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BEVERLY DUAN (born December 19, 1999[1]) is an American actress. Her first appearance on television was as a little girl in commercials on the Los Angeles television station KSCI Channel 18. After appearing in commercials and doing voiceovers for radio stations in Southern California, she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Lulu on the Nickelodeon television series _Ni Hao, Kai-Lan_, which aired from 2007 until 2011.

Early life

Duan was born in Los Angeles, California.[2] Duan began receiving classical piano training by age four, performing at music festivals and competing at conventions.[3] She studied under the statewide Music Teachers' Association of California music program and passed music examinations in piano for the California Certificate of Merit Level 10.[4] She attended Fairmont Private School and graduated from Troy High School in Orange County.[5][6] She attended Jin's Dance Studio, where she was part of the Lyrical Youth Ensemble program, competing all over the United States and internationally.[7][8]

Career

Duan was cast in a series of commercials for KSCI LA Channel 18 in 2002 as a little girl in “Live Long, Be Healthy”.[9][10] She later auditioned for a role in the Nickelodeon series _Ni Hao, Kai-Lan_, ultimately winning the role of Lulu.[11] _Ni Hao, Kai-Lan_ saw Duan portraying a bilingual role, requiring her to speak in her native English and learn Mandarin-Chinese.[12] The series became a hit for the network, propelling Duan to more mainstream success.[13] The series received numerous awards nominations, including one for the Daytime Emmy Awards.[14] Duan recorded part of the opening theme song for the series.[15] Duan later recorded the holiday song in the episode “Happy Chinese New Year”.[16]

In 2020, Duan released a cover of “Hero”.[17]

Philanthropy

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Duan donated to a number of organizations and charities in America and China. Duan has performed at charity relief events including California's _Stand Together_ benefit concert. In February 2020, she participated in California's _Stand Together_ benefit to raise funds for hospitals to purchase respirator masks and medical supplies.[18] In March 2020, Duan made a personal donation of N95 masks to California's police department.[19][20] In 2020, she launched a campaign to protect frontline workers from COVID-19 and encouraged her fans to donate masks in their communities.[21] Duan explained that she believes people “can change the world when we work united[...]Even in darkness there is hope.”[22]

In 2015, Duan filmed a Teen Talk public service announcement (PSA) to make listeners aware of the importance of working “together” to stop bullying.[23] In 2014, she curated a holiday event at a California senior center.[24] Duan said, of her role as the event organizer, that “I believe we can all find ways to give back to our community and make the world a better place.”[25]

Personal life

Duan was born and raised in California.[26]

Filmography

Television and film roles

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  2007-2011   _Ni Hao, Kai-Lan_   Lulu   Main voice role

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  2009   _Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: New Year's Celebration_   Lulu   Voice role; Nintendo DS[27]
  2009   _Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: Super Game Day_           Lulu   Voice role; Wii[28]
  2009   _Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: Super Game Day_           Lulu   Voice role; PlayStation 2[29]

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title: Beverly Duan

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Why did Beverly Duan donate to charity in China during the COVID-19 pandemic?

answer: Duan's parents were Chinese so it seems she worked to counteract the pandemic, her parents suffered from it so it would be natural for her to want to participate in any way possible.

text: There is no evidence in the text to suggest that Duan's parents were Chinese or that they suffered from the pandemic.

text: The response misses to mention that Duan believes we can all find ways to give back to our community and make the world a better place. Also, that she believes people “can change the world when we work united"

refinement: Duan believes we can all find ways to give back to our community and make the world a better place. She also explains people “can change the world when we work united"

answer: Duan donated to a number of charities in America and China during the COVID-19 pandemic. She published supporting evidence and people confirmed they came from both China and the US not just America alone.

text: The response inaccurately mentions that Duan published evidence confirming her donations. However, this is not evidenced in the text.

refinement: Duan donated to a number of charities in America and China during the COVID-19 pandemic.

text: The response misses to mention that Duan believes we can all find ways to give back to our community and make the world a better place. Also, that she believes people “can change the world when we work united"

refinement: Duan donated to a number of charities in America and China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Duan believes we can all find ways to give back to our community and make the world a better place. She also explains people “can change the world when we work united"

answer: It is possible that she was born in China and moved to America.

text: There is no evidence that Duan might have been born in China. The passage mentions she was born in California.

text: The response misses to mention that Duan believes people “can change the world when we work united" and is active in philanthropy.

refinement: Duan is active in philanthropy and believes people "can change the world when we work united".

answer: She believed that people can change the world when they work united.

answer: She probably donated because thousands of people in China were affected by the pandemic.

text: The response misses to mention that Duan believes we can all find ways to give back to our community and make the world a better place. Also, that she believes people “can change the world when we work united"

refinement: She probably donated because thousands of people in China were affected by the pandemic. Duan believes we can all find ways to give back to our community and make the world a better place. She also explains people “can change the world when we work united"

answer: She probably donated to prevent the pandemic from spreading further.

text: There is no evidence to suggest that the reason she donated was to prevent the pandemic from spreading.

text: The response misses to mention that Duan believes we can all find ways to give back to our community and make the world a better place. Also, that she believes people “can change the world when we work united"

refinement: Duan believes we can all find ways to give back to our community and make the world a better place. She also explains people “can change the world when we work united".

answer: She was born in California and moved to China.

text: There is no evidence to suggest that Duan moved to China.

text: The response misses to mention that Duan believes people “can change the world when we work united"

refinement: She was born in California. She believes people “can change the world when we work united".

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

refinement: She believes people “can change the world when we work united".


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use both this parameter and |birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) --> | death_place = | death_cause = | body_discovered = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | burial_place = | burial_coordinates = | monuments = | nationality = | other_names = | siglum = | citizenship = United States | education = | alma_mater = University of Rochester | occupation = | years_active = | era = | employer = | organization = | agent = | known_for = Long tenure with the U.S. Census Bureau | notable_works = | style = | home_town = | net_worth = | height = | television = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | movement = | opponents = | boards = | criminal_charges = | criminal_penalty = | criminal_status = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | family = | callsign = | awards = | website = | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = | signature = | signature_size = | signature_alt = | footnotes = }} NORMAN K. BROWN (born )[1][2] is an American man who has worked on seven consecutive United States Censuses. Brown began working for the United States Census Bureau as a temporary employee in 1960 at age 24, returning every ten years thereafter for a few weeks to months through to the 24th United States Census of 2020, by which time he was 84 years of age.[3]

Originally from New York, Brown graduated in chemistry from the University of Rochester and, in 1960, relocated to San Francisco prior to the 18th United States Census.[4] Seeking part-time work, he applied for a position as an Enumerator with the United States Census Bureau and was assigned to canvass San Francisco's Nob Hill neighborhood for a six-week period of employment.[5] Following his stint with the Census Bureau, Brown was hired as a grant writer within the office of the Mayor of San Francisco, but returned to work on the U.S. census every ten years thereafter.[6] Between 1960 and 2020 he held a variety of temporary positions with the Census Bureau including as a partnership assistant, crew leader, field manager and office supervisor.[7][8][9] During the 24th United States Census in 2020, then aged 84 years, he served as a supply and recruiting clerk.[10] In addition to his work on the every-ten-year census, Brown also assisted with the 1995 field test done in preparation for the 22nd United States Census in 2000.[11][12] According to Brown, he has been known by the moniker “Mr. Census”.[13]

Between the periods of his work on the decennial census, Brown was variously employed as a photographer with the _San Francisco Sun-Reporter_, as a stringer for United Press International, as an apartment manager, a film projectionist, a cabinet maker, and a sales clerk at Sears.[14][15] From 1964 to 1982, excepting leaves of absences he took to work on the 19th United States Census in 1970 and the 20th United States Census in 1980, he managed a youth jobs program for the City of San Francisco.[16]

Brown is married and has ten children.[17]

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title: Norman K. Brown

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

What is the significance of Brown's work?

answer: He has worked on seven consecutive United States Censuses, from the 18th in 1960 to the 24th in 2020.

text: The answer doesn't directly answer the question. There is a difference between what Brown's work constituted and the importance of his job. This should be corrected.

answer: He has worked on seven consecutive United States Censuses.

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

Summarize the life of Norman K. Brown's wife.

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

What does the text say about the parameters for an entry?

answer:
The parameters are:
| birth_date = | birth_place = | death_place = | death_cause = | body_discovered = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | burial_place = | burial_coordinates = | monuments = | nationality = | other_names = | siglum = | citizenship = United States | education = | alma_mater = University of Rochester | occupation = | years_active = | era = | employer = | organization = | agent = | known_for = Long tenure with the U.S. Census Bureau | notable_works = | style = | home_town = | net_worth = | height = | television = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | movement = | opponents = | boards = | criminal_charges = | criminal_penalty = | criminal_status = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | family = | callsign = | awards = | website = | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = | signature = | signature_size = | signature_alt = | footnotes = }}

text: This answer is just a copy and paste of the text and is all over the place. It can be written better.

refinement:
The parameters are:
- Birthdate, birthplace, death place, death cause, body discovered, resting place, resting place coordinates, burial place, burial coordinates, monuments, nationality.
- Other names, citizenship, education, alma mater, occupation, years active, era, employer, organization, notable works, style, home town, net worth, height, television, title, term, predecessor, successor, party, movement, opponents, boards.
- Criminal charges, criminal penalty, criminal status, spouse, partner, children, parents, mother, father, relatives, family, callsign, awards, website, and signature.

answer: No answer

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

Summarize Brown's roles with the Census Bureau.

answer: He worked for the Census Bureau as a temporary employee in 1960. He returned to work on the U.S. census every ten years thereafter. He held a variety of temporary positions with the Census Bureau including as a partnership assistant, crew leader, field manager and office supervisor. He served as a supply and recruiting clerk during the 24th United States Census in 2020.

