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WAYNE ARTHUR WHISTLER (October 12, 1944 – April 2, 2020) was an American ethnobotanist, academic and writer. Whistler, an adjunct professor at the University of Hawaii's Department of Botany, was an expert on tropical flora of the Pacific Islands, especially Samoa and Tonga.[1][2]

Education and career

Whistler was born near Death Valley in San Bernardino County, California.[3][4] He earned a B.A. in Biology from the University of California, Riverside, in 1965; an M.A. in Botany, from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1966, and Ph.D. in Botany, from the University of Hawaii, in 1979.[5] Once he completed his first two degrees, Whistler served in the Peace Corps as a teacher at Samoa College in Apia, Western Samoa (now known as Samoa).[6][7] He then moved to Hawaii, where he completed a doctorate in botany from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, focusing on Samoan plant life, in 1979.[8]

After completing his Ph.D., Whistler was appointed to a position at the National Tropical Botanical Garden on Kauai and served as a researcher affiliated with the Bishop Museum.[9] He was an adjunct professor at University of Hawaii's Department of Botany and the Lyon Arboretum, a botanical garden managed by the university.[10] He also owned a consulting company, Isle Botanica, and worked on projects focusing on plants in Fiji, the Marshall Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, Samoa, and Tonga.[11]

Whistler worked on research projects throughout Oceania, but specialized in the flora of Samoa and Tonga.[12] According to colleagues, he knew the Samoan language name for nearly every native plant in that country.[13] Whistler had first lived in Samoa during the 1970s, before the logging and tourism led to the deforestation of much of the country's rainforests.[14] As a result, he spent several decades training Samoans about the country's flora and its uses.[15] Whistler not only sought to protect Samoa's forests through his programs, but also resurrect some of Samoa's lost cultural and practical uses for its native plant life.[16]

Whistler authored more than a dozen books on the botany and ethnobotany of the Pacific Islands, including _Rainforest Trees of Samoa_, _Polynesian Herbal Medicine_, and _Plants of the Canoe People: An Ethnobotanical Voyage through Polynesia_, which focused on the plants utilized by Polynesian voyagers.[17]

Death

Whistler was already showing symptoms of COVID-19 in March, 2020.[18] He sought treatment at a Hawaiian urgent care facility, but was not tested for coronavirus, despite his symptoms.[19] He tested positive for COVID-19 on March 8 and was placed on life support on March 10th, but his condition continued to deteriorate and he died at Honolulu's Kaiser Moanalua Hospital in on April 2 at the age of 75.[20][21] His death was Hawaii's third fatality related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22] At the time of his death, Whistler had nearly completed another book called _Flora of Samoa_, which he had worked on for most of his professional life. The book was meant to be a definitive guide to Samoa's native plants.[23]

Selected works authored

-   _Rainforest Trees of Samoa: A Guide to the Common Lowland and Foothill Forest Trees of the Samoan Archipelago_, University of Hawaiʻi Press
-   _Plants in Samoan Culture: The Ethnobotany of Samoa_, University of Hawaiʻi Press
-   _The Samoan Rainforest: A Guide to the Vegetation of the Samoan Archipelago_, University of Hawaiʻi Press
-   _Samoan Herbal Medicine: 'O La'au ma Vai Fofo o Samoa_, University of Hawaiʻi Press
-   _Wayside Plants of the Islands: A Guide to the Lowland Flora of the Pacific Islands_, University of Hawaiʻi Press
-   _Polynesian Herbal Medicine_, University of Hawaiʻi Press
-   _Flowers of the Pacific Island Seashore: A Guide to the Littoral Plants of Hawai'i, Tahiti, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Fiji, and Micronesia_, University of Hawaiʻi Press
-   _Tongan Herbal Medicine_, University of Hawaiʻi Press[24]

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title: Arthur Whistler

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize Whistler's activities during the 1970s.

answer: He moved to Hawaii and completed a doctorate in botany from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, focusing on Samoan plant life, in 1979. He lived in Samoa during the 1970s before the logging and tourism led to the deforestation of the country's rainforests.

text: The answer should mention Whistler's time in the Peace Corps.

refinement: He moved to Hawaii and completed a doctorate in botany from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, focusing on Samoan plant life, in 1979. He lived in Samoa during the 1970s before the logging and tourism led to the deforestation of the country's rainforests. Whistler served in the Peace Corps as a teacher before obtaining his doctorate.

text: "The" before "logging" is unnecessary

refinement: He moved to Hawaii and completed a doctorate in botany from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, focusing on Samoan plant life, in 1979. He lived in Samoa during the 1970s before logging and tourism led to the deforestation of the country's rainforests. Whistler served in the Peace Corps as a teacher before obtaining his doctorate.

answer: He worked as a teacher at Samoa College, then served as a Peace Corps volunteer.

text: Whistler workes as a teacher at Samoa College while he was in the Peace Corps.

refinement: He worked as a teacher at Samoa College while serving as a Peace Corps volunteer.

text: The answer omits Whistler's doctorate.

refinement: He worked as a teacher at Samoa College while serving as a Peace Corps volunteer. He then moved to Hawaii, working on his doctorate in Samoan plant life until 1979.

answer: While in Samoa during the 1970s, Whistler served as a teacher and studied the flora of the country. He later focused his research on the plant life of Samoa and Tonga.

text: The answer should mention that Whistler got his doctorate in the 1970s.

refinement: While in Samoa during the 1970s, Whistler served as a teacher and studied the flora of the country. He later focused his research on the plant life of Samoa and Tonga, obtaining a doctorate in Samoan plant life in 1979.

answer: The year Whistler first came to Samoa was during 1970.

text: The answer omits almost everything Whistler did in the 70s.

refinement: He moved to Hawaii and completed a doctorate in botany from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, focusing on Samoan plant life, in 1979. He lived in Samoa during the 1970s before logging and tourism led to the deforestation of the country's rainforests. Whistler served in the Peace Corps as a teacher before obtaining his doctorate.

answer: During the 1970s, Whistler was an educator in Samoa. He worked to protect the rainforests in Samoa while also reviving cultural uses of the plants in that country.

text: The protection of Samoan wildlife happened throughout Whistler's life, not in the 1970s.

refinement: During the 1970s, Whistler was an educator in Samoa.

text: The answer omits almost everything Whistler did in the 70s.

refinement: During the 1970s, Whistler was an educator in Samoa. He moved to Hawaii and completed a doctorate in botany from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, focusing on Samoan plant life, in 1979. He lived in Samoa during the 1970s before logging and tourism led to the deforestation of the country's rainforests. Whistler served in the Peace Corps as a teacher before obtaining his doctorate.

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

Summarize everything related to Arthur Whistler's homes.

answer: Arthur Whistler was born in San Bernardino County, California and earned a bachelor's degree in Biology from UC Riverside. He went on to serve in the Peace Corps and then move to Hawaii where he completed a doctorate in botany focusing on Samoan plant life. Whistler was an adjunct professor at the Department of Botany at the University of Hawaii and owned a consulting company. His death in April 2020 was the third fatality related to COVID-19 in Hawaii. At the time of his death, he had nearly completed another book called Flora of Samoa which focused on Samoa's native plants.

text: The article doesn't mention anything about Whistler's homes.

answer: He was born near Death Valley in San Bernardino County, California. He completed his doctorate focused on Samoan plant life at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1979. After completing that degree, he moved to Hawaii as a teacher. Further in the passage, it states that he was living in Samoa, where he wrote most of his book, during the 1970s. Then, by the time of his death, he was at the Kaiser Moanalua Hospital in Honolulu.

answer: He was born near Death Valley, California. He studied in California and Hawaii. He taught in Western Samoa, California, and Hawaii. Most of his academic work and publications were based in the Americas and Pacific Islands.

answer: Whistler was born near Death Valley in San Bernardino County, California. He served in the Peace Corps in Apia, Western Samoa. Afterwards, he moved to Hawaii. He first lived in Samoa during the 1970s.

answer: Arthur Whistler was born in San Bernardino County, California, and attended the University of California, Riverside and University of California, Santa Barbara. He served as a Peace Corps teacher in Samoa before moving to Hawaii to complete a doctoral degree in botany, focusing on Samoan plant life. After completing graduate school, Whistler worked as a researcher affiliated with the National Tropical Botanical Garden on Kauai and the Lyon Arboretum in Hawaii. He also owned a consulting company. At the time of his death in 2020, Whistler had nearly completed a book called Flora of Samoa, which was meant to be a definitive guide to Samoa's native plants.

