text:
Darkness fell much earlier than usual that day, as if the sun had been extinguished. There was no moon; the only light came from the pinprick stars that twinkled silently against the black canvas of the sky. Even those seemed duller than usual, Bill thought, as he swept along the narrow highway that cut through the desert like a zip through a jacket, a grey ribbon in a sea of relentless sand.

He had been driving for several hours now and he didn't know why. There was no real purpose to his journey that he could remember; it was little more than aimless meandering along empty roads. A jackrabbit darted across the highway and Bill winced at the soft bump as it disappeared under his front left tire; he felt like a murderer. He stopped the car a couple of miles up the road - far enough away from the jackrabbit that it would be invisible to him even in the light. As he pulled to a halt the engine of his ancient car spluttered, disturbing a rattlesnake that was curled up by the side of the road. It gave a disapproving hiss and slithered off into the night. He clicked the engine off, got out and looked at the sky.

There was no moon, and the stars seemed duller than usual.

Bill looked up at the sky for a long time. Trying to remember. Remember where he had come from, and where he was going, and why. But the stars had no answers for him. They simply twinkled silently, not saying a word, just pale unhelpful dots of burning hydrogen billions of miles away.

He tore his eyes away from the stars and looked back at his car. In the pitch black night it was difficult to discern its color; Bill thought it was red but he couldn't be sure. He sighed and climbed back inside, sat down in the driver's seat, and rested his muddled head against the steering wheel.

The human mind, he thought, was a funny thing. It could remember obscure and useless facts and the names of people you've only met once and birthday parties you went to thirty years ago. But it could forget what you walked into a room for. Or why you drove into the middle of the desert, on a night where there was no moon and the stars seemed duller than usual.

Bill restarted the car and checked the rear-view mirror, and suddenly he remembered where he was going. And why.

He stepped back outside, smiling faintly at his own forgetfulness. The keys stayed in the ignition; he needed the lights to stay on because it was darker than usual tonight.

He opened the door to the backseat and dragged the corpse out into the desert, to about half a mile from the road. He left it there for the coyotes to find in the morning.

As he walked back to his car Bill looked up at the sky and noticed that there was no moon, and the stars seemed duller than usual.

He climbed back into the front seat and drove away.

title: The Stars Seemed Duller Than Usual

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

Did Jack kill the person?

answer: Unclear but likely yes.

text: "but likely yes." - there is no evidence to suggest that Bill killed the person, so this part can be deleted.

answer: Yes, Bill killed the person.

text: "Yes, Bill killed the person." - there is no evidence to suggest that Bill killed the person. Replace the answer with "That information can't be found."

answer: Possibly.

text: "Possibly." - there is no evidence to suggest that Bill killed the person. Replace the answer with "That information can't be found."

answer: Yes, he was transporting the dead body to dispose it in the desert.

text: "Yes, he was transporting the dead body to dispose it in the desert.- there is no evidence to suggest that Bill killed the person. Replace the answer with "That information can't be found."

answer: Yes, Bill killed the person.

text: "Yes, Bill killed the person." - there is no evidence to suggest that Bill killed the person. Replace the answer with "That information can't be found."

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Bill is driving through the desert at night. He has been driving for a few hours, but he doesn't know why because he can't remember. He discovers that he had forgotten about a corpse in the backseat of his car.

answer: Jack is driving down a road when he stops to admire the stars. In that moment he briefly forgets why he is there in the first place. But then he remembers the dead body in his truck and goes to leave it for the coyotes to eat.

text: "Jack" - there is no such character in the story. The only character is Bill.

refinement:
Bill is driving down a road when he stops to admire the stars.
In that moment he briefly forgets why he is there in the first place.
But then he remembers the dead body in his truck and goes to leave it for the coyotes to eat.

text: "In that moment" - change the preposition to "At"

refinement:
Bill is driving down a road when he stops to admire the stars.
At that moment he briefly forgets why he is there in the first place.
But then he remembers the dead body in his truck and goes to leave it for the coyotes to eat.

text: "But then he remembers the dead body in his truck and goes to leave it for the coyotes to eat." - Bill drives a car, not a truck. Mention that the corpse was in the backseat. Replace "goes to leave it" with "drags it out into the desert" for better accuracy.

refinement:
Bill is driving down a road when he stops to admire the stars.
At that moment he briefly forgets why he is there in the first place.
But then he remembers the dead body in the backseat of his car and drags it out into the desert for the coyotes to eat.

answer: The protagonist notices that the stars seem duller than normal on a night with no moon. He drives out into the desert for some reason and discovers that he is there to dispose of a corpse. He leaves the body and walks back to his car. On the way back, he notices that the stars are duller than usual. He concludes that the reason he is at the desert is to dispose of the corpse and drives away, leaving the body behind.

text: Wen over the 3-sentence summary requirement. Delete two sentences.

refinement:
The protagonist notices that the stars seem duller than normal on a night with no moon.
He drives out into the desert for some reason and discovers that he is there to dispose of a corpse.
He leaves the body and walks back to his car.

text: "The protagonist notices that the stars seem duller than normal on a night with no moon. He drives out into the desert for some reason and discovers that he is there to dispose of a corpse. He leaves the body and walks back to his car." - fails to mention that Bill forgot why he was driving around in the desert in the middle of the night. Replace "discovers" with "remembers"

refinement: The protagonist notices that the stars seem duller than normal on a night with no moon, but has can't recall why he's out. He drives out into the desert for some reason and remembers that he is there to dispose of a corpse. He leaves the body and walks back to his car.

answer: Driver Bill is lost in the desert, entertaining himself with thoughts on the human mind, why he is in the middle of the desert, and about the people he knows. He is annoyed as he realizes he never bothered to fill up before and his car emits fumes. Bill gets back on the road and drives away with his dead passenger in the trunk.

text: "Driver Bill is lost in the desert, entertaining himself with thoughts on the human mind, why he is in the middle of the desert, and about the people he knows." - he's not lost. He just forgot where he was going, why he was out in the desert at night, and what he needed to do. He wasn't entertaining himself with people he knows - he was merely wondering about how the human mind can remember names of people, even those met briefly. The sentence needs to be revised.

refinement:
Driver Bill had been driving for several hours now in the middle of the desert, not knowing why as he entertains himself with thoughts on the human mind's knack for storing useless information.
He is annoyed as he realizes he never bothered to fill up before and his car emits fumes.
Bill gets back on the road and drives away with his dead passenger in the trunk.

text: "He is annoyed as he realizes he never bothered to fill up before and his car emits fumes. Bill gets back on the road and drives away with his dead passenger in the trunk." - these events are incorrect and never happened. Rewrite both sentences.

refinement: Driver Bill had been driving for several hours now in the middle of the desert, not knowing why as he entertains himself with thoughts on the human mind's knack for storing useless information. He runs over a jackrabbit and pulls over a few miles up the road to look at the sky with no moon and duller than usual stars. When Bill was finally about to give up figuring out what he was doing, he remembers the corpse in his backseat and drags it out into the desert for the coyotes.

answer: Bill takes a drive through the desert at night, and notices that the stars are duller than usual. He realizes that he has forgotten why he was driving, but remembers that he is transporting a corpse to dispose off. He leaves the corpse in the desert for coyotes to find, and drives away, now understanding his purpose.

text: "night," - remove the comma

refinement:
Bill takes a drive through the desert at night and notices that the stars are duller than usual.
He realizes that he has forgotten why he was driving, but remembers that he is transporting a corpse to dispose off.
He leaves the corpse in the desert for coyotes to find, and drives away, now understanding his purpose.

text: "off" - correct the spelling to "of"

refinement:
Bill takes a drive through the desert at night and notices that the stars are duller than usual.
He realizes that he has forgotten why he was driving, but remembers that he is transporting a corpse to dispose of.
He leaves the corpse in the desert for coyotes to find, and drives away, now understanding his purpose.


split: train

text:
ROLAND TULLEN KUN (born May 6, 1970) is a Nauruan politician and Member of Parliament.

Political career

MP and Minister

Kun was elected in 2004 to serve as a Member of the Parliament of Nauru and served as Minister of Justice.[1]

Kun was elected to the seat of Buada in 2004, 2007, 2008, in the April and June 2010 elections, and in 2013. He was a member of the Scotty government from 2004 to 2007, a member of the Stephen government from 2007 to 2012, and a member of the Dabwido government for much of the first half of 2013.

From December 2007 to November 2011 he was Minister for Fisheries and Minister for Education. From June 2012 until February 2013, he held portfolios of Finance & Sustainable Development, as well as Education and Justice & Border Control.[2]

Kun is also an expert on fisheries, one of Nauru's main industries.

Crossing the floor

Kun was one of the founding members of reform group Naoero Amo (Nauru First).

He was appointed finance minister in 2012 by then President Sprent Dabwido, but resigned and defected to the Opposition after a disagreement with President Dabwido over the latter's declaration of a state of emergency.[3]

In 2013, Kun stood for the presidency against Baron Waqa but his party lost 13 to 5.

Suspension of Opposition members (ongoing current event)

In May 2014, Waqa suspended 5 of the 7 members of Nauru's Opposition from Parliament indefinitely, including Kun.[4]

The suspension of Kun and 2 of his opposition colleagues (Hon Dr Kieren Keke and Hon Mathew Batsiua) was made on the grounds that they had expressed views in the international media that were critical of the government and the breakdown of the rule of law.[5]

In June 2015, in a crackdown on Opposition MPs, the Waqa government arrested and cancelled the passports of certain opposition members claiming that they had been trying to destabilise the Government by talking to foreign media.[6][7]

As part of the move against opposition members, on 17 June 2015, the Government cancelled Kun's passport and had him forcibly removed from a flight to New Zealand where he had been living with his wife and children since being suspended from Parliament in 2014.[8]

Nauru's Supreme Court was due on 27 June 2015 to hear an application by Kun for judicial review to have his passport returned but the court deferred the application until 8 July 2015.[9]

On 11 July 2016 Kun fled Nauru for New Zealand, having been granted New Zealand citizenship and a New Zealand passport.[10]

Personal

Roland Kun is the son of Ruben Kun, a former President of Nauru and a member of Nauru's Parliament for 26 years.

