text:
Dear diary,

Today I looked at my walls. Just the four of them, all standing sturdily together like tall, flat soldiers. I stared at them, and they stared at me.

Dear diary,

My boss has called me five times this morning, but I have not answered. What he has to say will do nothing to improve my life. I have vowed to remove all negative energy from my day. Therefore, he will remain ignored.

Dear diary,

I can see from my window that the mail carrier has given me a sticker on my mailbox to tell me that it is too full, and that my mail will be waiting for me at the post office. I’ve heard her ringing the doorbell for a few days. I pretend no-one’s home.

Dear diary,

My boss called me once today and left a message, which I listened to while reheating some Chinese food that I had left for me on my doorstep last night. His voice was a mixture of anger and concern, telling me to get ahold of him immediately. I waited several hours, until I knew he wouldn’t be at his desk, and I left a simple voicemail informing him that I was very sorry, but an emergency had gotten in the way, and I was so terribly afraid and saddened that I had to terminate my employment, and he could let my last check be direct-deposited, thank you very much. I then disconnected my phone from the wall and turned off my cell .

Dear diary,

I have not looked in the mirror in several days. I must have bags under my eyes that would put the moon’s craters to shame, and my hair must be a tangled rat nest of a mess. I’m trying to not focus on physical appearance. It only ends with me upset.

Dear diary,

My medications have run out. The empty bottles rattle around in my medicine cabinet, mocking me. I can't leave to have them refilled.

Dear diary,

My walls are closer now. They no longer stare, they leer at me. I can feel them watching me hatefully. Their eyes, invisible, burn my skin.

Dear diary,

I am so hungry, but all of my food has been poisoned. The person in the mirror is sneaking out to lace it with formaldehyde while I sleep. I've seen her do it a few times, but I always pretend to sleep.

Dear diary,

I am weak. I have not eaten in days. The walls pulsate as they taunt my pain. They've seen her poison me, and they are conspiring with her.

Dear diary,

The sound of a phone ringing has not stopped for several hours. I watch the phone lay on the floor, off the hook, and wonder how this is so. Its cords crawl toward me like a snake, wrapping around my limbs, cutting off the circulation. The walls above me as I lie limp on the ground are now black. They cackle. They pulse. My arms and legs are asleep with the force of the cords around them. The phone, the walls, the mirror, this house has come alive and I am powerless to stop it.

Dear diary,

I am calm. I am free.

DEIRDRE WOOLF

CHATSWORTH POLICE DEP.

3:45 PM

I hadn't heard from Bridget for about a week and a half. It was strange because usually she gets ahold of me once a week or so, but I figured she was doing her and I was doing me. I called her last Friday when I was pretty sure she'd be home from work and it went straight to voicemail. I called the home phone next, and got a busy signal. Maybe she was just out, ya know? So I decided to pop in this morning to check on her. I knocked, and the door swung right open. I wasn't prepared at all for what I saw. There's blood on the floors, the walls, the doors, and it's all just splattered like some crazy person was in there flinging it everywhere. And you know what, every single mirror in that house was broken with what looked like a fist mark in the center. Bridge was nowhere in sight. So I'm calling her name softly, feeling like I'm in a horror movie. I walk into the kitchen, and her fridge is roped shut with this big padlock on the handle and the rope. There's an open gallon of milk on the counter that's just horribly sour, and I can smell it from across the kitchen. I have to leave. And this place is just deadly silent. I walked past the bathroom in the hall and there's blood and vomit everywhere in there. I'm about to faint here. There's about a dozen of those little orange prescription bottles on the floor. Still no sign of Bridge. So her bedroom door is at the end of the hall, right, and the door is shut and the knob is covered in blood. I nudge it open with my foot, and my heart just drops to my stomach. My Bridget's just laying there on the floor, telephone cord wrapped around her neck, and her face is purple, but...she's smiling. Big as ever. Like she just saw the best thing she ever has. And I'm panicking and I put my hand down to check her pulse, and it's gone, and she's waxy, but she's....she's still just a little warm. I was just a little too late. Oh my god.....

title: Bridget (x-post r/nosleep)

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

Who finds Bridget?

answer: Deirdre Woolf, an officer with the Chatsworth Police Department and a friend of hers

answer: The police find Bridget.

text: To be more specific, it is Deirdre.

answer: The police found Bridget.

text: Only Deirdre finds her.

refinement: A police officer, Deirdre, finds Bridget.

answer: Deidre Woolf

answer: Deirdre Woolf

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

Why does Bridget stop eating?

answer: She isn't deliberately starving herself - she's having her food poisoned by someone

answer: She is trying to remove all of the negative energy from her life.

text: She is doing that, but she stops eating specifically because she thinks her food is being poisoned.

answer: Bridget stops eating because she is struggling with depression. She ignores her boss's phone calls and ignores her mail. Eventually, her depression leads to her becoming so hungry that she starts to poison her food. This leads to her being unable to eat, but also leads to her body becoming malnourished. Eventually, she no longer has the strength to kill herself and this leads to her eventual death by suffocation.

text: This is a lot of information not required by the question.

refinement: Bridget stops eating because she is struggling with depression.  Eventually, her depression leads to her becoming so hungry that she starts to poison her food.

text: She thinks her food is poisoned-she's not poisoning it (that the reader is made aware of).

refinement: Bridget stops eating because she is struggling with depression.  Eventually, her depression leads to her becoming so hungry that she starts to believe her food is poisoned.

answer: Bridget stops eating because she is poisoned and does not want to draw even more negative energy into her life.

text: She thinks her food is poisoned, not herself.

refinement: Bridget stops eating because she thinks her food is poisoned and does not want to draw even more negative energy into her life.

answer: She believes her food is being poisoned

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

What are the records of Bridget's declining condition?

answer: We see

text: I am not sure what is meant by "we see" here.

answer: Bridget's decline is seen in increasing signs of physical deterioration and mental deterioration. The signs include multiple days of not answering her phone or returning work calls, virtually no food in her home, open medication bottles on the floor, high levels of blood and vomit in her bathroom, and her found unresponsive with the telephone cord wrapped around her neck. Her smile and slight warmth upon finding her leads the police officer to determine that she has been dead for some time.

text: This is all accurate, but the diary is a record.

refinement: She keeps a diary.Bridget's decline is seen in increasing signs of physical deterioration and mental deterioration. The signs include multiple days of not answering her phone or returning work calls, virtually no food in her home, open medication bottles on the floor, high levels of blood and vomit in her bathroom, and her found unresponsive with the telephone cord wrapped around her neck. Her smile and slight warmth upon finding her leads the police officer to determine that she has been dead for some time.

answer: According to her diary, she looks rather sad and has not washed her hair or eaten.

text: I would emphasizes that her diary is the record.

refinement: According to her diary-which is a record of her decline-she looks rather sad and has not washed her hair or eaten.

answer: Her diary entries

answer: Bridget's condition has been declining over the course of several weeks, with her progressively becoming more isolated and neglecting her appearance and her well-being. She has received increasingly urgent calls from her boss, was without medication for some time, and seems to have resorted to poisoning her food in order to avoid leaving her house. Eventually, she committed suicide by hanging herself with telephone cord. In this time period, the home that she was residing in became increasingly more disorganized and dilapidated, with evidence of violence and destruction as well as hazardous substances.

text: Her diary details all of this, so it is the record.

refinement: Her diary is record of all of the following: Bridget's condition has been declining over the course of several weeks, with her progressively becoming more isolated and neglecting her appearance and her well-being. She has received increasingly urgent calls from her boss, was without medication for some time, and seems to have resorted to poisoning her food in order to avoid leaving her house. Eventually, she committed suicide by hanging herself with telephone cord. In this time period, the home that she was residing in became increasingly more disorganized and dilapidated, with evidence of violence and destruction as well as hazardous substances.

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

How does Bridget die?

answer: She strangled herself with a telephone cable

answer: Bridget dies of strangulation by telephone cord.

answer: She is poisoned by the person in the mirror that taunts her day after day.

text: This is true, but the phone cord is wrapped around her neck when Deirdre finds her.

refinement: She is poisoned by the person in the mirror that taunts her day after day. Deirdre finds her with the phone cord around her neck.

answer: Bridget likely dies from strangulation by telephone cord.

answer: She cuts her own throat, although it is not explained. Suicide perhaps.

text: Deirdre sees blood and the phone is wrapped around Bridget's neck.

refinement: She strangled herself with the phone cord.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer: Bridget has appeared to die tragically in her home: the walls, floors, and mirrors are covered in blood, a gallon of milk is sour, and Bridget is found dead with a phone cord wrapped around her neck. There was no indication what caused her death, and her smile suggests she was either murdered or took her own life.

text: She strangled herself.

refinement: Bridget has appeared to die tragically in her home: the walls, floors, and mirrors are covered in blood, a gallon of milk is sour, and Bridget is found dead with a phone cord wrapped around her neck. This is probably how she died, and her smile suggests she was either murdered or took her own life.

answer: Bridget texts the police. She has been poisoned, her food poisoned. Her mind has begun to unravel. A week has passed with little contact. Detective Deirdre Woolf gets a house call that something is amiss at Bridget's house. When she gets there in person, she finds Bridget has hung herself. There is blood everywhere, mirrors broken. So much puke in the bathroom, Deirdre might pass out.

text: Bridget strangled herself, and it doesn't seem like it was by hanging.

refinement: Bridget texts the police. She has been poisoned, her food poisoned. Her mind has begun to unravel. A week has passed with little contact. Detective Deirdre Woolf gets a house call that something is amiss at Bridget's house. When she gets there in person, she finds Bridget has strangled. There is blood everywhere, mirrors broken. So much puke in the bathroom, Deirdre might pass out.

answer: A woman named Bridget stops going to work and refuses to leave her house. She leaves a message for her boss that she is quitting and disconnects her phone. She believes the walls are watching her, and that her reflection is conspiring against her and poisoning her food. Her medications run out, and she won't leave to refill them. Deirdre Woolf, an officer with the Chatsworth Police Department and a friend of Bridget's, decides to check on her and finds her house in disarray. She goes to Bridget's room and finds that she has killed herself with a telephone cable, but her body is still warm.

answer:
Bridget's neighbor Deirdre Woolf texts Bridget one Friday afternoon to check in on her because she hasn't heard from Bridget in a while and thinks something might be wrong.

