reality it was only two minutes that passed. One of my biggest regrets was looking back. Within a blink of an eye, a different man in all black tackled us onto the ground. The man on top of me and the baby had pinned us down to the ground. He turned around and signaled his men to come over. With that, I was able to raise my upper body up to see the baby. Although his eyes were closed he had this beautiful smile on him.
“NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!” I quietly screamed out. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and laughed. I started to tear up because I really thought I lost him. Nevertheless, when something good happens there is always the worst to come.
So, the man that chased us brought to this old 1970 black camaro. On the car it that had a bright orange spray paint mark on the passenger side door, and the car had these fresh rims. When first upon entering into the car, there was this light skinned, bald headed man who seemed to be his in late forties on the driver side of the seat. The only words he told me was, “buck up sweetheart it’s gonna be long a ride.”
Thank you Mr. Johnson, for bringing misery to us.

title: [NF] RUNAWAY PART ONE

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

Summarize the main source of conflict.

answer: There are the two men in the house, one of whom is the husband, and two men chasing the narrator, presumably men sent by the husband. The narrator tries to save the baby and escapes, only to be caught by another man in the car.

text: Remove "presumably men sent by the husband" as there is not enough evidence for this.

refinement: There are the two men in the house, one of whom is the husband, and two men chasing the narrator. The narrator tries to save the baby and escapes, only to be caught by another man in the car.

answer: The narrator is babysitting Ms. Johnson's baby. She finds out that the husband has a friend staying over but the friend is actually a criminal. The narrator is being watched by the people in the house. One day she is attacked by two men and she tries to save the baby but one of the men tackles her and the baby. The narrator and the baby are kidnapped by the men and taken to a car.

answer: The narrator is babysitting Ms. Johnson's baby. She finds out that the husband has a friend staying over but the friend is actually a criminal. The narrator is being watched by the people in the house. One day she is attacked by two men and she tries to save the baby but one of the men tackles her and the baby.

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

What does the story say about what it takes to be a good babysitter?

answer: No answer

answer: No answer

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

Summarize everything relating to negative emotions.

answer: The narrator is paranoid while staying at the Johnsons' house, and is sure that something bad will happen. She is also very scared when she sees two men in black, and when the baby goes missing. The narrator is relieved when she sees the baby is unharmed, but she is scared again when the men catch up to her.

text: The baby doesn't go missing and remain unharmed, he and the narrator are both kidnapped. Remove everything after "and when the baby goes missing".

refinement: The narrator is paranoid while staying at the Johnsons' house, and is sure that something bad will happen. She is also very scared when she sees two men in black

text: The narrator's paranoia is part of the build-up, not the climax, so remove this section.

refinement: The narrator is very scared when she sees two men in black

text: Add more detail about the climax.

refinement: The narrator is very scared when she sees two men in black, and manages to get out to the street with the baby. She runs until she's tackled and both she and the baby are captured.

answer: The narrator is paranoid when she is in the house. She is scared when she sees the two men. She is sad when she thinks she has lost her baby. She is angry when she stabs one of the men in the eye. She is sad again when she thinks she has lost her baby.

answer: The narrator is paranoid when she is in the house. She is scared when she sees the two men. She is sad when she thinks she has lost her baby. She is angry when she stabs one of the men in the eye.

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

Summarize everything relating to violence.

answer: The narrator kicks the man in the nuts and then hits him in the head with a vase. She then proceeds to stab him in the eye with a piece of the vase. She then jumps out of a window with the baby. A man tackles her to the ground. A different man in all black tackles her and the baby to the ground.

text: She is only tackled once, so remove the fourth sentence for accuracy.

refinement: The narrator kicks the man in the nuts and then hits him in the head with a vase. She then proceeds to stab him in the eye with a piece of the vase. She then jumps out of a window with the baby. A different man in all black tackles her and the baby to the ground.

answer: The narrator stabs one of the men in the eye with a broken vase. The narrator kicks one of the men in the nuts. The narrator knocks the vase upside the man's head. The narrator grabs a piece of the vase and stabs the man in the eye.

answer: The narrator stabs one of the men in the eye with a broken vase. The narrator kicks one of the men in the nuts. The narrator knocks the vase upside the man's head. The narrator grabs a piece of the vase and stabs the man in the eye.


text:
from the _hello,-ambassador-streisand!_ dept

Hey, everyone, today is World Press Freedom Day, which is a day created by the UN to "celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom," to "assess the state of press freedom throughout the world" and to "defend the media from attacks on their independence." Sounds good, right? So how is the UN itself celebrating World Press Freedom Day? Why, by refusing to allow a presentation to be heard that calls out Turkey for its suppression of press freedom.

For real.

The News Literacy Project -- which, as the name suggests, seeks to increase new literacy among students -- was all set to do a presentation at the UN's Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) for World Press Freedom Day. However, just before the event, the UNAOC told NLP that it was "indefinitely postponing" their presentation unless references to the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey were removed. Really.

  __

  The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) indefinitely postponed an event at the U.N. tomorrow to observe World Press Freedom Day after the News Literacy Project (NLP) refused UNAOC’s request to remove references in our presentation to several countries where press freedom is limited.

  The references are in videos from a new lesson on international press freedoms in our Checkology virtual classroom, which I was planning to introduce at the event. The videos include remarks, written for the lesson by NLP and presented by lesson host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson of NPR, about severe restrictions on press freedom in Turkey, Mexico and Egypt and comments by Russian and Pakistani journalists describing the challenges they face.

  NLP submitted the presentation to UNAOC on Monday so it would be ready to be shared with the audience. A UNAOC official then asked us to delete the reference to Turkey — which, along with Spain, had proposed the creation of UNAOC in 2005 — and the official later insisted that NLP not share any of the video clips.

Of course, all this is really doing is driving a hell of a lot more attention to (1) the suppression of press freedom in Turkey and (2) the out and out hypocrisy of the UN. We've certainly written a bunch about how Turkey has suppressed the media by throwing hundreds of journalists in jail and then calling them terrorists, and it has tried to export its journalist suppression elsewhere, including here in the US.

There are so many stories of Turkey throwing journalists in prison that it's tough to keep track of them all. And, frankly, most people would have never known about NLP's presentation, which only appears to mention Turkey's journalism suppression in passing, had the UN not tried to silence them.

So, it would certainly appear that inadvertently, in trying to stifle any mention of press censorship and intimidation by the Turkish government, the UN has successfully gotten a lot more attention to Turkey's attacks of press freedom. I guess that makes it a successful World Press Freedom Day... even if it also involved exposing the UN's own weak backbone on the very topic it claims to be celebrating.