Kun's cousin Russell Kun was also a former MP.

[1] Six new ministers named in Nauru cabinet line up

[2]

[3] http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-30/nauru-president-defends-state-of-emergency/4723940 Nauru's President defends State of Emergency

[4] http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific/audio/20142835/nauru-opposition-mps-still-in-limbo-over-suspensions

[5] http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/244277/nauru's-govt-suspends-opposition-mps Nauru's Govt suspends opposition MPs

[6] Extra cops called in to protect Nauru Govt http://m.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11468615

[7] Radio NZ - Arrested MPs to appear in court - 20 June 2015 http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/276754/arrested-nauru-mps-to-appear-in-court

[8] Nauru court defers MP's passport appeal http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/277368/nauru-court-defers-mp's-passport-appeal

[9]

[10]

title: Roland Kun

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

What does the text say about government positions held by Roland Kun?

answer: Roland Kun was elected to serve as a Member of the Parliament of Nauru in 2004. He also served as a Minister of Justice. Kun was elected to the seat of Buada in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2013. He served as Minister for Fisheries and Minister for Education from 2007 to 2011. He was appointed Finance Minister in 2012 but later resigned.

answer: Roland Kun was Minister of Finance and Sustainable Development in Nauru from June 2012 to February 2013. He also served as the Minister of Fisheries and the Minister of Education. The article mentions that he was one of the founding members of reform group Naoero Amo, but does not mention that he was a Minister of Border Control and a member of Dabwido's government.

text: Not relevant

refinement: Roland Kun was Minister of Finance and Sustainable Development in Nauru from June 2012 to February 2013. He also served as the Minister of Fisheries and the Minister of Education. He was elected to the seat of Buada in 2004, 2007, 2008, in the April and June 2010 elections, and in 2013.

answer:
Roland Kun has held various ministerial positions since 2004. He was a member of the Scotty government from 2004 to 2007, a member of the Stephen government from 2007 to 2012, and a member of the Dabwido government for much of the first half of 2013. From December 2007 to November 2011, Kun was Minister for Fisheries and Minister for Education. Since June 2012, he has held portfolios of Finance & Sustainable Development, as well as Education and Justice & Border Control. Kun was one of the founding members of reform group Naoero Amo (Nauru First). Kun was appointed finance minister by President Sprent Dabwido in 2012 but resigned and defected to the Opposition after a disagreement with President Dabwido over the latter's declaration of a state of emergency. On May 17, 2014, the Waqa government cancelled Kun's passport and had him forcibly removed from a flight to New Zealand. On July 11, 2016, Kun fled Nauru for New Zealand, having been granted New Zealand citizenship and a New Zealand passport.

Based on the text, it can be inferred that Kun has held various ministerial positions and currently holds positions in Finance and Education.

answer: Roland Kun was appointed finance minister in 2012 by then President Sprent Dabwido. However, less than a year later, he resigned and defected to the Opposition after a disagreement with President Dabwido. In 2013, Kun stood for the presidency against Baron Waqa, but his party lost 13-5. In May 2014, Waqa suspended Kun and 2 of his Opposition colleagues from the Parliament indefinitely on the grounds that the MPs had expressed views in the international media that were critical of the government and the breakdown of the rule of law.

answer: In 2004, Kun was elected to serve as a Member of Parliament. In 2007 and 2012, Kun was a member of Stephen's government. From December 2007 to November 2011, Kun was Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Education. In 2013, Kun unsuccessfully ran for president but was suspended from Parliament by President Waqa in May 2014. As of July 2016, Kun fled Nauru for New Zealand.

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

What does the text say about Kun's political troubles?

answer: Kun was suspended from Parliament and had his passport cancelled on the grounds that he had expressed views critical of the government. Additionally, he fled Nauru to New Zealand in 2016 following arrest and suspension.

answer: In 2005, Kun was part of a reform group known as Naoero Amo, or Nauru First, based on a Nauru nationalist agenda. However, in 2012, Kun resigned from the group and defected to the Opposition after a disagreement with President Dabedio over the latter's declaration of a state of emergency. In 2013, Kun was declared unfit to serve in parliament and stand for presidency because he expressed views critical of the government. When Opposition members including Kun were suspended indefinitely, calls for reform escalated.

answer: Roland Kun has been suspended from Parliament and had his passport revoked by President Waqa. This was allegedly in response to criticisms of Waqa's government in the international media. Kun has since fled to New Zealand.

answer: Kun's political woes started when he resigned from his post as Finance Minister and defected to the Opposition after a disagreement with President Dabwido. They didn't see eye to eye on the president's declaration of a state of emergency. In 2013, Kun's party lost the presidency to Baron Waqa, who suspended Kun and four other members of Nauru's Opposition from Parliament indefinitely, including Kun. Further political harassment, including his passport being canceled, has prompted Kun to take his family and flee to New Zealand, where they were given citizenship.

answer: Kun is a member of Parliament for Nauru. After his party, who was in opposition of the current government at the time, was seeking an interview with a foreign media, the government took it upon themselves to suspend and cancel the passports of the oppositon members who had gotten the interviews and weren't wavering in their demonstrations against the government. Finally, the opposition members staged a coup, with some fleeing the country, but Kun fled all the same.

text: Fled as well

refinement: Kun is a member of Parliament for Nauru. After his party, who was in opposition of the current government at the time, was seeking an interview with a foreign media, the government took it upon themselves to suspend and cancel the passports of the oppositon members who had gotten the interviews and weren't wavering in their demonstrations against the government. Finally, the opposition members staged a coup, with some fleeing the country, and Kun fled as well.


text:
RICKUS HILL is a summit in St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It has an elevation of .[1] The peak lies about three miles southeast of Farmington. Wolf Creek flows past the north side of the peak and joins the St. Francis River to the east of the peak.[2]

Rickus Hill has the name of Frederick Rickus, the original owner of the site.[3]

[1]

[2] _Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,_ DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 57,

[3]

title: Rickus Hill

question: What is Rickus Hill?

answer: Rickus Hill is a summit in St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri.

answer: Rickus Hill is a summit in St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri.

answer: A summit.

text: Could provide more details .

refinement: A summit in St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri.

answer: Rickus Hill is a mountain in St. Francois County, Missouri with an elevation of . It is named after Frederick Rickus, the original owner of the site.

text: Incomplete data (elevation).

refinement: Rickus Hill is a mountain in St. Francois County, Missouri. It is named after Frederick Rickus, the original owner of the site.

question: What is a summit?

answer: A summit is the highest point of a mountain or hill.

answer: The ascension part of a mountain.

answer: A summit is the highest point of a mountain or hill.

answer: the article does not answer this question

question: Where is Rickus Hill located?

answer: Rickus Hill is located in St. Francois County, Missouri.

answer: Rickus Hill is located in St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri.

answer: Missouri.

text: Should provide more detaild.

refinement: In St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri.

answer: It is located in St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri.

question: Which body of water flows past the north side of its peak?

answer: Wolf Creek.

answer: The St. Francis River

text: Incorrect.

refinement: Wolf Creek flows past the north side of its peak.

answer: The St. Francis River.

text: Incorrect.

refinement: Wolf Creek flows past the north side of its peak.

answer: Wolf Creek.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Rickus Hill is a summit in St. Francois County, Missouri with an elevation of . The peak is named after Frederick Rickus, the original owner of the site.

text: Incomplete data (elevation).

refinement: Rickus Hill is a summit in St. Francois County, Missouri. The peak is named after Frederick Rickus, the original owner of the site.

answer: Rickus Hill is a summit located in the state of Missouri in the United States. It gets its name from Frederick Rickus, the original owner of the site.

answer: Rickus Hill is a summit in St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It has an elevation of and is named after Frederick Rickus, the original owner of the site.

text: Incomplete sentence.

refinement: Rickus Hill is a summit in St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is named after Frederick Rickus, the original owner of the site.

answer: Rickus Hill is a summit in St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It has an elevation of .[1] The peak lies about three miles southeast of Farmington. Wolf Creek flows past the north side of the peak and joins the St. Francis River to the east of the peak.[2]

text: Incomplete sentence.

refinement: Rickus Hill is a summit in St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The peak lies about three miles southeast of Farmington. Wolf Creek flows past the north side of the peak and joins the St. Francis River to the east of the peak.[2]

text: The reference is included.

refinement: Rickus Hill is a summit in St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The peak lies about three miles southeast of Farmington. Wolf Creek flows past the north side of the peak and joins the St. Francis River to the east of the peak.


text:
SUSAN DOUGLAS RUBEŠ C.M. (13 March 1925 – 23 January 2013) was an Austrian-born Canadian actress and producer. She was sometimes credited as SUSAN DOUGLAS or SUSAN RUBES.[1]