Deirdre goes to Bridget's house that evening to check on her. She goes there just in time to find Bridget dead in her bedroom with a telephone cord around her neck and her smiling face. Deirdre fears that she might have been murdered. Bridgets' fridge is locked and padlocked, and smelling so bad Deirdre has to leave, and she fears that Bridget was poisoned.

text: She sees that Bridget has strangled herself with the telephone cord.

refinement:
Bridget's neighbor Deirdre Woolf texts Bridget one Friday afternoon to check in on her because she hasn't heard from Bridget in a while and thinks something might be wrong.

Deirdre goes to Bridget's house that evening to check on her. She goes there just in time to find Bridget dead in her bedroom with a telephone cord around her neck and her smiling face. Deirdre fears that she might have been murdered. Bridgets' fridge is locked and padlocked, but when Deirdre gets in, she sees a lot of blood, and Deirdre's body with a telephone cord wrapped around her neck.

answer: Bridget was found dead in her home, and police found signs of a struggle. There was extreme amounts of blood everywhere, and all the mirrors were smashed. The cause of death is currently unknown, but it's likely that she was murdered by a killer who left her smiling after she died.

text: Bridget committed suicide by strangling herself.

refinement: Bridget was found dead in her home, and police found signs of a struggle. There was extreme amounts of blood everywhere, and all the mirrors were smashed. The cause of death is currently unconfirmed, but she did have the telephone cord around her neck.


split: train

text:
Dear Employer;

In the interview for this position I said I didn’t care about money.  Money is not as important as experience and growth.  Gainful employment is nowhere near meaningful employment.  It is with this that after a lot of deliberation, counseling, youthful abandon and reveries of adventure I’ve decided to give my formal notification that I am resigning from {Company X} as a Software Analyst.  I am willing to work two business weeks further to help make sure everything is in order before I go.

For {Company X} I was willing to drink the punch.  I was willing to make sacrifices for the company.  The tasteless metaphor for cultic suicide pushed on us by leadership was something I was willing to look past.  Ultimately though, when it came down to it, punch was not served and for some reason I was left disappointed.  This company has made promises but has not delivered.  We’ve been led along with a carrot on a stick.  Whether through indirect lies surrounding corporate bonuses, lottery sized stock options or fantastical tropical holiday packages.  This is a prevalent theme throughout my entire time with company and it speaks directly to poor leadership.  Offer something real, something tangible and then show it don’t just talk about it.

In terms of our day to day with clients we’ve been far too reactionary and not responsive.  We’re less about providing something meaningful, something with real value and more about satisfying the noise.  The whole industry seems more about “flashy marketing facades of perceived value” than real value.  It with this that I came to the conclusion that our product isn’t {business solutions}.  Our product is sales.  This isn’t something I can get behind.  This isn’t something I can believe in.

Despite corporate folly and the disillusioning mantras I love the people I work with.  Each and everyone here is awesome and I’m lucky to have had an opportunity to work here.  My favorite time of year is during peer reviews.  Being able to write extensively about the strengths and the actions people here have made on the periphery to make a difference.  That being said, it really bothered me to see people not being recognized for the work they’re doing.  At one point our most talented and innovative junior programmer was relegated to creative arrest by corporate policy.  “That isn’t your job” and “You’re not even a real programmer” could be heard ringing through the halls.  A lack of insight let him go and now we’re stuck with dead code.  Incredible potential products left to rot essentially.  All his close friends here were left damaged at his mistreatment.  This is just one example but there are lots of others.  Considering work is a place to spend a third of each weekday.  Hours afterwards musing over at home.  Something that permeates my hopes and dreams.  I’d rather be somewhere other than here.  Anywhere else in fact.

If I can suggest anything to help this company it would be that every leader here spend a day or two working with client services taking tech support calls from the elderly, doing chat support for a group of brides to be, testing a survey with over a dozen pre-launch revisions, or try managing a project with one of {Sales Person #3547}'s clients (that’s a joke.. her clients are mostly alright).  See what we’re really providing our clients.

I still believe this company is awesome and has potential to do very well in the market.  For me personally I need to move onto other opportunities and adventures.  Feeling depressed and trapped is not something I'd wish on my worst enemy so I don't know why I willed it onto myself for so long.  Thank you so much for everything.

title: My Resignation Letter

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

What did the employee say about his interview with Company X?

answer: The employee said to the owner that he did not care about money and that challenges and experience are more important than money.

text: Change 'owner' to 'employer' for accuracy.

refinement: The employee said to the employer that he did not care about money and that challenges and experience are more important than money.

answer: The employee said that money is not important to him and that he values experience and growth more than money. The employee left the company due to a lack of leadership and real tangible results.

answer: He said that they live in a world full of meaningless employment, and that while jobs are still necessary, he hopes employers could provide something substantive and meaningful to employees.

text: He didn't say this, omit the part about the world.

refinement: He said that while jobs are still necessary, he hopes employers could provide something substantive and meaningful to employees.

text: Remove the first part.

refinement: He hopes employers could provide something substantive and meaningful to employees.

text: Add an article ('the' before 'employers') and change the tense ('hopes' into 'hoped')

refinement: He hoped the employers could provide something substantive and meaningful to employees.

answer: The employee said that he originally cared about money but realized that it was not as important as experience and growth. He also said that after much deliberation he has decided to resign from Company X as a Software Analyst. His reason is because the company has not lived up to its promises and has poor leadership. He further states that the company is primarily focused on sales and not on delivering real value. Lastly, he stated that he likes the people he works with but feels the company needs to improve its leadership and management.

answer: He reminded Company X of what he said when he was interviewing for his position.

text: This was a preface to the more important message of criticizing the company's leadership. Add this.

refinement: He reminded Company X of what he said when he was interviewing for his position as a preface to criticizing the company's leadership and focus on sales.

text: Specify what he said during the interview ('In the interview for this position I said I didn’t care about money.')

refinement: He reminded Company X that when interviewing for his position, he said he didn't care about money, as a preface to criticizing the company's leadership and focus on sales.

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

What was the employee's main issue with Company X?

answer: The employee believes Company X lacks good leaders.

answer: The employee's main issue was a lack of tangible value in the company's product and its leadership's lack of recognition of employee efforts.

answer: The employee's main issue with Company X was poor leadership and lack of commitment.

answer: They don't offer great enough pay to the individuals that go out of their way to offer good service so they can feel respected for the work they do. They also help those less fortunate than them.

text: The second sentence doesn't make sense in the context and isn't correct, simply omit.

refinement: They don't offer great enough pay to the individuals that go out of their way to offer good service so they can feel respected for the work they do.

text: Pay is specifically not an issue ('Gainful employment is nowhere near meaningful employment.'); rephrase to say they don't treat their employees as they should.

refinement: They don't treat their individual employees as they should so they can feel respected for the work they do.

answer: The employee's main issue with Company X was that there was a lack of tangible value to what the company was offering, and poor leadership. Specifically, the lack of recognition was highlighted as a problem. Additionally, the company was viewed as more focused on sales than providing a meaningful service or product.

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

What did the employee say about Company X's treatment of customers?

answer: The employee believes that Company X is more focused on sales than actual providing value to customers. The employee feels that Company X is overly reactive and does not provide the value expected or deserved by customers.

text: Swap 'actual' and 'providing'

refinement: The employee believes that Company X is more focused on sales than providing actual value to customers. The employee feels that Company X is overly reactive and does not provide the value expected or deserved by customers.

answer: They complained that the company has unrealistic expectations, does not respond to clients, and gives weak technical support.

text: Rephrase 'does not respond to clients' to be less concrete, as it's the level of response that's criticized, not a total lack of it.

refinement: They complained that the company has unrealistic expectations, responds poorly to clients, and gives weak technical support.

answer: The employee said Company X treats their customers poorly. Their clients are presented with flashy, marketing facades of perceived value rather than real value.

answer: The employee believes the company is not offering the customers solutions or anything meaningful.

answer: The employee feels that Company X is more focused on sales than providing meaningful value. The employees feels that they are less responsive to customer needs than they should be and that this has led to talented employees being mistreated. The employee believes Company X can do better, but the current slate of their practices is not something the employee believes in or can believe in. The customer treatment is poor or disappointing.

text: Remove 'and that this has led to talented employees being mistreated' - it's not relevant to the question.

refinement: The employee feels that Company X is more focused on sales than providing meaningful value. The employees feels that they are less responsive to customer needs than they should be. The employee believes Company X can do better, but the current slate of their practices is not something the employee believes in or can believe in. The customer treatment is poor or disappointing.