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Filed Under: censorship, free speech, journalism, turkey, world press freedom day
Companies: national literacy project, un, united nations

question: When is World Press Freedom Day celebrated?

answer: This information can't be found.

answer: June

text: The article never mentions a date for World Press Freedom Day.

refinement: The article doesn't contain that information.

answer: April 2nd

text: The article never mentions a date for World Press Freedom Day.

refinement: The article doesn't contain that information.

question: Why did the UN indefinitely postpone the presentation?

answer: The United Nations postponed the presentation because it mentioned the suppression of press freedom in Turkey. They said they would postpone it indefinitely unless this reference was removed.

text: "UNAOC told NLP that it was "indefinitely postponing" their presentation unless references to the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey were removed. Really."

answer: They wanted all references to the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey removed to raise the question "What do you do when one of the founders of UNAOC demands you to edit your press freedoms presentation."

text: The postponement wasn't done to raise any question. The quote is made up as well.

refinement: They wanted all references to the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey removed.

text: The answer should make the reason for the postponement clearer.

refinement: They wanted all references to the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey removed. When NLP refused, they postponed their presentation indefinitely.

text: "UNAOC told NLP that it was "indefinitely postponing" their presentation unless references to the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey were removed. Really."

answer: The UN indefinitely postponed the presentation on World Press Freedom day because it was unhappy with the reference to Turkey suppressing press freedoms.

text: "UNAOC told NLP that it was "indefinitely postponing" their presentation unless references to the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey were removed. Really."

question: Which all countries were mentioned in the presentation for having restrictions on press freedom?

answer: A) Mexico, Egypt, Russia and Pakistan

text: The list misses Turkey.

refinement: A) Mexico, Egypt, Russia, Turkey, and Pakistan.

text: The answer should make it clearer that Russia and Pakistan weren't among the countries called out for severe press restrictions.

refinement: A) Mexico, Egypt, Russia, Turkey, and Pakistan. Russia and Pakistan aren't denoted to have severe restrictions; however, journalists from them were present to describe their challenges.

text: There's no need to mark the answer with "A)" at the beginning.

refinement: Mexico, Egypt, Russia, Turkey, and Pakistan. Russia and Pakistan aren't denoted to have severe restrictions; however, journalists from them were present to describe their challenges.

text: "about severe restrictions on press freedom in Turkey, Mexico and Egypt and comments by Russian and Pakistani journalists describing the challenges they face."

answer: The mentioned countries were: Turkey, Mexico, and Egypt.

text: The answer doesn't mention Russia and Pakistan.

refinement: The mentioned countries were: Turkey, Mexico, Russia, Pakistan, and Egypt.

text: The answer should make it clearer that Russia and Pakistan weren't among the countries called out for severe press restrictions.

refinement: The mentioned countries were: Turkey, Mexico, Russia, Pakistan, and Egypt. Russia and Pakistan aren't denoted to have severe restrictions; however, journalists from them were present to describe their challenges.

text: "about severe restrictions on press freedom in Turkey, Mexico and Egypt and comments by Russian and Pakistani journalists describing the challenges they face."

answer: Russia, Egypt, Pakistan

text: The list misses Turkey and Mexico.

refinement: Russia, Egypt, Pakistan, Mexico, and Turkey.

text: The answer should make it clearer that Russia and Pakistan weren't among the countries called out for severe press restrictions.

refinement: Russia, Egypt, Pakistan, Mexico, and Turkey. Russia and Pakistan aren't denoted to have severe restrictions; however, journalists from them were present to describe their challenges.

text: "about severe restrictions on press freedom in Turkey, Mexico and Egypt and comments by Russian and Pakistani journalists describing the challenges they face."

question: How is the media suppressed in Turkey?

answer: The media is suppressed by throwing hundreds of journalists in jail and trying to export its suppressions elsewhere.

text: The media isn't suppressed in Turkey by suppressing it elsewhere.

refinement: The media is suppressed by throwing hundreds of journalists in jail.

text: The second part of the suppression method is missing.

refinement: The media is suppressed by throwing hundreds of journalists in jail and calling them terrorists.

text: "Turkey has suppressed the media by throwing hundreds of journalists in jail and then calling them terrorists"

answer: The text doesn't say, but implies that they have weapons.

text: The text clearly states the answer. Thus, it has no need for implications.

refinement: By throwing hundreds of journalists in jail and calling them terrorists.

answer: Turkey suppressed their press by throwing hundreds of journalists in jail and calling them terrorists.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer:
World Press Freedom Day, a day created by the UN to celebrate press freedom. The News Literacy Project was putting forth a presentation at the UN's Alliance of Civilisations to celebrate the same. But, just before the event, the UN said they would postpone the presentation indefinitely if NLP did not remove a part of the presentation related to press suppression in Turkey.

This shows the hypocrisy of the UN. And not only that but by doing so, instead of suppressing the topic it got a lot more attention.

text: "Alliance of Civilizations" is misspelled.

refinement:
World Press Freedom Day, a day created by the UN to celebrate press freedom. The News Literacy Project was putting forth a presentation at the UN's Alliance of Civilizations to celebrate the same. But, just before the event, the UN said they would postpone the presentation indefinitely if NLP did not remove a part of the presentation related to press suppression in Turkey.

This shows the hypocrisy of the UN. And not only that but by doing so, instead of suppressing the topic it got a lot more attention.

text: The flow can be improved.

refinement:
World Press Freedom Day is a day created by the UN to celebrate press freedom. The News Literacy Project was putting forth a presentation at the UN's Alliance of Civilizations to celebrate it. But, just before the event, the UN said they would postpone the presentation indefinitely if NLP did not remove a part of the presentation related to press suppression in Turkey.

This shows the hypocrisy of the UN. And not only that but by doing so, instead of suppressing the topic it got a lot more attention.

text: Grammar can be improved.

refinement:
World Press Freedom Day is a day created by the UN to celebrate press freedom. The News Literacy Project was putting forth a presentation at the UN's Alliance of Civilizations to celebrate it. But, just before the event, the UN said they would postpone the presentation indefinitely if NLP did not remove a part of the presentation related to press suppression in Turkey.

This shows the hypocrisy of the UN. And not only that, but by doing so, instead of suppressing the topic, it got a lot more attention.

text: Remove references to Turkey: "UNAOC told NLP that it was "indefinitely postponing" their presentation unless references to the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey were removed."

text: The day's reason: ' World Press Freedom Day, which is a day created by the UN to "celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom." '

text: Extra attention and hypocrisy: "Of course, all this is really doing is driving a hell of a lot more attention to (1) the suppression of press freedom in Turkey and (2) the out and out hypocrisy of the UN."

answer: The News Literacy Project was set to give a presentation on World Press Freedom Day at the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, but the Alliance cancelled the presentation unless references to Turkey's press freedom suppression were removed. The cancellation has instead put focus on Turkey's recent suppression of press freedom, in light of the UN's reluctance to openly address it. Nonetheless, donations to the News Literacy Project help ensure they can continue creating resources for students interested in news literacy.

text: The donations part is part of the meta-content, not the article. It should be removed.

refinement: The News Literacy Project was set to give a presentation on World Press Freedom Day at the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, but the Alliance cancelled the presentation unless references to Turkey's press freedom suppression were removed. The cancellation has instead put focus on Turkey's recent suppression of press freedom, in light of the UN's reluctance to openly address it.

text: "Canceled" is misspelled.

refinement: The News Literacy Project was set to give a presentation on World Press Freedom Day at the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, but the Alliance canceled the presentation unless references to Turkey's press freedom suppression were removed. The cancellation has instead put focus on Turkey's recent suppression of press freedom, in light of the UN's reluctance to openly address it.

text: Remove references to Turkey: "UNAOC told NLP that it was "indefinitely postponing" their presentation unless references to the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey were removed."

text: Extra attention: "Of course, all this is really doing is driving a hell of a lot more attention to (1) the suppression of press freedom in Turkey and (2) the out and out hypocrisy of the UN."

answer: A non-profit organization dedicated to increasing news literacy in students had planned a presentation to commemorate World Press Freedom day, but found out just before that the event had been unexpectedly canceled by the UNAOC unless any references to press restrictions in Turkey were removed. It seems that in trying to suppress discussion, the UNAOC succeeded only in creating more attention towards the dangers of suppressing press freedoms in Turkey.

text: The suppression drew attention to the press freedoms in Turkey, not to the dangers of it.