Life and career

Rubeš was born ZUZKA ZENTA BURSTEINOVÁ in Vienna, Austria, the only child of Charlotte and Alfred Burstein. Her family was Jewish.[2] When Zuzka was a child, her parents moved to a farm in Czechoslovakia, where they bred race horses. Her family took her to the theater or opera in Brno, and, on occasion, would visit Zuzka's maternal grandmother in Vienna, the manager of the Burgtheater.[3] She began studying ballet at the age of eight. In 1939, Alfred and Charlotte moved to Paris to escape the German invasion, and a year later, Zuzka and her mother moved to the United States to escape the war in Europe, three months before the Germans invaded Paris. Emigration to the U.S. was allowed on the basis of annual quotas. Charlotte was allowed in the country on the basis of her birth in Italy, as Italy's quota had not been filled for that year. Alfred Burstein moved to London to work for the Czechoslovak government-in-exile.[4]

As Charlotte was not happy in her marriage, she arranged a divorce _in absentia_ in Las Vegas and married Edward Weinberger, an agriculturalist.[5] Zuzka learned English (her fourth language) by watching three movies a day. Under the name Suzi Burstein, she attended George Washington High School in New York City. After graduating in 1943, she changed her name to Susan Douglas. Her first name, Zuzka, is Czech for Susan, while she selected Douglas from a phone book.[6][7][8]

Beginning in 1945, she began a career spanning radio, television, theater and film; she was both an actress and producer. Her 1947 movie debut was in _The Private Affairs of Bel Ami_.[9] Following the film, she was offered a standard seven-year contract by Albert Lewin of MGM, but turned it down to live in New York.[10] Between 1946 and 1959, she appeared on hundreds of television shows,[11] including both the radio and TV versions of _The Guiding Light_. As her character was unmarried and she was pregnant three times during her appearance on _The Guiding Light_, the producer had her character sick and in an oxygen tent for the first child, and using a wheelchair for the second child, then finally had her character killed off for the third.[12]

In 1953, she co-starred with James Dean in the half-hour Campbell Summer Soundstage television special: “Something For an Empty Briefcase”.

In 1959, she moved to Toronto. In 1963, she began introducing plays to schools.[13] She founded the Young People's Theatre in Toronto in 1965, with the goal of introducing children to the live theater experience.[14] This was renamed the Susan Douglas Rubes Theatre Center in 1977. Today, the main venue is known as the Susan Rubes Mainstage.[15] In 1972 she served as associate editor of _A Collection of Canadian plays_, volume 4.[16] She remained artistic director of the center until 1979,[17] then moved to CBC Television.[18] From 1982-86, she was the head of CBC Radio Drama. From 1987–89, she was president of the Family Channel.[19]

Personal life

She married the Czech-Canadian opera singer Jan Rubeš on September 22, 1950 in New York City.[20] Later the same year the couple appeared together in _Forbidden Journey_.[21] The couple had three sons: Christopher (died 1996), Jonathan, and Anthony.[22] They remained married until his death in 2009.

Awards and honors

-   Tony award for best debut on Broadway
-   Drama Bench Award, 1974
-   Member of the Order of Canada, 1975[23]
-   Woman of the Year Award, B'nai Brith Women's Council of Toronto, 1979

Filmography

  Year        Title                                      Role                    Notes
  ----------- ------------------------------------------ ----------------------- -------------
  1947        _The Private Affairs of Bel Ami_           Suzanne Walter
  1949        _Lost Boundaries_                          Shelly Carter
  1950        _Forbidden Journey_                        Mary Sherritt
  1951        _Five_                                     Roseanne
  1968        _Targets_                                  Other at the Drive-In
  1971        _Face-Off_                                 Mrs. Hunter
  1982        _Jen's Place_
  1987        _Haunted by Her Past_                      Karen's Mother          TV movie
  1988        _The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick_   Bryna Glick
  1988        _Something About Love_                     Doctor
  1990-1991   _Max Glick_                                Bryna Glick             26 episodes
  1994        _Boozecan_                                 Braston's Mum

[1] Susan Douglas Rubes at IMDb

[2] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/creator-of-torontos-young-peoples-theatre-credited-luck-for-her-success/article8150400/

[3]

[4]

[5] Zuzka Zenta background, books.google.com; accessed 10 March 2014.

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[22]

[23]

title: Susan Douglas Rubeš

question: When was Susan Douglas Rubeš born?

answer: Susan Douglas Rubeš was born on March 13, 1925.

answer: 13 March 1925.

answer: Zuzka Zenta Bursteinová was born on March 13, 1925 in Vienna, Austria.

answer: 13 March 1925.

question: What nationality was Susan Douglas Rubeš?

answer: Austrian-born Canadian.

answer: Austrian

text: She was "Austrian-born Canadian"

answer: Austrian-born Canadian.

answer: Susan Douglas Rubeš was Austrian-born Canadian.

question: What did Susan Douglas Rubeš do?

answer: Susan Douglas Rubeš was an Austrian-born Canadian actress and producer.

text: Not necessary to include her nationality

refinement: Susan Douglas Rubeš was an actress and producer.

answer: Susan Douglas Rubeš was an actress and producer, working in radio, television, theater and film. She founded the Young People's Theatre in Toronto, which was renamed the Susan Rubes Theatre Center, and was the artistic director of the center until 1979. She also served as president of the Family Channel.

answer: She was an actress and producer.

answer: She was an actress and a producer.

question: What were the names of Susan Douglas Rubeš' parents?

answer: Charlotte and Alfred Burstein.

answer: Susan Douglas Rubeš' parents were Charlotte and Alfred Burstein.

answer: Charlotte and Alfred Burstein.

answer: According to the passage, Susan Douglas Rubeš' parents were named Charlotte and Alfred Burstein.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article is aboutSusan Douglas Rubeš, an Austrian Canadian actor and producer from the 20th century.

text: Insert space between "about" and "Susan"

refinement: This article is about Susan Douglas Rubeš, an Austrian Canadian actor and producer from the 20th century.

answer: This article is about Susan Douglas Rubeš, an Austrian-born Canadian actress and producer.

answer: Susan Douglas Rubeš was an Austrian-born Canadian actress and producer, best known for founding the Young People's Theatre in Toronto in 1965. She was also awarded the Tony Award for best debut on Broadway, and was made a member of the Order of Canada.

text: Her awards are unnecessary for a one sentence summary

refinement: Susan Douglas Rubeš was an Austrian-born Canadian actress and producer, best known for founding the Young People's Theatre in Toronto in 1965.

text: The input does not indicate that the theater was what she was "best known for"

refinement: Susan Douglas Rubeš was an Austrian-born Canadian actress and producer, who founded the Young People's Theatre in Toronto in 1965.

answer: Susan Douglas Rubes was an Austrian-born Canadian actress and producer. She was sometimes credited as SUSAN DOUGLAS or SUSAN RUBES.

text: Fix the capitalization of her other names

refinement: Susan Douglas Rubes was an Austrian-born Canadian actress and producer. She was sometimes credited as Susan Douglas or Susan Rubes.


text:
Wielding their torches, men traverse the galaxy shining light into the darkness, searching for a new hope for their people. For a century men searched, and a century later, humanity found the hope they were looking for. They found a new world, a habitat suitable for their own.

So they returned to Earth with the news; another world for the taking. More fruit, ripe for picking. Their people throw themselves to the scientists and engineers of their generation. The scientists and engineers build a vessel, to carry humans beyond the home they once knew, and into a land no Earthling had ever laid eyes upon.

A select few board the craft and begin their voyage. Their departure is played up to ridiculous extremes. These men and women become gods in the eyes of men. However, upon arrival to the new world, they encounter an issue.

Their newly claimed world has, in fact, already been claimed by a people unknown to humanity. This should have been a riveting discovery, a discovery that would change how humans view the universe.

However, the hero men and women purposely provoke the naturally peaceful and curious indigenous beings, and the beings instinctively retaliate. A report is sent back to their Earth-dwelling superiors: it is now known that the land they once thought was theirs for the taking is populated by savage, hostile beasts. The beasts attacked the brave men and women of Earth on sight, and proper measures were taken to rectify the situation.

Rage spreads like plague on Earth. How dare these beasts endanger our heroes, our saviors, our gods? The people once again throw themselves, but this time to the governments, and militaries of their generation. The answer is simple. War.

So the humans construct an armada of vessels to carry Earth’s finest to reclaim their rightfully conquered land out in the cosmos. For a decade, war rages on the new planet. Twice a year every year, the humans send troops to bolster the war effort. World superpowers pour cash into the war like a waterfall into a bottomless lake. The people of earth begin to face the consequences of their newly allocated funds; times are hard. Every family must ration each consumable item once held dear to their hearts. But not a single person complains, because surely their suffering directly affects the cause.

They teach their children about the savages fighting our soldiers. Lesser beings, devoid of morals empathy, and love. They teach their children to hate, and to fear the savages. One boy in particular is so invigorated, that he makes it a goal of his to ship off join the fight as soon as he can Three years later, at the ripe age of sixteen, the boy boards a vessel along with fifty thousand other soldiers and begins his trek to the battlefield.

When the boy arrives, he takes a look around and immediately realizes that things are not as advertised. There is no war. There are no savage beasts, and there is no raging battle they are waging. There is, however, an extermination of massive proportions underway.

The boy quickly realizes the native beings are not a fighting people. Bullets fly in one direction only, and that is away from the humans. The boy is appalled by his revelations, and is quick to share them.

So he tells his peers that the war they fight is no war at all, that they are not soldiers. They are pest control. The native lifeforms do not attempt to fight back in the slightest, and yet they carry on with their relentless slaughter.
The boy’s peers listen. They listen, and absorb every word the boy says. The boy is then mocked. He is ridiculed, and he is framed as a sympathizer. He seeks out a higher power, just to be shot back to the ground. He doesn’t give up his fight, and is disliked more and more amongst his peers.