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

Name one positive thing the employee said about Company X?

answer: The employee praised the company's employees as being awesome.

answer: He states that he loves his co-workers and believes the company has the potential do well in the market.

answer:
There's two:
-Being lucky to have been able to work there
-Liking their peers and being lucky to have having had the opportunity to work there

text: This is repetitive, remove the first one and then by necessity remove the mention of there being two.

refinement: Liking their peers and being lucky to have having had the opportunity to work there

answer: The employee said the employees are awesome and good at what they do.

answer: The employee appreciates the people that they work with.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer: I am resigning from my position as Software Analyst at {Company X} because I feel the promises made by the company have not been fulfilled. I feel there is a lack of real value and response to the needs of clients, a result of poor leadership. I am departing to seek better opportunities. I wish the company all the best.

text: Too short; add appreciation for peers and employee mistreatment.

refinement: I am resigning from my position as Software Analyst at {Company X} because I feel the promises made by the company have not been fulfilled. I feel there is a lack of real value and response to the needs of clients, a result of poor leadership. I love the people I work with and enjoyed recognizing their strengths. That being said, it really bothered me to see people not being recognized for the work they’re doing. I am departing to seek better opportunities. I wish the company all the best.

answer: The narrator resigns from their position at Company X and has no regrets about doing so. They love their job and find their colleagues to be awesome. Problems at the company began when it was acquired by XYZ. After the acquisition, the narrator began to see sales over value. The company's leadership seems to be giving the employees empty promises. Often, the ambitious, determined coworkers are told this isn't their job or to do their job. In outcome, the narrator has become depressed and doesn't wish this feeling on their worst enemy.

text: There is no mention of an acquisition in the passage, remove mentions of this.

refinement: The narrator resigns from their position at Company X and has no regrets about doing so. They love their job and find their colleagues to be awesome. The narrator began to see sales over value. The company's leadership seems to be giving the employees empty promises. Often, the ambitious, determined coworkers are told this isn't their job or to do their job. In outcome, the narrator has become depressed and doesn't wish this feeling on their worst enemy.

answer: I am resigning due to the lack of meaningful product, poor management, and the disillusioning treatment of the talented employees at {Company X}. I deeply enjoyed working with my coworkers but am ultimately moving on for better opportunities.

text: Too short; add leadership criticism and customer treatment.

refinement: I am resigning due to the lack of meaningful product, poor management, and the disillusioning treatment of the talented employees at {Company X}. I feel the promises made by the company have not been fulfilled. I feel there is a lack of real value and response to the needs of clients. Leadership is too focused on sales. If I can suggest anything, it would be that every leader here spend a day working with client services. I deeply enjoyed working with my coworkers but am ultimately moving on for better opportunities.

answer:
In his resignation letter, the employee opens up about his bad experiences while working for Company X.

The employee pointed out that the company's leadership is lacking. He or she accused the leadership of making promises and not delivering on them. The employee says the company does not care about the customer and has no problems selling them products without values.

The employee mentions that his time with other fellow workers has been great. He or she suggests that the leaders must spend time with staff and what they do on a daily basis.

text: Replace 'He or she' and 'his' with 'they' or 'their'

refinement:
In his resignation letter, the employee opens up about his bad experiences while working for Company X.

The employee pointed out that the company's leadership is lacking. They accused the leadership of making promises and not delivering on them. The employee says the company does not care about the customer and has no problems selling them products without values.

The employee mentions that their time with other fellow workers has been great. They suggest that the leaders must spend time with staff and what they do on a daily basis.

answer:
The resigning employee says he will resign as a software analyst.

The employee mentions some of the policies the firm has and says that they should try the policies on their clients too. He thinks that he is like a starving cat chewing on someone else's shoes. The employee says the company has potential to do very well in the market and the resigning employee says he will move on to better jobs and professional challenges.

text: Remove the starving cat analogy.

refinement:
The resigning employee says he will resign as a software analyst.

The employee mentions some of the policies the firm has and says that they should try the policies on their clients too. The employee says the company has potential to do very well in the market and the resigning employee says he will move on to better jobs and professional challenges.

text: Rephrase 'says that they should try the policies on their clients too' to mean they should spend time experiencing customer support.

refinement:
The resigning employee says he will resign as a software analyst.

The employee mentions some of the policies the firm has and says that the leaders should try working with client services for a day or two. The employee says the company has potential to do very well in the market and the resigning employee says he will move on to better jobs and professional challenges.

text: Replace 'he' with 'they'

refinement:
The resigning employee says they will resign as a software analyst.

The employee mentions some of the policies the firm has and says that the leaders should try working with client services for a day or two. The employee says the company has potential to do very well in the market and the resigning employee says they will move on to better jobs and professional challenges.

text: Too short; add appreciation for peers and criticism of employee treatment

refinement:
The resigning employee says they will resign as a software analyst.

The employee mentions some of the policies the firm has and says that the leaders should try working with client services for a day or two. I love the people I work with and enjoyed getting to recognize their strengths during peer reviews. It bothered me to see talent go wasted by corporate policy. The potential for great products are abandoned. The employee says the company has potential to do very well in the market and the resigning employee says they will move on to better jobs and professional challenges.


text:
I was thirteen when I came here, shipped away from my home so I wouldn’t ‘damage the family name’. It’s all about appearances you see. If I had stayed there my father would never have been elected; ‘the Prime Minister can’t have a son like you’. That’s what my mother told me while she was pushing me into the back of the Rolls. Six years have passed since then; for all this time these red and white tents have been my home and today is no exception. Welcome to the Freak Show. Sure, the ground changes every few months but it’s reassuring to know that wherever we are in the world this little haven will always be the same.

I think we’re somewhere outside Leeds, nobody tells me these things anymore. Regardless the ground was frigid beneath my large, stomping feet. The sun shone with a cool severity, it was for show mostly and did nothing to warm us. Alexandra (the Bombastic Bamboozling Bearded Lady!) handed me a warm cup of something or other. Dan the Strongman ranted on about how he could taste the cinnamon hints in it, it just tasted like grass in hot water to me. The drink scolded my tongue slightly and I exiled myself to the facilities.

I stared into my drooping eyes through the mirror, my greying, bulbous face filled up all the space on the wall. With a heavy head I inspected my tongue and washed every nook and cranny of what my dear sister used to call ‘the North Face of the Eiger’. Until I was five years old my life was comfortable, my parents told me I was a late developer but at the very least I could still sleep in a bed at night. That’s what I miss most about that life – well it would be if I could remember any of it. Since then I’ve had to sleep sitting upright or my leaden skull might snap my neck; that’s what happened to the last guy anyway. You know who I mean. You probably saw the film, or the play; the world has never grown tired of putting us on display like animals, exploiting our condition. The doctor thought I might have a combination of some neurofibbywibby disorder and Proteus syndrome. Proteus syndrome, what a laugh. Did you know it’s named after an old and forgotten Greek sea-god who can change his shape? Whichever sick physician thought that up has a lot of guts, I can tell you every last one of us would change our damn shape the minute we got the chance.

Alexandra helped my get my gnarled trunk through my sleeve while my other arm lay withered by my side. It was going to be quite a busy day today; we had three shows lined up. The sound of children’s laughter began to cross the horizon and the sweet and roasted scent of fresh peanut brittle wafted over the park. I poked a large, solitary eye through a tent-flap. Tickets were being stamped, small bodies were spiralling down the Helter Skelter and miscellaneous faces began to light up like as yellow sponges and pink tigers were won from the stalls around us. MC stuck his long neck into the dressing room, ‘Positions people!’ he cried, ‘We have an audience to astonish!’ Alexandra asked me if I’d seen the grooming kit, it was on her chair and she led me to the ring. Hundreds of eager little faces filled the tent, nibbling away at popcorn and slurping Tongue Gulp! by the gallon.

MC waltzed in front of the lights, singing a little song and dancing a merry jig to keep the audience entertained. This episode lingered for a few minutes while James Brown, our clown, searched desperately for his comedy hand buzzer. Alexandra grabbed my hand with a giggle and I felt a little jolt travelling through my body. James snatched it off her while we lost ourselves to laughter. His snarl twisted into a grin as soon as the spotlights hit his face and MC sauntered off with sweat running down his nose. After a while it was Alexandra’s turn to perform. I watched her for a little while, the spotlights glinting off every facet of her silver sequined dress. She’d been going on and on about getting this new outfit for months and I smiled as she span around in front of the ecstatic crowd. She joined me back in the shadows breathing heavily and holding both her thumbs up. ‘You’re going to kill it!’ she whispered excitedly.