refinement: A non-profit organization dedicated to increasing news literacy in students had planned a presentation to commemorate World Press Freedom day, but found out just before that the event had been unexpectedly canceled by the UNAOC unless any references to press restrictions in Turkey were removed. It seems that in trying to suppress discussion, the UNAOC succeeded only in creating more attention towards the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey.

text: The presentation wasn't to commemorate the day but to celebrate it.

refinement: A non-profit organization dedicated to increasing news literacy in students had planned a presentation to celebrate World Press Freedom day, but found out just before that the event had been unexpectedly canceled by the UNAOC unless any references to press restrictions in Turkey were removed. It seems that in trying to suppress discussion, the UNAOC succeeded only in creating more attention towards the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey.

text: The summary should clarify the organizations involved.

refinement: The News Literacy Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing news literacy in students had planned a presentation to celebrate World Press Freedom day, but found out just before that the event had been unexpectedly canceled by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) unless any references to press restrictions in Turkey were removed. It seems that in trying to suppress discussion, the UNAOC succeeded only in creating more attention towards the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey.

text: Grammar can be improved.

refinement: The News Literacy Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing news literacy in students, had planned a presentation to celebrate World Press Freedom Day but found out just before that the event had been unexpectedly canceled by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) unless any references to press restrictions in Turkey were removed. It seems that in trying to suppress discussion, the UNAOC succeeded only in creating more attention towards the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey.

text: Remove references to Turkey: "UNAOC told NLP that it was "indefinitely postponing" their presentation unless references to the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey were removed."

text: Extra attention: "Of course, all this is really doing is driving a hell of a lot more attention to (1) the suppression of press freedom in Turkey and (2) the out and out hypocrisy of the UN."

answer: The National Literacy Project attempted to present a program about press freedom to the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) for World Press Freedom Day, but instead found itself censored when the UNAOC decided not to present the program because of comments related to Turkey's suppression of press freedoms. The resulting attention has highlighted the UNAOC's hypocrisy and Turkey's suppression of press freedoms.

text: The News Literacy Project's name is wrong.

refinement: The News Literacy Project attempted to present a program about press freedom to the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) for World Press Freedom Day, but instead found itself censored when the UNAOC decided not to present the program because of comments related to Turkey's suppression of press freedoms. The resulting attention has highlighted the UNAOC's hypocrisy and Turkey's suppression of press freedoms.

text: The event wasn't a "program" but a presentation.

refinement: The News Literacy Project attempted to present a presentation about press freedom to the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) for World Press Freedom Day, but instead found itself censored when the UNAOC decided not to host the presentation because of comments related to Turkey's suppression of press freedoms. The resulting attention has highlighted the UNAOC's hypocrisy and Turkey's suppression of press freedoms.

text: Grammar can be better.

refinement: The News Literacy Project attempted to present a presentation about press freedom to the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) for World Press Freedom Day but instead found itself censored when the UNAOC decided not to host the presentation because of comments related to Turkey's suppression of press freedoms. The resulting attention has highlighted the UNAOC's hypocrisy and Turkey's suppression of press freedoms.

text: Remove references to Turkey: "UNAOC told NLP that it was "indefinitely postponing" their presentation unless references to the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey were removed."

text: Extra attention and hypocrisy: "Of course, all this is really doing is driving a hell of a lot more attention to (1) the suppression of press freedom in Turkey and (2) the out and out hypocrisy of the UN."

answer: On World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) refused to let a presentation highlighting the suppression of press freedom in Turkey be heard, until references to Turkey's suppression were removed. Many people support Techdirt because they are an independent news source, not swayed by corporate interests and that does not limit access to their content through registration or paywalls. If you can support the site, please do- every bit helps.

text: The presentation only included a comment about Turkey. It wasn't highlighting.

refinement: On World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) refused to let a presentation remarking on the suppression of press freedom in Turkey be heard, until references to Turkey's suppression were removed. Many people support Techdirt because they are an independent news source, not swayed by corporate interests and that does not limit access to their content through registration or paywalls. If you can support the site, please do- every bit helps.

text: The part about supporting Techdirt isn't relevant to the article's content.

refinement: On World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) refused to let a presentation remarking on the suppression of press freedom in Turkey be heard, until references to Turkey's suppression were removed.

text: The result of the canceling should be mentioned.

refinement: On World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) refused to let a presentation remarking on the suppression of press freedom in Turkey be heard, until references to Turkey's suppression were removed. The cancelation served to draw attention to lacking press freedoms in Turkey and the UN's hypocrisy.

text: Grammar can be better.

refinement: On World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) refused to let a presentation remarking on the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey be heard unless references to Turkey's suppression were removed. The cancelation served to draw attention to lacking press freedoms in Turkey and the UN's hypocrisy.

text: Remove references to Turkey: "UNAOC told NLP that it was "indefinitely postponing" their presentation unless references to the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey were removed."

answer: A group called The News Literacy Project was set to present at the UN Alliance of Civilizations on World Press Freedom Day, but the group was told their presentation was "indefinitely postponed" due to references to the press suppression in Turkey. The UN's actions appeared to unintentionally draw attention to the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey, which has a reputation for doing so. Supporters of The News Literacy Project can choose to support the group financially to keep it running.

text: The support part doesn't belong to the article's content.

refinement: A group called The News Literacy Project was set to present at the UN Alliance of Civilizations on World Press Freedom Day, but the group was told their presentation was "indefinitely postponed" due to references to the press suppression in Turkey. The UN's actions appeared to unintentionally draw attention to the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey, which has a reputation for doing so.

text: The canceling also drew attention to the UN's hypocrisy.

refinement: A group called The News Literacy Project was set to present at the UN Alliance of Civilizations on World Press Freedom Day, but the group was told their presentation was "indefinitely postponed" due to references to the press suppression in Turkey. The UN's actions appeared to unintentionally draw attention to the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey, which has a reputation for doing so, as well as to the UN's hypocrisy.

text: Remove references to Turkey: "UNAOC told NLP that it was "indefinitely postponing" their presentation unless references to the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey were removed."

text: Extra attention: "Of course, all this is really doing is driving a hell of a lot more attention to (1) the suppression of press freedom in Turkey and (2) the out and out hypocrisy of the UN."


text:
Today I have to wake up with you again. Mornings with you are worse than evenings because at least at night tomorrow is closer, and I have to spend today with you. I get tired of waking up with you, so I stopped sleeping as much.

i think we should shave it has been a while

We definitely should. For once, I agree with you. You look hideous.

i know

The shower is further away than I thought. It appears we're going to have to get up. We have to be somewhere in less than 3 hours, so if you would hurry we might make it.

it is cold and hard to move

Whiner. Excuses. It's already been an hour and if you don't hurry up, we'll never make it there. Why won't you move? It's already been two hours and if you don't hurry up, we'll never make it there. At least stay awake. It's already been 3 hours and I think we should go tomorrow.

liar

The shower is always the worst part with you. With your clothes on at least you are well hidden. The mirror in the bathroom always mocks you and you embarass me. Stop moving your arms they are far too long and not wide enough. Your a pathetic excuse for a man. You should have taken your chances as a woman. Your head looks out of place. Stop looking. We have to spend at least 5 minutes like this.

the water feels good and the sounds of it hitting the floor is loud enough to not have to pay attention to you i think i will stay here for a long time

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i have to leave we're running out of water

About time. We have to eat. There's time left to run, go to the gym, learn an instrument or two, get a job, work that job, get a job, why don't you have a job? It's because you always look so awful. You should fix that. I'll fix it. But you ruin me. Look at the time? You had all that time to do all those things and you ruined it. It's your fault, not mine.

i know

I hate how people think it's my fault. Do you think it's my fault? I think people are only stay around me because of you. That is stupid. You are disgusting. I could take you out whenever I want.  Do you understand that?

i don't think you could i wish you could

Well I won't. How do you like that, you fucking bastard? You're fucking filth. How does it fucking feel that I will never do that? You're a piece of shit. I just want you to feel better but how can you feel better if you're a piece of shit? Ask someone to help you.

i don't want to do that again. i'm going to do that again.

