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We will live in the bush.

Not too far from town but still far enough that our neighbors are a 5 minute drive away, regardless of this we will know them well and we will invite eachothers to partys, bake carrot cake and pumpkin muffins with veges I pulled from the garden patch you put in last summer.
They will always be a little gritty but while they're still warm with a little butter your mother had made they're Saturday morning cake stall worthy which is a-okay because the whole batch would be demolished before they had the chance to get cold.

There will be an endless landscape of trees and shrubs and some wirerly gorse I always say I will pull out but never get around to that hides a little stream and a lake not to far off our property that backs into the complete wilderness. We will always be getting the odd stoat into the chicken pen, which although sad, isn't a huge deal and we're left wondering why those cheeky creatures bother staking out the pen in the first place as I never close the hatch door and they're always roaming free, pecking away at the dirt for worms.

We will have a couple of cats, one that we claim came with the house and a few others including that temperamental ginger tom your sister asked us to mind while she was out of state but just fell oh-so-in-love with the with the big city she had to stay and we kept him on full time.
We will have a few dogs too, never any less than two. They will be mutts that we picked up along the way and the runt from the first litter before we got the old girl fixed because you said he reminded you of yourself as a child so we had to keep. They will be allowed to sit on the furniture and sleep on the edge of the bed but it wont matter because it was all second hand from the salvation army or motley, garish stuff we found on the side of the road. Full of cigarette burns and the smell of a couch well loved in more ways than one.

I will have quit smoking tobacco by then but will obviously favour my dope plant over all my other flowers and I will check it several times a day expecting some new bud to have flourished while I was off baking the bread or getting lost in a foreign film I bought when we first met because I wanted to show you I was artsy. I will turn the leaves into curious cookies I offer to our friends who will gladly accept because, hey, free dope. They wont taste that bad although maybe slightly burnt on the bottom but that's okay because it's come to be expected from our ancient oven that never learned how to fully utilize the fan feature.

You will call our house cozy although I will call it delicate and the narow stairwell up to our loft bed will full a sense of childlike wonder every time I climb up after you've been long asleep, silently humming the words to rupunzel and her tower in my head. The old wooden frame will murmer with any movement and the seemingly endless nooks and crannys will be fulled with spiders webs I refuse to suck up with the vacuume cleaner because spiders have feelings too and a special kind of respect that can only come from being and elder.
It will smell of the incense I insit on burning almost constantly and the wood smoke from the fire we have burning in winter but never really goes away in summer.

Sometimes we will make sweet love wrapped in our sheets, guiding ourselves deeper into eachothers bodys with a hunger that's almost insatiable.
Other times we will fuck. Those are the times I'm watching you over sultry eyes as you cut the wood in the backyard and as I make you a nice cuppa to refresh you after your hard work you will grab my hips and wisper in my ear 'bend over' as you throw all inhibitions aside and taste me with loud gasps and moans, taking me against the table and kissing me like you mean it.

The summers will be far too hot and the winters far too cold but we will never complain as we are always prepared with and iced tea and a spliff (I started smoking tobacco again but only with pot) or a generous glass of merlot by the fire.

We will laugh fondly at the mistakes we made and shared together and separately and I will stop caring about my weight and call my mother more often. I will invite my dad over for tea and he will politely drink our sad attempt at home brewed beer because he loves me and wants to show he approves of our lifestyle.

We will still have sad political yearnings but I will have over come my bitter youth and we will connect all over again with photographs of our mohawks and tartan pants with knee high docs and exemplary teenage "fuck you" attitude.
We will gossip less and listen more realizing that life isn't worth worrying about who's screwing who.

We will spend most of our time laughing and some of our time crying because crying is important too and we will always know how to cheer each other up even if we are the cause of each others problems but we will never be miserable because we simply just don't have time for such nonsense.  I will have learned to love myself and my flaws as well as holding yours precious.

I will flirt with natural therapy and Buddhist ideals while you read Oscar Wilde and Virgina Wolfe and we will appreciate life, our hardships and the really, truly, wonderfully, undying, confusing, muddling, joyous bedazzlement that is this is life.

We will live in the bush.

title: Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but this is the first time I have written anything in over 3 years. "We will live in the bush"

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

What is the narrator talking about?

answer: The narrator is talking about creating a simpler lifestyle in the bush where they will have a welcoming group of neighbor who gather for parties, listen to music, cook and enjoy nature.

text: small grammatical errors

refinement: The narrator is talking about creating a simpler lifestyle in the bush where they will have a welcoming group of neighbors who will gather for parties, listen to music, cook and enjoy nature.

answer: A garden of their own.

text: This is a lazy answer which is incomplete

refinement: The narrator talks of a move into the bush and an idyllic lifestyle lived with her lover

answer: Having a life with the love of their life in the Australian countryside in the boondocks.

answer: She talking about a future with the man she loves, moving to the wilderness, and living sustainably off the land.

answer: The narrator is talking about living in a rural area with a house with quirks and lots of creatures nearby, as well as lots of happy moments and laughter. The narrator is also talking about enjoying life despite the challenges that arise.

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

Who is the narrator talking to?

answer: The narrator is talking to their significant other.

answer: Her (future or current?) partner.

answer: It is not stated explicitly, but it seems to be about a future in which the narrator and the person they're speaking to are living together.

answer: The narrator is talking to their partner.

answer: That information can't be found.

text: The information is available in the piece

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

Where does she plan to live and do all this?

answer: A shack in the middle of a forest.

text: The bush is not the same as a forest

answer: The main character plans to live in a secluded bush area not too far from town.

text: Not too far from town but still far enough that our neighbors are a 5 minute drive away,

answer: The woman plans to live in the bush. She envisions a rustic life where she and her partner will blend in with the natural surroundings, living intimately close without ever feeling suffocated. She plans to have pets, cultivate a garden, smoke marijuana and drink wine near a fire.

answer: In the bush.

answer: In the bush.

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

Why will the narrator silently hum Rapunzel and her tower in her head?

answer: The narrow stairwell up their loft bed somehow reminds her of Rapunzel.

text: This is a partial answer

refinement: The narrow stairwell up their loft bed somehow reminds her of Rapunzel filling her with a sense of child-like wonder.

answer: The narrator will silently hum Rapunzel and her tower in her head out of a sense of childlike wonder. The bedazzlement of their surroundings makes them feel like a child again.

text: the narrow stairwell up to our loft bed will full a sense of childlike wonder every time I climb up after you've been long asleep, silently humming the words to rapunzel and her tower in my head.

answer: The author says the narow stairwell trying to get to the loft bed will full a sense of childlike wonder every time she goes to bed

text: English grammar errors

refinement: The author says the narrow stairwell trying to get to the loft bed will fill her with a sense of childlike wonder every time she goes to bed

text: the narrow stairwell up to our loft bed will full a sense of childlike wonder every time I climb up after you've been long asleep, silently humming the words to rapunzel and her tower in my head.

answer: The narrator imagines herself and her partner living in the bush, far from civilization, where they experience a variety of adventures. She imagines scaling the stairwell to their loft bed and being reminded by the old, wooden frame of Rapunzel and her captivity in a tower. For the narrator, this imaginative story provides joy and inspiration in an otherwise difficult environment.

text: the narrow stairwell up to our loft bed will full a sense of childlike wonder every time I climb up after you've been long asleep, silently humming the words to rapunzel and her tower in my head.

answer: Purely her thought.

text: This doesn't answer the question

refinement: The narrator imagines herself and her partner living in the bush, far from civilization, where they experience a variety of adventures. She imagines scaling the stairwell to their loft bed and being reminded by the old, wooden frame of Rapunzel and her captivity in a tower. For the narrator, this imaginative story provides joy and inspiration in an otherwise difficult environment.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: A young woman writes a letter to her future partner, a young man named John, telling him how they spent the first 8 years of their marriage and the rest of their years in the bush. She thinks about how they would read and laugh and cry together, smoke dope and sex.

