text:
The weathered man exits the trail and sits on a rock, peering off into the distance. He's waiting for something. Green. Trees laid out as far as the eye can see, dripping with the beautiful amber of an Oregon sunset. Between the trees there was a road, weaving like a snake through tall grass. A faint sound. Getting louder. 8 cylinders exploding in harmony into the air, echoing across the forest. It was fast, and getting closer.

QUICK CUT

The tall man behind the wheel of his Cobra, gripping the wheel with white knuckles and a bloody collar. His eyes scream with rage, his tears stream with sadness and despair. His anger was hot. It used him.

QUICK CUT

The weathered man unrolls a cloth on the ground revealing a silenced Glock 17, accompanying ammunition, and a long slender knife. The engine's noise is echoing in his ears now, and he peers off into the distance, his eyes sharpening. His anger was cold. He used it. *A challenge.*

QUICK CUT

The tall man pulls his car into the gravel at the base of the mountain, slamming on the brakes and sliding the last few feet. He kicks the door open, and plods back to the trunk, opening it. He reaches inside, hesitating for a moment, but then pulling out a Marlin 1984 rifle with a blood-caked stock. Peering over his shoulder at the base of the trail, his focuses his gaze and takes a deep breath. *Try and run.*

title: The Climax

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

What's the setting?

answer: The setting is a remote mountain trail at sunset, leading up to a road where a car is racing towards the weathered man. The car is carrying an angry and desperate man with a gun and a rifle.

text: We should probably get that the story is set in Oregon

answer: Rural Oregon.

answer: Oregon.

answer: A forest in Oregon.

answer: The setting is a trail at sunset near a mountain in Oregon, where a weathered man waits for the approach of a speeding car. Between the trees there is a road, and coming up this road is a Cobra driven by a man with a rifle.

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

What is the man driving?

answer: The man is driving a Cobra.

answer: A Cobra

answer: The man driving is driving a Cobra.

answer: A Cobra

answer: A Cobra.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer:
Bombs or rockets are going off in rural Oregon. A man watches.

The man rolls in the grass with his gun.

A man stops his car in the gravel at the base of a mountain. He gets out, and retrieves a sock with a gun in it. He dares them to try and run.

text: Stock not sock

refinement:
Bombs or rockets are going off in rural Oregon. A man watches.

The man rolls in the grass with his gun.

A man stops his car in the gravel at the base of a mountain. He gets out, and retrieves a stock with a gun in it. He dares them to try and run.

answer: The weathered man waits for a roaring Cobra approaching the mountain trail. The owner of the car is angry and armed, but the weathered man is armed with a silenced gun and a long knife. The car finally arrives and the two men face off, gunning for each other. The weathered man shoots the driver of the Cobra first, and then slashes with his knife, killing the driver of the Cobra. The weathered man has won the final battle.

text: The story cuts off before the final showdown occurs.

refinement: The weathered man waits for a roaring Cobra approaching the mountain trail. The owner of the car is angry and armed, but the weathered man is armed with a silenced gun and a long knife. The owner of the cobra retrieves a rifle from his house and then says to the wood "Try and Run."

answer: The weathered man sits on a rock waiting for a fast-approaching car. This car is carrying a man who is fueled by rage- anger that uses him and sets his mind to kill. In preparation, the weathered man lays out a Glock 17 and a slender knife. As the car approaches, the weathered man sees it for what it is- a challenge. A struggle ensued and the weathered man ultimately prevailed resulting in the death of the angry man.

text: The story cuts off before the final showdown begins

refinement: The weathered man sits on a rock waiting for a fast-approaching car. This car is carrying a man who is fueled by rage- anger that uses him and sets his mind to kill. In preparation, the weathered man lays out a Glock 17 and a slender knife. As the car approaches, the weathered man sees it for what it is- a challenge. The man with the car retrieves a rifle from his house and says into the wind, "Try and Run."

answer:
An tall man in his car is driving recklessly on a road amidst trees. He has rage and sadness in his eyes. He hears a faint sound getting closer: 8 cylinders exploding in harmony. He unloads a silenced Glock and knife from a cloth and takes a breath.

The weathered man sits still, in some sort of a waiting position, watching the man's car stop just at the base of a mountain. The tall man produces a rifle. The weathered man grips his knife.

answer: A man in a trail hears a car approaching. It's a dark blue Cobra. The man waits with a concealed weapon. A tall man pulls out and he places a said weapon beside him on the passenger seat, and then climbs out of the car and walk toward the trail. The two meet, the tall man walks up to the weathered man. Both have weapons: the weathered man a silenced Glock and the tall man a Marlin 1984 rifle; the weathered man holds it back on the trail, and the tall man resumes walking to the base of the trail. The two meet there, each clutching a gun and a knife, with a lot of tension in the air.

text: The two never meet.

refinement: A man in a trail hears a car approaching. It's a dark blue Cobra. The man waits with a concealed weapon. A tall man pulls out and he places a said weapon beside him on the passenger seat, and then climbs out of the car and walk toward the trail. Both have weapons: the weathered man a silenced Glock and the tall man a Marlin 1984 rifle.


split: test

text:
“Where were you last night?” Max peered over my Economics textbook. He had a look of anticipation, as if he was waiting for some pain relieving gossip.

“I was home,” I responded innocently before he rolled his eyes at me. “Now, don’t bother me, I’m trying to focus.” Although normally I would use anything to distract me from school, I wasn’t about to involve Max in last night’s mess.

“Are you expecting me to believe you weren’t at Nina’s party?” He raised his eyebrows at me. I didn’t know what I was expecting. Frankly, no expectation in the world would have prepared me well enough. But I wanted to be there for Nina like she had for me. Perhaps I couldn’t fix her parent’s divorce, but I could at least attend her house party. Especially after her break up with Todd, the leather jacket douche that called her “babe” so much I would wonder if he knew her real name.

“I promise you’ll have a great time,” Nina had told me. And at first, I really did. There is something comforting about the stagnant smell of beer penetrating every fiber of clothing and hair follicle. Something nostalgic about repetitive rap songs preaching about the wonders of big asses.

Everything seemed normal at first. The music was pounding loudly and the dim lights carried shadows across the cramped living room. I could feel the air thickening.

Minutes before terror, I was standing unnoticed next to a group of girls I recognized.

“Someone told me her dad was abusive,” I heard one say with wide eyes.

“Yeah, apparently the neighbors called the cops on them,” another responded.

“Well, I wouldn’t point fingers just yet. Nina’s mom’s a bitch. Maybe she deserved it,” a brunette shrugged and took a sip of her drink right before our eyes met. Her face flared red as she realized her words had been overhead. I clenched my fists in rage.

“How about you all mind your own–”. My response was cut short by a piercing scream. I quickly stood up in alert. The room became still. The music stopped and those still standing looked at one another with puzzled looks. The source was nowhere to be seen. It came again, this time along with a cry. I recognized Nina immediately. I pushed my way across the living room and ran up the stairs before barging into Nina’s bedroom.

I noticed him first. His leather jacket shimmered in the moonlight as he stood tall and angry. A millisecond later, I spotted Nina on the floor. Hands covering her face in defense. The lack of light in the room didn’t stop the fierceness of her blood as it dripped down her temple and into her hair.

I stood still. My brain called in fear but my body made no response. Not even when Todd walked passed me, into the hallway and shut the door behind him.

Nina remained on the floor. She held herself and rocked back and forth, letting silent cries out into the thick air.

“Don’t tell anyone.” She whispered.

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“Hello?” Max snapped at me. “Are you going to tell me or not?” I stared at him blankly as the vivid flashbacks flew through my head. My heart stung in bitterness as I recognized that all I wanted to do was say it. To write it out in sharpie on all student lockers.

Nina’s bloody face burned in my head. “There’s nothing to tell.”

title: [RF] Last Night Leftovers

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

Who are the main characters of the story?

answer: The narrator, Max, Nina, Todd

text: This response has too many people included, it needs to be refined to only the two main characters noted in the passage.

refinement: Max, Nina, and the narrator are the main characters in the story.

answer: Max; Nina

text: A grammar mistake needs to be fixed here, the comma needs to be deleted between Max and Nina, and replaced with an "and".

refinement: Max, Nina, and the narrator are the main characters of the story.

answer: The main characters of the story are Max and Nina.

text: The narrator is also a main character and that needs to be included in the response.

refinement: The main characters of the story are Max, Nina, and the narrator.

answer: The main characters of the story are Max and Nina.

text: The narrator is also a main character in the story.

refinement: The main characters of the story are Max, Nina, and the narrator.

answer: Nina, Max, and Todd

text: Todd is not a main character in the story so his name should be omitted.

refinement: Nina, Max, and the narrator are the main characters in the story.

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

WHo did the neighbors called the cops on?

answer: Nina and her mom

text: The cops were called at the residence of where Nina and her mom live, but were really called upon Nina's abusive father.

refinement: The neighbors called the cops on Nina's abusive father.

answer: The neighbors called the cops on Nina's parents.

answer: It was Nina's father whom the neighbors called the cops on.

answer: Neighbors called the cops on Nina's parents (gossip, rumors).

answer: The neighbors called the cops on Nina's abusive father.

