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Tobias knew that she was beautiful. It was obvious when she closed her mouth. Her small chin seemed to be pulled in, and her upper lip stretched over what her lower lip didn’t cover. It gave her an innocent and curious look. But her eyes conveyed anything but purity, they were large and dark and full of wisdom. This contrast, Tobias knew, was rare, and no doubt stirred feelings of longing in nearly every man who was so lucky to see her.

There was a time when Tobias would have felt warm at the thought of them together, holding hands, kissing, holding each other in bed. He knew he would have found himself smiling when he saw something that reminded him of her, and everything would remind him of her, from the wind, to the warmth and wetness of damp dirt in the sun, from the way a cashier held her head to the way water falls off the mossy rocks in his grandfather’s forest. He would always be smiling, for she’d be his world, and the world was all he saw. Every now and then, in intervals immeasurable by time, she would go swimming, encouraged by the depth and complexity of what lies beyond and beneath the surface of the ocean.

She would float on the water and catch glimpses of fantastic creatures and sights, whales surfacing and far away beaches beckoning, and she would swim and swim in the direction of her gaze, but always the beaches seemed to get further away, and the whales never stayed in the same place. She would hold her breath as long she could and dive under, five feet, ten feet, fifteen, and she’d see schools of brightly colored fish, curious bubbles, turtles and other creatures, but always her lungs emptied and her sight blurred, and she’d have to come up for air, gasping and flailing as she cursed her human impotence and imperfections. She’d be weary, and sick of searching, she’d curse herself again for leaving land, for believing that her undefined desires were attainable, she’d curse herself for having desires at all, why can’t she just be content? and she’d turn around and see Tobias on an island not very far off. He’d be smiling and his palms would be open.

 She would swim easily to him, carried by the current, and he’d wrap a towel around her and lead her inside, where blankets and hot cocoa and a fire would all be laid out for her. Tobias would hold her, and she’d feel silly as she saw her misty desires of perfection solidify into desire for something real, something simple and true, attainable and powerful. She’d see her desire solidify into reality, into the object of a man, and that object would be holding her. Slowly her feelings of silliness, of desire, of comfort and yearning, would become ecstasy, which would radiate throughout her entire body, and she’d wonder why she ever left Tobias island in the first place. But he’d be the epitome of understanding, and when she would leave again to swim towards the unattainable, he’d be waiting for her on the shore, waiting patiently for her return, always with a towel and always with a kind and understanding smile on his face. Each time their ecstatic reunion was different and special, for she always felt sillier and wiser, and he knew that her occasional departures were necessary, and they both knew he knew, and loved each other all the more for it.

This is what Tobias thought of when he saw her, and so he looked at her as though she were a display in a museum.

title: Tobias Island

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

What does the story say about what Tobias imagines when he looks at her?

answer: Tobias imagines that if she swims to his island, she would experience ecstasy upon their reunion. He also assumes that her departures from his island are necessary and that this draws them closer together in love. Tobias sees her as beautiful and mysterious, but ultimately desires for her to come back to him for comfort and passion.

answer: When Tobias looks at the woman, he imagines her to be beautiful and appreciated by men. He further imagines her to yearn to explore the mysteries of the ocean, though she is imperfect and unable to fulfill these desires. When she returns to him, they share an ecstatic reunion and their love grows stronger. Tobias sees her as desirable and desirable in her imperfection.

text: Does Tobias imagine her to be "appreciated by men?"

refinement: He further imagines her to yearn to explore the mysteries of the ocean, though she is imperfect and unable to fulfill these desires. When she returns to him, they share an ecstatic reunion and their love grows stronger. Tobias sees her as desirable and desirable in her imperfection.

answer: He imagined them together, holding hands, kissing, holding each other in bed. That everything would remind him of her, from the wind, to the warmth and wetness of damp dirt in the sun, from the way a cashier held her head to the way water falls off the mossy rocks in his grandfather's forest. He imagined that she would go swimming catching glimpses of fantastic creatures and sights. He imagines her diving, seeing schools of brightly colored fish, turtles, and other creatures. He imagines she would curse her human limitations, her desires, and wonder why she couldn't just be content. But Tobias would be at the shore, waiting for her with a towel, blankets, hot cocoa, and a warm fire.

answer: Tobias imagines a swim, where she ventures close to an island. He is already there awaiting her, wrapped in a towel. He leads her inside where a cozy fire is burning with hot cocoa and blankets. He holds her and her desire solidify into reality, which turns into ecstasy that radiates throughout her entire body. This love between the two of them is the Tobias Island, which is always waiting, the place that "face is always glowing."

text: Fix "her desire solidify"

refinement: Tobias imagines a swim, where she ventures close to an island. He is already there awaiting her, wrapped in a towel. He leads her inside where a cozy fire is burning with hot cocoa and blankets. He holds her and her desires solidify into reality, which turns into ecstasy that radiates throughout her entire body. This love between the two of them is the Tobias Island, which is always waiting, the place that "face is always glowing."

text: The last sentence is nonsensical

refinement: Tobias imagines a swim, where she ventures close to an island. He is already there awaiting her, wrapped in a towel. He leads her inside where a cozy fire is burning with hot cocoa and blankets. He holds her and her desires solidify into reality, which turns into ecstasy that radiates throughout her entire body.

answer: He imagined when they float on the water that they would come up close to him and hold his hand, kiss him, hug him, hold him tight in the bed, and love him the way he loves her, with arms open and hearts full of contentment. Tobias would look at her as though she were a display in a museum.

text: Change "they" to "she" for clarity

refinement: He imagined when she floats on the water that she would come up close to him and hold his hand, kiss him, hug him, hold him tight in the bed, and love him the way he loves her, with arms open and hearts full of contentment. Tobias would look at her as though she were a display in a museum.

text: Tobias looking at her like she were a display in a museum happens; it is not Tobias's imagination

refinement: He imagined when she floats on the water that she would come up close to him and hold his hand, kiss him, hug him, hold him tight in the bed, and love him the way he loves her, with arms open and hearts full of contentment.


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MAJED J. NESHEIWAT CONVENTION CENTER (formerly the MID-HUDSON CIVIC CENTER) is a venue located in Poughkeepsie, New York, consisting of Mair Hall (a concert and convention hall) and the McCann Ice Arena (an ice skating venue). It was built in the 1970s as part of the general attempt at rehabilitation of the central district of the City of Poughkeepsie. It is located at 14 Civic Center Plaza, on a segment of what was formerly known as Market Street near the former Main Mall. The Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel, at 40 Civic Center Plaza, is adjacent on the same block and was originally designed to be constructed concurrently with the civic center and financed by Hilton, but the hotel construction was abandoned after the foundation was laid. Four years after the completion of the Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Radisson Hotels bought the hotel property and after a re-design of the original hotel plans, construction of the hotel resumed.

The Nesheiwat Convention Center, a private, not-for-profit community organization dedicated to providing cultural, recreational and educational opportunities to the Hudson Valley is a dual venue comprising Mair Hall and McCann Ice Arena. Mair Hall is a space with the capacity to host 3,050 seated spectators and large expos and trade shows.[1]

On December 3, 2018 the Mid-Hudson Civic Center issued a press release announcing the name change of the Poughkeepsie building to the Majed J. Nesheiwat Convention Center. Majed “Mitch” Nesheiwat is a long time resident and business man of Dutchess County New York. [2] Nesheiwat is the Founder and CEO of Gas Land Petroleum, which distributes petroleum products for companies such as Exxon Mobil, Shell, Sunoco, Gulf, Citgo, Phillips 66, and Conoco. Aside from distribution, Nesheiwat is a well-known and highly regarded real estate developer; he has diversified experience in all facets of the real estate industry. Nesheiwat made his mark in real estate through commercial development, specifically with retail plazas and residential sub-divisions.[3]

McCann Ice Arena

The McCann Ice Arena serves youth organizations, leagues and individuals for both recreational and competitive figure skating and ice hockey and offers open ice slots, group and private lessons, public skating sessions and private parties. McCann Ice Arena had briefly been the home of the Hudson Valley Bears and the Poughkeepsie Panthers, two semi- professional hockey teams in the 1980s.

Mair Hall

Mair Hall opened with a sold-out performance by Pete Seeger.

ECW

May 16, 1999 the Mid Hudson Civic Center was where ECW hosted their Hardcore Heaven pay-per-view event.