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

Summarize everything related to Samoa.

answer: Arthur Whistler was an ethnobotanist specializing in the flora of Samoa. Born in California, he studied at both the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the University of Hawaii, where he earned his Doctorate in Botany. Following his time in the Peace Corps in Samoa, Whistler maintained an affiliation with the National Tropical Botanical Garden on Kauai and the Lyon Arboretum. In March of 2020, Whistler tested positive for COVID-19 and died in April at the age of 75. His overall focus was on the flora of Samoa.

text: Whistler's death is irrelevant.

refinement: Arthur Whistler was an ethnobotanist specializing in the flora of Samoa. Born in California, he studied at both the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the University of Hawaii, where he earned his Doctorate in Botany. Following his time in the Peace Corps in Samoa, Whistler maintained an affiliation with the National Tropical Botanical Garden on Kauai and the Lyon Arboretum. His overall focus was on the flora of Samoa.

text: The answer repeats Whistler's specialty twice.

refinement: Arthur Whistler was an ethnobotanist specializing in the flora of Samoa. Born in California, he studied at both the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the University of Hawaii, where he earned his Doctorate in Botany. Following his time in the Peace Corps in Samoa, Whistler maintained an affiliation with the National Tropical Botanical Garden on Kauai and the Lyon Arboretum.

text: Whistler's birthplace and doctoral study are irrelevant.

refinement: Arthur Whistler was an ethnobotanist specializing in the flora of Samoa. Following his time in the Peace Corps in Samoa, Whistler maintained an affiliation with the National Tropical Botanical Garden on Kauai and the Lyon Arboretum.

text: National Tropical Garden on Kauai and the Lyon Arboretum are both in Hawaii, not Samoa. The answer should simply say that Whistler lived in Samoa while serving in the Peace Corps as a teacher.

refinement: Arthur Whistler was an ethnobotanist specializing in the flora of Samoa. Whistler lived in Samoa while serving in the Peace Corps as a teacher.

text: The answer omits Whistler's knowledge about Samoa, and his efforts to preserve Samoan wildlife and botanical culture.

refinement: Arthur Whistler was an ethnobotanist specializing in the flora of Samoa. Whistler lived in Samoa while serving in the Peace Corps as a teacher. Whistler had extensive knowledge about Samoan plant life and did everything he could to preserve the country's plant culture and wildlife.

answer: Arthur Whistler was an ethnobotanist, academic and writer who focused on the flora of Samoa and Tonga. He had first lived in Samoa during the 1970s and trained Samoans on the country's flora and its uses. He authored more than a dozen books on the botany and ethnobotany of Samoa and the Pacific Islands. Whistler died in April 2020 at the age of 75 due to COVID-19. His death was Hawaii's third fatality related to the COVID-19 pandemic. His most famous work is the definitive guide to Samoa's native plants, "Flora of Samoa."

text: Whistler's death is irrelevant.

refinement: Arthur Whistler was an ethnobotanist, academic and writer who focused on the flora of Samoa and Tonga. He had first lived in Samoa during the 1970s and trained Samoans on the country's flora and its uses. He authored more than a dozen books on the botany and ethnobotany of Samoa and the Pacific Islands. His most famous work is the definitive guide to Samoa's native plants, "Flora of Samoa."

text: "Flora of Samoa" wasn't published, or even finished. Thus, it wasn't Whistler's most famous work. Since the information about Whistler's expertise in Samoan plant life is already mentioned in the answer, the related sentence should be removed.

refinement: Arthur Whistler was an ethnobotanist, academic and writer who focused on the flora of Samoa and Tonga. He had first lived in Samoa during the 1970s and trained Samoans on the country's flora and its uses. He authored more than a dozen books on the botany and ethnobotany of Samoa and the Pacific Islands.

text: The answer omits Whistler's efforts to preserve the Samoan flora and related culture.

refinement: Arthur Whistler was an ethnobotanist, academic and writer who focused on the flora of Samoa and Tonga. He had first lived in Samoa during the 1970s and trained Samoans on the country's flora and its uses. He authored more than a dozen books on the botany and ethnobotany of Samoa and the Pacific Islands. He tried to preserve Samoa's plant life and culture.

answer: Whistler had seen the adverse effects of logging and tourism in Samoa, and moved there to train Samoans about their flora. He also wrote a book called "Rainforest Trees of Samoa: A Guide to the Common Lowland and Foothill Forest Trees of the Samoan Archipelago".

text: The whole answer is either wrong or of low importance.

text: The answer is empty.

refinement: Arthur Whistler was an ethnobotanist, academic and writer who focused on the flora of Samoa and Tonga. He had first lived in Samoa during the 1970s and trained Samoans on the country's flora and its uses. He authored more than a dozen books on the botany and ethnobotany of Samoa and the Pacific Islands. He tried to preserve Samoa's plant life and culture.

answer: Whistler was an expert on tropical flora of Pacific Islands, especially Samoa and Tonga. He served in the Peace Corps as a teacher at Samoa College in Apia, Western Samoa. When he moved to Hawaii, he completed a doctorate focusing on Samoan plant life. He later worked on projects focusing on plants in Samoa and other Pacific islands. He knew the Samoan language name for nearly every native plant. He first lived there in the 1970s and spent several decades training Samoans about the country's flora and its uses. He sought to protect Samoa's forests and resurrent its lost cultural and pracitcal uses for its native plant life. He authored a book titled Rainforest Trees of Samoa. At the time of his death, he'd nearly completed a book called Flora of Samoa, which was meant to be a definitive guide to Samoa's native plants.

answer: Whistler had been to Samoa early in his career to teach about Samoan plant life. He had spent two decades in Samoa carefully training locals about the uses of its native plant life, preserving the forest, and resurrecting some of Samoa's lost cultural uses.

text: The answer is mostly incorrect in detail.

text: The answer is empty.

refinement: Whistler was an expert on tropical flora of Pacific Islands, especially Samoa and Tonga. He served in the Peace Corps as a teacher at Samoa College in Apia, Western Samoa. When he moved to Hawaii, he completed a doctorate focusing on Samoan plant life. He later worked on projects focusing on plants in Samoa and other Pacific islands. He knew the Samoan language name for nearly every native plant. He first lived there in the 1970s and spent several decades training Samoans about the country's flora and its uses. He sought to protect Samoa's forests and resurrent its lost cultural and pracitcal uses for its native plant life. He authored a book titled Rainforest Trees of Samoa. At the time of his death, he'd nearly completed a book called Flora of Samoa, which was meant to be a definitive guide to Samoa's native plants.


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Hail Tenno!

I’m here to talk nitty-gritty on a large systemic change that was discussed on Devstream 101: our upcoming changes to physical damage types and status procs.

SETTING THE STAGE:

Since Damage 2.0, physical damage has three types (Impact, Puncture and Slash, often referred to as IPS) brought to the forefront of Arsenals for modding and weapon diversity. There are also ten elemental damage types, consisting of four base elements (cold, electricity, heat and toxin) and the six combinations formed by modding two elements together. Each of these damage types is stronger or weaker against specific enemy types.

However, each of these damage types also have “status effects” that can be applied based on a “procedural random chance” percentage, often known as procs. Impact procs cause enemies to stagger, Puncture procs reduce the enemy’s damage output by a flat 30%, and Slash procs inflict “bleed” damage over time. Slash has long been considered the most powerful of these effects, primarily because Slash procs stack on top of one another and scale with weapon damage, while both Puncture and Impact procs could only have their flat effects refreshed.

LEVELING THE FIELD:

Those of you who watched our most recent Devstream will remember Khora, our next Warframe. Her powers allow players to switch between Impact, Puncture and Slash type modes, influencing the damage skew of her abilities. We saw this exciting new idea as an opportunity to revisit the various status proc types, and shake things up a bit!

In an update coming soon, we will be making changes to IPS status effects and proc damage calculation. Our primary goal was improving Impact and Puncture; both of these procs will now _scale in effectiveness_, based on the damage dealt. An Impact proc with a small damage output (like a single Akstilletto bullet) will still only cause a short stagger, while an Impact proc with high damage output (like a Vulkar shot) can scale all the way up to a ragdoll, temporarily immobilizing them. In a similar manner, Puncture procs will now scale in effectiveness from 10% to 75% damage reduction, based on the damage dealt at the time of proc. Slash will continue working as it does now, stacking multiple status effects on top of one another.

COVERING OUR BASES:

Here’s where the math starts to get complicated - for all you stat-savvy Saryns and min-maxing Mesas out there, read on!

Our more observant theorycrafters may see a flaw in the examples given above - these new damage-scaling procs would favour weapons that can output large damage amounts all at once, like snipers. In order to help rapid fire weapons compete in this regard, we are also making a systemic change to repeating procs: additional status effects will not “reproc”, but will instead additively increase the effectiveness of the existing proc. The upgraded proc is calculated using the damage total from the original proc and the new proc added together. For Puncture, this also refreshes the duration of the proc.

We are also making a change in how a proc’s associated damage output is calculated - before, a Slash proc would scale based on the weapon’s total base damage output. Now, all procs will be calculated using ONLY the damage type of the proc that is being inflicted. Players may feel encouraged to focus their weapon builds around certain damage types in order to consistently inflict powerful procs, or go for raw damage across several damage types to inflict multiple procs at once!

To help visualize how these changes will look, let's deep dive into the physical damage types to see how they play out in-game:

IMPACT now serves as a great means of crowd control. Got a Corpus Tech threatening your excavator? Immobilize priority targets by unloading your Akstillettos, giving you more time to address the threat. Overwhelmed by an army of MOAs? Level entire rooms with something like a Strun!

PUNCTURE can be used to minimize enemy lethality for frames with less survivability. Using high status puncture melees like Boltace or Endura, go blow-for-blow with Butchers and Powerfists without breaking a sweat. And if your Lex Prime can’t oneshot the Heavy Gunner rumbling towards your defense point, the enemy’s damage will be diminished long enough to safely deal the finishing blow.