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

Who has an abusive dad?

answer: Nina does.

answer: Nina's dad was said to be abusive (gossip, rumors).

answer: Nina.

answer: Max's girlfriend.

text: This answer is incorrect and needs to be fixed.

answer: Nina does.

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

Why was Nina's face covered in blood?

answer: Nina was assaulted by Todd in her bedroom. His leather jacket shimmered in the moonlight as he assaulted her. Her hands covered her face in defense, and she bled from a cut on her head.

answer: Nina was assaulted by her ex-boyfriend Todd. He beat her up in her bedroom while at a party.

answer: Her boyfriend, Todd, hit her.

answer: Todd beat her up.

answer: She was in tears with visible bruises on her forehead, cheek, neck, and shoulders.

text: This response gives a good description of Nina's state but it does not describe how Nina's face got covered in blood.

refinement: Nina's face was covered in blood from Todd, her ex-boyfriend, beating her up.

question: Write a ~7 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator's friend, Max, asks where he was last night. He went to Nina's party but doesn't want to involve Max in the mess, so he lies that he was home. As Max feigns disbelief, the narrator recalls (to himself) that the party was normal until they heard Nina screaming. The narrator rushes to her room and finds Nina on the floor crying silently, her face bloody. Todd, her boyfriend, was angry and standing over her. When Todd left, Nina tells the Narrator not to tell anyone. He keeps his promise to Nina and doesn't tell Max, even though he feels bitter and wants everyone to know.

answer: Max asks where the narrator was the previous night. The narrator gives evasive answers because she does not want him to get involved in her "mess". Her friend Nina invites her to the party. She enjoys the party but there are disturbing rumors of her hit her ear. She notices Nina yelling, but the worst that happens at first. She finds that Nina is on her back with Todd standing over her. Then he punches her. The narrator does not react.

text: This summary needs to be re-written as it is awkwardly phrased and has details that do not need to be included.

refinement: The narrator's friend, Max, asks where he was last night. He went to Nina's party but doesn't want to involve Max in the mess, so he lies that he was home. As Max feigns disbelief, the narrator recalls (to himself) that the party was normal until they heard Nina screaming. The narrator rushes to her room and finds Nina on the floor crying silently, her face bloody. Todd, her boyfriend, was angry and standing over her. When Todd left, Nina tells the Narrator not to tell anyone. He keeps his promise to Nina and doesn't tell Max, even though he feels bitter and wants everyone to know.

answer: Max teases the narrator about not attending Nina's party. The narrator insists that he was at home. But it turns out that at the party, Nina is found on the floor with Todd behind her. Nina whispers, "Don't tell anyone". The narrator refuses to tell Max what happened and goes back to studying.

answer: The narrator spends the night at a friend's party and learns later that the host, Nina, was badly hurt by Todd. The narrator refuses to tell anyone what happened and is haunted by the terrible memory of Nina's blood on her temple.

answer: The protagonist hears through the grapevine that Nina's parent's have been abused by Todd, the leathered jacket douche. At a party hosted by Nina, the protagonist hears her scream and goes upstairs to find her covered in blood. Todd had left the room, and though the protagonist wanted to tell someone, Nina begs her not to. The protagonist returns to the party, shaken by the abusive scene she had just witnessed.

text: The first sentence of this summary is incorrect and needs to be re-written.

refinement: The protagonist hears through the grapevine that Nina's father is abusive. At a party hosted by Nina, the protagonist hears her scream and goes upstairs to find her covered in blood. Todd had left the room, and though the protagonist wanted to tell someone, Nina begs her not to. The protagonist returns to the party, shaken by the abusive scene she had just witnessed.


text:
Donald Trump calls for ideological screening tests of all immigrants. Aug. 31, 2016. (C-SPAN)

Let no one speak of Donald Trump pivoting ever, ever again.

The past couple weeks brought the speculation back: Maybe the bombastic GOP nominee was finally modulating his tone and recognizing he needs to appeal to a wider audience than the anti-immigrant, Breitbart-reading, borderline-bloodthirsty crowds that attend his rallies.

And indeed, a more reserved and serious-sounding Trump showed up to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on Wednesday, further inflating the belief that the reality television star might be pivoting from xenophobic showman to quasi-serious candidate.

But then Trump flew back to the states for a Wednesday night speech and all hell broke loose. Before a raucous crowd in Arizona, Trump returned to his natural center: angry, snarling, aggrieved and terrifying.

[Trump vows to remove millions living in country illegally: 'No amnesty']

Seeking to end confusion over his recently muddled language, Donald Trump vowed to remove millions living in the country illegally if he becomes president

After spending time in Mexico praising the country's "high quality people," Trump, just hours later, launched into a rant about undocumented Mexican immigrants who have killed and raped, spinning a dystopian tale that painted all immigrants as people to be feared, people to be rounded up and hauled out of this country.

He said immigrants would need an "ideological certification" that confirms they "share our values."

He again approvingly referenced President Dwight D. Eisenhower's deportation program "Operation Wetback," a cruel and deadly disaster from the 1950s, suggesting that Trump's version of that program would be even tougher.

He claimed there are 2 million "criminal aliens" in America and then said, preposterously, "Day one, my first hour in office – those people are gone!"

The crowd ate that nonsense up.

Saying that some think the word "deport" is not politically correct, Trump mocked: "You can call it whatever the hell you want, they're gone."

Loud. Spewing insults and absurd claims. Red-faced and nationalistic. It was Trump as we know him to be.

He took the pivot some were predicting and ripped it to shreds, delivering a speech lavishly praised by white supremacists like David Duke and by wretched far-right opportunists like Ann Coulter.

It was a hate speech. That will prompt many of Trump's supporters and alt-right fan boys to call me a PC liberal vermin or a "cuck" or whatever inane term they've reserved for those who diss their hero. (I'm white, male and not Jewish, so that keeps them from using many of their preferred insults.)

[Fact check: Trump's speech misstates reality of U.S. immigration policy]

Donald Trump's attempt to clarify his immigration policy instead muddied some of the circumstances for people in the country illegally or for the U.S. economy.

But there's no reason to parse words when it comes to that bilious speech. It was hate-filled and hateful. You could see the hands of Steve Bannon, who runs the far-right "news" site Breitbart and is now CEO of Trump's campaign, all over it, as if Trump was barfing out the comments section under one of the site's white nationalist screeds.

Moderate Republicans who have been praying daily for their nominee to grow into a plausible candidate had to be sickened by what they saw Wednesday night.

That wasn't a speech on immigration policy, as the campaign had promised. That was Donald Trump thumbing his nose at the establishment and at all the pundits who suggested he was "softening" his stance on immigration.

That was an angry man catering to a base that shares his anger, a base that mistakenly believes it constitutes an electoral majority.

Trump's swoop from supposed statesman in Mexico to manic hate-monger in Arizona was jarring. Truly.

And it showed anyone who could stand to watch that the idea of a Trump pivot is dead for good. And was probably never alive in the first place.

-   Politics and Government
-   Mexico
-   Immigration

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

Based on this article, how does the author likely see themselves and their political views relative to former POTUS Donald Trump?

answer: As a moderate Republican who is not a fan of Trump

text: The author writes about moderate Republicans as though separate from them, so remove this answer as there is no basis the author identifies as such.

text: Add a response: The tone of the article indicates the author holds centrist or leftist views (enough to criticize the Republican party as a whole) and objected to Donald Trump as a candidate at the time.

refinement: The tone of the article indicates the author holds centrist or leftist views (enough to criticize the Republican party as a whole) and objected to Donald Trump as a candidate at the time.

answer: Based on the tone of this article and their own press bio, they are clearly a progressive, or left-leaning academic.

answer: Based on the tone of this article and their own press bio, they are clearly a progressive, or left-leaning academic.

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

What do you think is the reason Trump seemingly backpedaled on his previously somewhat-broadened ideas about immigration from Mexico to the US?

answer: It is possible that Trump's advisors are telling him to tone down his rhetoric, but it is also possible that Trump is just pandering to his base.

text: The two clauses counter each other - the first is a reason to broaden, whereas the second is a reason to backpedal. The second clause answers the question better, so remove the first.

refinement: It is possible that Trump is just pandering to his base.

answer: It may be implied that Trump's ideas about immigrants are not as broad as they seem. He has seemingly backpedaled on his previously somewhat-broadened ideas about immigration from Mexico to the US to cater to his base, which shares his anger.

answer: It may be implied that Trump's ideas about immigrants are not as broad as they seem. He has seemingly backpedaled on his previously somewhat-broadened ideas about immigration from Mexico to the US to cater to his base, which shares his anger.


text:
The flickering lights highlight the ship’s icy hallway only once every few seconds. It’s probably better that way, considering that when it can be seen it’s quite a mess. Scattered with shell casings, strewn papers and stray sparks from exposed wires. Not to mention the occasional body or body part that lay in the way as Chad slowly steps through, careful not to trip over the many obstacles. He waits patiently for the lights to flicker again, so he can move freely with no worry of what’s in his way, and searching for another living soul. He tries to call out, but the cold has rendered his throat quite useless when it comes to shouting. Still he must make the attempt. “Hello!” He tries to scream. It sounded as if the word itself tore open his insides as he spewed it out. Chad places his hand on his throat and continues, content with a quiet search.