text: This summary if full of non-existent information.

refinement: A young woman writes a letter to her future partner telling him how they will spend the rest of their years in the bush. She thinks about how they would read and laugh and cry together, smoke dope and sex.

text: grammatical

refinement: A young woman writes a letter to her future partner telling him how they will spend the rest of their years in the bush. She thinks about how they would read and laugh and cry together, smoke dope and have sex.

answer: The narrator envisions a future where she and he partner move to the bush (possibly the Australian bush) and live off the land. She pictures everything, from how they will spend summers and winters, to their conversations over the fire.

answer: The speaker imagines living together in the bush, far from town. They envision a comfortable, welcoming home where they will spend their days laughing and playing despite the occasional sadness.

text: The house is not far from town

refinement: The speaker imagines living together in the bush, far from town. They envision a comfortable, welcoming home where they will spend their days laughing and playing despite the occasional sadness.

answer: This story is about anticipating the future and what we forecast it to be as the current narrator ponders on life in the bush. Nostalgia, relaxed simplicity, and human longing permeate the text.

text: This summary doesn't correctly refelct the contents of the article.

refinement: A young woman writes a letter to her future partner telling him how they will spend the rest of their years in the bush. She thinks about how they would read and laugh and cry together, smoke dope and have sex.

answer: This poem talks about a happy life in the wilderness, in a house with lots of flaws. The couple cherish each other and love living freely in nature. They enjoy cooking, being outside, relaxing by the fire, and spending quality time together despite the challenges of the weather.

text: This is not a poem

refinement: This article talks about a happy life in the wilderness, in a house with lots of flaws. The couple cherish each other and love living freely in nature. They enjoy cooking, being outside, relaxing by the fire, and spending quality time together despite the challenges of the weather.

text: The summary must be two sentences

refinement: This article talks about a happy life in the wilderness for a couple that cherish each other and love living freely in nature. They enjoy cooking, being outside, relaxing by the fire, and spending quality time together despite the challenges of the weather.


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SIR FREDERICK ALEXIS EATON (20 January 1838 – 10 September 1913) was a British writer and editor. He was Secretary and chronicler of the Royal Academy, and a medievalist.[1][2][3][4]

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title: Frederick A. Eaton

question: Who was Sir Frederick Alexis Eaton?

answer: SIR FREDERICK ALEXIS EATON was a British writer and editor.

answer: Sir Frederick Alexis Eaton was a British writer and editor.

answer: A writer and editor.

question: What was his nationality?

answer: From the passage, it can be assumed that Sir Frederick Alexis Eaton was British.

answer: According to the passage, Sir Frederick Alexis Eaton was British.

answer: British.

question: What year did he die?

answer: 1913.

answer: Sir Frederick Alexis Eaton passed away in 1913.

answer: Sir Frederick Alexis Eaton died in 1913.

question: Which academy did he chronicle?

answer: The Royal Academy.

answer: He became secretary and chronicler of the Royal Academy

answer: He chronicle the Royal Academy.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Sir Frederick Alexis Eaton was a British writer and editor. He was Secretary and chronicler of the Royal Academy, and a medievalist.

answer: Sir Frederick Alexis Eaton was an English writer and editorialist. He is most known for being a secretary and chronicler of the Royal Academy.

answer: Sir Frederick Alexis Eaton was a British writer and editor who chronicled the Royal Academy. He was also a medievalist.

answer: Sir Frederick Alexis Eaton was a British writer and medievalist. He was also Secretary and chronicler of the Royal Academy.

answer: Sir Frederick Alexis Eaton was a British writer and editor. He is also known as being Secretary and chronicler of the Royal Academy.

answer: Sir Frederick Alexis Eaton was a British writer and editor. He was Secretary and chronicler of the Royal Academy, and a medievalist.


text: I walked down the street again. I had walked this street so many times, and yet I still called it a street. It was an avenue by trade, but street sounds better. Looking onward I saw a group of people that I thought could have been friends of mine, or at least some of them. I didn’t have that many friends, and even fewer that would stand to talk in a circle like that. So I lowered my expectations accordingly. It turned out to be another of many groups of people that I didn’t mind, but didn’t befriend. I figured that I would stop as I got to the circle, say hi maybe, and then see where the conversation went. It didn’t go so well, after saying hi and then them saying hi back the conversation continued on it seems to be about a group of people I didn’t know, saying things I didn’t hear about. So I left.

title: I decided I was going to write, so I just sorta typed and this is what I came up with. Think I should continue the story? Do you like the style? Should the main character get a pet goat?

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

What is the narrator's name?

answer: Doesn't say?

text: Unnecessary question mark.

answer: This information isn't found. It's not the main character either.

text: "It's not the main character either." This information is not related to the question and hence can be omitted.

answer: The narrator's name is Jack.

text: The story does not say the narrator's name.

answer: The narrator does not give a name.

answer: The narrator's name is Jane.

text: The story does not provide the narrator's name.

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

Where does the story take place?

answer: The story takes place on a street.

answer: The story takes place on a street/avenue.

answer: Doesn't say beyond on a street, an avenue.

answer: That information can't be found

text: All that the story mentions is about a street/avenue.

refinement: The story takes place on a street/avenue.

answer: That information can't be found in the text.

text: The story takes place on a street/avenue.

refinement: The story takes place on a street/avenue.

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

Why can't the narrator make friends?

answer: The narrator has difficulty making friends because he often finds himself drawn into conversations with groups of people he doesn't know. He is unable to join in these conversations efficiently due to not knowing their subject matter and because he doesn't feel comfortable expressing himself at a level which is on par with the others in the group. This causes him to feel overwhelmed and frustrated - unable to connect with others and feeling like he doesn't have anything in common.

answer: The narrator doesn't have many friends because when he interacts with groups of people, he struggles to say anything worth listening to. He is often overshadowed by those in the groups who have interesting things to say, or who have a lot in common with others in the group. As a result, he doesn't feel connected or invested in the group, which makes him hesitant to try to spend more time with them.

answer: She doesn't listen in on group conversation, but this isn't said to be the problem.

text: It is omitted that most of the time the conversation is about someone they don't know.

refinement: She doesn't listen in on group conversation, but this isn't said to be the problem. Most of the time the conversation is about someone the narrator does not know and hence cannot weigh in.

answer: He's very awkward.

text: It is omitted that most of the time the conversation is about someone the narrator does not know.

refinement: He's very awkward. Most of the time the conversation is about someone the narrator does not know and hence cannot weigh in.

answer: The conversation leads toward specifics about people they don't know, they don't know how to strike up a conversation they can participate in.