One day, during an explosives test, the boy was tasked with placing the charges. Before he had a chance to get far enough away, the soldier in charge of the test hit the detonator prematurely. It was an accident, the squad says.

Innocence and conscience were incinerated, and morality was lost. And somehow, when the war was over, humanity further spun their web. In another hundred years, they moved on.

title: Manifest Destiny [SF/SP]

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

What does the story say about humanity?

answer: The story shows that humans are quick to violence and their violence often has devastating consequences. Though they claim to be enlightened and possessing a sense of morality, their actions belie this. They are quick to go to war or commit violence to conquer a new world, not caring about the implications of their actions. They are not concerned with morality or the well-being of indigenous life forms. Ultimately, this story demonstrates that humanity is more flawed than it is virtuous.

answer: The story is about the human conquest of space. However, schell implies humanity through exaggeration or fabrication in order to incite war and conquest. This suggests that humanity is not a noble ethnos, but aggressively applies its philosophy.

text: The response makes reference to 'schell', which is not present in the story.

refinement: The story is about the human conquest of space. It is implied that humanity, through exaggeration or fabrication, incites war and conquest. This suggests that humanity is not a noble ethnos, but aggressively applies its philosophy.

text: Use of overly verbose language i.e. 'ethnose' as opposed to 'species'.

refinement: The story is about the human conquest of space. It is implied that humanity, through exaggeration or fabrication, incites war and conquest. This suggests that humanity is not a noble species, but aggressively applies its philosophy.

text: The last sentence could more directly reference how they apply this philosophy for the sake of clarity.

refinement: The story is about the human conquest of space. It is implied that humanity, through exaggeration or fabrication, incites war and conquest. This suggests that humanity is not a noble species, but aggressively applies its philosophy through manipulation, even of its own people.

answer: The first text describes humanity as a race that wields torches and travels from planet to planet. It seems humanity wants to find a suitable habitat for themselves as they come from Earth. The second text describes humans as willful beings willing to sacrifice their people lives and sufferings for their land. In the third text, humanity does not care about the downside of their war efforts. Only the mission is of significance for them.

text: There aren't three separate texts, the response should reflect this, as well as a number of edits for coherency.

refinement: Humanity is a race that wields torches and travels from planet to planet. It seems humanity wants to find a suitable habitat for themselves. The humans are willful beings, willing to sacrifice their people lives for the sake of the land on this new planet. Humanity does not care about the downside of their war efforts as only conquest is of significance for them.

answer: The story portrays humanity as aggressive and sensationalistic, willing to use violence to solve any problem. They disregard other cultures and value might over right. Humanity seems to have a collective amnesia when it comes to the atrocities they commit.

answer: The outlook of the story is quite negative. Humans search for another planet to colonize and find one. They realize it's inhabited after sending the first wave of colonists. This doesn't deter them, and a fight ensues. Humans fight ferociously against an opponent who doesn't retaliate. Despite this, propaganda back home blames the aliens, calling them brutal savages. When a boy points these out, he's mocked and eventually, killed.

text: The response requires an overall edit for clarity, though it does hit the main notes of the story.

refinement: The outlook of the story is quite negative. Humans search for another planet to colonize and find one that is already inhabited. This doesn't deter them from taking the planet, and a fight ensues. Humans fight ferociously against an opponent who doesn't retaliate. Despite this, propaganda back home blames the aliens, calling them brutal savages. When a boy who joins the war points this out, he's mocked and eventually killed by his peers.


text:
_CHANG & ENG_ is a Singaporean musical theatre production directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham based on the lives of the Siamese twins, Chang and Eng Bunker. The music and lyrics were by Ken Low, with the book by Ming Wong, costumes by Niphon Tuntiyothin, set design by Thoranisorn Pitikul, lighting by Thio Lay Hoon, orchestral arrangement by Iskandar Ismail and choral direction by Babes Condes. The musical was first performed in 1997, rerun in subsequent years until 2002 and has since travelled around Asia. Performers such as RJ Rosales, Robin Goh and Edmund Toh have been cast as Chang and Eng, and writer-composer Ken Low has a cameo as the King of Siam in some productions.

Chang and Eng also became the first English Language Musical to be performed in the People's Republic of China between 9th - 11 December 1997 at the Century Theatre, Beijing.

The musical focuses on the lives of Chang and Eng, from their troubled childhood, seen as outcasts by children in Siam but reassured by their mother Nok, to their journey to New York as exhibits managed by Captain Abel Coffin and their settling down with Adelaide and Sallie Yates in North Carolina.

Major characters

-   CHANG (tenor/baritone) - one half of the conjoined twins and the more optimistic and confident of the two
-   ENG (tenor/baritone) - the other brother and the more moody of the two, dependent on his more confident twin for support
-   NOK (mezzo-soprano)- the twins' mother who helps them to cope with the mockery and rejection of their peers
-   CAPTAIN ABEL COFFIN (tenor/baritone) - The opportunistic American merchant who takes the twins to exhibit them in New York
-   ADELAIDE YATES (mezzo-soprano) - One of the two Yates sisters who goes on to fall in love with and later marry Chang
-   SALLIE YATES (mezzo-soprano) - the other Yates sister who falls in love and later marries Eng
-   KING RAMA III (baritone) - the King of Siam
-   MIDWIFE (mezzo-soprano) - the “Grand Midwife of the West” who delivers the 21 children of the twins' wives.

Synopsis

ACT 1

The musical begins in New York, 1829 where curious crowds gather to witness a public display of Chang and Eng, the Siamese twins joined at the chest (Eighth Wonder of the World). The twins' manager, Captain Abel Coffin, lures the crowds in as he prepares to unveil the exhibit, billed as the Eight Wonder of the World, for the first time. Backstage, before the exhibition, the twins discuss their future in America, Chang with visions of grandeur and Eng with apprehension (From Now On).

We are then transported to the twins' childhood in Siam, 1819. At the age of eight, Young Chang and Young Eng are two healthy boys who have managed to adapt to living as conjoined twins. However, they are constantly mocked by other children and not accepted by them (Stuck Together). As a severe cholera epidemic breaks out in Siam, the twins are denounced as an evil omen. The twins' mother Nok continues to love, protect and reassure Chang and Eng through their difficulties (Mai Phen Rai (Never Mind)).

Ten years later, Chang and Eng have become shrewd teenage businessmen, selling duck eggs to provide for their family. Their lives take an unexpected turn when they are summoned to appear before the King Rama III of Siam in the Royal Palace who is delighted to meet them and sends them as envoys to the Kingdom of Cochin China (Pride and Joy).

By this time, they have caught the attention of Captain Abel Coffin, an opportunistic American merchant who takes them to America, leaving behind their home and their mother.

ACT 2

The day after the exhibition, paper boys crowd the streets of New York with breaking news about the Siamese Twins' arrival, their exhibition and speculation about whether or not they are a hoax (Read All About It). Coffin offers free shows to prove the twins are not a hoax, and as part of his publicity plan has the twins examined by a team of prominent surgeons in order to have the twins' condition authenticated and for the doctors to see whether separation is an option (How Extraordinary).

ACT 3

Act 3 opens when the twins declare their independence from Captain Coffin to be their own men. In 1840, they quit going on exhibit and settle down in North Carolina to lead a normal life. They become naturalized U.S. citizens, adopting Bunker as their new surname. They meet two sisters, Sallie and Adelaide Yates, at a garden wedding reception. Afterwards, both sisters find themselves drawn to the twins and share their feelings with each other (Four Could Be Heavenly). Facing opposition for their relationships (Chang with Adelaide and Eng with Sallie), they decide to let it run its course (Maybe it Needs a Little Time). Consumed by their feelings for the sisters, Chang and Eng begin to yearn for lives apart (If Only). However, they finally settle down, and before long the sisters are pregnant with the children of the twins (The Grand Midwife of the West).

However, as the twins get older, their personality differences deepen and their desire to lead separate lives grows stronger. This is worsened by the domestic quarrels between their wives and children. In the meantime, The American Civil War looms in the background as the tension between the northern and southern states intensifies (Divided). At the end of the Civil War, Chang and Eng find themselves stricken by poverty and unwillingly return to make public appearances to support their large family. The musical ends with the twins near-death, reminiscing about the words their mother told them as children (Mai Phen Rai (Never Mind) Reprise).

Main Actors (Beijing Performance)

-   Chang Bunker: Edmund Toh
-   Eng Bunker: Jeremy Sing Seng Kwang
-   Nok: Selena Tan
-   Adelaide Yates: Pippa Birkbeck
-   Sallie Yates: Mary-Anne McCormack
-   Coffin: Patrick Gallo
-   King of Siam: Ken Low

Song List

Act One

-   Eighth Wonder Of The World
-   From Now On
-   Stuck Together
-   Mai Phen Rai (Never Mind)
-   Royal Thai Dance (Instrumental)
-   Pride & Joy

Act Two

-   Read All About It
-   How Extraordinary!