WWF/WWE

Between July 1984 and August 1986 the Mid Hudson Civic Center was where the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment) taped their internationally televised WWF Championship Wrestling. Notable wrestlers who wrestled in the building during this time include then WWF Champion Hulk Hogan, Junkyard Dog, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, André the Giant, Bret Hart, Brutus Beefcake, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, The British Bulldogs, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, King Kong Bundy, Big John Studd, Ken Patera, Tito Santana, Don Muraco, The Iron Sheik, “Mr Wonderful” Paul Orndorff, Hercules Hernandez, Adrian Adonis and Rowdy Roddy Piper (who also hosted his “Piper's Pit” segment on the show). Television commentators for the show at the Civic Center were WWF owner Vince McMahon (who at the time was only known outside of wrestling circles as an announcer and not the company owner) and “Professional wrestlings only living legend” Bruno Sammartino, with Jesse “The Body” Ventura occasionally joining the duo or filling in for Sammartino (Ventura also wrestled on the show occasionally as Randy Savage's tag-team partner, usually taunting the semi-retired Sammartino and challenging him to get in the ring).

The Mid-Hudson Civic Center was also where “Macho Man” Randy Savage (who had been billed as “the top free agent in pro wrestling”) first introduced Miss Elizabeth (his then real life wife) as his chosen manager on an episode of Championship Wrestling on August 24, 1985 (taped July 30). Heel managers Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, Mr. Fuji, “Classy” Freddie Blassie, Luscious Johnny V, and “The Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart had been “bidding” for his services in the previous months and had gathered in the ring to hear who Savage had chosen.

The Center was also where Heenan Family members Big John Studd and Ken Patera faced André the Giant and S.D. Jones in a tag team match. After knocking Jones out of the ring, Studd and Patera then double teamed André, knocking him unconscious. Bobby Heenan then pulled a pair of scissors from his pocket which Studd used to cut The Giants long hair, with Vince McMahon claiming in commentary that they were raping André of his dignity. While it shocked the audience, in reality André had agreed to the haircut prior to the match as part of his ongoing feud with the 6'10" (208 cm) Studd over who was the true giant in professional wrestling.

The only title change at the Civic Center during WWF Championship Wrestling tapings was on June 17, 1985 when The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) defeated “The Foreign Legion” (The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff), regaining the WWF Tag Team Championship they had lost to the pair at Wrestlemania on March 31, 1985. The Mid Hudson Civic Center has also host a handful of episodes of WWF Monday Night Raw between 1993 and 1995.

At the final taping of Championship Wrestling on August 5, 1986 (aired August 30), Harley Race was crowned the “King of Wrestling” after winning the 1986 King of the Ring tournament.

TNA One Night Only

December 2013 the Mid-Hudson Civic Center was where TNA taped their One Night Only Pay Per View.

Notable performances

Anthrax, Exodus and Helloween performed at the venue on May 12, 1989. It was the last show of the Headbangers Ball Tour.[4][5]

System of a Down, Mr. Bungle, Incubus, and Puya performed on February 18, 2000 as part of the SnoCore Tour.[6]

[1] http://www.midhudsonciviccenter.org/about-mhcc.php

[2] https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2018/12/03/mid-hudson-civic-center-getting-new-name/2190641002/

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[5] http://www.metallipromo.com/ex.html

[6] Phish http://www.mtv.com/news/619942/system-of-a-down-to-lead-sno-core/

title: Mid-Hudson Civic Center

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

What does the text say about Majed J. Nesheiwat?

answer: Majed "Mitch" Nesheiwat is a long-time resident and business man of Dutchess County, New York. He is the founder and CEO of Gas Land Petroleum, a distributor of petroleum products, and a well-known and highly regarded real estate developer with experience in all facets of the real estate industry. The Mid-Hudson Civic Center has now been renamed the Majed J. Nesheiwat Convention Center.

answer: Majed J. Nesheiwat is the founder and CEO of Gas Land Petroleum, an oil and gas company that distributes petroleum products for companies like ExxonMobil. Aside from petroleum, Nesheiwat is also a well-known and highly regarded real estate developer with diversified real estate experience. He is known for his commercial development, specifically retail plazas and residential sub-divisions. Nesheiwat made a mark in real estate with his commercial development. He is also the founder and CEO of Gas Land Petroleum.

text: The sentence "Nesheiwat made a mark in real estate with his commercial development" is redundant, as that information has already been provided in the answer.

refinement: Majed J. Nesheiwat is the founder and CEO of Gas Land Petroleum, an oil and gas company that distributes petroleum products for companies like ExxonMobil. Aside from petroleum, Nesheiwat is also a well-known and highly regarded real estate developer with diversified real estate experience. He is known for his commercial development, specifically retail plazas and residential sub-divisions. He is also the founder and CEO of Gas Land Petroleum.

answer: Majed J. Nesheiwat is a long-time resident and business man of Dutchess County New York who has diversified experience in all facets of the real estate industry. He is the founder and CEO of Gas Land Petroleum and is responsible for renaming the Mid-Hudson Civic Center to the Majed J. Nesheiwat Convention Center.

text: It may be misleading to state that Majed is responsible for the renaming. He is the subject the building was named after, but the article does not say whose decision it was to rename the building.

refinement: Majed J. Nesheiwat is a long-time resident and business man of Dutchess County New York who has diversified experience in all facets of the real estate industry. He is the founder and CEO of Gas Land Petroleum and the Mid-Hudson Civic Center was renamed the Majed J. Nesheiwat Convention Center after him.

answer: Majed Nesheiwat is the Founder and CEO of Gas Land Petroleum, which distributes petroleum products for Exxon Mobil, Shell, Sunoco, Gulf, Citgo, Phillips 66, and Conoco. Aside from distribution, Nesheiwat is a well-known and highly regarded real estate developer.

text: The text also mentions where Majed lives.

refinement: Majed Nesheiwat is the Founder and CEO of Gas Land Petroleum, which distributes petroleum products for Exxon Mobil, Shell, Sunoco, Gulf, Citgo, Phillips 66, and Conoco. Aside from distribution, Nesheiwat is a well-known and highly regarded real estate developer. He is a longtime resident and businessman of Dutchess County New York.

text: The article also mentions that the Mid-Hudson Civic Center was renamed after him.

refinement: Majed Nesheiwat is the Founder and CEO of Gas Land Petroleum, which distributes petroleum products for Exxon Mobil, Shell, Sunoco, Gulf, Citgo, Phillips 66, and Conoco. Aside from distribution, Nesheiwat is a well-known and highly regarded real estate developer. He is a longtime resident and businessman of Dutchess County New York. The Mid-Hudson Civic Center was renamed the Majed J. Nesheiwat Convention Center after him.

answer: Majed J. Nesheiwat is a long-time resident and businessman of Dutchess County, New York. He is the founder and CEO of Gas Land Petroleum, which distributes products from Exxon Mobil, Shell, Gulf, Sunoco, and more. Nesheiwat is a well-known real estate developer. He has diversified experience in all facets of the real estate industry.

text: The text also mentions that the building was renamed after him.

refinement: Majed J. Nesheiwat is a long-time resident and businessman of Dutchess County, New York. He is the founder and CEO of Gas Land Petroleum, which distributes products from Exxon Mobil, Shell, Gulf, Sunoco, and more. Nesheiwat is a well-known real estate developer. He has diversified experience in all facets of the real estate industry. The Mid-Hudson Civic Center was renamed the Majed J. Nesheiwat Convention Center after him.

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

What does the text say about what the Mid Hudson Civic Center was most famous for?

answer: The Mid-Hudson Civic Center is most famous for being the site of the WWF Championship Wrestling tapings between 1984 and 1986.

text: The text also says that it was a concert venue.

refinement: The Mid-Hudson Civic Center is most famous for being the site of the WWF Championship Wrestling tapings between 1984 and 1986. It was also a concert venue, hosting bands like Anthrax and System of a Down.

answer: The Mid Hudson Civic Center is where the World Wrestling Federation taped their WWF Championship Wrestling episodes. The wrestling show was taped there between 1984 and 1986.

answer: Aside from hosting concerts, the Mid Hudson Civic Center was where the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now World Wrestling Entertainment or WWE) taped their internationally televised WWF Championship Wrestling. Notable wrestlers who performed in the building include then WWF Champion Hulk Hogan, Junkyard Dog, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, Andre the Giant, and many other pro-wrestling icons.

answer: The Mid Hudson Civic Center is most famous for being the location of the WWF's Championship Wrestling between 1984 and 1986. This included taping of episodes of WWF Monday Night Raw between 1993 and 1995.

answer: En route to winning the World Wrestling Federation (WWF/WWE) Championship in 1985, Randy "Macho Man" Savage chose to have his then real-life-wife, Miss Elizabeth, as his manager for his match. Many heel managers had been bidding for his services and were in the ring to hear who Savage would choose. The only time the Mid Hudson Civic Center served as the location for a title change was when The U.S. Express defeated "The Foreign Legion" for the WWF Tag Team Championship.

text: The answer given is irrelevant.

text: The text states that it was where the WWF taped their Championship Wrestling.

refinement: WWF Championship Wrestling was taped at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center from 1984 to 1986.

text: The text also states it was a concert venue.