SLASH works the same as it ever did, stacking bleed damage over time to make short work of enemies. Your 100% status Tigris Prime will still eviscerate single targets with multiple procs, while something like a Galatine will still inflict more serious singular procs in a wider area - ‘tis but a scratch.

FINAL INTENTIONS:

It's important that everyone understands our goals and what led us to the above changes. When designing Khora, an Impact/Puncture/Slash based frame, we knew it was time to bring up Impact and Puncture to Slash competitive levels of desirability thanks to long-term feedback. Having a frame specialize in the physical damage types is a pretty appropriate way to debut changes! Please approach all feedback with the understanding that from our end, our goal is a more interesting systemic change. Any edge case things that feel like massive nerfs should be civilly listed so we can address.

...AND WHAT ABOUT ELEMENTALS!?

With little time remaining in the year to properly iterate, we decided to split this into two parts. Part 1 is Physical and it is coming soon on PC. Part 2 is Elemental and coming in 2018. We didn't want to release something wholesale over the Holidays that we wouldn't be around to properly monitor. You will be seeing a new Dev Workshop in 2018 on Part 2 - Happy Holidays!

 EDITED DECEMBER 19, 2017 BY [DE]REBECCA

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

What does the text say about damage types?

answer: There are three types of damage: Slash, Impact, and Puncture. Each type is more effective against certain enemy types, and they have secondary effects on enemies. Physical damage has become more compelling since they added Khora, a Warframe with powers that can switch between the three types, influencing the damage skew of her abilities. The three damage types were brought to the forefront of Arsenals for modding and weapon diversity. Each damage type is stronger or weaker against specific enemy types. There are ten elemental damage types, consisting of four base elements.

text: The response contains inaccurate information.

refinement: There are three types of physical damage: Slash, Impact, and Puncture. Each type is more effective against certain enemy types, and they have secondary effects on enemies. Physical damage has become more compelling since they added Khora, a Warframe with powers that can switch between the three types, influencing the damage skew of her abilities. The three damage types were brought to the forefront of Arsenals for modding and weapon diversity. Each damage type is stronger or weaker against specific enemy types. There are ten elemental damage types, consisting of four base elements.

text: The response repeats itself.

refinement: There are three types of physical damage: Slash, Impact, and Puncture. Each type is stronger or weaker against certain enemy types, and they have secondary effects on enemies. Physical damage has become more compelling since they added Khora, a Warframe with powers that can switch between the three types, influencing the damage skew of her abilities. The three damage types were brought to the forefront of Arsenals for modding and weapon diversity. There are ten elemental damage types, consisting of four base elements.

text: The response could include more details on the elemental damage types.

refinement: There are three types of physical damage: Slash, Impact, and Puncture. Each type is stronger or weaker against certain enemy types, and they have secondary effects on enemies. Physical damage has become more compelling since they added Khora, a Warframe with powers that can switch between the three types, influencing the damage skew of her abilities. The three damage types were brought to the forefront of Arsenals for modding and weapon diversity. There are also ten elemental damage types, consisting of four base elements and the six combinations of two base elements.

answer: Physical damage has three types-Impact, Puncture, and Slash Since Damage 2.0, physical damage has three types-Impact, Puncture, and Slash

text: The response repeats itself.

refinement: Since Damage 2.0, physical damage has three types-Impact, Puncture, and Slash.

text: The response could include elemental damage types.

refinement: Since Damage 2.0, physical damage has three types-Impact, Puncture, and Slash. There are also ten elemental damage types, consisting of four base elements and the six combinations of two base elements.

answer: There are three types of damage: Slash, Impact, and Puncture. Each type is more effective against certain enemy types, and they have secondary effects on enemies. Physical damage has become more compelling since they added Khora, a Warframe with powers that can switch between the three types, influencing the damage skew of her abilities. The three damage types were brought to the forefront of Arsenals for modding and weapon diversity. Each damage type is stronger or weaker against specific enemy types. There are ten elemental damage types, consisting of four base elements and six combinations.

text: The response contains inaccurate information.

refinement: There are three types of physical damage: Slash, Impact, and Puncture. Each type is more effective against certain enemy types, and they have secondary effects on enemies. Physical damage has become more compelling since they added Khora, a Warframe with powers that can switch between the three types, influencing the damage skew of her abilities. The three damage types were brought to the forefront of Arsenals for modding and weapon diversity. Each damage type is stronger or weaker against specific enemy types. There are ten elemental damage types, consisting of four base elements and six combinations.

text: The response repeats itself.

refinement: There are three types of physical damage: Slash, Impact, and Puncture. Each type is more or less effective against certain enemy types, and they have secondary effects on enemies. Physical damage has become more compelling since they added Khora, a Warframe with powers that can switch between the three types, influencing the damage skew of her abilities. The three damage types were brought to the forefront of Arsenals for modding and weapon diversity. There are ten elemental damage types, consisting of four base elements and six combinations.

answer: Physical damage has three types-Impact, Puncture, and Slash Originated from Damage 2.0.

text: The response could include elemental damage types.

refinement: Physical damage has three types-Impact, Puncture, and Slash Originated from Damage 2.0. There are also ten elemental damage types, consisting of four base elements and the six combinations of two base elements.

answer: There are three physical damage types: Impact, Puncture, and Slash. Physical damage come in ten elemental damage types: four base elements and the six combinations formed by modding two elements together. Elemental damage types are stronger or weaker versus certain enemy types. The physical damage types also have "status effects" that can be applied via a "procedural random chance" percentage, often known as procs. Impact procs make enemies suffer a dramatic stagger, Puncture procs reduce enemies' damage output by a flat 30%, and Slash procs inflict "bleed" damage over time. Slash is considered the most powerful procs from all of the physical damage types.

text: The response contains inaccurate information.

refinement: There are three physical damage types: Impact, Puncture, and Slash. There is also elemental damage that comes in ten types: four base elements and the six combinations formed by modding two elements together. Damage types are stronger or weaker versus certain enemy types. The physical damage types also have "status effects" that can be applied via a "procedural random chance" percentage, often known as procs. Impact procs make enemies suffer a dramatic stagger, Puncture procs reduce enemies' damage output by a flat 30%, and Slash procs inflict "bleed" damage over time. Slash is considered the most powerful procs from all of the physical damage types.

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

What does the text say about the process of leveling the field?

answer: The text's author says they were inspired by Khora, the next warframe and so something from the update will adjust physical damage in broad terms by changing the way impact and puncture damage affect enemy enemies. Adjustments will make impacts scale in effectiveness based on the damage of the weapon that causes it. The main improvement is that the percentages won't refresh but scale rather than hunt for additional percentage points.

answer: The text's author says they were inspired by Khora, the next warframe and so something from the update will adjust physical damage in broad terms by changing the way impact, puncture, and slash damage affect enemy enemies. Adjustments will make impacts and punctures scale in effectiveness based on the damage of the weapon that causes it. The main improvement is that the percentages won't refresh but scale rather than hunt for additional percentage points.

text: Slash damage will not be reworked.

refinement: The text's author says they were inspired by Khora, the next warframe and so something from the update will adjust physical damage in broad terms by changing the way impact and puncture damage affect enemy enemies. Adjustments will make impacts and punctures scale in effectiveness based on the damage of the weapon that causes it. The main improvement is that the percentages won't refresh but scale rather than hunt for additional percentage points.

answer: Physical damage has three types, impact, puncture and slash, introduced to the forefront of arsenals for modding and weapon diversity. There are also ten elemental damage types, consisting of base elements which are either affected by thrust or bullet weapons. These damage types have their corresponding "status effects" which can be applied to the enemies. Status procs have a "procedural random chance" percentage, which is typically referred to as "procs". Status effects can cause an enemy to stagger, reducing damage output by a flat 30%, inflicted by the puncture proc or inflicting "bleed" damage over time, inflicted by the slash proc. Previous to the changes, both puncture and impact had no scaling while slash procs did stack. After the make adjustments, with impact, puncture and slash, they all can scale in effectiveness, based on the damage dealt.

text: The response contains irrelevant information.

refinement: Physical damage has three types, impact, puncture and slash, introduced to the forefront of arsenals for modding and weapon diversity. These damage types have their corresponding "status effects" which can be applied to the enemies. Status procs have a "procedural random chance" percentage, which is typically referred to as "procs". Status effects can cause an enemy to stagger, reducing damage output by a flat 30%, inflicted by the puncture proc or inflicting "bleed" damage over time, inflicted by the slash proc. Previous to the changes, both puncture and impact had no scaling while slash procs did stack. After the make adjustments, with impact, puncture and slash, they all can scale in effectiveness, based on the damage dealt.

text: The response could be consistent with what details it provides.

refinement: Physical damage has three types, impact, puncture and slash, introduced to the forefront of arsenals for modding and weapon diversity. These damage types have their corresponding "status effects" which can be applied to the enemies. Status procs have a "procedural random chance" percentage, which is typically referred to as "procs". Status effects can cause an enemy to stagger, inflicted by the impact proc, reducing damage output by a flat 30%, inflicted by the puncture proc or inflicting "bleed" damage over time, inflicted by the slash proc. Previous to the changes, both puncture and impact had no scaling while slash procs did stack. After the make adjustments, with impact, puncture and slash, they all can scale in effectiveness, based on the damage dealt.

