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LYUDMYLA LEONTIIVNA DENISOVA[1] (; ) (born July 6, 1960 in Arkhangelsk, Russian SFSR) is a Ukrainian politician and former Minister of Labor and Social Policy who on 15 March 2018 was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.[2][3]

Biography

Raised by her mother Nina Ivanovna Ankudinova (born 1934) in Arkhangelsk Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School (1978), the Leningrad State University (1989) and the Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law (1995).[4]

Professional career

Denisova was a teacher at a preschool in the Russian city of Arkhangelsk (school №78, 1979–80).[5] For the next nine years Denisova held different posts in the Arkhangelsk provincial law court.[6] In 1989, she moved to Ukraine and became the legal adviser of the Crimean Provincial Committee of Ukraine (1990–91).[7] From 1991 she worked in the Republic of Crimea's Administration of the pension fund until 1998.[8]

Political career

In 1998 Denisova became the Minister of Economy and Finances in the Crimean government.[9] In Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea, she served as Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance and head of the Treasury Department. Denisova was named Politician of the Year in 2001. In 2000 Denisova was detained for 24 hours and charged with power abuse.[10] Denisova has stated she was persecuted for refusing to sign a budget document.[11] This criminal case was soon closed.[12]

Denisova is a member of Batkivshchina (Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc) since 2005.[13] During the 2006 and 2007 parliamentary elections, she was elected as a deputy to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament).

Minister

On December 18, 2007, Yulia Tymoshenko, with a margin of two votes, was elected Prime Minister.[14] and the second Tymoshenko Government was formed between the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc in which Denisova was elected Minister of Labour and Social Policy.

In October 2009 Denisova was ranked 15th in a top 100 of “most influential women in Ukraine” compiled by experts for the Ukrainian magazine Focus (six places lower than non-minister and fellow Batkivshchina member Natalia Korolevska).[15]

2010 Crimean parliamentary election

Denisova headed the electoral list of Batkivshchina during the 2010 Crimean parliamentary election.[16] Batkivshchina did not win seats in the Supreme Council of Crimea.[17]

2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election

Denisova was placed at number 38 on the electoral list of Batkivshchina during the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[18] She was re-elected into parliament.[19]

2nd minister post

On 27 February 2014 Denisova became Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the Yatsenyuk Government.[20]

In September 2014 Denisova became a founding member of her new party People's Front.[21]

2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election

In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Denisova was re-elected into parliament placed 15th on the electoral list of People's Front.[22][23][24]

On 15 March 2018 the Ukrainian parliament elected Denisova Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.[25]

[1]  Short bio, LIGA

[2] https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2018/03/15/7174734/

[3] Maidan nominates Yatseniuk for prime minister, Interfax-Ukraine (26 February 2014)
Ukrainian parliament endorses new cabinet, Interfax-Ukraine (27 February 2014)

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[9] Новый состав Кабмина принят единогласно , news.mediaport.ua

[10] Is She Next?, Kyiv Post (September 3, 2010)

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[15]  Рейтинг Фокуса: 100 самых влиятельных женщин и 100 деталей о них , Focus

[16] Liudmyla Denisova heads electoral list of Crimean branch of Batkivschyna Party, Kyiv Post (September 30, 2010)

[17]  Results of the elections, preliminary data, on interactive maps by Ukrayinska Pravda (November 8, 2010)

[18] They Call Themselves the Opposition, The Ukrainian Week (31 August 2012)

[19]  Список депутатів нової Верховної Ради, Ukrayinska Pravda (11 November 2012)

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[21] Yatseniuk elected head of political council of People's Front Party , Demotix (9 September 2014)

[22] Poroshenko Bloc to have greatest number of seats in parliament , Ukrinform (8 November 2014)
People's Front 0.33% ahead of Poroshenko Bloc with all ballots counted in Ukraine elections - CEC , Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014)
Poroshenko Bloc to get 132 seats in parliament - CEC, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014)

[23]  Full electoral list of “Fatherland” , TVi (15 September 2014)

[24]  Electoral list of People's Front, Ukrayinska Pravda (20 September 2014)

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title: Lyudmyla Denisova

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

What does the text say about Denisova's education?

answer: Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School, the Leningrad State University, and the Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law.

text: The response doesn't mention the graduation years, which are given in the source text.

refinement: Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School (1978), the Leningrad State University (1989), and the Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law (1995).

answer: Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School in 1978, then the Leningrad State University in 1989, and finally the Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law in 1995.

answer: Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School. She completed her state certification at the Leningrad State University. She later completed her license at the Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law.

text: The source text doesn't mention state certification or an acquired license.

refinement: Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School, the Leningrad State University, and the Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law.

text: The response doesn't mention the graduation years, which are given in the source text.

refinement: Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School in 1987, the Leningrad State University in 1989, and the Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law in 1995.

answer: Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School and the Leningrad State University.

text: Missing information about graduation from Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law.

refinement: Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School, the Leningrad State University, and the Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law.

answer: Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School (1978), the Leningrad State University (1989) and the Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law (1995).

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

What does the text say about Denisova's political career?

answer: Denisova has had a long political career, beginning as a teacher and moving on to various post within the Crimean provincial law courts and the Crimean government. In 2009 she was elected Minister of Labour and Social Policy under Yulia Tymoshenko's second government and in 2014 she was re-elected to parliament for the second time. In 2018, she was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

text: Her career as a teacher is not part of her political career.

refinement: Denisova has had a long political career, moving between various post within the Crimean provincial law courts and the Crimean government. In 2009 she was elected Minister of Labour and Social Policy under Yulia Tymoshenko's second government and in 2014 she was re-elected to parliament for the second time. In 2018, she was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

text: The source text doesn't mention that Denisova was part of the Crimean provincial law courts; it only mentions that she did that in Arkhangelsk, which is not in Crimea.

refinement: Denisova has had a long political career, first starting as a legal advisor to the Crimean government. In 2009 she was elected Minister of Labour and Social Policy under Yulia Tymoshenko's second government and in 2014 she was re-elected to parliament for the second time. In 2018, she was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

text: She was elected Minister of Labour and Social Policy in Yulia Tymoshenko's government, which started in 2007.

refinement: Denisova has had a long political career, first starting as a legal advisor to the Crimean government. In 2007 she was elected Minister of Labour and Social Policy under Yulia Tymoshenko's second government and in 2014 she was re-elected to parliament for the second time. In 2018, she was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

text: She was re-elected to parliament in 2012, but the text doesn't mention how many times she had been elected to parliament before.

refinement: Denisova has had a long political career, first starting as a legal advisor to the Crimean government. In 2007 she was elected Minister of Labour and Social Policy under Yulia Tymoshenko's second government and in 2012 she was elected to parliament. In 2018, she was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

text: The text should mention that she became Minister of Labor and Social Policy again in 2014.

refinement: Denisova has had a long political career, first starting as a legal advisor to the Crimean government. In 2007 she was elected Minister of Labour and Social Policy under Yulia Tymoshenko's second government and in 2012 she was elected to parliament. In 2014 she was re-elected as Minister of Labour and Social Policy in the Yatsenyuk Government. In 2018, she was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

text: The text should mention that she got re-elected into parliament in 2014.

refinement: Denisova has had a long political career, first starting as a legal advisor to the Crimean government. In 2007 she was elected Minister of Labour and Social Policy under Yulia Tymoshenko's second government. She was elected to parliament in 2012 and 2014. In 2014 she was re-elected as Minister of Labour and Social Policy in the Yatsenyuk Government. In 2018, she was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

text: The text should mention that she was Minister of Economy and Finances in 1998.

refinement: Denisova has had a long political career, first starting as a legal advisor to the Crimean government. She became Minister of Economy and Finances in 1998. In 2007 she was elected Minister of Labour and Social Policy under Yulia Tymoshenko's second government. She was elected to parliament in 2012 and 2014. In 2014 she was re-elected as Minister of Labour and Social Policy in the Yatsenyuk Government. In 2018, she was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

text: The text should mention that she also got elected to the Ukranian parliament in 2006/2007.

refinement: Denisova has had a long political career, first starting as a legal advisor to the Crimean government. She became Minister of Economy and Finances in 1998. In 2007 she was elected Minister of Labour and Social Policy under Yulia Tymoshenko's second government. She was elected to parliament in 2006/2007, 2012, and 2014. In 2014 she was re-elected as Minister of Labour and Social Policy in the Yatsenyuk Government. In 2018, she was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

answer: Denisova has had a political career primarily in Crimea, serving as Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance, and head of Treasury Department before becoming Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the Yatsenyuk Government in 2014. She was elected into parliament in both the 2006 and 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary elections, placed 15th on the electoral list of People's Front in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, and was recently elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

text: She was also Minister of Labor and Social Policy in 2007.