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- The answer omitted that Brown worked as an Enumerator with the United States Census Bureau as a temporary employee.

- It also omitted that on the every-ten-year census, Brown also assisted with the 1995 field test done in preparation for the 22nd United States Census in 2000.

- It omitted that Brown has worked on seven consecutive United States Censuses.

refinement: Brown has worked on seven consecutive United States Censuses. Firstly, he worked for the Census Bureau as a temporary employee in 1960 as an Enumerator. Then, he returned to work on the U.S. census every ten years after that. On the every-ten-year census, Brown also assisted with the 1995 field test in preparation for the 22nd United States Census in 2000. He held various temporary positions with the Census Bureau, including a partnership assistant, crew leader, field manager, and office supervisor. He also served as a supply and recruiting clerk during the 24th United States Census in 2020.

answer: Brown has applied for a position at the U.S Census in 1960. He worked to canvass San Francisco's Nob Hill neighborhood. He was a partnership assistant, crew leader, field manager, and office supervisor at different times. He served as a supply and recruiting clerk during the 24th U.S Census. Brown says he has been known as got nickname, Mr. Census.

answer: Brown has applied for a position at the U.S Census in 1960. He worked to canvass San Francisco's Nob Hill neighborhood. He was a partnership assistant, crew leader, field manager, and office supervisor at different times. He served as a supply and recruiting clerk during the 24th U.S Census.


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“Erdoğan’s Long Arm” was caught red handed in Belgium. The Belgian Police detected that the IP address, where threat messages were sent to Turkish journalists via some social media, belongs to the Turkish Embassy in Brussels.

The headline news of Het Laatste Nieuws (HLN,) one of the bestselling newspaper in Belgium, on Friday has reported that The IP addresses of the threat messages indicates the Turkish Embassy in Brussels. The prosecutor’s office carrying out the investigation also confirmed the information.

The Brussels’ Bureau Chief of the closed newspaper Zaman; Selçuk Gültaşlı and other correspondents were pointed as a target after the controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016 by twitter users named ‘Veysel Filiz’ and ‘Selim Güzel.’ Veysel Filiz was the Press Consultant of the Turkish Embassy for that time.

Turkish journalist R. filed a criminal complaint about the Twitter accounts, which sent posts to be in scope of hate crimes. The investigation has been going on for one and a half year. The Belgian Police’s inquiry focused on the accounts named Selim Güzel (@selimguzel_FC) and Veysel Filiz, the Press Consultant of the Embassy.

According to the news of HLN, Zaventem Police informed R. a few weeks ago and said that they detected that one of the IP addresses who was threatening him belonged to the Turkish Embassy. R. took the record as an official report.

It is also stated that the prosecutor’s office had a difficult time as the investigation gained a diplomatic character. Therefore, the paper has reported that, the investigation has proceeded very slowly for the last few months because of its political and diplomatic sensitivity. The former press official of the Turkish Embassy was also in a diplomatic status.

Jeroen Bosaert, the journalist who signed the news report, called the Turkish Embassy and asked for information. He asked the Embassy officials if they knew anyone called Selim Güzel. But he received a reply that they didn’t know anyone with that name, and that person didn’t work for the embassy either.

Nevertheless, Bosaert kept on his search and revealed Selim Güzel’s previous posts on twitter as he was someone working for the Embassy. For instance, on July 27, 2016 he posted “We attended Europe Islamophobia Summit in Sarajevo. We were with Volkan Kocagül from our Ministry of the EU. The topic is dimensional, I will write about it.” And Volkan Kocagül was a high ranking diplomat at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Journalist Bosaert has reported the contradiction in the Turkish Embassy’s statements, and he highlighted that the twitter user Selim Güzel was occasionally with Turkish ministers and diplomats.

R. filed his first complaint about the threats on social media on the next day of the controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016. The reason was, Veysel Filiz @veysel_FILIZ tagged R. and posted “Do not rejoice so soon, we are marking your lairs.”

Journalist filed his second complaint in September 2016 for Selim Güzel. The reason for that was, Güzel mentioned R. and posted “the Belgium Media Hitman of FETÖ” the same tweet included a list of other Turkish journalists who were targeted, too. The investigation about Güzel’s social media posts was in process since then.

“FETÖ” is a pejorative acronym that Turkey’s political Islamist government has been using to defame the Gülen movement.

It was also stated in the report that R. was secretly taken in police protection for six months. Journalist told the Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) that he had just learned this information, too. This information was in the investigation file. After his complaint, the Belgian police in disguise had taken security precautions around his house for six months. Local police had checked out around his house, too. He felt himself more secure then. “This is something good. It is a substantial feeling,” he said and added that he felt he was leaving in democratically and lawfully developed country.

R. has also talked about his complaints and stated that they were journalists in Brussels following the agenda of Belgium and Turkey’s EU relations. He said that “We were not related to and interested in the local events in Turkey. We were shaken when the Zaman daily in Turkey was seized. We lost our jobs. A few months later the coup attempt occurred. We began to be threatened here. Therefore, I customarily went to the police. I felt it as a security issue. Because, physical assaults had already started here.”

R. has also commented on the stage of the investigation process and stated that “The prosecutor’s office might have been incapacitated. Because the suspects have diplomatic immunity. Legal intervention to the Embassy may not be possible. They will wait and see how far the investigation could go.”

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

What does the article say about how to trace IP addresses?

answer: No answer

answer: No answer

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

What does the article say about Turkish Embassy activities in Belgium?

answer: There have been threat messages sent to Turkish journalists via some social media. These messages also include hate crimes and drew the attention of the Belgian police. The IP address, where the threat messages were sent, belonged to the Turkish Embassy in Brussels. As a result, the Belgian police has been investigating these threats. The embassy claims they have no idea what is happening, claiming not to know anyone called Selim Güzel (the principal Twitter user) even though Güzel worked for the embassy at one point.

answer: There have been threat messages sent to Turkish journalists via some social media. These messages also include hate crimes and drew the attention of the Belgian police. The IP address, where the threat messages were sent, belonged to the Turkish Embassy in Brussels. As a result, the Belgian police has been investigating these threats. The embassy claims they have no idea what is happening, claiming not to know anyone called Selim Güzel (the principal Twitter user) even though Güzel worked for the embassy at one point. The investigation has been going on for one and a half years.

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

What does the article say about Jeroen Bosaert?

answer: Bosaert is a journalist who signed the news report. He contacted the Turkish Embassy and asked them if they knew anyone called Selim Güzel. However, they did not know anyone with that name, and the person didn't work for the embassy either. Despite this, Bosaert kept on his search and revealed Selim Güzel's previous posts on Twitter. He also highlighted that the Twitter user was occasionally with Turkish ministers and diplomats.

answer: Bosaert is a journalist who signed the news report. He called the Turkish Embassy and asked if they knew anyone called Selim Güzel. He received a reply that they didn’t know anyone with that name, and that person didn’t work for the embassy either. Bosaert kept on his search and revealed Selim Güzel’s previous posts on twitter as he was someone working for the Embassy.

answer: Bosaert is a journalist who signed the news report. He called the Turkish Embassy and asked if they knew anyone called Selim Güzel. He received a reply that they didn’t know anyone with that name, and that person didn’t work for the embassy either. Bosaert kept on his search and revealed Selim Güzel’s previous posts on twitter as he was someone working for the Embassy. He reported the contradiction in the Turkish Embassy’s statements.

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

What does the article say about Turkish journalist "R."?

answer: R. is a Turkish journalist who filed a criminal complaint about the Twitter accounts that sent posts to be in scope of hate crimes. The investigation has been going on for one and a half years. R. was pointed as a target after the controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016. R. was secretly taken in police protection for six months. R. was threatened by a twitter user named Selim Güzel, who worked at the Turkish Embassy.

answer: R. is a Turkish journalist who filed a criminal complaint about the Twitter accounts that sent posts to be in scope of hate crimes. The investigation has been going on for one and a half years. R. was pointed as a target after the controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016. R. was secretly taken in police protection for six months.

answer: R. is a Turkish journalist who was a target of threats on social media. R. filed a criminal complaint about the Twitter accounts that sent posts to be in scope of hate crimes. He was pointed as a target after the controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016. The Belgian Police's inquiry focused on the accounts named Selim Güzel (@selimguzel_FC) and Veysel Filiz, the Press Consultant of the Embassy. R. was secretly taken in police protection for six months.