answer: A change is coming soon, where in IPS status effects can be scaled from 10% damage reduction to 75% damage reduction when the proced works. The change gives more credit to status inflict hybrids and encourages mods to play around damage types.

text: The response contains inaccurate information.

refinement: A change is coming soon, where in Impact and Puncture status effects are reworked. Puncture can now be scaled from 10% damage reduction to 75% damage reduction, while Impact can be scaled from a short stagger to complete ragdoll. The change gives more credit to status inflict hybrids and encourages mods to play around damage types.

answer: The game will be changing the damage two types (impacts/punctures) into damage scales that depend on total damage output, with an outlier affecting how killing blows are calculated. Some of the new math mechanics are explained with suggested uses.

text: The response contains inaccurate information.

refinement: The game will be changing the damage two types (impacts/punctures) into damage scales that depend on total damage output. Some of the new math mechanics are explained with suggested uses.

answer: Physical damage has three types, impact, puncture and slash, introduced to the forefront of arsenals for modding and weapon diversity. There are also ten elemental damage types, consisting of base elements which are either affected by thrust or bullet weapons. These damage types have their corresponding "status effects" which can be applied to the enemies. Status procs have a "procedural random chance" percentage, which is typically referred to as "procs". Status effects can cause an enemy to stagger, reducing damage output by a flat 30%, inflicted by the puncture proc, and bleed damage over time, inflicted by the slash proc. Previous to the changes, both puncture and impact had no scaling while slash procs did stack. After the make adjustments, with impact, puncture and slash, they all can scale in effectiveness, based on the damage dealt.

text: The response contains irrelevant information.

refinement: Physical damage has three types, impact, puncture and slash, introduced to the forefront of arsenals for modding and weapon diversity. These damage types have their corresponding "status effects" which can be applied to the enemies. Status procs have a "procedural random chance" percentage, which is typically referred to as "procs". Status effects can cause an enemy to stagger, reducing damage output by a flat 30%, inflicted by the puncture proc, and bleed damage over time, inflicted by the slash proc. Previous to the changes, both puncture and impact had no scaling while slash procs did stack. After the make adjustments, with impact, puncture and slash, they all can scale in effectiveness, based on the damage dealt.

text: The response could be consistent with what details it provides.

refinement: Physical damage has three types, impact, puncture and slash, introduced to the forefront of arsenals for modding and weapon diversity. These damage types have their corresponding "status effects" which can be applied to the enemies. Status procs have a "procedural random chance" percentage, which is typically referred to as "procs". Status effects can cause an enemy to stagger, inflicted by the slash proc, reducing damage output by a flat 30%, inflicted by the puncture proc, and bleed damage over time, inflicted by the slash proc. Previous to the changes, both puncture and impact had no scaling while slash procs did stack. After the make adjustments, with impact, puncture and slash, they all can scale in effectiveness, based on the damage dealt.

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

What does the text say about damage-scaling procs?

answer: In order to better players to perform large-amount damage with weapons, status-assisting procs will now scale in effectiveness the more damage they do.

text: The response could use clearer language.

refinement: In order to incentivize players to perform large-amount damage with weapons, status-inflicting procs will now scale in effectiveness the more damage they do.

text: The response could include more details on how the damage types are being reworked.

refinement: In order to incentivize players to perform large-amount damage with weapons, status-inflicting procs will now scale in effectiveness the more damage they do. Also, additional status effects will increase the effectiveness of the existing proc instead of simply applying a "reproc."

answer: For this, they will be making changes to IPS status effects and proc damage calculation. Their primary goal is improving Impact and Puncture. Currently, Impact inflicts a staggering effect, Puncture reduces the enemy’s damage output by 30%, and Slash inflicts bleed damage.

text: The response could use clearer language.

refinement: The developers will be making changes to IPS status effects and proc damage calculation. Their primary goal is improving Impact and Puncture. Currently, Impact inflicts a staggering effect, Puncture reduces the enemy’s damage output by 30%, and Slash inflicts bleed damage.

answer: For this, they will be making half the changes to IPS status effects and proc damage calculation. Their primary goal is improving Impact and Puncture. Currently, Impact inflicts a staggering effect, Puncture reduces the enemy’s damage output by 30%, and Slash inflicts bleed damage.

text: The response could use clearer language.

refinement: The developers will be making changes to IPS status effects and proc damage calculation. Their primary goal is improving Impact and Puncture. Currently, Impact inflicts a staggering effect, Puncture reduces the enemy’s damage output by 30%, and Slash inflicts bleed damage.

answer: Since Damage 2.0, physical damage has three types (Impact, Puncture and Slash, often referred to as IPS) brought to the forefront of Arsenals for modding and weapon diversity. In an update coming soon, all IPS status effects will scale in effectiveness, based on the damage dealt. To do this, Impact and Puncture procs -cause enemies to stagger, and reduce damage output by a flat 30% respectively- will scale in effectiveness based on the damage dealt and they also refresh duration of the proc.

text: The response contains inaccurate information.

refinement: Since Damage 2.0, physical damage has three types (Impact, Puncture and Slash, often referred to as IPS) brought to the forefront of Arsenals for modding and weapon diversity. In an update coming soon, Impact and Puncture's status effects will scale in effectiveness based on the damage dealt. To do this, Impact and Puncture procs -cause enemies to stagger, and reduce damage output by a flat 30% respectively- will scale in effectiveness based on the damage dealt and they also refresh duration of the proc.

text: The response repeats itself.

refinement: Since Damage 2.0, physical damage has three types (Impact, Puncture and Slash, often referred to as IPS) brought to the forefront of Arsenals for modding and weapon diversity. In an update coming soon, Impact and Puncture's status effects will scale in effectiveness based on the damage dealt. Impact and Puncture's procs cause enemies to stagger and reduce damage output by a flat 30% respectively.

answer: Since Damage 2.0, physical damage has three types (Impact, Puncture and Slash, often referred to as IPS) brought to the forefront of Arsenals for modding and weapon diversity. In an update coming soon, all IPS status effects will scale in effectiveness, based on the damage dealt. To do this, Impact and Puncture procs -cause enemies to stagger, and reduce damage output by a flat 30% respectively- will scale in effectiveness based on the damage dealt at the time of the proc. Basically, procs with lower damage outputs will have shorter effects, and procs with high damage outputs will have longer effect durations. This makes it more fair for all weapon types.

text: The response contains inaccurate information.

refinement: Since Damage 2.0, physical damage has three types (Impact, Puncture and Slash, often referred to as IPS) brought to the forefront of Arsenals for modding and weapon diversity. In an update coming soon, Impact and Puncture's status effects will scale in effectiveness, based on the damage dealt. To do this, Impact and Puncture procs -cause enemies to stagger, and reduce damage output by a flat 30% respectively- will scale in effectiveness based on the damage dealt at the time of the proc. Basically, procs with lower damage outputs will have shorter effects, and procs with high damage outputs will have longer effect durations. This makes it more fair for all weapon types.

text: The response repeats itself.

refinement: Since Damage 2.0, physical damage has three types (Impact, Puncture and Slash, often referred to as IPS) brought to the forefront of Arsenals for modding and weapon diversity. In an update coming soon, Impact and Puncture's status effects will scale in effectiveness, based on the damage dealt. Impact and Puncture's procs cause enemies to stagger, and reduce damage output by a flat 30% respectively. Procs with lower damage outputs will have shorter effects, and procs with high damage outputs will have longer effect durations. This makes it more fair for all weapon types.

answer: In order to better players to perform large-amount damage with weapons, status-assisting procs will now scale in effectiveness the more damage they do. Status-assisted procs will scale from no effectiveness all the way up to a ragdoll. This means the scaling damage system will deal maximal damage to enemies that are highly vulnerable, and has no benefit to those that would have none by increasing said damage further.

text: The response could use clearer language.

refinement: In order to incentivize players to perform large-amount damage with weapons, status-inflicting procs will now scale in effectiveness the more damage they do. Status-inflicting procs will scale from no effectiveness all the way up to a ragdoll. This means the scaling damage system will deal maximal damage to enemies that are highly vulnerable, and has no benefit to those that would have none by increasing said damage further.

text: The response contains inaccurate information.

refinement: In order to incentivize players to perform large-amount damage with weapons, status-inflicting procs will now scale in effectiveness the more damage they do. Impact's status effect will range from a small stun to total immobilization, and Puncture's will scale from 10% to 75% damage reduction based on the damage dealt.