refinement: Denisova has had a political career primarily in Crimea, serving as Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance, and head of Treasury Department before becoming Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the Yatsenyuk Government in 2007 and 2014. She was elected into parliament in both the 2006 and 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary elections, placed 15th on the electoral list of People's Front in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, and was recently elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

text: Should include a year instead of saying "recently".

refinement: Denisova has had a political career primarily in Crimea, serving as Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance, and head of Treasury Department before becoming Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the Yatsenyuk Government in 2007 and 2014. She was elected into parliament in both the 2006 and 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary elections, placed 15th on the electoral list of People's Front in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, and in 2018 was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

answer: Denisova was the Minister of Labor and Social Policy as a member of the Yatsenyuk Government in February 2014. She re-elected into parliament in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election. She was elected as Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine on March 15, 2018.

answer:
As Minister of Finance she held different posts in the Arkhangelsk provincial law court between 1979 and 1990. Following that, Denisova became the legal adviser of the Crimean Provincial Committee of Ukraine from 1990 to 1991.

In 1998 Denisova became Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance and head of the Treasury Department in the Crimean government. She served in Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea from 1998 to 2007.

In 2000 Denisova was detained for 24hrs on charges of power abuse. She stated that she was persecuted for refusing to sign a budget document. This case was shut down.

Denisova is a member of Batkivshchina since 2005. She headed the electoral list of Batkivshchina for the 2010 Crimean parliamentary election, but Batkivshchina did not win seats in Supreme Council of Crimea.

text: The text does not say how long she served in Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

refinement:
As Minister of Finance she held different posts in the Arkhangelsk provincial law court between 1979 and 1990. Following that, Denisova became the legal adviser of the Crimean Provincial Committee of Ukraine from 1990 to 1991.

In 1998 Denisova became Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance and head of the Treasury Department in the Crimean government.

In 2000 Denisova was detained for 24hrs on charges of power abuse. She stated that she was persecuted for refusing to sign a budget document. This case was shut down.

Denisova is a member of Batkivshchina since 2005. She headed the electoral list of Batkivshchina for the 2010 Crimean parliamentary election, but Batkivshchina did not win seats in Supreme Council of Crimea.

text: The text should further describe her career after 2005. More than half of the source text is about that, and she held a number of influential posts.

refinement:
As Minister of Finance she held different posts in the Arkhangelsk provincial law court between 1979 and 1990. Following that, Denisova became the legal adviser of the Crimean Provincial Committee of Ukraine from 1990 to 1991.

In 1998 Denisova became Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance and head of the Treasury Department in the Crimean government.

In 2000 Denisova was detained for 24hrs on charges of power abuse. She stated that she was persecuted for refusing to sign a budget document. This case was shut down.

Denisova is a member of Batkivshchina since 2005. She became Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the Yatsenyuk Government in 2007 and 2014. She was elected into parliament in both the 2006 and 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary elections, placed 15th on the electoral list of People's Front in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, and in 2018 was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

answer: In 1998, Denisova became the Minister of Economy and Finances in the Crimean government. She was named Politician of the Year in 2001. She has been a member of Batkivshchina since 2005, and during the 2006 and 2007 parliamentary elections, she was elected as a deputy to the Verkhovna Rada. In 2009, she was ranked the 15th most influential woman in Ukraine. She was re-elected to parliament in 2012. In 2014, she became Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the Yatsenyuk Government and became a founding member of her new party People's Front. In the same year, she was re-elected to the Ukrainian parliament. In 2018, she was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

text: The response should mention that she first became Minister of Labor and Social Policy in 2007.

refinement: In 1998, Denisova became the Minister of Economy and Finances in the Crimean government. She was named Politician of the Year in 2001. She has been a member of Batkivshchina since 2005, and during the 2006 and 2007 parliamentary elections, she was elected as a deputy to the Verkhovna Rada. She first became Minister of Labor and Social Policy in 2007. In 2009, she was ranked the 15th most influential woman in Ukraine. She was re-elected to parliament in 2012. In 2014, she became Minister of Labor and Social Policy again in the Yatsenyuk Government and became a founding member of her new party People's Front. In the same year, she was re-elected to the Ukrainian parliament. In 2018, she was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.


split: train

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He climbed back into the front seat and drove away.

title: The Stars Seemed Duller Than Usual

question: Who has Bill killed?

text: the answer field is blank

answer: A stranger perhaps. If he had murdered someone significant he would surely have remembered

text: completely unrelated

answer: It is not stated.

answer: Bill has killed someone in the backseat of his car.

text: The location of the murder is not in question.

question: Does Bill have a mental disorder?

answer: It is not stated.

answer: No

text: the answer to the question is not found in the passage

answer: He definitely doesn't appear to be of sound mind. He feels like a murderer when he accidentally kills a jack rabbit, but doesn't remember that he has a corpse on the back seat.

text: guesswork; the answer is not in the text, and the distinction between having a mental disorder and being of sound mind in a given instance is important (ex: intoxication)

answer: There is no way to tell from the information given in the passage, but it is possible that Bill has some sort of mental disorder. The fact that he seems to forget why he is driving into the desert, and then remembers suddenly, could be a sign of some sort of disorder. Additionally, the fact that he is walking out into the desert to dispose of a corpse could also be a sign of a mental disorder.

question: Is the corpse human?

answer: It is implied that it is.

text: 'corpse' is usually used to refer to a human body

answer: Perhaps this explains why he doesn't remember. Perhaps he is dropping off the remains of an animal that has met an unfortunate end. On the other hand, he's driven a long way to dispense of an animal corpse.

text: How would it being a human body explain why he doesn't remember?

refinement: Perhaps he is dropping off the remains of an animal that has met an unfortunate end. On the other hand, he's driven a long way to dispense of an animal corpse.

text: The key in the interpretation is just the use of the word corpse -- the context of driving out to dispose of a body is less important than the definition of the word corpse.

text: 'corpse' is usually used to refer to a human body

answer: Yes, the corpse is human.

answer: Yes

text: don't need to capitalize a fragment

question: Why is he taking the corpse into the desert?

answer: He is disposing of it.

text: 'He left it there for the coyotes to find in the morning.' Coyotes are scavengers -- they'll eat dead things that they find. Leaving a body to be consumed by animals is a method of covert disposal.

answer: Bill is taking the corpse into the desert because he wants to leave it for the coyotes to find. This is likely because the person is dead, and Bill wants to dispose of the body in a respectful manner.

text: Abandoning a body to be eaten by animals is not respectful.

refinement: Bill is taking the corpse into the desert because he wants to leave it for the coyotes to find. This is likely because the person is dead.

text: We know the person is dead -- the question is about a corpse.

refinement: Bill is taking the corpse into the desert because he wants to leave it for the coyotes to find.

text: But what will the coyotes do to it?

refinement: Bill is taking the corpse into the desert to dispose of it.

answer: It may be to get rid of the evidence of a crime or it may be some type of ritual disposal.

text: complete conjecture to call this a ritual

refinement: It may be to get rid of the evidence of a crime.

text: We don't need to guess that a crime is committed -- it's enough to know that he's disposing of the body (the body itself may be evidence, but it could be any number of other things).

refinement: Bill is taking the corpse to the desert to dispose of it.

answer: He is taking the corpse into the desert because he is going to bury it.

text: He is, explicitly, not burying it -- he's leaving it for the coyotes to find.

refinement: He is taking the corpse into the desert to dispose of it.

question: Write a ~9 sentence summary.

answer: Bill is driving aimlessly through the desert. He stops the car and gets out to look at the sky. He can't remember why he's driving or where he's going. He gets back in the car and drives away. He stops again and gets out to look at the sky. He can't remember why he's driving or where he's going. He gets back in the car and drives away. He stops again and gets out to look at the sky. He can't remember why he's driving or where he's going. He gets back in the car and drives away. He stops again and gets out to look at the sky. He can't remember why he's driving or where he's going. He gets back in the car and drives away. He stops again and gets out to look at the sky. He can't remember why he's driving or where he's going. He gets back in the car and drives away. He stops again and gets out to look at the sky. He can't remember why he's driving or where he's going. He gets back in the car and drives away. He stops again and gets out to look at the sky. He can't remember why he's driving or where he's going. He gets back in the car and drives away.

text: repetitive and nonsensical

answer:
Bill swept along the narrow highway that cut through the desert. There was no moon so the night was darker than usual. He’d been driving for some time and couldn’t remember the purpose of his journey.