That felt good. Did you see the way she looked at you? I think I got her. I think I made it work even with having to drag you around. Now you won't have to feel so bad. Ask her what she likes about you, and you in specific. Why did you do that? That's so fucking embarassing. She's lying too. Look at her, she couldn't possibly believe that and if she did I can't respect her.

i am lonely.

So am I. It's probably my fault. What time is it?

it is morning. mornings are the worst because at least at night tomorrow is closer and i have to spend today with you.

title: [SP] You and I Are In This Together

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

Summarize the author's feelings on the person they are addressing in this piece.

answer: Based on this piece, the narrator's feelings about the other seem to range from anger to exasperation to acquiescence.

answer: Based on this piece, the narrator's feelings about the other seem to range from anger to exasperation to acquiescence. The author calls the other person a "pathetic excuse for a man" and that they should have taken their chances as a woman.

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

Summarize the plot twist.

answer: The plot twist is that the narrator is in fact talking to his/her reflection in the mirror.

answer: The plot twist is that the narrator is in fact talking to him/herself.

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

Summarize how the author got to this point of self-loathing with themselves.

answer: This story is a series of arguments and criticisms from each person towards the other. It seems they are in a relationship that they don't want to be in. One person criticizes the other for their lack of doing anything with their life and their reasons for doing so. Eventually, they both criticize each other for why they are in their relationship and living the way they do. The two also argue about each other's appearance.

text: The highlighted portion misconstrues the main concept of the passage, which is the internal dialogue of the narrator arguing with themselves.

refinement: This story is a series of arguments and criticisms from each person towards the other. The two people are representations of the author's internal dialogue and external representation of themselves. Eventually, they both criticize each other for why they are in their relationship and living the way they do. The two also argue about each other's appearance.

text: The passage does not explain why the narrator has gotten to this point of self-hatred that is shown in the passage.

refinement: This story is a series of arguments and criticisms from each person towards the other. The two people are representations of the author's internal dialogue and external representation of themselves. However, the passage does not explain how or why the author has gotten to this point of self-hatred.

category_text: information is not presented in the passage

answer: This story is a series of arguments and criticisms from each person towards the other. It seems they are in a relationship that they don't want to be in. One person criticizes the other for their lack of doing anything with their life and their reasons for doing so. Eventually, they both criticize each other for why they are in their relationship and living the way they do.

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

Summarize the point of this story, if there is one.

answer: The point of this story would seem to be that the narrator is expressing their feelings of anger and resentment at their partner, and the fact that they clearly feel drained from dealing with the other person.

text: The response is misconstruing the core concept of the story, which is the presentation of the internal dialogue of the author as an argument between two people. Furthermore, there is no resolution to the story, which one can be use to extrapolate to the fact that the passage does not present a central thesis.

refinement: The passage does not present a "point" or central thesis.

answer: The point of this story would seem to be that the narrator is expressing their feelings of anger and resentment at their partner, and the fact that they clearly feel drained from dealing with the other person. The narrator seems to be a schizophrenic person who is dealing with their own inner voices.

answer: It is not stated.


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Devyn wrapped her arms tightly around her sister’s arm while staring fearfully at the man. She pulled her sister back to try to hide her from him  but he was already staring at the two of them with narrowed eyes.

“That’s the guy who murdered that group of people! They couldn’t find evidence that found him guilty but everyone knows he did it!” She rambled on quickly while tugging on her sister’s arm who was only staring at the man curiously.

“Really? I didn’t know,” she said while tilting her head.

Her sister glared fiercely at her. “How could you not know?! It was all over the news!” She yelled before squealing and pulling her sister forcefully causing Rachel to spill some of her drink. “He’s coming this way!”

Josh and Sana raised an eyebrow from the scene Devyn was creating before they followed Rachel’s gaze.

Josh smirked and stood up but Sana scooted all the way to the wall of the building with fear in her eyes.

“There you are! Where have you been?” Josh slung an arm around the man’s shoulder who was glaring down at Rachel as she began to eat some of the mozzarella sticks nonchalantly. “Ladies, this is my best friend Pierce. You probably already know who he is.”

“We’ve met before,” Rachel spoke up as she looked up at the two men. “I didn’t know who he was at the time.”

“That would explain why you aren’t scared,” Josh snickered and Pierced visibly tensed up; his jaw clenching and he sent a glare at Rachel who was only staring at him with curiosity.

“How are you not scared?” Devyn exclaimed looking at Josh with disbelief before squeaking and hiding behind her sister when Pierce merely look at her.

Josh began to noogie Pierce’s hair that was style in a long black ponytail, grinning widely as he did. “I’ve known him since he was little! He wouldn’t do such a thing!”

Sana and Devyn stared at the two in disbelief while Rachel stared at her drink with content before a looming figure rose up behind the two men.

“You two.” The looming figure growled in a low voice as Demie slammed both of their heads together forcefully. “How many times have I told you two to stop terrorizing my new customers?” He picked them up by the collars of their jackets and glared at them with fire in his eyes.

“I wasn’t doin’ anything to them!” Josh argued back but with one glance from the bartender he swallowed his voice.

“The girl didn’t order a drink the when i first took their orders.”

Josh gave him a shaky smile as he began to sweat nervously, stammering over his words as he tried to explain the situation but Demie was already looking at Pierce.

“You need to stop making them fear for their lives, so behave yourself or I’m kicking you out,” he threatened and Pierce averted his gaze from him while nodding.

Demie dropped the two on the floor without a care before looking at the girls with a kind smile who were staring at him with a mixture of relief and fear. “As long as I’m here they won’t do anything to you. Here or outside of the bar.” He looked to Sana who had been watching Josh as he sat on the ground still shaking. “Would you like a new drink?”

She looked from the drink to Josh who was slowly standing up and rubbing the sore spot on his butt. She didn’t feel dizzy or sick, so at least he was respectable.

“No, I’m fine.” She gave him a smile and he nodded.

“If you need anything else, including getting rid of these two, just come up to the bar,” he offered before leaving them to themselves.

Josh cursed quietly as he slowly sat back down in his seat while Pierce dusted himself off, still standing by the booth instead of sitting or leaving.

“He doesn’t have to be so rough,” Josh grumbled as he fixed his leather jacket.

“It seems like you two cause a lot of trouble,” Sana causing Josh to smirk and give her wink making her roll her eyes.

“I am trouble.”

Pierce continued to stare at Rachel who was still eating. His stare was making Devyn’s skin crawl so much she could not bare it any longer.

“Can you move? I need to use the bathroom,” Devyn tapped Rachel on the shoulder and she nodded, standing up beside Pierce who was watching her like a hawk. Devyn quickly left the booth and rushed to the bathroom before Rachel looked at Pierce unafraid.

“Do you wan to sit with us?”

