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[Hey, it only worked for Liz Lemon once!]

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 Hey, it only worked for Liz Lemon once!

C'mon people! If you simply must play crazy to skip jury duty, you really shouldn't go on the radio and brag about it afterwards. Hard to believe, but people still listen to the radio. Including judges. Just ask Denver Mary Kay saleswoman Susan Cole. She's now facing hard time for lying to get out of jury duty last fall.

Here's the story: Last October Cole, 57, called in and bragged to the KOA's _Dave Logan Show_ that to get out of jury duty she put on a dress skirt over reindeer socks, a white and a black shoe, huge black eyebrows, bright red lipstick and an "Ask Me About My Bestseller" t-shirt. "When they asked me about mental issues, I got up and said, 'YEAH, I HAVE SOME MENTAL ISSUES.' And the judge said, 'Does anybody care if she leaves?' And everybody all at once said in a great big loud voice, 'No!' It was hilarious," she said on the air. "My life is so busy, I didn’t have time to think about it. I made the darndest, blackest eyebrows."

Unfortunately for Cole, Judge Anne Mansfield was listening at the time and was able to trace the incident using court transcripts. Cole was arrested yesterday on felony charges of first-degree perjury and attempt to influence a public servant and now faces a maximum sentence of up to six years in prison on each charge.

She really shouldn't be that surprised though, acting crazy to get out of jury duty doesn't even work all the time on television! Just ask Liz Lemon:

When a NYC woman tried to play "racist" to avoid jury duty, a judge ordered her to indefinite jury duty.

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question: What did Susan Cole do to face "hard time"?

answer: She lied to get out of jury duty.

answer: Susan Cole of Denver is facing "hard time" for lying to get out of jury duty.

text: The response is redundant with the question.

answer: Cole tried to use a crazy stunt to avoid jury duty, but was caught and now faces felony charges of first-degree perjury and attempt to influence a public servant.

text: Not relevant response

question: How was Susan Cole's admission to lying discovered?

text: not a relevant response

answer: The judge was able to trace the incident using court transcripts.

text: It's important to mention that she spoke on a radio program the judge heard.

refinement: She bragged about her lie on the radio and a judge overheard. The judge was able to trace the incident using court transcripts.

text: 'Judge Anne Mansfield was listening at the time and was able to trace the incident using court transcripts.'

answer: Judge Anne Mansfield was listening to the radio show at the time and was able to trace the incident using court transcripts.

text: It's important to mention Susan confessed on air.

refinement: Judge Anne Mansfield was listening to the radio show Susan was speaking about her ruse on at the time and was able to trace the incident using court transcripts.

text: 'Judge Anne Mansfield was listening at the time and was able to trace the incident using court transcripts. '

answer: Susan called into a radio show explaining that she got out of jury duty dressed the part of a person suffering with a mental disorder and announced she had mental issues. She was dismissed.

text: It's important to mention a judge was listening to the radio program.

refinement: Susan called into a radio show explaining that she got out of jury duty dressed the part of a person suffering with a mental disorder and announced she had mental issues. A judge overheard the program and looked up her transcripts. She was dismissed.

text: The final sentence is unnecessary.

refinement: Susan called into a radio show explaining that she got out of jury duty dressed the part of a person suffering with a mental disorder and announced she had mental issues. A judge overheard the program and looked up her transcripts.

text: '"When they asked me about mental issues, I got up and said, 'YEAH, I HAVE SOME MENTAL ISSUES.' And the judge said, 'Does anybody care if she leaves?' And everybody all at once said in a great big loud voice, 'No!''

question: Who caught Susan's admission?

text: not a relevant answer

answer: Judge Anne Mansfield

answer: Judge Anne Mansfield was listening to the radio show and was able to trace the incident using court transcripts. Cole was arrested and faces felony charges of first-degree perjury and attempt to influence a public servant; she faces a maximum of up to 6 years in prison for each charge.

text: The final sentence about consequences is outside the scope of the question and could be removed.

refinement: Judge Anne Mansfield was listening to the radio show and was able to trace the incident using court transcripts.

text: 'Judge Anne Mansfield was listening at the time and was able to trace the incident using court transcripts. '

text: 'Cole was arrested yesterday on felony charges of first-degree perjury and attempt to influence a public servant and now faces a maximum sentence of up to six years in prison on each charge.'

answer: The judge did.

text: A more specific reference to the judge would be more helpful

question: How is this story tied to the character Liz Lemon?

text: not a relevant answer

answer: Liz Lemon is a character on the show 30 Rock. She used to play crazy to get out of jury duty.

answer: Liz Lemon, a character on a tv show, acted crazy to get out of jury duty and it worked.

answer: The story references Liz Lemon as an example of someone who tried to use crazy antics to avoid jury duty, but was unsuccessful.

text: It could be mentioned that Liz Lemon is a fictional character.

refinement: The story references Liz Lemon as an example of a popular TV character who tried to use crazy antics to avoid jury duty, but was unsuccessful.

text: The answer would be more concise if 'unsuccessful' was used as an adverb.

refinement: The story references Liz Lemon as an example of a popular TV character who unsuccessfully tried to use crazy antics to avoid jury duty.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: A woman in New York City tried to use a "racist" act to avoid jury duty, but was caught and sentenced to indefinite jury duty. She now faces up to six years in prison.

text: Susan's likely consequence is 6 years of prison per offense, not jury duty.

refinement: A woman in New York City tried to feign insanity to avoid jury duty, but was caught. She now faces up to six years in prison, 'per offense.

text: It's important to know a judge caught her while she bragged on the radio.

refinement: A woman in New York City tried to feign insanity to avoid jury duty but was caught by a judge who heard her brag on the radio and sentenced to indefinite jury duty. She now faces up to six years in prison, 'per offense.

text: 'When a NYC woman tried to play "racist" to avoid jury duty, a judge ordered her to indefinite jury duty.'

answer: Susan Cole, a 57-year-old woman, called into a radio show and bragged about how she got out of jury duty by pretending to have mental issues. She was arrested for felony charges of first-degree perjury and attempt to influence a public servant. She is now facing a maximum sentence of up to six years in prison on each charge.

text: The answer should mention how she was caught.

refinement: Susan Cole, a 57-year-old woman, called into a radio show and bragged about how she got out of jury duty by pretending to have mental issues. She was arrested for felony charges of first-degree perjury and attempt to influence a public servant after a judge heard her on the radio. She is now facing a maximum sentence of up to six years in prison on each charge.

text: 'Cole was arrested yesterday on felony charges of first-degree perjury and attempt to influence a public servant and now faces a maximum sentence of up to six years in prison on each charge.'

text: 'Last October Cole, 57, called in and bragged to the KOA's _Dave Logan Show_ that to get out of jury duty she put on a dress skirt over reindeer socks, a white and a black shoe, huge black eyebrows, bright red lipstick and an "Ask Me About My Bestseller" t-shirt. '

answer: Susan Cole of Denver is facing up to 12 years of jail time for lying to get out of jury duty. She called into a radio show explaining that she pretended to be a person suffering with a mental disorder to get out of jury duty. Unfortunately for her, a judge was listening to the radio show and tracked her down.

answer: A woman in Denver tried to use a crazy excuse to get out of jury duty, but it didn't work. She was arrested and now faces up to six years in prison.

text: The answer should mention that the woman went on the radio to share her story.

refinement: A woman in Denver tried to use a crazy excuse to get out of jury duty, but it didn't work. She was arrested after speaking about her plan on the radio and now faces up to six years in prison.

text: Shes serving up to six years 'per charge', for a total of 12

refinement: A woman in Denver tried to use a crazy excuse to get out of jury duty, but it didn't work. She was arrested after speaking about her plan on the radio and now faces up to twelve years in prison.


split: train

text:
The boy ain't had no face,
he ain't have no legs neither
he had no spine to speak of
though he always says he done fine.