He hit a jack rabbit and felt like a murderer. He stopped a few miles on and tried to remember where he had come from and where he was headed and why. He put his muddled head onto the steering wheel. He wished he could remember why he had driven into the middle of the desert.

He restarted the car, checked the rear-view mirror and then he knew. He dragged the corpse off the backseat and left if for the coyotes to clear away.

answer: The narrator is driving through the desert at night, and notices that the stars seem duller than usual. He remembers why he is driving - to dispose of a corpse - and does so before driving away.

text: answer is substantially short on target length

answer: Bill is driving through the desert when he sees a jackrabbit. He stops the car and gets out to look at the sky. He remembers where he is going and why, and he walks back to the car. He opens the back door and drags the corpse out into the desert.

text: the answer is significantly short of the target length

refinement: Bill is driving through the desert when he sees a jackrabbit. He stops the car and gets out to look at the sky. He remembers where he is going and why, and he walks back to the car. He opens the back door and drags the corpse out into the desert.


text:
I don’t know if I want to write to my mother or about my mother.

I don’t know if I want to visit her for the last time while she is in coma or stay here thousands of miles away and write.

I don’t know if I feel sick to my stomach knowing that the person who gave life to me is at the end of her life or rather, I feel nothing.

I don’t know if I will regret for the rest of my life my decision not to see her before she dies or if this decision will fade away into the thick fabric of my life.

I don’t know if I love my mother or not, if I forgave her or not, if now, as she is laying in a hospital bed for the last four months, she is stubbornly waiting for me, her only daughter, to come and tell her that I forgave her.  Or rather, she is fighting the inevitable like she always does; bitter, alone, and fueled by anger.

The name my mother gave me is Revital Siach-bar. I shed bits of my name while discarding parts of myself.

For a long time I didn't know who I was and who I was becoming. What I’m dropping and what I’m keeping.

I am able to write these words because they are not thought and written in my mother’s tongue.
That tongue nourished in mother’s milk now spoiled, and reluctant to yield a thought.
My mother is a package of qualities and sensibilities I don't want to have. I fear that by being close to her, like a contagious disease, I will contract it.

If now I was with her at Herzog hospital in Jerusalem on the last floor before the basement, known as minus four floor, I would look outside the window and watch the heavy rain fall on the city I barely recognize.

It’s a city I left behind with seductive sunsets reflecting on shiny gold and silver domes as the muezzins’ voices are woven in with church bells and the prayers of Arvit raising up from synagogues.  Now, heavy and gray she is dressed in layers of concrete, security checkpoints blocking the flow of life, special lanes are dedicated to police and ambulances speeding with full sirens on.  A city that rigidly divides good from bad, us from them, the sacred from the profane.
If I was in the hospital with my mom I would call her Ima and touch her white hair, comb it back away from her eyes. I would do it gently — very gently.  Smiling to a fading memory of how harshly she braided my hair till silent tears would emerge from the corners of my eyes — smiling as if I let go, as if this two dimensional memory, this black and white image can be cast away in a dusty cigar box of old photos.

Perhaps, if I was with my mother now, I would go to the top floor of the hospital, plus four where the cafeteria and take a break.

I will watch the traffic coming up at the entrance to Jerusalem from above. I would try to guess how angry or fearful people are from the way they drive and honk their horns, gauge how many police and army vehicles are on the road taking the temperature of the coming intifada. Evaluate the situation for myself rather than listen to the news  — they way you do when you live there.
I might go back to her room look at her, hold her hand, pretend I am fearless.  What can she do to me now? I will ask over and over — she is in a coma, I would say over and over.
If I was there at the hospital I would wait for the nurses and doctors to clear, hold her veiny frail hand and I would talk to her, aloud and in hebrew.

I don’t know what I would tell her.  I might say I love you ima, I know you did the best you could, I can let go now and you can too.

Or maybe, I would tell her for the first time how hard it was to walk with her day after day after school to my dad’s grave. To hear her talking to him, whispering, crying, sometimes blaming him for leaving her behind with three kids, sometimes telling him she is going to kill herself also just like he did.

I would tell her how I wished she would look at me, touch me, smile, thank me for cleaning once again the head stone, ask me what do I do day after day for hours there at the grave site.  I wanted to tell her how I memorized the names of all the dead soldiers, their age and their place of death.  How I liked some more then others. How I decided who was handsome and who was not by the sound of their names and who I would have liked to marry if they came back.
How I wished to tell her about the election in my class, for the first time in fourth grade when I was elected to be the president.  How I was worried they chose me because they felt pity for me. They voted for me because of what I didn't have not because of who I was. I would tell her that I can go on for days if she was interested, that I kept all these memories, recounting them for her to know.

Perhaps I would just leave her room abruptly, despondent and gloomy like a teenager who realizes for the first time the smallness of their parents and go to Har Herzel, walking distance from Herzog hospital and visit my dad. Maybe wash the head stone once again and leave another stone on the edge of the grave, wishing I had asked someone years ago why adults do that.
I might go to see the house where I was born and grew up with the poor immigrants from Morocco, Iraq and Egypt. The house she sold one day without telling me.  I would tell her how bitter and disorienting it was to come back from a school trip to a new house never able to say goodbye to him and to the house. I would have to evaluate taking the bus, risking a suicide bomber or drive on unfamiliar new roads navigating through angry traffic. I would go knowing I wouldn't be able to find the little house with the unpaved trail and the lemon tree we planted right after he died.

Maybe I will come back to the hospital and tell her how the house disappeared among big high houses, that Madam Ades is no longer there, that Mr. Cohen and his family disappeared and that my grandmother’s house adjacent to our house is now a villa for the well off new generation of Israelis who park their shiny cars in a garage where we used to hang the laundry.
I will go back there to minus four floor again to check on her, I would try one more time, like I always do.

Or, not go at all, stay here and write.

title: [RF] My Mother

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

Summarize the narrator's internal conflict.

answer: The narrator is conflicted about whether or not to visit their mother. They are also conflicted about how to feel about her. The narrator is also conflicted about whether or not to forgive their mother for her actions.

text: Specify that her mother is in a hospital dying. This adds weight to the conflict.

refinement: The narrator is conflicted about whether or not to visit their mother who is dying in a hospital. They are also conflicted about how to feel about her. The narrator is also conflicted about whether or not to forgive their mother for her actions.

answer: The narrator has the conflict of wanting to visit her sick mother and possibly forgive her, but her mother's heart is hardened by anger. The narrator fears that by getting close to her mother she will take on more of her traits, harden her heart, and become more bitter and angry. The narrator also remembers things from their childhood which aren't pleasant, like her mother sometimes telling her dad she was going to kill herself like He did today

text: This is explained inaccurately and would be better omitted.

refinement: The narrator has the conflict of wanting to visit her sick mother and possibly forgive her, but her mother's heart is hardened by anger. The narrator fears that by getting close to her mother she will take on more of her traits, harden her heart, and become more bitter and angry. The narrator also remembers things from their childhood which aren't pleasant.

text: IT should be said that the mother is dying, and the narrator is unsure if she wants to visit her.

refinement: The narrator has the conflict of not knowing if she wants to visit her sick and dying mother for the last time. She's not sure if she possibly wants to forgive her, but her mother's heart is hardened by anger. The narrator fears that by getting close to her mother she will take on more of her traits, harden her heart, and become more bitter and angry. The narrator also remembers things from their childhood which aren't pleasant.

text: This would be better as "as".

refinement: The narrator has the conflict of not knowing if she wants to visit her sick and dying mother for the last time. She's not sure if she possibly wants to forgive her, as her mother's heart is hardened by anger. The narrator fears that by getting close to her mother she will take on more of her traits, harden her heart, and become more bitter and angry. The narrator also remembers things from their childhood which aren't pleasant.

text: It's omitted that the narrator is conflicted about how she feels about her mom.

refinement: The narrator has the conflict of not knowing if she wants to visit her sick and dying mother for the last time. She's not sure if she possibly wants to forgive her, as her mother's heart is hardened by anger. She's conflicted about how she feels about her mother. The narrator fears that by getting close to her mother she will take on more of her traits, harden her heart, and become more bitter and angry. The narrator also remembers things from their childhood which aren't pleasant.