As he makes his way through more dead end areas of the ship, Chad begins to lose hope of finding any more lost survivors, until he hears a faint moaning coming from the Captain’s quarters. He stops and listens for a moment. The moans come again. Chad walks towards the open room and puts his back against the wall, creeping his head around the corner. Inside, lying on the bed in the left corner is Captain Roberts, half naked and freezing, blood trickling down his ears and mouth. His skin seems more like a thin pale sheet that’s stretched tightly over his bones, and his hair on his head is patchy, as if he’s been pulling it out. Chad brings himself back around and tilts his head back, rolling his eyes. He sighs and marches into the Captain’s room. “Sir.” He says as he walks up to him. The Captain’s hand is bleeding and balled up in a fist.

“Whosat?” Captain Roberts whispers, eyes rolling around in every direction.

“Lieutenant Chad Harper, sir.” The Captain blinks, almost in awe, and then chuckles to himself.

“Come here, Lieutenant.” Chad kneels down beside the Captain, whose fist reaches out for his hand. Chad cups the Captain’s fist as he releases the item he was clinging so hard to. Chad looks into his now bloody hand to see two brown-stained silver bars. “I’m giving you command, Lieutenant.” Now it’s Chad’s turn to chuckle, but he can’t stop there. Soon his scoffs become laughs, and then what seems to be a mix of crying and bellowing that echo through the empty corridors of the stone cold prison they’re trapped in.

“Command?” Chad replies, wiping tears from his eyes, “Command of what? There’s nobody here! It’s just us!”

“Jesus, kid.” Captain Roberts says, “Is that all you do is complain? Ever since we lost you’ve treated it like the Goddamn Crucifixion.” He turns his head and coughs a fair amount of blood onto the walls. Chad bows his head and traces the sign of the Cross on his body.

“May Christ have mercy on your soul for making such a joke.” He says, raising his head. The Captain looks at him and tries to sit up. Chad puts his hands on the Captain’s shoulders and gently presses him back down. “You need to rest, sir.” The Captain’s attempt took much more out of him than expected. He begins to breathe heavy, as if he’d just run a marathon. Chad picks up a chair that’s been lying on the floor and sits down next to the Captain.

“I know you’ve suffered, lad.” Captain Roberts says, “We all have. But that’s no excuse to just abandon all this.” His hands wave around the room flimsily. Chad looks around and sighs.

“All what, sir? We don’t have anything. Everyone is either dead or captured. We’re on the losing side of a war and I don’t even know what it is we’re fighting for!” Chad’s voice breaks away again as he begins to shout. “I didn’t even want to be in this! I was dragged! I left a wife and a daughter behind, risking my life for reasons I’m still not sure of.” The Captain remains silent. His eyelids are halfway shut. “Sir.” Chad begins, “I’m sorry, but I have to go. There’s just too much blood here. I’ve had enough of this senseless massacre.” He stands up and turns to walk out the door. The Captain sputters.

“You think you’ll find a decent place to stand in this massacre?” Chad stops, and turns back towards the Captain. “Well there isn’t one. Everybody’s involved, like it or not.

“Well then what do you suggest I do, sir?”

“Stand with me. Keep up the good fight. We’re on the losing side against heaven, kid. They’ve got the power, but we’ve got the people. We may have sticks and stones compared to their rockets and lasers, but we’ve got a lotta sticks and stones.” The Captain’s eyelids flutter as he coughs more blood onto his pillow.

“You’re standing days are done, sir.” Chad says, “I mean no disrespect in that. You’re dying, and I’m all that’s left. This is my chance to leave, and to find a place where I can be at peace. Maybe start a new family. Have a life in exchange for the one that was taken from me. Everyone will just assume the whole ship’s been taken.” Chad bows his head. “I hope you understand. I was never meant to do this.” Chad looks up at the Captain. His eyes are closed and there are no white clouds that escape his mouth, which hangs open like an old fool who has fallen asleep drunk in his recliner.

Chad leaves the Captain’s quarters and marches up the hallway and to a steel door that’s sealed shut. To the side rests a digital keypad. Chad inputs a code, and the doors swiftly slide open. “Welcome, Lieutenant Harper.” A deep male voice echoes as Chad steps through into the flight deck. Outside the window lies an endless black ocean filled with little sparkling stars, along with several other ships that have been destroyed. Their debris float slowly across Chad’s view. He walks up to the center of the flight deck, where a digital map is displayed on the table. He looks down to see that a rendezvous point has been highlighted two Astronomical Units away, on a dead planet orbiting a Red Dwarf. Four Astronomical Units away lies another, more appealing place to park; a fairly new planet that was recently discovered and inhabited 200 years prior, called Geisa. Chad closes the map and takes a seat in the Captain’s chair. “How much fuel do we have, Mark?”

“Enough, Lieutenant Harper.” Mark replies.

“That’s not an answer. How many AUs can we travel given the damage?”

“Roughly five, Lieutenant. Where would you have me direct us?” Chad sits in his chair, one hand wrapped around his face and sweating, despite the freezing temperature. In his other hand lays the Captain’s silver bars. He stares at them, a look of anger quickly growing on his face.

“You son of a bitch.” Chad whispers as he pins the medal to his uniform.

“What was that, Lieutenant?”

“It’s Captain, Mark. And take us to the damn rendezvous point.”

title: The Captain

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

Summarize the surprise in the plot.

answer: Chad believes that he and the captain are the only ones left on the ship, that the captain is dying, and that he has to go. The narrator had previously established that the captain was a wise, seasoned officer and a good leader. This raises the question of why Chad, and probably other competent officers, would be stationed with Captain Roberts, who is so apparently out of touch with reality. The captain gives Chad his command.

text: This is not a logical conclusion

refinement: Chad believes that he and the captain are the only ones left on the ship, that the captain is dying, and that he has to go. The narrator had previously established that the captain was a wise, seasoned officer and a good leader.  The captain gives Chad his command.

text: There is no evidence of this in the article

refinement: Chad believes that he and the captain are the only ones left on the ship, that the captain is dying, and that he has to go. The captain gives Chad his command and Chad plans to move the spaceship elsewhere.

answer: Chad believes that he and the captain are the only ones left on the ship, that the captain is dying, and that he has to go. The narrator had previously established that the captain was a wise, seasoned officer and a good leader. This raises the question of why Chad, and probably other competent officers, would be stationed with Captain Roberts, who is so apparently out of touch with reality.

text: There is no evidence of this in the article

refinement: Chad believes that he and the captain are the only ones left on the ship, that the captain is dying, and that he has to go.

text: This doesn't answer the question

refinement: Chad believes that he and the captain are the only ones left on the ship, that the captain is dying, and that he has to go. The captain gives Chad command of the spaceship. Reluctantly Chad takes command and directs the ship to its rendevous.

answer: The surprise in the plot is that Chad is given command of the ship.

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

Summarize the primary source of tension in the story.

answer: Chad feels like he has no right to be in charge of the ship. He's been dragged into a war he didn't want to be a part of and he's leaving a wife and daughter behind. He's having a hard time with the Captain, who is dying, and he feels like he has nothing left to fight for. He's determined to go on his own, but he's unsure of what he'll find out in the universe.

answer: The story's primary source of tension is friction regarding Chad's captaincy. Chad believes his captain has abandoned all this by dying and leaving Chad in command. The captain believes Chad has forsaken his duties by leaving the ship.

answer: Chad feels like he has no right to be in charge of the ship. He's having a hard time with the Captain, who is dying, and he feels like he has nothing left to fight for. He's determined to go on his own, but he's unsure of what he'll find out in the universe.

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

Summarize how the main character's situation changes over the story.

answer: Chad is on a ship with the Captain and other soldiers. The ship is in a battle, and the Captain is injured. Chad finds the Captain and the Captain gives him command. Chad leaves the Captain's quarters and goes to the flight deck. He orders Mark to take them to the rendezvous point.

answer: Chad is on a ship with the Captain and other soldiers. The ship is in a battle, and the Captain is injured. Chad finds the Captain and the Captain gives him command. Chad leaves the Captain's quarters and goes to the flight deck. He orders Mark to take them to the rendezvous point. Chad is losing hope and wants to leave the battle.

text: Adds no value and is out of sequence

refinement: Chad is on a ship with the Captain and other soldiers. The ship is in a battle, and the Captain is injured. Chad finds the Captain and the Captain gives him command. Chad leaves the Captain's quarters and goes to the flight deck. He orders Mark to take them to the rendezvous point.

answer: Chad is on a ship, searching for survivors. He finds the Captain, who gives him command. Chad is angry that he has to stay and fight, but the Captain tells him that everyone is involved in the fight. Chad leaves the Captain's quarters and finds a ship to fly to a rendezvous point.