I dunno
sometime by the river shore
I start thinkin' maybe this boy'd be better
off sayin' a few words
to the god that made his broken heart

Lee's always playin' in the woods,
Lee's always throwin' sticks 'round
always from the ground right up to the air
like someday he gonna touch the sky

what a sight
what a sight

So one day, I call him 'round
I says, "Lee, come to the river"
and he came like a dog to a bone

And I said now, you take a swim
and he was no stranger to this
so he said, "please, Bill,
I ain't ready to meet the god that made me."

I says, you need a go for a swim
before I throw you in

He take off his jeans
and slowly walk in
and I swear it was like Jesus bein' baptized again

I ain't never seen no boy or man hold his breath like that
not even a hand to hold him an' he never did come back up
I consider him lucky,
he's probably gotta face on his soul now

I start screamin' so as ain't nobody 'spect nuthin'
Lee's drowin'!
Lee's walked into the river said he wanted meet the god that made him
and he never come back up!

Now, his mamma cried for days
but she know he in a better place
I know I did the right thing
now there ain't no boy gonna be right growin' up without a face.

title: Meet The God Who Made You (Hyper-Fiction)

question: Why does the boy have no face?

answer: That information is not given.

answer: He was born without one.

answer: This information isn't found.

question: Is Lee going to die in the river?

answer: Yes

answer: Yes.

text: No content

question: Why did Bill force him to go in the river?

answer: Bill thought that Lee was too weak and that he needed his inner self to be born from water.

text: "needed his inner self to be born from water." He would be better off dead

refinement: Bill thought that Lee was too weak and that he would be better off dead.

answer: Because he thought he would be better off alive and dead.

answer: There wasn't any problem mentioned in the story. Bill didn't want him to make the same mistakes that Bill made and not try to stand up for himself.

text: Bill thought he would be better off alive than dead

refinement: There wasn't any problem mentioned in the story. Bill thought he would be better off alive than dead.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: Bill, Lee's neighbor, likes to hang out in the river by himself. One day, he sees Lee and starts wondering why this boy doesn't pray to God for his gift. Bill talks to Lee's ma and warns her that some things are harder to accept than others. He tells the boy to come to the river, but Lee says he's not ready to meet God. Bill  tries to convince Lee to go swimming in the river. Lee doesn't panic like most people would presumably.

text: "Lee doesn't panic like most people would presumably." Then Lee dies

refinement: Bill, Lee's neighbor, likes to hang out in the river by himself. One day, he sees Lee and starts wondering why this boy doesn't pray to God for his gift. Bill talks to Lee's ma and warns her that some things are harder to accept than others. He tells the boy to come to the river, but Lee says he's not ready to meet God. Bill  tries to convince Lee to go swimming in the river. Then Lee dies.

answer: Lee is born without a face, legs or a spine. Bill tells him to go swimming in the river, and Lee says he is not ready to die. Bill says to go in before he throws him in. Lee drowns in the river, and his mother cries. Bill says he is better off than he would have been growing up without a face.

answer: Bill calls Lee to the river because it will be a better place for Lee to meet the god who made him. Bill convinces a reluctant Lee to take a swim. They head to the river, but Lee drowns. When Lee's mother heard of it, she mourned for days. Bill feels proud, knowing he'd done the right thing. No other child will have to grow up without a face.

text: "No other child" Just the child Lee

refinement: Bill calls Lee to the river because it will be a better place for Lee to meet the god who made him. Bill convinces a reluctant Lee to take a swim. They head to the river, but Lee drowns. When Lee's mother heard of it, she mourned for days. Bill feels proud, knowing he'd done the right thing. The child will not have to grow up without a face.

answer: Johnny calls Lee to the river like a dog to a bone. Lee knew that the river signified this, he also knew that Johnny throws us in the river. Lee takes off his pants, swims in, and never comes back up. Johnny thinks its lucky that Lee died, because now he's probably in a better place without a face. Lastly, his mamma cries, and she knows he's in a better place even though Johnny feels he did the right thing.

answer: The narrator goes to grab Lee, who was on the river bank playing. Lee will not follow. The narrator forces him to. Lee agrees, and they go to the lake. He never comes back up. Lee's mother cried that her son is gone.

answer: Bill is a man who takes care of a boy named Lee. Lee does not have legs, ears, a face, or a speaking voice. Bill tells Lee to go swimming in a river. While in the river, Lee doesn't come back up. Bill thinks he killed Lee by accidentally drowning him, but Lee's mother says he's in a better place.


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I just wrote this after randomly remembering that camp song about squishing bumblebees and my proud mother.  Its my very first short story and I just wanted to put it out there, see what everything thinks.  Thanks for reading and letting me know what you think!

"I'm picking up my baby bumblebee.  Won't my mommy be so proud of me!"

I frantically bombard the walls that have become my prison.  Panic sets in as tiny fragments of light stream in.  Is it just me or are these walls sweating?  It’s as if the walls are alive, breathing, perspiring, anticipating.

Moments ago my antennae was deep inside a particularly fragrant and productive pollen mine.  Pink with streaks of white, this mine smelled sweet like home.  Home.  Will I ever see home again?  The perfect geometrical patterns of the combs, sticky with the luscious elixir of life.

There is a high pitched noise that I have suddenly become aware of.  An indecipherable amalgamation of sounds, I have a suspicion that the sound is a voice, communicating to me.  I have heard stories of this phenomenon.  Singing, they call it.

I must escape!  Using the only tool available to me I unleash my weapon stabbing the walls in a desperate attempt to break through the impenetrable fortress.  Once.  Twice.  This is fruitless.

“Owww!  He stung me!”

I’m free!  I’ve been released!  With that combination of sounds my captor has been persuaded to set me free!  Free to feel the open air, free to mine for the queen, free to fulfill my duty to society!

 “I’m squishing up my baby bumblebee, won’t my mommy be so proud of me!”

The impact comes before I can register the danger I am in.  A rush of air denies me my initial path out the front of my cell while I feel the shadows of my walls enclosing me again.  This time the walls do not stop at cell like proportions; they suffocate me with their closeness.
Now the walls are moving, gyrating against themselves.  I realize now that I am the reason.  The songs, the cell, the temporary release.  All of it was done as a lead up to this moment.  I can hear the voice repeating those fateful words.

“Won’t my mommy be so proud of me”.

I feel myself expanding, flattening into a paste.  As the walls continue their deliberate torture I am struck by the suddenness of it all.  You never truly embrace things until they’re gone.  My queen, the sweet elixir of life, the fresh air.  All of it, lost to the whims of this creature.  Will your mommy be so proud of you?  She better be.

title: Baby Bumblebee

question: Explain why the bee feels it may never see home again.

text: No answer

answer: The bee knows it is probably going to die and never return home after having spent its short life squished even before knowing it wrote the author. This fearful event makes the bee realize how critical its home is to it.

text: This doesn't make much sense

answer: It has become trapped within walls that have become its prison.

question: Explain the high pitched noise that the bee has suddenly become aware of.

answer: The high pitched noise that the bee has suddenly become aware of is a voice, communicating to the bee.

text: The answer is incomplete

refinement: The high pitched noise that the bee has suddenly become aware of is a voice, probably shouting because he has been stung.

answer: A phenomenon, the bee describes as signing.

text: This doesn't make sense

refinement: A phenomenon, the bee describes is a voice.

answer: The bee has heard the voice of its captor who is singing.

text: The bee thinks that the boy is singing but it is more likely that he has shouted out in pain following the sting.

refinement: The bee has heard the voice of its captor who he thinks is singing.

question: What kind of danger does the bee realize it's in?

answer: The bee is in danger of getting squished.

text: A bit more information

refinement: The bee is in danger of getting squished by a human

answer: The bee realizes it's going to be squished by the human who caught it, something it fears greatly after hearing the person repeating the words "won't my mommy be so proud of me".

answer: The bee finds itself in danger of being smothered by the walls of the cell. The creature has purposely lulled the bee into a false state of security by setting it free before ultimately crushing and destroying it.

question: Explain what becomes of the bee.

answer: It's stung to death by a human child, who "squishes up its baby bumblebee".

text: A child can't sting a bee.

refinement: A human child "squishes up its baby bumblebee".

answer: The story ends with the narrator "stinging" the narrator and defeating its purpose as an insect. It's still trapped in the hive walls, its fate uncertain.