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

What does the text say about the companies final intentions?

answer: Their final intentions are to bring physical damage types up to competitive levels, especially Impact and Puncture to Slash.

text: The response could use clearer language.

refinement: The company's final intentions are to bring physical damage types up to competitive levels, especially Impact and Puncture to Slash's level.

answer: From a mechanical standpoint, the author states that their final intentions were to address long-term business objectives. This certainly has been proven with the buff to the interplay between physical and elemental abilities. The third part of that was a post release on elemental abilities, showing a long-term goal to improve the overall gameplay. It is hopeful that the short-term aims were also achieved to sustain the excitement of their player base.

text: The response contains inaccurate information.

refinement: The company's final intentions are to bring physical damage types up to competitive levels, especially Impact and Puncture to Slash's level.

answer: Their final intentions are to bring physical damage types up to competitive levels, especially Impact and Puncture to Slash. They wanted to improve those damage types, so it would be a good design to introduce the physical types with the new mechanic. So, when they make the changes in procs and their scaling, they will help.

text: The response contains inaccurate information.

refinement: Their final intentions are to bring physical damage types up to competitive levels, especially Impact and Puncture to Slash. So, when they make the changes in procs and their scaling, they will help.

text: The response could use clearer language.

refinement: The company's final intentions are to bring physical damage types up to competitive levels, especially Impact and Puncture to Slash's level. They hope to do this by making changes in procs and their scaling.

answer: The company has released an update and described what they did. They want players to know that they were aiming to improve the system. They also want to know how players see their final intentions and what they can do to improve.

text: The response could include more details on the company's intentions.

refinement: The company has released an update and described what they did. They want players to know that they were aiming to improve the physical damage system to better balance the game.

answer: From a mechanical standpoint, the author states that their final intentions were to address long term business goals. This certainly has been proven with the buff to the interplay between physical and elemental abilities. The third part of that was a post release on elemental abilities, showing a long term goal to improve the overall gameplay. It is hopeful that the short term aims were also achiever to sustain excitement of the player base.

answer: The company has released an update to improve the system. They want players to know that they were aiming to improve the system. They also want to know how players see their final intentions and what they can do to improve.

text: The response repeats itself.

refinement: The company has released an update to improve the system. They also want to know how players see their final intentions and what they can do to improve.

text: The response could include more details on the company's intentions.

refinement: The company has released an update and described what they did. They want players to know that they were aiming to improve the physical damage system to better balance the game.


text:
I stood in the doorway and wondered if the door would close. It didn’t, the hinges had come off. I guess I didn’t know my own strength. The staircase was right in front of me now so I descended into the living room. No one was there, not even the dogs. This house is empty. My family left me, took off to someplace distant. I suppose they had gotten tired of me.

I hadn’t had a job for months and my brain wasn’t working quite right. They noticed the lack of work but had no clue what was inside my head.

They had left everything inside the house, all the furniture, the tv, the food, almost all of their belongings except what was necessary. It was torture. It was like they could walk in at any moment and say they had gone to the grocery store. But this was not the case, they were gone and weren’t coming back. It had been awhile since I’d seen them, no warning was issued. They had finally surprised me.

I picked up the telephone and heard the empty space. When I tried to dial out it made animal noises instead of beeps. I got sick of it and plunked it back down. The electricity was still working but none of the objects that used it functioned correctly. The fridge was hot, the clock was lying, the lights made sounds; I flicked a switch and heard a man yell “get away!” The television only had one channel, and we had cable.

Something was terribly wrong so I walked outside. The small car my family owned was still there but it did not have any wheels. I took a walk down the street and looked around the town I had always lived. My neighbor was shoveling the sidewalk, but as far as I could tell there was no snow.

“What a storm, eh?” She huffed out as she scooped.

I gave her a puzzled look and moved on. As I walked away I heard her say under her breath “What a friggin storm”

As I moved along I walked past a small pizza place that had been on the corner forever. Only now it was not a pizza place, it was a clothing store titled ‘heaven’s little closet.” I looked in the window and all of the old employees were still there except now they had on fancy suits and were selling vintage clothing, not pizza.

WEIRD, strange…this is just not right.

A dog approached me and sniffed my boots. I scratched its ears and moved along once again. I got sick to my stomach and my eyes started to blur so I turned around and headed back towards my home. I  noticed a strong stench from outside of the house and as I walked inside it got worse. The hot fridge was melting all of the food inside into a boiling swamp of stink. I could hardly handle it. I looked inside and almost vomited, but I held my composure.

Nothing in this town was right anymore, I don’t know if I had changed or if it was the whole place itself but I had always hated living here so maybe it was a sign to get to someplace new. I packed a small bag of clothing and some food that wasn’t in the rotting fridge and walked outside.

I passed a small field of grass on my way and took the time to lie down. Grass hadn’t changed, it felt the very same. I must have fallen asleep because when I opened my eyes it had gotten somewhat darker. I grabbed my bag, which was now a different bag, blue instead of black, and headed toward the bus station. It was on the other side of the street from where I remembered it being. I got on and didn’t even look where it was going to. Goodbye.

title: Left Empty

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

What does the story say about why the narrator's family abandoned him or why he thought his family abandoned him?

answer: The narrator's family left him because he had not worked for months and his brain was not working right.

answer: No answer

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

What does the story say about why the narrator was not familiar with his surroundings anymore?

answer: No answer

answer: No answer

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

What does the story say about how the food in the fridge got so rotten, and why the narrator didn't notice this?

answer: No answer

text: It is omitted that the fridge is hot.

refinement: The food in the fridge got rotten because the fridge is not working, and the narrator did not know that.

answer: No answer is given in the text.

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

What does the story say about how long the narrator's family had been away?

answer: The narrator's family had been away for a while.

text: No answer.

refinement: The narrator's family had been away for a while, it is not stated how long.

answer: No answer

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

What does the story say about where the narrator planned to go when he took off from his house, and how he intended to survive?

answer: No answer

text: It is omitted that the narrator headed toward the bus station, got on without even looking where it was going to.

refinement: The narrator headed toward the bus station, got on without even looking where it was going to. It is not mentioned how they are going to survive.

answer: The narrator planned to head to the bus station.


text:
_NEVERMORE_ is an 1897 oil on canvas painting by the French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin. Since 1932 it has been in the collection of the Courtauld Institute of Art and on display in the Gallery. It was executed during the artist's second stay on the island of Tahiti in the South Pacific.

The enigmatic work depicts a naked Pahura, Gauguin's teenage _vahine_ or wife, lying on a bed in their hut, her voluptuous figure echoed by the curves of the headboard. In the background behind the bed can be seen a raven and two mysterious human figures. [1]

The title “Nevermore”, painted in relatively large capitals in the top left-hand corner, and the presence of the raven is an obvious reference to Edgar Allan Poe's 1845 poem “The Raven”, which was well known to Gauguin and recited at his farewell party in 1891. In the poem a mourning student is visited in his room by a raven which croaks the one word “nevermore” in response to his every question. At the time the painting was executed Pahura was grieving the loss of her first child (by Gauguin) and Gauguin the loss of his favourite European-born daughter Aline. The artist himself claimed the bird represented a “bird of the devil who watches”. [2]

The painting was purchased in 1898 by the British composer Frederick Delius from Gauguin's friend George-Daniel de Monfreid for 500 francs. It was later bought by the British businessman Samuel Courtauld in 1926, who gifted it to the Courtauld Institute of Art.

In 2010, the painting was voted Britain’s _most romantic_ in a poll organised by the Art Fund Charity. It beat competition from a five painting shortlist, which included masterpieces by Jan van Eyck and Titian. [3]

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[3] Telegraph.co.uk/culture

title: Nevermore (Gauguin)

question: Who painted Nevermore?

answer: Paul Gauguin

answer: Paul Gauguin

answer: Paul Gauguin painted Nevermore.

answer: Paul Gauguin.

question: What art movement was Paul Gauguin associated with?

answer: Post-Impressionism.

answer: Post-impressionism.

answer: Post-Impressionism

answer: Post-Impressionism

question: What year was Nevermore completed?

answer: 1897.

answer: 1897

answer: 1897

answer: The painting was completed in 1897.

question: What kind of artwork is Nevermore?

answer: Nevermore is an oil on canvas painting.

answer: It is an oil on canvas painting.

answer: Oil on canvas.

answer: Oil on canvas

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article describes the painting Nevermore by Paul Gauguin.

answer: This article is about Nevermore, an oil on canvas painting by French artist Paul Gauguin.

answer: This painting is a depiction of a woman lying on a bed, with a raven in the background.

text: Name the painting, the artist who painted it, and say when it was painted

refinement: Nevermore is an oil on canvas painting by Paul Gauguin, a French Post-Impressionist, from 1897. The painting is a depiction of a woman lying on a bed, with a raven in the background.

answer: "Nevermore" is a painting by Paul Gauguin that references Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven". It depicts a woman lying on a bed, watched by a raven, and is considered one of the most romantic paintings in Britain.

text: Include when the painting was made

refinement: "Nevermore" is an 1897 painting by Paul Gauguin that references Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven". It depicts a woman lying on a bed, watched by a raven, and is considered one of the most romantic paintings in Britain.


text:
California conservatives have hit back at a proposed bill that would impose harsher sentences on people performing gay ‘cure’ therapy, saying that the bill would lead to a ban on the Bible.

On April 18 the California Assembly voted to support harsher penalties for those performing gay conversion therapy in the state, opting to treat the treatment as a form of consumer fraud.

Bill AB-2943, which was greenlit by state lawmakers on Wednesday, would build on the existing policies to introduce a possible conviction under state law for gay ‘cure’ practitioners.

Performing gay cure therapy on minors is already is illegal in ten US states and counting, as well as Switzerland, Malta, Taiwan, two Canadian provinces, and the Australian state of Victoria.

If enacted, California would join Illinois and Connecticut in explicitly making ‘conversion therapy’ subject to consumer protection laws.

Gay ‘cure’ therapy has been widely debunked by multiple major medical organisations around the world.