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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: Sharon and Mike are friends who are trying to be mates, but the chemistry between them hasn't manifested into anything physical. Since they had great chemistry through texting, Mike invites Sharon over for a one night stand. Mike makes the whole room and hotel romantic in anticipation of Sharon but he's obsessed like a teenager.

text: He does not invite her over for a one night stand. he invites her over for drinks. This sentence should be changed to include both what he invites her over for, and what he actually desires.

refinement: Sharon and Mike are friends who are trying to be mates, but the chemistry between them hasn't manifested into anything physical. Since they had great chemistry through texting, Mike invites Sharon over for drinks, but he wishes that it could be a one-night stand. Mike makes the whole room and hotel romantic in anticipation of Sharon but he's obsessed like a teenager.

answer: No answer

answer: The story suggests that Mike and Sharon share a strong rapport and clear chemistry between them. Mike is nervous and excited about the prospect of being with Sharon, but despite his reservations their connection is palpable.

text: The text should add that they are friends

refinement: Mike and Sharon are trying to be friends, but share a strong rapport and clear chemistry between them. Mike is nervous and excited about the prospect of being with Sharon, but despite his reservations their connection is palpable.

text: The second part of this line contradicts itself.

refinement: Mike and Sharon are trying to be friends, but share a strong rapport and clear chemistry between them. Mike is nervous and excited about the prospect of being with Sharon, but is not sure how to make the first move.

answer: Mike is expecting Sharon to visit him and is excited about that. They are trying to be friends, but Mike hopes that they got together the chemistry he so clearly felt. Sharon arrives and enters. Mike trips on her foot and clumsily stumbles forward pressing her against the corridor wall. For a moment, they look deep into each other’s eyes, then burst into a fit of laughter.

text: This sentence is worded poorly

refinement: Mike is expecting Sharon to visit him and is excited about that. They are trying to be friends, but Mike hopes that they can get together due to the chemistry he felt. Sharon arrives and enters. Mike trips on her foot and clumsily stumbles forward pressing her against the corridor wall. For a moment, they look deep into each other’s eyes, then burst into a fit of laughter.

text: She is visiting him at his hotel.

refinement: Mike is expecting Sharon to visit him at his hotel and is excited about that. They are trying to be friends, but Mike hopes that they can get together due to the chemistry he felt. Sharon arrives and enters. Mike trips on her foot and clumsily stumbles forward pressing her against the corridor wall. For a moment, they look deep into each other’s eyes, then burst into a fit of laughter.

answer: The story depicts a developing friendship between Mike and Sharon. While both are attracted to one another, they seem to be shy and possibly somewhat nervous about actually acting on their attraction. Ultimately, when they are finally face to face, they both have a good time making fun of themselves and laughing together.

text: Re-word this sentence because it is awkward

refinement: The story depicts a developing friendship between Mike and Sharon. While both are attracted to one another, they seem to be shy and possibly somewhat nervous about actually acting on their attraction. Ultimately, when Sharon comes to Mike's hotel the tension reaches a boiling point, and they have a good time laughing at each other after Mike trips over Sharon's foot.


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	For the third time that week, Will woke up to screaming kids. Swearing, he looked over for his wife of fifteen years but noticed she was missing, in fact he had not seen her since last night. He put the thought behind him as he swung his legs over the bed and scratched his morning stubble. He got up after a few minutes and half stumbled half walked over to the bathroom. As he grabbed for his razor, he heard a sharp snapping sound and swore once more, then lumbered down stairs.

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         He hit the bottom step just as the door opened and his wife, who he was not entirely pleased to see entered, "Look who decided to show up." He mumbled, and staring at his feet he shuffled towards the broken lamp and his two youngest children. She retorted back but he pretended not to hear it, he started back up the stairs with his kids.

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         "YOU KNOW GOOD AND WELL YOU HEARD ME AND YO---", she stopped as a chair broke against the wall, sending splinters in every direction. Will just glared at her and thought about what a wreck she had become, in her hayday she was quite the looker but fifteen years of marriage had taken its toll. Will was always mild tempered, he cursed but ofcourse everyone around here did, and he was never violent, but the last year of her walking in at daybreak and dealing with a four and six year old had changed him, he was still level headed though, so he walked up the stairs, grabbed some clothes, his wallet, his phone, and his keys, then left to a dumbstruck wife, and two crying children.

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          Will reached for his phone to dail up his old friend Terrance, he was a charter captian and Will could think of no better escape then some open sea. He decided to call in sick to work first, to groans from his boss. After 3 rings Terrance picked up and agreed to take him out, he drove out the five miles it took to get to the old wooden dock. He walked along the side, avoiding the numerous cracks, and got to Terrance's boat. They silently greeted and started prepping, and soon enough they were off.

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         After an hour of relaxing silence Will heard a shout that made him go from sleeping to wide awake in no time, he ran to the captains quaters and saw Terrance slumped over in his seat, he checked his pulse and felt nothing. Will killed the engine and just sat there, staring as the sun lightened the sea, while his friend was slumped confortably in death beside him. Eventually Will slumped against the wall, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and fell asleep.

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         Will jolted awake, feeling he just awoke from the worst nightmare ever, he reached over and put his hand on his wife, except she was cold, so cold. Will jumped up and stared at Terrance with horrorfying realization. He walked back up to the deck and looked at the night sky, it hit him that his kids and wife would be worrying about him. He snorted. Might be worrying about him was more like it. Still, he did miss them, which was surprising. He sat on the side of the boat and started dozing off.

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         He was sitting on a chair in his living room with his family, but his wife was younger, he looked around doubtfully for his two kids, and only found them when he looked under the table. They were joyfully pushing his chair back, laughing and smiling. Will started laughing too, it was contagious and soon his wife joined it. "I love you guys." As his chair tipped too far and he fell backwards through his floor and into the dark.

Edit**** the '.'s are to help formatting

title: Story I wrote for Creative Writing class, CC appreciated.

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

Summarize everything relating to violence.

answer: This passage centers primarily around Will's relationship with his wife and two kids. One morning, his wife fails to appear and Will hears a snapping sound; at the same time, his wife arrives, and they argue. At sea, Terrance dies and Will is left alone. This last event affects Will; he starts to miss his kids and wife and starts dozing off. His wife dies, and in a final conclusion, all of this ends in violence.

text: There is only one instance of violence in the story.

refinement: The only instance of violence in the story is when Will smashes a chair into a wall.

answer: Will hits the chair against the wall, making it break; Will thinks about the changes in his wife's look. Will wonders if his relationship with his kids as affected by him being violent. Will hits the lamp, breaking it; Will hears a muffled sound and runs to investigate. Will can hear the blood bursting from his friend's veins as he grabs his neck, he was slumped there, head over the railing. Will is then sleepwalking.

text: The first sentence is the only part of the response that correctly follows the instruction.

refinement: Will hits the chair against the wall, making it break.

answer: Will smashes a chair against the wall. He was never violent with her originally, but he has changed over the past year.

answer: The main character, Will, wakes up to screaming children for the third time that week. He discovers that his wife has not been around for a few days. Will becomes volatile, breaking a chair against the wall. The captain of Will's boat dies and then Will's wife also dies unexpectedly. Throughout it all, Will remains focused on getting away from all the tragedy. Upon waking from his nightmares, he realizes the gravity of what has happened and feels a sadness for his children and wife. Finally, he falls asleep on the boat and falls through the floor.

text: There is only one instance of violence in the story.

answer: Will mutters under his breath when he gets out of bed. He gets up after a few minutes, even though he feels out of sorts and scratches his morning stubble. When he hears a snapping sound from downstairs, he believes a chair he broke against the wall during an argument yesterday broke again. He mutters some things under his breath but then he is the one who leaves.

text: The only instance of violence in the story is when Will breaks the chair. The response even fails to cover this correctly since it states the event in the wrong context.

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

Summarize the type of relationship Will has with his wife.

answer: Will has an inexplicably hostile relationship with his wife, though he does still love his children. He has grown more bitter and impatient over the years, not managing his emotion well. He sees her as a wreck and feels like he has to take care of his children by himself.

answer: Will and his wife seem to have a deteriorating relationship. Will has begun to feel bitterness toward her, especially in the mornings waking up to screaming children. While there's evidence that Will may have cared deeply for his wife 15 years ago, there's also evidence that Will has now abandoned her and his children. The passage makes it seem as though their relationship is conflicted and strained.

answer: He has significant tension with his wife, who he's had a long-term relationship with because she's been negligent on a consistent basis. Will is quite enraged at her for her negligence and seems to blame her for his PTSD. There has also been upheaval in their relationship and if it is defined as abusive, it could then be argued that Will is using both physical and verbal abuse to coerce his wife into doing something she doesn't want to do. She walks in at daybreak and deals with a four and six year old yet she is the one who is negligent on a consistent basis, while Will's family requires his attention. Thus, the burden she feels she has to bear is nowhere near as strenuous as Will's burden.

text: There is no mention of PTSD or abuse. Will does not coerce his wife. It is Will who deals with the children, not the wife.

refinement: He has significant tension with his wife, who he's had a long-term relationship with because she's been negligent on a consistent basis. She walks in at daybreak and while he deals with a four and six year old. She is the one who is negligent on a consistent basis, while Will's family requires his attention. Thus, the burden she feels she has to bear is nowhere near as strenuous as Will's burden.

answer: Will wakes up as his wife is screaming at him and curses her. How they interacted over the years is not well depicted. Will develops a protective shield from his wife's dismal behaviour and hardly feels any strong emotions towards her. Society values law and order first before anything else. Will feels lucky to have two kids and an estranged wife.

text: A lot of the details in the response is contextually incorrect.

refinement: Will wakes up and sees his wife has not yet come home. They started out happily at the beginning of their 15 year relationship. Will is tired of his wife's dismal behaviour and feels frustration and resentment towards her. Will feels trapped with his love for his two kids and his difficult relationship with his wife.

answer: He and his wife have been married for fifteen years. He is not pleased to see his wife when she returns home. He gets angry when she shouts at him and he smashes a chair against the wall.

text: The story implies that the relationship is strained on a much longer basis instead of having a single instance of a bad interaction.

refinement: He and his wife have been married for fifteen years. He is not pleased that for the past year, his wife has been coming home at daybreak while he deals with the children alone. He gets angry when she shouts at him and he smashes a chair against the wall.