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

What are the narrator's expectations about making friends?

answer: Not very high

answer: The narrator hopes for some friends, but is realistic in their expectations and doesn't expect to become close with this group.

answer: That it should be easy, and when it doesn't unfold as expected, they give up.

text: It is omitted that his expectations of making friends are low.

refinement: That it should be easy, and when it doesn't unfold as expected, they give up. His expectations are low.

answer: low

answer: The narrator expects that he won't have much luck making friends. He sees groups of people passing by on the sidewalk but dismisses them as potential friends, because they do not seem to be the right fit for him. Momentarily, he judges the people standing in a circle on the sidewalk, but decides to give them a chance. After saying hello, the conversation seems to be focused on people the narrator does not know, so he decides to leave.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The main character walked down the avenue, and made his way over to a group of people. After some initial greetings, it became clear that the group was discussing people and events that the main character was not familiar with. She decided she didn't have anything to contribute, and left after only short time.

answer: The main character tried to join a group of people, but the conversation quickly turned away from him. He decided to leave after saying hello and hearing nothing about himself.

answer: The protagonist is walking through a street and rejects a group of people he doesn't know. Afterwards, he sees a group he does know and loaves to speak with them but internally lowers his expectations.

text: There is no evidence of the narrator rejecting a group of people first.

refinement: The protagonist is walking through a street and sees a group of people who he assumes to be his friends at first. Afterwards, he sees a group he does know and loaves to speak with them but internally lowers his expectations.

text: It is omitted that the group is talking about someone the protagonist does not know hence he walks away.

refinement: The protagonist is walking through a street and sees a group of people who he assumes to be his friends at first. He stops by to say hi but the group is conversing about a person the narrator does not know, hence he walks away.

answer: The narrator is described as a few things that could be described as personal information. They walk on an avenue, which turns out to be a street. Then they meet a group of people they say hi to, but the conversation continues and doesn't go well.

text: It is incorrect that there is a description of the narrator in the story.

refinement: The narrator walks on an avenue, which turns out to be a street. Then they meet a group of people they say hi to, but the conversation continues and doesn't go well.

text: It is omitted that the group is talking about someone the narrator does not know hence he walks away.

refinement: The narrator walks on an avenue, which turns out to be a street. Then they meet a group of people they say hi to, but the group is talking about someone the narrator does not know, hence they walks away.

text: It is incorrect that the avenue turns out to be a street.

refinement: The narrator walks on a street, which turns out to be an avenue. Then they meet a group of people they say hi to, but the group is talking about someone the narrator does not know, hence they walk away.

text: "It turned out to be another of many groups of people that I didn’t mind, but didn’t befriend. I figured that I would stop as I got to the circle." This is evidence that the narrator meets the group.

answer: The narrator is walking down a familiar avenue and encounters a group of friends standing in a circle talking. They engage everyone by saying "hi," but when the conversation continues as if they aren't there they give up trying to make friends and leave.


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ALDRO THOMPSON HIBBARD (August 25, 1886 – November 12, 1972) was an American plein air painter known for his depictions of snowy landscapes, particularly of Vermont. Hibbard worked in oil, as watercolor couldn't be used in January and February in the mountains of Vermont. He lived most of his life in Rockport, Massachusetts.

Early life

Hibbard was born in Falmouth, Massachusetts to James Thompson Hibbard and to the former Katherine Swift. Hibbard's father sold sewing machines and his mother was a homemaker who had a fondness of nature and spiritualism. He had one older sister, Adeline. Hibbard was raised in the Boston suburbs of Roxbury and Dorchester and graduated from Dorchester High School in 1906. Hibbard was captain of the baseball team at Dorchester High School.[1] As a young man, he often spent summers visiting family in Falmouth,[2][3] and in 1911,[4] 1913,[5] 1915,[6][7][8] and 1916,[9][10][11] he played baseball for the “Cottage Club”, Falmouth's town team in what is now the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Hibbard enrolled in the Massachusetts Normal Art School which is now known as Massachusetts College of Art and Design (or MassArt) in 1906. Here he studied with Ernest Lee Major, Joseph DeCamp, Frederic Andrew Bosley all of whom were well known painters of portraits and still life. Hibbard was known for his work ethic at an early age. He worked his way through college, walking back and forth to Dorchester to attend classes six days a week and also attending night classes several times a week. He rarely arrived home before midnight. Due to his work ethic, Hibbard completed the four year normal art school program in three years and in 1909 enrolled at the school of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (now known as School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts) to continue his studies. Here he studied with Frank Weston Benson, Phillip Leslie Hale and Edmund Charles Tarbell who were instructors in the new school of American Impressionism at that time. Hibbard studied at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston for an additional four years and upon graduation was awarded in 1913 with the Paige Traveling Scholarship, one of only four scholarships and the only American to receive the scholarship for this year. With the resources now to travel to Europe and study for two years, Hibbard departed Boston aboard the SS Arabic bound for Cobh, Ireland in September 1913. Hibbard spent time in England, France, Spain, Morocco, and Italy. He was able to study and sketch from many masters and had exposure to the life of Europe. He explored both town and landscape venues. Due to the declaration of War 29 July 1914 (Italy), Hibbard made his way back to England there boarding the SS Arabic in November of 1914 bound for Boston.[12]

Career

The National Academy of Design awarded Hibbard the 1922 First Hallgarten Prize for _Late February_, and the 1928 Second Altman Prize for _Snow Mantle_.

Hibbard traveled extensively early in his career across the United States and Canada seeking mountainous venues. He then gravitated to Rockport where many artists coalesced to form what is now known as the Rockport Art Association. Hibbard was president of the association for over 20 years. He also was an instructor for many years creating the Hibbard School of Painting in Rockport. He spent his summers instructing in Rockport and then painting in Vermont in the winter months.

Hibbard was a member of many American art organizations, including the Rockport Art Association, the North Shore Art Association, and others. He was a National Academician of the National Academy of Design granted Associate National Academician in 1923 and National Academician in 1933.

Legacy

Hibbard influenced Rockport artists including Emile Gruppe, Tom Nicholas, Paul Strisik, Marguerite Stuber Pearson, and Roger Curtis.

His paintings, which are associated with the Boston School of painting,[13] are in many museums including the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Currier Museum of Art, Portland Museum of Art, Whistler House Museum of Art, corporations and other prominent private collections.

Aldro Hibbard's current record at auction occurred on February 3, 2012 at Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers, when _Winter in New England, Probably a West River, Vermont View_, estimated at $25,000-$35,000, sold for $88,875. Along with Anthony Thieme, Hibbard is generally regarded as the most expensive Rockport painter at auction.

Notes

Sources

-   _A.T. Hibbard, N.A.: Artist in Two Worlds_, by John L. Cooley, published 1968.
-   _Rockport Sketchbook_, by John L. Cooley, published 1965.
-   “Aldro T. Hibbard, Painter of New England Winters”, _American Artist_, June 1940.
-   “The Legacy of Cape Ann,” by James Keny, _American Art Review_, Oct./Nov. 1995.
-   “A New View of Aldro Hibbard”, by Charles Movalli, _American Artist_, May 1979.
-   _Art For All, The Cape Ann School_, by Lisa B. Martin.
-   _The Inspiration of Cape Ann_, by Tom Davies, Rockport Art Association, 1993.
-   _Gloucester, Views of the Art Colony by American Masters_, by R.H. Love, R.H. Love Galleries, Oct./Nov. 1991

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title: Aldro Hibbard

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

How successful was Aldro Thompson Hibbard as an artist?

answer: Hibbard was very successful as an artist, having won two prestigious awards from the National Academy of Design. His work is in many museums and also in corporate and other prominent private collections.

answer: Hibbard was quite successful as an artist, particularly in his depictions of snowy landscapes. He received awards from the National Academy of Design and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. His paintings have been purchased by prestigious institutions as well as private collectors.

answer: Aldro Thompson Hibbard was well known for his depictions of snowy landscapes particularly of Vermont. He sold his paintings for high prices at auction. He was influential on other artists, including Emile Gruppe, Tom Nicholas, Paul Strisik, and Marguerite Stuber Pearson. His works is in galleries and many private collections. He received many awards and prizes.

answer: He is considered to be one of the famous artists of the Boston School of painting. Many museums as well as some organizations have his work in their collections. He was also painted by many other painters which would indicate that his art was meaningful to them and he had either a strong influence on their work or he generated interest in his style. He's known for influencing Rockport artists, including Emile Gruppe, Tom Nicholas, Paul Strisik, and Marguerite Stuber Pearson.