answer: The narrator is conflicted about whether she wants to visit her mother in the hospital. She feels conflicted about whether she loves her mother or not, and whether or not she has forgiven her mother. She also feels conflicted about whether she wants to stay at a distance and write or go to her mother's side.

text: Specify that her mother is dying. This adds weight to the conflict.

refinement: The narrator is conflicted about whether she wants to visit her dying mother in the hospital. She feels conflicted about whether she loves her mother or not, and whether or not she has forgiven her mother. She also feels conflicted about whether she wants to stay at a distance and write or go to her mother's side.

answer: The narrator has the conflict of wanting to visit her sick mother and possibly forgive her, but her mother's heart is hardened by anger. The narrator fears that by getting close to her mother she will take on more of her traits, harden her heart, and become more bitter and angry. The narrator also remembers things from their childhood which aren't pleasant, like her mother sometimes telling her dad she was going to kill herself like he did. She also remembers how hard it was sometimes for her coming home from a school trip in a new neighborhood to her dad's grave. She is also conflicted about visiting her mother now, fearful of how awkward and uncomfortable the visit might be. But the narrator indicates she will still go, if not for herself, then to expand her writing and relive it.

text: This is explained inaccurately and would be better omitted.

refinement: The narrator has the conflict of wanting to visit her sick mother and possibly forgive her, but her mother's heart is hardened by anger. The narrator fears that by getting close to her mother she will take on more of her traits, harden her heart, and become more bitter and angry. The narrator also remembers things from their childhood which aren't pleasant. She also remembers how hard it was sometimes for her coming home from a school trip in a new neighborhood to her dad's grave. She is also conflicted about visiting her mother now, fearful of how awkward and uncomfortable the visit might be. But the narrator indicates she will still go, if not for herself, then to expand her writing and relive it.

text: This information isn't necessary.

refinement: The narrator has the conflict of wanting to visit her sick mother and possibly forgive her, but her mother's heart is hardened by anger. The narrator fears that by getting close to her mother she will take on more of her traits, harden her heart, and become more bitter and angry. The narrator also remembers things from their childhood which aren't pleasant. She is also conflicted about visiting her mother now, fearful of how awkward and uncomfortable the visit might be. But the narrator indicates she will still go, if not for herself, then to expand her writing and relive it.

text: The narrator does not indicate this. It should be omitted.

refinement: The narrator has the conflict of wanting to visit her sick mother and possibly forgive her, but her mother's heart is hardened by anger. The narrator fears that by getting close to her mother she will take on more of her traits, harden her heart, and become more bitter and angry. The narrator also remembers things from their childhood which aren't pleasant. She is also conflicted about visiting her mother now, fearful of how awkward and uncomfortable the visit might be.

text: This isn't necessarily the internal conflict. It's more about how she feels about her mother and deciding to visit or not. This would be better omitted.

refinement: The narrator has the conflict of wanting to visit her sick mother and possibly forgive her, but her mother's heart is hardened by anger. The narrator fears that by getting close to her mother she will take on more of her traits, harden her heart, and become more bitter and angry. The narrator also remembers things from their childhood which aren't pleasant.

text: IT should be said that the mother is dying, and the narrator is unsure if she wants to visit her.

refinement: The narrator has the conflict of wanting to visit her sick and dying mother for the last time in the hospital. She's not sure if she would possibly forgive her, but her mother's heart is hardened by anger. The narrator fears that by getting close to her mother she will take on more of her traits, harden her heart, and become more bitter and angry. The narrator also remembers things from their childhood which aren't pleasant.

text: This would be better as "as".

refinement: The narrator has the conflict of wanting to visit her sick and dying mother for the last time in the hospital. She's not sure if she would possibly forgive her, as her mother's heart is hardened by anger. The narrator fears that by getting close to her mother she will take on more of her traits, harden her heart, and become more bitter and angry. The narrator also remembers things from their childhood which aren't pleasant.

text: It's omitted that the narrator is conflicted about how she feels about her mom.

refinement: The narrator has the conflict of wanting to visit her sick and dying mother for the last time in the hospital. She's not sure if she would possibly forgive her, as her mother's heart is hardened by anger. She's conflicted about how she feels about her mother. The narrator fears that by getting close to her mother she will take on more of her traits, harden her heart, and become more bitter and angry. The narrator also remembers things from their childhood which aren't pleasant.

answer: The narrator struggles on how they want to address their mother. She wants to portray her mother as something bad to her readers even though she is going through a hard time. While wondering if their mother has heard her cry and if she wants to hear her voice.

text: The author isn't trying to portray her mother as bad for the sake of her readers. This should be omitted.

refinement: The narrator struggles on how they want to address their mother.  While wondering if their mother has heard her cry and if she wants to hear her voice.

text: The story does not say this. Omit it.

refinement: The narrator struggles on how they want to address their mother.

text: The narrator isn't necessarily struggling with how to address their mother, but struggling how to feel about her and if they want to visit her as she's dying.

text: It's omitted that the narrator is unsure how she feels about her mother, and whether or not she wants to stay home and write or go visit her mother in her final moments at the hospital.

refinement: The narrator struggles with how to feel about her mother. She also is conflicted about whether or not she wants to stay at home and write or visit her in her final moments at the hospital. She's not sure if she loves her mom, and if she'll regret not going.

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

Summarize Revital's relationship with their mother.

answer: Being honest about the mother's character is a challenge for Revital. She is aware that her mother is human and has her imperfections, and is also right to be wary of her mother's effect on her. She is aware of her mother as a person, and that she is a product of her. Revital has maintained a distance from her mother, she acknowledges that her mother deserves forgiveness and she was unsure if she was able to do that, because her mother's bitterness might affect her.

text: Being honest about her mother isn't an issue. This is false and should be omitted.

refinement: She is aware that her mother is human and has her imperfections, and is also right to be wary of her mother's effect on her. She is aware of her mother as a person, and that she is a product of her. Revital has maintained a distance from her mother, she acknowledges that her mother deserves forgiveness and she was unsure if she was able to do that, because her mother's bitterness might affect her.

text: This doesn't really describe the relationship accurately and should be omitted.

refinement: Revital has maintained a distance from her mother, she acknowledges that her mother deserves forgiveness and she was unsure if she was able to do that, because her mother's bitterness might affect her.

text: She doesn't acknowledge this. She just addresses that she's unsure if she forgives her

refinement: Revital has maintained a distance from her mother. She acknowledges that she's unsure if she forgives her mother. and she was unsure if she was able to do that, because her mother's bitterness might affect her.

text: The forgiveness and bitterness isn't necessarily a related item. This should be omitted.

refinement: Revital has maintained a distance from her mother. She acknowledges that she's unsure if she forgives her mother.

text: The majority of info about the relationship is omitted.

refinement: Revital's relationship with her mother is complicated. Revital has maintained a distance from her mother. She acknowledges that she's unsure if she forgives her mother. She's not sure if she loves her or not. Revital has resentment towards her mother for events she caused in her childhood, and for her bitter and angry attitude. Due to all of this, she feels conflicted about visiting her mother while she is dying in a coma.

answer: Revital's mother has passed away. Revital feels that she doesn't know who she is and who she is becoming. She feels like she doesn't want to visit her mother because she feels like she might contract a disease from her. Revital has a lot of thoughts about her mother and her relationship with her. She feels like she doesn't love her mother. She feels like she doesn't want to forgive her mother. She feels like her mother is selfish and stubborn. She feels like her mother is bitter and alone and fueled by anger.

text: Her mother hasn't died yet. This should be omitted.

refinement: Revital feels that she doesn't know who she is and who she is becoming. She feels like she doesn't want to visit her mother because she feels like she might contract a disease from her. Revital has a lot of thoughts about her mother and her relationship with her. She feels like she doesn't love her mother. She feels like she doesn't want to forgive her mother. She feels like her mother is selfish and stubborn. She feels like her mother is bitter and alone and fueled by anger.

text: This is more about Revital than the relationship.

refinement: Revital has a lot of thoughts about her mother and her relationship with her. She feels like she doesn't love her mother. She feels like she doesn't want to forgive her mother. She feels like her mother is selfish and stubborn. She feels like her mother is bitter and alone and fueled by anger.

text: It's omitted that Revital has a poor and complicated relationship with her mother.

refinement: Revital has a lot of thoughts about her mother and her negative and complicated relationship with her. She feels like she doesn't love her mother. She feels like she doesn't want to forgive her mother. She feels like her mother is selfish and stubborn. She feels like her mother is bitter and alone and fueled by anger.