text: Makes no sense

answer: It is flattened into a paste

text: Not well explained

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: A bumblebee finds itself trapped in a human's hand and stings the person, trying to escape. The bee finds the walls closing in on it, and the human squashes the bee, releasing a deafening, high-pitched shriek.

text: The scream happened before the human squashed the bee.

refinement: A bumblebee finds itself trapped in a human's hand and stings the person, trying to escape. The bee finds the walls closing in on it, and the human squashes the bee.

answer: The narrator is a bumblebee trapped by someone who kills bees for fun. The narrator hopes their mother will be proud.

text: There is no evidence that the person kills bees for fun. this might be the first time that he has killed a bee.

refinement: The narrator is a bumblebee trapped by someone. The narrator hopes their mother will be proud.

text: The bee is the narrator and not the person

refinement: The narrator is a bumblebee trapped by someone. The person who squashed the bee hopes their mother will be proud.

answer: A bumblebee is avoiding detection by being creative and using its stinger to plead with a small child that it can be picked up off the ground as she makes jam if it is captured alive. The child obliges her request.

text: The summary doesn't make much sense

refinement: A bumblebee is avoiding detection by being creative and using its stinger to plead with a small child that it can be picked up off the ground as she makes jam if it is captured alive. The child obliges her request.

answer: A baby bumblebee is trapped by a young human stacking blocks until the walls close in, enveloping the bumblebee underneath them and suffocating it. The bumblebee evaporates into a paste under the pressure.

text: Doesn't make much sense.

refinement: A bumblebee finds itself trapped in a human's hand and stings the person, trying to escape. The bee finds the walls closing in on it, and the human squashes the bee.

answer: The bee has become imprisoned as it's trapped within walls, causing it to panic. All of a sudden the bee senses it has been freed by its captor before being trapped again, squished and flattened into a paste.

answer: Someone is picking up their "baby bumblebee" and releasing it, first by cutting it loose, and then by smooshing it.

text: Insufficient information

refinement: A bumblebee finds itself trapped in a human's hand and stings the person, trying to escape. The bee finds the walls closing in on it, and the human squashes the bee.


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_MESA PARA TRES_ (“Table for Three”) is a 2004 Colombian telenovela produced and broadcast by Caracol TV.

Plot

Luis and Alejandro Toro arrive with their mother to Bogotá, after escaping their home town, where they owned a restaurant. In Bogotá they get a job at _Zavatti_, a high-class restaurant. Both Luis and Alejandro meet and fall in love with Andrea Zavatti, who is the daughter of Harold Zavatti, the owner of the restaurant. George Brown, who is Andrea's boyfriend, tries to get rid from the Toro brothers, as he is only interested in Mr Zavatti's fortune. Luis is kidnapped and thought dead, Andrea and Alejandro get together and, when Luis appears again, feels betrayed by Alejandro.

Cast

-   Héctor Arredondo as Luis Toro
-   Diego Cadavid as Alejandro _Alejo_ Toro
-   Catalina Aristizábal as Andrea Zavatti
-   Daniel Ochoa as George Brown
-   Myriam de Lourdes as Rita
-   Álvaro Rodríguez as Francisco _Paco_
-   Daniel Ochoa as George Brown
-   Stephania Borge as Kathy Noguera
-   Germán Quintero as Harold Zavatti
-   Orlando Valenzuela as Ramón Tavernero
-   Valentina Rendón as Claudia
-   Felipe Noguera as Daniel

Theme song

The song used as theme song was the 1981 hit _Te quiero para mí_, by Spanish group Trigo Limpio.

International broadcasting

The series was sold to several networks in Latin America, including Venezuela's RCTV. In 2007, ClubIT Arena bought the rights to offer a subtitled version of _Mesa para tres_ on its website in Japan, under the title _Andrea, ai to ryakudatsu no honoo (アンドレア〜愛と略奪の炎)_.[1] It was divided in 4 “seasons” (3 of 30 episodes each, and one of 28 episodes).

MyNetworkTV telenovelas

_Mesa para tres_ was the basis for the 2006 MyNetworkTV telenovela _Desire_. Changes were made in the location and the plot to make them more palatable to Americans. The serial was known as _Table for Three_ and _Three's a Crowd_ before its debut. The show was filmed at Stu Segall Productions in San Diego, using 25 principal actors, 250 supporting actors and about 2,000 extras.1 Ratings for _Desire_ fell below expectations. The debut scored a 2.0 rating and the first week averaged an 0.8 rating and 1 share. It averaged a 0.4 rating in the adult 18-49 demographic.,[2] falling to a 0.3 in its second week. However, the show was sold to several international markets.

[1]  “Mesa para Tres” en Japón , Embassy of Colombia in Tokyo, 31 May 2007

[2] Ben Grossman, MNT Gets Off to Modest Start, _Broadcasting & Cable_, 14 September 2006

title: Mesa para tres

question: What is Mesa para tres?

answer: Mesa para tres is a Colombian telenovela produced and broadcast by Caracol TV in 2004.

text: Minor: add the English translation for Mesa Para Tres “Table for Three”

refinement: Mesa para tres (“Table for Three”) is a Colombian telenovela produced and broadcast by Caracol TV in 2004.

answer: Mesa para tres ("Table for Three") is a 2004 Colombian telenovela produced and broadcast by Caracol TV.

answer: A Colombian telenovela.

text: Needs more details.

refinement: Mesa para tres ("Table for Three") is a 2004 Colombian telenovela produced and broadcast by Caracol TV.

question: Who are the main characters of the show?

answer:
- Luis Toro
- Andrea Zavatti
- George Brown
- Alejandro Toro
- Francisco Paco

text: Francisco Paco isn't part of the main core of characters.

refinement:
- Luis Toro
- Andrea Zavatti
- George Brown
- Alejandro Toro

answer:
- Luis Toro (played by Héctor Arredondo)
- Alejandro Alejo Toro (played by Diego Cadavid)
- Andrea Zavatti (played by Catalina Aristizábal)
- George Brown (played by Daniel Ochoa)

answer: Luis Toro, Alejandro Toro, Andrea Zavatti, George Brown

question: What was the song used as the show's theme song?

answer: The 1981 hit "Te Queiro para mi" by Spanish group Trigo Limpio was used as the show's theme song.

answer: The 1981 hit "Te quiero para mí," by Spanish group Trigo Limpio.

answer: Te Quiero Para Mi by Spanish group Trigo Limpio was used as the show's theme song.

text: Minor: add quotes before and after "Te Quiero Para Mi"

refinement: "Te Quiero Para Mi" by Spanish group Trigo Limpio was used as the show's theme song.

question: Explain the show's plot.

answer: The Toros - Luis, Alejandro, and their mother - flee their hometown and arrive in Bogotá. They owned a restaurant before, so the brothers got jobs at Zavatti, a high-class restaurant, where they both meet and fall in love with the owner's daughter, Andrea Zavatti. Andrea's boyfriend, George Brown, tries to get rid of the Toro brothers because he's only interested in Mr. Zavatti's fortune. Luis is kidnapped and presumed dead. Andrea and Alejandro get together. Luis reappears and feels betrayed by Alejandro.

answer: Based on the passage

text: The answer implies looking at the passage.

refinement: Luis and Alejandro Toro arrive with their mother to Bogotá, after escaping their hometown, where they owned a restaurant. In Bogotá, they get a job at Zavatti, a high-class restaurant. Both Luis and Alejandro meet and fall in love with Andrea Zavatti, who is the daughter of Harold Zavatti, the owner of the restaurant. George Brown, who is Andrea's boyfriend, tries to get rid of the Toro brothers, as he is only interested in Mr. Zavatti's fortune. Luis is kidnapped and thought dead, Andrea and Alejandro get together and, when Luis appears again, feels betrayed by Alejandro.

answer: The plot of the telenovela involves Luis, Alejandro, and their mother who have fled their hometown after they find themselves in difficult circumstances and move to Bogota where they are employed for Harold at his restaurant gathering more enemies than allies. Luis is kidnapped and thought dead, and upon reappearance in the story, Alejandro is also supposed to be a dead but is not. These two plotlines are perpetuated throughout the show until finally imploding in dramatic fashion.