text: The text doesn't say he was painted by other painters. That line can be removed.

refinement: He is considered to be one of the famous artists of the Boston School of painting. Many museums as well as some organizations have his work in their collections. He's known for influencing Rockport artists, including Emile Gruppe, Tom Nicholas, Paul Strisik, and Marguerite Stuber Pearson.

text: The answer should mention his awards.

refinement: He is considered to be one of the famous artists of the Boston School of painting. Many museums as well as some organizations have his work in their collections. He's known for influencing Rockport artists, including Emile Gruppe, Tom Nicholas, Paul Strisik, and Marguerite Stuber Pearson. He received two awards from the National Academy of Design.

answer: Hibbard was a very successful artist from a young age. He received the Paige Traveling Scholarship in the year that he finished his studies at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He was the only American to receive the award in 2013 and one of only four recipients across the world. He received several awards for his work awards and today, his works are the most expensive Rockport painters on auction.

text: Grammar of last sentence could be clearer.

refinement: Hibbard was a very successful artist from a young age. He received the Paige Traveling Scholarship in the year that he finished his studies at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He was the only American to receive the award in 2013 and one of only four recipients across the world. He received several awards for his work awards and his works are the most expensive among those of Rockport painters on auction.

text: The answer could mention where his work is on display.

refinement: Hibbard was a very successful artist from a young age. He received the Paige Traveling Scholarship in the year that he finished his studies at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He was the only American to receive the award in 2013 and one of only four recipients across the world. He received several awards for his work awards and his works are the most expensive among those of Rockport painters on auction. His paintings are on display in museums, corporations, and other prominent private collections.


text:
The Beginning

The leaves fall relentlessly through sheets of rain. A boy rushes to get to the subway. Past the shallow puddles on the sidewalk, not giving a second glance at people on the street, he sprints down the stairs and into the underground network.

The boy is trying to make it halfway across the city, a one-train trip, only three stops, and the next one won’t come for another hour. A backpack slung over his back, it’s contents being a science textbook and a book entitled *Violin: From Crescendo To Concerto*, he is headed to a five o’clock violin lesson, directly followed by an hour long math tutor, and finally practicing his lines for the school play, *Hamlet*.

The young man is halfway to the station when he realizes he is five minute early. You would think that this would relax him, give him a moment of peace, but no. It only further increases his anxiety. Horrible thoughts of a broken train or a flooded tunnel fill his mind. He sits down, anxious beyond measure,and doesn't even notice the quarter fall from his pocket. He sees it, and upon realizing that it's his he springs up and walks towards it.

Too late however, a man bundled in various winter coats and another coat of grime bent down and grabbed it.

"Excuse me, sir," the boy says to the man.

The man walks on a if he hasn't heard him.

The boy repeats himself, louder than before, "Excuse me, sir!"

The man stops and looks behind, giving the sense that he has not heard the boy yet another, more subliminal sense, suggesting that he had.

"What is it you want, boy?" The man gives him a hard stare, as if daring him to say more.

The boy stutters, "I, um, the coin, it's um, mine could I-".

The man snaps at him, "Cut to the chase, boy! You won't get anywhere with that second-guessing cinder block up there between your shoulders!"

"I'm sorry sir, it's just that coin you picked up from the ground, it' mine."

The man offers sarcasm, "Well, such a *strong-minded* individual such as yourself who *obviously* shows very *plain* leadership qualities ought to have everything that is rightfully his, shouldn't he?" The man tosses the coin into the boy's outstretched hand and turns away.

The boy knows he shouldn't interfere with the man anymore, he was an odd type and gave him a bad feeling, but his attitude perplexed him more than anything and he wanted to know more.

"Excuse me, sir!", he calls out once more.

The man turns back, a look of vexation crossing his face.

"What is it you want now boy, is it the dollar I have hidden up my sleeve, or maybe the roll of dimes in my coat pocket?"

"No sir, I'm sorry for asking, but what is it that has you so flustered?"

"Flustered! I said nothing that implied my being flustered! What makes you assume that?"

"It's just, you seemed very cross at departing with that coin and-"

"I wasn't cross with the *coin*, I was cross with *you*, boy!"

"What have I done to offend you?", said the boy, trying not to express his own offense.

"You don't have the right look about you boy. Your gait's hurried, your fingers are restless, and your voice box's barely flickering with power."

"Why is that a problem, sir?"

"See, look at that! You're supposed to get up in my face, show some anger, something! Who taught you to be so soft-spoken?"

"Well, my parents taught me the rules, and I follow them in school."

"That's *despicable*! Tell me, boy, what happens if you do follow these *rules*?"

"Well, I've been told I'll have a happy life with a good job and lots of money." The whole time the boy has stared into space, hardly blinking.

"Lies!", the man shouts, "I'll tell you something, boy, not because I want to, but because you need to hear it."

"What is it then?"

"You're working for an empty cause. The lies they tell you is to keep your potential hidden, to make sure you work for them, not vice versa. You busy a lot?"

The boy nods.

"Just as I thought, they're really distractions. Who really cares if you can play Beethoven's 5th, can you choose between right and wrong. Can you see that there is something beyond what you know, something greater that valedictorians and diplomas, or will you live your life as another worthless human being?"

The boy is startled. Things are starting to make sense. "I'm afraid I don't quite follow you, sir."

"Tell me boy, do you do the things you do because you want to or because of this better life thing?"

The boy is too stunned to speak.

"It's like a modern *carpe diem*, boy. Every day wasted is a day you gave to them, do you want to continue to live like this?"

The boy shakes his head no.

"Neither do I, boy. But you're younger than me. You have a better chance at bringing about the change than I do. We cannot have these ideals yet, we have to work towards them, and maybe one day we will amount to something."

"I'm sorry, who's "we"?"

That moment his subway rolls into the station. The man smiles at him. "Remember what I said."

The boy gets into the subway. He turns back to get a glimpse of the man. He does. He also notices a tattoo on his arm that he didn't notice before. An "A" with a circle around it. Then the man vanishes from sight, into the crowd.

The boy sits down and opens his backpack. In it, along with it's previous contents, is a bunch of papers stapled together, a book called *Against the Logic of Submission* by Wolfi Landstreicher. IT looks as though it was printed by a home printer. The boy begins to flip through it when he notices a piece of lined paper, poorly torn out of a notebook, probably. It has one simple address: 818 SW 3rd Ave., PMB 1237 Portland, OR 97217.

With the address and the papers the boy slowly begins to awaken over the next few weeks. He realizes to the full extent what the man was saying. He begins a plan.

He leads the revolution.

title: The Beginning

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

Summarize the trajectory of the quarter.

answer: The quarter falls from the boy's pocket. The man then bends down and grabs it. When the boy asks for it back, the man tosses it into the boy's hand.

answer: A man picks up the quarter and walks away with it. The boy runs after him but the man seems gruff and tough. The boy keeps after him but then asks if he owes the quarter. The man retorts and eventually tosses it back to the boy. The quarter is set down by the man on the subway but then picked up by the boy.

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

refinement: A man picks up the quarter and walks away with it. The boy runs after him but the man seems gruff and tough. The boy keeps after him but then asks if he owes the quarter. The man retorts and eventually tosses it back to the boy.

text: The response misses to mention that the quarter first fell from the boy's pocket.

refinement: A quarter falls from the boy's pocket and he goes after it. A man picks up the quarter and walks away with it. The boy runs after him but the man seems gruff and tough. The boy keeps after him but then asks if he owes the quarter. The man retorts and eventually tosses it back to the boy.

answer: A young man sprints to get to the subway an hour early. On the way, he loses a quarter. A man picks it up, but doesn't return the quarter, which only increases the boy's anxiety. The man then tells the boy that there are lies being told to keep people from realizing their potential. He advises the boy to change his ways and seek something beyond what is commonly accepted as success. After this, the boy finds a piece of paper with an address on it. This ignites a plan in the boy's head and leads to the boy leading the revolution.