Travis Allen — a member of the California Assembly and Republican candidate for Governor — recently hit back at the state’s proposed bill, explicitly saying that it would ban the Bible in California.

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In an interview with conservative cable news channel One America News, Allen said: “According to how this law is written, yes, it would.”

“This is, you know, PC culture, politically correct culture, gone horribly awry.

“This is really directly hitting at our First Amendment rights as American citizens.”

RELATED: REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER CLAIMS OUTLAWING GAY CURE THERAPY WOULD ALSO BAN JESUS

The interview quickly went viral, prompting conspiracy-debunking website Snopes to challenge the idea, rating it as “false.”

Despite the lack of evidence for the claim that the anti-gay cure therapy bill would ban any religious texts, many other conservatives have hit out at the bill.

[Gay Cure in the (Fort Worth Weekly]
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Anti-LGBT law group Alliance Defending Freedom, which has been at the forefront of the evangelical fight against gay sex, issued a memo March 8 stating that the bill was an attack on free speech.

The memo reads: “At its core, AB 2943 outlaws speech, whether offered by a licensed counsellor, a best-selling author, or even a minister or religious leader.

“It targets a specific message — that an adult who is experiencing unwanted same-sex attraction or gender identity confusion can find help to address those issues — for censorship.”

Although the memo did not specifically say that the Bible itself would be threatened, it did state that bookshops would be banned from selling texts that “challenged gender identity ideology.”

“A bookstore (including online bookstores like Amazon) could not sell many recently published books challenging gender identity ideology and advocating that these beliefs should be rejected by society,” said the Alliance Defending Freedom memo.

RELATED: UK GOVERNMENT FINALLY PREPARING TO ‘END THE PRACTICE’ OF GAY AND TRANSGENDER CURE THERAPY

There is no part of the bill that would prevent the sale of religious texts or other books.

The bill, submitted by out lawmaker Evan Low, would amend the section of the existing Civil Code section on fraud which deals with “unfair or deceptive acts or practices” – such as financial misrepresentation, false commercial claims and deliberate misselling to consumers – to include a prohibition on “advertising, offering to engage in, or engaging in sexual orientation change efforts with an individual”.

On April 19 the bill passed by a vote of 50 to 18 and will now head to the California State Senate for consideration.

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(Dr Christian Jessen investigated gay ‘cure’ therapy as part of the documentary “Cure me, I’m gay.” Photo: Channel 4)
Evan Low, Chair of the LGBT Legislative Caucus, said: “Study after study has shown that ‘conversion therapy’ is ineffective, damaging, and counterproductive.

“It is our duty to protect Californians from such deceptive practices that will expose them to physical and emotional harm.”

HRC National Field Director Marty Rouse said: “Today, California legislators rightfully declared that so-called ‘conversion therapy’ is a complete sham and those who offer this deceptive and dangerous practice must be held accountable.

“California was the first state to protect minors from being subjected to conversion therapy by state-licensed health care providers, and today’s vote is an important step to protecting all LGBTQ people from this debunked practice.

“We thank the assembly members who voted in favour of AB 2943 and urge the Senate to swiftly advance the bill to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk.”

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Connecticut, California, Nevada, New Jersey, the District of Columbia, Oregon, Illinois, Vermont, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Washington all have laws protecting youth from gay ‘cure’ therapy, while bills are pending in a string of other states.

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

Summarize Travis Allen's opinions.

answer: Travis Allen, a member of the California Assembly and Republican candidate for Governor, claims that the law proposed by the California Assembly would ban the Bible in California. He says that the bill is an attack on free speech.

text: More precisely, he said it would violate First Amendment.

refinement: Travis Allen, a member of the California Assembly and Republican candidate for Governor, claims that the law proposed by the California Assembly would ban the Bible in California. He says that the bill would violate First Amendment.

answer: At the time of the article, Allen was a member of the California Assembly. He said that the proposed bill would ban the Bible in California. Additionally, he stated that the bill was an attack on free speech.

answer: At the time of the article, Allen was a member of the California Assembly and a Republican candidate for Governor. He said that the proposed bill would ban the Bible in California. Additionally, he stated that the bill was an attack on free speech.

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

Summarize what the bill does.

answer: The bill would impose harsher sentences on people performing gay 'cure' therapy in California. It declares the practice a form of consumer fraud.

answer: The California Assembly voted to support harsher penalties for those performing gay 'cure' therapy in the state. The bill, slated to go before the Senate next, would build on existing policies and introduce a possible conviction under state law for gay 'cure' practitioners. The bill would also treat gay 'cure' therapy as a form of consumer fraud.

answer: The California Assembly voted to support harsher penalties for those performing gay 'cure' therapy in the state. The bill, slated to go before the Senate next, would build on existing policies and introduce a possible conviction under state law for gay 'cure' practitioners.

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

What does the text say about books?

answer: According to the Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative law group, the bill would ban books that challenge gender identity ideology. However, there is no part of the bill that would prevent the sale of religious texts or other books.

answer: According to the Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative law group, the bill would ban books that challenge gender identity ideology. However, there is no part of the bill that would prevent the sale of religious texts or other books. Despite there being no evidence that the bill would ban religious texts, many other conservatives have hit out at the bill.

answer: The Alliance Defending Freedom memo states that bookshops would be banned from selling texts that challenge gender identity ideology. However, there is no part of the bill that would prevent the sale of religious texts or other books.

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

What does the text say about the federal government's opinion on the bill?

answer: The text does not mention the federal government's opinion on the bill.

answer: No answer


text:
They say just before death, you remember every specific detail that occurred that day.
Grey haze filled the dark sky hiding the golden sphere, while the polished barb wired fence bordered around us. The window frame seemed to paint the outside world for what it really was for us ‘Thorns’; depressing. The elderly grey hair, blue eyed history teacher, Mrs Fischer, strolled around the gloomy room and handed out the textbooks like every other day. Adolf Hitler VI appeared on the front of the worn, green textbook, saluting a floating marble Swastika.

I remember envying the so called genetically superior, comparing their rich lifestyle of freedom to mine, wasting away my days with my pregnant mother in a modern day concentration camp. Both her and I looked the same as the Roses of the population, but we were punished for having the genes that pass on the inferior traits. The thought of my mother's unborn child having the physical characteristics of the thorn worried me, as I had seen first hand the consequences that came from this.

In an attempt to distract my wandering mind, I opened the green history textbook.
“This book was written under the law and rule of our savior, Adolf Hitler and his predecessors. Abiding by his way of life will ensure the nation of New Germany will live peaceful and worthwhile lives”
I couldn't help but think of the birth and death of my brother, and seeing Hitler be referred to as a 'Savior' awoke a new fire inside of me. I flipped to the next page, expecting the worst of it to continue, but all that was there was a note.

‘Gerard, you need to run, get out of here and back home to your mother before she gives birth. Once I give you the sign, meet me at the side alleyway of the school. Don’t worry; we are all going to get out safely. Mrs Fischer.’

The time that followed was one adrenaline fueled blur. My heart raced as Mrs Fischer had given me the obvious sign by telling me to see the headmaster, and fast. The classroom that was my protective barrier against all the outside evil seemed to shatter as I tread upon the outside world.
Unclean air fueled my body as I darted in between soldiers and buildings. Reality was starting to set in as my adrenaline dissolved and asthma reappeared. I doubled over into the alleyway, trying to force as much oxygen into my body as possible. Before my asthma could take full effect, Mrs Fischer pulled up in a grey car and tinted windows beside me and passed me my asthma puffer.
The downtime after the adrenaline rush caused consciousness to escape me, which made it difficult to decipher reality from dreams. Bumps along the road had finally  caused me to wake from my disjointed slumber and realise my journey was coming to an end . The sky was a darker shade of grey as it became backdrop to Mrs Fischer's small blue house seemingly in the middle of nowhere.

The oddest part, was not being at Mrs Fischer's home, but what she had furnished it didn't seem to fit the criteria of an elderly teacher. Guns, axes and swords of all sizes where hung all over the walls, which gave me both a feeling of safety and fear. The gun crazed history teacher lead me up the creaky staircase to my mother, each creak heightening my level of self awareness.

I walked into the candle lit room, where my mother was laying there with her long blonde hair draping over her fear stricken blue eyes. It wasn’t long before she was ready to give birth, which Mrs Fischer instructed me to sit beside my mother talking to her to ease the pain. Mum gripped my hand harder which each push, every yelp creating tears which slid down her face.

After an eternity of half an hour, my sister was born. Mrs Fischer, who started to weep, wrapped the baby in a pink towel and handed her to my mother. As soon as my mother had the baby in her hands, she let out a tsunami of tears, realising the baby was born with Downs Syndrome. I grabbed the newborn, taking in her black hair and brown eyes, trying to make her feel welcome in a world where people will kill him for not fitting in.
Suddenly, footsteps where heard downstairs. The stairs started creaking as if someone was sneaking up on us. Fear struck the three of us in the room, knowing full well who was here. Mrs Fischer grabbed me and whispered for me to run as far as possible with the newborn.