“I’m leaving,” he said shortly before walking towards the door despite Josh’s protests. He left the bar, letting the door slam loudly yet no one else in the bar seemed to notice or care except for Demie who did not want the glass to break.

“Was it something I said?” Rachel asked Josh as she sat back down but he shook his head and shrugged.

“I don’t know, but I should go after him.” He stood up and went to leave before looking back at Sana with a smirk to which she sent him an questioning look. “I don’t have a phone number anymore since I gave you mine. Can I have yours?”

She stared at him deadpanned, looking unamused on the outside but laughing happily at the cheesy pickup line on the inside. “Fine.” She gave him her phone number and he placed the napkin in his pocket before flashing her fingers guns with a wide grin.

“I’ll see you around Dollface.” He winked before leaving the bar quickly and leaving the two girls by themselves.

“He doesn’t seem that bad,” Rachel smiled at Sana who bit her lip to stop herself from smiling.

“I just hope i don’t regret giving him my number.”

title: [FN] Demie's Pt. 2

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

What does the text say about Pierce?

answer: Pierce is best friends with Josh. They met when Josh was a child. He is not guilty of any crime. He is not interested in Rachel, but he does intimidate her.

answer: Pierce is best friends with Josh. They met when Josh was a child. He is not guilty of any crime. He is not interested in Rachel.

answer: Pierce is a childhood friend of Josh's. He is a rough, intimidating-looking man with a black ponytail. The narrator and her sister are afraid of him at first, but then they realize that he's not that bad. Josh says he is trouble, and his stare makes Devyn's skin crawl. When he leaves the bar, he gives her a cheesy pickup line.

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

What does the story say about Rachel?

answer: Rachel is Devyn's older sister. She's not afraid of the man that Devyn claims murdered a group of people.

answer: Rachel is Devyn's older sister. She's not afraid of the man that Devyn claims murdered a group of people because she met him before.

answer: Rachel is Devyn's younger sister. She seems to be the more levelheaded and less-fearful of the two. She's not afraid of Josh's friend, Pierce, at all. She's eating mozzarella sticks and enjoying her drink.

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

What does the story say about why Pierce acts so creepy?

answer: It is implied that he is a serial killer.

answer: No answer


text:
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-   FEDERAL RESERVE OFFICIALS HAVE LONG BEEN BAFFLED BY THE ABSENCE OF WAGE GROWTH FOR MEDIAN US WORKERS DESPITE A LONG-STANDING ECONOMIC RECOVERY THAT HAS SHARPLY LOWERED UNEMPLOYMENT TO 3.9%.
-   A NEW PAPER OFFERS A CONVINCING HYPOTHESIS FOR THE FED'S CONUNDRUM: UNDEREMPLOYMENT AND WEAK BARGAINING POWER FOR WORKERS IS MORE RAMPANT THAN THE OFFICIAL DATA SUGGEST.
-   "THERE’S MORE LABOR SLACK THEN YOU THINK AND THEREFORE IT’S AN ERROR FOR THE FED TO RAISE RATES," DAVID BLANCHFLOWER, A FORMER BANK OF ENGLAND MEMBER AND THE PAPER'S CO-AUTHOR, TOLD BUSINESS INSIDER.

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has often expressed surprise at the lack of wage growth for US workers despite a historically low jobless rate below 4%.

"I certainly would have expected wages to react more to the very significant reduction in unemployment that we’ve had," Powell told reporters during his last press conference, held after the Federal Open Market Committee raised interest rates again in June.  "So it’s a bit of a puzzle."

The Fed chairman should take a look at a new paper from David Bell of Stirling University in Scotland and David Blanchflower, former Bank of England member and Dartmouth College professor. There, Powell will find a simple and convincing answer to his puzzle: the job market is really not as hot as the headline unemployment figure makes it look, leaving workers without the requisite bargaining power to ask for raises.

"The explanation the others have is that it’s coming — but it hasn’t. We have an explanation: There’s more labor slack then you think and therefore it’s an error for the Fed to raise rates," Blanchflower told Business Insider.

"In the post-recession period underemployment has replaced unemployment as the main indicator of labor market slack," Bell and Blanchflower write. "Underemployment has not returned to its pre-recession level in many countries, whereas unemployment has."

And the phenomenon extends well beyond the United States to other rich nations in Europe.

"Large numbers of part-time workers around the world, both those who choose to be part-time and those who are there involuntarily and would prefer a full-time job, report they want more hours," write Bell and Blanchflower.

Most workers and job seekers are all too familiar with this pattern. In a post-Great Recession world, not only was there wage disinflation there was also requirement inflation — employers were able to get a lot more qualified workers for a lot less money. And those effects have lingered, in addition to worrisome trends like involuntary part-time work, contract and temp jobs, and job creation centered in low-wage industries.

The official US jobless rate has fallen sharply from a crisis peak of 10% to just 3.9% last month. Underemployment as measured by including "discouraged" workers who are no longer seen as actively looking and those who are "part-time for economic reasons," (as in, not by choice, and measured by U-6) has also fallen steeply.

However, Bell and Blanchflower argue even these measures are inadequate because they fail to capture not only job quality but also workers who might be content with working less than full time but would like more hours than they are currently working. They use US census figures to close that gap and gauge how much more demand for more hours might have gone unreported.

Their findings help explain why annual wage growth remained notably soft at 2.7% in July, the same pace as the prior two months and well below the 4%-or so clip economists would normally associate with a jobless rate this low.

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The already-modest wage gains are also starting to be eroded by a gradually rising inflation rate, which remained stubbornly below the Fed’s 2% target for much of the recovery in another sign of underlying economic weakness.

"Underemployment is pushing down on wages while the unemployment rate contains little or no information on wage pressure at such low levels," the paper says. "Even though the unemployment rate is at historic lows in many countries this still does not suggest that these country's labor markets are anywhere close to full-employment."

Unlike Fed officials, who believe the US economy is at or beyond "full employment," Blanchflower estimates the jobless rate could drop to as low as 2.5% before any substantive wage gains materialize.

The problem is "amplified by weak unions, that have seen their membership decline around the world, which reduces workers’ bargaining power. Underemployment may be partly caused by the weakness of worker bargaining power."

The Fed has raised interest rates several times starting in December 2015 to a range of 1.75% to 2%, and is expected to continue lifting borrowing costs over the coming months and potentially next year. But Blanchflower thinks this is a policy error that could prematurely crimp the recovery.

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

What are Federal Reserve officials baffled about?

answer: Federal Reserve officials are baffled about why average US workers have not seen a rise in wages despite a historically low unemployment rate. The paper argues that there is more labor slack in the job market than is suggested by the official data, due to under-employment and weak bargaining power for workers.

text: The second sentence is irrelevant to the question.

refinement: Federal Reserve officials are baffled about why average US workers have not seen a rise in wages despite a historically low unemployment rate.

text: Officials baffled: "FEDERAL RESERVE OFFICIALS HAVE LONG BEEN BAFFLED BY THE ABSENCE OF WAGE GROWTH FOR MEDIAN US WORKERS DESPITE A LONG-STANDING ECONOMIC RECOVERY THAT HAS SHARPLY LOWERED UNEMPLOYMENT TO 3.9%."

answer: Federal Reserve officials are baffled about the lack of wage growth for US workers despite a long-standing economic recovery and a low unemployment rate.

text: Officials baffled: "FEDERAL RESERVE OFFICIALS HAVE LONG BEEN BAFFLED BY THE ABSENCE OF WAGE GROWTH FOR MEDIAN US WORKERS DESPITE A LONG-STANDING ECONOMIC RECOVERY THAT HAS SHARPLY LOWERED UNEMPLOYMENT TO 3.9%."