Act Three

-   (Four Could Be) Heavenly
-   Maybe It Just Needs A Little Time
-   If Only
-   The Grand Midwife Of The West
-   Divided
-   Mai Phen Rai (Never Mind) Reprise

Category:Singaporean musicals Category:1997 musicals

title: Chang & Eng

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

Describe the major characters that are in the musical.

answer: The musical centers around conjoined twins, Chang and Eng. Chang is the more optimistic and confident of the two, while Eng is the more moody and dependent of the two. Other major characters include Captain Abel Coffin, Adelaide and Sallie Yates, and King of Siam.

text: List all the major characters.

refinement: The musical centers around conjoined twins, Chang and Eng. Chang is the more optimistic and confident of the two, while Eng is the more moody and dependent of the two. Other major characters include Captain Abel Coffin, Adelaide and Sallie Yates, and King Rama III, Nok, and Midwife.

answer:
Captain Abel Coffin, Nok, the twins, Adelaide Yates and Sallie Yates are all important in the musical. Captain Abel Coffin is the twins' manager and forced them to go to America for an exhibit. Nok was the twins' mother and always reassured them. Chang and Eng are, of  course, conjoined twins but had trouble in their childhood with other children. Adelaide and Sallie were two sisters whom they fall in love with at first sight.
-Chang and Eng were conjoined twins who personified different personalities. Chang was optimistic, where Eng was moody.
-Captain Abel Coffin was the twins' manager. Nok, the twins' mother, reassured them while they were ridiculed by other children.
-Adelaide and Sallie were two sisters who were drawn to Chang and Eng and took interest in them.
-Coffin was an opportunistic American merchant who took Chang and Eng to America.
-King of Siam was featured in the import scene.

text: Some of the names in this passage are wrong.

refinement:
Captain Abel Coffin, Nok, the twins, Adelaide Yates and Sallie Yates are all important in the musical. Captain Abel Coffin is the twins' manager and forced them to go to America for an exhibit. Nok was the twins' mother and always reassured them. Chang and Eng are, of  course, conjoined twins but had trouble in their childhood with other children. Adelaide and Sallie were two sisters whom they fall in love with at first sight.
-Chang and Eng were conjoined twins who personified different personalities. Chang was optimistic, where Eng was moody.
-Captain Abel Coffin was the twins' manager. Nok, the twins' mother, reassured them while they were ridiculed by other children.
-Adelaide and Sallie Yates were two sisters who were drawn to Chang and Eng and took interest in them.
-Captain Abel Coffin was an opportunistic American merchant who took Chang and Eng to America.
-King Rama III of Siam was featured in the import scene.
-The Grand Midwife of the West who delivers the 21 children of the twin's wives.

text: The first section repeats the second section

refinement:
 -Chang and Eng were conjoined twins who personified different personalities. Chang was optimistic, where Eng was moody.
-Captain Abel Coffin was the twins' manager. Nok, the twins' mother, reassured them while they were ridiculed by other children.
-Adelaide and Sallie Yates were two sisters who were drawn to Chang and Eng and took interest in them.
-Captain Abel Coffin was an opportunistic American merchant who took Chang and Eng to America.
-King Rama III of Siam was featured in the import scene.
-The Grand Midwife of the West who delivers the 21 children of the twin's wives.

answer: The musical includes the Siamese twins, Chang and Eng, and their mother, Nok. There are also opportunistic American merchant Captain Abel Coffin, the two Yates sisters, Adelaide and Sallie, and the King of Siam. The characters all face considerable contention, but eventually settle down and have families. In the end, the twins find themselves on their deathbeds, reflecting on their lives.

text: Some of the names are wrong.

refinement: The musical includes the Siamese twins, Chang and Eng, and their mother, Nok. There are also opportunistic American merchant Captain Abel Coffin, the two Yates sisters, Adelaide and Sallie, King Rama III of Siam, and the grand Midwife of the West. The characters all face considerable contention, but eventually settle down and have families. In the end, the twins find themselves on their deathbeds, reflecting on their lives.

answer: The most major character, Chang and Eng Bunker, one is more optimistic and confident while the other is more moody and dependent on his brother. Nok is the twins' mother. She helped them to cope. Captain Coffin is the opportunistic American merchant who shows Chang and Eng as the local wonder. Others characters include Adelaide Yates and Sallie Yates, two women the twins marry. Rama III, King of Siam, is also a major character.

text: Not all the characters are mentioned

refinement: The most major character, Chang and Eng Bunker, one is more optimistic and confident while the other is more moody and dependent on his brother. Nok is the twins' mother. She helped them to cope. Captain Coffin is the opportunistic American merchant who shows Chang and Eng as the local wonder. Others characters include Adelaide Yates and Sallie Yates, two women the twins marry. Rama III, King of Siam, is also a major character. Finally, the Grand Midwife of the West delivers 21 children of the twins' wives.

text: Mention they are conjoined twins

refinement: The most major characters are the conjoined twins, Chang and Eng Bunker: one is more optimistic and confident while the other is more moody and dependent on his brother. Nok is the twins' mother. She helped them to cope. Captain Coffin is the opportunistic American merchant who shows Chang and Eng as the local wonder. Others characters include Adelaide Yates and Sallie Yates, two women the twins marry. Rama III, King of Siam, is also a major character. Finally, the Grand Midwife of the West delivers 21 children of the twins' wives.

answer: The major characters in the musical each have their own personality and role. Chang, who is a tenor/baritone, is one of the half of the conjoined twins and is optimistic and confident. Nok is a mezzo-soprano, and is the twin's mother and helps them cope with the mockery and rejection of the twin's peer. Adelaide Yates, a mezzo-soprano, is one of the two Yates sister who falls in love with Chang and marries him. There is also a midwife, a mezzo-soprano, who delivers 21 children of the twins' wives. All character in the musical have their own role and story.

text: Not all of the characters are listed

refinement: The most major characters are the conjoined twins, Chang and Eng Bunker: one is more optimistic and confident while the other is more moody and dependent on his brother. Nok is the twins' mother. She helped them to cope. Captain Coffin is the opportunistic American merchant who shows Chang and Eng as the local wonder. Others characters include Adelaide Yates and Sallie Yates, two women the twins marry. Rama III, King of Siam, is also a major character. Finally, the Grand Midwife of the West delivers 21 children of the twins' wives.

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

Describe what fueled the twins desire to lead separate lives.

answer: The domestic quarrels between their wives and children exacerbated the twins growing desire to lead separate lives.

text: This misses several important details about what happened during the Civil War

refinement: Being conjoined at the hip did create problems for the twins as they grew older. The twins fell in love with a set of sisters and wanted to be able to live their lives apart with their wives. Additionally, as the twins got older, they had more personality differences which added to their desire to lead separate lives. And because of these personality differences, there were more quarrels between their wives and children.

answer: The twins desired to lead separate lives due to their deepening personality differences. As they aged, their quarrels with their wives and children only deepened their desire to live apart. The American Civil War added to the tension and exacerbated their desire to lead separate lives. Ultimately, their engine for living apart was due to their differences and their desire to put those differences aside and live a life with those they cared about.

text: This sentence is not coherent

refinement: The twins desired to lead separate lives due to their deepening personality differences. As they aged, their quarrels with their wives and children only deepened their desire to live apart. The American Civil War added to the tension and exacerbated their desire to lead separate lives.

answer: The main reason Chang and Eng wished to lead separate lives was because their personality differences had become more pronounced over time and when coupled with domestic quarrels between their wives and children, they wanted to escape the pressures of their lives together. Civil War added its own strain to the relationship causing the twins to lose hope in the future. This is why Chang and Eng eventually decided to pursue separate lives.

text: They could not lead separate lives

refinement: The main reason Chang and Eng wished to lead separate lives was because their personality differences had become more pronounced over time and when coupled with domestic quarrels between their wives and children, they wanted to escape the pressures of their lives together. Civil War added its own strain to the relationship causing the twins to lose hope in the future.

text: The Civil war should have the definite article

refinement: The main reason Chang and Eng wished to lead separate lives was because their personality differences had become more pronounced over time and when coupled with domestic quarrels between their wives and children, they wanted to escape the pressures of their lives together. The Civil War added its own strain to the relationship causing the twins to lose hope in the future.

answer: As the twins got older, their personality differences deepened, and so did their desire to lead separate lives. Domestic quarrels reminded them that they could not have as much independence.

text: There could be more detail in this about the twin's wives

refinement: Being conjoined at the hip did create problems for the twins as they grew older. The twins fell in love with a set of sisters and wanted to be able to live their lives apart with their wives. Additionally, as the twins got older, they had more personality differences which added to their desire to lead separate lives. And because of these personality differences, there were more quarrels between their wives and children.

answer: Being conjoined at the hip did create problems for the twins as they grew older. The twins fell in love with a set of sisters and wanted to be able to live their lives apart with their wives. Additionally, as the twins got older, they had more personality differences which added to their desire to lead separate lives. And because of these personality differences, there were more quarrels between their wives and children.


text:
_WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT_ is a 1989 children's picture book written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. It has won numerous awards and was the subject of a _Guinness World Record_ for “Largest Reading Lesson” with a book-reading attended by 1,500 children, and an additional 30,000 listeners online, in 2014.

Plot and design

Four children plus a baby sister and their dog, go out to hunt a bear. They travel through grass (Long wavy grass), a river (Deep, cold river), mud (Thick oozy mud), a forest (A big dark forest) and a snowstorm (A swirling whirling snowstorm) before coming face to face with a bear in its cave (A narrow gloomy cave). This meeting causes panic and the family run home, across all the obstacles, followed by the bear. Finally, the children lock the bear out of their house. The bear retreats, leaving the children safe. The children hide under a duvet saying “We're not going on a bear hunt again!”. At the end of the book, the bear is pictured trudging disconsolately on a beach at night, the same beach that is shown on a sunny day as the frontispiece. Most of the illustrations were painted in watercolour.[1] However, the six pictures of the family facing each new hazard are black and white drawings.