I leaped out onto the balcony of the room, which contained a staircase to the back of the house. I finally reached ground level, where I turned to see a man with blonde hair and electric blue eyes facing me. One of the Nazi soldiers. I turned to face the wilderness, if I could make it to the trees, sister and I would live. I took off, faster than I ever have, lengthening my pace with each step. The pain of trying to force air into my lungs was present, as I slowed right down with a hundred metres to go. I collapsed, into a heaving ball of mess, cursing my asthma. I began to turn onto my back, gasping for air. The Nazi soldier was right behind me, holding his black pistol directing it at me. I looked down the barrel of certain death, trying to peacefully accept my life. My whole day flashed through my eyes, all my mistakes and uncertainties seemed to project on the dark sky.

Bang.

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title: Trimming of Thorns (Dystopian Narrative)

question: Where does the main character live?

answer: In a concentration camp.

text: "Adolf Hitler VI appeared on the front of the worn, green textbook, saluting a floating marble Swastika." is evidence that the narrator was in Hitler's Germany.

text: "Grey haze filled the dark sky hiding the golden sphere, while the polished barb wired fence bordered around us." is evidence that the narrator is in a concentration camp.

text: "The window frame seemed to paint the outside world for what it really was for us ‘Thorns’; depressing." is evidence that the narrator is in a concentration camp.

answer: The main character lives in a concentration camp.

text: "Adolf Hitler VI appeared on the front of the worn, green textbook, saluting a floating marble Swastika." is evidence that the narrator was in Hitler's Germany.

text: "Grey haze filled the dark sky hiding the golden sphere, while the polished barb wired fence bordered around us." is evidence that the narrator is in a concentration camp.

text: "The window frame seemed to paint the outside world for what it really was for us ‘Thorns’; depressing." is evidence that the narrator is in a concentration camp.

answer: The main character lives in a concentration camp.

text: "Adolf Hitler VI appeared on the front of the worn, green textbook, saluting a floating marble Swastika." is evidence that the narrator was in Hitler's Germany.

text: "Grey haze filled the dark sky hiding the golden sphere, while the polished barb wired fence bordered around us." is evidence that the narrator is in a concentration camp.

text: "The window frame seemed to paint the outside world for what it really was for us ‘Thorns’; depressing." is evidence that the narrator is in a concentration camp.

answer: The main character lives in a small blue house in the middle of nowhere, which is surrounded by a barb wired fence.

text: The narrator doesn't live in a blue house but Mrs. Fischer does.

refinement: The main character lives in a concentration camp, which is surrounded by a barb wired fence.

text: Incorrect spelling of barb-wired fence.

refinement: The main character lives in a concentration camp, which is surrounded by a barb-wired fence.

text: "Grey haze filled the dark sky hiding the golden sphere, while the polished barb wired fence bordered around us. " is evidence the narrator lives at a place surrounded by barbed wire.

question: Is the narrator going to escape?

answer: Yes, the narrator escapes.

text: The narrator is later killed.

refinement: Yes, the narrator escapes but is later killed by a Nazi soldier.

text: The narrator is named Gerard.

refinement: Yes, Gerard escapes but is later killed by a Nazi soldier.

text: "Unclean air fueled my body as I darted in between soldiers and buildings." is evidence the narrator escapes.

text: "I doubled over into the alleyway, trying to force as much oxygen into my body as possible." is evidence the narrator is escaping.

text: "The sky was a darker shade of grey as it became backdrop to Mrs Fischer's small blue house seemingly in the middle of nowhere." is evidence the narrator has escaped.

answer: No, the narrator gets shot and killed by a Nazi soldier.

text: The narrator does escape from the concentration camp.

refinement: Yes, the narrator escapes the concentration camp but gets shot and killed by a Nazi soldier later.

text: The narrator is named Gerard.

refinement: Yes, Gerard escapes the concentration camp but gets shot and killed by a Nazi soldier later.

text: "The Nazi soldier was right behind me, holding his black pistol directing it at me." is evidence that the narrator gets shot by a Nazi soldier.

text:
"My whole day flashed through my eyes, all my mistakes and uncertainties seemed to project on the dark sky.

Bang." is evidence that the narrator was shot dead by the Nazi soldier.

answer: It is unclear whether or not the narrator will escape. The narrator is shot by a Nazi soldier before they can make it to the trees.

text: It's clear that the narrator is able to escape the concentration camp.

refinement: Yes, the narrator is able to escape from the concentration camp. The narrator is shot by a Nazi soldier before they can make it to the trees.

text: THe narrator is killed by a Nazi soldier.

refinement: Yes, the narrator is able to escape from the concentration camp. However, the narrator is shot by a Nazi soldier before they can make it to the trees.

text: The narrator is Gerard.

refinement: Yes, Gerard is able to escape from the concentration camp. However, he is shot by a Nazi soldier before he can make it to the trees.

text:
"My whole day flashed through my eyes, all my mistakes and uncertainties seemed to project on the dark sky.

Bang." is evidence the Nazi soldier killed the narrator.

text: "I began to turn onto my back, gasping for air. The Nazi soldier was right behind me, holding his black pistol directing it at me. " is evidence the narrator is killed by the Nazi soldier.

answer: No, the narrator is shot by a Nazi soldier.

text: The narrator does escape from the concentration camp.

refinement: Yes, the narrator escapes from the concentration camp but is shot by a Nazi soldier later.

text: The narrator is named Gerard.

refinement: Yes, Gerard escapes from the concentration camp but is shot by a Nazi soldier later.

text:
"My whole day flashed through my eyes, all my mistakes and uncertainties seemed to project on the dark sky.

Bang." is evidence the Nazi soldier killed the narrator.

text: "I began to turn onto my back, gasping for air. The Nazi soldier was right behind me, holding his black pistol directing it at me. " is evidence the narrator is killed by the Nazi soldier.

question: Will the main character's mother give birth?

answer: Yes, the main character's mother does give birth, but the baby is born with Downs Syndrome. The main character's sister is born, but they are almost killed by a Nazi soldier before they can escape.

text: The summary repeats information "The main character's sister is born".

refinement: Yes, the main character's mother does give birth, but the baby is born with Downs Syndrome, but they are almost killed by a Nazi soldier before they can escape.

text: The Nazi soldier kills the narrator.

refinement: Yes, the main character's mother does give birth, but the baby is born with Downs Syndrome, but they are killed by a Nazi soldier before they can escape.

text: The summary needs better conjunctions.

refinement: Yes, the main character's mother does give birth, but the baby is born with Downs Syndrome. Also, they are killed by a Nazi soldier before they can escape.

text: The main character is named Gerard.

refinement: Yes, Gerard's mother does give birth, but the baby is born with Downs Syndrome. Also, they are killed by a Nazi soldier before they can escape.

text: "As soon as my mother had the baby in her hands, she let out a tsunami of tears, realising the baby was born with Downs Syndrome." is evidence the baby was born with Downs Syndrome.

text: "The Nazi soldier was right behind me, holding his black pistol directing it at me." is evidence that the Nazi soldier is out to kill the narrator.

answer: Yes, she does.

text: "After an eternity of half an hour, my sister was born." is evidence that the narrator's mother gives birth.

text: "As soon as my mother had the baby in her hands, she let out a tsunami of tears, realising the baby was born with Downs Syndrome." is evidence that the narrator's mother gives birth.

answer: Yes

text: "After an eternity of half an hour, my sister was born." is evidence that the narrator's mother gives birth.

text: "As soon as my mother had the baby in her hands, she let out a tsunami of tears, realising the baby was born with Downs Syndrome." is evidence that the narrator's mother gives birth.

answer: Yes to a girl.

text: The summary is missing a comma.

text: "As soon as my mother had the baby in her hands, she let out a tsunami of tears, realising the baby was born with Downs Syndrome." is evidence that the narrator's mother gives birth.

text: "After an eternity of half an hour, my sister was born." is evidence that the narrator's mother gives birth to a girl.

question: Will the main character's sister survive?

answer: It is not stated.

text:
"My whole day flashed through my eyes, all my mistakes and uncertainties seemed to project on the dark sky.

Bang." is evidence that the fate of the sister isn't specified.

answer: The main character's sister will not survive.

text: It's not clear if the narrator's sister dies.

refinement: It's not clear if the main character's sister survives.

text: The narrator is named Gerard.

refinement: It's not clear if the Gerard's sister survives.

text:
"My whole day flashed through my eyes, all my mistakes and uncertainties seemed to project on the dark sky.

Bang." is evidence that the narrator is shot.

answer: No, the Nazis are trying to kill her because she has Downs Syndrome.

text: The summary is incorrect.

text: The summary is empty.

refinement: It's not clear if Gerard's sister survives.

text: "As soon as my mother had the baby in her hands, she let out a tsunami of tears, realising the baby was born with Downs Syndrome." is evidence the narrator's sister has Downs Syndrome.

text: "The Nazi soldier was right behind me, holding his black pistol directing it at me. " is evidence the Nazis are trying to kill the narrator and his sister.

answer: It is unclear whether or not the main character's sister will survive. The main character is shot by a Nazi soldier before the reader can find out.

text: The main character's name is Gerard.

refinement: It is unclear whether or not the Gerard's sister will survive. The main character is shot by a Nazi soldier before the reader can find out.

text: "The Nazi soldier was right behind me, holding his black pistol directing it at me. " is evidence that the narrator is shot.

text:
"My whole day flashed through my eyes, all my mistakes and uncertainties seemed to project on the dark sky.