My gross feet dragged across the sand and my eyes shrivelled away from the lights. I searched every gleeful face in the tent looking for them. I would do it every time I walked the ring but I knew they would never be here, the darling family of Britain. Looks can be deceiving. There was an uncomfortable silence interrupted by a child’s cough. MC’s voice crackled through the loud speakers and I felt every eye in the room scouring over my sunken body. Behold, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! The Enchanting Enigma of the East: the Elephant Man!

title: [RF] The Elephant Man

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

Why was the narrator forced to join the circus?

answer: The narrator has Proteus syndrome, which causes parts of the body to grow disproportionately. As such he is an "elephant man." When his father is elected Prime Minister, he is condemned to join the circus because he "cannot have a son like him."

text: This should explain why he cannot have such a son - it would damage his political career.

refinement: The narrator has Proteus syndrome, which causes parts of the body to grow disproportionately. As such he is an "elephant man." When his father is elected Prime Minister, he is condemned to join the circus because his appearance would hurt his father's political career.

answer: The narrator was sent to the circus to keep up appearances for his father's political career. His appearance was considered unsightly and damaging to the family name.

text: The summary should explain why he was unsightly

refinement: The narrator was sent to the circus to keep up appearances for his father's political career. His appearance was considered unsightly and damaging to the family name. This was due to the fact that he has Proteus syndrome and thus looked like the "elephant man."

answer: According to their mother, it was for appearances sake and their father didn't want the family name ruined. He wanted to be elected the Prime Minister and so the narrator, who was not a pleasant sight, had to be put away.

text: This should explain why the narrator was not a pleasant sight

refinement: According to their mother, it was for appearances sake and their father didn't want the family name ruined. He wanted to be elected the Prime Minister and so the narrator, who was not a pleasant sight, had to be put away. The narrator was not a pleasant sight because he had Proteus syndrome, which turned him into the "elephant man."

answer: The narrator was shipped away from home because his father's career would be damaged if his son was known to have a disorder. The narrator's condition has made it difficult for him to sleep at night, but he is exploited anyway as part of the circus show.

text: This line is not relevant to the answer to the question.

refinement: The narrator was shipped away from home because his father's career would be damaged if his son was known to have a disorder.

text: Add more information about said disorder.

refinement: The narrator was shipped away from home because his father's career would be damaged if his son was known to have a disorder. He has Proteus syndrome, and his appearance was so horrifying it would hurt his father's political career if he was seen.

answer: The Prime Minister, who is the narrator's father, knows he cannot be elected if his son stays at home.

text: The summary should explain why

refinement: The Prime Minister, who is the narrator's father, knows he cannot be elected if his son stays at home. This is due to the fact that his son has Proteus syndrome, and thus looks like an elephant man.

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

What does the narrator do at the circus?

answer: The narrator works in a circus as the "Enchanting Enigma of the East: the Elephant Man".

text: This summary does not answer the question provided. It should discuss what he does at the circus, not the name of the circus

refinement: The narrator is part of the "freak show", where people with different body types are shown off to wow the audience. One of his friends, Alexandra, is a bearded lady. The freaks perform for the audience to astonish them.

answer: The narrator walks the ring and entertains the audience by showing off their unusual body.

text: This has a particular connotation in the circus of being a "freak"

refinement: The narrator is part of the "freak show", where people with different body types are shown off to wow the audience. One of his friends, Alexandra, is a bearded lady. The freaks perform for the audience to astonish them.

answer: The narrator participates in performances at the circus by walking in the ring and performing tricks and stunts. The narrator also subjects himself to scrutiny by an audience.

text: This has connotations in the circus of being a "circus freak"

refinement: The narrator is part of the "freak show", where people with different body types are shown off to wow the audience. One of his friends, Alexandra, is a bearded lady. The freaks perform for the audience to astonish them.

answer: The narrator is part of the "freak show", where people with different body types are shown off to wow the audience. One of his friends, Alexandra, is a bearded lady. The freaks perform for the audience to astonish them.

answer: He is their freak show.

text: This sentence can be more specific. For instance, who is "they", the circus, or the audience?

refinement: The narrator is part of the "freak show", where people with different body types are shown off to wow the audience. One of his friends, Alexandra, is a bearded lady. The freaks perform for the audience to astonish them.

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

What does the narrator look for in the ring when he performs?

answer: He is looking for his family. He wishes they would be there. But they never are; they have abandoned him to the circus.

answer: His family.

answer: The narrator looks for the darling family of Britain, ones who would never think twice about his appearance. He is searching for validation but never finds it. He instead settles for entertaining the excited crowd.

text: This is an odd sentence to single out here in this instance

refinement: The narrator looks for the darling family of Britain, his family. He is searching for validation but never finds it. He instead settles for entertaining the excited crowd.

text: These lines are perhaps a bit too insightful and take the answer to the question to a metaphorical domain

refinement: The narrator looks for the darling family of Britain, his family.

answer: He looks to see if they are here.

text: Who is "they"?

text: This should be there rather than here because the reader is not present in the circus

refinement: He looks to see if his family are there.

answer: The narrator looks for a family similar to his own that is also performing in the ring. The narrator misses the comfort and familiarity of his family from back home and searches for them in the faces of the crowd.

text: He does not look for a family similar to his own. He looks for his family.


text:
[HM] **My Place Among The Nerds**
Nerd: an intelligent but single-minded person obsessed with a nonsocial hobby or pursuit
	My place among the nerds was and has never really been defined; I’ve just always felt that I was one. It probably stemmed from the weird person I was in middle school who nobody really knew because I was shy, awkward, and didn’t have anyone who understood me. Now I realize that that was all of us, but of course no one told me until now. I never knew where my place was just that my attributes were smart, shy, funny, temperamental at times, loved everything comic books, and, most importantly, has a strong love for music. Music has always been a way for me to realize that I’m never alone because if I can relate my life to a song then someone else has been where I am. It only made sense to learn how to play an instrument and to make my own music.
Place #1: Band Geeks
	I’ve always loved that term. Band Geek. It just rolls off the tongue right? It was also a title and a group of people who felt like I did and wanted to belong somewhere. What most people don’t know is that even though band is a clique of it’s own, there are different sections within a band which you choose to join from day one. It begins with three words: Woodwind, Brass, or Percussion? This loosely translates into: Would you like to play an instrument that you have to constantly sink money into for reeds and repairs, one where you feel like your lips will fall off after playing, or do you have anger management problems/ADD and want to hit stuff? I first chose Brass, realized I couldn’t really play the trumpet AT ALL, and went back to choose Woodwinds. The next choice was: Which one? Clarinet was the definite answer because it was small, looked easy to play and fun. It’s one of the best choices I’ve ever made in my entire life because the clarinet section consisted of the coolest people I had ever met. We were the talented, smart, funny, socially awkward people that eventually become the awesomest people in high school. That was my home until I came out of my shell and met the greatest influence on my middle school carrier, Mrs. Gilchrist.
Place #2: Thespians
	Mrs. Gilchrist was the reason I joined the fall play. She was the new Drama/Choir teacher that year and she made middle school bearable for me. She also pushed me to do things that she knew I would love, but hadn’t had the guts to do yet because I was shy, like acting and singing in front of a crowd. I had the smallest part in the whole play, an old woman who ran a hotel with her two sisters, but she hadn’t prepared me for the shocker I found in the script.
	That’s right. Not only was I going to make my acting debut, I had to sing a song and make up the tune for it too. I was terrified! I had NEVER sung or acted for anyone, especially the whole school and their families. How did we know if I even COULD sing?
	Opening night finally came, my nerves were all over the place and my singing scene was coming up. I walked across the stage, sat down and right on cue sang the lullaby of my own creation. It was perfect and the crowd clapped and cheered for me, a new rush I had never experienced before that filled me up with adrenaline and happiness. I had caught the Thespian bug and could never go back. I had become an acting junkie who’s inner nerd desperately wanted people to see her for the loud, funny person she was. After that, everything was a whirl of acting, memorizing, changing lines, rehearsing, singing and getting that ultimate prize of the thrill of applause, the high of being complimented, and the feeling of being noticed. Finally noticed.
Place #3: Choir Freak
Mrs. Gilchrist was convinced that now that I had sung in front of everyone, I had to keep doing it because I was actually really good at it. This led to my enrollment into choir. I was singing songs that I loved and had fun singing. All of my clarinet friends came along with me and had a great time discovering new places for their personal nerd needs. Our choir sang everything and everywhere that would take us because we wanted nothing more than to just sing, sing and sing some more. It fulfilled the musical nerd in me who had loved to sing since I was a little girl busting out Britney Spears at the grocery store. It was everything I had ever wanted, but there were a couple more parts of me that still weren’t being expressed.
To Be Continued.....

title: My Place Among The Nerds

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

Summarize the first community the narrator joins.

answer: The first community the narrator joins is the band geeks. The narrator enjoys the social aspect and atmosphere of the group while greatly appreciating their obsession with music.

text: The response could use clearer sentence structure.

refinement: The first community the narrator joins is the band geeks. The narrator enjoys the social aspect and atmosphere of the group and it feeds into their obsession with music.

answer: The first group the narrator joins is their school's band. The narrator felt smart, funny, and shy because they were in an environment they felt they didn't fit in. The narrator felt like she belonged when she discovered that the clarinet section the coolest people she had ever met. These people were nerds and oddballs, like the narrator.

text: The response contains misleading information.

refinement: The first group the narrator joins is their school's band. The other members were smart, funny, and shy like the narrator. The narrator felt like she belonged when she discovered that the clarinet section the coolest people she had ever met. These people were nerds and oddballs, like the narrator.

answer: The first community the narrator joins is the "Band Geek" community. The narrator gets to choose between Woodwind, Brass or Percussion. The  narrator settles on the clarinet, and that is where they meet their friends.

answer: The narrator joins the band geeks because they share similar interests, including musical ones. The community is made up of intelligent individuals passionate about their hobbies. The group welcomes and supports each other as they explore their talents.

answer: The community is called band geeks - the first section the narrator joins is the clarinet section. The narrator eventually discovered her love for acting and learned how to sing.

text: The response contains inaccurate information.

refinement: The community is called band geeks - the first section the narrator joins is brass, but eventually joins the clarinet section. The narrator eventually discovered her love for acting and learned how to sing.

text: The response contains irrelevant information.

refinement: The community is called band geeks - the first section the narrator joins is brass, but eventually joins the clarinet section.