refinement: WWF Championship Wrestling was taped at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center from 1984 to 1986. It was also a concert venue, hosting bands like Anthrax and System of a Down.


text: He opens the door, walking inside, away from the flashing red and yellow neon, the loud noises, the chaos. Inside it is dark, warm and quiet. It is a peaceful dark, fuzzy, like static. He slides his hand down the right side of the wall, feeling for the switch he knows is there. He finds it and switches on the dim, yellow lights, the naked bulbs flickered in the darkness, illuminating the room. A wine red couch. He hates it, it is lumpy, and smells musty. A small kitchen, with one cup, one fork, and one knife, he doesn't need anything else. No decorations, just off-white wall, the ceiling is satined yellow from cigarette smoke. He always smokes. He goes into the kitchen and grabs what’s left in the fridge. A cheap beer, bread, and cream cheese. The beer is warm and the cream cheese is turning green. He steers his knife around the cream cheese and spreads it on the bread. It tastes bad, the stale bread and moldy cream cheese. He realizes with a sudden calm that this is his last meal. Ironic, that his last meal is like his life, doesn't look to good, but you have hope. Then you take a bite and it’s gone. Both the hope and your appetite. He chuckles at his joke. A solitary tear forms in his right eye and slides down his cheek. He doesn't wipe it away. He walks over to his desk, one of the two pieces of furniture in his house, the other is his closet. He opens the desk and pulls out his gun. He bought it yesterday. It glistens in the sulphur yellow light. He takes the single bullet he bought and slips it quietly into the chamber. He cocks it, and puts it in his mouth. He tastes metal, the oil, and his own blood. The metal scrapes against his teeth. He thinks about the mess he is going to make for the person who has to clean it up. Not how pathetic his life is, or how he much he hates himself, or that he has nobody in his life. But he does think that he doesn't have to shock his landlord to walk inside and see him. She is a frail old lady. It would kill him to do that to her. He flicks the safety on, and puts it in his pocket. He walks outside. It’s raining outside, he shivers, but he doesn't need to be warm now. He walks for an hour, until he gets to the bridge. It’s a huge bridge, the water rushes underneath, black as night. No cars drive by, he looks at his watch: 2:56. As he steps onto the ledge, he is happy, whatever happens now, has to be better then this.  He flicks his cigarette away, the glowing orange butt fades as it falls away into the churning water. He leans out across the water, feeling the wind whip around him. He releases from the railing, he thinks, as he is falling towards the water. ‘It’s my birthday.’

title: A wonderful Life

question: What color is the couch?

answer: The couch is wine red.

answer: Red

text: It is incorrectly stated that the couch is red.

answer: The couch is wine red.

answer: Wine red.

question: What's left in the fridge?

answer: A cheap beer, bread, and cream cheese.

answer: A cheap beer, bread, and cream cheese.

answer: Beer, bread, and cream cheese.

answer: The fridge contains a cheap beer, bread, and cream cheese.

question: How many pieces of furniture are in his house?

answer: Two.

answer: Two.

text: " He walks over to his desk, one of the two pieces of furniture in his house" is evidence that he has only two pieces of furniture at home.

answer: There are two pieces of furniture in his house: a desk and a closet.

answer: There are two pieces of furniture in the house - a desk and a closet.

question: What time is it when he checks his watch?

answer: 2:56

answer: It is 2:56 when the man steps onto the bridge and prepares to jump.

answer: 2:56

answer: 2:56

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator is in his house, drinking beer and eating stale bread and moldy cream cheese. He has a gun in his mouth, but he doesn't want to kill himself in front of his landlord. He walks to the bridge and jumps off, thinking it's his birthday.

answer: The protagonist is contemplating suicide, and decides to jump off a bridge. He is happy to be free of his life, which he sees as miserable and without hope.

text: It is omitted that he doesn't shoot himself at home.

refinement: The protagonist is contemplating suicide. He is about to shoot himself when he realizes he doesn't want his landlord to walk into the mess, so decides to jump off a bridge. He is happy to be free of his life, which he sees as miserable and without hope.

text: It is omitted that he jumps thinking it's his birthday.

refinement: The protagonist is contemplating suicide. He is about to shoot himself when he realizes he doesn't want his landlord to walk into the mess, so decides to jump off a bridge thinking it's his birthday. He is happy to be free of his life, which he sees as miserable and without hope.

answer: A man walks into his house, in the dark, turns the lights on, and makes his way to a near-empty fridge. He has only beer, bread, and cream cheese. He eats the moldy and stale food, thinking of it as his last meal. He leaves his apartment and walks to a bridge, thinking, happy birthday, as he jumps off it.

text: It is omitted that first, he thinks of shooting himself with the gun.

refinement: A man walks into his house, in the dark, turns the lights on, and makes his way to a near-empty fridge. He has only beer, bread, and cream cheese. He eats the moldy and stale food, thinking of it as his last meal. First, he thinks of shooting himself but feels bad for the landlord. He leaves his apartment and walks to a bridge, thinking, happy birthday, as he jumps off it.

text: "A man walks into his house, in the dark, turns the lights on, and makes his way to a near-empty fridge." can be omitted.

refinement: A man only has beer, bread, and cream cheese in the fridge. He eats the moldy and stale food, thinking of it as his last meal. First, he thinks of shooting himself but feels bad for the landlord. He leaves his apartment and walks to a bridge, thinking, happy birthday, as he jumps off it.

answer: The protagonist is a man who is about to commit suicide. He walks to the bridge and smokes a cigarette before he jumps. He thinks about how his life has been and how he doesn't want to hurt his landlord. He jumps and thinks about how it's his birthday.

text: It is incorrectly stated that the protagonist thinks of his landlord while at the bridge.

refinement: The protagonist is a man who is about to commit suicide but he doesn't want to hurt his landlord. So he walks to the bridge and smokes a cigarette before he jumps. He thinks about how his life has been. He jumps and thinks about how it's his birthday.

text: It is omitted that the man thinks of shooting himself first.

refinement: The protagonist is a man who is about to commit suicide. He thinks of shooting himself in the house but he doesn't want to hurt his landlord. So he decides to walks to the bridge and smokes a cigarette before he jumps. He thinks about how his life has been. He jumps and thinks about how it's his birthday.

text: "but he does think that he doesn't have to shock his landlord to walk inside and see him. She is a frail old lady. It would kill him to do that to her." This is evidence that he doesn't want to hurt his landlord.


text:
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our story begins with a crescendo of its own but don't worry there is still one more waiting. so there i am, still as a photograph. frozen in time, i sit strapped down to this thousand ton machine they say will take me to the moon and beyond. the count down begins from ten to one as my heart beats to the rhythm. then blast off, a rush of speed and force the likes of which i have never experienced in all my years. i shoot through the sky like a bat out of hell, past clouds and all the air they float through. soon out of the clutches of this world i head off to the embrace of another. lets take a second to describe the utter bliss that is weightlessness. the feeling of your actions in their most pure form is beauty in motion, like a symphony of the body reaching out to your fingertips. as i float about this metal monster in space navigating the bright switches and numerous panels before me i set course for the great beyond. my destination, the far out lands of my favorite marble in the solar system,  mars. my course plotted and my head left to wander i climb into my vertical bed to rest. ive kept a picture of you folded crisply across my heart in hopes that the drum within me will reach you no matter the distance between us. its been a long time in this capsule destine for the extravagant but the thought of you has yet to escape me. passing terrestrial bodies strew about the cosmos i count the days to my arrival on the fat red planet. in these floating spheres i spot an oddly shaped ball spinning wildly. too late do i realize that this wild dancing asteroid is here to claim me a victim. i begin pulling my body about the labyrinthine of my soon to be metal coffin in space, desperately climbing toward the control center. and just as it had been seen the wild dancer came tearing into my ship. ripped apart in a fantastic show of splintering metal and flailing tubing, the metal beast i called home becomes nothing more than sand strew across the beach of space. i float lifeless about the shards, my hand frozen over my heart just above the now-worn picture of you to keep my body company. so dies the internal drum connecting my soul to yours, here i bid you farewell.

title: Spatial Reflection

question: Who is the speaker?

answer: The speaker is the protagonist.

text: It is omitted that the narrator is on his way to Mars.

answer: An astronaut on his way to Mars.

text: 'my destination, the far out lands of my favorite marble in the solar system, mars.' supports the answer.

answer: The speaker is someone who is traveling to Mars, but is tragically killed when their ship is destroyed by an asteroid. They seem to be in love with someone back on Earth.

text: 'my destination, the far out lands of my favorite marble in the solar system, mars.' is evidence that the speaker is someone who is traveling to Mars.

text: ' i spot an oddly shaped ball spinning wildly. too late do i realize that this wild dancing asteroid is here to claim me a victim.' is evidence that their ship is destroyed by an asteroid.