Bang." is evidence that the narrator is shot.

text: "I turned to face the wilderness, if I could make it to the trees, sister and I would live." is evidence that the narrator tried to run from the Nazi soldier.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator lives in a concentration camp during the reign of Adolf Hitler the VI. Their mother is pregnant and about to give birth. Their teacher, Mrs Fischer, tells them to run to try to rescue the newborn and escape the camp quickly. The baby is born with Downs Syndrome, and the narrator attempts to escape with their new sister. A Nazi soldier spots them, chases them, and shoots them. The narrator dies.

text: The summary is missing the part "Suddenly, footsteps where heard downstairs. The stairs started creaking as if someone was sneaking up on us."

refinement: The narrator lives in a concentration camp during the reign of Adolf Hitler the VI. Their mother is pregnant and about to give birth. On hearing footsteps, their teacher, Mrs. Fischer, tells them to run to try to rescue the newborn and escape the camp quickly. The baby is born with Downs Syndrome, and the narrator attempts to escape with their new sister. A Nazi soldier spots them, chases them, and shoots them. The narrator dies.

text: The timeline of the summary is skewed.

refinement: The narrator lives in a concentration camp during the reign of Adolf Hitler the VI. Their mother is pregnant and about to give birth. The baby is born with Downs Syndrome. On hearing footsteps, their teacher, Mrs. Fischer, tells them to run to try to rescue the newborn and escape the camp quickly and the narrator attempts to escape with their new sister. A Nazi soldier spots them, chases them, and shoots them. The narrator dies.

text: The narrator is named Gerard.

refinement: Gerard lives in a concentration camp during the reign of Adolf Hitler the VI. His mother is pregnant and about to give birth. The baby is born with Downs Syndrome. On hearing footsteps, his teacher, Mrs. Fischer, tells him to run to try to rescue the newborn and escape the camp quickly. Gerard attempts to escape with his new sister. A Nazi soldier spots them, chases them, and shoots Gerard. Gerard dies.

text: It's not mentioned where the narrator is.

refinement: Gerard lives in a concentration camp during the reign of Adolf Hitler the VI. His mother is pregnant and about to give birth. The baby is born with Downs Syndrome. On hearing footsteps at her home, his teacher, Mrs. Fischer, tells him to run to try to rescue the newborn and escape the camp quickly. Gerard attempts to escape with his new sister. A Nazi soldier spots them, chases them, and shoots Gerard. Gerard dies.

text: "Adolf Hitler VI appeared on the front of the worn, green textbook, saluting a floating marble Swastika." is evidence the narrator lives in the times of Hitler.

text: "Grey haze filled the dark sky hiding the golden sphere, while the polished barb wired fence bordered around us. " is evidence the narrator lives in a concentration camp.

text: "Gerard, you need to run, get out of here and back home to your mother before she gives birth." is evidence that the narrator's mother is about to give birth.

text: "Once I give you the sign, meet me at the side alleyway of the school. Don’t worry; we are all going to get out safely." is evidence that the narrator's teacher tells him to run and escape.

text:
"My whole day flashed through my eyes, all my mistakes and uncertainties seemed to project on the dark sky.

Bang." is evidence that a Nazi soldier kills the narrator.

text: "As soon as my mother had the baby in her hands, she let out a tsunami of tears, realising the baby was born with Downs Syndrome." is evidence that the narrator's sister is born with Downs Syndrome.

answer: The protagonist is a young man living in a dystopian society where people with "inferior" genes are forced into concentration camps. He is given a note from his history teacher instructing him to escape, but is soon caught by a Nazi soldier. He is shot and killed.

text: The summary misses out on the narrator's sister's birth.

refinement: The protagonist is a young man living in a dystopian society where people with "inferior" genes are forced into concentration camps. He is given a note from his history teacher instructing him to escape, but is soon caught by a Nazi soldier while escaping with his newborn sister. He is shot and killed.

text: The protagonist is named Gerard.

refinement: Gerard is a young man living in a dystopian society where people with "inferior" genes are forced into concentration camps. He is given a note from his history teacher instructing him to escape, but is soon caught by a Nazi soldier while escaping with his newborn sister. He is shot and killed.

text: The summary misses out on the narrator escaping and going to Mrs. Fischer's home.

refinement: Gerard is a young man living in a dystopian society where people with "inferior" genes are forced into concentration camps. He is given a note from his history teacher instructing him to escape. He goes to her home in her car and his mom gives birth to a sister. He is soon caught by a Nazi soldier while escaping with his newborn sister. He is shot and killed.

text: "I remember envying the so called genetically superior, comparing their rich lifestyle of freedom to mine, wasting away my days with my pregnant mother in a modern day concentration camp. " is evidence the narrator is living in a place where he's considered inferior.

text: "Grey haze filled the dark sky hiding the golden sphere, while the polished barb wired fence bordered around us." is evidence the narrator is in a concentration camp.

text: " Mrs Fischer grabbed me and whispered for me to run as far as possible with the newborn." is evidence that the narrator's teacher told him to run.

text:
"My whole day flashed through my eyes, all my mistakes and uncertainties seemed to project on the dark sky.

Bang." is evidence that the narrator is killed.

answer: The narrator is a Thorn, a person with inferior genes. He is in a concentration camp with his pregnant mother. He is given a note by his teacher, Mrs. Fischer, to meet her at the side alleyway of the school. She tells him to run and get out of the camp before his mother gives birth. He meets her at her house, and she tells him to run with the newborn. The narrator and his sister are shot by a Nazi soldier.

text: It's not mentioned why she tells the narrator to run with the newborn.

refinement: The narrator is a Thorn, a person with inferior genes. He is in a concentration camp with his pregnant mother. He is given a note by his teacher, Mrs. Fischer, to meet her at the side alleyway of the school. She tells him to run and get out of the camp before his mother gives birth. He meets her at her house, and she tells him to run with the newborn when they hear steps. The narrator and his sister are shot by a Nazi soldier.

text: It's not clear if the narrator's sister is shot.

refinement: The narrator is a Thorn, a person with inferior genes. He is in a concentration camp with his pregnant mother. He is given a note by his teacher, Mrs. Fischer, to meet her at the side alleyway of the school. She tells him to run and get out of the camp before his mother gives birth. He meets her at her house, and she tells him to run with the newborn when they hear steps. The narrator is shot by a Nazi soldier.

text: "The window frame seemed to paint the outside world for what it really was for us ‘Thorns" is evidence that the narrator is a thorn.

text: "wasting away my days with my pregnant mother" is evidence that the narrator is in the camp with his pregnant mother.

text: "I flipped to the next page, expecting the worst of it to continue, but all that was there was a note." is evidence that the narrator's teacher sent him a note.

text: "The oddest part, was not being at Mrs Fischer's home" is evidence that the narrator went to Mrs. Fischer's house.

text: "Mrs Fischer grabbed me and whispered for me to run as far as possible with the newborn." is evidence that Mrs. Fischer asked the narrator to run with the newborn.

text:
"My whole day flashed through my eyes, all my mistakes and uncertainties seemed to project on the dark sky.

Bang." is evidence that the narrator's shot at by a Nazi soldier.

answer: Gerard is a young boy living in a concentration camp with his mother. He is given a note by his teacher instructing him to run away and meet her at the side alleyway of the school. Gerard's mother is giving birth to a baby with Downs Syndrome and he is instructed to run away with the newborn. Gerard's mother and sister are killed by a Nazi soldier and he is shot in the back.

text: It's not mentioned why Gerard is asked to run away.

refinement: Gerard is a young boy living in a concentration camp with his mother. He is given a note by his teacher instructing him to run away and meet her at the side alleyway of the school. Gerard's mother is giving birth to a baby with Downs Syndrome and he is instructed to run away with the newborn when they hear footsteps. Gerard's mother and sister are killed by a Nazi soldier and he is shot in the back.

text: It's not mentioned where the birth is taking place.

refinement: Gerard is a young boy living in a concentration camp with his mother. He is given a note by his teacher instructing him to run away and meet her at the side alleyway of the school. Gerard's mother is giving birth to a baby with Downs Syndrome and he is instructed to run away with the newborn when they hear footsteps at the teacher, Mrs. Fischer's house. Gerard's mother and sister are killed by a Nazi soldier and he is shot in the back.

text: "Gerard's mother and sister are killed by a Nazi soldier and he is shot in the back." is incorrect.

refinement: Gerard is a young boy living in a concentration camp with his mother. He is given a note by his teacher instructing him to run away and meet her at the side alleyway of the school. Gerard's mother is giving birth to a baby with Downs Syndrome and he is instructed to run away with the newborn when they hear footsteps at the teacher, Mrs. Fischer's house. Gerard is killed by a Nazi soldier when he tries to escape with his sister.

text: "Grey haze filled the dark sky hiding the golden sphere, while the polished barb wired fence bordered around us. " is evidence that Gerard is living in a concentration camp.

text: " I flipped to the next page, expecting the worst of it to continue, but all that was there was a note." is evidence that Gerard's teacher gave him a note.

text: "I leaped out onto the balcony of the room, which contained a staircase to the back of the house. " is evidence that Gerard tries to escape.