text: "gathering more enemies than allies." - this was never mentioned in the passage and can be removed.

refinement: The plot of the telenovela involves Luis, Alejandro, and their mother who have fled their hometown after they find themselves in difficult circumstances and move to Bogota where they are employed for Harold at his restaurant. Luis is kidnapped and thought dead, and upon reappearance in the story, Alejandro is also supposed to be a dead but is not. These two plotlines are perpetuated throughout the show until finally imploding in dramatic fashion.

text: "Alejandro is also supposed to be a dead but is not." -  this never happened and must be removed.

refinement: The plot of the telenovela involves Luis, Alejandro, and their mother who have fled their hometown after they find themselves in difficult circumstances and move to Bogota where they are employed for Harold at his restaurant. Luis is kidnapped and thought dead. These two plotlines are perpetuated throughout the show until finally imploding in dramatic fashion.

text: "These two plotlines are perpetuated throughout the show until finally imploding in dramatic fashion." - is vague, confusing, and should be removed.

refinement: The plot of the telenovela involves Luis, Alejandro, and their mother who have fled their hometown after they find themselves in difficult circumstances and move to Bogota where they are employed for Harold at his restaurant. Luis is kidnapped and thought dead. These two plotlines are perpetuated throughout the show until finally imploding in dramatic fashion.

text: Missing the part where the brothers fall in love with the same girl and Luis feeling betrayed when he reappears and learns Alejandro and Andrea are together.

refinement: Luis, Alejandro, and their mother who have fled their hometown after they find themselves in difficult circumstances and move to Bogota where they are employed for Harold at his restaurant. Luis and Alejandro both fall in love with Harold's daughter, Andrea. When Luis is kidnapped and thought dead, Alejandro and Andrea get together. Luis reappears and feels betrayed by his own brother.

text: "they are employed for Harold at his restaurant." - implies that Luis, Alejandro, and their mother are all employed by Harold. Change to "the brothers are employed by Harold Zavatti at his restaurant, "Zavatti's".

refinement: Luis, Alejandro, and their mother who have fled their hometown after they find themselves in difficult circumstances and move to Bogota where the brothers are employed by Harold Zavatti at his restaurant, "Zavatti's". Luis and Alejandro both fall in love with Harold's daughter, Andrea. When Luis is kidnapped and thought dead, Alejandro and Andrea get together. Luis reappears and feels betrayed by his own brother.

text: Missing the part about who was responsible for Luis' disappearance and why. Add "Andrea's boyfriend, George Brown, tries to get rid of the Toro brothers, as he is only interested in Mr. Zavatti's fortune."

refinement: Luis, Alejandro, and their mother who have fled their hometown after they find themselves in difficult circumstances and move to Bogota where the brothers are employed by Harold Zavatti at his restaurant, "Zavatti's". Luis and Alejandro both fall in love with Harold's daughter, Andrea. Andrea's boyfriend, George Brown, tries to get rid of the Toro brothers, as he is only interested in Mr. Zavatti's fortune. When Luis is kidnapped and thought dead, Alejandro and Andrea get together. Luis reappears and feels betrayed by his own brother.

text: Minor clarity: Add "The Toro family" at the beginning of the sentence

refinement: The Toro family, Luis, Alejandro, and their mother who have fled their hometown after they find themselves in difficult circumstances and move to Bogota where the brothers are employed by Harold Zavatti at his restaurant, "Zavatti's". Luis and Alejandro both fall in love with Harold's daughter, Andrea. Andrea's boyfriend, George Brown, tries to get rid of the Toro brothers, as he is only interested in Mr. Zavatti's fortune. When Luis is kidnapped and thought dead, Alejandro and Andrea get together. Luis reappears and feels betrayed by his own brother.

text: Rephrase the entire plot summary for better clarity.

refinement: The Toro family, Luis, Alejandro, and their mother flee their hometown and move to Bogota, where the brothers find work at Harold Zavatti's restaurant, "Zavatti's". Luis and Alejandro both fall in love with Harold's daughter, Andrea. Meanwhile, Andrea's boyfriend, George Brown, tries to get rid of the Toro brothers, as he is only interested in Mr. Zavatti's fortune. When Luis is kidnapped and thought dead, Alejandro and Andrea get together. Luis reappears and feels betrayed by his own brother.

text: Use correct spelling of Bogota (Bogotá)

refinement: The Toro family, Luis, Alejandro, and their mother flee their hometown and move to Bogotá, where the brothers find work at Harold Zavatti's restaurant, "Zavatti's". Luis and Alejandro both fall in love with Harold's daughter, Andrea. Meanwhile, Andrea's boyfriend, George Brown, tries to get rid of the Toro brothers, as he is only interested in Mr. Zavatti's fortune. When Luis is kidnapped and thought dead, Alejandro and Andrea get together. Luis reappears and feels betrayed by his own brother.

question: Write a ~7 sentence summary.

answer: "Mesa para tres" is a Colombian telenovela set in Bogota, where the main characters - Luis and Alejandro Toro - fall in love with Andrea Zavatti who is dating George Brown. As jealousy and hatred begin to set in, Luis is kidnapped and presumed dead before eventually reappearing. The ensuing conflict leads to the breakup of the love triangle between the characters before they can resolve their differences. The show was sold to several Latin American networks but did not perform well in America, with low ratings.

text: Add "brothers" before "Luis and Alejandro Toro"

refinement: "Mesa para tres" is a Colombian telenovela set in Bogota, where the main characters - brothers Luis and Alejandro Toro - fall in love with Andrea Zavatti who is dating George Brown. As jealousy and hatred begin to set in, Luis is kidnapped and presumed dead before eventually reappearing. The ensuing conflict leads to the breakup of the love triangle between the characters before they can resolve their differences. The show was sold to several Latin American networks but did not perform well in America, with low ratings.

text: "As jealousy and hatred begin to set in," - this was never implied and should be replaced with George Brown's ulterior motives.

refinement: "Mesa para tres" is a Colombian telenovela set in Bogota, where the main characters - brothers Luis and Alejandro Toro - fall in love with Andrea Zavatti who is dating George Brown. Brown, who is only interested in Mr. Zavatti's fortune, tries to get rid of the Toro brothers. Luis is kidnapped and presumed dead before eventually reappearing. The ensuing conflict leads to the breakup of the love triangle between the characters before they can resolve their differences.  The show was sold to several Latin American networks but did not perform well in America, with low ratings.

text: "The ensuing conflict leads to the breakup of the love triangle between the characters before they can resolve their differences." - is vague and should be replaced with what happens when Luis finds out about Andrea and Alejandro.

refinement: "Mesa para tres" is a Colombian telenovela set in Bogota, where the main characters - brothers Luis and Alejandro Toro - fall in love with Andrea Zavatti who is dating George Brown. Brown, who is only interested in Mr. Zavatti's fortune, tries to get rid of the Toro brothers. Luis is kidnapped and presumed dead before eventually reappearing, only to feel betrayed when he finds out that Andrea and Alejandro are together. The show was sold to several Latin American networks but did not perform well in America, with low ratings.

text: Replace "Bogota" with "Bogotá"

refinement: "Mesa para tres" is a Colombian telenovela set in Bogotá, where the main characters - brothers Luis and Alejandro Toro - fall in love with Andrea Zavatti who is dating George Brown. Brown, who is only interested in Mr. Zavatti's fortune, tries to get rid of the Toro brothers. Luis is kidnapped and presumed dead before eventually reappearing, only to feel betrayed when he finds out that Andrea and Alejandro are together. The show was sold to several Latin American networks but did not perform well in America, with low ratings.

answer: 'Mesa para tres' ('Table for Three') is a Latin American telenovela set in Bogotá, Colombia. This 2004 series follows the love story between two brothers aiming to succeed in high-class restaurant business and the daughter of the owner. One of the brothers falls for Andrea Zavatti, but is then betrayed when his brother reappears alive and in love with her as well. The show was largely successful on international markets but NBC's adapted version, 'Desire', faired poorly in ratings.