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

What does the story say about the relationship Will has with his kids?

answer: It appears Will loves his kids. He remembers how they were in the past and misses their youth. He likes retrieving most things they have on the floor. The shout from them, which is a childish action, made him forget about his parents and poked him to a place that is as good as heaven for him.

text: Will's relationship is not clearly defined in the story, but it can be somewhat inferred.

refinement: Will appears to be worn out from taking care of the two kids. And while he seems to be keeping up with his obligation as a parent, there are no hints that he actively feels love for them. At the final part of the story, in what seems to be a dreamlike delusion, he sees an idealized version of his wife and kids and he says that he loves them so Will probably still feels love for the kids but is unable to focus on those feelings due to the daily difficulties he deals with.

answer: Will appears to have a fairly antagonistic relationship with his kids. On occasion he catches one or both of them smoking, he seems fed up with parenting and wears his frustration openly on his face. What is interesting is that he rhetorically asks himself if he misses his kids and no answer was forthcoming. Over the course of the the story, Will tends to forget the kids exist but when he does think about them, he remembers he loves them no matter how traumatic parenting them can be.

text: It was not said that his relationship was antagonistic. The children are not shown to smoke.

refinement: Will appears to be worn out from taking care of the two kids. And while he seems to be keeping up with his obligation as a parent, there are no hints that he actively feels love for them. At the final part of the story, in what seems to be a dreamlike delusion, he sees an idealized version of his wife and kids and he says that he loves them so Will probably still feels love for the kids but is unable to focus on those feelings due to the daily difficulties he deals with.

answer: Will and his wife fight in front of their kids. When he gets angry at her, he storms out of the house, leaving his wife and his crying children behind. In the final scene, which is likely a dream, he says that he loves his kids.

answer: In the story, Will's relationship with his children is not great. He seems reluctant to spend time with them and yells at them when they start screaming in the morning. However, when the rest of his family dies and he is the only one left, he starts to miss them and wishes for their company. The story shows that a broken relationship can mend with time and family drama.

text: Will does not yell at anyone in the story.

refinement: Will appears to be worn out from taking care of the two kids. And while he seems to be keeping up with his obligation as a parent, there are no hints that he actively feels love for them. At the final part of the story, in what seems to be a dreamlike delusion, he sees an idealized version of his wife and kids and he says that he loves them so Will probably still feels love for the kids but is unable to focus on those feelings due to the daily difficulties he deals with.

answer: The story illustrates Will's strained relationship with his wife and children. They all yell and curse at each other, and while Will loves his kids, he finally abandons them in order to escape from his situation. He soon realizes how much he misses his family though, suggesting that there is some remorse for abandoning them.


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[Students released from a lockdown are overcome with emotion following deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.]

Students released from a lockdown are overcome with emotion following deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. (John McCall/AP)

We don’t want your prayers and we don’t need your thoughts and wishes, President Trump. And all of you, you members of Congress and senators just shut up and stay off of TV if you have any shred of morality left — especially if you have refused to vote for gun control.

Seventeen innocent, frightened students and staff were shot dead in a public high school and how does our President respond? He tweets. "My prayers and condolences to the families of the victims of the terrible Florida shooting. No child, teacher or anyone else should ever feel unsafe in an American school."

Really? Then ban assault weapons. Then stop telling everyone that the terrorists are coming, the terrorists are coming when the terrorists are here and they are us. WE kill one another by the thousands and thousands in more than one mass shooting every single day in this country.

We don't want your prayers. What we want from you right now is to ban assault weapons; we want you to make it impossible for civilians to have AR-15s. Period. We want YOU, elected officials, to stop killing our children while praising God. You know nothing of God, because if you did, you phony liars, you'd stop the killing without question by changing the law.

[Students hold their hands in the air as they are evacuated by police from Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.]

Students hold their hands in the air as they are evacuated by police from Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. (Mike Stocker/AP)

If you are such God-fearing, God-loving people, you'd put the Sixth Commandment before the Second Amendment.

Ronald Reagan, your hero, believed in banning assault weapons.

Today, incredibly, marks the 18th school shooting since the first of the year. That's one school shooting every 2.5 days. How is it possible that American public schools are now among the most dangerous places on the planet?

Parents now know that each time they put their children on the school bus, they may in fact be putting them in harm's way. They could be sending their own children into what was a formerly safe place, but is now a place where their kids have targets on the heads, kids who could very well be trapped and killed by a lunatic armed with an easily acquired assault weapon.

In fact, today's killer, Nikolas Cruz, a former student, showed his cache of weapons to other students. Everyone knew he had guns. They kicked him out of school but no one took his guns away.

Hell, taking guns away is UnAmerican.

[President Trump tweets regarding the school shooting.]

President Trump tweets regarding the school shooting. (Twitter)

Yes, there have always been lunatics and troubled teens. But they didn't have assault weapons. Our government put them in his hands and continues to give these killers their blessings.

But instead of admitting that we are the terrorists — killing each other by the thousands every year — 1,806 people have been killed by guns in the first 45 days of this year, the President scares the hell out of everyone by saying foreigners are sneaking over the border to kill us.

Nearly 2,000 people have been killed by gun in 45 days. How is that possible? It's possible because our legislators won't even ban the popular mass killer gun, the AR-15. They are legal in the United States. Legal.

[Why hasn't our cowardly President banned assault weapons?]

Why hasn't our cowardly President banned assault weapons? (Pool/Getty Images)

Yet we listen to a paranoid xenophobic President who says a wall will keep us safe. Walls? What about banning assault weapons?

I condemn every sociopathic senator and member of Congress who will show up on TV tonight, or tweet your sorrow while praising God and then thanking Him for His goodness.

We all feel terrible, yet the President of the United States stated unequivicably — to great applause — in his State of the DisUnion that he was an absolute believer in the Second Amendment. You elected officials won’t even pass a bill to keep people on the watchlist from buying guns. You want everyone to have the right to open carry. You want to ban doctors from reporting gun shootings.

So all of you: Keep your thoughts and prayers to yourself. You are not people of God.

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

Which of the American gun violence trends irks the writer?

answer: The writer is irked by the fact that the President is not banning assault weapons. The writer is also irked by the fact that there are more school shootings every year.

answer: The writer is irked by the fact that the President is not banning assault weapons.

answer: The easy/legal access to assault weapons.


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GEORGES ANDRÉ SENTENAC (born May 4, 1939) is a French molecular biologist specializing in gene transcription.

Married to Pierrette Balse, professor of mathematics at the University of Orsay, they had three children, all scientists, Anne, Marion and Daniel.

Biography

He was elected correspondent of the French Academy of sciences in 1999 and then a member of the Institute in 2007.[1]

Scientific career

During his postdoctoral internship in Dr. George Acs' laboratory in New York City, Sentenac addresses the regulation of gene expression by showing that appropriate hormonal treatment forces a young male cockerel to produce certain specific components of the egg. Back in France, to bypass the complexity of higher organisms, he chose to work on the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In the following years, this yeast will become an essential study model in the molecular genetics of eukaryotic cells.