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

What role does Mrs. Gilchrist have in the main character's life?

answer: Mrs. Gilchrist served as the main character's introduction into two nerdy realms: band and drama. She motivated the main character to try new things, helped them gain confidence in the process, and supported them along the way.

text: The response contains inaccurate information.

refinement: Mrs. Gilchrist served as the main character's introduction into two nerdy realms: choir and drama. She motivated the main character to try new things, helped them gain confidence in the process, and supported them along the way.

answer: The narrator implies Mrs. Gilchrist is the reason the narrator joined the fall play, where she made her acting debut. The two likely became close, as The narrator says she never had any one to understand her. Others she was friends with were included in the Thespian bug, but she also found her "third place" as a choir member. Mrs. Gilchrist may have been the closest thing to a friend the narrator had during middle school.

text: The response contains inaccurate information.

refinement: The narrator states Mrs. Gilchrist is the reason the narrator joined the fall play, where she made her acting debut. Others she was friends with were the other clarinet players, but she also found her "third place" as a choir member.

text: The response contains irrelevant information.

refinement: The narrator states Mrs. Gilchrist is the reason the narrator joined the fall play, where she made her acting debut.

answer: Mrs. Gilchrist played a pivotal role in the protagonist's life by motivating her to try things she was initially intimidated by. She encouraged the protagonist to participate in activities outside her comfort zone, including band, theatre, and choir.

text: The response contains inaccurate information.

refinement: Mrs. Gilchrist played a pivotal role in the protagonist's life by motivating her to try things she was initially intimidated by. She encouraged the protagonist to participate in activities outside her comfort zone, including theatre and choir.

answer: She's a new drama/choir teacher who leads the characters to join different group when she finds that they are gifted at melody.

text: The response could be clearer in its pronoun use.

refinement: Mrs. Gilchrist is a new drama/choir teacher who leads the narrator to join choir when she finds that they are gifted at melody.

answer: Mrs. Gilchrist is the teacher who encourages the main character to come out of their shell. They are the teacher who gets the narrator to act in the school play a life-changing experience for them. Then they get the narrator to participate in the choir as well.

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

Summarize everything related to Choir.

answer: Choir Nerd. Mrs. Gilchrist was convinced that now that I had sung in front of everyone, I had to keep doing it because I was actually really good at it. This led to my enrollment into choir. I was singing songs that I loved and had fun singing. All of my clarinet friends came along with me and had a great time discovering new places for their personal nerd needs. Our choir sang everything and everywhere that would take us because we wanted nothing more than to just sing, sing and sing some more. It fulfilled the musical nerd in me who had loved to sing since I was a little girl busting out Britney Spears at the grocery store. It was everything I had ever wanted, but there were a couple more parts of me that still weren't being expressed.

text: The response did not summarize everything related to choir, it copy/pasted the whole section.

refinement: The character was convinced to join choir by Mrs. Gilchrist. She quickly became adept at singing and enjoyed the experience of being creative and singing her favorite songs. Choir fulfilled her musical nerd needs and gave her the thrill of applause and being noticed.

category_text: Response copy/pasted instead of summarizing.

answer: Singing and performing in school music groups helps students connect to others, and because music and choir are non-species that nerdy kids in children posses this is a way for them to fit in. The narrator was most shy in middle school, but joined choir and discovered friendships she had never known existed. She discovered that she's actually good at these things, which makes her very happy. Choir satisfied her musical nerd side, which she had kept hidden before. It fulfilled the musical nerd in her who had loved to sing since she was a little girl, and she was able to explore her nerdy side in it.

text: The response repeats itself.

refinement: Singing and performing in school music groups helps students connect to others, and because music and choir are non-species that nerdy kids in children posses this is a way for them to fit in. The narrator was most shy in middle school, but joined choir and discovered friendships she had never known existed. She discovered that she's actually good at these things, which makes her very happy. Choir satisfied her musical nerd side, which she had kept hidden before.

text: The response could use clearer sentence structure.

refinement: Singing and performing in school music groups helps students connect to others and is a way for them to fit in. The narrator was most shy in middle school, but joined choir and made new friendships. She discovered that she's actually good at singing, which makes her very happy. Choir satisfied her musical nerd side, which she had kept hidden before.

answer: The author describes Choir as providing them with a fulfilling outlet for their musical nerd needs. They loved singing and it gave them the high of being complimented. Choir fulfilled their desires to sing and sing loudly, and connected them with their friends in the Clarinet section.

text: The response uses incorrect capitalization.

refinement: The author describes choir as providing them with a fulfilling outlet for their musical nerd needs. They loved singing and it gave them the high of being complimented. Choir fulfilled their desires to sing and sing loudly, and connected them with their friends in the clarinet section.

answer: The main character had a singing role in the school play. Thus Mrs. Gilchrist enrolled them in choir. The main character loved being a musical nerd and expressing themself.

text: The response contains misleading information.

refinement: The main character had a singing role in the school play which caused Mrs. Gilchrist to encourage them to join choir. The main character loved being a musical nerd and expressing themself.

answer: The character was convinced to join choir by Mrs. Gilchrist. She quickly became adept at singing and enjoyed the experience of being creative and singing her favorite songs. Choir fulfilled her musical nerd needs and gave her the thrill of applause and being noticed.

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

What did the main character love most about being a Thespian?

answer: They dealt with singing.

text: The response does not adequately answer the question.

refinement: The main character loved that being a Thespian allowed them to finally express their creativity in the form of acting and singing in front of an audience. This gave the main character the rush and thrill that he or she had been longing for.

answer: The main character loved being around other creative people who understood who she was and where she belonged. Thespians offered a creative outlet where she could show off her talents in singing and acting in front of an audience. This represented a home and a place of belonging for the main character.

text: The response answers "What does the main character enjoy about being a Thespian?" not "What did the main character love most about being a Thespian?"

refinement: The main character loved being around other creative people who understood who she was and where she belonged. Thespians offered a creative outlet where the narrator could show off her talents in singing and acting in front of an audience. They loved that being a Thespian allowed them to finally express their creativity in the form of acting and singing in front of an audience. This gave the main character the rush and thrill that he or she had been longing for.

answer: The main character loved that being a Thespian allowed him or her to finally express their creativity in the form of acting and singing in front of an audience. This gave the main character the rush and thrill that he or she had been longing for.

answer:
The main character loved the thrill of being complimented and noticed.

What did the main character love least about being in choir?
There were two disappointments. The first was that the choir didn't get to do a lot of activities as choir was mostly singing music. The second disappointment was that the choir didn't get to perform a lot as the choir didn't have a lot of performances stacked for any time.

text: The response contains lots of irrelevant information.

refinement: The main character loved the thrill of being complimented and noticed.

text: The response could provide more details about how the narrator was noticed.

refinement: The main character loved the thrill of being complimented and noticed while the audience was cheering for them.

answer: The main character had never felt noticed before. The narrator's inner nerd wanted to be seen for the loud, funny person they actually were. They loved the high of being complimented.

text: The response could use clearer language.

refinement: The main character had never felt noticed before. The narrator's inner nerd wanted to be seen for the loud, funny person they actually were. They loved the high of being applauded and cheered for.


text:
_Brown never missed a game in his nine seasons with the Cleveland Browns, from 1957 to 1965._

PEOPLE SAY, I'm seventy-two years young. My ass. I'm seventy-two years _old._ But you've got to live to get old. You can't get old without living.

I'M NOT a Martin Luther King and a Gandhi motherfucker. I don't know what they were talking about. Spit on my ass and I'll knock you out. I ain't going to sing and march, man. But I'm fair.

IF YOU TRULY believe something, and it's incorrect, that doesn't mean you don't have integrity.

CLARENCE THOMAS is a great place to examine who we are, what we think, what works, and what doesn't.

A LIBERAL IS arrogant enough to think he can do you a half-assed favor. He is superior enough to think he can give you something that you don't deserve. A liberal will cut off your leg so he can hand you a crutch.

YOU CAN'T help a motherfucker sitting on his ass, crying the blues.

YOU CANNOT get me to be disloyal to a friend. You just can't do it. Loyalty is a part of what I live by. I didn't say I was going to be loyal to my friend because he was right. I'm going to be loyal to my friend because he's my friend.

TO LEAVE at twenty-nine years old, MVP, having won the championship in '64 and played for it in '65. To go into the movies and break the color barrier and be in a sex scene with Raquel Welch. To get to be in _The Dirty Dozen_ with some great actors. To make more money in one year than you damn near made in nine years of football. Everything about it was ingenious.

I GAVE AWAY most of my trophies, put away the plaques.

GOD AIN'T got nothing to do with winning a damn football game.

SEX IS always wonderful, but it's like having a great meal. It is only what it is. It can never be everything in itself. And it has a downside that's devastating.

WHEN YOU understand sex, you understand that your fidelity is the greatest thing you have. It's yours, not hers.

THE NEED to be cared for is the base of everything. In the penitentiaries, you won't hear gangbangers and criminals say, "No, I don't want to be cared for by nobody." When you care about them, they'll open up to you. They'll tell you shit they'd never tell for money or for sex.

IT'S THE BIGGEST CRUTCH we can ever have: I'm a victim because of what white folks did. I was a slave. I didn't get a fair shot when I went for the job that they didn't give to me. I look and say, Look how you look, motherfucker. I wouldn't hire you myself. So let's deal with the fundamentals, man. Get yourself together and then we can fight the battle.