text: "the love story between two brothers aiming to succeed in high-class restaurant business and the daughter of the owner" -  this reads wrong and implies that the brothers are in a relationship. It also has no connection to the rest of the sentence and the ending (the daughter of the owner) makes no sense when taken as a whole.

refinement: 'Mesa para tres' ('Table for Three') is a Latin American telenovela set in Bogotá, Colombia. This 2004 series follows Luis and Alejandro Toro, two brothers who are trying to make it in Zavatti's, a high-class restaurant owned by Harold Zavatti. One of the brothers falls for Andrea Zavatti, but is then betrayed when his brother reappears alive and in love with her as well. The show was largely successful on international markets but NBC's adapted version, 'Desire', faired poorly in ratings.

text: "One of the brothers falls for Andrea Zavatti, but is then betrayed when his brother reappears alive and in love with her as well." - both Toro brothers (Luis and Alejandro) fall in love with Andrea. It is also unclear who betrays who and which brother reappears alive.

refinement: 'Mesa para tres' ('Table for Three') is a Latin American telenovela set in Bogotá, Colombia. This 2004 series follows Luis and Alejandro Toro, two brothers who are trying to make it in Zavatti's, a high-class restaurant owned by Harold Zavatti. They both fall in love with Harold's daughter, Andrea. Luis is kidnapped and presumed dead but reappears and feels betrayed when he learns that Andrea and Alejandro are together. The show was largely successful on international markets but NBC's adapted version, 'Desire', faired poorly in ratings.

text: Fails to mention why Luis was kidnapped.

refinement: 'Mesa para tres' ('Table for Three') is a Latin American telenovela set in Bogotá, Colombia. This 2004 series follows Luis and Alejandro Toro, two brothers who are trying to make it in Zavatti's, a high-class restaurant owned by Harold Zavatti. They both fall in love with Harold's daughter, Andrea. Her boyfriend, George Brown, is only after Harold's fortune and wants to get rid of the Toro brothers. Luis is kidnapped and presumed dead but reappears and feels betrayed when he learns that Andrea and Alejandro are together. The show was largely successful on international markets but NBC's adapted version, 'Desire', faired poorly in ratings.

answer: This telenovela is about three brothers who go to Bogota to start a new life, falling in love with the daughter of the restaurant owner. When one of the brothers goes missing, the other ends up being betrayed by him. However, they are able to reconcile their relationship. The show was sold to several international markets, but, despite decent ratings domestically, did not score well with viewers abroad.

text: "is about three brothers" - it's only about two brothers, Luis and Alejandro, plus their mother.

refinement: This telenovela is about two brothers, Luis and Alejandro Toro, who go to Bogota to start a new life, falling in love with the daughter of the restaurant owner. When one of the brothers goes missing, the other ends up being betrayed by him. However, they are able to reconcile their relationship. The show was sold to several international markets, but, despite decent ratings domestically, did not score well with viewers abroad.

text: Mention the name of the girl the Toro brothers fell in love with.

refinement: This telenovela is about two brothers, Luis and Alejandro Toro, who go to Bogota to start a new life, falling in love with Andrea Zavati, the daughter of the restaurant owner. When one of the brothers goes missing, the other ends up being betrayed by him. However, they are able to reconcile their relationship. The show was sold to several international markets, but, despite decent ratings domestically, did not score well with viewers abroad.

text: "When one of the brothers goes missing, the other ends up being betrayed by him." - is vague and must include names and a motive for the disappearance.

refinement: This telenovela is about two brothers, Luis and Alejandro Toro, who go to Bogota to start a new life, falling in love with Andrea Zavatti, the daughter of the restaurant owner. George Brown, who is Andrea's boyfriend, tries to get rid of the Toro brothers, as he is only interested in Mr. Zavatti's fortune. When Luis goes missing and presumed dead, Alejandro ends up with Andrea and Luis feels betrayed when he reappears, alive. However, they are able to reconcile their relationship. The show was sold to several international markets, but, despite decent ratings domestically, did not score well with viewers abroad.

text: "However, they are able to reconcile their relationship." - this was never mentioned and can be removed.

refinement: This telenovela is about two brothers, Luis and Alejandro Toro, who go to Bogota to start a new life, falling in love with Andrea Zavatti, the daughter of the restaurant owner. George Brown, who is Andrea's boyfriend, tries to get rid of the Toro brothers, as he is only interested in Mr. Zavatti's fortune. When Luis goes missing and presumed dead, Alejandro ends up with Andrea and Luis feels betrayed when he reappears, alive. The show was sold to several international markets, but, despite decent ratings domestically, did not score well with viewers abroad.

text: "did not score well with viewers abroad." - this statement is unproven because only ratings in the US were mentioned.

refinement: This telenovela is about two brothers, Luis and Alejandro Toro, who go to Bogota to start a new life, falling in love with Andrea Zavatti, the daughter of the restaurant owner. George Brown, who is Andrea's boyfriend, tries to get rid of the Toro brothers, as he is only interested in Mr. Zavatti's fortune. When Luis goes missing and presumed dead, Alejandro ends up with Andrea and Luis feels betrayed when he reappears, alive. The show was sold to several international markets, but, despite decent ratings domestically, did not score well with viewers in the U.S.

answer: "Mesa para tres" is a 2004 Colombian telenovela that was sold to international markets and became the basis for the unsuccessful American MyNetworkTV telenovela "Desire". The show depicts the love triangle between Luis, Alejandro and Andrea, with George playing the role of the villain. Ratings for "Desire" were poor, averaging a 2.0 rating in the first week.

text: "The show depicts the love triangle between Luis, Alejandro and Andrea, with George playing the role of the villain." - fails to mention the relationship between each character (i.e. Luis and Alejandro are brothers)

refinement: "Mesa para tres" is a 2004 Colombian telenovela that was sold to international markets and became the basis for the unsuccessful American MyNetworkTV telenovela "Desire". The show depicts the love triangle between the Toro brothers; Luis and Alejandro and Andrea Zavatti, the boss' daughter. Andrea's boyfriend, George, plays the role of the villain. Ratings for "Desire" were poor, averaging a 2.0 rating in the first week.

answer: "Mesa para tres" (Table for Three) is a 2004 Colombian telenovela that is based on a love triangle between three main characters: Luis, Alejandro, and Andrea. When the brothers fall in love with Andrea, they both realize that they are competing for her heart, leading to never-ending tension and drama. When Luis is kidnapped, tension between the brothers grows and his return leads Andrea to choose between the boys. Lower-than-expected ratings caused the show to be cancelled after only one season. Despite this, it was exported to several Latin American countries, as well as Japan.

text: "When Luis is kidnapped, tension between the brothers grows and his return leads Andrea to choose between the boys" - fails to mention that Andrea and Alejandro became a couple after Luis is kidnapped.

refinement: "Mesa para tres" (Table for Three) is a 2004 Colombian telenovela that is based on a love triangle between three main characters: Luis, Alejandro, and Andrea. When the brothers fall in love with Andrea, they both realize that they are competing for her heart, leading to never-ending tension and drama. When Luis is kidnapped, Andrea and Alejandro get together and, when Luis appears again, he feels betrayed by Alejandro. Lower-than-expected ratings caused the show to be cancelled after only one season. Despite this, it was exported to several Latin American countries, as well as Japan.

text: Minor: replace "cancelled" with "canceled"

refinement: "Mesa para tres" (Table for Three) is a 2004 Colombian telenovela that is based on a love triangle between three main characters: Luis, Alejandro, and Andrea. When the brothers fall in love with Andrea, they both realize that they are competing for her heart, leading to never-ending tension and drama. When Luis is kidnapped, Andrea and Alejandro get together and, when Luis appears again, he feels betrayed by Alejandro. Lower-than-expected ratings caused the show to be canceled after only one season. Despite this, it was exported to several Latin American countries, as well as Japan.