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

refinement: A young man sprints to get to the subway an hour early. On the way, he loses a quarter. A man picks it up, but doesn't return the quarter.

text: The response inaccurately mentions that the young man sprints to the subway an hour early, he was only five minutes early.

refinement: A young man sprints to the subway and gets there five minutes early. On the way, he loses a quarter. A man picks it up, but doesn't return the quarter.

text: The response misses to mention that the man returns the quarter after some hesitation.

refinement: A young man sprints to the subway and gets there five minutes early. On the way, he loses a quarter. A man picks it up, but doesn't return the quarter. The man tosses the quarter back after some hesitation.

answer: The boy drops a quarter while rushing to make it to his violin lesson, but is stopped by a man who picks up the quarter. The man berates the boy for being soft-spoken, lazy and lacking ambition. When he heads to the subway, the boy notices a book that was in his backpack and discovers the address of a possible revolutionary cell. Though initially put off by the man, he begins to see the point of view and sets a plan in motion.

text: The response inaccurately describes the boy being stopped by the man who picked up the quarter, but it's actually the boy who stops the man.

refinement: The boy drops a quarter while rushing to make it to his violin lesson, and stops the man who has picked up the quarter. The man berates the boy for being soft-spoken, lazy and lacking ambition. When he heads to the subway, the boy notices a book that was in his backpack and discovers the address of a possible revolutionary cell. Though initially put off by the man, he begins to see the point of view and sets a plan in motion.

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

refinement: The boy drops a quarter while rushing to make it to his violin lesson, and stops the man who has picked up the quarter.

text: The response misses to mention that the man tosses the quarter back to the boy after he berates him.

refinement: The boy drops a quarter while rushing to make it to his violin lesson, and stops the man who has picked up the quarter. The man berates the boy and tosses the coin back.

answer: The boy loses the quarter, and the man picks it up. The man seems to be bothered by the quarter as much as the boy and throws it back to the boy midway through their conversation, citing the coin as a relation to the boy's intentional lack of focus on his words. The boy accepts the coin and continues towards the station.

text: There is no evidence in the text that the boy intentionally lacks focus on his words.

refinement: The boy loses the quarter, and the man picks it up. The man seems to be bothered by the quarter as much as the boy and throws it back to the boy midway through their conversation. The boy accepts the coin and continues towards the station.

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

Summarize the surprise ending to the story.

answer: The boy meets a man on the train that is talking nonsense. The man leaves the train after dropping something into the boy's hand, and the boy gets off to look for the man to return something to him. The man vanishes and leaves the boy a stack of anti-establishment literature as well as an address to a location in Portland. The boy commits himself to the cause, a pacifist revolution from within the system.

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

refinement: The man vanishes and leaves the boy a stack of anti-establishment literature as well as an address to a location in Portland. The boy commits himself to the cause, a pacifist revolution from within the system.

answer: The man tells the boy that he can bring about change. When the man leaves, the boy finds a book in his backpack with a slip of paper containing an address. The boy then goes on to lead a revolution.

answer: The boy suddenly realizes that he, and not the adults around him, can have the power to change the world. He becomes motivated to act and after finding a piece of paper with the address of the man who spoke to him, he begins to organize and lead a revolution that changes the lives of many people for the better.

answer: The boy finds an address and a radical organization calling for a revolution against the status quo. The man, who berates the boy for being docile, shocked the young man with ideas of social change. He realizes the importance and his responsibility to change society and begins a plan. The ending is a surprise twist in the tale where the boy starts a revolution.

text: There is no evidence in the text to suggest there is a radical organization involved.

refinement: The boy finds an address and plans for a revolution against the status quo. The man, who berates the boy for being docile, shocked the young man with ideas of social change. He realizes the importance and his responsibility to change society and begins a plan. The ending is a surprise twist in the tale where the boy starts a revolution.

answer: The boy is given a book by the old man, who tells him to read a story called Against the Logic of Submission by Wolfi Landstreicher. The book shares a political view that helps turn the boy into a paladin who leads a revolution.

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

What does the story have to say about conformity?

answer: The story suggests that conformity is ultimately a pointless endeavor. True change, according to the man, can happen only when individuals break the rules and refuse to simply work for those in power. Thus, conformity results in wasted potential.

answer: The story argues that conformity is intrinsically bad for people. The man suggests that lying is being used to keep people from realizing their power and potential. The boy recognizes the negative consequences of conformity, and starts to rip away at the chains to achieve something more. The story argues that people should reject conformity in favor of a freer life.

answer: The man scolds the boy for his conformity to the rules, telling him they don't matter and that he should question the shallowness of his daily obligations.

answer: The protagonist wholeheartedly believes in rules, following them from an early age. His parents have taught him that obeying these rules fully pave one's way to a better life. However, this man contradicts the boy's belief by saying those rules are lies people use to keep the populace hidden, so they can work for them instead. Society forbids social norms, doesn't see the importance in individuality, not striving on greatness and pursuing one's dreams and desires. This makes them "dead". The man insists that one has to start living mindfully. The only way to live is to know oneself.

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

refinement: The protagonist wholeheartedly believes in rules, following them from an early age. His parents have taught him that obeying these rules fully pave one's way to a better life. However, this man contradicts the boy's belief by saying those rules are lies people use to keep the populace hidden, so they can work for them instead. Society forbids social norms, doesn't see the importance in individuality, not striving on greatness and pursuing one's dreams and desires.

answer: The story seems to speak against conformity. The man encourages the boy not to follow the rules, as doing so prevents him from realizing his full potential. He considers conformity to be a waste of life. The intertextual reference of Against the Logic of Submission also supports the story's anti-conformity message. At the end of the story, the protagonist goes on to lead a revolution, rejecting conformity.


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MICHA is the thirty-third chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Isaiah, and is a part of the Book of the Prophets. The Jerusalem Bible groups chapters 28-35 together as a collection of “poems on Israel and Judah”.[1]

Text

The original text was written in Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 24 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008).

Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls (3rd century BC or later):

-   1QIsaa: complete
-   1QIsab: extant verse 1
-   4QIsac (4Q57): extant verses 2‑8, 16‑23

There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; 𝔊B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: 𝔊S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; 𝔊A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; 𝔊Q; 6th century).

Parashot

The _parashah_ sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex.[2] Isaiah 33 is a part of the _Prophecies about Judah and Israel (Isaiah 24–35)_. {P}: open _parashah_; {S}: closed _parashah_.

    {S} 33:1 {S} 33:2-6 {P} 33:7-9 {S} 33:10-12 {P} 33:13-24 {S}

Verse 1

New King James Version:

    _Woe to you who plunder, though you have not been plundered;_
    _And you who deal treacherously, though they have not dealt treacherously with you!_
    _When you cease plundering,_
    _You will be plundered;_
    _When you make an end of dealing treacherously,_
    _They will deal treacherously with you._

Verse 20

New King James Version:

    _Zion, the city of our appointed feasts_

The reference is to the three pilgrimage festivals of Pesach (_Passover_), Shavuot (_Weeks_ or _Pentecost_), and Sukkot (_Tabernacles_, _Tents_ or _Booths_) when the ancient Israelites living in the Kingdom of Judah would make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem.