TELL YOU WHAT you got to do to compete. What you got to do to compete is compete.

YOU GOT the trickle-down effect. But what if I live in Watts? Poor people, you can vote a hundred times a day, you ain't gonna get that shit.

ULTIMATELY, the soil replenishes.

IF YOU'RE smarter than me, tell me some shit. I'll listen, you know. This is an open forum.

_Interviewed by Cal Fussman, August 2, 2008_

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question: Who is this interview with?

answer: Jim Brown.

text: '_Brown never missed a game in his nine seasons with the Cleveland Browns, from 1957 to 1965._'

answer: This interview is with Jim Brown, a former American football player.

text: '_Brown never missed a game in his nine seasons with the Cleveland Browns, from 1957 to 1965._'

answer: Jim Brown

text: '_Brown never missed a game in his nine seasons with the Cleveland Browns, from 1957 to 1965._'

text: Not a relevant answer

question: How does Brown feel about pacifism?

answer: Brown does not believe in pacifism.

text: ' Spit on my ass and I'll knock you out. I ain't going to sing and march, man.'

answer: According to the passage, Brown does not believe that pacifism is the answer to solving problems. He believes that people need to take action and "deal with the fundamentals" in order to make progress.

text: ' Spit on my ass and I'll knock you out. I ain't going to sing and march, man.'

text: 'So let's deal with the fundamentals, man.'

answer: He does not care for it.

text: 'Spit on my ass and I'll knock you out. I ain't going to sing and march, man.'

answer: He doesn't believe in it.

text: 'Spit on my ass and I'll knock you out. I ain't going to sing and march, man.'

question: How does Brown feel about loyalty?

answer: According to the passage, Brown believes that loyalty is important and that one should be loyal to their friends regardless of whether or not they are right.

text: 'Loyalty is a part of what I live by. I didn't say I was going to be loyal to my friend because he was right. I'm going to be loyal to my friend because he's my friend.'

answer: Brown feels that loyalty is a part of what he lives by.

text: 'Loyalty is a part of what I live by. '

answer: He feels that loyalty is a part of what he lives by.

text: 'Loyalty is a part of what I live by.'

answer: It is something he lives by.

text: 'Loyalty is a part of what I live by.'

question: Who interviewed Jim Brown?

answer: Cal Fussman

text: '_Interviewed by Cal Fussman, August 2, 2008_'

text: Not a relevant answer

answer: Cal Fussman

text: '_Interviewed by Cal Fussman, August 2, 2008_'

answer: Cal Fussman interviewed Jim Brown.

text: '_Interviewed by Cal Fussman, August 2, 2008_'

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Malcolm X was a strong advocate for self-reliance and personal responsibility, believing that people can only improve their lives if they take action themselves. He believed that race relations could only be improved if people stopped blaming others for their own problems.

text: None of the answer's content is relevant to the text.

text: A proper summary needs to mention that it's an interview with a football player that covers a variety of topics.

refinement: Cal Fussman interviews former football player Jim Brown. The topics range over politics, personal loyalty, and sex.

answer: The article includes various quotes from an interview with Jim Brown. He discusses some of his views on life, mentioning his time working and his ideas of hard work.

text: Work isn't discussed as prominently as loyalty or personal responsibility.

refinement: The article includes various quotes from an interview with Jim Brown. He discusses some of his views on life, mentioning his time working and his ideas of loyalty and personal responsibility.

text: '_Interviewed by Cal Fussman, August 2, 2008_'

text: 'But you've got to live to get old. You can't get old without living.'

answer: The text is an interview with Jim Brown, a former NFL player. He discusses his career, his views on life, and his personal life.

text: 'Brown never missed a game in his nine seasons with the Cleveland Browns, from 1957 to 1965._'

text: 'THE NEED to be cared for is the base of everything.'

text: 'WHEN YOU understand sex, you understand that your fidelity is the greatest thing you have. It's yours, not hers.'

answer: In this interview, Brown discusses his life and career, including his time playing for the Cleveland Browns, his decision to leave the NFL at the age of 29, and his thoughts on race relations.

text: Some other topics like loyalty and sex are also discussed.

refinement: In this interview, Brown discusses his life and career, including his time playing for the Cleveland Browns, his decision to leave the NFL at the age of 29, and his thoughts on race relations. Other topics like loyalty and sex are also discussed.

text: '_Interviewed by Cal Fussman, August 2, 2008_'

text: 'So let's deal with the fundamentals, man. Get yourself together and then we can fight the battle.'

text: 'TO LEAVE at twenty-nine years old, MVP, having won the championship in '64 and played for it in '65.'


text:
About a month ago, my girlfriend asked me for a fake name idea for one of her law school papers because they have to be submitted anonymously so the teachers aren't biased when they grade them. Anywho, I came up with a name and a story to accompany it...

I'm very open to criticism. I'd like to see how it does from people that I don't date.

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Beefy Bitch...

Cornelius Harberdash VII

While his name might allude to an impressive pedigree, Cornelius comes from a rather rough past. Growing up an orphan is never easy. With a name like Cornelius, it was a matter of time before the other orphans started calling him Corn which then led to Cornbeef which then led to Cornbeef bitch because as we all know, children love simple alliteration especially when it is used to make fun of others. Irony won when a child born "Cornelius Harberdash VII" eventually found himself haunted by the painfully shortened nickname "Beefy Bitch."

Beefy Bitch awoke and began wiping the sand from his eyes.
"How'd ya sleep BB?" said Tom O'Horseraddish. "Okay, I figures" BB grumbled.
Today was one of the best... Grilled Cheese Tuesday. BB loved Grilled Cheeses most of all. More than pudding. More than Oreos. More than Oreos dipped in pudding. He could NOT wait for lunchtime. Hopefully Ms. Wartburger would let him get in line early if finished his chores first. Cleaning the toilets with toothbrushes wasn't that bad - especially if you compared it to THE other chore. The chore that was so horrific and inexplicable that only the worst of the orphans was burdened with its doing. Last month, Tom had been given the chore because he set 5 tacs in my Ms. Wartburger's desk chair. In short, Tom hasn't been the same. He doesn't even like Grilled Cheeses anymore which conveniently enough is great for BB.

"Say O'Horseraddish, you gonna eat yer Grilled Cheese today?" BB said rhetorically. Tom's eyes got puffy and he went silent for a bit after the question...

"NO, it's all yours," Tom spewed as he choked back another gag at the thought of cheese.

The day went on, and BB's passionate for Grilled Cheese fueled the most spectacular toilet cleaning imaginable. One would feel guilty for even breathing on the toilets after seeing their pristine glisten.

BB showed Ms. Wartburger his accomplishments expecting a congratulatory praise.

"Dat shitter looks like shit!" howled the Burger.

"But Ma'am I went through 6 packs of teefbrushes today, and last week Timmy-Bob used only 2." BB pleaded.

"You givin' me lip boy?" bellowed the burger.

"No'am"

"Damn straight, you're not... Now get the hell out of here 'for I change my mind and make you clean 'me again"

BB scurried off hoping to beat the other orphans. His only motivation to keep going was founded in the Grilled Cheese. Without it, he might as well forget how to breath.

As he turned the corner to the kitchen's food-line, he saw something that literally altered his existence.

 "Cornbeef" showed on the Kitchen's Bulletin Board.

To this day, there exists no string of words to describe BB's emotional implosion when his eyes scraped over each letter.

As BB stood there, anger began to culminate. A fury started to swell that is illegal in most moral municipalities. BB's vision faded and his concept of reason dissipated. He took twelve solid steps forwarded and cried, "CORNBEEF?!?!?!"

"Haha what's da matter Beefy Baby Bitch!" mocked Sampson Puddlenut.

"Look er'body, Beefy Baby Bitch is sad bout the Cornbeef."

BB mechanically turned his head and fixated on Puddlenut. He had always picked on BB. However, today was quite possibly the worst day for Puddlenut to toss a snide comment. Puddlenut had essentially signed his own death certificate.

"Dafuq ya say to me?!" BB challenged ferociously.

Puddlenut immediately knew he had made a mistake. Even though he was 3 years older and 2 feet taller, Puddlenut had heard about BB's origin's. Until today, BB's past had seemed to be but fiction. BB's current intensity confirmed the rumors in an instant. Puddlenut couldn't handle the realized folly anymore. He wet himself on the spot - which led to his eventual nickname "Puddlepants" but nevermind that now.

"That's what I thought Puddles, now MOVE OUT OF MY WAY."

The sea of orphans split as BB marched to the front of the line. Nobody had breathed, let alone moved freely in the past 57 seconds due to fear of capturing BB's attention. Movement in the kitchen only corresponded to the inaudible demands made by BB as he cleared the way.

As he scanned the staff for the highest ranking adult he met eyes with none other than his eventual mortal enemy.