text: It's omitted that Revital holds resentment for her mother due to negative events her mother caused in childhood. This makes her unsure about visiting her in her final moments.

refinement: Revital has a lot of thoughts about her mother and her negative and complicated relationship with her.  Revital holds resentment for her mother due to negative events her mother caused in childhood. This makes her unsure about visiting her in her final moments. She feels like she doesn't love her mother. She feels like she doesn't want to forgive her mother. She feels like her mother is selfish and stubborn. She feels like her mother is bitter and alone and fueled by anger.

answer: Being honest about the mother's character is a challenge for Revital. She is aware that her mother is human and has her imperfections, and is also right to be wary of her mother's effect on her. Revital has maintained a distance from her mother, she acknowledges that her mother deserves forgiveness and she was unsure if she was able to do that, because her mother's bitterness might affect her.

answer: Revital's relationship with their mother is complicated. They both love and hate her. Revital's mother was physically and emotionally abusive. Revital left her life in Israel behind and moved to the US to escape her mother's abuse. Revital is angry at her mother for selling the house without telling her. Revital also feels guilty for not visiting her mother while she was in a coma. Revital is conflicted about whether or not to go to the hospital to see her mother.

answer: Revital's relationship with their mother is complicated. They both love and hate her. Revital's mother was physically and emotionally abusive. Revital left her life in Israel behind and moved to the US to escape her mother's abuse. Revital is angry at her mother for selling the house without telling her. Revital also feels guilty for not visiting her mother while she was in a coma.

text: Revital doesn't say she hates her mother. It would just be better to say that she's not sure if she loves her mother or not.

refinement: Revital's relationship with their mother is complicated. She's not sure if she loves her or not. Revital's mother was physically and emotionally abusive. Revital left her life in Israel behind and moved to the US to escape her mother's abuse. Revital is angry at her mother for selling the house without telling her. Revital also feels guilty for not visiting her mother while she was in a coma.

text: It's not said that her mother is necessarily abusive. It would just be better to say that Revital has resentment towards her mother for events she caused in her childhood, and for her bitter and angry attitude.

refinement: Revital's relationship with their mother is complicated. She's not sure if she loves her or not. Revital has resentment towards her mother for events she caused in her childhood, and for her bitter and angry attitude. Revital left her life in Israel behind and moved to the US to escape her mother's abuse. Revital is angry at her mother for selling the house without telling her. Revital also feels guilty for not visiting her mother while she was in a coma.

text: This is false and should be omitted.

refinement: Revital's relationship with their mother is complicated. She's not sure if she loves her or not. Revital has resentment towards her mother for events she caused in her childhood, and for her bitter and angry attitude. Revital is angry at her mother for selling the house without telling her. Revital also feels guilty for not visiting her mother while she was in a coma.

text: Her mother is currently in a coma. Specify that she's dying as well.

refinement: Revital's relationship with their mother is complicated. She's not sure if she loves her or not. Revital has resentment towards her mother for events she caused in her childhood, and for her bitter and angry attitude. Revital is angry at her mother for selling the house without telling her. Revital also feels guilty for not visiting her mother while she is dying in a coma.

text: She feels more conflicted than guilty.

refinement: Revital's relationship with their mother is complicated. She's not sure if she loves her or not. Revital has resentment towards her mother for events she caused in her childhood, and for her bitter and angry attitude. Revital is angry at her mother for selling the house without telling her. Revital feels conflicted about visiting her mother while she is dying in a coma.

answer: Revital's mother has passed away. Revital feels that she doesn't know who she is and who she is becoming. She feels like she doesn't want to visit her mother because she feels like she might contract a disease from her. Revital has a lot of thoughts about her mother and her relationship with her. She feels like she doesn't love her mother. She feels like she doesn't want to forgive her mother. She feels like her mother is selfish and stubborn.

answer: Revital has a poor relationship with her mother and feels little pleasure when they are around one another. She believes being around her mother only reminds them of their loss, and she doesn't like associating herself with her mother because of the traits she cannot stand.

text: Being around her mother doesn't remind her of "their loss". This would be better omitted

refinement: Revital has a poor relationship with her mother and feels little pleasure when they are around one another.She doesn't like associating herself with her mother because of the traits she cannot stand.

text: It's omitted that Revital has a lot of bad memories from her childhood in relation to her mother, and it's why she seems to have resentment still today.

refinement: Revital has a poor relationship with her mother and feels little pleasure when they are around one another. Revital has a lot of bad memories from her childhood in relation to her mother, and it's why she seems to have resentment still today. She doesn't like associating herself with her mother because of the traits she cannot stand.

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

Explain why the narrator's father committed suicide.

answer: No answer

answer: No answer

answer: The narrator's father committed suicide because he was suffering from depression.

text: The text doesn't state why. There is no answer.

answer: No answer

answer: The passage mentions that the narrator's father committed suicide because he was despondent about being unable to provide for his family's needs. Unfortunately, there is no further detail

text: The text doesn't state why. There is no answer.

answer: It is not stated.

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

Summarize what the story has to say about family bonds.

answer: The narrator speculates that she may regret her decision to remain far from her mother at the end of the woman's life and express some concern about the rift that their relationship has allowed for to form between them. The girl also admits she doesn't know if she loves her mother or if she has forgiven her. She also discusses with her about their respective upbringing and informs her about how she took care of the man's grave

answer: The narrator speculates that she may regret her decision to remain far from her mother at the end of the woman's life and express some concern about the rift that their relationship has allowed for to form between them. The girl also admits she doesn't know if she loves her mother or if she has forgiven her.

text: This itself does not describe family bonds. It just notes how the narrator feels about her mom.

refinement: This story highlights how complicated family bonds are. The narrator seems to have a sense of obligation in visiting her in her dying moments due to the fact that she is her mother. The actual family bond is what complicates the narrator's negative emotions towards her. The narrator speculates that she may regret her decision to remain far from her mother at the end of the woman's life and express some concern about the rift that their relationship has allowed for to form between them. The girl also admits she doesn't know if she loves her mother or if she has forgiven her.

text: This is worded poorly.

refinement: This story highlights how complicated family bonds are. The narrator seems to have a sense of obligation in visiting her in her dying moments due to the fact that she is her mother. The actual family bond is what complicates the narrator's negative emotions towards her. The narrator speculates that she may regret her decision to remain far from her mother at the end of the woman's life and expresses sadness about the rift in their relationship. The girl also admits she doesn't know if she loves her mother or if she has forgiven her.

answer: The narrator does not have good memories with her mother due to her mother's depression and self-destructive tendencies. She chooses to forgive her parents despite there flaws but feels she cannot face her mother for fear she will feel threatened by her closeness. Nonetheless, she feels regret for never confronting her mother about certain past events in detail.

text: This entire answer is inaccurate.

text: Blank response

refinement: This story highlights how complicated family bonds are. The narrator feels conflicted about loving and forgiving her mother. She seems to have a sense of obligation in visiting her in her dying moments due to the fact that she is her mother. The actual family bond is what complicates the narrator's negative emotions towards her.

answer: The narrator's mother is in a coma and she feels conflicted about whether or not to visit her. She feels that her mother is stubborn and bitter, and she wants to distance herself from her. She also has a strained relationship with her mother because she feels that her mother is difficult to talk to. She feels that her mother is selfish and only cares about herself. The narrator also feels that her mother is the reason why she has trouble with relationships. She feels that her mother is a package of qualities and sensibilities that she does not want to have. She feels that by being close to her, she will contract her mother's negative qualities. She also wants to be able to talk to her mother about the hard things in life.

answer: The narrator does not feel close to her mother. She does not have many positive memories of her mother. The narrator believes her mother is bitter and angry. The narrator does not want to be like her mother. The narrator feels her mother is stubborn.

answer: The narrator does not feel close to her mother. She does not have many positive memories of her mother. The narrator believes her mother is bitter and angry. The narrator does not want to be like her mother.

text: This itself does not describe family bonds. It just notes how the narrator feels about her mom.

refinement: This story highlights how complicated family bonds are. The narrator seems to have a sense of obligation in visiting her in her dying moments due to the fact that she is her mother. The actual family bond is what complicates the narrator's negative emotions towards her. The narrator does not feel close to her mother. She does not have many positive memories of her mother. The narrator believes her mother is bitter and angry. The narrator does not want to be like her mother. However, because she is her mother, she still considers visiting her.