Verses 21 and 23a

Revised Standard Version:

    _But there the Lord in majesty will be for us_

        _a place of broad rivers and streams,_
        _where no galley with oars can go,_
        _nor stately ship can pass._
        _..._

    _Your tackle hangs loose;_

        _it cannot hold the mast firm in its place,_
        _or keep the sail spread out._

These verses are interrupted by verse 22, which is better placed after verse 23a.[3]

A marginal note in the Masoretic Text tradition indicates that verse 21 is the middle verse of the Book of Isaiah in Hebrew.[4]

Verse 22

King James Version:

    ''For the Lord is our judge, ''
    ''the Lord is our lawgiver, ''
    _the Lord is our king;_
    _he will save us._[5]

Verse 22 in Hebrew

Masoretic text/Dead Sea Scrolls (read from right to left):

    כי יהוה שפטנו

        יהוה מחקקנו
        יהוה מלכנו

    הוא יושיענו

Transliteration:

     ,

        ;

        ,

    .

[1] Jerusalem Bible (1966), Isaiah section E: Poems on Israel and Judah

[2] As implemented in the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 edition of the Hebrew Bible in English.

[3] Jerusalem Bible (1966), Isaiah 33

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title: Isaiah 33

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This chapter of Isaiah discusses the importance of Jerusalem as the place where God will be present, and where people will be saved.

text: This is only one sentence, add another, prioritizing factual details of the article over the text described.

refinement: This chapter of Isaiah discusses the importance of Jerusalem as the place where God will be present, and where people will be saved. It is the thirty-third chapter in the Hebrew Bible.

answer: Isaiah 33 is a chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible. It is a part of the Book of the Prophets. The chapter is divided into 24 verses.

text: The second and third sentences can be made into one to better suit the question.

refinement: Isaiah 33 is a chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible. It is a part of the Book of the Prophets and is divided into 24 verses.

answer: This article describes the Book of Isaiah, chapter 33, and the text's history. It also describes the text's translation into Koine Greek.

text: It would be a more complete answer to mention the original Hebrew in terms of translation.

refinement: This article describes the Book of Isaiah, chapter 33, and the text's history. It also describes the text's translation into Koine Greek from the original Hebrew.

text: It would be a more complete answer to mention that the chapter/book is from the Bible.

refinement: This article describes the Bible's Book of Isaiah, chapter 33, and the text's history. It also describes the text's translation into Koine Greek from the original Hebrew.

answer: This article highlights the versions of Micha, which is the third chapter of the book of Isaiah, which contains the book of the prophecies of the prophet Isaiah. The book, located in the old testament, was initially written in Hebrew.

text: Error: thirty-third, not third

refinement: This article highlights the versions of Micha, which is the thirty-third chapter of the book of Isaiah, which contains the book of the prophecies of the prophet Isaiah. The book, located in the old testament, was initially written in Hebrew.


text:
Lieutenant General SIR MAURICE ROBERT JOHNSTON (born 27 October 1929)[1] is a retired British Army officer. He served as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements) from 1981 to 1982, and Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire from 1996 to 2004.[2][3]

Early life and army career

The son of Brigadier Allen Leigh Johnston OBE and of his wife Gertrude Geraldine Templer, Johnston was educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[4] From Sandhurst he was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1949,[5] promoted lieutenant in 1951,[6] and captain in 1955,[7] when he also transferred to The Queen's Bays.[8] He served in Germany, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Northern Ireland, and Borneo before being posted as an instructor at the Army Staff College from 1965 to 1967.[9] He was promoted major in 1962[10] and lieutenant colonel in 1967.[11] He was Military Assistant to the Chief of the General Staff from 1968 to 1971 and commanding officer the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, 1971 to 1973,[12] before promotion to brigadier,[13] and command of the 20th Armoured Brigade from 1973 to 1975.[14] He was Brigadier (General Staff) at Headquarters UK Land Forces from 1977 to 1978, joined the Senior Directing Staff of the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1979,[15] with acting promotion to major general,[16] was appointed Assistant Chief of the General Staff in 1980,[17] his rank was made substantive in 1980,[18] and Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1981, with promotion to lieutenant general,[19] before retiring in 1984.[20]

Business career

After retirement from the British Army in 1982, Johnston was managing director of Freshglen Limited (1984 to 1985) and of Unit Security Limited (1985 to 1988), then Chairman of Secondary Resources PLC, 1988 to 1991 and of Detention Corporation, 1988 to 1994. He was also a director of Partek Cargotec Limited from 1984, and of Shorrock Guards Limited from 1988 to 1991.[21]

Voluntary work

He has served as a governor of Dauntsey's School since 1987 and was also a governor of St Mary's, Calne, from 1988 to 1994, as well as supporting Wiltshire County Scouts. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Wiltshire in 1990,[22] as High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1993–1994,[23] and served as Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire from 1996 to 2004.[24][25][26] As Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire, he was an _ex officio_ member of the Court of the University of Southampton.[27]

Publications

-   Johnston, Sir Maurice, 'More Power to the Centre: MOD Reorganisation' in _RUSI Journal_, March 1983[28]

Honours

-   Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), 1971 New Year Honours[29][30]
-   Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB), 1982 New Year Honours[31][32]
-   Colonel of the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, 1986–1991[33][34][35]
-   Knight of the Venerable Order of Saint John, 1996[36]
-   Honorary Freeman of the Borough of Swindon, 2004[37]Agenda and Minutes of Special Meeting of Swindon Borough Council on

Thursday, 18 November 2004, online at swindon.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2008: “...this Council resolves by virtue of Section 249(5) of the Local Government Act 1972, to hereby admit Sir Maurice Johnston, KCB, OBE, to be an Honorary Freeman of the Borough of Swindon as a token of the high esteem in which he is held by the townspeople of the Borough and in recognition of his eminent services to the community.”

-   Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, 2005[38][39]
-   Patron of the Shaw Trust[40]

Private life

Johnston married Belinda Mary Sladen in 1960, and they have one son and one daughter.[41]

In 2004, Johnston was reported to live at Ivy House, Worton, near Devizes.[42][43]

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[27] The University Court from Southampton University Calendar 2005, online at soton.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2008

[28] Smith, Paul, _Government & Armed Forces in Britain 1856–1990_ (Continuum International Publishing Group, 2003, ), page 250 online at books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2008

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[37] Free at last for Sir Maurice in _Salisbury Journal_, 17 November 2004, online at salisburyjournal.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2008

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[39] Sir Maurice is made a CVO dated 5 January 2005, at wiltshiretimes.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2008

[40] Annual Accounts of the Shaw Trust Ltd for year ended 2 April 2005 online at shaw-trust.org.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2008

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[43] Johnston, Sir Maurice at Burkes Peerage. Retrieved 12 May 2012

title: Maurice Robert Johnston

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

Summarize Lt. General Sir Maurice Robert Johnston's military career.

answer: Sir Maurice Robert Johnston served in the British Army from 1949 to 1984 and held positions such as major, lieutenant colonel, commanding officer of the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, and major general. From 1981 to 1982, Johnston served as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements). After retirement, Johnston worked in business and volunteered in different capacities.