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That's as far as I got before purposefully pulling the "to be continued?!" bullshit. I wasn't sure if I'd keep writing but I thought why not leave it open ended? Cliff Hangers are pretty popular for a reason. Closure can leave the audience satisfied and ready to move on with things.

title: The Legend of Beefybitch

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

What has upset Beefy Bitch so much?

answer: He can't have Grilled Cheese to take his mind off the horror of what he has seen on a bulletin board in the kitchen: Cornbeef is displayed on the kitchen bulletin board hence he tears up the board.

text: There's no evidence in the passage to suggest that Beefy tears up the board.

refinement: He can't have Grilled Cheese to take his mind off the horror of what he has seen on a bulletin board in the kitchen: Cornbeef is displayed on the kitchen bulletin board instead of "grilled cheese", angering him.

answer: The Kitchen Bulletin Board has a posting saying Cornelius, who is known as "Beefy Bitch", is "Cornbeef" who is mocked by others. This has upset Beefy Bitch who feels that he is being disrespected.

text: The response incorrectly mentions that the bulletin board says that Cornelius is "Cornbeef". The answer should mention that "Grilled Cheese" was replaced by "Cornbeef", angering him.

refinement: The Kitchen Bulletin Board has a posting that read "Cornbeef" instead of "Grilled Cheese". This has angered Beefy Bitch which caused him to let out a furious cry.

answer: Beefy Bitch is upset that there is a notice on the kitchen bulletin board with the nickname "Cornbeef." He feels that the name is a deliberate insult and that he is perpetually mocked and belittled as a result.

text: The response misses to mention that Beefy Bitch is passionate about Grilled Cheese which was supposed to be the menu of the day but instead was replaced by Cornbeef, angering him.

refinement: Beefy Bitch is upset that the kitchen bulletin board read "Cornbeef" when grilled cheese, his favorite, was planned for lunch that day.

answer: Beefy Bitch is upset because his favorite food isn't on the menu

text: The response misses to mention that the menu was supposed to be grilled cheese, his favorite, and that instead was replaced by cornbeef.

refinement: Beefy Bitch is upset because his favorite food, grilled cheese, isn't on the menu as planned. Instead, "cornbeef" was written on the kitchen bulletin board.

answer: BB loves grilled cheeses and today is Tuesday so there's Grilled Cheese on the menu. He couldn't wait for lunch. He rushed through the toilet cleaning chores so that he could get to lunch early. Only to find that the menu had been changed to Corned Beef.

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

How did Cornelius Harberdash end up with his eventual nickname?

answer: A child soon began teasing him back then, of which the inspiration of "Beefy Bitch" emerged.

text: The response misses to mention that the other orphans shortened Cornelius to "Corn" which then led to "Cornbeef" which then led to "Cornbeef bitch". It eventually led to "Beefy Bitch".

refinement: Other orphans began teasing him back then, calling him "Corn" which then led to "Cornbeef" which then led to "Cornbeef bitch" of which the inspiration of "Beefy Bitch" emerged.

answer: Cornelius’ schoolmates changed his name to Cornbeef and then changed it to Cornbeef Bitch.

text: The response misses to mention that his nickname started with "Corn" and then eventually "Beefy Bitch"

refinement: Cornelius’ schoolmates changed his name to "Corn" which led to "Cornbeef" and then changed it to "Cornbeef Bitch" which eventually led to "Beefy bitch".

answer: Cornelius Harberdash got his nickname because other kids teased him with the nickname Cornbeef and eventually shortened the nickname to "Beefy Bitch." One day in the kitchen, everyone avoided him due to his rage after seeing the nickname "Cornbeef" posted on a bulletin board. He happened to find the bully who tormented him, Sampson Puddlenut, where a heated exchange between the two eventually led to Sampson wetting himself. Once Sampson was cowed by BB, he acted without mercy he tore his way to the front of the food line and directly confronted the staff member. This staff member happened to be the one who had posted the derogatory nickname. As a result, he received the new nickname "Beefybitch" which stuck ever since.

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

refinement: Cornelius Harberdash got his nickname because other kids teased him with the nickname Cornbeef and eventually shortened the nickname to "Beefy Bitch." As a result, he received the new nickname "Beefybitch" which stuck ever since.

text: It misses to mention that Cornelius was first nicknamed "Corn" and then "Cornbeef" which led to "Cornbeef bitch" before eventually being called "Beefy bitch".

refinement: Cornelius Harberdash got his nickname because other kids teased him with the nickname "Corn" and then "Cornbeef" which led to "Cornbeef bitch" and eventually shortened the nickname to "Beefy Bitch."

answer: BB ended up with his eventual nickname, "Beefy Bitch," when he shouted at his tormentors about them making fun of his short name/nickname and after arguing with his mortal enemy, Sampson Puddlenut, he stormed to the front of the line at the kitchen and cleared the way. This led to BB being referred to as "Beefy Bitch," and from then on, it stuck.

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

refinement: BB ended up with his eventual nickname, "Beefy Bitch"

text: It misses to mention that Cornelius was first nicknamed by the other orphans as "Corn" and then "Cornbeef" which led to "Cornbeef bitch" and eventually "beefy bitch"

refinement: BB ended up with his eventual nickname, "Beefy Bitch", after the other orphans nicknamed him "Corn" which led to "Cornbeef" and then "Cornbeef bitch" which was shortened to beefy bitch or "BB".

answer: The children at the orphanage first shortened the name to Corn. It then progressed to Cornbeef. Then, because children love using alliteration to make fun of others, he became Cornbeef Bitch. Eventually, this too evolved to Beefy Bitch.


text:
Imagine a beautiful paradise somewhere, let’s say along the Caribbean coastline of Central America. You’re there, embracing the cool ocean breeze amid the tropical palm trees and cool moist breeze of the ocean wind. You enjoy a freshly liberated coconut with the little straw on top to suck away at its very essence. Your feet begin to sink into the soft golden sand, so golden in fact that when the conquistadors arrived along the shores hundreds of years ago, they mistake it for gold itself! All you hear during all this are the constantly crashing waves amid the shore by the light blue ocean. The smell of fresh salt water permeates the air while you shelter yourself under one of those tall palm trees enjoying that very final residue of coconut water. Exploited to the very end, you finish the coconut and soon, other senses begin to take over.

Where to start? Rest assure my gringo friend, you’re on a strip of land along the Caribbean shores of Central America but I cannot assure you your safety. Those beaches are looking quite nice despite the history here but your vacation might end rather soon when the local drug gangs ask for your wallet.  Hopefully you’re not murdered on that same beach since unlike our compeneros in Honduras with a murder rate of 82.1 per 100,000, we have a murder rate somewhere around 83.1 per 100,000. Then again, I personally wouldn’t mind spending my last moments on those shores, perhaps I can fool myself like those conquistadors into thinking it was gold. I would die a rich man on this golden coast!

You hear that sound in the air? Well, the sound of crashing waves along the shores is one thing but the gunshots are another. Perhaps to calm your nerves a bit, those are just fireworks, yes, just fireworks because here, we have celebrations that involve some ancient Aztec tradition in which we ceremoniously sacrifice maybe one or two people per day so that the beautiful tropical sun can rise once more! Exotic no? Well, I just recommend you don’t go anywhere near those proceedings or for that matter take pictures.

You smell the salty sea? Well, maybe you’re imagining things a bit too hard because just 100 yards away from you, there is a giant pile of burning garbage. The acrid smell of garbage from the nearby dilapidated housing of our…..lower income residence can be quite strong to the nostrils. Oh, and that coconut you’re drinking, that was imported from Costa Rica since we don’t have any coconuts here! Welcome my gringo friend, to the small country of Morazan, where your horrors and your dreams collide!

title: A Tropico Inspired writing, A bit of the Introduction

question: Who is the narrator?

answer: It is not established if the narrator is a native or not

answer: He's a tour guide.

text: It is incorrectly stated that he is a tour guide. There is no evidence of it.

refinement: The passage does not state whether the narrator is native or not.

text: Missing answer.

refinement: The passage does not state whether the narrator is native or not.

question: Who is the narrator talking to?

text: Answer missing.

refinement: The narrator is talking to someone he calls a "gringo friend". The man may be a guest or a traveler.

text: Answer missing.

refinement: The narrator is talking to someone he calls a "gringo friend". The man may be a guest or a traveler.

answer: He's talking to a "gringo" guest or traveler.

question: Where does the story take place?

answer: Morazan

answer: The story takes place in Morazan, a small country somewhere along the Caribbean coastline of Central America.

answer: This story takes place on a strip of land along the Caribbean shores of Central America, most specifically Morazan, a small country with high crime and poverty rates.

question: Explain why the narrator is talking about murder rates and garbage.

text: Answer missing.

refinement: The passage does not directly mention why the narrator is talking about murder rates, but it seems so that he is trying to either alert the guest/ traveler or simply wanting to tell him that all is not as it looks on the island.

answer: He's trying to scare the gringo.

text: There is no evidence that the narrator is trying to scare the gringo.

refinement: The passage does not directly mention why the narrator is talking about murder rates, but it seems so that he is trying to either alert the guest/ traveler or simply wanting to tell him that all is not as it looks on the island.

text: Missing answer.

refinement: The passage does not directly mention why the narrator is talking about murder rates, but it seems so that he is trying to either alert the guest/ traveler or simply wanting to tell him that all is not as it looks on the island.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: In the country of Morazan, dreams collide with horrors as visitors are met with beautiful beaches and drug gangs, gunfire, and burning garbage piles. By all appearances, Morazan is paradise but underneath the beauty lies corruption, violence, and poverty.

answer: Morazan is a small country in Central America, just minutes away from the beautiful Caribbean coastline. However, things are not always as perfect as they may first appear, as this country also has a high murder rate and a large pile of burning garbage nearby. Despite this, it is still a gorgeous tropical paradise.

text: "large pile of burning garbage nearby." The answer does not specify that the garbage burns near the beach.