At each obstacle is an onomatopoeic description. Before each obstacle the children chant the refrain:

followed by (while crossing the obstacles):

Characters and location

-   The eldest of the children is sometimes mistaken by readers as being their father but is in fact the older brother. They are based on Oxenbury's own children. Likewise, the dog is modelled on an actual family pet.[2]
-   In the TV adaptation, though not in the book, the mother and father of the family make an appearance. Also, the four older children (unnamed in the book) are identified as Stan, Katie, Rosie, and Max. The baby sister remains nameless. The dog (also anonymous in the book) is called Rufus.
-   Each of the obstacles, apart from the river, is based on a real life location in England and Wales that Oxenbury knew.[3]

History

The story was adapted from an American folk song. Rosen, who heard the song, incorporated it in his poetry shows and subsequently wrote the book based upon it.[4] Since publication, the book has never been out of print and each year has been in the 5,000 best selling books.[5] The publisher has stated that the book has attained worldwide sales of more than 9 million copies.[6]

Awards

The book won the overall Nestlé Smarties Book Prize in 1989 and also won the 0–5 years category.[7] In 1989 it was an 'Honor Book' in the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards.[8] The book also won the 'School Library Journal Best Book of the Year' and the 'Mainichi Newspapers Japanese Picture Book Award, Outstanding Picture Book from Abroad' award.[9] It was highly commended for the 1989 Kate Greenaway Medal.[10]

The publisher, Walker Books, celebrated the work's 25th anniversary in 2014 by breaking a _Guinness World Record_ for the “Largest Reading Lesson”, with a book-reading by author Rosen that was attended by 1,500 children, with an additional 30,000 online.[11]

Adaptations

Theatre adaptation

The book has been adapted as a stage play by director Sally Cookson with musical score by Benji Bower and design by Katie Sykes. The play has run in the West End and in provincial theatres. The ending of the performance has been changed so that there is a reconciliation between the family and the bear.[12][13] _Time Out_ magazine, who awarded four stars out of five, whilst describing the performers as “wonderfully entertaining” also said “those in the later primary years might find it a little boring – not an awful lot happens, after all.”[14]

Television adaptation

Channel 4 first aired a half hour animated television adaptation on 24 December 2016. It was voiced by Olivia Colman, Mark Williams, and Michael Rosen, in the US dub, the characters are voiced by Anna Faris and Jimmy Kimmel, and Michael Rosen keeps his UK dub.[15] _The Daily Telegraph_, giving the programme three stars out of five, commented that “The whole thing was skilfully made, but ... did it need to take such a carefree story and cast a pall of gloom?”.[16] However, _The Guardian_ said that adaptation was “sumptuous”, “prestigious” but that “The animation adds a dose of festive sadness.”[17]

Mobile app

A mobile app, based on the book, was launched in December 2016. It is available on Amazon, Android, and Apple platforms.[18]

Cultural impact

In 2013, the novelists Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees wrote a bestselling parody of the book, called _We're Going On A Bar Hunt_, which was illustrated by Gillian Johnson in the style of the original and was published by Constable books and then republished by Little, Brown & Company.[19]

“Bear hunts”

During the COVID-19 pandemic, “bear hunts” became popular with houses across the United States[20], Belgium[21]and the Netherlands[22] placing stuffed bears in windows, in front yards, or on mailboxes for children to look for and find during walks or drives.[23][24][25]

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[22]

[23]

[24]

[25]

title: We're Going on a Bear Hunt

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

Who is the author?

answer: Michael Rosen is the author.

answer: Michael Rosen

answer: Michael Rosen

answer: Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury are the author and illustrator.

text: It is incorrectly stated that Helen Oxenbury is also the author.

answer: Michael Rosen is the author.

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

When was the book published?

answer: The book was published in 1989.

answer: 1989

answer: 1989

answer: 1989.

answer: 1989

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

Who illustrated the book?

answer: Helen Oxenbury illustrated the work.

answer: Helen Oxenbury

answer: Helen Oxenbury illustrated We're Going on a Bear Hunt.

text: The title of the book should be quoted.

refinement: Helen Oxenbury illustrated "We're Going on a Bear Hunt".

answer: Helen Oxenbury

answer: Helen Oxenbury

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

What Guinness World Record is the book the subject of?

answer: For 'Largest Reading Lesson' with a book-reading by author Rosen attended by 1,500 children, an additional 30,000 online.

answer: The book is the subject of the "Largest Reading Lesson", with author Michael Rosen reading to 1,500 children with an additional 30,000 listeners online.

answer: Largest Reading Lesson

text: The statistics are omitted.

refinement: The 'Largest Reading Lesson' by Michael Rosen, attended by 1,500 children and an additional 30,000 online.

answer: The largest reading lesson.

text: The statistics are omitted.

refinement: The 'largest reading lesson' by Michael Rosen, attended by 1,500 children and an additional 30,000 listening online.

answer: The book is the subject of the "Largest Reading Lesson", with a book-reading by author Michael Rosen attended by 1,500 children and 30,000 online.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: We're Going on a Bear Hunt is a children's picture book by Michael Rosen for 4 to 8-year-old children. Its story is about a family of 4 children, their baby sister and the family dog that leave their house to hunt a bear. Through a musical chant, the family encounters an obstacle in its journey across the country. The reprint is never out of print and has been in the top 5,000 out of selling books every year consecutively during its twenty-five years of release.

text: The title of the book is not in double-quotes.

refinement: "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" is a children's picture book by Michael Rosen for 4 to 8-year-old children. Its story is about a family of 4 children, their baby sister and the family dog that leave their house to hunt a bear. Through a musical chant, the family encounters an obstacle in its journey across the country. The reprint is never out of print and has been in the top 5,000 out of selling books every year consecutively during its twenty-five years of release.

text: It is not explicitly stated that the book is for 4-8 year old children.

refinement: "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" is a children's picture book by Michael Rosen for children. Its story is about a family of 4 children, their baby sister and the family dog that leave their house to hunt a bear. Through a musical chant, the family encounters an obstacle in its journey across the country. The reprint is never out of print and has been in the top 5,000 out of selling books every year consecutively during its twenty-five years of release.

text: It is incorrectly stated that the book has been in the top 5,000 "out of selling books" every year.

refinement: "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" is a children's picture book by Michael Rosen for children. Its story is about a family of 4 children, their baby sister and the family dog that leave their house to hunt a bear. Through a musical chant, the family encounters an obstacle in its journey across the country. The reprint is never out of print and has been in the top 5,000 best-selling books every year consecutively during its twenty-five years of release.

text: It is omitted that the book was the subject of a Guinness World Record.

refinement: "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" is a children's picture book by Michael Rosen for children. Its story is about a family of 4 children, their baby sister and the family dog that leave their house to hunt a bear. Through a musical chant, the family encounters an obstacle in its journey across the country. The reprint is never out of print and has been in the top 5,000 best-selling books every year consecutively during its twenty-five years of release, it was also the subject of a Guinness World Record for the "Largest Reading Lesson" in 2014.

answer: We're Going on a Bear Hunt is a 1989 children's picture book written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. In it, a group of children search for a bear, only to run home and hide once they find it. The book has won several awards, and it was the subject of a Guinness World Record for "Largest Reading Lesson," with a book-reading attended by 1,500 children and an additional 30,000 listeners online, in 2014.

text: It is omitted that since its publication, the book has never been out of print.

refinement: We're Going on a Bear Hunt is a 1989 children's picture book written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. In it, a group of children search for a bear, only to run home and hide once they find it. The book has won several awards, it has never been out of print since its publication, and was the subject of a Guinness World Record for "Largest Reading Lesson," with a book-reading attended by 1,500 children and an additional 30,000 listeners online, in 2014.

text: The title of the book is not in double quotes.

refinement: "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" is a 1989 children's picture book written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. In it, a group of children search for a bear, only to run home and hide once they find it. The book has won several awards, it has never been out of print since its publication, and was the subject of a Guinness World Record for "Largest Reading Lesson," with a book-reading attended by 1,500 children and an additional 30,000 listeners online, in 2014.

text: "This meeting causes panic and the family run home, across all the obstacles" this is evidence that the children run home once they find the bear.

text: The fact that the book has an illustrator (Helen Oxenbury) is evidence that it is a picture book.

answer: "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" is a 1989 children's picture book written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. The book won numerous awards and was the subject of a Guinness World Record for "Largest Reading Lesson" with a book-reading attended by 1,500 children, and an additional 30,000 listeners online, in 2014. The story was adapted from an American folk song.

text: The description of the story is omitted.

refinement: "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" is a 1989 children's picture book written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. The book won numerous awards and was the subject of a Guinness World Record for "Largest Reading Lesson" with a book-reading attended by 1,500 children, and an additional 30,000 listeners online, in 2014. The story is about four children going on a bear hunt, it was adapted from an American folk song.

text: The book has won the Nestle Smarties Book Prize, also won the 0-5 years category, it was an Honor Book at  Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, it was also awarded the 'School Library Journal Best Book of the Year' and the 'Mainichi Newspapers Japanese Picture Book Award. These are all evidences that the book has won numerous awards.

answer: "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" is a picture book about four children, their baby sister, and their dog that go on a hunt for a bear. At each obstacle, they chant the refrain, followed by onomatopoeic descriptions of each obstacle. The family eventually meets the bear in its dark cave. This encounter causes panic but the family makes it safely home.

text: "At each obstacle, they chant the refrain, followed by onomatopoeic descriptions of each obstacle. The family eventually meets the bear in its dark cave. This encounter causes panic but the family makes it safely home." This can be omitted.

refinement: "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" is a picture book about four children, their baby sister, and their dog that go on a hunt for a bear.

text: The name of the author is omitted.

refinement: "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" is a picture book about four children, their baby sister, and their dog that go on a hunt for a bear. The book is written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.

text: It is omitted that the book has won numerous awards, has not been out of print since its publication, and was the subject of a Guinness World Record.