First, he isolated and identified the essential components of the molecular machinery responsible for gene transcription in yeast. He gave the first complete description of the three forms of nuclear RNA polymerases which are composed of the assembly of many subunits with various functions.[2] Focusing his efforts on the transcription of the large family of class III genes encoding tRNAs, 5S RNA and other small RNAs, he isolated the general transcription factors TFIIIC and TFIIIB and described the cascade of protein-DNA and protein-protein interaction leading to the recruitment of RNA polymerase III on DNA and the initiation of transcription.[3] A total of 26 proteins are dedicated to the transcription of class III genes. In particular, it shows that the TFIIIC factor consists of two protein modules capable of binding to two distinct promoter elements spaced differently according to genes,[4] of lifting chromatin repression and of recruiting TFIIIB.[5][6]

Awards and honours

-   1969, Maurice Nicloux Prize of the French Society of Biochemistry
-   1977, Paul Doisteau-Emile Blutel Prize from the Academy of Sciences
-   1985, Elected Member of EMBO[7]
-   1987, CNRS Silver Medal[8]
-   1997, Charles-Léopold Mayer Grand Prize of the French Academy of sciences
-   1999, Member of the Academia Europaea[9]
-   1999, Correspondent of the French Academy of sciences[10]
-   1999-2004, Member of the EMBO Council
-   2007, Member of the French Academy of sciences[11]
-   2012, Commander in the Ordre des Palmes Académiques
-   2018, Officer in the Ordre de la Légion d'Honneur

More representative publications

-   Sentenac, A. Eukaryotic RNA polymerases. CRC Crit. Rev. Biochem. (1985) 18: 31-90
-   Marzouki, N., CaMier, S., Ruet, A, Moenne, A, and  Sentenac, A. Selective proteolysis defines two DNA binding domains in yeast transcription factor τ. Nature (1986) 323: 176-178
-   Margottin, F., Dujardin, G., Gérard, M., Égly, J.-M., Huet, J. and Sentenac, A.  Participation of the TATA factor in transcription of the yeast U6 gene by RNA polymerase C. Science (1991) 251: 424-426
-   Burnol, A-F., Margottin, F., Huet, J., Almouzni, G., Prioleau, M.-N., Méchali, M., and Sentenac, A. TFIIIC relieves repression of U6 snRNA transcription by chromatin. Nature (1993) 62: 475-477
-   Marsolier, M.-C., Tanaka, S., Livingstone-Zatchej, M., Grunstein, M., Thoma, F. and Sentenac, A. Reciprocal interferences between nucleosomal organization and transcriptional activity of the yeast _SNR6_ gene. Genes & Dev. (1995) 9: 410-422
-   Rüth, J., Conesa, C., Dieci, G., Lefebvre, O., Düsterhöft, A, Ottonello,  S., and Sentenac, A. A suppressor of mutations in the class III transcription system encodes a component of yeast TFIIIB. EMBO J. (1996) 15: 1941-1949
-   Dieci, G. and Sentenac, A. Facilitated recycling pathway for RNA polymerase III. Cell (1996) 84: 245-252
-   Chédin, S., Ferri, M.L., Peyroche, G., Andrau, J.C., Jourdain, S., Lefebvre, O., Werner, M., CarLes, C., and Sentenac, A. The yeast RNA polymerase III transcription machinery: a paradigm for eukaryotic gene activation. Cold Spring Harb. Symp. Quant. Biol. (1998) 63: 381-389
-   Oficjalska-Pham, D., Harismendy, O., Smagowicz, W.J., Gonzalez de Peredo, A, Boguta, M., Sentenac, A. and Lefebvre, O. General repression of RNA polymerase III transcription is triggered by protein phosphatase type 2A-mediated dephosphorylation of Maf1 Mol. Cell (2006) 22: 623-632.
-   Ducrot, C., Lefebvre, O., Landrieux, E., Guirouilh-Barbat, J., Sentenac, A. and Acker, J. Reconstitution of the yeast RNA polymerase III transcription system with all recombinant factors. J. Biol. Chem. (2006) 281: 11685-11692
-   Sentenac, A. and Riva, M. Odd RNA polymerases or the A(B)C of eukaryotic transcription. Biochim. Biophys. Acta (2013) 1829 : 251-257

Main books

-   Sentenac, A. and Hall, B. Yeast RNA polymerases and their role in transcription in The Molecular Biology of the Yeast Saccharomyces. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (1982) pp 561–606
-   Thuriaux, P. and Sentenac, A.Yeast nuclear RNA Polymerases in The Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Yeast Saccharomyces : Gene expression. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (1991) pp 1–48

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[2] Sentenac, A., « Eukaryotic RNA polymerases », _CRC Crit. Rev. Biochem._, (1985), 18, p. 31-90

[3] Chédin, S., et al., « The yeast RNA polymerase III transcription machinery: a paradigm for eukaryotic gene activation », _Cold Spring Harb. Symp. Quant. Biol._, (1998), 63, p. 381-389

[4] Marzouki, N., et al., « Selective proteolysis defines two DNA binding domains in yeast transcription factor τ. », _Nature_, (1986), 323, p. 176-178

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[6] Burnol, et al., « TFIIIC relieves repression of U6 snRNA transcription by chromatin », _Nature_, (993), 62, p. 475-477

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title: André Sentenac

question: Who is Andŕe Sentenac?

answer: Andŕe Sentenac is a French molecular biologist who specializes in gene transcription.

answer: He was a French molecular biologist specializing in gene transcription.

text: past tense

refinement: He is a French molecular biologist specializing in gene transcription.

answer: He is a molecular biologist specializing in gene transcription.

question: How many awards and honors did he receive?

answer: 18

text: Wrong

answer: 11

answer: Various. 26 specifically.

text: Wrong

question: When he was awarded the "Officer in the Ordre de la Legion d'Honneur" in 2018, how old was he?

answer: 79

answer: 67 years old

text: Wrong age

answer: GEORGES ANDRÉ SENTENAC was 87 years old

text: Wrong age

question: Andŕe Sentenac decided to work with what higher-level organism, which would become an essential study model in the molecular genetics of eukaryotic cells?

answer: A molecular biologist and a member of the French Commission for Atomic Energy and Alternative Energy, he decided to work with the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, by foci on gene transcription.

text: Foci is not the correct form of this participle! That is the plural form of the noun!

refinement: A molecular biologist and a member of the French Commission for Atomic Energy and Alternative Energy, he decided to work with the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, by focusing on gene transcription.

answer: Yeasts.

answer: yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

text: Capitalization!

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article is a brief biography of André Sentenac, a molecular biologist specializing in gene transcription.

answer: This article gives a short biography of the Frenchman, Dr. Georges Andre Sentenac.

answer: André Sentenac is a French molecular biologist.

answer: This article highlights the career of the French molecular biologist and his numerous accomplishments.

answer: Andŕe Sentenac is a French molecular biologist who specializes in gene transcription.

answer: This article describes the life and work of André Sentenac, discussing his achievements in his scientific career.


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 LIVING FILM HERITAGE. A total donation of 30 million kroner from three foundations is making it possible to digitise, study and disseminate more than 400 silent films from the golden age of Danish cinema.

11. December 2018

One of the most important chapters in Danish film history will now become available thanks to a donation of DKK 30 million from the A.P. Møller Foundation, the Aage and Johanne Louis-Hansen Foundation and the Augustinus Foundation.

From around 1910, the Danish film industry was a world leader, both commercially and artistically, with Nordisk Films Kompagni (now Nordisk Film) at the forefront. Stars like Asta Nielsen, Valdemar Psilander and Fy & Bi were famous way beyond their home country, and Denmark’s greatest film director, Carl Th. Dreyer, was prolific during this period as well. When sound films gained ground in the early 1930s, production companies scrapped their inventories of silent films. Only an estimated 20% of the Danish silent film production exists today.

The archives contain at least 50 titles that have not been shown since they were first released more than a century ago. Among them, we might find forgotten masterpieces that could change our understanding of Danish silent film history.

In the coming years, the Danish Film Institute will digitise, study and disseminate Denmark’s entire silent film heritage, consisting of some 415 titles with a combined running time of around 350 hours. The films range wide and far, from prestige productions with international appeal to run-of-the-mill farces and test films, illustrating the technical evolution from silent to sound, colour to black and white, and so on.

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The biggest stars die young. The world famous silent film actor Valdemar Psilander died only 32 years old.

Studying and disseminating the film heritage

The project is the biggest film-dissemination effort ever in Denmark and follows four years of work mapping the collections. The many films and supplementary materials will now be made freely available to curious viewers and institutions of learning around the world, where Danish silents are already part of the curriculum for students of film history.

The masterpieces in the collections are being restored and scanned for theatrical screening, and an online universe is being created featuring all the films, accompanied by dissemination and research articles. Along the way, the Film Institute will share knowledge about the restoration and digitisation efforts.

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Asta Nielsen and Urban Gad were both a married couple and colleagues who worked in Germany.

A three-year Danish-German research project affiliated with the digitisation effort will map the cross-border traffic of ideas and people between two leading nations of the silent film era, Denmark and Germany. The project is carried out in partnership with the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cologne. The research team comprises five senior researchers, a Ph.D. fellow and a research assistant.

Jakob Buhl Vestergaard, Deputy Managing Director of the Danish Film Institute, says

CONTACT

LARS-MARTIN SØRENSEN
Forskningsleder
Tlf. +45 3374 3574
larss@dfi.dk

JAKOB BUHL VESTERGAARD
Vicedirektør
Tlf. +45 2020 1838
jakobv@dfi.dk

"It is with great gratitude to the contributing foundations, and tremendous anticipation, that we are launching this comprehensive project. The archives contain at least 50 titles that have not been shown since they were first released more than a century ago. Among them, we might find forgotten masterpieces that could change our understanding of Danish silent film history. In any event, we have now been given a unique opportunity to learn about our shared past, as told in motion pictures. This is what film can do."