answer: The narrator does not have good memories with her mother due to her mother's depression and self-destructive tendencies. However, she chooses to forgive her parents despite their flaws, reinforcing familial ties.

text: This does not answer the question and the last sentence is false.

text: Blank response

refinement: This story highlights how complicated family bonds are. The narrator feels conflicted about loving and forgiving her mother. She seems to have a sense of obligation in visiting her in her dying moments due to the fact that she is her mother. The actual family bond is what complicates the narrator's negative emotions towards her.

answer: The narrator's mother is in a coma and she feels conflicted about whether or not to visit her. She feels that her mother is stubborn and bitter, and she wants to distance herself from her. She also has a strained relationship with her mother because she feels that her mother is difficult to talk to. She feels that her mother is selfish and only cares about herself. The narrator also feels that her mother is the reason why she has trouble with relationships. She feels that her mother is a package of qualities and sensibilities that she does not want to have. She feels that by being close to her, she will contract her mother's negative qualities.

text: The narrator does not say this. This should be omitted.

refinement: The narrator's mother is in a coma and she feels conflicted about whether or not to visit her. She feels that her mother is stubborn and bitter, and she wants to distance herself from her. She feels that her mother is a package of qualities and sensibilities that she does not want to have. She feels that by being close to her, she will contract her mother's negative qualities.

text: This describes the narrator's relationship with her mother more than the idea of family bonds.

refinement: The story shows how family bonds can be complicated. The narrator's mother is dying in a coma and she feels conflicted about whether or not to visit her. She feels that her mother is stubborn and bitter, and she wants to distance herself from her. She feels that her mother is a package of qualities and sensibilities that she does not want to have. She feels that by being close to her, she will contract her mother's negative qualities. Despite all of this, the narrator feels conflicted over visiting her mother because of the very fact she's her mother, even with all of the negative emotions she carries.


text:
A unknown person, without name, lives in a cave. Far away from the urban. The person eats meat, and plants, drinks water, and that all from the cave. The person always got a smile ready, and got no prejudices. The person is dumped by there parents when the person was only 6 years old. He look to the birds every day, and feeling not very lonely because there was always some birds in the cave.

But, on a day, someone else was entering in the cave. A other person, what crying and crying.

The person was surprised, and says: Why you're here? Why you're cry?

The crying person: I'm feeling my sad, so sad that I can't even use a word for it.

The person give the crying person a stone scale with water, and asking: Why you're then here? Why you're feel sad?

The crying person was crying harder, and says: Nobody support my, the society not, my family not, and even my parents not. There never supported my with my wish to life just so normal as the rest of the society. I'm just a person who is in a luxury prison, and feeling hopeless and see no escape about it. My dream was also my last hope what making my positive, but because everybody blocking it, I not believe in hope anymore, its all nonsense.

The person seeing how the tears of the crying person drying out, and asking: Why you're here?

The crying person says: Because, I was look to a place to end it all. There is much pains in my life, and I can't restart living on a better, happy way.

The person was become emotional and says: Well, you can restart you life here, and you dream also can be true here. You soul is heavy ruined, and here you can repair it. Do what you will, say what you will say, you're free here to be yourself and make you dreams to a true.

The crying person begins to again cry, but the tears are tears of happiness, and was saying: Very very much thanks, finally a escape, and a good escape.

title: Happiness & Hopeless (First 'short' story, inspirited a bit by my past)

question: Who is the story about?

answer: The narrator talks from the perspective of both the hermit and the person who arrives at the cave. They both fix problems for each other.

answer: The story is about a person who lives in a cave and is abandoned by their parents.

text: It is omitted that another person arrives at the cave who the narrator helps.

refinement: The story is about a person who lives in a cave and is abandoned by their parents. Another person arrives at the cave who the narrator helps by getting rid of his loneliness.

text: "The person is dumped by there parents when the person was only 6 years old." This is evidence that the narrator's parents abandoned him.

answer: A person who lives in a cave and is dumped by their parents when they were 6 years old.

text: It is omitted that another person visits the cave and the narrator helps him fix his problems.

refinement: A person who lives in a cave and is dumped by their parents when they were 6 years old. He is visited by another person who the narrator helps by fixing his problem.

answer: The story is about a person who lives in a cave and helps another person who is feeling hopeless. The person who is feeling hopeless is someone who has been let down by society and their family, and sees no way out of their situation. The person in the cave offers them a chance to start anew, and the crying person is overcome with happiness.

question: Explain problems they solve for each other.

answer: The person in the cave is lonely and wants to make friends. The crying person is depressed and wants to end their life.

answer: The person was feeling lonely, and the crying person was feeling hopeless. The person was giving the crying person a stone scale with water, and the crying person was crying harder. The person was becoming emotional and says: Well, you can restart you life here, and you dream also can be true here.

answer: The person provides a safe space for the crying person to be able to express their emotions and feelings without judgement. The person also provides a sense of hope and optimism that things can get better, even when things seem hopeless. The person also provides a sense of safety and security, as the crying person is able to escape from their "luxury prison" and be themselves without judgement.

answer: For the hermit, it's loneliness and for the other person it's an escape from their old life.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: A person lives in a cave and is visited by a crying person who is feeling hopeless. The person tells the crying person that they can restart their life and make their dreams come true.

text: It is omitted that the person asks the crying person to restart their life in the cave.

refinement: A person lives in a cave and is visited by a crying person who is feeling hopeless. The person tells the crying person that they can restart their life here and make their dreams come true.

answer: A person lives in a cave and is surprised when another person enters the cave. The second person is crying and the first person offers them water and asks why they are there.

text: It is omitted that the crying person is feeling hopeless and the narrator comforts him and offers him to start afresh in the cave.

refinement: A person lives in a cave and is surprised when another person enters the cave. The second person is crying and the first person offers them water and asks why they are there. The crying person feels hopeless and the narrator comforts him and offers him to start afresh in the cave.

text: "the first person offers them water and asks why they are there." can be omitted.

refinement: A person lives in a cave and is surprised when another person enters the cave. The second person is crying because he feels hopeless, the narrator comforts him and offers him to start afresh in the cave.

answer: This story is about a person who lives in a cave far away from society, and meets another person who is feeling hopeless. The person in the cave offers the other person a place to stay and a chance to start anew, and the other person is overjoyed. The story ends on a happy note.

answer: The story of a hermit who lives in a cave who comes across a crying person who wishes to end it all. The hermit offers the person sanctuary and they are glad to escape their old life.

text: "The person was become emotional and says: Well, you can restart you life here" is evidence that the person offers the crying person sanctuary.


text:
My sleep is useless to me now, so I keep placing them in sandwich bags. It's comforting to me. It's familiar. But it doesn't help me any. I stop using sandwich baggies and start to use baby food jars instead. For some reason that I can't explain to myself, it's all that I've been eating: baby food. Maybe it's because it's easy on my stomach. Maybe it's because the jars are cute. Maybe it's because cute things remind me of her. Maybe it's because I keep thinking that she'd be the mother of my kids. Maybe it's because I was mourning our non-existent family. I don't really know.

It's been a three weeks since we had broken up and I started eating baby food so now I have several dozens of these jars lying around my apartment. When I had first put my sleep in them, I didn't bother washing them out. I figured that my sleep would benefit from having a little "mashed-peas" flavoring to them, or maybe a little hint of "mashed bananas and strawberries." Clearly, clarity of thought wasn't my strong suit at this point. Doesn't sleep with a hint of kiwi sound good? Six to Eight hours of restful sleep, now in tropical flavors.

We were supposed to go on a tropical vacation together. If not, maybe just up to Vancouver. I've never been there before, but she told me that it was a real clean city. "It'll be so much fun!" she said. I believed her too. Still do. But I can't do that now and I think I hate Vancouver. It doesn't matter anyway. I have my sleep to pack. So much sleep to pack. What's worse is that the dream penguins are starting to become permanent. Well, at least one anyway. I've named him Bear and he's been following me for the last two days. The weird thing is that he listens to me and can actually fetch me things.

"Can you bring me that bag over there, Bear?"I ask.

He looks around and somehow I know that he doesn't see any.

"We've ran out?"

Bear nods.

"Hmm.. " I say.

But I see Bear shuffle around and walk into my room. I hear some ruckus and then he's back bringing me a baby-food jar.

"For my sleep?"

Bear doesn't even need to nod. Our thoughts, they're one.