text: 'my hand frozen over my heart just above the now-worn picture of you to keep my body company.' implies that they seem to be in love with someone back on Earth.

answer: The speaker is a man who is on a mission to Mars.

text: No mission is mentioned.

refinement: The speaker is a man who is on their way to Mars.

text: 'my destination, the far out lands of my favorite marble in the solar system, mars.' is evidence that the speaker is someone who is traveling to Mars.

question: Explain the first crescendo.

answer: The first crescendo is the moment when the protagonist is about to blast off into space. This is a moment of excitement and anticipation, as they are about to embark on a journey that will take them to the moon and beyond.

text: our story begins with a crescendo of its own but don't worry there is still one more waiting. so there i am, still as a photograph. frozen in time, i sit strapped down to this thousand ton machine they say will take me to the moon and beyond. supports the answer.

answer: The narrator is strapped to a thousand ton machine that will take them to the moon and beyond.

answer: The first crescendo is the take off of the spacecraft. The speaker is strapped into the thousand ton machine. The heart of the speaker beats in time with the countdown. The spacecraft shoots through the sky out of the clutches of this world.

answer: The first crescendo is the moment when the protagonist is strapped down to the machine and the countdown begins.

text: It is the moment when the protagonist is about to blast off into space.

refinement: The first crescendo is the moment when the protagonist is strapped down to the machine and the countdown begins. The narrator is about to blast off into space.

question: Explain the second crescendo.

answer: The second crescendo is the narrator's death.

text: It is omitted that the protagonist's ship is destroyed by an asteroid.

refinement: In the second crescendo, the protagonist's ship is destroyed by an asteroid, which leads to the narrator's death.

answer: The second crescendo comes when the protagonist's ship is destroyed by an asteroid, leaving them floating lifelessly in space. This is a sudden and tragic end to the protagonist's journey, and it represents the ultimate loss of connection between the protagonist and the person they love back on Earth.

answer: The second crescendo is the moment when the protagonist realizes that the asteroid is going to hit the ship.

answer: An asteroid is on its way to hit the spacecraft that the speaker is in. The speaker spots it too late and realizes that the spacecraft and the asteroid will collide. The speaker attempts to reach the control center, but the asteroid destroys his ship. The speaker floats in space between the pieces of the destroyed ship with his hand over the picture close to his heart.

question: Did the ship reach its intended destination?

answer: No, the ship was destroyed before it could reach its intended destination.

text: ' ripped apart in a fantastic show of splintering metal and flailing tubing, the metal beast i called home becomes nothing more than sand strew across the beach of space.' supports the answer.

answer: No, the ship was destroyed by an asteroid.

text: 'ripped apart in a fantastic show of splintering metal and flailing tubing, the metal beast i called home becomes nothing more than sand strew across the beach of space.' supports the answer.

answer: No, it is destroyed by an asteroid before it reaches Mars.

text: 'ripped apart in a fantastic show of splintering metal and flailing tubing, the metal beast i called home becomes nothing more than sand strew across the beach of space.' supports the answer.

answer: No, the ship was destroyed before it reached its intended destination.

text: 'ripped apart in a fantastic show of splintering metal and flailing tubing, the metal beast i called home becomes nothing more than sand strew across the beach of space.' supports the answer.

question: Summarize all the information relating to the photo the speaker has.

answer: The speaker has a picture of the person he loves folded across his heart.

text: 'my hand frozen over my heart just above the now-worn picture of you to keep my body company.' supports the answer.

answer: The speaker is in a spacecraft, heading to Mars. They take a picture of someone they love and keep it close to their heart. However, the spacecraft is destroyed by an asteroid, and the speaker dies.

text: 'my hand frozen over my heart just above the now-worn picture of you to keep my body company.' supports that they take a picture of someone they love and keep it close to their heart.

answer: The speaker is still as a photograph as the spacecraft launches. The speaker has a photograph of the object folded crisply across his heart in hopes that the drum within him will reach the object no matter the distance between them. After the ship is destroyed by an asteroid, the speaker's hand is frozen over his heart above the now-worn picture of the object to keep him company.

text: The photo of a person, not of an object.

refinement: The speaker is still as a photograph as the spacecraft launches. The speaker has a photograph of someone folded crisply across his heart in hopes that the drum within him will reach the object no matter the distance between them. After the ship is destroyed by an asteroid, the speaker's hand is frozen over his heart above the now-worn picture of the object to keep him company.

text: 'The speaker is still as a photograph as the spacecraft launches. ' is irrelevant.

refinement: The speaker has a photograph of someone folded crisply across his heart in hopes that the drum within him will reach the object no matter the distance between them. After the ship is destroyed by an asteroid, the speaker's hand is frozen over his heart above the now-worn picture of the object to keep him company.

answer: The speaker is in a space capsule and is on their way to Mars. They are in a state of weightlessness and are looking at a picture of the person they love.

text: The narrator is not looking at the photo. It is said: 'a picture of you folded crisply across my heart'.

refinement: The speaker is in a space capsule and is on their way to Mars. They are in a state of weightlessness. They keep a photo of someone they love close to their heart.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The speaker departs on a spacecraft on a mission to Mars. He has a photo of someone with him, folded over his heart. An asteroid suddenly destroys the spacecraft and the speaker floats out into space with his hand frozen over his heart and the photograph.

text: No mission is mentioned.

refinement: The speaker departs on a spacecraft on a mission to Mars. He has a photo of someone with him, folded over his heart. An asteroid suddenly destroys the spacecraft and the speaker floats out into space with his hand frozen over his heart and the photograph.

answer: This story tells of a journey to Mars that ends in tragedy when the protagonist's ship is destroyed by an asteroid. The protagonist reflects on their love for someone back on Earth before they die.

text: 'i float lifeless about the shards, my hand frozen over my heart just above the now-worn picture of you to keep my body company. so dies the internal drum connecting my soul to yours, here i bid you farewell.' supports that the protagonist reflects on their love for someone back on Earth before they die.

text: ' ive kept a picture of you folded crisply across my heart in hopes that the drum within me will reach you no matter the distance between us.' supports that the protagonist reflects on their love for someone back on Earth before they die.

answer: The narrator is on a space ship headed to Mars. They are in a deep sleep when they are awoken by a loud noise. They realize that they are being attacked by an asteroid and try to escape. They are unsuccessful and the ship is destroyed.

text: It is not stated that the narrator is sleeping.

refinement: The narrator is on a space ship headed to Mars. They realize that they are being attacked by an asteroid and try to escape. They are unsuccessful and the ship is destroyed.

answer: The narrator is in a space capsule, heading to Mars. They are in space for a long time, and they pass by other planets. They are hit by an asteroid, and their space capsule is destroyed.

text: Other planets are not mentioned.

refinement: The narrator is in a space capsule, heading to Mars. They are in space for a long time. They are hit by an asteroid, and their space capsule is destroyed.

text: It is not mentioned how long they are in space.

refinement: The narrator is in a space capsule, heading to Mars. They are hit by an asteroid, and their space capsule is destroyed.


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THOMAS TELFORD IRVIN[1] (July 14, 1929 – September 14, 2017) served as Georgia's Commissioner of Agriculture from 1969 until January 2011. Irvin holds a record as the longest-serving Commissioner of Agriculture in the United States, and the longest-serving statewide official in Georgia.[2] He was also one of the last Democrats to win statewide in Georgia until 2020, when Joe Biden won the presidential election.

Political career

Irvin was born on July 14, 1929.[3] A Hall County, Georgia native, Irvin was elected to his first public office as a member of the Habersham County Board of Education in 1956.[4] A Democrat, Irvin was elected to four terms in the Georgia General Assembly as a Representative from Habersham County, where he served on the House Agriculture, Education, and Appropriations Committees and chaired the House Industrial Relations Committee and the Governor's Conference on Education.[5] During this period he sponsored legislation to allow public funding of school lunch programs.[6][7] He was the Governor's Floor Leader and later served as Executive Secretary to the Governor.[8]

He was a delegate to the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Democratic National Conventions.[9]

In 2000, Irvin made his first trip to Cuba, representing Georgia agriculture in support of free trade with the country.[10]

He was elected to his 10th and final four-year term in November 2006.[11] Rather than run for another term he retired, citing his age and Parkinson's disease as reasons for the decision.[12]

In 1998, a portion of Georgia Highway 365 was named Tommy Irvin Parkway in his honor.[13]

Controversy

Irvin's final term was not without controversy. Both Irvin and the Department of Agriculture were sued for permitting the inhumane killing of dogs and cats. In 1990, Georgia's “Humane Euthanasia Act” became one of the first laws in the nation to mandate intravenous injection of sodium pentobarbital as the prescribed method for euthanizing cats and dogs in Georgia animal shelters. Prior to that time, gas chambers and other means were commonly employed. Irvin's department was tasked with licensing the shelters and enforcing the new law, through the Department's Animal Protection Division. However, Commissioner Irvin insisted the issue was a local one, and did not abide by the terms of the law.[14][15] In March 2007, the Georgia Department of Agriculture and Commissioner Irvin were sued by former State Representative Chesley V. Morton, who had sponsored the law.[16] The Fulton County Superior Court ruled in favor of the Plaintiffs, validating the terms of the Humane Euthanasia Act, and issued a permanent injunction prohibiting the Department from issuing licenses to shelters using gas chambers, with exceptions being made for those established before the act and those in counties with less than 25,000 residents.[17][18] After the Court decision, and issuance of the permanent injunction, Irvin continued to voice resistance to the ruling. In an interview with a south Georgia newspaper, Irvin suggested possible ways to circumvent the law, including the use of private contractors to operate gas chambers.[19] When the Department continued to license a gas chamber in Cobb County, Georgia, in violation of the court order, a second action was brought, which resulted in the Department being held in contempt.[20] The cases received widespread coverage in the media, casting Irvin in an unfavorable light.