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

What does the story say about the details of the war?

answer: No answer

answer: The story doesn't mention any details of the war.


text:
   The tumultuous waves crashed into the Caribbean-esque shores. With them, me. I stood up on the white sanded beach and looked out into the great blue yonder. The water was so blue and clear, I could've sworn I was in the Bahamas. A moment later, I smelled iron. "Blood" I thought. I ripped off my white cotton dress shirt and saw the the blood oozing out of the deep lacerations on my torso. Then, the smelled of something being grilled filled the air. "There's someone else on the island.
   I ran to the smell as fast as humanly possible. It was the most difficult thing I've ever done. I ran so fast my muscles started to hurt. I tripped over rocks and branches multiple times which exacerbated the lacerations. When I got to the barbecue all I saw were servants and a woman in a red dress. She was no older than me, twenty. After looking around, I collapsed.
   The next thing I remember, I was in a huge cave. Except, it didn't look like a cave. It looked like a regular home. I opened my eyes and saw the immaculate kitchen, it was like one you'd see in a five star restaurant. Annexed off the kitchen, there was a beautiful dining room. However, I got the feeling that it was just collecting dust. I was laying on a black couch big enough for two people and was snuggled up in a flannel blanket. I wanted to get up but I debated if it was worth losing the warmth. It was decided, I'd get up. As I got up, I heard a woman say "Woah, easy there".
   She was the most beautiful woman in the world. She was like something out of a Greek mythology tale. She had long dark brown hair braided to the side, warm brown eyes, and smelled like honeysuckle. She looked very Mediterranean. For example, she had olive skin and strong facial features. Her voice was soft and when she talked, it sounded like angles were singing. If I didn't know any better, I'd say she was Aphrodite.
     "What's your name," I asked.
     "I am Calypso and you are on Ogygia" she smiled. "After we eat, you can go home if you'd like".
     "Can I think about it" I said looking at the island.
     "Sure," she smiled. "Now go back to sleep, you need rest".
     A moment later, my eyes were closed.

                    *****
  When I opened my eyes, I saw her smiling over me, her teeth were pure white. How could I leave her?
  "It's time for dinner" she said playing with my hair.
   When we walked out of the cave, it was night. How long was I asleep for? The only source of light were the stars and the moon. Since there was no light pollution, you could see the faintest stars. It was beautiful. On the white beach there was a blanket and several baskets.
    "It's a beautiful out here. Is it like this every night?" I said looking up at the stars.
    "Yes it is " she smiled while looking up at the stars.
    The baskets had everything in them. Literally, you could think of food or drink and you'd have it. After dinner, we walked on the shores.
   "Will you stay with me?" She asked. I could hear a hint of nervousness in her voice.
   I thought about my life in the real world. I had no family, no friends, and no money. I had nothing. Why wouldn't I stay with her?
  "Of course I'll stay with you" I said leaning in to kiss her.

I hope this wasn't that bad. I'm pretty rusty. Please don't be to mean.

title: [FN, RO] Ogygia (Oh-gee-gee-ah)

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

What draws the narrator away from the beach?

answer: The narrator is drawn away from the beach by the feeling that there is somebody else on the island, followed by the smell of grilled food. After meeting Calypso, the narrator decides to stay on Ogygia.

text: The narrator's decision to stay is irrelevant

refinement: The narrator is drawn away from the beach by the feeling that there is somebody else on the island, followed by the smell of grilled food.

answer: A grill.

text: More specifically, it's the smell of food and the sense that there are other people on the island

refinement: The narrator smells food being grilled and realizes that someone else is on the island.

answer: The narrator smells the aroma of grilled food when he lands on the beach. He realizes that there is someone else around and he is, no doubt, also hungry so he follows the aroma to a barbecue. He finds a woman in a red dress and servants cooking.

text: Nothing says that the narrator is hungry

refinement: The narrator smells the aroma of grilled food when he lands on the beach. He realizes that there is someone else around so he follows the aroma to a barbecue. He finds a woman in a red dress and servants cooking.

answer: The lacerations on the narrator's torso and the smell of cooking food draw the narrator away from the beach. It's not until they come face to face with Calypso that they decide to stay on Ogygia.

text: The lacerations don't seem to impact the narrator's decision

refinement: The smell of cooking food draws the narrator away from the beach. It's not until they come face to face with Calypso that they decide to stay on Ogygia.

text: The narrator's decision to stay is irrelevant

refinement: The smell of cooking food draws the narrator away from the beach.

answer: The narrator notices the cooking scent of something being grilled, and the blood seeping from his wounds.

text: The narrator's wounds are irrelevant

refinement: The narrator notices the cooking scent of something being grilled.

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

Describe the woman.

answer: Calypso is a young, Mediterranean woman with olive skin and strong facial features. She has long dark brown hair, warm brown eyes, and the smell of honeysuckle. She is the most beautiful woman the protagonist has ever seen.

answer: A twenty-year-old woman dressed in a red dress.

text: The text provides more details than this

refinement: Calypso is a twenty-year-old woman dressed in a red dress. The narrator thinks she is the most beautiful woman in the world. She has long dark brown hair braided to the side, warm brown eyes, and smells like honeysuckle. She has olive skin, strong facial features, and a soft voice.

answer: The narrator describes the woman as the most beautiful in the world. She has long dark hair that she braids to the side. She has warm brown eyes and smells like honeysuckle. Her olive skin and strong facial features give her a Meditteranean look. She has a soft angelic voice.

answer: She's the most beautiful woman he's ever seen, Egyptian-looking with olive skin, raven-black hair, hazel eyes, and an olive complexion.

text: The physical description of Calypso is inaccurate

refinement: Calypso is the most beautiful woman he's ever seen. She has long dark brown hair braided to the side, warm brown eyes, olive skin, strong facial features, and a soft voice. She smells like honeysuckle.

answer: The woman is beautiful and Mediterranean in appearance. She is calm and nurturing, always willing to listen and offer advice. She is protective and caring, a true example of Aphrodite come to life. Her kindness and understanding ease any worries the protagonist might have, and she helps him feel at home on Ogygia.

text: We don't know enough about Calypso to conclude she is "calm and nurturing" etc.

refinement: The woman is beautiful and Mediterranean in appearance.

text: We are told many more details about Calypso's appearance

refinement: Calypso is beautiful and Mediterranean in appearance. She has long dark brown hair braided to the side, warm brown eyes, strong facial features, and a soft voice. She smells like honeysuckle.


text:
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It is becoming increasingly more difficult to imagine a scenario that sees Los Angeles Kings defenceman Slava Voynov back in the NHL – ever. According to _Los Angeles Times_ reporter Nathan Fenno, who was in the courtroom today for Voynov’s preliminary hearing, it was alleged that the defenceman choked, kicked and punched his wife. Effectively, the allegation is that he laid a beating on her.

Back on October 20, Voynov was suspended indefinitely with pay following his arrest on suspicion of domestic violence. At that time, the Police Department of the City of Redondo Beach issued this press release indicating that a female could be heard “screaming” and “crying” and that, later that night, Voynov accompanied the alleged victim to the hospital where he was arrested on suspicion that he inflicted the harm.

DISTURBING EVIDENCE OF A BEATING

Here are some of the more disturbing allegations raised in Court today as reproduced from Fenno’s Twitter timeline:

- Redondo Beach police officer: Voynov's wife had laceration over left eye, blood streaming, red marks on neck.

- Officer says Voynov's wife said he struck her in the face with his fist.

- Officer: Voynov pushed wife to ground multiple times, kicked her repeatedly while on ground, chocked her three times.

- Officer: Voynov pushed her into flat-screen TV where she cut her face.

- Officer: Voynov's wife required eight stitches to close wound above left eye.

- Officer: "There's bruising, red marks, scratches on the victim's neck."

- At Voynov's home, the officer noted blood all over bedroom, including covering comforter and a bloody handprint on floor.

- Lead prosecutor Frank Dunnick: "there's evidence to suggest prior domestic violence" involving Voynov.

Fenno added that while he could only “catch quick glimpses of photos of the injuries to Voynov's wife” and there was “lots of blood.”

VOIDING OF CONTRACT, PRISON & DEPORTATION FOR VOYNOV

Voynov is facing a number of legal issues. Firstly, he could be deported. In the United States, the crime of domestic violence can lead to serious immigration consequences for defendants who are not U.S. citizens. Under a federal U.S. law called the _Immigration and Nationality Act_, a non-citizen can be ordered deported if he is convicted of domestic violence.

Voynov is also facing jail time. He was charged under Section 273.5 of the _California Penal Code_ for willfully inflicting corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition upon a person. The charge can either be a felony or the less serious misdemeanor. The type of charge depends on a number of factors, including the severity of the injuries sustained and whether the defendant has a history of violence.

In this case, Voynov was charged with a felony. As a result, he is facing up to four years in state jail with an additional five years if he inflicted great bodily injury. If he had been charged with a misdemeanor, he would have been facing up to one year in county jail.

There is also a risk that Voynov’s contract could be voided (or terminated) by the NHL. The NHL CBA at Article 18-A.2 provides Commissioner Gary Bettman with very broad disciplinary powers when dealing with off-ice conduct that is “_DETRIMENTAL TO OR AGAINST THE WELFARE OF THE LEAGUE OR THE GAME OF HOCKEY_”. Among the punishments the Commissioner may impose is the termination of a player’s contract.

The voiding of Voynov’s contract would most certainly be challenged by Donald Fehr and the NHLPA. However, terminating Voynov’s contract would not be unreasonable if the evidence is deemed reliable. Ray Rice changed everything. Indeed, the dramatically altered landscape surrounding domestic violence may force the hand of the league. And the CBA gives Bettman the power to take action (although the NHLPA would argue there are limits to that power).