refinement: "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" is a picture book about four children, their baby sister, and their dog that go on a hunt for a bear. It is written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. The book has won several awards, has not been out of print since its publication, and was the subject of a Guinness World Record for "Largest Reading Lesson" in 2014.

text: It is omitted that the story was adapted from an American folk song.

refinement: "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" is a picture book about four children, their baby sister, and their dog that go on a hunt for a bear. It is written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, the story was adapted from an American folk song. The book has won several awards, has not been out of print since its publication, and was the subject of a Guinness World Record for "Largest Reading Lesson" in 2014.

answer: We're Going On A Bear Hunt is a picture book written by Michael Rosen about a family of four on a bear hunt. The family goes through deep, cold rivers, a big dark forest, and a swirling whirling snowstorm before coming face to face with a bear in its cave. The children and their dog return home safely, but the bear follows them. There is a happy ending, however, with the family locking out the bear, and the bear returning to its miserable beach life. The book has won numerous awards and is a worldwide bestseller. There have been several adaptations, including a television adaptation and a mobile app.

text: " The family goes through deep, cold rivers, a big dark forest, and a swirling whirling snowstorm before coming face to face with a bear in its cave. The children and their dog return home safely, but the bear follows them." This can be omitted.

refinement: We're Going On A Bear Hunt is a picture book written by Michael Rosen about a family of four on a bear hunt. There is a happy ending, however, with the family locking out the bear, and the bear returning to its miserable beach life. The book has won numerous awards and is a worldwide bestseller. There have been several adaptations, including a television adaptation and a mobile app.

text: The title of the book is not in double quotes.

refinement: "We're Going On A Bear Hunt" is a picture book written by Michael Rosen about a family of four on a bear hunt. There is a happy ending, however, with the family locking out the bear, and the bear returning to its miserable beach life. The book has won numerous awards and is a worldwide bestseller. There have been several adaptations, including a television adaptation and a mobile app.

text: It is omitted that the book was a part of the Guinness World Record for "Largest Reading Lesson."

refinement: "We're Going On A Bear Hunt" is a picture book written by Michael Rosen about a family of four on a bear hunt. There is a happy ending, however, with the family locking out the bear, and the bear returning to its miserable beach life. The book has won numerous awards and was also the subject of a Guinness World Record for "Largest Reading Lesson" and is a worldwide bestseller. There have been several adaptations, including a television adaptation and a mobile app.


text:
TL;DR – Not what it seems, which is good, because it is better than it seems

SCORE – 4.5 out of 5 stars

[The Dressmaker. Image Credit: Universal.]
REVIEW –

Wow, what a fascinating film. To be perfectly honest I was not going to go see _The Dressmaker_, but a colleague of mine challenged me to see a film I would not normally see, and boy did I end up picking a good one. _The Dressmaker_ tells the story of Myrtle ‘Tilly’ Dunnage (Kate Winslet) who at the start of the film is arriving back in her hometown of Dungatar after leaving as a child under the cloud of scandal. She is back to see her mother Molly (Judy Davis) who has in the preceding years suffered from dementia and become a recluse in her house, garnering the nickname Mad Molly. But for Tilly, time away from Dungatar has meant learning fashion design from the greatest minds of London, Paris and Milan and maybe, just maybe she can use her talents as a dressmaker to win over the town. And in a normal film that would be that, stick a couple of scenes of a shirtless Liam Hemsworth and call it a day, but The Dressmaker is more than that, and it is so much better for it.

In some respects it is very difficult to talk about the film without spoiling it in some way, I’m going to try my best, but I would recommend on the safe side to go see the film first and then read the rest of the review if you are at all interested. Ok so everyone at this point has already seen the film or doesn’t care if something gets spoiled. Ok, let’s go.

[Juxtaposition is an art-form here in The Dressmaker]
Juxtaposition is an art-form here in The Dressmaker. Image Credit: Universal/ Screen Australia

The first really surprising thing about this film is the really dark themes it engages with, murder, rape, abuse, domestic violence, class, depression, just to name a few. It deals with the issues of a small town in the 1950s, the things that we hush up, the way we treated people, and the knowledge that we are not all that different today. But also I must stress this is not just a dark film, there are emotional highs and lows throughout the film and some of the most downright amusing scenes I have seen in a long time.

One of the strengths of this film is in its casting, everybody works, from the leads to all the players in the town. Kate Winslet shows her amazing acting range and her ability to own nearly every scene she is in. I think this is the best I have ever seen Judy Davis, she owns the character of Mad Molly but also has a nuanced performance between all the bluster. Liam Hemsworth (Teddy McSwiney) is not just there for a bit of eye candy but shows someone who just wants to belong, even though they know they can’t. Hugo Weaving plays the local police Sergeant Horatio Farrat, and if ever a role was made for him it is this one. The rest of the town is a who’s who of Australian actors and they all work well to complement or hinder the main cast.

[Kate Winslet and Liam Hemsworth have a greatKate Winslet and Liam Hemsworth have a great rapport rapoort]
Kate Winslet and Liam Hemsworth have a great rapport. Image Credit: Universal/ Screen Australia

There must also be a special mention to not only to the set design but also to designs of the clothes worn by the cast, those dresses were stunning.

There are a couple of weaknesses, a couple of the scenes don’t work as well as they could have, I’m looking at you Hugo Weaving and that fabric scene. Also, it does start to feel a little long in the last third of the film, but then the ending happens and wow, just wow.

[Hugo Weaving also recommends you go see The Dressmaker]
Hugo Weaving also recommends you go see The Dressmaker. Image Credit: Universal/ Screen Australia

So to sum it up, during this film I laughed, I cried, I gasped, I got angry, I jumped (metaphorically) for joy, it was an emotional roller-coaster, but it was also a thought provoking look into small towns and how we treat people we think are different, I highly recommend this film.

_By Brian MacNamara: You can follow Brian on Twitter_ _Here__, when he’s not chatting about Movies and TV, he’ll be talking about International Relations, or the Solar System._

_Have you watched The Dressmaker?, let us know what you thought in the comments below, feel free to share this review on any of the social medias and you can follow us Here. Check out all our past reviews and articles_ _Here__, and have a happy day._

DIRECTED BY – Jocelyn Moorhouse
SCREENPLAY BY – Jocelyn Moorhouse & P. J. Hogan
BASED ON – ‘_The Dressmaker_’ by Rosalie Ham
STARRING – Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth, Sarah Snook, Rebecca Gibney, Shane Bourne, Alison Whyte, Barry Otto, Shane Jacobson, Gyton Grantley & Hugo Weaving
RATING – Australia: M; NZ: M

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

What does the text say about Kate Winslet?

answer: Kate Winslet stars in the film The Dressmaker. The author praises her performance as Myrtle 'Tilly' Dunnage, and notes that she has rapport with fellow actor Liam Hemsworth.

answer: The text states that Kate Winslet plays Myrtle 'Tilly' Dunnage in The Dressmaker and she does an amazing job at portraying the character. She has great range and she can be comedic as well as dramatic in her scenes. Her rapport with Liam Hemsworth is great, and her costume designs are gorgeous.

answer: The text claims that Winslet has amazing acting range and was able to own nearly every scene she was in. She has a great rapport with co-star Liam Hemsworth.

text: Include the name of the character she plays

refinement: The text claims that Winslet has amazing acting range and was able to own nearly every scene she was in. She plays Myrtle "Tilly" Dunnage in the Dressmaker. She has a great rapport with co-star Liam Hemsworth.

answer: Kate Winslet plays Myrtle "Tilly" Dunnage, the protagonist of the film. She is returning to her hometown of Dungatar after being gone as a child. Kate has shown her amazing acting range, her ability to standout, and her nuanced performance throughout the film.

answer: Kate Winslet plays the character of Myrtle, or Tilly Dunnage, in the film called The Dressmaker. Managing to balance dark themes, such as murder and rape, with emotional highs and lows, her performance is said to be amazing and shows the great facets of Kate Winslet's acting range.

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

What does the text say about spoilers?

answer: The text asks readers to not spoil things for others and advises to go see the movie first and read the review later, if they are at all interested.

text: The text doesn't say anything about the reader spoiling things; the author promises to try to avoid spoilers

refinement: The author promises to try to avoid spoiling the movie, but advises readers to go see the movie first and read the review later, if they are at all interested.

answer: Before fully reviewing the film, the author warns that it is too difficult to talk about without spoiling some plot elements. Readers should be aware that potential spoilers follow in the article. Subsequent discussion of the film's themes seem to constitute the aforementioned spoilers.

answer: The author of the text recommends seeing the film first before reading their review upon the assumption that the reader does not want any spoilers. They do warn about potential spoilers, however in the end say that to sum it up, during this film I laughed, I cried, I gasped...

text: "However in the end ..." is unnecessary

refinement: The author of the text recommends seeing the film first before reading their review upon the assumption that the reader does not want any spoilers. They do warn about potential spoilers.

answer: The text stresses that there may be spoilers in the review, stressing that it is beneficial to see the film before reading the review.

answer: The text warns potential readers that there may be spoilers in the review.