refinement: Morazan is a small country in Central America, just minutes away from the beautiful Caribbean coastline. However, things are not always as perfect as they may first appear, as this country also has a high murder rate and a large pile of burning garbage near the beach. Despite this, it is still a gorgeous tropical paradise.

text: It is omitted that people get sacrificed at local celebrations.

refinement: Morazan is a small country in Central America, just minutes away from the beautiful Caribbean coastline. However, things are not always as perfect as they may first appear, as this country also has a high murder rate, people being sacrificed because of an ancient Aztec tradition, and a large pile of burning garbage near the beach. Despite this, it is still a gorgeous tropical paradise.

answer: Morazan is a tropical paradise, with gorgeous white sand beaches, crashing waves and a blue ocean. However, as lovely as it can be on the outside, Morazan is infested with crime, poverty and instability. Drugs and gang violence are rampant, and natural resources, like coconuts, must be imported from neighbouring countries. Tourists are advised to stay well away from the dangerous celebrations and the piles of trash by the slums.

answer: Morazan is a small country along the Caribbean coastline of Central America. Although it is considered a paradise, the country has a high murder rate and terrible living conditions for the poorest residents. Visitors have to be careful or they might end up hacked to death or simply be exposed to horrific living conditions.

text: It is omitted that there are local drug gangs that rob you.

refinement: Morazan is a small country along the Caribbean coastline of Central America. Although it is considered a paradise, the country has a high murder rate and terrible living conditions for the poorest residents. Visitors have to be careful or they might end up hacked to death, robbed by local drug gangs or simply be exposed to horrific living conditions.

answer: In the scenic land of Morazan located on the Caribbean coast of Central America, all is not as it seems. Though those white sandy beaches may seem perfect for a vacation, beware of the drug cartels around and the garbage fires that are all too common. And just when you were celebrating surviving the former, the sight of a gruesome human sacrifice might just ruin the mood.

answer: A tour guide explains to his gringo guest what it is like to spend time on the Caribbean shores of Morazan, a small country in Central America. He starts by saying how a beautiful paradise the country is but soon talks about how he cannot guarantee the gringo's safety from gangs who want to take his wallet and murder him. To scare the gringo more, the tour guide talks about Aztec celebrations involving human sacrifice. He also tells his guest to pretend that the gunshots he hears are fireworks. The horror continues when the guide talks about the giant pile of burning garbage near the dilapidated housing of poor residents.

text: There is no evidence that the narrator is a tour guide.

refinement: The narrator explains to his gringo guest what it is like to spend time on the Caribbean shores of Morazan, a small country in Central America. He starts by saying how a beautiful paradise the country is but soon talks about how he cannot guarantee the gringo's safety from gangs who want to take his wallet and murder him. To scare the gringo more, the narrator talks about Aztec celebrations involving human sacrifice. He also tells his guest to pretend that the gunshots he hears are fireworks. The horror continues when the narrator talks about the giant pile of burning garbage near the dilapidated housing of poor residents.


text:
Richard Hale lifted a fresh cigarette to his mouth.  His feet on his desk, his papers scattered about, he inhaled the fresh nicotine and exhaled heavily.  There was a knock.  With a sigh, Richard unseated himself and sauntered over to the frosted glass door.

“It’s Mickey,” came the voice from the other side.

Richard closed his eyes and took a deep breath, sucking in as much as he could before opening the door.

“We’ve got a new case,” Mickey explained.

“That so?”

Mickey nodded.  “Morphine.”

Richard stared out the window to the streets of L.A., a trail of smoke rolling off his lips. “Again?” he asked, slightly frustrated.

“Again,” Mickey confirmed.  “Say, Richard, I thought we agreed you wouldn’t smoke in the office.  And I’d rather you didn’t at all, it’s really not a good habit.”

Richard turned to look at his partner of seven years.  His movements slow and methodical, he lifted the cigarette to his mouth once more, eyeing Mickey and blowing a stream of smoke up into the air.  After one last puff, he smothered the flame and disposed of the cigarette.

“Thank you,” said Mickey.  Richard seated himself once more, leaning back and resting his size nine leather shoes on the cluttered desk.  Mickey cleared his throat.  “I have a few leads,” he stated.  Richard gave an inquisitive look.  “About the case,” he continued, “I believe I know who the supplier is.”

Richard stood.  “Lead the way.”

Mickey stepped outside and into his Chevrolet Styleline, Richard following at a steady pace.  The car slowly accelerated, as Mickey was careful about his things, particularly his car.  They sat in silence, other than a single attempt by Mickey to initiate conversation.  Eventually, they arrived at a bar downtown.  Mickey led the way inside.

The bar was filled with cigar smoke, and Richard took this as an invitation to light up one of his own.  Mickey dared not say a word, and ignored his partner’s actions as he sauntered over to a table occupied by three men.  He sat down, leaving Richard to stand, as there were only four seats.

Richard swore he had seen the man in the middle before.  The pale, round face and striking blue eyes screamed of familiarity, but Richard failed to determine from where.  Mickey initiated conversation.

“How’ve you been, Ballard?”

The man across from Mickey gestured towards Richard.  “Who’s this,” he asked in strong a Bostonian accent.

“This,” replied Mickey, “is my partner Richard.” Richard’s brow furrowed.

“I don’t like him.”

Mickey turned to Richard, a pleading look in his eyes.  “Could you wait out in the car?  I’ll be ten minutes or less.”  Richard looked at the two man and left the room without acknowledging either man.  Minutes later, Mickey emerged.

“Sorry about that,” he apologized.  “Tom is… uncomfortable around strangers.”

“What I’m more concerned about is why you don’t fall under that category.”

They drove in silence until arriving back at the office.  “Don’t wait for me,” Richard instructed. “I’m in no mood to go home to my wife.”

“That’s not a good attitude to have.”

“Don’t lecture me, Michael.”

Once inside, Richard sat down at his desk and closed his eyes.  He enjoyed being in the office, it being the calmest place he knew, but was only able to grasp a moment of respite before being interrupted by the ringing of the telephone.  With a sigh, he answered it.  A woman’s voice on the other end went into details about a case.

“Hold on,” said Richard, “I need a pen.”

Richard set the phone down and opened a drawer.  He fiddled with papers, but found nothing, so he reached over to Mickey’s filing cabinet.

It was the first time Richard had ever looked into Mickey’s filing cabinet, which was always kept locked.  Fortunately for Richard, the key had been left sitting directly on top of it.  Opening the top drawer, Richard peered inside.

“Son of a bitch,” Richard muttered to himself under his breath, as inside, bound together with a rubber band, labeled “T.B.,” was nothing but a three inch high pile of cash.  He leafed through it… all twenties.  Richard closed the drawer and went back to the phone.

“I’m going to have to call you back.”

Before the woman could protest, Richard hung up the phone and dialed his partner’s number.

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The night was quiet as the clock struck ten.  Far from downtown Los Angeles, Richard Hale stood, waiting.  A car passed, then another.  Neither was the one he was waiting to see.  Thunder rumbled in the distance, yet not a drop of rain had fallen.  He slid his hands into his coat pockets, feeling the items within.  The smooth paper in the left, the cold metal in the right.

Richard heard another car and looked up. A maroon Styleline rolled to a stop in front of him.  Out stepped a man.

“What’s so urgent?”

Richard drew his left hand from his pocket, revealing the stack of bills.

“Where the hell did you get that?”

“I should be asking you the same thing.”

Richard watched as the man’s face twisted.  He motioned for Richard to approach him.  Richard obliged, and watched as the trunk of the car opened.  He glanced inside, then back at the man before him.

“You know,” the man said.  “I can get you in on this.”

Richard glared.  “I thought… I thought you were better than this.”

The man’s face twisted into a wicked grin, a grin far different from the one Richard had known for so long.  “Every man has his price,” he said, grinning at the ground as rain began to fall.  He looked up.  “What’s yours?”

Richard pulled his right hand out of his coat, the object within in his grasp.  The man’s smile disappeared, his eyes widened.

“No… Richard, please, no.”

Richard shook his head in disgust.  “You were a good partner.”

The streetlights cast a shadow on the streets of LA.  As the rain poured, a figure in a trench coat walked off into the distance, alone.

Richard Hale lifted a fresh cigarette to his mouth.

title: An attempt at something dark [1,018 words] - Feedback greatly appreciated

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

What does the article say about what the protagonist does for a living?

answer: The protagonist is a private detective, Richard Hale. He works with his partner Michael, who is also his best friend. Michael is the one who found the lead on the case they're working on.

answer: No answer

text: The original text clearly implies that the protagonist is a detective of sorts.

refinement: Richard is a detective. He is on a case with his partner, Michael.

answer: The protagonist is a private detective, Richard Hale. He works with his partner Mickey, who is also his best friend. Mickey is the one who found the lead on the case they're working on.

answer: Richard and his partner, Mickey, investigate the trade of morphine. Mickey plans to arrest the supplier. Also, Tom Ballard seems to be involved with the case.

text: Tom Ballard is irrelevant to the topic being asked.

refinement: Richard and his partner, Mickey, investigate the trade of morphine. Mickey plans to arrest the supplier.

answer: Richard Hale is a cop and has been partnered with Mickey for seven years. The description of Mickey's side business as a drug dealer seems to suggest they are also criminals.

text: Only Mickey is the criminal.

refinement: Richard Hale is a cop and has been partnered with Mickey for seven years. The description of Mickey's side business as a drug dealer seems to suggest Mickey is also a criminal.

answer: The protagonist works as a detective.