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

refinement: Sir Maurice Robert Johnston served in the British Army from 1949 to 1984 and held positions such as major, lieutenant colonel, commanding officer of the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, and major general. From 1981 to 1982, Johnston served as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements).

answer: Sir Johnston was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1949. From there he joined the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, then the 20th Armoured Brigade. He was promoted to brigadier, and appointed head of the UK Land Forces (Stratford-upon-Avon District) in 1977, which was followed by acting promotion to major general in 1979. From there, he was made head of the British Army in 1981 and promoted to lieutenant general, before retiring in 1984.

answer: Sir Maurice Robert Johnston started in the Royal Artillery in 1949 and quickly moved up the ranks from a lieutenant in 1951 to a lieutenant colonel in 1967. After stints as commander of the 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards and the 20th Armored Brigade (1971-1975), Johnston was promoted to Brigadier (General Staff) at Headquarters UK Land Forces from 1977 to 1978. He was promoted to major general and appointed as Assistant Chief of the General Staff in 1980. In 1981, Johnston was appointed Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements) with a promotion to lieutenant general. He retired from the British Army in 1982.

answer: He first served as an instructor at the Army Staff College from 1965 to 1967. Then he went on to be promoted to major and lieutenant colonel before being promoted to brigadier. He commanded several formations, before becoming Brigadier (General Staff) at Headquarters UK Land Forces from 1977 to 1978. He then joined the Senior Directing Staff of the Royal College of Defense Studies in 1979. He was then appointed Assistant Chief of the General Staff in 1980 and Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1981 with promotion to lieutenant general. He retired in 1984.

text: The response misses to mention his earlier positions previous to being an instructor at the Army Staff College.

refinement: He was first commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1949 and promoted Lieutenant in 1951. In 1955 he became Captain and was transferred to The Queen's Bays. He served as an instructor at the Army Staff College from 1965 to 1967. Then he went on to be promoted to major and lieutenant colonel before being promoted to brigadier. He commanded several formations, before becoming Brigadier (General Staff) at Headquarters UK Land Forces from 1977 to 1978. He then joined the Senior Directing Staff of the Royal College of Defense Studies in 1979. He was then appointed Assistant Chief of the General Staff in 1980 and Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1981 with promotion to lieutenant general. He retired in 1984.

answer: Lt. General Sir Maurice Robert Johnston served in the British Army from 1949 to 1984, including time as assistant chief of the General Staff, Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements), and colonel of the Queen's Dragoon Guards. He retired in 1984 following a distinguished military career.

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

What does the text say about Sir Maurice Robert Johnston's business career?

answer: Sir Maurice Johnston has experience as a managing director and chairman of various companies. He also has experience as a Brigadier General Staff and Chief of Defence Staff (Operational Requirements) in the British Army.

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

refinement: Sir Maurice Johnston has business experience as a managing director and chairman of various companies.

answer: Sir Maurice has largely been successful outside the British Army. He has held positions as either a Managing Director, Director, or Chairman in several companies. The companies he was affiliated with were mostly cargo and security-related businesses.

answer: From 1984 to 1991, Johnston was a director of secondary resource companies and then Chairman of Detention Corporation. He also served as Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire from 1996 to 2004.

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

refinement: From 1984 to 1991, Johnston was a director of secondary resource companies and then Chairman of Detention Corporation.

text: The response inaccurately mentions that Johnston was director of Secondary Resources, however he was Chairman.

refinement: From 1984 to 1991, Johnston had experience in business. He was managing director of Freshglen Limited and Unit Security. He was also chairman of Secondary Resources and of Detention Corporation.

answer: He served as the managing director of Freshglen Limited and Unit Security Limited, a chairman of Secondary Resources PLC, and a director of Partek Cargotec Limited.

answer: After retirement from the British Army in 1982, Johnston managed the security company Unit Security Limited and the Partek Cargotec Limited. He was Chairman of Secondary Resources PLC, and director of Shorrock Guards Limited. Johnston also served as a director of Dauntsey's School, and as a member of the British military.

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

refinement: After retirement from the British Army in 1982, Johnston managed the security company Unit Security Limited and the Partek Cargotec Limited. He was Chairman of Secondary Resources PLC, and director of Shorrock Guards Limited.

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

What does the text say about Sir Maurice Johnston's private life?

answer: Sir Maurice Johnston married his wife, Belinda Mary Sladen, in 1960 and they have a son and a daughter. In 2004, he was reported to live at Ivy House, Worton, near Devizes.

answer: Sir Maurice Johnston was married to Belinda Sladen and they have one son and one daughter. He currently lives at Ivy House, near Devizes.

answer: Sir Maurice Johnston married Belinda Mary Sladen in 1960, and they have one son and one daughter. They currently live at Ivy House, Worton, near Devizes.

text: There is no direct evidence that the entire family live at Ivy House. The passage only mentions Johnston.

refinement: Sir Maurice Johnston married Belinda Mary Sladen in 1960, and they have one son and one daughter. Johnston currently lives at Ivy House, Worton, near Devizes.

answer: The text says that Sir Maurice Johnston married Belinda Mary Sladen in 1960 and they have one son and one daughter.

answer: He married Belinda Mary Sladen in 1960 and they have a son and a daughter. Sir Johnston was reported to live at Ivy House, Worton, near Devizes.


text:
In the early days of Reddit, they used it as their logo, one of them had drew it and it looked cute, they even made a stuffed version and named it Snoo because the name also sounded cute. Snoo was kept on top of their computer and they adored him.

But one winter, one cold cold winter, that ragtag band of the people who maintained Reddit huddled together in the last burning embers of their fireplace, for they couldn't pay the heating bill. They were growing colder and colder, and their hope of seeing the future of their small but promising site, Reddit.

Suddenly, Snoo rose and spoke, "Fear not, my brothers, for I am your Savior Snoo" this of course scared the daylights out of everyone in the room besides Snoo who now had forgotten the cold and gathered around Snoo and asked him questions as to why he had suddenly spoke. Snoo raised an adorably small hand and said,

"You mortals will not yet be able to comprehend my existence, only know you have a great piece in the puzzle of the universe, your site's members shall be many, do not lose hope for you shall survive this winter, you will one day by the last hope of the free thinking universe"

One among the eager crowd inquired the Snoo, "But how, our fire is quickly waning and our bodies will not produce heat much longer"

The Snoo turned to him and said, "Do not worry, that is why I have come, I know I must sacrifice myself to save the universe in the future, it is my piece in the puzzle and I shall take it with dignity"

With one final adorable salute he cast himself into the fireplace and stoked the flames. This bold sacrifice somehow kept the fire burning for eternity, and it still burns to this day. The Redditors who witnessed that bold, and strangely vague sacrifice decided to make effigies of the Snoo so that his face and his sacrifice that saved Reddit would be remembered. Of course, they profit off them in the Reddit Store, but it's the thought that counts.

title: The Origin of Snoo the Reddit Alien.

question: Why did Snoo sacrifice itself?

answer: He wanted to keep the Reddit team alive and warm during the winter.

answer: Ans: He sacrificed itself to save the universe in the future.

text: "Ans" should be removed.

refinement: He sacrificed itself to save the universe in the future.

answer: Because it wished to save the rest of the Reddit community from freezing to death and ensure the future existence of Reddit.

question: Explain the concession about profiting off Snoo.

answer: While the effigies of Snoo are made to remember his sacrifice, they also profit off of selling Snoo-related merchandise.

answer: The Redditors who made the Snoo effigies decided to make effort to profit off of them by making them offered items like the unofficial Snoo plush.

text: The ending of this sentence is an extrapolation.

refinement: The Redditors who made the Snoo effigies decided to make a profit off of them.

answer: The Redditors created Snoo based on memories of the fire, the huddling closer together in fear for their site, the small hope of continuation it offered, and the defiant beckon that lead to their salvation. This lead them to create Snoo sneakers to commemorate that.

text: There is no mention of sneakers in the article.

refinement: The Redditors created Snoo based on memories of the fire, the huddling closer together in fear for their site, the small hope of continuation it offered, and the defiant beckon that lead to their salvation.

text: This does not properly answer the question.

refinement: The Redditors created Snoo effigies in honor of his sacrifice, but then decided to sell them as well.

question: What is the narrative meaning of winter besides being cold?

answer: The fate of Reddit isn't known yet, and it may just wither as many creatures and flora do in winter.