FACTS

In the coming years, the Danish Film Institute will digitise, study and disseminate the entire Danish silent film heritage: 415 titles, with a total running time of around 350 hours. Apart from the films themselves, documentation materials, such as film programmes, stills and posters, will be digitised and made available, including in an online universe and at a silent film festival organised by the Cinematheque.

The project is made possible by a donation of DKK 30 million from the A.P. Møller Foundation, the Aage and Johanne Louis-Hansen Foundation and the Augustinus Foundation.

_Physical and digital dissemination of the film heritage_
The Danish Film Institute aims to bring the film heritage to life for everyone. This is done through events at Copenhagen’s Cinematheque and in partnerships with cinemas nationwide. It is also done digitally via the streaming site "Danmark på film" (Denmark on Film), featuring documentaries from the 1899-1995 period.

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

What are the major reasons why some of the old, silent Danish films are being digitalized and made available for free?

answer: Some of the reasons are that the Danish Film Institute (DFI) is interested in making Danish silent films available to the world at large. The DFI also wants to provide the opportunity to learn about their shared past as told in motion pictures.

answer: Some of the reasons are that the Danish Film Institute (DFI) is interested in making Danish silent films available to the world at large. The DFI also wants to provide the opportunity to learn about their shared past as told in motion pictures. The project is made possible by a donation of DKK 30 million from the A.P. Møller Foundation, the Aage and Johanne Louis-Hansen Foundation and the Augustinus Foundation.

answer: The Danish Film Institute is digitizing and making available the old, silent Danish films because they are an important part of Danish history and culture. Also, they want to make the films available to curious viewers and institutions of learning around the world.


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First try at a short story, I would love to hear what you think!

The story of James Butler

This is the story of James Butler. Now James Butler is a very ordinary man, living in an ordinary house with an ordinary wife and two of the most ordinary children in the world. James Butler works an ordinary job in an ordinary office, and an ordinary plant sits on the edge of his ordinary desk. When he gets home at exactly 6 in the evening, James Butler enjoys reading ordinary books or watching ordinary shows on his ordinary television. Now nothing would give us the impression that something is out of the ordinary in this man’s ordinary life. Nothing but a giant glass wall that separates James Butler from another world. Now in that other world, there lives a James Butler. Now James Butler lives a very extraordinary life. James Butler lives in the most extraordinary house with an extraordinary wife and two of the most extraordinary children in the world. James Butler works an extraordinary job in an extraordinary workplace. When he gets home, at whichever time suits him most, James Butler enjoys doing extraordinary things, like rock climbing or playing extraordinary chess championships at his extraordinary local chess club.

Now, apart from the fact that James Butler is a very extraordinary man, and the other James Butler is a very ordinary man, there’s one more thing that separates these two James Butlers. When James Butler wakes up on an ordinary Monday morning, and looks in his ordinary mirror before an ordinary Monday morning shave, there is no smile on his face. There’s sadness in his eyes, and bags under his eyes from a lack of sleep. When James Butler goes to work on this very ordinary Monday morning, there is no smile on his face. When James Butler works his ordinary 8-hour shift for his ordinary job, there is no smile on his face. Now the evening, that’s where it gets interesting. In the evening, when James Butler sits in an ordinary bus to make his way home, something not quite ordinary happens. Every evening, when James Butler returns to his ordinary house from his ordinary job, he looks through the window of the bus, trying to catch a glimpse of the James Butler on the other side of glass. Trying to catch just a small glimpse of the smile that sits upon the other James Butler’s face. Now that glimpse, that small of part of joy on the other side of the glass, that is what keeps the ordinary James Butler from going insane. Now going insane would be extremely extraordinary, and an ordinary man like James Butler wouldn’t want to go extraordinary now, would he?

But there’s another reason why James Butler tries to catch a glimpse of that smile every evening. The extraordinary James Butler, who leaves his job with a smile on his face every day, had a very ordinary past. It was a fun past, but an ordinary past. He watched his children grow up in a very ordinary fashion, and he loved his ordinary wife. When his children grew up and left the house to become adults themselves, James Butler started picking up hobbies for himself, and his life became extraordinary, filled with action, suspense and fun. Now our ordinary James Butler misses this kind of ordinary past. When James Butler was still a young, energetic man, and his wife was expecting their second child, something extraordinary happened. When our ordinary James Butler was working his 8-hour shift one day, he got a very extraordinary call from the hospital. His wife and first child had been in a car accident, and both had passed away on site. After hearing this news, James Butler excused himself and made his way home, where he drank an extraordinary amount of whiskey. This excessive amount of whiskey was the last extraordinary thing to happen in James Butler’s life. From that moment onwards, joy was hard to find for James Butler, and he lived from ordinary day to ordinary day, ordinary moment to ordinary moment, trying not to succumb to his grief. Eventually, maybe as a way of dealing with the sadness, but no one could quite tell, James Butler’s wife and children returned to him. They sat at his ordinary dinner table eating an ordinary spaghetti, and they slept in their ordinary beds at night. Now James Butler kept living like this until he was an old man, but he never became the happy man he once was. The presence of this wife and children gave him some comfort, but it was an empty shell, for every evening he would look at the other side of the glass and see what his life could have been.

But when James Butler was old and dying, something extraordinary happened once more, for the last time in his life. He got up and left his ordinary old man’s chair for the first time in a long while. James Butler then made his way outside, but left his coat and his hat hanging on their ordinary hooks in the hallway. He made his way along the glass wall, looking inside the entire way. On the other side sat an old man, wearing his coat and his hat. James Butler’s grand children came to visit him often, and even after the death of his wife joy still had a place in his life. Upon seeing this sight, our ordinary James Butler clenched his fists and started hitting the glass that had separated him from joy his entire life. It hurt, but he kept on hitting and hitting. Until finally, a crack appeared on the wall. As James Butler kept punching, the crack kept getting bigger and bigger, until finally after what seemed to be an eternity, it shattered. Billions of little pieces of glass came crashing down, and for the first time since that terrible accident, James Butler stepped to the other side of the wall.
On that other side of the wall is where James Butler died, with a smile on his face and a sea of glass surrounding him, while the other James Butler was nowhere to be found.

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title: [MF] The story of James Butler

question: How did the extraordinary James Butler become ordinary?

answer: The extraordinary James Butler became ordinary when his wife and first child died in a car accident, leaving him grief-stricken and unable to find joy in life. Even after they returned to him, he was never able to return to his former happiness. When he was old and dying, he finally found the courage to cross over to the other side of the glass wall, where he died with a smile on his face.

text: The final two sentences are not relevant to the answer.

refinement: The extraordinary James Butler became ordinary when his wife and first child died in a car accident, leaving him grief-stricken and unable to find joy in life.

text: 'When our ordinary James Butler was working his 8-hour shift one day, he got a very extraordinary call from the hospital. His wife and first child had been in a car accident, and both had passed away on site. ' is evidence of the deaths

answer: The extraordinary James Butler became ordinary when his wife and children died in a car accident.

text: 'When our ordinary James Butler was working his 8-hour shift one day, he got a very extraordinary call from the hospital. His wife and first child had been in a car accident, and both had passed away on site. ' is evidence of the deaths

answer: He lost his zest when his wife and daughter died.

text: There's no evidence of the gender of Butler's child.

refinement: He lost his zest when his wife and child died.

text: 'When our ordinary James Butler was working his 8-hour shift one day, he got a very extraordinary call from the hospital. His wife and first child had been in a car accident, and both had passed away on site. ' is evidence of the deaths.

answer: He lost his wife and child in a car accident.

text: 'When our ordinary James Butler was working his 8-hour shift one day, he got a very extraordinary call from the hospital. His wife and first child had been in a car accident, and both had passed away on site. '

question: When does ordinary James Butler see extraordinary James Butler?

answer: Every evening, when ordinary James Butler returns home from work and looks through the window of the bus to see the other James Butler living an extraordinary life.

text: He also sees his family during dinner, and in the hallway, and outside the house

refinement: He sees the other Butler when he looks through the glass wall which is always nearby.

text: 'Every evening, when James Butler returns to his ordinary house from his ordinary job, he looks through the window of the bus, trying to catch a glimpse of the James Butler on the other side of glass. ' is evidence of the bus

text: 'When he gets home at exactly 6 in the evening, James Butler enjoys reading ordinary books or watching ordinary shows on his ordinary television. Now nothing would give us the impression that something is out of the ordinary in this man’s ordinary life. Nothing but a giant glass wall that separates James Butler from another world.'

answer: Every evening when he returns home from work.

text: The answer is incomplete

refinement: He sees the other Butler and his family whenever he looks through the glass wall.

text: ' When he gets home at exactly 6 in the evening, James Butler enjoys reading ordinary books or watching ordinary shows on his ordinary television. Now nothing would give us the impression that something is out of the ordinary in this man’s ordinary life. Nothing but a giant glass wall that separates James Butler from another world.'

text: 'he looks through the window of the bus, trying to catch a glimpse of the James Butler on the other side of glass.'

text: James Butler then made his way outside, but left his coat and his hat hanging on their ordinary hooks in the hallway. He made his way along the glass wall, looking inside the entire way.