Only time will tell. For now, expect the NHL to do nothing and await the disposition of the criminal proceedings. Voynov will remain suspended indefinitely. Once the criminal proceedings wrap up, the NHL will make its decision. While things look exceedingly bleak for Voynov, they could get a lot worse should the photographs featuring his wife’s injuries leak to the public.

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

What are the downsides Voynov faces for beating his wife?

answer: He could be deported, charged with a felony, and have his contract voided. He could also face jail time.

answer: He could be deported, charged with a felony, and have his contract voided.

answer: He could be deported, jailed for up to four years, and his contract could be voided.

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

What does the article say about vigilante justice?

answer: The article doesn't mention anything about vigilante justice.

answer: No answer


text:
While American Enterprise Institute philosopher Christina Hoff Sommers was gamely endeavoring to finish her remarks over the din of protests at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore., Janet Steverson — law professor and diversity and inclusion dean — intervened to bring Hoff Sommers' speech to a premature close.

The diversity and inclusion dean had noticed that the mob (I mean students) were growing restless at the diversity of including a speaker such as Sommers, a guest of the Federalist Society, on the roster. Steverson told the Inside Higher Ed that the poor dears were becoming "antsy."

Well, that's one way of putting it when college students hurl vicious insults — including the ever-popular "fascist" epithet — at a renowned scholar in an attempt to intimidate. Let's face it: What these students did at Lewis & Clark was a macro-aggression. And the diversity dean catered to them.

Sommers, as we all know, is just one of a growing list of prominent intellectuals who have been shouted down on American college campuses.  At least in this instance there were no reported physical injuries, as was the case when a faculty member at posh Middlebury College in Vermont was injured escorting Charles Murray, another American Enterprise Institute scholar and author, through a howling mob of students.

It has become customary, when these all too common eruptions occur, to opine that the guarantee of the right of free speech, enshrined in the Bill of Rights, is in jeopardy. We also observe that these students don't want to hear ideas different from their own. I think this is far too kind.

The concentration on the threat to free speech, valid though it is, actually obscures the nature of the greater peril we are facing: We're starting way too far up the food chain with a sophisticated concept such as the right of freedom of speech. What we are really seeing is that the most lavishly financed university system in the history of mankind — or should I say peoplekind? — isn't educating people. In my day, nobody cared if we got "antsy" during a lecture: We were there to learn.

These kids are not refusing to grapple merely with ideas that are different from theirs but, I submit, are ill-prepared to engage with ideas. Period. And how could it be otherwise? These opinionated kids don't even know the definition of the all-purpose label fascist. Look it up, class, fascists engaged in street brawls and disruption to forestall debate.

A look at the US News & World Report description of the Lewis & Clark Law School offerings sheds some light on why students didn't show up intrigued to listen to an iconoclastic thinker. For tuition and fees of $43,290 a year, the Lewis & Clark future lawyer...

  “...can focus in legal areas including global law, Indian law, and more. Among specialty programs, the institution has a high law school ranking in environmental law."

Hands-on training can occur in "the Animal Law Clinic and the International Environmental Law Project. ... Northwestern Law school operates several centers that also offer research and training opportunities for law students, including the Center for Animal Law Studies, the National Crime Victim Law Institute, and the Natural Resources Law Institute.

Additionally:

  “Students may also seek out involvement opportunities in the school’s clubs and organizations, from the Latino Law Society to the softball league. Law reviews at the Lewis & Clark College Northwestern School of Law include Animal Law, Environmental Law, and the Lewis & Clark Law Review."

Sadly, this may not be the most solid preparation for understanding the ins and outs of the legal theory or writing briefs for clients. While there is nothing wrong with studying animal or environmental law — and these fields are prominently represented at top law schools — U.S. News choice to highlight them is an indication that such trendy offerings may be more attractive prospective students that duller studies in, say, constitutional, corporate law, or criminal (for humans) law.

Rightly concerned about the atmosphere on campus, Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman (respectively dean of the law school at Berkeley, and chancellor of the University of California, Irvine), wrote a book entitled “Free Speech on Campus.” In it, the authors seek to find a way to balance "unfettered" speech and at the same time promote "inclusive environments" on campus.

I'm glad the professors believe in free speech, but they couldn't be more wrong about "inclusive environments." First, inclusive environments aren't inclusive. Witness the inclusiveness dean shushing Sommers. Second, colleges were not, according to the idea of the university as it developed in western civilization, supposed to be "inclusive"; they were supposed to educate, which often meant exposing scholars to new ideas (and facts — remember those?).

Colleges have abandoned the project of exposing students to the poet Matthew Arnold's ideal of "the best which has been thought and said." The result is that too many graduates are ignorant of the basics. You can't understand why free speech is important if your mind is unfurnished — or furnished with fact-free indoctrination picked up in a women's studies class or other class that concentrates mostly on grievances, real or imagined.

If, as Thomas Jefferson believed, education is the cornerstone of our democracy, we're in deep trouble.

Of course, Mr. Jefferson would never be allowed on most American college campuses today.

_Charlotte Hays is senior editor and director of cultural program at Independent Women Forum._

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

What does the article say about fascism?

answer: The professors defining fascism include theories of intellectual superiority and the suppression of ideas through street violence. They say fascism is the idea of one group being better than another, and that only their ideas should be tolerated, which is exactly what the protesters at Lewis & Clark attempted to do.

text: Students hurled the ever-popular epithet at a renowned scholar in an attempt to intimidate her. The intimidation worked when the dean intervened and cut the scholar's speech short. Include this use of the term 'fascism' in the response.

refinement: The professors defining fascism include theories of intellectual superiority and the suppression of ideas through street violence. They say fascism is the idea of one group being better than another, and that only their ideas should be tolerated. The protesters at Lewis & Clark hurled the ever-popular epithet at a renowned scholar in an attempt to intimidate her. The scholar's speech was cut short by the dean, thus the hecklers succeeded.

text: The definition given for fascism in the article is engaging in street brawls and causing disruptions to forestall debate. The students used this label out of context when shouting it at Christina Hoff Sommers. Correct the definition given in the response and include the way the students used it.

refinement: Fascism is defined in the article as engaging in street brawls and causing disruptions to forestall debate, students used this term incorrectly and this proves that they are ill-prepared to engage with ideas that are different from their own. The protesters at Lewis & Clark hurled the ever-popular epithet at a renowned scholar in an attempt to intimidate her. The scholar's speech was cut short by the dean, thus the hecklers succeeded.

answer: The article argues that recent college protests have shown that students cannot engage with ideas and are relatively uneducated, resulting in a greater peril in society. The article cites a lack of proper education to explain students' inability to engage with new ideas, particularly about fascism.

text: Students' inability to engage with new ideas is illustrated by them incorrectly hurling the all-purpose and ever-popular epithet 'fascist' at a renowned scholar to intimidate. They achieved their purpose when her speech was cut short by the dean. Include this incorrect term in the response as proof of the students' peril.

refinement: The article argues that recent college protests have shown that students cannot engage with ideas, and are relatively uneducated, by hurling the all-purpose epithet 'fascist' at a renowned scholar to intimidate her into cutting her speech short. The article cites a lack of proper education to explain students' inability to engage with new ideas, particularly about fascism.

text: The new ideas presented in the article and by Christina Hoff Sommers are not about fascism. Remove this sentence from the response.

refinement: The article argues that recent college protests have shown that students cannot engage with ideas, and are relatively uneducated, by hurling the all-purpose epithet 'fascist' at a renowned scholar to intimidate her into cutting her speech short.

text: The definition given for fascism in the article is engaging in street brawls and causing disruptions to forestall debate. The students used this label out of context when shouting it at Christina Hoff Sommers. Include the definition in the response.

refinement: The article argues that recent college protests have shown that students cannot engage with ideas, and are relatively uneducated, by hurling the all-purpose epithet 'fascist' at a renowned scholar to intimidate her into cutting her speech short. The students are encouraged to look up the definition of fascism and describes fascists as engaging in street brawls and causing disruptions to forestall debate.

answer: The article describes students who resorted to insults and disruptions to silence a guest speaker with ideas that differed from theirs. The word "fascist" is used as an epithet, indicating that the students are poorly-prepared to engage with ideas. The article also observes that universities have abandoned the ideal of exposing students to the "best which has been thought and said," which leads to ignorance of the importance of free speech. In the article, fascism is interpreted as an epithet used to shout down those with different opinions and to pre-emptively undermine the possibility of an intellectually rigorous discussion.

text: 'Fascism' is used as an all-purpose and ever-popular epithet by students according to the author of this article. The author also encourages students to look up the definition of fascism and describes fascists as engaged in street brawls and causing disruptions to forestall debate. Change the description of fascism and the use of it in the response to better reflect that of the article.

refinement: The article describes students who resorted to insults and disruptions to silence a guest speaker with ideas that differed from theirs. The word "fascist" is used as an epithet, indicating that the students are poorly-prepared to engage with ideas. The article also observes that universities have abandoned the ideal of exposing students to the "best which has been thought and said," which leads to ignorance of the importance of free speech. In the article, 'fascist' is used as an all-purpose, ever-popular insult, but it is poorly understood by the students that use it. Fascists are described as street brawlers who cause disruptions to forestall debate.