text: Needs to reference winter.

refinement: Winter represents how at the time of the story the fate of Reddit isn't known yet, and it may just wither as many creatures and flora do in winter.

answer: Winter is the time of adversity and hardship, when the cold can gradually drain away hope. However, Snoo brought warmth and life back into the Redditors to ensure their survival. Instead of letting their dreams and ambitions die with the season, he invigorated them to continue on their quest of providing an internet refuge for free thinkers.

text: It is not quite clear the nature of the metaphor.

refinement: Winter is the time of adversity and hardship, when the cold can gradually drain away hope. In the story it symbolizes financial hardship. Instead of letting their dreams and ambitions die, Snoo invigorated them to continue on their quest of providing an internet refuge for free thinkers.

answer: The story of Snoo brings the idea of hope during difficult times. Winter represents a time when things are hard and people feel hopeless, but Snoo's sacrifice and intervention brings about hope that the future will be better.

text: It does not capture the financial nature of winter.

refinement: The story of Snoo brings the idea of hope during difficult times. Winter represents a time when things are hard and the project may not have the resources to survive, but Snoo's sacrifice and intervention brings about hope that the future survival of Reddit.

question: How does Snoo know the future?

answer: Snoo seems to know the future because when the early Redditors were freezing Snoo sacrificed himself to keep the fire alive, and ever since then the fire has burned. Some Redditors think that Snoo is a prophet of events to come.

text: It's not actually clear.

answer: Apparently, Snoo is aware that his sacrifice saves Reddit in the future. It is not clear how he knows this or why, but it seems to be his purpose for being.

answer: It's not explained in the story. Along with Snoo's coming alive, it's another paranormal event.

question: Write a ~7 sentence summary.

text: No content!

refinement: The story tells how Snoo, the Reddit alien, "sacrificed" himself to save Reddit in a time of financial desperation. Told in a mythological tone, the story symbolizes financial hardship with winter, and the marketing of the mascot "Snoo" as the sacrifice of a supernatural being who comes to be the website's totem. The personification of Snoo as a mythic figure is a playful way to mythologize the story of the website Reddit and its early financial hardships in supporting itself, as well as poking fun at the solution those who maintained Reddit came up with - selling "effigies" of their mascot.

answer:
The Origin of Snoo the Reddit Alien.

One day, the people running Reddit realized they had to conserve money because their heating bill spiked. They put their computers side by side in a heap, and soon they were freezing.

Suddenly there was a bright light shining and energy crackling in the room. Snoo the Reddit shereef slowly rose up, its eyes glistening. There was no need for alarm. Snoo had come to save the day by using its mystical power to make fire for the winter. Ten days into a winter of their making, Redditors began to grow gravely concerned, waiting for any sign that the Reddit shereef was well on its way to becoming a hero.

This is where Snoo makes the ultimate sacrifice, by throwing himself into a fireplace and making the flames burn strong for the time remaining of winter. It's unclear what became of the real Snoo - it's possible the Snoo in the story is a mythological character - but this sacrifice saved the winter, and in modern times, they make effigies of him so that his message is perpetuated.

text: There is unnecessary text here.

refinement:
The Origin of Snoo the Reddit Alien.

One day, the people running Reddit realized they had to conserve money because their heating bill spiked. They put their computers side by side in a heap, and soon they were freezing.

Suddenly Snoo the Reddit mascot slowly rose up, its eyes glistening. Snoo had come to save the day by using its mystical power to make fire for the winter.

This is where Snoo makes the ultimate sacrifice, by throwing himself into a fireplace and making the flames burn strong for the time remaining of winter. It's unclear what became of the real Snoo - it's possible the Snoo in the story is a mythological character - but this sacrifice saved the winter, and in modern times, they make effigies of him so that his message is perpetuated.

text: There needs to be reference of the meaning of the story.

refinement:
The Origin of Snoo the Reddit Alien.

One day, the people running Reddit realized they had to conserve money because their heating bill spiked. They put their computers side by side in a heap, and soon they were freezing.

Suddenly Snoo the Reddit mascot slowly rose up, its eyes glistening. Snoo had come to save the day by using its mystical power to make fire for the winter.

This is where Snoo makes the ultimate sacrifice, by throwing himself into a fireplace and making the flames burn strong for the time remaining of winter. It's unclear what became of the real Snoo - it's possible the Snoo in the story is a mythological character - but this sacrifice saved the winter, and in modern times, they make effigies of him so that his message is perpetuated. The story is a metaphor for the financial hardships Reddit faces at its beginning, and its solution by selling merchandise of their mascot, Snoo.

answer: Snoo was depicted as an alien because they need a way to differentiate him from a human for identification purposes. He was beloved by the people who owned Reddit, who occasionally used him as the logo. One cold winter the people of Reddit were losing hope and a ragtag group gathered around their fireplace. Snoo then spoke to save the day, saying that they have a great part to play in the future. He then proceeded to jump into the flames to rescue the group, burning himself continuously so that the fire would never fade, marking it as one of the earliest signs that Reddit would help light up the world.

text: There needs to be reference to the meaning of the story.

refinement: Snoo was depicted as an alien because they need a way to differentiate him from a human for identification purposes. He was beloved by the people who owned Reddit, who occasionally used him as the logo. One cold winter the people of Reddit were losing hope and a ragtag group gathered around their fireplace. Snoo then spoke to save the day, saying that they have a great part to play in the future. He then proceeded to jump into the flames to rescue the group, burning himself continuously so that the fire would never fade, marking it as one of the earliest signs that Reddit would help light up the world. The winter is a metaphor for the financial hardships of early Reddit.

answer: In the early days of Reddit, they used it as their logo, one of them had drew it and it looked cute, they even made a stuffed version and named it Snoo because the name also sounded cute. Snoo was kept on top of their computer and they adored him.

text: It's so off topic I'm going to revise as one critique

refinement: The story tells how Snoo, the Reddit alien, "sacrificed" himself to save Reddit in a time of financial desperation. Told in a mythological tone, the story symbolizes financial hardship with winter, and the marketing of the mascot "Snoo" as the sacrifice of a supernatural being who comes to be the website's totem. The personification of Snoo as a mythic figure is a playful way to mythologize the story of the website Reddit and its early financial hardships in supporting itself, as well as poking fun at the solution those who maintained Reddit came up with - selling "effigies" of their mascot.

answer: They kept the Snoo on top of their computer and people appreciated him by buying him toys. Then one winter, they huddled up around their small fire and the Snoo miraculously revived the fire. They decided to make effigies of the Snoo which can now be bought in the Reddit Store.

text: It's so off topic I am going to revise with one critique

refinement: The story tells how Snoo, the Reddit alien, "sacrificed" himself to save Reddit in a time of financial desperation. Told in a mythological tone, the story symbolizes financial hardship with winter, and the marketing of the mascot "Snoo" as the sacrifice of a supernatural being who comes to be the website's totem. The personification of Snoo as a mythic figure is a playful way to mythologize the story of the website Reddit and its early financial hardships in supporting itself, as well as poking fun at the solution those who maintained Reddit came up with - selling "effigies" of their mascot.

answer: In the early days of Reddit, the team behind it huddle alongside the fireplace. They are out of money during winter, and their fate is not certain. Their mascot, Snoo the Reddit Alien rises to speak, "Fear not, my brothers, for I am your Savior Snoo." He tells them that Reddit will grow, have many users, and one day they will be the last hope of the free-thinking universe. He goes on to say that he knows they are cold, but he's there to sacrifice himself with dignity and hops onto the fire, keeping the team warm. The Redditors who witnessed this moment made effigies of Snoo so that his sacrifice will always be remembered. They also profited off Snoo.