Personal life

Irvin grew up the child of poor sharecroppers. When his father died, Irvin quit school to take care of his mother and sisters, running the business for several years until he got into local politics.[21]

Irvin was inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame in 2007, and he and his wife funded scholarships for youth.[22]

He was a trustee at several schools, including Piedmont College and Truett-McConnell College.[23] Irvin also served as school board chairman and president of the Georgia School Boards Association.[24] He died at his home in Mount Airy, Georgia on September 14, 2017 at the age of 88.[25][26]

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title: Tommy Irvin

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

What does the text say about Irvin's raising of his grandchildren?

answer: It is not mentioned in the text.

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answer: The text doesn't mention anything about Irvin's raising of his grandchildren.

answer: No answer

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

What does the text say about Irvin's political triumphs?

answer: Tommy Irvin served as Georgia's Commissioner of Agriculture from 1969 until January 2011. Irvien is the longest-serving Commissioner of Agriculture in the United States, and the longest-serving statewide official in Georgia. He is also one of the last Democrats to win statewide in Georgia until 2020, when Joe Biden won the presidential election. The article states that he was elected to public office as a member of the Habersham County Board of Education in 1956 and was elected to four terms in the Georgia General Assembly as Representative from Habersham County in 1974, where he served on three committees, as well as the Governor's Conference on Education. Irvin was also elected to 10th and final four-year term in November 2006, and passed away in 2017 at the age of 88.

text: "Irvien" should be "Irvin".

refinement: Tommy Irvin served as Georgia's Commissioner of Agriculture from 1969 until January 2011. Irvin is the longest-serving Commissioner of Agriculture in the United States, and the longest-serving statewide official in Georgia. He is also one of the last Democrats to win statewide in Georgia until 2020, when Joe Biden won the presidential election. The article states that he was elected to public office as a member of the Habersham County Board of Education in 1956 and was elected to four terms in the Georgia General Assembly as Representative from Habersham County in 1974, where he served on three committees, as well as the Governor's Conference on Education. Irvin was also elected to 10th and final four-year term in November 2006, and passed away in 2017 at the age of 88.

text: The final sentence is missing a "his".

refinement: Tommy Irvin served as Georgia's Commissioner of Agriculture from 1969 until January 2011. Irvin is the longest-serving Commissioner of Agriculture in the United States, and the longest-serving statewide official in Georgia. He is also one of the last Democrats to win statewide in Georgia until 2020, when Joe Biden won the presidential election. The article states that he was elected to public office as a member of the Habersham County Board of Education in 1956 and was elected to four terms in the Georgia General Assembly as Representative from Habersham County in 1974, where he served on three committees, as well as the Governor's Conference on Education. Irvin was also elected to his 10th and final four-year term in November 2006, and passed away in 2017 at the age of 88.

answer: Not only was Irvin the longest-serving Commissioner of Agriculture in Georgia, but he is also the longest-serving statewide official. He was a delegate for the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Democratic National Conventions. Irvin was fortunate enough to be declared as the United States' longest-serving Commissioners of Agriculture. He got into politics in 1956, and in 1969 he became Georgia's Commissioner of Agriculture. He was at the center of a controversy involving inhumane cat and dog killings, which made him unpopular with some.

text: His controversy shouldn't be mentioned along with his triumphs.

refinement: Not only was Irvin the longest-serving Commissioner of Agriculture in Georgia, but he is also the longest-serving statewide official. He was a delegate for the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Democratic National Conventions. Irvin was fortunate enough to be declared as the United States' longest-serving Commissioners of Agriculture. He got into politics in 1956, and in 1969 he became Georgia's Commissioner of Agriculture.

answer: He was the longest-serving Commissioner of Agriculture in the United States and the longest-serving statewide official in Georgia. He was one of the last Democrats to win statewide in Georgia until 2020, when Joe Biden won the presidential election.

answer: He was the longest-serving Commissioner of Agriculture in the United States and the longest-serving statewide official in Georgia. He was also the last Democrat to win a statewide office in Georgia until 2020. Irvin was elected to his first public office as a member of the Habersham County Board of Education in 1956. He was elected to four terms in the Georgia General Assembly as a Representative from Habersham County. He also served as Governor's Floor Leader and later as Executive Secretary to the Governor. Irvin was also a delegate to the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Democratic National Conventions. He was also the first Democrat to win a statewide office in Georgia since 2020.

text: The last sentence is incorrect; he didn't win after 2020.

refinement: He was the longest-serving Commissioner of Agriculture in the United States and the longest-serving statewide official in Georgia. He was also the last Democrat to win a statewide office in Georgia until 2020. Irvin was elected to his first public office as a member of the Habersham County Board of Education in 1956. He was elected to four terms in the Georgia General Assembly as a Representative from Habersham County. He also served as Governor's Floor Leader and later as Executive Secretary to the Governor. Irvin was also a delegate to the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Democratic National Conventions.

answer: He was the longest-serving Commissioner of Agriculture in the United States and the longest-serving statewide official in Georgia. He was also the last Democrat to win a statewide office in Georgia until 2020. Irvin was elected to his first public office as a member of the Habersham County Board of Education in 1956. He was elected to four terms in the Georgia General Assembly as a Representative from Habersham County. He also served as Governor's Floor Leader and later as Executive Secretary to the Governor. Irvin was also a delegate to the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Democratic National Conventions.

answer: Not only was Irvin the longest-serving Commissioner of Agriculture in Georgia, but he is also the longest-serving statewide official. He was a delegate for the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Democratic National Conventions. Irvin was fortunate enough to be declared as the United States' longest-serving Commissioners of Agriculture. He got into politics in 1956, and in 1969 he became Georgia's Commissioner of Agriculture.

answer: Tommy Irvin served as Georgia's Commissioner of Agriculture from 1969 until January 2011. Irvien is the longest-serving Commissioner of Agriculture in the United States, and the longest-serving statewide official in Georgia. He is also one of the last Democrats to win statewide in Georgia until 2020, when Joe Biden won the presidential election. Apart from his political accolades, Irvin was also one of the last Democrats to win statewide in Georgia until 2020, when Joe Biden won the presidential election until 2020, when Joe Biden won the presidential election. The article states that he was elected to public office as a member of the Habersham County Board of Education in 1956, elect to four terms in the Georgia General Assembly as Representative from Habersham County, where he served on three committees, as well as the Governor's Conference on Education. Irvin was also elected to 10th and final four-year term in November 2006, and passed away in 2017 at the age of 88.

answer: He was the longest-serving Commissioner of Agriculture in the United States and the longest-serving statewide official in Georgia. He was one of the last Democrats to win statewide in Georgia until 2020, when Joe Biden won the presidential election. He was a delegate to the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Democratic National Conventions.


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Hi, I'm not really a writer. I wrote the below piece and just wanted to see what other people think of it. First reddit post, and I'm hoping it goes well. :)

"It had been a particularly cold winter. The white frost blanketed the ground, killing everything that lived, as if Death himself laid down his tattered cloak over the land. I soon forgot what warmth was. The feeling itself frozen and shattered from my memory. There was only the cold left to keep us poor folk warm.

It was during that desolate winter that I had the pleasure of meeting Joe, a stoic man who had come from farther up North, seeking a warmth his body didn’t feel and his mind couldn’t remember. When I saw the crystal clear blue of his eyes, I remember thinking that the cold was in him, in those eyes, and he would never escape from it. But I was sillier back then.

I was young. A girl alone in the world, left to my own devices on a neglected and deserted ranch. Or at least what was left of it. I sometimes thought to myself I was Jonah, and the dilapidated house around me the dying carcass of that biblical whale. The “farmhouse” I lived in had been falling down around me for the better part of my stay, and showed no signs of slowing. I had found it like this and it had stayed like this, as broken and empty as I was.