answer: The current rate of wage growth despite a long standing economic recovery sharply lowering unemployment to 3.9%.

text: Officials baffled: "FEDERAL RESERVE OFFICIALS HAVE LONG BEEN BAFFLED BY THE ABSENCE OF WAGE GROWTH FOR MEDIAN US WORKERS DESPITE A LONG-STANDING ECONOMIC RECOVERY THAT HAS SHARPLY LOWERED UNEMPLOYMENT TO 3.9%."

answer: The lack of wage growth despite a historically low jobless rate.

text: Officials baffled: "FEDERAL RESERVE OFFICIALS HAVE LONG BEEN BAFFLED BY THE ABSENCE OF WAGE GROWTH FOR MEDIAN US WORKERS DESPITE A LONG-STANDING ECONOMIC RECOVERY THAT HAS SHARPLY LOWERED UNEMPLOYMENT TO 3.9%."

answer: By the absence of wage growth for median US workers, despite low unemployment.

text: Officials baffled: "FEDERAL RESERVE OFFICIALS HAVE LONG BEEN BAFFLED BY THE ABSENCE OF WAGE GROWTH FOR MEDIAN US WORKERS DESPITE A LONG-STANDING ECONOMIC RECOVERY THAT HAS SHARPLY LOWERED UNEMPLOYMENT TO 3.9%."

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

What were the expectations by the Fed?

text: There's no answer.

refinement: Assuming "Fed" means the Federal Reserve here. The Federal Reserve Chairman was expecting the wages to react more to the reduction in unemployment.

answer: The recovery was supposedly driven by reduced unemployment and increased labor participation but wage growth remained low.

text: The recovery model in the answer isn't in the article. It's also irrelevant to the question.

text: There's no answer.

refinement: Assuming "Fed" means the Federal Reserve here. The Federal Reserve Chairman was expecting the wages to react more to the reduction in unemployment.

answer: The Fed has been baffled by the lack of wage growth despite a historically low unemployment rate. Researchers find that the official number of unemployed fails to capture the reality of the job market, namely the impact of underemployment that affects worker bargaining power. The Fed's decision to raise interest rates is believed to be based on a misunderstanding of the labor market and risks stunting the recovery.

text: The sentence about raising interest rates is irrelevant.

refinement: The Fed has been baffled by the lack of wage growth despite a historically low unemployment rate. Researchers find that the official number of unemployed fails to capture the reality of the job market, namely the impact of underemployment that affects worker bargaining power.

text: The research findings are irrelevant.

refinement: The Fed has been baffled by the lack of wage growth despite a historically low unemployment rate.

text: Federal Reserve's expectations: "'I certainly would have expected wages to react more to the very significant reduction in unemployment that we’ve had,' Powell told reporters during his last press conference, held after the Federal Open Market Committee raised interest rates again in June."

answer: For wages to react more to the very significant reduction in unemployment

text: Federal Reserve's expectations: "'I certainly would have expected wages to react more to the very significant reduction in unemployment that we’ve had,' Powell told reporters during his last press conference, held after the Federal Open Market Committee raised interest rates again in June."

answer: The expectations by the Fed are that wage growth should be high given the low unemployment rate. However, the paper argues that there is more slack in the job market than the Fed thinks, which leads to stagnant wage growth. In addition, rising inflation rates are beginning to erode wage gains.

text: The sentence about raising interest rates is irrelevant.

refinement: The expectations by the Fed are that wage growth should be high given the low unemployment rate. However, the paper argues that there is more slack in the job market than the Fed thinks, which leads to stagnant wage growth.

text: The research findings are irrelevant.

refinement: The expectations by the Fed are that wage growth should be high given the low unemployment rate.

text: Federal Reserve's expectations: "'I certainly would have expected wages to react more to the very significant reduction in unemployment that we’ve had,' Powell told reporters during his last press conference, held after the Federal Open Market Committee raised interest rates again in June."

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

Who is Jerome Powell?

answer: Chairman of the Federal Reserve reacting to the absence of wage growth.

text: Powell's actions aren't relevant to this question.

text: "Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell"

answer: He is the former Chairman of the Federal Reserve.

text: Powell isn't the former Chairman.

refinement: He is the Chairman of the Federal Reserve.

text: "Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell"

answer: Current Fed Chairman.

text: "Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell"

answer: Jerome Powell is the Chairman of the Federal Reserve.

text: "Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell"

answer: Jerome Powell is the current chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank.

text: "Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell"

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

How much of the US jobless rate fallen?

answer: The jobless rate has fallen sharply from a crisis peak of 10% to just 3.9% last month.

text: "The official US jobless rate has fallen sharply from a crisis peak of 10% to just 3.9% last month."

answer: Nearly 10% to 3.9%.

text: The joblessness rate fell from 10% to 3.9%, not by 10% as the answer implies.

answer: From a peak of 10% to just 3.9%

text: "The official US jobless rate has fallen sharply from a crisis peak of 10% to just 3.9% last month."

answer: It has fallen drastically to 3.9% (a year before, it was 10%).

text: The article never said that 10% unemployment figure was from the previous year.

refinement: It has fallen drastically to 3.9% (before, it was 10%).

text: "The official US jobless rate has fallen sharply from a crisis peak of 10% to just 3.9% last month."

answer: The US jobless rate has fallen sharply from 10% to 3.9% last month.

text: The wording of the answer implies that unemployment fell in a single month, which is not true.

refinement: The US jobless rate has fallen sharply from 10% to 3.9%.

text: "The official US jobless rate has fallen sharply from a crisis peak of 10% to just 3.9% last month."

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Federal Reserve and published a study that shows the weakness in the labor market has prevented US workers form enjoying the sort of benefits gained from the recovery that sharply lowered the unemployment rate. Blanchflower argues that Fed Repually raises rates is a mistake that could see a slump in the US-wide economy.

text: The study wasn't published by the Federal Reserve.

refinement: David Bell and David Blanchflower published a study that shows the weakness in the labor market has prevented US workers form enjoying the sort of benefits gained from the recovery that sharply lowered the unemployment rate. Blanchflower argues that Fed Repually raises rates is a mistake that could see a slump in the US-wide economy.

text: "workers from" is misspelled. Also, "the Federal Reserve's raising of interest rates" is weirdly phrased too.

refinement: David Bell and David Blanchflower published a study that shows the weakness in the labor market has prevented US workers from enjoying the sort of benefits gained from the recovery that sharply lowered the unemployment rate. Blanchflower argues that the Federal Reserve's raising of interest rates is a mistake that could see a slump in the US-wide economy.

text: Reduction in unemployment: "FEDERAL RESERVE OFFICIALS HAVE LONG BEEN BAFFLED BY THE ABSENCE OF WAGE GROWTH FOR MEDIAN US WORKERS DESPITE A LONG-STANDING ECONOMIC RECOVERY THAT HAS SHARPLY LOWERED UNEMPLOYMENT TO 3.9%"

text: Labor weakness: "UNDEREMPLOYMENT AND WEAK BARGAINING POWER FOR WORKERS IS MORE RAMPANT THAN THE OFFICIAL DATA SUGGEST. "

text: Raising interest rates is mistaken: "'THERE’S MORE LABOR SLACK THEN YOU THINK AND THEREFORE IT’S AN ERROR FOR THE FED TO RAISE RATES,' DAVID BLANCHFLOWER, A FORMER BANK OF ENGLAND MEMBER AND THE PAPER'S CO-AUTHOR, TOLD BUSINESS INSIDER."