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

What does the text say about Hugo Weaving?

answer: The text mentions that Hugo Weaving plays the local police Sergeant Horatio Farrat. As such, the text regards him as an important part of the film.

answer: Hugo Weaving is an actor that played the policeman Horatio Farrat in The Dressmaker. He first got his start in theater in the 1970s, but eventually moved on to the movie industry, where he had continuously worked. The Dressmaker was something of a career renaissance for him, since it was irregularly something he would partake in; his usual film role was more serious, in more realistic settings.

text: Everything after the first sentence is not stated in the text

refinement: Hugo Weaving is an actor that played the policeman Horatio Farrat in The Dressmaker.

answer: Hugo Weaving is listed as a starring actor in the film, and the author describes his character as being made for him. He plays police Sergeant Horatio Farrat and features in the main scene the author disparages in the review. Weaving recommends you go see the film.

answer: The text states that Hugo Weaving plays the local police Sergeant Horatio Farrat, and that he does so very well. He is praised for his acting abilities in the role.

answer: Hugo Weaving plays a local police sergeant in The Dressmaker. He's known for playing several important characters, including a supporting part in The Truman Show, at least one character in The Matrix sequels, V in The Matrix trilogy, Elrond in the Hobbit trilogy, and Red Skull in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

text: Everything after the first sentence is not in the text

refinement: Hugo Weaving plays a local police sergeant in The Dressmaker.

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

How is The Dressmaker rated?

answer: On M (Australia)/MA15+ (New Zealand)

text: It's rated M in Australia and New Zealand

answer: Australia: M; NZ: M

answer: The Dressmaker is rated M in Australia and New Zealand. This is presumably based on the serious themes in the film, including violent content.

answer: The Dressmaker is rated M for Australia and M for New Zealand.

answer: The Dressmaker is rated M for Australia and M for New Zealand.


text:
If you aspire to career growth, you can’t be complacent. Where you are today is a reflection of the education and skills that you brought to your current position. The question is, where do you want to be tomorrow? You won’t get there by coasting on what you already know.

The key to your future can be found in an ongoing commitment to learning, also known as professional training and development. By getting better at what you do and expanding the boundaries on what you understand, you become ever-more valuable to your team, customers, and company. In fact, you become a bigger player in your entire industry, which widens your world to new career opportunities as well.

Why is continual learning so important? Because the world is moving so fast now that people who stand still will be passed by. Knowing more than the next person has become a major competitive advantage in every industry. As Joyce A.E. Russell wrote in _The Washington Post_: “With today’s more complex business environment, learning is not just a nice thing to do—it is essential for staying on top of things...None of us can afford to remain stagnant in our knowledge.”

Yet despite these realities, many people feel stuck when it comes to increasing their professional knowledge base. They’re swamped at work, overwhelmed at home, and unclear on how they might manage to squeeze the extra hours needed out of their already full schedules to make time for additional learning.

The secret lies in realizing two things. First, with the easy accessibility of today’s technologies and mobile options, it’s no longer necessary to learn in a classroom—you can bring training tools with you wherever you go. Second, because you don’t need to carve out a big block of time to attend a live class in person anymore, you can approach learning on your own terms and in your own timeframe.

If you don’t have a solid hour to devote to picking up new skills, how about sparing 10 minutes? A couple of shorter stints composed of smaller time units can quickly add up—and mobile technologies make it almost a shame _not_ to learn on the fly or between other activities.

Here are 12 painless ways to train on your own time—picked up from our own customers—that will help grease the wheels for your next big opportunity:

1. Pick Your Poison

No matter what industry you’re in, you can use online learning resources to learn on your own schedule. To get started on your professional development, you simply need to choose a platform and gain access to it. The point of a platform is to provide you with easily accessible training materials that allow you to learn a lot in small chunks of time. An online training library of courses can do this (we have a tech and creative training library at Pluralsight), and so can an online book service. Even popular blogs and podcasts can fulfill this function if they’re targeted at your line of work and you refer to them regularly.

2. Shift Gears on Your Breaks

How would you rather spend your work break: catching up on Facebook again, or doing something just as engaging that can help you land your next promotion? Take advantage of your breaks to watch a training video on your smartphone, iPad, or laptop. Devoting a 30-minute lunch break to learning a few times a week can quickly add up to hours of professional training a month, without needing to change your schedule. Even short breaks in the morning or later afternoon can offer enough time to pick up some new skills and ideas.

3. Hold a Brown-Bag

Since the whole team benefits when everyone knows more, consider organizing a regularly scheduled group brown-bag session with your colleagues. You can share courses from your own training library and watch them together, or let others take the lead on training topics on different days.

4. Capture Your Commute Time

Driving to work presents the perfect setting to absorb a podcast, audiobook, or other training tool that you can listen to while you commute. If you take a bus or train, you can add video to the experience, watching entire courses while you ride. If you travel an hour a day to your job and back, that’s potentially 10 hours a week of focused learning time.

5. Project it on the Big Screen

Why watch trash TV in the evening when you can use the same equipment to learn? Many online training courses can play through Xbox and Apple TV just as well as videogames can. So crack open a soda, turn up the surround sound, and enjoy the show on your big-screen TV as you get smarter all the while.

6. Carve Out Time on Weekends

While you don’t want to spend your whole weekend on work-related activities, finding moments here and there for professional growth can help break up the workweek while providing inspiration for Monday. Can you find an hour to learn a new technology online or listen to a podcast that can help you solve problems at the office?

7. Learn While the Cat’s Away

Weekends can be particularly effective times for learning when others in your household are out and about, and you have a quiet moment. Whether your spouse is traveling or your kids are at soccer practice, it’s the perfect opportunity to pull up your platform and dig into some educational material.

8. Park It

There’s no rule that says professional training must take place indoors—and with today’s technologies, there’s no need for it. Get a breath of fresh air and go to a park with your iPad or smartphone, and watch a course while sitting under a tree. Being out in nature will lift your spirits, and the course content will elevate your mind.

9. Travel Smarter

Travel time presents some of the best stretches to enhance your professional skillset. In addition to time during flights or train travel when you’re free from everyday interruptions, you may also be able to take advantage of evenings in the hotel and lulls between work events, where you can turn lost time into learning.

10. Maximize Parental Leave

While most people expect to fall behind at work during maternity or paternity leave, when approached differently, your leave can push you ahead. One of our customers in Sweden chose to watch dozens of Pluralsight courses relating to her business while recovering during her leave, and came back to work ahead of her peers.

11. Double-Dip During Downtime

Whether you’re home sick, waiting in line, or on the sidelines at a swim meet when your child isn’t swimming, you can recoup lost minutes or hours by pulling up your platform of choice on your mobile device. It’s the ultimate form of multi-tasking.

12. Bone Up at the Gym

Most any workout can lend itself to learning. It’s as easy to listen to the audio of a professional course while you run or bike outdoors as it is to listen to music. If you’re on the treadmill or stationary bike at the gym, you can prop up your iPad and watch a course or read on your Kindle while you exercise. With a waterproof smartphone case, you can even learn while you swim!

Accessibility has made everything possible when it comes to professional development. Learning platforms have evolved toward online options that transform wasted time into valuable opportunities.

If you make the most of mobile technology, you can take 10 minutes several times throughout the day for online learning as opposed to waiting to find the hour you think you need. Tomorrow’s best leaders will use the wide range of opportunities that come up in daily life to move their training, and their individual development, continuously forward.

More From Inc.

-   Become a Master Negotiator in 4 Easy Steps
-   Why Good Leaders Fire People
-   3 Tips From America’s Top Entrepreneurship College

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

According to the article, why should people continue to learn?

answer: The world is moving so fast that people who stand still will be passed by. Knowing more than the next person has become a major competitive advantage in every industry.

answer: The world is moving so fast now that people who stand still will be passed by. Knowing more than the next person has become a major competitive advantage in every industry.

answer: People should continue to learn because the world is moving so fast that those who stay still will be passed by. It is also considered a competitive advantage in the industry.   Learning is now considered essential for staying in the top.

text: "The industry" is too absolute. The article says that people in every industry can gain a competitive advantage just by learning more than their peers.

refinement: People should continue to learn because the world is moving so fast that those who stay still will be passed by. It is also considered a competitive advantage in every industry.   Learning is now considered essential for staying in the top.

answer: People who continue to learn will get better at what they do and widen the boundaries on what people understand.

text: The response, although is technically correct, could be more specific about the reasons that the article states about learning more.

refinement: The world is moving so fast that people who don't put in extra effort will be left behind. Knowing more than the next person will give one a competitive edge, no matter the industry.

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

How should we fit learning into our busy daily schedules?

answer: By using mobile technologies and by making the most of our breaks.

text: The response should be a complete sentence.

refinement: Using mobile and accessible technologies, combined with taking advantage of one's free time, can help fit learning into a busy schedule.

answer: We should take opportunities for learning; for example, break time, weekend time.

text: The response is missing another point that the passage makes regarding the question, and also lacks details.

refinement: One should take advantage of mobile and accessible technologies for learning. One should also try to utilize their own free time for learning opportunities.

answer: On a break at work, during dead time at home, while getting ready and commuting, while traveling, on weekends, while traveling out of town, in learning more during maternity/paternity leave, during childcare/work breaks, or when unable to sleep.

text: The response is a sentence fragment, and is unnecessarily long.

refinement: One can learn in short bursts whenever they have free time.

text: The response is missing the other argument that the article makes.

refinement: One can learn in short bursts whenever they have free time. One can also take advantage of mobile and accessible learning options.

answer: By using mobile technology, we can make learning a habit throughout the day.

text: The response is missing one of the arguments that the passage makes.

refinement: By using mobile technology, one can make learning a habit throughout the day. One can also take advantage of bits and pieces of their own free time, and approach learning on one's own terms.

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

What subjects should adults consider for their ongoing training?

answer: No answer

answer: The article doesn't say.

answer: No answer

answer: Any live skills you want to pick up, including languages, education, et al.

text: The passage does not answer the question.

answer: The article states that a wide range of opportunities come up in daily life and can be used to move training forward.

text: The passage does not answer the question.

refinement: The question is not answered in the article.