Most people kept their distance, as I was seen as undesirable. Whether I thought myself worthy of such a distinction or not I did not care. I only cared that they thought I was worthy of distance. Peace of mind was something rarely afforded to most in this world, and as long as I was an unnamed presence meant to be quarantined from the normal folk I was afforded that peace of mind.

Until Joe. We met in the cold and it was the cold that sustained us until the frost became too bitter. He had been sleeping in “my” barn, or at least what was left of it. I rarely ventured out of the main house, as it was there I felt the most safe. I sometimes looked out at it from the kitchen window, mostly in passing, to check if it was still there, giving it’s sorry condition.

I watched through a spiderweb of cracked and stained glass as he went to and from the barn. I didn’t know where he went, but around dusk he would always stumble back to the shelter that the barn provided.

I had been alone for so long by then that his presence wasn’t easily articulated into clear feelings one way or the other. I knew he might be dangerous, but I also knew he was like me. A connection flowed from that kitchen window to the door of that barn. We were both a body without a soul. A life wasted, created in misery, and destined to die with a whimper not a bang. So I decided to speak to him, the first person in a long time I felt connected to on any kind of level worth a damn.

How he had been surviving in the barn for this long with it’s missing shingles and barely patched south wall, which had been through absolute hell during tornado season two years past, was a mystery to me. Everyday had found the weather turning colder as if the ranch was turning solid, and the barn wasn’t much protection. I didn’t know how to approach him without scaring him, as I had come to think of him as a solitary fellow, never having seen anyone in his company while he stayed on the ranch.

So I knocked. My knuckles meeting the frayed once-red, now pink, wood that covered the brown oak that made up the barn. The sound of my knocks were small, my shivering not only a result of the winter wind, but nevertheless he heard. Joe had been a man slow to talk when we first met, but he opened up as our talks grew.

It was around then that I began to realize his eyes were more the blue of the ocean water that I had sometimes dreamed about than frozen ice. We talked of many things, and when I told him of how I felt like Jonah, his laugh brought back something in me, and I laughed along with him. It was the shared laughs more than anything that kept me coming back to that barn for so long.
He introduced a warmth that didn’t stretch very far but radiated with an unparalleled intensity between the two of us. We spent a month together on that cold farm, keeping the frost at bay. Eating when we could, sleeping, and most importantly living.

He and his watery eyes eventually moved on. But those days I kept with me for a very long time. I can still remember the bitter cold in my old bones, but I also remember the warmth that Joe and I rediscovered, that had been lost to us in the frigid world, until it to was killed off by the frost."

title: I wrote a very short story called Winter's Frost and am looking for feedback. Thanks!

question: Write a ~14 sentence summary.

answer:
It had been a particularly cold winter. The white frost blanketed the ground and killed everything. I soon forgot what warmth was. The feeling was frozen from my memory. There was only the cold left to keep us poor folk warm.

It was during that desolate winter that I met Joe in my barn when he struggled to get inside. The barn had only been left because it was terrible shape after a tornado. The man had blue eyes. He was a stoic man who’d come from up north. I thought I was Jonah who was trapped in a death whale. He kept to himself hoping to be left alone, like me. I watched from the kitchen window and decided to speak to him one day. We became close. We both felt a connection like we were body without a soul. Eventually he moved on. We stayed poor, free folk.

text: This should not be written in the first person.

refinement:
It had been a particularly cold winter. The white frost blanketed the ground and killed everything. The main character soon forgot what warmth was. The feeling was frozen from their memory. There was only the cold left to keep the poor folk warm.
It was during that desolate winter that the narrator met Joe in my barn when he struggled to get inside. The barn had only been left because it was terrible shape after a tornado. The man had blue eyes. He was a stoic man who’d come from up north. The narrator thought they were Jonah, who was trapped in a death whale. He kept to himself hoping to be left alone, like them. They watched from the kitchen window and decided to speak to Joe one day. They became close. They both felt a connection like they were body without a soul. Eventually Joe moved on. They stayed poor, free folk.

answer:
The narrator is not really a writer. He wants to hear what people think about his story. White frost blankets the ground killing everything that lives. The weather becomes too cold and the narrator seeks warmth.

The cold is in Joe, the bright blue eyed man, and he will never escape from it. He comes from the North. He survives in the barn for a long time against the tough winds and debris. The narrator sees him approach the barn through the cracked glass of a window.

Seeing Joe makes the narrator think that he is the personification of the cold; icy blue eyes and colorless skin.

Eventually, the narrator talks to Joe, who laugs a lot and laughs aloud. They come to have a good time together until Joe moves on. The narrator remembers everything of their short-lived friendship.

answer:
The story is about a young woman who has been living alone for so long on a neglected and deserted ranch/farmhouse. She is seen as undesirable and is avoided by people.

One day, she sees Joe whom appears to have come from farther up north. She sees him scrape by, like her, not very healthy and living bitterly.

Neither of them tries to contact each other but days pass and Joe sees her from a distance in the kitchen window.

One day the young woman decided to knock on the barn where he manages. eventually they start to talk about their lives. She felt connected to him and they felt warmth for each other.

They both struggle with the frost and they spend a month together trying to beat the daily cold. She described Joe as a solitary fellow, and yet he seemed to value her company.

As the story progresses, it was slowly revealed that the young woman wants to leave but feels sympathy and love for Joe in her heart.

text: Capitalization and past tense!

refinement:
The story is about a young woman who has been living alone for so long on a neglected and deserted ranch/farmhouse. She is seen as undesirable and is avoided by people.

One day, she sees Joe whom appears to have come from farther up north. She sees him scrape by, like her, not very healthy and living bitterly.

Neither of them tries to contact each other but days pass and Joe sees her from a distance in the kitchen window.

One day the young woman decides to knock on the barn where he manages. Eventually they start to talk about their lives. She felt connected to him and they felt warmth for each other.

They both struggle with the frost and they spend a month together trying to beat the daily cold. She described Joe as a solitary fellow, and yet he seemed to value her company.

As the story progresses, it was slowly revealed that the young woman wants to leave but feels sympathy and love for Joe in her heart.

answer:
A very cold winter has recently passed, leaving everything in a blanket of frost. Out in the west of this place on a used ranch - its former glory long past - lives a young girl who's been left to her own devices. She feels somewhat like Jonah's whale, an empty carcass. She's been left to her own devices and she feels unwanted, just a forgotten unremembered presence.

While she's up to this, she watches out of a spiderweb cracked window of frosty glass, as a man goes to-and-fro - a bit of movement out in the distance. The man is quiet when he arrives - and the girl realises this is the first she's seen of someone in a long while. There's a feeling of connection between the two, or at least something there.

The man moves on after weeks, but for now their connection remains. She gets closer to the barn he lives in, knocking on the wood. The man greets her. They talk, and laugh - real laughter - for the first time in months. They stay in the barn for a month until the man leaves for warmer surroundings. Before he does, he lets the girl know she's not alone.

answer:
During a desolate winter of bitter cold, the narrator, a young girl, meets Joe, a man from up north with icy blue eyes reflective of the cold. The girl is alone on a neglected and deserted ranch. The house is dilapidated and as broken and empty as the girl that stays there.

Most people keep their distance as she is seen as undesirable. Joe is living in the barn. The girl seldom leaves the house but checks through the window to see what’s left of the barn from time to time. She sees Joe stumble back and forth. He always returns at dusk.

She recognizes that Joe, like she, is a body without a soul, a wasted life created in misery. She decides to speak to him. She knocks on the barn door and though Joe is slow to talk at first, he soon opens up. It is the laughter that they shared that keeps her returning to the barn.

After about a month of enjoying each other’s company, Joe eventually moves on. The warm memories of the days spent together linger long after his departure.

answer: The narrator was a girl living on a ranch when she met Joe, a man journeying far from the cold North. "the cold was in his eyes". It was a desolate winter when the narrator and Joe met. The narrator was a girl left to her own devices on a neglected and deserted ranch and had been alone for so long that his presence wasn't easily articulated into clear feelings. The narrator did not care what others thought of her but she only cared that they thought she was unworthy of a connection. The narrator had a connection to Joe from the window, describing them as bodies without souls. She longed for Joe to stay and felt warm having connected with him. Joe introduced a warming feeling that was a rarity between him and the narrator. Days later, Joe found a fresh start and the narrator could still remember the cold but also the warmth they had rediscovered.

text: Capitalization.

refinement: The narrator was a girl living on a ranch when she met Joe, a man journeying far from the cold North. "The cold was in his eyes". It was a desolate winter when the narrator and Joe met. The narrator was a girl left to her own devices on a neglected and deserted ranch and had been alone for so long that his presence wasn't easily articulated into clear feelings. The narrator did not care what others thought of her but she only cared that they thought she was unworthy of a connection. The narrator had a connection to Joe from the window, describing them as bodies without souls. She longed for Joe to stay and felt warm having connected with him. Joe introduced a warming feeling that was a rarity between him and the narrator. Days later, Joe found a fresh start and the narrator could still remember the cold but also the warmth they had rediscovered.