answer: The students who interrupted Christina Hoff Sommers' remarks called her a fascist. The author of the article implies that the students, due to their disruptin, actually better fit the definition of fascists.

text: The author implies that the students are poorly educated and not equipped to engage with ideas that differ from their own. Adjust the wording in the final sentence to reflect this.

refinement: The students who interrupted Christina Hoff Sommers' remarks called her a fascist. The author of the article implies that the students are poorly educated and not equipped to engage with ideas that differ from their own because they understand the word 'fascist' incorrectly.

text: The author describes a fascist as engaging in street brawls thereby causing disruptions to forestall debate. Include this description in the response as well.

refinement: The students who interrupted Christina Hoff Sommers' remarks called her a fascist. The author of the article implies that the students are poorly educated and not equipped to engage with ideas that differ from their own because they understand the word 'fascist' incorrectly. The author describes a fascist as engaging in street brawls thereby causing disruptions to forestall debate.

answer: Charlotte Hays feels in hindsight that taking up the right to freedom of speach would not be the main priority when it came to why students were shouting down Sommers. She believes the most important reason they were protesting was that they had an lack of education.

text: Hays felt that the students interrupted Christina Hoff Sommers because they could not handle ideas that differed from their own. The environment created is more inclusive than educational. Remove the current answer because it does not relate to fascism.

text: The definition given for fascism in the article is engaging in street brawls and causing disruptions to forestall debate. The students used this label out of context when shouting it at Christina Hoff Sommers. Include the definition in the response.

refinement: The definition given for fascism in the article is engaging in street brawls and causing disruptions to forestall debate. The students used this label out of context when shouting it at Christina Hoff Sommers.

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

What does the article have to say about the state of education at Lewis & Clark College?

answer: The article contends that the state of education at Lewis & Clark College is not adequate enough to enable students to engage in meaningful discussion and debate. The students who were protesting were ill-prepared to do so and disrupt the dialogue. Moreover, the college emphasizes trendy subjects over more rigorous subjects such as constitutional law, corporate law, and criminal law. The overall state of education at Lewis & Clark College is not adequate enough to allow students to engage in discourse.

text: The law school at the college emphasizes more trendy offerings over duller subjects. Include the 'law school' in the response.

refinement: The article contends that the state of education at Lewis & Clark College is not adequate enough to enable students to engage in meaningful discussion and debate. The students who were protesting were ill-prepared to do so and disrupt the dialogue. Moreover, the Lewis & Clarke Law School emphasizes trendy subjects over more rigorous subjects such as constitutional law, corporate law, and criminal law. The overall state of education at Lewis & Clark College is not adequate enough to allow students to engage in discourse.

text: According to the author, inclusivity has taken the place of education at the Lewis & Clarke college. This poses a significant problem because inclusivity is not inclusive and because the purpose of a college should be education and, by this, exposure to new ideas. Rewrite the final sentence of the response to give context around the inclusivity agenda at Lewis & Clarke.

refinement: The article contends that the state of education at Lewis & Clark College is not adequate enough to enable students to engage in meaningful discussion and debate. The students who were protesting were ill-prepared to do so and disrupt the dialogue. Moreover, the Lewis & Clarke Law School emphasizes trendy subjects over more rigorous subjects such as constitutional law, corporate law, and criminal law. According to the author, inclusivity has taken the place of education at the Lewis & Clarke college. This poses a significant problem because inclusivity is not inclusive and because the purpose of a college should be education and, by this, exposure to new ideas.

text: The students who were protesting engaged in macro aggression and was catered to by the dean. Change the second sentence to reflect this aggression and accommodation.

refinement: The article contends that the state of education at Lewis & Clark College is not adequate enough to enable students to engage in meaningful discussion and debate. The students who were protesting engaged in macro aggression and was catered to by the dean. Moreover, the Lewis & Clarke Law School emphasizes trendy subjects over more rigorous subjects such as constitutional law, corporate law, and criminal law. According to the author, inclusivity has taken the place of education at the Lewis & Clarke college. This poses a significant problem because inclusivity is not inclusive and because the purpose of a college should be education and, by this, exposure to new ideas.

answer: There is a heavy emphasis on trendy specialties like animal, environmental and Indian law. Against this backdrop, it isn't unsurprising that the student base is less concerned with the right to free speech and more with being shielded from differing opinions.

text: The author feels that the law school does not offer solid preparation, because their trendy offerings are more attractive than duller subjects. End the first sentence with this implication of the emphasis on trendier subjects.

refinement: There is a heavy emphasis on trendy specialties like animal, environmental and Indian law, this detracts from the solid preparation, albeit duller, subjects. Against this backdrop, it isn't unsurprising that the student base is less concerned with the right to free speech and more with being shielded from differing opinions.

text: The author ascribes the two symptoms of macro aggression rather to the school focus on inclusivity, than on the offerings of the law school. Change the final sentence of the response to link it with the cost of the inclusive environment being created by the college.

refinement: There is a heavy emphasis on trendy specialties like animal, environmental and Indian law, this detracts from the solid preparation, albeit duller, subjects. The inclusive environment of the college creates a student base that is less concerned with the right to free speech and more with being shielded from differing opinions. This is because inclusivity does not include everyone and it moves the focus from education and new ideas to inclusivity at all costs.

answer: According to the article, the univestiry is failing to educate people. The students are ill-prepared to engage with ideas, especially those that are different from their own. The offering of trendy courses such as animal or environmental law also fails to properly prepare students for a law career. Rather than focusing on being inclusive, the university should be focusing on educating.

text: University is spelled incorrectly spelled and incorrectly used. Replace 'univestiry' with Lewis & Clarke Law School.

refinement: According to the article, the Lewis & Clarke Law School is failing to educate people. The students are ill-prepared to engage with ideas, especially those that are different from their own. The offering of trendy courses such as animal or environmental law also fails to properly prepare students for a law career. Rather than focusing on being inclusive, the university should be focusing on educating.

answer: The article sees the events at Lewis & Clark College as one symptom of a larger problem of American higher education - namely the state of educational preparedness of students entering college. The students at Lewis & Clark are seen as immature and unable to debate ideas in an intelligent way, resorting instead to shouting down scholars and preventing any meaningful discourse. This state of unpreparedness spells trouble for the future of American democracy.

text: The larger problem in American higher education is the balance between unfettered speech and inclusive environments on campus. The author sees inclusivity as problematic because it does not include everyone and because inclusivity comes at the cost of education and exposure to new ideas. Include this information in the first sentence of the response and remove the last sentence of the response because it is incorrect.

refinement: The article sees the events at Lewis & Clark College as one symptom of a larger problem of American higher education - namely balance between unfettered free speech and inclusive environments on campus. The students at Lewis & Clark are seen as immature and unable to debate ideas in an intelligent way, resorting instead to shouting down scholars and preventing any meaningful discourse.

text: The Lewis & Clarke Law School markets more trendy offerings at the cost of more duller studies that comprise a solid foundation in the study of law. Add this to the response.

refinement: The article sees the events at Lewis & Clark College as one symptom of a larger problem of American higher education - namely balance between unfettered free speech and inclusive environments on campus. The students at Lewis & Clark are seen as immature and unable to debate ideas in an intelligent way, resorting instead to shouting down scholars and preventing any meaningful discourse. The Lewis & Clarke Law School markets more trendy offerings at the cost of more duller studies that comprise a solid foundation in the study of law.

answer: The college differentiates between the fields of study available to students including global law, Indian law, operation of an Animal Law Clinic, and an International Environmental Law Project. Reviews are also printed which would be an ongoing progress in the advancement of the student's skill.

text: The Lewis & Clarke Law School markets more trendy offerings, like those mentioned in the response, at the cost of more duller studies that comprise a solid foundation in the study of law. Add this to the response.

refinement: The college differentiates between the fields of study available to students including global law, Indian law, operation of an Animal Law Clinic, and an International Environmental Law Project. All of these are trendy offerings that remain the focus of Lewis & Clarke Law School at the cost of duller subjects that offer the foundation of the study of law. Reviews are also printed which would be an ongoing progress in the advancement of the student's skill.

text: The author feels that the inclusive environments created on campus leads to failure of exposure to new ideas and does not encourage discernment. This leads to macro aggression that is being accommodated by the dean, and places free speech in jeopardy. Include this information in the response.

refinement: The college differentiates between the fields of study available to students including global law, Indian law, operation of an Animal Law Clinic, and an International Environmental Law Project. All of these are trendy offerings that remain the focus of Lewis & Clarke Law School at the cost of duller subjects that offer the foundation of the study of law. The author feels that the inclusive environments created on campus leads to failure of exposure to new ideas and does not encourage discernment. This leads to macro aggression that is being accommodated by the dean, and places free speech in jeopardy. Reviews are also printed which would be an ongoing progress in the advancement of the student's skill.

text: Remove the final sentence of the response because it does not have bearing on the response.

refinement: The college differentiates between the fields of study available to students including global law, Indian law, operation of an Animal Law Clinic, and an International Environmental Law Project. All of these are trendy offerings that remain the focus of Lewis & Clarke Law School at the cost of duller subjects that offer the foundation of the study of law. The author feels that the inclusive environments created on campus leads to failure of exposure to new ideas and does not encourage discernment. This leads to macro aggression that is being accommodated by the dean, and places free speech in jeopardy.