I notice that he's cleaned out the jar. I don't know how how's managed to do it, but I take it in my hand and hold it up to the light. It's very clean. I wonder if it smells so I bring it up to my nose and, to my surprise, find that it has a very pleasing scent. A sort of airy, sunny-day type scent.

"How'd you-" I start, but the look he gives me tells me to stop.

"Ok, that's fine."

I imagine that I've somehow deluded myself into believing that Bear really exists and that I actually cleaned the jar out by myself, but I'm so tired that I don't give it anymore thought than that and accept Bear is real. Bear is my only friend.

I have two boxes of sleep saved up. Because the baby food jars are smaller than the sandwich baggies, I only manage to fit in about 4 maybe for hours worth. I haven't really figured out how to measure my sleep yet, so I'm guessing at the amount. I'm assuming that because I'm managing only to fit half as much sleep into the jars that the amount of rest would be half. Half is an approximation as well because  sometimes I have extra left over and sometimes I'm unable to fill two jars with one night of sleep.

God, I'm tired.

Bear nudges me.

Right, Right.

I have to fill this jar.
I have to fill this jar.

title: Sleep in a Jar

question: Why does the protagonist "pack" his sleep in baggies and jars?

answer: He's delusional from not sleeping, in his mind he's saving it for later.

text: This question is difficult to answer, because it seems as though the "packing" of sleep is more of a metaphorical act than a literal packing of sleep into containers.

refinement: This question cannot be clearly answered.

answer: The protagonist packs his sleep in baggies and jars because he is unable to sleep.

text: This question is difficult to answer, because it seems as though the "packing" of sleep is more of a metaphorical act than a literal packing of sleep into containers.

refinement: This question cannot be clearly answered.

answer: The protagonist packs his sleep in baggies and jars because he feels like his sleep is useless to him and he finds comfort in the familiar routine. He also seems to be using the sleep as a coping mechanism, as a way to remember the person he lost.

text: This question is difficult to answer, because it seems as though the "packing" of sleep is more of a metaphorical act than a literal packing of sleep into containers.

refinement: This question cannot be clearly answered.

answer: He's not sure why he does it, but it's comforting to him.

text: While this is a fair conclusion to draw, the answer should indicate that the answer is not fully clear.

refinement: He's not sure why he does it, and the passage doesn't explain it.

question: Why does the protagonist only eat baby food?

answer: Because it's easy on his stomach; because the jars are cute and cute things remind him of his ex; he's fixated on imagining a family with her that will never be.

text: Maybe it's because it's easy on my stomach. Maybe it's because the jars are cute. Maybe it's because cute things remind me of her. Maybe it's because I keep thinking that she'd be the mother of my kids.

answer: The protagonist eats baby food because they are unable to sleep properly, and it is comforting to them. They also seem to be using it as a coping mechanism, as it reminds them of the person they lost.

text: Maybe it's because it's easy on my stomach. Maybe it's because the jars are cute. Maybe it's because cute things remind me of her. Maybe it's because I keep thinking that she'd be the mother of my kids.

text: No answer.

refinement: Because it's easy on his stomach; because the jars are cute and cute things remind him of his ex; he's fixated on imagining a family with her that will never be.

answer: He's mourning the loss of his relationship.

question: Is bear the penguin real?

answer: It is unclear from the passage whether or not the dream penguin, Bear, is real. The narrator seems to believe that he is, but it is not explicitly stated.

answer: Yes, the narrator believes that bear is real.

text: While the narrator might believe that the penguin is real, it is not clear if it is actually real.

refinement: Yes, the narrator believes that bear is real.

answer: No, he admits he knows it's not real, but he's having a psychotic break hallucinating that it's real.

text: It is unclear if the narrator is having a psychotic break.

refinement: No, he admits he knows it's not real, but it is not explicitly stated.

text: There is no answer.

refinement: It is unclear from the passage whether or not the dream penguin, Bear, is real. The narrator seems to believe that he is, but it is not explicitly stated.

question: What does he mean he has two boxes of sleep saved up?

answer: He's psychotic, it doesn't make sense, but he believes it.

text: The answer is not clear.

text: There is no answer.

refinement: The question is not answered by the passage.

answer: He's been sleeping for two weeks.

text: The answer cannot be found in the passage.

refinement: The answer cannot be found in the passage.

answer: The narrator has two boxes of sleep stored away, likely in baby food jars. This is because he is only able to fit half as much sleep into the jars as he could in sandwich baggies.

text: The question is not answered.

refinement: The answer to the question is not found in the passage.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator is a man who has been eating baby food for the last three weeks. He has been using baby food jars instead of sandwich bags to store his sleep. He has been using the jars because they are easy on his stomach and because they remind him of his ex-girlfriend. He has been using the jars because he has been mourning their non-existent family. He has been using the jars because he has been thinking that she would be the mother of his kids. He has been using the jars because he has been mourning their non-existent family. He has been using the jars because he has been thinking that she would be the mother of his kids. He has been using the jars because he has been thinking that she would be the mother of his kids.

text: The summary contains repetitive sentences.

refinement: The narrator is a man who has been eating baby food for the last three weeks. He has been using baby food jars instead of sandwich bags to store his sleep. He has been using the jars because they are easy on his stomach and because they remind him of his ex-girlfriend. He has been using the jars because he has been mourning their non-existent family.

answer: The protagonist just got out of a bad break from a relationship he had imagined going the distance with. He's not sleeping and he's only eating baby food. The baby food is easy on his stomach and the jars remind him of his ex and the family he'll never have with her. He's hallucinating a penguin named "bear" that helps him "pack" his sleep into baggies and jars. He says he's saving up the sleep for later. He's totally lost hold of reality.

answer: The narrator has started to collect their sleep in baby food jars, as they find it comforting. They have been eating baby food exclusively for the last few weeks, and now have a collection of jars full of sleep. The narrator's only companion is a dream penguin they have named Bear, who helps them collect more sleep. The narrator is starting to run out of space in the jars, and is only able to fit half as much sleep as before.

answer: The narrator is eating baby food and saving his sleep in sandwich baggies. He's been doing this for three weeks since his girlfriend broke up with him. He's been eating baby food because it's easy on his stomach. He's been saving his sleep in baggies because he thinks it's comforting. He's been saving his sleep in baggies because he thinks it's comforting. He's been saving his sleep in baggies because he thinks it's comforting.


text:
Midwives, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other non-doctors do as good a job as MDs in the care they deliver — and patients often like them better, a World Health Organization team reported on Thursday.

These non-physicians are especially effective in delivering babies, taking care of people infected with the AIDS virus, and helping people care for chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure, the team reported in a WHO bulletin.

The findings extend from the poorest nations to the United States and Europe, they said. While some physician groups have resisted wider use of such professionals, they should embrace them because they are often less expensive to deploy and are far more willing to work in rural areas, the WHO experts said.

“There are some obvious advantages in terms of relying on mid-level health workers,” WHO’s Giorgio Cometto told NBC news in a telephone interview.

“They take less time to be trained. Typically, they cost less to remunerate. In some countries they are more likely to be retained in rural areas.”

David Auerbach, a researcher at the Rand Corp., says other studies have shown the same thing. “There’s really not much difference you can find in the quality,” he said.

Doctors are scarce in the United States. The Association of American Medical Colleges projects a shortfall of 90,000 physicians by 2020. Family practitioners and other generalists are especially scarce, and experts predict it will only get worse as millions of Americans get health insurance under the 2010 Affordable Care Act.

Doctors are also scarce in the developing world, and many countries are looking for ways to fill gaps.

Cometto and colleagues around the world looked at all the studies they could find on the quality of care delivered by non-physicians. They settled on 53 that looked specifically at the quality of care delivered — and at how happy patients were with the care they got.

“The evidence shows there aren’t statistically significant differences,” Cometto said. “The quality of care they provide is comparable to physicians. In some cases, for specific services, they actually outperform physicians.”

For instance, nurse-midwives or midwives who deliver babies end up using fewer drugs and they are less likely than doctors to make a type of cut called an episiotomy. Groups such as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommend against episiotomies because they don’t heal as well as the natural tears that occur during childbirth.

Midwives were no more or less likely than doctors to induce labor, perform cesarean sections or use instruments to deliver a baby, Cometto’s team found, and the rates of death of either mother or child were the same among doctors as among midwives.

There were similar findings for treating patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS. “One study compared the effects of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in patients managed by nurses and those managed by doctors. There was no significant difference in the likelihood of ART failure between groups of patients managed by nurses and those managed by doctors,” the researchers wrote. “Nor was there any difference in mortality, failure of viral suppression or immune recovery between the groups.”