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JEFFERSON HALL may refer to:

-   Jefferson Hall, a building at the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, Virginia

or it may refer to:

Other places

-   Jefferson Hall (Union Point, Georgia), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Greene County
-   Jefferson Hall (Detroit, Michigan), a demolished apartment building in Detroit that is NRHP-listed

Person

-   Jefferson Hall (actor), a British actor in _Wizards vs Aliens_

title: Jefferson Hall (disambiguation)

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

What kind of article is this?

answer: As this article is a disambiguation page, it is a stub.

answer: This is a place.

text: The answer is misleading, the subject of the article is a place, but the point of the article is to list the potential results of 'Jefferson Hall'.

refinement: The article is designed to clarify the various results for 'Jefferson Hall'.

answer: This is a disambiguation

answer: It is a disambiguation page.

answer: This is a disambiguation page, which is a page that contains multiple articles about various topics with the same name. The name of the page reflects the common name of the subject in these articles.

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

Which states have a building named Jefferson Hall?

answer: Virginia, Georgia, and Michigan

answer: The building named Jefferson Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia is located in the state of Virginia. There is also a building named Jefferson Hall in Union Point, Georgia, which is located in Georgia.

text: Answer should also mention the building fund in Detroit, Michigan.

refinement: The building named Jefferson Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia is located in the state of Virginia. There is also a building named Jefferson Hall in Union Point, Georgia, which is located in Georgia, as well as one based in Detroit, Michigan.

answer: Virgina and Georgia.

text: Michigan should also be a part of the answer.

text: Virgina should read 'Virginia'.

answer: Virginia and Michigan have a Jefferson Hall.

text: Georgia should also be mentioned.

refinement: Virginia, Georgia and Michigan have a Jefferson Hall.

answer: The building named Jefferson Hall at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia is the only building named Jefferson Hall identified in the passage.

text: Incorrect. The answer suggests certainty in the fact that only the Jefferson Hall in Virginia exists when there are clearly three buildings mentioned in this disambiguation.

refinement: A building named Jefferson Hall can be found at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Union Point in Georgia and and Detroit Michigan.

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

Which university includes a building named Jefferson Hall?

answer: The University of Virginia.

answer: The University of Virginia.

answer: University of Virginia

answer: The University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia

answer: Jefferson hall is located at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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

What nationality is the actor Jefferson Hall?

answer: British

answer: This information is not mentioned in the article.

text: Incorrect. It is mentioned that he is British in the article.

refinement: This information is not mentioned in the article.

answer: British

answer: The actor is British.

answer: British

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Sometimes referred to as the Jefferson Hall at the University of Virginia or Union Point, Georgia building, Jefferson Hall is most likely to refer to  either a historic building or a building in Detroit, Michigan that is on the National Register of Historic Places. Jefferson Hall also refers to a British actor in the (American) TV series Wizards vs Aliens.

text: The answer uses the information in the article but in a confusing way. The answer can be condensed for clarity.

refinement: There are 3 buildings named Jefferson Hall in Georgia, Virginia and Michigan and a British actor called Jefferson Hall who is in a show called Wizards vs Aliens.

answer: Jefferson Hall is a building at the University of Virginia. It may also refer to other places in the United States or to a British actor.

answer: The story is about Jefferson Hall (nuberous) - [nuberous place] or person. The first is a building; the second two are buildings that are NRHP-listed. The third is an actor.

text: 'Nuberous' means 'attractive young woman' and so is incorrect English in this context. It should probably read 'numerous' or 'disambiguous'.

refinement: The story is about Jefferson Hall (disambiguous) - [disambiguous place] or person. The first is a building; the second two are buildings that are NRHP-listed. The third is an actor.

answer: The article describes the Jefferson Hall a building at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, as well as how it is also the name of a historic building in Georgia and of a demolished building in Michigan. It briefly explains a person called Jefferson Hall, a British actor in Wizards Vs Aliens.

answer: This Wikipedia page is a disambiguation of Jefferson Hall. This includes a building part of the University of Virginia, as well as two other buildings in Union Point, Georgia and Detroit, Michigan. There is also a British actor with the same name.


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ROYSTON CHARLES LUNN[1] (June 26, 1925 – August 5, 2017) was an engineer in the automotive industry. He had forty-one years in the design development and production of vehicles and most notably served as the head of engineering at American Motors Corporation (AMC) from 1971 to 1987. Lunn is credited as being the “father of the modern SUV” and “the godfather of the Ford GT40.”[2][3]

Early life

Roy Lunn was educated in England with degrees in mechanical and aeronautical engineering. Lunn was in the Royal Air Force for two years as a pilot. Trained as a jig and a toolmaker and designer, he entered the auto industry in 1946 when AC Cars hired Lunn as a designer. After one year, he moved to Aston Martin as the assistant chief designer and was responsible for the DB2 program. He joined Jowett in 1949 as chief designer and was involved in a variety of projects, including the first plastic-bodied car. Lunn also participated in automobile races. He was the co-driver with Marcel Becquart, winning the 1952 RAC International Rally.

Ford Motor Company

In 1953, Lunn joined Ford Motor Company in England and was assigned the task of starting a new Research Center in Birmingham. This center made the first prototype of what became the 105-E Anglia. Lunn transferred to Ford plant in Dagenham as the car's product planning manager to follow the 105-E into mass production.

He emigrated to the United States in 1958 and became manager of the Ford Advanced Vehicle center. He participated in the development of a gross vehicle weight rating highway truck, as well as the Cardinal, Ford's first front-wheel drive automobile that became the 15-M Taunus.

In 1962, Lunn became a U.S. citizen. In 1962, Lunn and his team of engineers developed a two-seat Ford Mustang I prototype in just 100 days.[4] He was also put on a special assignment to design and develop a GT racing car along with Ray Geddes and Donald N. Frey.[5] Ford's CEO, Henry Ford II, conceived this racing program after his attempt to purchase Ferrari collapsed. In 1963, under the direction of Lunn, work began on an all-new racecar, loosely based on the Lola GT.[6] In April 1964, the Ford GT40 was presented to the press for the first time.

As the pony car wars continued, “Bunkie” Knudsen ordered Ford's large Cobra Jet V8 into the 1969 Ford Mustang's engine bay. Lunn was charged to build the “ultimate Mustang” and worked with Kar Kraft, the Brighton, Michigan, specialty shop that built many of Ford's racing cars at the time, to produce the Boss 429.[7]

American Motors

Lunn joined American Motors in 1971 as the director of engineering for Jeep, which had recently been purchased by AMC from Kaiser. Lunn quickly advanced at AMC to the position of Vice President of Engineering. His notable accomplishments include the AMC Eagle, the compact Jeep Cherokee (XJ), which was the first of the modern range of SUV vehicles, as well as the development of the AMC Straight-4 engine[8] and the Jeep 4.0-liter engine that were based on the “modern era” AMC Straight-6 engine.

As Jeep's chief engineer, Lunn orchestrated 4WD's next leap ahead when he joined the AMC Concord body with a reconstituted Jeep driveline. According to former AMC chairman, Gerald C. Meyers, “our initial reaction to Lunn's concoction was, 'What the hell is it?' The body was raised an extra four inches for transfer-case clearance and the wheel wells were wide open.”[9] This became the AMC Eagle, an integration and application of AMC and Jeep engineering technologies, which was America's first four-wheel drive car.[10]

Lunn was also active in the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International) becoming their technical committee chairman in 1983. He was elected a Fellow of the Society in 1985.

He completed his career at American Motors by forming and becoming President of Renault Jeep Sport to centralize all AMC and Renault racing activities in the U.S.

Lunn also designed and put into production a low-cost racing car for the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), of which more than 864 SPORTS RENAULT purpose-built race cars (later: Spec Racer Ford) have been built.

Lunn developed a groundbreaking design for a compact-sized SUV. It featured a steel ladder frame welded to a unitized body and included a four-door version. Because AMC lacked the resources to conduct the lengthy durability tests before the late 1983 introduction of the Cherokee XJ, Lunn headed the first American entry to drive the Paris-Dakar rally.[11] The objective of his team was “not to compete but simply to run the brutal desert course” with two new Cherokees and monitor how they would survive the punishing 6,200-mile race course.[12] Lunn's design “became the template for the modern SUV and continues to be copied by virtually all major global automakers.”[13]

He retired in 1985 and was immediately called back to become vice president of engineering for the AM General division of AMC. The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle military Jeep (Hummer) was going into production and Lunn was charged with overseeing the corrective actions to achieve acceptance by the U.S. Army.