answer: Every evening, when James Butler returns to his ordinary house from his ordinary job, he looks through the window of the bus, trying to catch a glimpse of the James Butler on the other side of glass.

text: The answer is not complete.

refinement: He sees the other Butler and his family whenever he looks through the glass wall.

answer: Reflected in the window of one of the buses.

text: The answer is incomplete

refinement: He sees the other Butler and his family whenever he looks through the glass wall.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The story tells of two James Butlers - one ordinary and one extraordinary. The ordinary James Butler is unhappy and lives a mundane life, while the extraordinary James Butler lives a life full of happiness and excitement. When the ordinary James Butler dies, he steps through a glass wall into the other world, finally at peace.

text: He dies after breaking down the wall.

refinement: The story tells of two James Butlers - one ordinary and one extraordinary. The ordinary James Butler is unhappy and lives a mundane life, while the extraordinary James Butler lives a life full of happiness and excitement. After the ordinary James Butler breaks a glass wall, he steps through a glass wall into the other world and dies at peace.

text: The magic wall should be mentioned.

refinement: The story tells of two James Butlers - one ordinary and one extraordinary. The ordinary James Butler is unhappy and lives a mundane life, while the extraordinary James Butler lives a life full of happiness and excitement. After the ordinary James Butler breaks a glass wall that separates two worlds, he steps through a glass wall into the other world and dies at peace.

answer: James Butler is a man who has a very ordinary life. He has a wife, two children, and a job. He is also separated from another James Butler by a giant glass wall. The other James Butler has an extraordinary life, with an extraordinary wife and children. He also has an extraordinary job. One day, James Butler wakes up and looks in the mirror. He sees a sadness in his eyes and bags under his eyes from a lack of sleep. He goes to work and does his 8-hour shift. He then goes home and looks through the window of the bus. He sees the other James Butler with a smile on his face. He then goes to bed and dies.

text: The ordinary Butler's family dies.

refinement: James Butler is a man who has a very ordinary life. His wife and two children died years ago. He is also separated from another James Butler by a giant glass wall. The other James Butler has an extraordinary life, with an extraordinary wife and children. He also has an extraordinary job. One day, James Butler wakes up and looks in the mirror. He sees a sadness in his eyes and bags under his eyes from a lack of sleep. He goes to work and does his 8-hour shift. He then goes home and looks through the window of the bus. He sees the other James Butler with a smile on his face. He then goes to bed and dies.

text: 'He also has an extraordinary job.' is not needed

refinement: James Butler is a man who has a very ordinary life. His wife and two children died years ago. He is also separated from another James Butler by a giant glass wall. The other James Butler has an extraordinary life, with an extraordinary wife and children.  One day, James Butler wakes up and looks in the mirror. He sees a sadness in his eyes and bags under his eyes from a lack of sleep. He goes to work and does his 8-hour shift. He then goes home and looks through the window of the bus. He sees the other James Butler with a smile on his face. He then goes to bed and dies.

text: 'He goes to work and does his 8-hour shift.' is not needed

refinement: James Butler is a man who has a very ordinary life. His wife and two children died years ago. He is also separated from another James Butler by a giant glass wall. The other James Butler has an extraordinary life, with an extraordinary wife and children.  One day, James Butler wakes up and looks in the mirror. He sees a sadness in his eyes and bags under his eyes from a lack of sleep. He then goes home and looks through the window of the bus. He sees the other James Butler with a smile on his face. He then goes to bed and dies.

text: 'He sees the other James Butler with a smile on his face. He then goes to bed and dies.' should be removed in favor of mentioning that the ordinary Butler breaks down the wall and dies.

refinement: James Butler is a man who has a very ordinary life. His wife and two children died years ago. He is also separated from another James Butler by a giant glass wall. The other James Butler has an extraordinary life, with an extraordinary wife and children.  One day, James Butler wakes up and looks in the mirror. He sees a sadness in his eyes and bags under his eyes from a lack of sleep. He then goes home and looks through the glass wall where he sees the other James Butler with a smile on his face. He breaks down the glass wall and dies.

text: 'and bags under his eyes from a lack of sleep' is not informative

refinement: James Butler is a man who has a very ordinary life. His wife and two children died years ago. He is also separated from another James Butler by a giant glass wall. The other James Butler has an extraordinary life, with an extraordinary wife and children.  One day, James Butler wakes up and looks in the mirror. He then goes home and looks through the glass wall where he sees the other James Butler with a smile on his face. He breaks down the glass wall and dies.

text:
'One day, James Butler wakes up and looks in the mirror. He then goes home and
 should be 'each day he'.

refinement: James Butler is a man who has a very ordinary life. His wife and two children died years ago. He is also separated from another James Butler by a giant glass wall. The other James Butler has an extraordinary life, with an extraordinary wife and children.  Each day he looks through the glass wall where he sees the other James Butler with a smile on his face. He breaks down the glass wall and dies.

answer: James Butler lives an ordinary life, but fantasizes about a version of himself that lives an extraordinary one. He lives an ordinary life because he is in mourning after his wife and daughter dies. Finally he reunites with his extraordinary self in death and they become one again.

answer: James Butler is a man who lives a very ordinary life. He has an ordinary job, an ordinary house, and an ordinary family. He is separated from another James Butler by a giant glass wall.

text: The answer should mention that the other Butler is 'extraordinary'

refinement: James Butler is a man who lives a very ordinary life. He has an ordinary job, an ordinary house, and an ordinary family. He is separated from an extraordinary James Butler by a giant glass wall.

text: It should be mentioned that the ordinary butler is sad.

refinement: James Butler is a sad man who lives a very ordinary life. He has an ordinary job, an ordinary house, and an ordinary family. He is separated from an extraordinary James Butler by a giant glass wall.

text: The ordinary Butler's family died.

refinement: James Butler is a sad man who lives a very ordinary life. He has an ordinary job, an ordinary house, but his family died. He is separated from an extraordinary James Butler by a giant glass wall.

text: A sentence should be added that mentions how eventually he breaks down the glass wall and dies.

refinement: James Butler is a sad man who lives a very ordinary life. He has an ordinary job, an ordinary house, but his family died. He is separated from an extraordinary James Butler by a giant glass wall. Eventually, the ordinary James Butler breaks down the wall and dies.


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_BIENERTIA CYCLOPTERA_ is a species of flowering plant that is native to the Middle East, south-eastern Europe, and central Asia. It is a succulent, smooth annual plant with long, curved, cylindrical leaves. Its flowers have both male and female reproducing parts and its fruits are small and spherical. _Bienertia cycloptera_ grows in hot, dry climates with little rainfall and tolerates soils with high salinity levels very well. Due to its specific growing conditions, _B. cycloptera_ is not a very common, nor widespread plant. Even over most of its range, it often grows sparsely in small patches of growth. One notable aspect of _Bienertia cycloptera_ is its unique C4 photosynthesis mechanism. Unlike most C4 plants, in _B. cycloptera_ the photosynthetic mechanism occurs within a single chlorenchyma cell, without Kranz anatomy.[1][2][3]

Distribution

_Bienertia cycloptera_ is located throughout the Middle East, south-eastern Europe, and central Asia. The plant can be found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. The range of Bienertia cycloptera throughout the Eurasian supercontinent covers an area from 24° to 49° N latitude and from 43° to 67° E longitude. It has an estimated range of 180 sq. km. in the Yerevan floristic region of Armenia, but occupies a mere 28 sq. km. of area. It fits the Deborah Rabinowitz's definition of a rare plant, even though it has a wide geographical range but low abundance where it is present.[4]

Habitat and ecology

_Bienertia cycloptera_ grows in warm climates. It grows in regions where the hottest months have a daily temperature between 20 °C and 30 °C, and annual precipitation ranges from 400mm to 76 mm. _Bienertia cycloptera_ tolerates saline and, temporarily, moist clay soils. The soils are rich in sodium ions and sulfate ions, with salinity ranging between 21 ds/m to 90 ds/m. In most habitats, _Climacoptera turcomanica_ can be found alongside _Bienertia cycloptera_.[5][6]

_Bienertia cycloptera_ is an endangered species. Due to the historically saline soils of the Aarat Plain becoming more suitable for humans and therefore less saline, the _B. cycloptera_ have not been able to regrow. It falls under Category 1 of endangered species according to the Red Data Book of Armenia. Conservation efforts have been underway with a protected population in the Vordan Karmir Reservation. These efforts include monitoring the remaining populations and searching for new habitats.[7]

Morphology

[The cylindrical succulent-like leaves of the _B. cycloptera_ plants are shown.] _Bienertia cycloptera_ is characteristically a succulent, smooth, light green annual plant. It typically grows from 15 to 40 cm in length. Habitually, the plant exists in a shrub-like form. They do not have an extensive branching pattern. The leaves are long, cylindrical, and curved. They are directly connected to the stem. They extend outwards. Since many _B. cycloptera_ grow near each other, this pattern of leaves and the long stems lead to the shrub-like appearance of the plant.[8][9]