When it came to caring for heart disease and diabetes, patients actually seemed to like nurses and other non-doctors better, the report found. This jibes with what nurse-practitioners and physician assistants working in the United States report. “We look at patients in a more holistic manner,” Judy Honig, associate dean at the Columbia University School of Nursing, said in a recent interview.

The Institute of Medicine, which advises the federal government on health matters, says nurses can do more than they already do and can help meet ballooning demands as the population ages and as more people get health insurance and start seeking care.

The United States has more than three million nurses. They already deliver much of the front line health care that Americans need, from giving vaccinations to delivering babies.

Nurse-practitionersare registered nurses who hold graduate degrees and can perform virtually all of the functions of front-line family doctors — depending on the laws of the state they’re in.

Between 1998 and 2010, the number of Medicare patients treated by NPs increased 15-fold to more than 450,000 people, University of Texas Medical Branch researchers found recently. Groups such as the American Association of Nurse Practitioners are calling for even more to be trained.

Physician assistants are also seen asoffering a big plugin the health care hole “Currently, there are more than 93,000 PAs throughout the U.S. whose education in general medicine prepares them to be extremely nimble, positioning them very well to address an influx of 20 million new patients entering the health care system,” says Lawrence Herman, president of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.

Rand’s Auerbach says integrated clinics, using electronic health records and other technology, can really help fill the gaps. But he notes that not all medical groups are on board with the idea.

“It’s getting over a cultural barrier and learning how to work in teams of providers with different expertise,” Auerbach said. “That is not trivial.”

The American Society of Anesthesiologists recently spoke out against what it sees as the overuse of nurse-anesthetists. “Somehow there has become the notion that you can take physician extenders and replace physicians,” said Dr. Jane Fitch, a former nurse anesthetist who is now a physician anesthesiologist. “We are really concerned about patient safety.”

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

What does the text say about nurse practitioners?

answer: The text says that nurse practitioners provide comparable quality care to physicians and that patients often find them to be more likable than physicians. Additionally, there is no difference found in the quality of patient outcomes for treatments for HIV, heart disease, and diabetes.

text: The text also mentions the efficacy of nurse practitioners in delivering babies.

refinement: The text says that nurse practitioners provide comparable quality care to physicians and that patients often find them to be more likable than physicians. Additionally, there is no difference found in the quality of patient outcomes for treatments for HIV, heart disease, and diabetes. Nurse-midwives use fewer drugs during delivery, are less likely to perform an episiotomy, and have the same death rates for mother or child as doctors.

answer: Nurse practitioners are registered nurses who hold graduate degrees and can perform almost all of the functions of front-line family doctors, depending on the laws of the state they are in. Between 1998 and 2010, the number of Medicare patients treated by nurse practitioners increases 15-fold to more than 450,000 people. A recent report by the WHO found that nurse practitioners do as good a job as doctors and patients often like them better.

answer: Nurse practitioners are registered nurses who have gained advanced degrees in medicine and can now perform virtually all of the functions of a family practitioner, with the exception of prescribing medicine. Before the 1980s, nurse practitioners were still being trained by family practitioners, but this practice has been replaced by universities, who train nurse practitioners on their faculty from an early period onward. As with family practitioners, nurse practitioners are in short supply as well and impending demand for more health care professionals will reduce the number of nurse practitioners available to the population. Nurse practitioners are trained like doctors to diagnose and treat most disorders known to be in their quadrant of expertise.

text: The statement about nurse practitioners being in short supply is unattested.

refinement: Nurse practitioners are registered nurses who have gained advanced degrees in medicine and can now perform virtually all of the functions of a family practitioner, with the exception of prescribing medicine. Before the 1980s, nurse practitioners were still being trained by family practitioners, but this practice has been replaced by universities, who train nurse practitioners on their faculty from an early period onward. Nurse practitioners are trained like doctors to diagnose and treat most disorders known to be in their quadrant of expertise.

text: The statement about the 1980s is unattested.

refinement: Nurse practitioners are registered nurses who have gained advanced degrees in medicine and can now perform virtually all of the functions of a family practitioner, with the exception of prescribing medicine. Nurse practitioners are trained like doctors to diagnose and treat most disorders known to be in their quadrant of expertise.

text: The answer does not mention how nurse practitioners compare to doctors.

refinement: Nurse practitioners are registered nurses who have gained advanced degrees in medicine and can now perform virtually all of the functions of a family practitioner, with the exception of prescribing medicine. Nurse practitioners are trained like doctors to diagnose and treat most disorders known to be in their quadrant of expertise. Nurse practitioners often do as a good a job as doctors and patients often like them better. In some cases, they actually outperform physicians.

answer: Nurse practitioners are registered nurses that hold a graduate degree who can perform virtually all the functions of a family doctor depending on the laws of the state they're in. They take less time to be trained and cost less to remunerate. They use fewer drugs, perform less episiotomies, and have high rates of retaining rural areas.

text: The answer could mention more about how they compare to doctors.

refinement: Nurse practitioners are registered nurses that hold a graduate degree who can perform virtually all the functions of a family doctor depending on the laws of the state they're in. They take less time to be trained and cost less to remunerate. They use fewer drugs, perform less episiotomies, and have high rates of retaining rural areas. Nurse practitioners often do as a good a job as doctors and patients often like them better. In some cases, they actually outperform physicians.

answer: The text reports that nurse practitioners provide comparable care to physicians and are preferred by patients over doctors. They are particularly helpful in delivering babies, caring for people infected with HIV, and taking care of patients with chronic diseases.

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

What does the text say about midwives?

answer: Midwives are non-doctors that deliver babies. The WHO believes their use may outweigh that of doctors. They tend to use fewer drugs than doctors. A study found they are as likely as doctors to induce labor, use instruments to deliver a baby, and use a type of cut called an episiotomy. Midwives are also used to deliver babies in the United States where there is a shortage of doctors.

text: Midwives are less likely to perform an episiotomy.

refinement: Midwives are non-doctors that deliver babies. The WHO believes their use may outweigh that of doctors. They tend to use fewer drugs than doctors. A study found they are as likely as doctors to induce labor, use instruments to deliver a baby, and are less likely use a type of cut called an episiotomy. Midwives are also used to deliver babies in the United States where there is a shortage of doctors.

answer: The text says that midwives provide care that is comparable in quality to care provided by physicians, and that they are often less expensive to deploy and more willing to work in rural areas.

text: The answer could go into more detail about how they compare to doctors in terms of operating.

refinement: The text says that midwives provide care that is comparable in quality to care provided by physicians, and that they are often less expensive to deploy and more willing to work in rural areas. When delivering babies, they use fewer drugs and are less likely to perform an episiotomy.

answer: The text states that midwives have comparable quality of care to physicians, and that patients prefer them over physicians for certain services.

answer: A recent report by the WHO found that midwives do as good a job as doctors in the care they deliver and patients often like them better. Midwives who deliver babies often use fewer drugs and are less likely than doctors to perform an episiotomy, a procedure which the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends against. Midwives are also no more or less likely than doctors to induce labor, perform cesarean sections, or use instruments to deliver a baby, and the rates of death of either the mother or child are the same among doctors and midwives.

answer: The WHO feels that by using nurses, (midwives in this case) the problems of personnel shortages in developing countries can be mitigated. They also see midwives as actually being better at managing certain conditions than doctors. The WHO emphasizes that midwives require less time and less money to be trained and retain. They also are less likely to continue to work in rural areas compared to doctors. No matter the complication of childbirth, doctors are no better in their precision or safety than midwives. This includes inducing labor, preventing infections during childbirth, and performing episiotomies. The WHO feels that nurses, (again, midwives to be specific) can do more to help patients and they can replace the shortage in doctors.

text: The statement concerning episiotomies can be clearer.

refinement: The WHO feels that by using nurses, (midwives in this case) the problems of personnel shortages in developing countries can be mitigated. They also see midwives as actually being better at managing certain conditions than doctors. The WHO emphasizes that midwives require less time and less money to be trained and retain. They also are less likely to continue to work in rural areas compared to doctors. No matter the complication of childbirth, doctors are no better in their precision or safety than midwives. Midwives use fewer drugs are are less likely to perform episiotomies. The WHO feels that nurses, (again, midwives to be specific) can do more to help patients and they can replace the shortage in doctors.