Retirement

Lunn retired to his home in Florida in 1987 where he continued to work various projects. He relocated to Santa Barbara, California, in 2015 and served as a mentor to students in the mechanical engineering program at the University of California, Santa Barbara.[14] Lunn suffered a stroke in late July and died of its complications on August 5, 2017.[15]

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title: Roy Lunn

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

Describe some interesting facts about Royston Charles Lunn.

answer: Roy Lunn was born in 1925. He was educated in England with degrees in mechanical and aeronautical engineering. He was in the Royal Air Force for two years as a pilot. He trained as a jig and a toolmaker and designer. He entered the auto industry in 1946 when AC Cars hired Lunn as a designer. He joined Jowett in 1949 as chief designer and was involved in a variety of projects. He was the co-driver with Marcel Becquart, winning the 1952 RAC International Rally. He joined Ford Motor Company in England in 1953. He was assigned the task of starting a new Research Center in Birmingham. He joined American Motors in 1971. He was elected a Fellow of the Society in 1985. He died in 2017.

answer: Roy Lunn was born in 1925. He was educated in England with degrees in mechanical and aeronautical engineering. He was in the Royal Air Force for two years as a pilot. He trained as a jig and a toolmaker and designer. He entered the auto industry in 1946 when AC Cars hired Lunn as a designer. He joined Jowett in 1949 as chief designer and was involved in a variety of projects. He was the co-driver with Marcel Becquart, winning the 1952 RAC International Rally. He joined Ford Motor Company in England in 1953. He was assigned the task of starting a new Research Center in Birmingham. He joined American Motors in 1971. He was elected a Fellow of the Society in 1985.

answer: Compared to other automobiles, Lunn's cars improved fuel consumption and made car manufacturing less exorbitant. He was also a lifelong volunteer for numerous organizations, and was an Associate Fellow at the Royal Aeronautical Society. More specifically, Lunn is credited as being the "father of the modern SUV" as well as the "godfather of the Ford GT40."

text: Everything but the last sentence is unsupported

refinement: Lunn is credited as being the "father of the modern SUV" as well as the "godfather of the Ford GT40."

answer: Royston Charles Lunn was a well-respected and educated engineer in the automotive industry. He was responsible for helping design some very popular and successful cars such as the Ford GT40 and the Jeep Cherokee.

answer: Lunn was an engineer in the automotive industry. He was the head of engineering at American Motors Corporation from 1971 to 1987. Lunn is credited as the "father of the modern SUV" and "godfather of the Ford GT40."

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

What would have happened if Lunn's groundbreaking design for a compact-sized SUV was stolen?

answer: It would have been a huge loss to the automotive industry.

text: Probably not; if it was stolen, another company could have implemented it. But really, the answer cannot be found

answer: It would have been a huge loss to the automotive industry, and Lunn would have been in trouble.

answer: The design of Lunn's car was a prototype. So if he did not craft it with AMC, another car company would have probably profited from its success.

text: Reasonable, but unsupported conjecture

answer: It's unlikely that anyone would copy his design.

answer: It is not stated.

answer: His groundbreaking design for a compact-sized SUV would not have been stolen.

answer: It's unlikely that anyone would copy his design.


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YRFN’s Response to COVID-19

At York Region Food Network, health is top of mind in everything that we do.

In response to COVID-19, YRFN will be focusing on our food access programs and shifting our resources away from community programming over the next few months.

Here’s what you can expect at YRFN: As of Tuesday, March 17 from 9:30am – 10:30am, our drop-in breakfast will no longer serve seated meals. BREAKFAST WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR TAKEAWAY.   York Region Food Networks knows that this is a hard time for many. If you need information about immediate food assistance, please reach out to us at 905-841-3101 or 4moreinfo@yrfn.ca.

All other YRFN workshops, events and classes are postponed until further notice. This includes Community Cooks and other workshops.

Though we won’t be seeing you in person over the next few months, follow us on social media. YRFN staff will be sharing with you all our favourite recipes and seed starting tips for you to try at home.

Wishing everyone a healthy few months.

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York Region Emergency Food Resources During COVID-19

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Click here or on the image above for a complete list of Covid-19 resources

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Gift a Box!

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So many of you have asked to gift Good Food Boxes to others in the community… so, we’ve set up an initiative to allow just that!

‘Gift a Box’ gives you the opportunity to purchase Good Food Boxes for members of the community facing heightened food insecurity. Far too many households in York Region are struggling with inadequate food access. ‘Gift a Box’ helps to get healthy, fresh produce onto tables across York Region.

To gift a Good Food Box go to: http://ow.ly/TVA650zZWHj

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A new Good Food Box pickup location

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Next order dates are:

Order by September 30, 2020 for pickup on October 7, 2020

Order by October 14, 2020 for pickup on October 28, 2020

Order your Good Food Box here!

We need your help!

We are redesigning our website and are looking for _USER EXPERIENCE RESEARCH VOLUNTEERS_.

This role is perfect for anyone with a passion for food and their community. Your work will help us in redesigning our online presence and ensuring that information about food in York Region is easily accessible.

What we need from you:

-   Critically review our online presence and offer constructive feedback
-   Offer feedback about user experience
-   Propose new ideas for enhancing engagement
-   Be part of something that positively impacts the community

If you have some time available, we would appreciate your feedback by September 25, 2020.

If you have any questions, please send an email to 4moreinfo @ yrfn.ca

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question: What are the York Region Food Network doing in response to COVID-19.

answer: York Region Food Network will be focusing on their food access programs and shifting their resources away from community programming over the next few months.

answer: They are postponing community events and workshops, they are also changing from a seated breakfast plan to takeaway meals only.

text: The answer is a run-on sentence.

refinement: They are postponing community events and workshops, they are also changing from a seated breakfast plan to takeaway meals only.

answer: They are focusing on their food access programs and shifting their resources away from community programming.

answer: The York Region Food Network is focusing on their food access programs and shifting resources away from community programming in response to COVID-19. They are also postponing all workshops, events and classes until further notice.

question: Can the community help one another?

answer: Yes, the community can help one another by gifting Good Food Boxes to others in the community.

answer: Yes, the community can help one another by providing feedback on the online presence of the Good Food Box and offering new ideas for enhancing engagement.

text: The answer conflates the two volunteer opportunities presented in the article.

refinement: Yes, the community can help one another by purchasing Good Food Boxes for members of the community facing heightened food insecurity.

answer: Yes, the community can help one another by donating food and volunteering.

text: The answer could be more specific about the actions that one can partake in to help the community.

refinement: Yes, the community can help one another by donating food through purchasing a Good Food Box for members of the community facing heightened food insecurity.

answer: Yes, people will be able to give food boxes to others in the community who are struggling.

question: How else can people help?

answer: People can help by donating to the Good Food Box program.

text: The answer is conflating the two opportunities to help the York Region Food Network.

refinement: People can help by volunteering to help improve the York Region Food Network's website.

answer: The Good Food Box pickup location is changing.

text: The response does not answer the question of how individuals can help the program.

answer: People can volunteer to be user experience research volunteers and provide feedback on the online presence of the Good Food Box. They can also offer new ideas for enhancing engagement.

answer: They can help by volunteering to give feedback on their experience of the new website.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The organization is looking for volunteers to help with redesigning their website.

text: The article presents another opportunity to help the York Region Food Network as well.

refinement: The York Region Food Network has a 'Gift a Box' opportunity where individuals can purchase Good Food Boxes for members of the community who are facing heightened food insecurity. They are also looking for volunteers to help with redesigning their website.

answer: Information regarding the York Region Food Network's response to COVID-19 as well as a request for User Experience feedback on their new website.

text: The answer is not a complete sentence.

refinement: The article contains information regarding the York Region Food Network's response to COVID-19 as well as a request for User Experience feedback on their new website.

text: The answer should include some mention of the 'Gift a Box' program.

refinement: The article contains information regarding the York Region Food Network's response to COVID-19, which includes the 'Gift a Box' program, where individuals can purchase Good Food boxes for members of the community facing heightened food insecurity, as well as a request for User Experience feedback on their new website.

answer: The document is a series of announcements from the York Region Food Network regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

text: The answer could be more specific about what the announcements in the document concern.

refinement: The document is a series of announcements from the York Region Food Network regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, including a call for donations for the 'Gift a Box' program, which sends Good Food boxes to members of the community facing heightened food insecurity. It also asks for help regarding a website redesign.

text: No answer

refinement: The document is a series of announcements from the York Region Food Network regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, including a call for donations for the 'Gift a Box' program, which sends Good Food boxes to members of the community facing heightened food insecurity. It also asks for help regarding a website redesign.