Flowers and fruit

[This shows the button-like fruits of _Bienertia cycloptera_] As a flower, _Bienertia cycloptera_ produces both male and female flowers on the same plant, classifying as a monoecious plant. The fruits are shaped as small bubbles with a concave head. In its natural habitat, the plant germinates in the spring and then develops into the fall where reproductive growth happens via flowers. There are not enough pictures and research done on _B. cycloptera_{{'}}s flowers and fruits that the distinction remains ambiguous.[10][11][12]

Medicinal use

In Persia, _B. cycloptera_ is widely used for use in alternative medicine, especially for properties associated with antimicrobial, antihyperglycemic, and lipo catalytic properties. However, there is little scientific research showing evidence of this. A recent article that sought to rectify this lack of knowledge by testing _B. cycloptera_ against different microbes and analyzing its lipid composition, finding a strong correlation with microbe reduction and a wide composition of lipids.[13]

Other significance

The plant _B. cycloptera_ has a unique photosynthetic arrangement. As for the cellular structure of the plant, chlorenchyma cells have rubisco in the chloroplasts of the cell separated by channels and the PEPC in other cytoplasmic channels of the cell. This allows for the unique structure of the single celled C4 plant.[14] This is a very unique structure considering that every other C4 plants have spatial separation in the form of cells. However, scientists found evidence for this arrangement by measuring the Carbon-13 isotope values and found it consistent with other C4 species.[15]

In the field of scientific research for agriculture, _B. cycloptera_ has been used as a subject for studying the potential changing of commercial crops from C3 to C4 photosynthetic plants. Studies on _B. cycloptera_ have found that C4 photosynthetic cells are remarkably similar to that of C3 photosynthetic cells, hinting that genetic manipulation may require less anatomical change than previously thought.[16]

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

Summarize the areas in which Bienertia Cycloptera is found.

answer: Bienertia Cycloptera is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. It is also found in the Eurasian supercontinent.

text: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan are all located in the Eurasian supercontinent - rephrase to reflect that these are not separate regions.

refinement: Bienertia Cycloptera is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, and generally throughout the Eurasian supercontinent.

answer: Bienertia Cycloptera is found in the Middle East, south-eastern Europe, and central Asia. The plant can be found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. The range of Bienertia cycloptera throughout the Eurasian supercontinent covers an area from 24° to 49° N latitude and from 43° to 67° E longitude.

answer: Bienertia Cycloptera is found in the Middle East, south-eastern Europe, and central Asia. It is also found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. It is also found in the Eurasian supercontinent.

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

Summarize the habitat and ecology of Bienertia cycloptera.

answer: Bienertia cycloptera is located in warm climates. It grows in warm temperatures with little rainfall. It grows in saline and moist clay soils. It is located alongside Climacoptera turcomanica. Bienertia cycloptera is an endangered species.

text: The answer could include the soils being rich in sodium ions and sulfate ions.

refinement: Bienertia cycloptera is located in warm climates. It grows in warm temperatures with little rainfall. It grows in saline and moist clay soils. The clays are rich in sodium ions and sulfate ions. It is located alongside Climacoptera turcomanica. Bienertia cycloptera is an endangered species.

answer: Bienertia cycloptera grows in warm climates. It grows in regions where the hottest months have a daily temperature between 20°C and 30°C, and annual precipitation ranges from 400mm to 76 mm. Bienertia cycloptera tolerates saline and, temporarily, moist clay soils. The soils are rich in sodium ions and sulfate ions, with salinity ranging between 21 ds/m to 90 ds/m. In most habitats, Climacoptera turcomanica can be found alongside Bienertia cycloptera.

answer: Bienertia cycloptera is located in warm climates. It grows in the Middle East, south-eastern Europe, and central Asia. It grows in warm temperatures with little rainfall. It grows in saline and moist clay soils. It is located alongside Climacoptera turcomanica. Bienertia cycloptera is an endangered species.

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

Summarize the other uses that B. cycloptera has.

answer: Other uses of the B. cycloptera are that it has been used in alternative medicine, especially in Persia. It has been used for antimicrobial, antihyperglycemic, and lipo catalytic properties, however there is no evidence to support the claims. B. cycloptera has also been used in scientific research for agriculture for the changing of commercial crops from C3 to C4 photosynthetic plants.

text: Change "no" to "little scientific" evidence

refinement: Other uses of the B. cycloptera are that it has been used in alternative medicine, especially in Persia. It has been used for antimicrobial, antihyperglycemic, and lipo catalytic properties, however there is little scientific evidence to support the claims. B. cycloptera has also been used in scientific research for agriculture for the changing of commercial crops from C3 to C4 photosynthetic plants.

answer: B. cycloptera has been used in alternative medicine in Persia. It has also been used in scientific research for agriculture.

answer: B. cycloptera has been used in alternative medicine in Persia. It has also been used in scientific research for agriculture. It has also been used as a subject for studying the potential changing of commercial crops from C3 to C4 photosynthetic plants.


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In a Thursday meeting to discuss school safety in the wake of the Parkland shooting, DONALD TRUMP suggested that movies and video games are influencing the youth’s perception of violence—and because of that, there should be a “rating system” in place, according to _The Hollywood Reporter_. He did not acknowledge the fact that explicit ratings systems for movies and video games have existed for decades.

“We have to look at the Internet, because a lot of bad things are happening to young kids and young minds, and their minds are being formed. And we have to do something about maybe what they’re seeing and how they’re seeing it,” Trump said. “And also video games. I’m hearing more and more people say the level of violence in video games is really shaping young people’s thoughts. And then you go the further step and that’s the movies. You see these movies, they’re so violent and yet a kid is able to see a movie if sex isn’t involved, but killing is involved. Maybe they have to put a rating system for that.”

Attorney General JEFF SESSIONS, Health and Human Services Secretary ALEX AZAR, Domestic Policy Council Director ANDREW BREMBERG, White House Chief of Staff JOHN KELLY, Secretary of Education BETSY DEVOS, and adviser KELLYANNE CONWAY also attended the meeting Thursday, in addition to local officials.

His puzzling call for a ratings system aside, Trump echoed a common debate that is often stirred up after mass school shootings, one that places the blame on pop culture. As _T.H.R._ points out, he’s far from the first politician to voice concerns over violent video games. In the past week, Republican Kentucky Governor MATT BEVIN and Republican Rhode Island Representative ROBERT “BOBBY” NARDOLILLO mentioned video games, with the latter proposing a tax on games rated “M” for mature or above. (Because, again: the games already get ratings based on their violent content.) Back in 2005, even HILLARY CLINTON spoke out against increasingly violent games, saying they are “stealing the innocence from our children” and should be monitored like “tobacco, alcohol, and pornography.”

The vocal students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where the Parkland shooting occurred, do not agree. Rather than blaming violent video games and films, they have instead made waves by calling out inactive politicians and the N.R.A. In a stirring Wednesday night town hall meeting hosted by CNN, the students—as well as parents, teachers, and other locals—took Senator MARCO RUBIO and N.R.A. spokeswoman DANA LOESCH to task, demanding gun-control reform. FRED GUTTENBERG, whose daughter Jamie was killed in the shooting, told Rubio outright that both his comments, as well as Trump’s comments, have been “pathetically weak.”

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

What does the text say about the opinions of the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School?

answer: The students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where the Parkland shooting occurred, do not agree with the movie and video game industry, placing the blame on the inaction of inactive politicians and the National Rifle Association, demanding gun-control reform.

text: The first sentence of the answer should be rewritten because it says the students disagree with the movie and video game industry; meanwhile, the text does not indicate such. The model's answer changes the meaning from the text and is inaccurate and should consider correcting this.

refinement: The students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where the Parkland shooting occurred, disagree with the notion that the movie and video game industry is to blame for the violence. They, however, placed the blame on the inaction of inactive politicians and the National Rifle Association and demanded gun-control reform.

answer: The students of shooting victim aren't blaming violent video games for their situation. Rather, they are coming after the inactive politicians who do not consider changing the gun restrictions.

text: The first sentence of the answer is poorly structured. The model should consider rewriting this.

refinement: The students do not agree with blaming violent video games for the shooting. Instead, they blame the inactive politicians who do not consider changing the gun restrictions.

text: The answer omits that the students also blamed the N.R.A and demanded gun control reform. It should state this.

refinement: The students disagree with blaming violent video games for the shooting. Instead, they blame the inactive politicians and the N.R.A who do not consider changing the gun restrictions, causing the students to demand gun control reform.

answer: The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School understandably disagree with politicians who place blame on violent video games and films for causing the Parkland shooting. Rather than blame pop culture, the students are calling out inactive politicians and rallying for gun-control reform.

answer: The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School do not agree with the idea that video games and movies are to blame for the shooting. Instead, they blame inactive politicians and the N.R.A.

text: The answer omits that the students demand gun control reform. It should state this too.

refinement: The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School do not agree with the idea that video games and movies are to blame for the shooting. Instead, they blame inactive politicians and the N.R.A and demand a gun control reform.

answer: The text states that the students have differing opinions than Trump and others who have called for a rating system and restrictions on violence in pop culture. The students have instead called for gun-control reform.