answer: Mesa para tres ("Table for Three") is a 2004 Colombian telenovela produced and broadcast by Caracol TV starring Héctor Arredondo as Luis Toro, Diego Cadavid as Alejandro Toro, Catalina Aristizábal as Andrea Zavatti, and Daniel Ochoa as George Brown. The series was sold to several networks in Latin America and a subtitled version was shown in Japan. The show was also the basis for the 2006 MyNetworkTV telenovela Desire, an Americanized version filmed in San Diego. The story is a love triangle of sorts. The Toro brothers fall in love with the same girl (Andrea) but she has an evil boyfriend (George) who's only after her dad's fortune (they own a restaurant). When Luis gets kidnapped and though dead, Andrea and Alejandro get together. Luis reappears and feels betrayed by his brother.

text: Minor: change "though" to "thought"

refinement: Mesa para tres ("Table for Three") is a 2004 Colombian telenovela produced and broadcast by Caracol TV starring Héctor Arredondo as Luis Toro, Diego Cadavid as Alejandro Toro, Catalina Aristizábal as Andrea Zavatti, and Daniel Ochoa as George Brown. The series was sold to several networks in Latin America and a subtitled version was shown in Japan. The show was also the basis for the 2006 MyNetworkTV telenovela Desire, an Americanized version filmed in San Diego. The story is a love triangle of sorts. The Toro brothers fall in love with the same girl (Andrea) but she has an evil boyfriend (George) who's only after her dad's fortune (they own a restaurant). When Luis gets kidnapped and thought dead, Andrea and Alejandro get together. Luis reappears and feels betrayed by his brother.


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For all the hand-wringing missives about the internet replacing actual human interaction, it seems that reports of conversation's demise are greatly exaggerated—at least when it comes to brand awareness. "Many marketers today use social media as an early indicator of their marketing performance," said Ed Keller, president of Engagement Labs, which conducted the survey. "However, looking only at online social data is like driving 60 mph at night with only a flashlight. In doing that, you're probably going to make a lot of mistakes. The fact is, a major part of the sales impact from word of mouth comes from offline conversation."

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        Carlos Monteiro

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_This story first appeared in the August 8, 2016 issue of Adweek magazine._

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question: Who is Ed Keller?

answer: He is the president of Engagement Labs.

text: Ed Keller is explicitly named as president of Engagement Labs.

answer: According to the passage, Ed Keller is the president of Engagement Labs, a company that conducted a survey on word of mouth marketing.

text: don't need to signpost "according to the passage"

refinement: Ed Keller is the president of Engagement Labs, a company that conducted a survey on word of mouth marketing.

text: Details about Engagement Labs are not relevant to the question.

refinement: Ed Keller is the president of Engagement Labs.

text: Ed Keller is explicitly named as president of Engagement Labs.

answer: Ed Keller is the president of Engagement Labs, which conducted the survey mentioned in the article.

text: The relevance of Engagement Labs is not part of the question.

refinement: Ed Keller is the president of Engagement Labs.

text: Ed Keller is explicitly named as president of Engagement Labs.

question: When did this story first appear?

text: the answer is empty

answer: The passage discusses marketing performance.

text: The topic discussed in the passage is not relevant to the question; this is a question about the date of initial publication.

answer: August 8, 2016

text: At the bottom of the page, it says: 'This story first appeared in August 8, 2016[...]'

question: What does Ed Keller say marketers use social media for?

answer: He says they use social media as an early indicator of their marketing performance.

text: Ed Keller says 'Many marketers today use social media as an early indicator of their marketing performance.'

text: the answer field is empty

refinement: He says they use social media as an early indicator of their marketing performance.

answer: Ed Keller says that in using social media marketers "are probably going to make a lot of mistakes" because it is not as sensitive as word-of-mouth marketing.

text: This answer is about what mistakes social media marketers make. The question, however, is about how social media marketers use social media to begin with.

refinement: He says they use social media as an early indicator of their marketing performance.

question: Where does Keller believe a large part of sales impact comes from?

answer: He believes a significant portion of sales comes from words-of-mouth.

text: The phrased used in the article is 'word of mouth', not words-of-mouth.

refinement: He believes a significant portion of sales comes from word of mouth.

text: The distinction between offline and online word of mouth is essential to Ed Keller's statement, but the answer here does not draw that distinction

refinement: He believes a significant portion of sales comes from offline word of mouth.

text: Offline word of mouth is not explicitly named as a significant portion of overall sales, but instead as a significant portion of word of mouth sales. That is, word of mouth is not exclusively an online phenomenon (as many social media marketers, in Keller's view, mistakenly believe).

refinement: He believes a significant portion of word of mouth sales sales comes from offline conversation.

answer: He believes a large part of sales impact comes from offline conversation.

answer: He believes a large part of sales impact comes from word of mouth or offline conversation.

text: Word of mouth and offline conversation are not conflicting categories -- offline conversation is enough to answer the question.

refinement: He believes a large part of sales impact comes from offline conversation.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The company Engagement Labs conducted a study that found online social discussion only accounts for a small part of a brand's "overall word-of-mouth impact," and that the majority of a brand's word-of-mouth impact comes from off-line conversations.

text: This answer overstates the case of the article. The article is only arguing that offline conversation is unduly overlooked, not that off-line word of mouth is the majority of word of mouth impact.

refinement: The company Engagement Labs conducted a study that found online social discussion only accounts for part of a brand's "overall word-of-mouth impact," and that offline conversations are a major part of a brand's overall word of mouth impact.

text: The article does not hyphenate 'word of mouth'.

refinement: The company Engagement Labs conducted a study that found online social discussion only accounts for part of a brand's "overall word of mouth impact," and that offline conversations are a major part of a brand's overall word of mouth impact.

text: The article makes no mention of a study

refinement: Online social discussion only accounts for part of a brand's "overall word of mouth impact," and that offline conversations are a major part of a brand's overall word of mouth impact.

answer: This article states the opinions of Ed Keller, president of Engagement Labs, on what impacts sales, social media or offline conversation.

text: The article is not trying to reach a binary conclusion over whether offline or online conversation have a bigger impact on sales. Rather, the article is pointing out that offline conversation often goes overlooked in the contemporary marketing landscape.

refinement: This article quotes Ed Keller, president of Engagement Labs, on the underestimation of offline conversation's sales impact by contemporary marketers.

text: While Keller's quotes are important to the article, the article is not exclusively a statement of Keller's opinion.

refinement: This article critiques the underestimation of offline conversation's sales impact by contemporary marketers.

answer: This is what this will morph into.

text: vague, off-topic

refinement: This article critiques the underestimation of offline conversation's sales impact by contemporary marketers.

answer: Conformity would be the author's argument.

text: vague, off-topic

refinement: This article critiques the underestimation of offline conversation's sales impact by contemporary marketers.

text: the answer field is empty

refinement: This article critiques the underestimation of offline conversation's sales impact by contemporary marketers.

answer: All marketing experts know that online conversations have very little relevancy if you are trying to create effective campaign; however, according to a new study, most customers base their purchase decisions on offline conversations with friends, family and acquaintances.

text: The article points out that marketing experts often undervalue the impact of offline conversation, not online conversation.

refinement: Marketing experts often assume that offline conversations have little relevancy if you are trying to create effective campaign; however, according to a new study, most customers base their purchase decisions on offline conversations with friends, family and acquaintances.

text: Omits either the article "an" prior to "effective campaign", or else omits the pluralizing "s" on "campaigns"

refinement: Marketing experts often assume that offline conversations have little relevancy if you are trying to create an effective campaign; however, according to a new study, most customers base their purchase decisions on offline conversations with friends, family and acquaintances.

text: The article makes no mention of a study.

refinement: Marketing experts often assume that offline conversations have little relevancy if you are trying to create an effective campaign. However, most customers base their purchase decisions on offline conversations with friends, family and acquaintances.


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DOUG LUCIE (born 15 December 1953, Chessington, Greater London) is an English dramatist.[1]

Career

Doug Lucie is a key figure in contemporary writing for the British stage. Lucie had an especially influential run of works in the 1980s and early 1990s. His plays have been produced at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Other Place and the Royal Court.