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

Summarize the main news event.

answer: A visiting scholar, Christina Hoff Sommers, was shouted down and ultimately cut off her lecture prematurely by the diversity and inclusion dean at Lewis and Clark College, who observed that the largely peaceful protests against Sommers had become "antsy." This inaction by the dean is indicative of the greater problem of students not prepared to engage in debate and think critically. The focus on freedom of speech misses the more serious threat we are facing: widespread lack of preparedness in higher education.

text: The dean took action when cutting off Hoff Sommers' prematurely. Change the word to 'intervention'.

refinement: A visiting scholar, Christina Hoff Sommers, was shouted down and ultimately cut off her lecture prematurely by the diversity and inclusion dean at Lewis and Clark College, who observed that the largely peaceful protests against Sommers had become "antsy." This intervention by the dean is indicative of the greater problem of students not prepared to engage in debate and think critically. The focus on freedom of speech misses the more serious threat we are facing: widespread lack of preparedness in higher education.

text: The focus is on creating an inclusive environment, and not on freedom of speech. Change 'freedom of speech' to 'inclusive environments'.

refinement: A visiting scholar, Christina Hoff Sommers, was shouted down and ultimately cut off her lecture prematurely by the diversity and inclusion dean at Lewis and Clark College, who observed that the largely peaceful protests against Sommers had become "antsy." This intervention by the dean is indicative of the greater problem of students not prepared to engage in debate and think critically. The focus on creating an inclusive environment misses the more serious threat we are facing: widespread lack of preparedness in higher education.

answer: A diverse group of students and officials showed a large amount of disruption when Christina Hoff Sommers was speaking at Lewis and Clark College. The students clashed with her talking points and disrupted her speech by chucking fascist at her.

text: Change the wording to reflect that 'fascist' was one of the vicious insults that was hurled at Hoff Sommers.

refinement: A diverse group of students and officials showed a large amount of disruption when Christina Hoff Sommers was speaking at Lewis and Clark College. The students clashed with her talking points and disrupted her speech by hurling vicious insults - like the ever-popular 'fascist' - at her.

text: When the dean of diversity and inclusivity felt that the students became too antsy, she intervened and cut Hoff Sommers' speech short. Include this in the response as well, because it is a critical part of the news event.

refinement: A diverse group of students and officials showed a large amount of disruption when Christina Hoff Sommers was speaking at Lewis and Clark College. The students clashed with her talking points and disrupted her speech by hurling vicious insults - like the ever-popular 'fascist' - at her. When the dean of diversity and inclusivity felt that the students became too antsy, she intervened and cut Hoff Sommers' speech short.

answer: A mob of college students disrupted a lecture by American Enterprise Institute scholar Christina Hoff Sommers, and the dean of the law school intervened to end the lecture prematurely. These students did not appear to be intellectually prepared to engage in rational debate, and the result is classrooms lacking in debates and discussions.

text: The author feels that the inclusive environments created on campus leads to failure of exposure to new ideas and does not encourage discernment. This leads to macro aggression that is being accommodated by the dean, and places free speech in jeopardy. Change the final sentence in the response to reflect this information.

refinement: A mob of college students disrupted a lecture by American Enterprise Institute scholar Christina Hoff Sommers, and the dean of the law school intervened to end the lecture prematurely. These students did not appear to be intellectually prepared to engage in rational debate, the author feels that this is the result of creating an inclusive environment at the cost of an exposure to new ideas.

answer: Christina Hoff Sommers attempted to deliver remarks at Lewis & Clark College but was met by protests from the students. The dean intervened and ended the speech prematurely. Sommers is part of a growing list of intellectuals who have faced such interuptions on American college campuses.

answer: The main news event is that some American college students recently broke a speaker's figurative microphone when they shouted down a surprisingly controversial speaker. Some protested lectures have included violence in the form of injuries, but this one did not. The Federalist Society organizes a lot of speeches and gatherings, but this one certainly turned many heads.

text: The author feels that the inclusive environments created on campus leads to failure of exposure to new ideas and does not encourage discernment. This leads to macro aggression that is being accommodated by the dean, and places free speech in jeopardy. Change the final sentence in the response to reflect this information.

refinement: The main news event is that some American college students recently broke a speaker's figurative microphone when they shouted down a surprisingly controversial speaker. Some protested lectures have included violence in the form of injuries, but this one did not. The author feels that the inclusive environments created on campus leads to failure of exposure to new ideas and does not encourage discernment. This leads to macro aggression that is being accommodated by the dean, and places free speech in jeopardy.

text: Hoff Sommers is a controversial figure, it was not a surprise. Remove 'surprising' from the response.

refinement: The main news event is that some American college students recently broke a speaker's figurative microphone when they shouted down a controversial speaker. Some protested lectures have included violence in the form of injuries, but this one did not. The author feels that the inclusive environments created on campus leads to failure of exposure to new ideas and does not encourage discernment. This leads to macro aggression that is being accommodated by the dean, and places free speech in jeopardy.


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They came for him during the group session, two well dressed boys on the cusp of manhood. This wasn’t the first time a young and the restless soul had come asking questions about her, her legend, after all did precede her. Ted drew a deep breath that made his thin hospital gown rise and fall like an undulating wave, he looked at the floor. Those who knew him best recognised the act, this story was the last light of the broken man who sat before them in the New Haven Detoxification Institute. Ted meekly raised his hand, begging for silence. The regulars inched closer ready for the words they’d heard so many times before.

“Assia, Assia, ascended astrologers muse. Assia, Assia, Aphrodite’s repose. Assia, Assia, fire of life, cold when she goes.” The room hushed as if smothered, those watching felt a peculiar prickling of the skin. Ted continued oblivious.

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It was dusk, turning twilight, when they arrived at the bar. Ted tall and thin, his companion slightly taller with a thicker build. It was darker in the bar, one of those cheap places that tries to make up for a lack of style with poor lighting. She was late. He was in love with her. Ted was oblivious of what was to come.

The friend looked up, startled. Assia stood before them. Rain dripped from her night black hair that shone with the subtlest hint of a crimson glow. Her short black dress showed of her curves, like those of a racing car. Her legs were bare. Presently her eyes met Ted’s who suddenly aware that the world was turning at an astronomical rate around the fixed point of his eyes locked with hers. Every second was eternal.

Ted’s mind raced with this new information. Who was this girl? What the hell is this feeling? Oh god, make eye contact! OH GOD too much eye contact! Confused Ted withdrew from conversation and fixed his eyes on the wall sized aquarium behind Assia’s head. A thousand fish swam to and fro together in a shoal. One fish danced alone, swishing elegantly like Mata Hari. The tank appeared empty, but for this one fish. Ted sat transfixed, stealing occasional glances at the girl, but always returning to that one solitary fish. The fish disappeared. The sea was lonely.

Ted sipped his drink quickly. Assia demurely ashed her cigarette, delicately brushing it against the crystal ashtray, all the while stealing glances at Ted of her own. That moment the dreamer in him fell in love with her, and he soon knew it. Fire, crash the next hours passed lightning fast. Growing bolder the pair revelled in ideas, wallowed, and bathed in mutual knowledge and interests. Their friend faded to grey and they were alone.

Alone on a sofa now, memories slip by as if in a film. Hand brushes leg. Leg brushes hand. Electricity. Magnetism draws them together. His hands her hips. Her hands his hair. His lips her lips. Ecstasy. Her phone rings and she goes.

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Ted stood up, opened his eyes and spoke to his fellow New Haven Institute patients. The memory had almost seemed real.  “That was the first and last time I laid eyes Assia Do Nascimento. I chased the idea, the dream, the memory of her all my life. Trying to capture a love so pure, so intense.” Ted sat down hands trembling “You never know what will set the memory off.”

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

How does Assia feature in this story?

answer: Assia's name, when pronounced, is a kind of incantation.

text: The response misses to mention that Ted and Assia meet at a bar and it was the first and last time he ever saw her. It also misses to mention that Ted spends his life chasing the dream and memory of her.

refinement: Assia's name, when pronounced, is a kind of incantation. Ted meet Assia at a bar but it was the last time he ever saw her. He spends his life chasing the dream and memory of her.

answer: Assia features as the subject of Ted's love and true love. The memory of her sparks feelings in him and ultimately brings back memories of their intense connection.

text: The response misses to mention that they met at a bar but it was the first and last time he saw her.

refinement: Assia features as the subject of Ted's love and true love. They met at a bar but it was the first and last time he ever saw her. The memory of her sparks feelings in him and ultimately brings back memories of their intense connection.

answer: Assia is a woman that Ted met in a bar one night and fell in love with. He subsequently spent his whole life chasing the memory of her. The vivid memories finally drive him into substance abuse.

text: There is no evidence in the passage that the memories drive the narrator to substance abuse.

refinement: Assia is a woman that Ted met in a bar one night and fell in love with. He subsequently spent his whole life chasing the memory of her.

answer: She is the girl that Ted chances upon in the bar and falls in love with. The memory makes him think all his life about her, trying to chase the dream of their love that night in the bar.

answer: Assia is the object of the protagonist's intense love and affection. She features prominently in the protagonist's memories and dreams.

text: The response misses to mention that they met at a bar and it was the first and last time he saw her.

refinement: Assia is the object of the protagonist's intense love and affection. He meets her at a bar but it was the first and last time he saw her. She features prominently in the protagonist's memories and dreams.