answer: A new paper has presented a compelling explanation for why wages are not rising amid a historically-low unemployment rate. The paper argues that underemployment, which includes involuntary part-time work and job creation in low-wage industries, is preventing workers from having the requisite bargaining power to ask for raises. While the headline unemployment figure is low, these measures fail to capture the true extent of joblessness. More Fed rate hikes could be premature and crimp the recovery.

text: The question asks for a two-sentence summary. The last two sentences can be removed.

refinement: A new paper has presented a compelling explanation for why wages are not rising amid a historically-low unemployment rate. The paper argues that underemployment, which includes involuntary part-time work and job creation in low-wage industries, is preventing workers from having the requisite bargaining power to ask for raises.

text: Paper explains the wages not rising: "There, Powell will find a simple and convincing answer to his puzzle: the job market is really not as hot as the headline unemployment figure makes it look, leaving workers without the requisite bargaining power to ask for raises."

text: Underemployment to blame: "'Large numbers of part-time workers around the world, both those who choose to be part-time and those who are there involuntarily and would prefer a full-time job, report they want more hours,' write Bell and Blanchflower."

answer: The piece profiles Larry Trumps economic ideas. Trump initially proposing that the Federal Reserve will have to raise interest rates more to tighten the spring. Since then, economic data has failed to rise to justify Trump's initial goal.

text: The answer is completely made up and irrelevant.

text: There's no answer.

refinement: David Bell and David Blanchflower published a study that shows the weakness in the labor market has prevented US workers from enjoying the sort of benefits gained from the recovery that sharply lowered the unemployment rate. Blanchflower argues that the Federal Reserve's raising of interest rates is a mistake that could see a slump in the US-wide economy.

answer: According to a new paper, increasing labor "slack" due to underemployment and weak bargaining power is skewing wage growth lower than expected, leaving workers in a poor position to bargain for raises. Fed Chairman Powell had been baffled by the lack of wage growth, but the authors of the paper suggest this is no surprise due to the lack of bargaining power of workers. The authors caution that raising rates prematurely may further constrain growth.

text: The answer repeats the low bargaining power of workers. The answer should remove that and combine the last sentence into the previous one so that it's both non-redundant and has two sentences as the question asks.

refinement: According to a new paper, increasing labor "slack" due to underemployment and weak bargaining power is skewing wage growth lower than expected, leaving workers in a poor position to bargain for raises. Fed Chairman Powell had been baffled by the lack of wage growth, and the authors of the paper caution that raising rates prematurely may further constrain growth.

text: Underemployment to blame: "'Large numbers of part-time workers around the world, both those who choose to be part-time and those who are there involuntarily and would prefer a full-time job, report they want more hours,' write Bell and Blanchflower."

text: Low bargaining power: "the job market is really not as hot as the headline unemployment figure makes it look, leaving workers without the requisite bargaining power to ask for raises."

text: Powell surprised: "Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has often expressed surprise at the lack of wage growth for US workers despite a historically low jobless rate below 4%."

text: Mistake to raise rates: "'The explanation the others have is that it’s coming — but it hasn’t. We have an explanation: There’s more labor slack then you think and therefore it’s an error for the Fed to raise rates,' Blanchflower told Business Insider."

answer:
Despite low unemployment, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and other officials have often expressed surprise at the lack of wage growth for median US workers.
The phenomenon is described as extending beyond the US to other rich European nations.

text: The answer should summarize the meat of the article instead of the second sentence. As it stands, it's almost non-informative.

refinement: Despite low unemployment, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and other officials have often expressed surprise at the lack of wage growth for median US workers. A new study suggests that underemployment, unsatisfied demand for more work-hours, is causing wage stagnation, and raising the interest rates further could stymie the recovery.

text: Powell surprised: "Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has often expressed surprise at the lack of wage growth for US workers despite a historically low jobless rate below 4%."

text: Extends to Europe: "And the phenomenon extends well beyond the United States to other rich nations in Europe."


text:
The fire glowed red, the windows glistened with snow on their britches. The large, ostentatious house stood tall over Seal Marsh. Ivy clung to the walls like butter to bread and chimneys stood as giants.

‘’Damn, it feels good to be a gangster’’ Paigal said to himself as he stood on top of the mound overlooking Seal Marsh.

He glanced into the murky salt waters of what used to be the old town harbour. The town, now situated 2 miles East was once bustling with business and a new character passing through every day. It was the Grand Exchange in 2007 Varrock.

Paigal imagined the baker standing at his stall.

‘’Get yer bread, get yer loaf ‘ere’’ he would shout and many a person would congregate around his flaky wooden bench.

Paigal stood firm in the sand and whispered ‘’thanks Mr Skeletal’’. A terrible rumble occurred, yet Paigal was not suffering from hunger. The water rippled, the sand shook. Out from the dark depths of Seal Marsh arose a large skeletal figure, dressed in the finest suit of cashmere. He bore a top hat with a blood red ribbon around its base.

His face lifted.

‘’You require my assistance’’ it shrieked. Eyes of emptiness sat upon his face, dark caves in place of eye balls. A once fancy bowtie hung from his neck as if it were a length of ivy.

‘’Y..Yes sir’’ Paigal squeaked. ‘’I need to go back in time and stop something terrible’’

‘’Mr Skeletal is not pleased with this awakening’’ he muttered in his deep, gravelly voice.

Paigal turned to enter Gifford House, he paced forward towards the door. Just as his clammy hand grasped the knob, Mr Skeletal reached forward with his titanic arm and hit Paigal with a set of jumper cables.

‘’Mortal, I will do your bidding, but first tell me why you must go back. What awaits you in 2001?’’ Mr Skeletal exclaimed in a booming voice.

Paigal wondered how the skeleton knew he was going back to 2001, but still gave the information willingly.

‘’I..I need to go back….you have picked me out. You have decided to help. The distant shot of a building burning is engrained in my mind. The white cotton shirt twirling, turning, small in the clouds but waving, waving. I need to stop 9/11 Mr Skeletal.’’ Paigal released anxiously.

Mr Skeletal looked shocked. He leant back and thought for a moment. His brain working was audible for miles.

‘’Very Well then’’ he said. ‘’But be warned, the results may shock you’’

A bright light filled the sky like a basin. A crack of thunder shook Seal Marsh and the water twisted and turned in to a skyscraper. The wind picked up, a howling roar arrived as Mr Skeletal raised his bony arms above his infamous top hat. The sound was deafening, causing Paigal to collapse to his knees in agony, his eyes clamped shut. A silent tear dribbled down his cheek and into the vortex that now surrounded him.

The thunder clapped.

Everything was calm.

Paigal opened his eyes and to his surprise he was no longer surrounded by the dank waters of Seal Marsh, his knees no longer covered in grey sand. Instead he appeared to be in a jungle except it was nothing to the likes of which he had witnessed before. People rushed around him, suits and dresses, yellow and black cars wizzed past.

He had arrived.

Paigal searched for the towers, the ones he needed. High and low, his eyes glistened with the reflection of the World Trade Centre.

He had found them.

title: [FN][HM] Mr Skeletal

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

What does the story say about the gang that Paigal belongs to?

answer: No answer

answer: The gang is implied to be a criminal organization.

text: The answer is true but trivial.