Lucie's work has been hailed by critics for his singular voice and his acid pen. His most influential plays often bristle with sudden and unexpected violence, making him a key transitional figure between the overtly political British drama of the 1970s and the “in-yer-face” school of the 1990s.

His early work as a playwright emerged from the Edinburgh Festival and smaller theatres in the south of England. He was a playwright-in-residence at the Oxford Playhouse in 1979 and 1980, and a visiting writer at the Iowa Writer's Workshop in 1981.[2]

Lucie broke through to a larger audience with _Hard Feelings_ (1982) -- a play set in a gentrifying Brixton before and during its 1981 riots. The success of _Hard Feelings_ began a run of work that included _Progress_ (1984), _Key to the World_ (1984), _Fashion_ (1987), _Grace_ (1992), _Gaucho_ (1994), and _The Shallow End_ (1996).

Lucie's later plays explore themes ranging from work and friendship (_The Green Man_, 2003)[3] to the intersection of art and politics as it played out in the fertile relationship between acclaimed singers Nick Drake and John Martyn (_Solid Air_, 2014).[4]

Lucie also writes extensively for radio and television in the United Kingdom.

Critical Reception

“[W]here are the aspiring dramatists of either sex who instantly identify themselves by the timbre of their dialogue or the idiosyncrasy of their stance, as Pinter and Bond once did? Doug Lucie perhaps, that sour observer of the go-getting Eighties; no one much else.” Benedict Nightingale, _The Times_ (1990)[5]

“People don't go to Doug Lucie's plays to be tickled under the chin. In the Eighties, his poisonous and hilarious comedies Fashion and Progress gave us portraits of humanity that might prompt second thoughts about that post-show drink with friends. 'A martini of gall and wormwood about the articulate classes' is how one critic described his style.”—Sarah Hemming, _The Independent_ (1992)[6]

“This is an angry account of a stratified Britain, in which the sons and daughters of the well-off enjoy a head start in life. Is anything that different today?”—Michael Billington, _The Guardian_, on 2012 revival of _Hard Feelings_.[7]

Plays

-   _John Clare's Mad Nuncle_ (Edinburgh, 1975)
-   _Rough Trade_ (Oxford Playhouse, 1978)
-   _We Love You_ (Roundhouse, 1978)
-   _Oh Well_ (Oxford Playhouse, 1978)
-   _The New Garbo_ (Hull Truck and King's Head, London, 1978)
-   _Heroes_ (Edinburgh and New End Theatre, London 1979)
-   _Poison_ Edinburgh Festival, 1980)
-   _Strangers in the Night_, New End Theatre, 1981)
-   _Hard Feelings_ (Oxford Playhouse tour, 1982, Bush Theatre, 1983)
-   _Progress_ (Bush Theatre, 1984)
-   _Key to the World_ (Paines Plough, Leicester Haymarket, and Lyric Theatre Studio, Hammersmith, 1984)[8]
-   _Fashion_ (RSC, 1987 and Leicester Haymarket and Tricycle, London, 1989)[9]
-   _Doing the Business_ (Royal Court, 1990)
-   _Grace_ (Hampstead Theatre, 1992)
-   _Gaucho_ (Hampstead Theatre, 1994)[10]
-   _The Shallow End_ (Royal Court 1997)[11][12]
-   _Love You, Too_ (Bush Theatre, 1998)[13]
-   _The Green Man_ (Plymouth, Drum Theatre, 2002)[14]
-   _Pass it On_ (Shell Connections, 2006)
-   _Solid Air_ (Plymouth 2013)[15][16]

Personal life

Lucie was for a time in the 21st century homeless before settling in Thame.[17]

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title: Doug Lucie

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

Who is Doug Lucie?

answer: He was an English dramatist.

text: "was" - change to "is" because Lucie is still alive

answer: He is an English dramatist.

answer: Doug Lucie is an English dramatist.

answer: Doug Lucie is a dramatist from Chessington, Greater London. His plays have been produced at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company's Other Place, and the Royal Court.

answer: Doug Lucie is a dramatist from Chessington, Greater London. He is best known for his plays, which have been produced at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the Royal Court. He is also a writer for radio and television.

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

What do critics like about Lucie's work?

answer: His singular voice and acid pen.

answer: Critics value Doug Lucie's work for its voice and acid pen, which often present a uniquely honest portrait of life in contemporary Britain. His plays often cover themes such as gentrification, class tensions, and the intersection of art and politics.

answer: It is said his voice and his pen is distinctly singular.

text: "It is said his voice and his pen is distinctly singular." - is a bit inaccurate. His voice is singular and he has an acid pen.

refinement: It is said his voice is distinctly singular and he has an acid pen.

answer: Critics praise Lucie's singular voice and his acid pen. His work is sometimes bristle with sudden and unexpected violence, which makes him a key transitional figure between more overtly political British plays of the 1970s and the "in-yer-face" school of work that emerged in the 1990s.

text: "is sometimes bristle" - reword to "sometimes bristles"

refinement: Critics praise Lucie's singular voice and his acid pen. His work sometimes bristles with sudden and unexpected violence, which makes him a key transitional figure between more overtly political British plays of the 1970s and the "in-yer-face" school of work that emerged in the 1990s.

answer: Critics like Lucie's voice and acid pen.

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

What play enabled Lucie to break through to a larger audience?

answer: Hard Feelings (1982).

answer: Hard Feelings (1982)

answer: Hard Feelings

answer: Hard Feelings.

answer: Hard Feelings.

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

List two of Lucie's plays from each decade starting in the 1970s.

answer: Poison (1970s) and Grace (1980s).

text: "Poison (1970s) and Grace (1980s)." - the dates are wrong. "Poison" was in 1980, while "Grace" was in 1992. The question also states to list two plays for each decade. A complete overhaul of the answer is needed.

refinement:
1970s - John Clare's Mad Nuncle (1975), Rough Trade (1978)
1980s - Poison (1980), Hard Feelings (1983)
1990s - Doing the Business (1990), Grace (1992)
2000s - The Green Man (2002), Solid Air (2013)

answer:
- John Clare's Mad Nuncle (Edinburgh, 1975)
- Rough Trade (Oxford Playhouse, 1978)
- Poison_ Edinburgh Festival, 1980)
- Strangers in the Night, New End Theatre, 1981)
- Doing the Business (Royal Court, 1990)
- Grace (Hampstead Theatre, 1992)
- The Green Man (Plymouth, Drum Theatre, 2002)
- Solid Air (Plymouth 2013)

answer:
70s:
- _The New Garbo_ (1978)
- _Poison_ (1980)

80s:
- _Hard Feelings_ (1982)
- _Progress_ (1984)

90s:
- _Fashion_ (1987)
- _Grace_ (1992)

2000s:
- _The Green Man_ (2002)
- _Pass it On_ (2006)

text: Poison should be lumped in with the 80s. Replace it with something else.

answer:
_John Clare's Mad Nuncle_ (1975)
_Hard Feelings_ (1982)
_Progress_ (1984)
_Fashion_ (1987)
_Gaucho_ (1994)
_The Shallow End_ (1996)
_The Green Man_ (2002)
_Solid Air_ (2013)

text: "Hard Feelings (1982)" - is from the 80s. Replace it with a play from the 1970s.

refinement:
_John Clare's Mad Nuncle_ (1975)
_Rough Trade_ (1978)
_Progress_ (1984)
_Fashion_ (1987)
_Gaucho_ (1994)
_The Shallow End_ (1996)
_The Green Man_ (2002)
_Solid Air_ (2013)

answer:
- John Clare's Mad Nuncle (1975)
- Oh Well (1978)
- Poisons (1980)

text: Only lists three plays. Must include two plays per decade starting from the 1970s.

refinement:
- John Clare's Mad Nuncle (1975)
- Oh Well (1978)
- Poisons (1980)
- Hard Feelings (1982-83)
- Grace (1992)
- Gaucho (1994)
- The Green Man (2002)
- Solid Air (2013)

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Doug Lucie is an English dramatist and key figure in contemporary writing for the British stage. Lucie had an influential run of works in the 1980s and 1990s, and his plays have been produced at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company's Other Place, and the Royal Court. He is hailed by critics as having a singular voice and acid pen. Some of his works include Hard Feelings (1982), Gaucho (1994), and The Shallow End (1996).

answer: Doug Lucie is an English dramatist. He influenced the work of other contemporary dramatists. His play, Hard Feelings, was the one that began his successful run, also including Progress, Fashion, Feel Strong, and Gaucho. He also writes extensively for tv and radio in the UK.

text: "Feel Strong" - doesn't exist anywhere in the wiki and should be deleted.

refinement: Doug Lucie is an English dramatist. He influenced the work of other contemporary dramatists. His play, Hard Feelings, was the one that began his successful run, also including Progress, Fashion, and Gaucho. He also writes extensively for tv and radio in the UK.

answer: Doug Lucie is an English playwright. He had an especially influential run of works in the 1980s and early 1990s. His plays have been produced at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Other Place and the Royal Court. Lucie wrote extensively for theater, radio, and TV.