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

answer: The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School do not agree with Trump's call for a rating system for movies and video games. 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 took Senator Marco Rubio and N.R.A. spokeswoman Dana Loesch to task, demanding gun-control reform.

text: What the students don't agree with is blaming video games for real-world violence, not a call for a rating system, which already exists.

refinement: 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 took Senator Marco Rubio and N.R.A. spokeswoman Dana Loesch to task, demanding gun-control reform.

answer: The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School do not agree with the politicians who blame violent video games and films for school shootings. They instead made waves by calling out inactive politicians and the NRA. At a town hall meeting hosted by CNN, the students took Senator Marco Rubio and NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch to task, demanding gun-control reform.

answer: The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are vocal in their disagreement with the politicians who blame violent video games and films for school shootings. They instead made waves by calling out inactive politicians and the NRA. At a town hall meeting hosted by CNN, the students took Senator Marco Rubio and NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch to task, demanding gun-control reform.

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What does the text say about upcoming bills in Congress?

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NEIL MALHOTRA is an American political economist. He is the Edith M. Cornell Professor of Political Economy in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, where he is also the Louise and Claude N. Rosenbrg, Jr. Director of the Center for Social Innovation. He studies the politics of the United States, survey methodology, and voter behavior in elections, including work on retrospective voting and on the politics of disaster preparedness and relief.

Education and early work

Malhotra attended Yale University, where he earned his BA in economics in 2002.[1] At Yale he was mentored by Donald Green, whom he has credited with inspiring him to become a political scientist.[2] He then attended Stanford University, earning an MA in 2005 and a PhD in 2008.[3]

After obtaining his PhD, Malhotra joined the faculty at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.[4] He remained there until 2010, when he moved to the political science department at the University of Pennsylvania.[5] In 2011, he returned to the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, where he is also affiliated with the political science department.[6]

Career

Academic positions

Since 2015, Malhotra has been the Louise and Claude N. Rosenberg Jr. Director of the Center for Social Innovation. In 2017 he was named the Edith M. Cornell Professor of Political Economy,[7] and in 2019 he was named The Susan Ford Dorsey Faculty Fellow at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.[8]

Research

Malhotra has published work on American politics, voting behavior in elections and other forms of political behavior, and the methodology of survey research.[9] His work on voter behavior includes research on the problem of retrospective voting, and how strongly voters consider past events when arriving at a vote choice.[10] Malhotra has also published work on disaster response by governments, and how that response is rewarded or punished by voters. In 2009 he published the study “Myopic voters and natural disaster policy” in the _American Political Science Review_,[11] which led to consultations with the Federal Emergency Management Agency about optimal disaster preparedness.[12] The study showed evidence that voters reward incumbents for disaster relief spending, but not for disaster preparedness spending.[13][14][15]

Since 2018, Malhotra has been a frequent contributor to _Forbes_.[16] He has been quoted or cited in _The Washington Post_ regarding topics such as government crisis response strategies,[17] the effects of major external events on elections,[18] and corporate responsibility,[19] and on similar topics in venues like _The Atlantic_,[20] _The New York Times_,[21][22] and _Fortune_.[23]

Awards

During 2012–2013, Malhotra was the recipient of a grant from the Russell Sage Foundation to study how voters weight recent events compared to events in the distant past, which is related to the question of retrospective voting in American politics.[24]

In 2015, _Poets & Quants_ listed Malhotra as one of the top 40 professors under 40 years old.[25] In 2016, Malhotra won the Emerging Scholar Award from the Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior Section of the American Political Science Association, which “is awarded to the top scholar in the field who is within 10 years of her or his PhD”.[26]

Selected works

-   “Completion Time and Response Order Effects in Web Surveys”, _Public Opinion Quarterly_ 72(5):914–934 (2008)
-   “Myopic Voters and Natural Disaster Policy”, with Andrew Healy, _American Political Science Review_ 103(3):387–406 (2009)
-   “Irrelevant events affect voters' evaluations of government performance”, with Andrew J. Healy and Cecilia Hyunjung Mo, _PNAS_ 107(29):12804–12809 (2010)
-   “Retrospective Voting Reconsidered”, with Andrew Healy, _Annual Review of Political Science_ 16:285–306 (2013)
-   “Publication bias in the social sciences: Unlocking the file drawer”, with Annie Franco and Gabor Simonovits, _Science_ 345(6203):1502–1505 (2014)

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title: Neil Malhotra

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What does the text say about Malhorta's personal life?

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What does the text say about Neil Malhorta's career?

answer: Neil Malhorta is an American political economist. He is the Edith M. Cornell Professor of Political Economy in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, where he is also the Louise and Claude N. Rosenberg, Jr. Director of the Center for Social Innovation. He studies the politics of the United States, survey methodology, and voter behavior in elections, including work on retrospective voting and on the politics of disaster preparedness and relief.

text: It is omitted that in 2015, Poets & Quants listed Malhotra as one of the top 40 professors under 40 years old. In 2016, Malhotra won the Emerging Scholar Award from the Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior Section of the American Political Science Association.

refinement: Neil Malhorta is an American political economist. He is the Edith M. Cornell Professor of Political Economy in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, where he is also the Louise and Claude N. Rosenberg, Jr. Director of the Center for Social Innovation. He studies the politics of the United States, survey methodology, and voter behavior in elections, including work on retrospective voting and on the politics of disaster preparedness and relief. In 2015, Poets & Quants listed Malhotra as one of the top 40 professors under 40 years old. In 2016, Malhotra won the Emerging Scholar Award from the Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior Section of the American Political Science Association.

answer: Neil Malhorta is an American political economist. He is the Edith M. Cornell Professor of Political Economy in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. He studies the politics of the United States, survey methodology, and voter behavior in elections. Malhorta was the recipient of a grant from the Russell Sage Foundation to study how voters weight recent events compared to events in the distant past. He was also the recipient of the Emerging Scholar Award from the Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior Section of the American Political Science Association.

answer: Neil Malhorta is an American political economist. He is the Edith M. Cornell Professor of Political Economy in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, where he is also the Louise and Claude N. Rosenberg, Jr. Director of the Center for Social Innovation. He studies the politics of the United States, survey methodology, and voter behavior in elections, including work on retrospective voting and on the politics of disaster preparedness and relief. He worked at the University of Pennsylvania before returning to Stanford.

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What does the text say about Malhorta's research?

answer: Malhorta has published work on American politics, voting behavior in elections and other forms of political behavior, and the methodology of survey research. His work on voter behavior includes research on the problem of retrospective voting, and how strongly voters consider past events when arriving at a vote choice. Malhorta has also published work on disaster response by governments, and how that response is rewarded or punished by voters.

text: It is omitted that in 2009, he published the study “Myopic voters and natural disaster policy” in the American Political Science Review, which led to consultations with the Federal Emergency Management Agency about optimal disaster preparedness. He wrote about government crisis response strategies, the effects of major external events on elections, and corporate responsibility.

refinement: Malhorta has published work on American politics, voting behavior in elections and other forms of political behavior, and the methodology of survey research. His work on voter behavior includes research on the problem of retrospective voting, and how strongly voters consider past events when arriving at a vote choice. Malhorta has also published work on disaster response by governments, and how that response is rewarded or punished by voters. In 2009, he published the study “Myopic voters and natural disaster policy” in the American Political Science Review, which led to consultations with the Federal Emergency Management Agency about optimal disaster preparedness. He wrote about government crisis response strategies, the effects of major external events on elections, and corporate responsibility.

answer: Malhorta has published work on American politics, voting behavior in elections and other forms of political behavior, and the methodology of survey research. His work on voter behavior includes research on the problem of retrospective voting, and how strongly voters consider past events when arriving at a vote choice. Malhotra has published work on disaster response by governments, and how that response is rewarded or punished by voters. He has been consulted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He also published the study "Myopic voters and natural disaster policy" in the American Political Science Review, which led to consultations with that agency.

answer: Malhorta has published work on American politics, voting behavior in elections and other forms of political behavior, and the methodology of survey research. His work on voter behavior includes research on the problem of retrospective voting, and how strongly voters consider past events when arriving at a vote choice. Malhotra has published work on disaster response by governments, and how that response is rewarded or punished by voters. He has been consulted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He also published the study "Myopic voters and natural disaster policy" in the American Political Science Review, which led to consultations with that agency. He has also been a frequent contributor to Forbes.

question:
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What does the text say about Malhorta's education?

answer: Malhorta attended Yale University, where he earned his BA in economics in 2002. He then attended Stanford University, earning an MA in 2005 and a PhD in 2008.

answer: Malhorta earned his BA in Economics from Yale University. He then went on to earn his MA and his PhD from Stanford University.

answer: Malhorta earned his BA in Economics from Yale University. He then went on to earn his MA and his PhD from Stanford University. He was mentored by Donald Green at Yale.