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

What does the story say about Paigal?

answer: Paigal is a gangster who lives in Varrock, a town in the Grand Exchange in 2007. He is a time traveler who wants to go back to 2001 to prevent 9/11. Paigal is a coward when it comes to Mr. Skeletal, a large skeletal figure. Paigal is transported to the jungle by Mr. Skeletal when he is sent back to 2001.

answer: Paigal is a gangster who is trying to time travel to 2001 to stop the 9/11 terrorist attacks. To do this, he summons Mr. Skeletal, the lord of death, who takes him to 2001. Paigal is able to find the World Trade Center and realizes he has made it.

text: It is not stated that he realizes he made it.

refinement: Paigal is a gangster who is trying to time travel to 2001 to stop the 9/11 terrorist attacks. To do this, he summons Mr. Skeletal, the lord of death, who takes him to 2001. Paigal is able to find the World Trade Center.

answer: Paigal is a gangster who lives in Varrock, a town in the Grand Exchange in 2007. He is a time traveler who wants to go back to 2001 to prevent 9/11. Paigal is a coward when it comes to Mr. Skeletal, a large skeletal figure. Paigal is transported to the jungle by Mr. Skeletal when he is sent back to 2001.

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

What does the story say about Mr. Skeletal?

answer: Mr. Skeletal is a large skeletal figure that Paigal summons from the depths of Seal Marsh. He is dressed in the finest suit of cashmere and wears a top hat with a blood red ribbon around its base. Mr. Skeletal is not pleased with Paigal's request to go back in time and stop something terrible. Mr. Skeletal is shocked when Paigal tells him that he needs to stop 9/11. Mr. Skeletal agrees to help Paigal, but warns him that the results may shock him.

answer: Mr. Skeletal is a monster that is distressful when invited to do a service. He lives in the murky and dank waters of Seal Marsh. He was one of the first to arrive in the new and prosperous exchange of 2007 Varrock. His feature is a slender build of bones and fleshless skin. Mr. Skeletal is not pleased that Paigal has summoned him. He lives to answer the call of those who are in need.

answer: Mr. Skeletal is a monster that is distressful when invited to do a service. He lives in the murky and dank waters of Seal Marsh. His feature is a slender build of bones and fleshless skin. Mr. Skeletal is not pleased that Paigal has summoned him. He lives to answer the call of those who are in need.

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

What does the story say about the possibility of Paigal being from an alternate future?

answer: No answer

answer: No answer


text:
*Loosely based on an event that happened to me today.*

The engines of my Cadillac let out a final roar as it dies down. I carefully open the door and slowly drag myself out of the car. I take a moment to observe my surroundings. I am standing on top of 'Sterling Cliff,' named after the man who discovered it. It's really a popular hangout spot for high schoolers like me (though I don't use it to hangout), but being that it's winter break, I seem to be alone for the time being. If you take the underpass off of route 20 and keep going straight until you see a **DO NOT ENTER** sign, you'd be where I am now. I dare not look down, though I wouldn't mind if an accident were to have me greet the rubble a few miles down. Today's been a rough day. I climb onto the roof of my car and let my legs dangle over the windshield. I fish my pockets for a cigarette to calm my nerves, but I find nothing. I always carry a vaporizer, however, in case I find myself in the situation I am in currently. They say these devices are supposed to be safer than cigarettes. I guess I'll choose the poison that kills me the slowest.

I take out the vaporizer from my breast pocket and fiddle with it as I look out into the sky. The sky glows with a red-orange hue, as if the sky has been set on fire. The clouds and rich colors permeating the sky coalesce to form a scene right out of a painting by Monet. Little stars soon appear to dot the sky, though they are enveloped by the large, dark clouds beginning to form. Though this beautiful scenery surrounds me, I feel nothing. There's a void in my life that needs to be filled, or so it seems. I take a long drag from my vaporizer. A deep exhale follows as I watch the strawberry flavored smoke rise up until it kisses the sky and disappears. Truly surreal. I feel something cold and wet hit my shoulder. Suddenly, a flurry of snow begins to descend upon me and the sky changes color accordingly to a depressing dark-blue color. Atleast the dreary weather matches my mood now.

I feel the snow melt on my dark, silky hair, which reminds me, I forgot to bring a jacket. I take another puff of my vaporizer and let the chemicals seep into my brain. I still don't feel anything, but I sense I'm more placid and lethargic than when I arrived here. I wish I could just curl up into a ball and sleep. Slowly the world will forget about me. I would never achieve success, but I would not experience failure. It's a fair trade-off to me. I could shirk my responsibilities and live on my own accord. There's too much uncertainty in my future. Too many expectations placed on me. I wish I could transcend this body and live amongst the stars.

I place the vaporizer to my mouth and inhale, letting the strawberry vapor dance on my tongue, and exhale once again. I see my smoke exit my cold lips and realize that it's stopped snowing. The clouds have parted to reveal a sky bespeckled with stars and a lone crescent moon. I remember when I was young, I used to chase the moon, thinking one day I could reach out and grab it for myself. I don't remember why I wanted it so bad though. Maybe it was so I could impress my peers during show-and-tell. Maybe it was because I knew a lifeless piece of rock would treat me better than those that have surrounded me my entire life. I let out a yawn as I'm ruminating and realize it's only the bright moonlight that's keeping me awake. I jump down the roof of my car and enter it. The car howls into submission, a noise matched only by the gust of wind outside, as I enter the key into the ignition and drive away home.

title: [RF] A Night Under the Stars.

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

What does the text say about vaporizers?

answer: The narrator always carries a vaporizer in case they find themselves in the situation they are in currently. They say these devices are supposed to be safer than cigarettes. The narrator uses a vaporizer to calm their nerves.

text: The response misses to mention that the situation the narrator is in a situation of having a vaporizer when they have no cigarettes.

refinement: The narrator always carries a vaporizer in case they find themselves in the situation they are in currently, which is not having anymore cigarettes. They say these devices are supposed to be safer than cigarettes. The narrator uses a vaporizer to calm their nerves.

answer: Vaporizers are devices for smoking vaporized cigarettes.

answer: Vaporizers are devices for smoking vaporized cigarettes.

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

Summarize everything relating to nature.

answer: The narrator is standing on top of Sterling Cliff, named after the man who discovered it. The sky is illuminated by a red-orange hue, as if the sky has been set on fire. The clouds and rich colors of the sky coalesce to form a scene right out of a painting by Monet. Snowflakes hit the narrator's dark, silky hair. The sky changes color to a dark-blue color. The clouds part to reveal a sky bespeckled with stars and a lone crescent moon.

answer: The narrator is standing on top of 'Sterling Cliff' and the sky is set on fire. The sky changes color to a depressing dark-blue color. The clouds part to reveal a sky bespeckled with stars and a lone crescent moon. There is a flurry of snow.

answer: The narrator is standing on top of 'Sterling Cliff' and the sky is set on fire. The sky changes color to a depressing dark-blue color. The clouds part to reveal a sky bespeckled with stars and a lone crescent moon.

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

Summarize how the narrator feels about themself.

answer: The narrator feels there is a void in their life and they want to escape. They feel as though they will never achieve success and would rather not experience failure. They feel like there are too many expectations placed on them and that there is too much uncertainty in their future.

answer: The narrator feels like they are insignificant and will never achieve success. They are also not looking forward to the future. They feel that their future is full of expectations and uncertainty.

answer: The narrator feels like they are insignificant and will never achieve success. They are also not looking forward to the future. They feel that their future is full of expectations and uncertainty. The narrator feels like they have no purpose and want to transcend their body and live among the stars.

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

Summarize everything relating to the narrator's family.

answer: No answer

answer: The narrator wishes to be away from his family.