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refinement: Doug Lucie is an English playwright. He had an especially influential run of works in the 1980s and early 1990s. His plays have been produced at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Other Place and the Royal Court. Lucie writes extensively for theater, radio, and TV.

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refinement: Doug Lucie is an English playwright. He had an especially influential run of works in the 1980s and early 1990s. His plays have been produced at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Other Place, and the Royal Court. Lucie writes extensively for theater, radio, and TV.

answer: Doug Lucie is an English dramatist whose work is known for its sudden and unexpected violence. He is known for being a transitional figure between political British drama of the 1970s and the “in-yer-face” school of the 1990s. His plays have been produced at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the Royal Court. Lucie has also written extensively for radio and television. He is currently homeless.

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refinement: Doug Lucie is an English dramatist whose work is known for its sudden and unexpected violence. He is known for being a transitional figure between political British drama of the 1970s and the “in-yer-face” school of the 1990s. His plays have been produced at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the Royal Court. Lucie also writes extensively for radio and television. He is currently homeless.

text: "He is currently homeless." - Lucie is not currently homeless. He was for a time, before settling in Thame.

refinement: Doug Lucie is an English dramatist whose work is known for its sudden and unexpected violence. He is known for being a transitional figure between political British drama of the 1970s and the “in-yer-face” school of the 1990s. His plays have been produced at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the Royal Court. Lucie also writes extensively for radio and television.

answer: English playwright Doug Lucie is a prolific and well-respected dramatist. His early work was created for smaller venues, but his break-through play, Hard Feelings, brought him more widespread recognition. Lucie's later plays range in theme from the effects of gentrification to art and politics. He became homeless in the 21st century before settling in Thame.

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refinement: English playwright Doug Lucie is a prolific and well-respected dramatist. His early work was created for smaller venues, but his breakthrough play, Hard Feelings, brought him more widespread recognition. Lucie's later plays range in theme from the effects of gentrification to art and politics. He became homeless in the 21st century before settling in Thame.


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STEPHANIE BRODY-LEDERMAN is a New York painter, book artist,[1] and sculptor whose mixed media works combine visual imagery with words.[2][3][4] In 1977-1978 her art was included in the major exhibition _American Narrative/Story Art--1967-1977_ at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, Texas.[5]

Education

She attended Finch College in NYC, where she received a B.S. degree in Design in 1961. The Finch Alumni Association toured her loft art studio in Dumbo as part of a 2011 fundraising event.[6] She earned an M.A. in Painting from Long Island University, C.W.Post, Greenvale, New York, in 1975, and also attended the University of Michigan School of Architecture[7][8]

Exhibitions

Brody-Lederman's mixed media art since the early 1970's has been included in many important museum exhibitions along with contemporary artists such as Jennifer Bartlett, Lynda Benglis and Jackie Winsor.[9][10] In 1980 her art was shown at the Summit Art Center in Summit, New Jersey.[11] Stephanie Brody-Lederman has had solo exhibitions at Guild Hall Museum in East Hampton, New York,[12][13][14] Islip Art Museum, East Islip, New York[15] and Musée Bourdelle in Paris. Her art is in many public collections including Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Cooper-Hewitt Museum.[16][17][18] She has been represented by OK Harris Gallery.[19]

In 1977, her art was included in a group exhibition at the New Jersey State Museum in the Trenton Capitol Complex.[20] In 1978 her solo exhibition in a Nassau County, Long Island museum was closed after four hours by the museum's failure to comply with fire regulations.[21] In 1980 her art was shown at the Summit Art Center in Summit New Jersey.[22] Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, Inc. represented Lederman, along with Barton Lidice Benes and Pat Lasch at _Art 1981_ at the Chicago Navy Pier Show,[23] and her art shown at a Kathryn Markel group show was reviewed.[24]

A reviewer of her 1995 exhibit _Summer Light_ at Louisiana State University at Shreveport described her art as both puzzling and avant garde.[25] In 2000, Lederman contributed a painted bovine called “Hot Tips” to the New York City CowParade.[26] In 2001, a reviewer compared Lederman's exhibition _Tropisms and Small Fires_ in Fort Myers, Florida to Jean Dubuffet's description of _l'art brut_.[27]

She had a solo exhibition in 2013 at OK Harris Gallery in New York’s SoHo district, South of Houston Street in Manhattan,[28] and is a regular exhibitor there.[29] In 2017 she continues to participate in group exhibitions in The Hamptons,[30][31] winning first place in the Guild Hall's 70th Anniversary show.[32] Her art was selected for the 2017-2018 group show _Text Me:How We Live in Language_[33] at the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA).

In 2018 her painting “Outdoor Girl” was bought by Shakespeare and Company (bookstore) in Paris. The painting will be installed in the bookstore during the winter of 2018/19 and was shown previously at Guild Hall and Arlene Bujese gallery.[34]

Biography

Brody-Lederman was an only child, born in New York City. She has said that “My family moved a lot. It was stressful. I found an outlet for what I was thinking and feeling in drawing and painting." Her father was a real-estate broker and owned a gallery for a short period.[35]

Honors and awards

Her artwork has been featured on the covers and pages of The Paris Review[36] and L’Oeil[37] Magazines. Her painting “Rover has soft ears” appeared in _On The Issues Magazine_ in 2009.[38] Among her grants and awards are New York Foundation for the Arts, LMCC (Lower Manhattan Cultural Council), Artists Space, Percent for Art, SOS Grant, Hassam and Speicher Award, New York Foundation for the Arts/NEA LINE Grant, Ariana Foundation for the Arts Grant, E.D Foundation Grant and Percent for Art award.[39] Her art was featured in the _Alexandria Quarterly_, The Art Edition 2016.[40]

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[31]  The East Hampton Star|url=http://easthamptonstar.com/Arts/3/Stephanie-Brody-Ledermans-Subrosa-Thoughts%7Cwebsite=easthamptonstar.com%7Caccessdate=4 April 2017|language=en}}

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title: Stephanie Brody-Lederman

question: Which art school did Stephanie Brody-Lederman attend?

answer: Stephanie Brody-Lederman attended Long Island University.

answer: Stephanie Brody-Lederman attended Finch College and Long Island University for Art.

answer: Stephanie Brody-Lederman attended Finch College and Long Island University in New York and the University of Michigan School of Architecture.

question: How was her work described by the reviewer of her 1995 exhibit 'Summer Light' at Louisiana State University?

answer: The work was described as "both puzzling and avant-garde.

answer: The reviewer described her work as both puzzling and avant garde.

text: Avant-garde is spelled with a hyphen, but both the response and the article wrongly spell the word.

refinement: The reviewer described her work as both puzzling and avant-garde.

answer: Her work was described as both puzzling and avant-garde.

question: What kind of artist is Brody-Lederman?

answer: a New York painter, book artist, and sculptor.

answer: Stephanie Brody-Lederman is a contemporary mixed-media artist.

answer: It is not certain; of course she paints and sculpts but mixed media is her medium.

text: It is certain what kind of artist Stephanie is, according to the article.

refinement: Stephanie is a book artist, painter, and sculptor who uses mixed media techniques for her artwork.

question: Where did Stephanie Brody-Lederman have solo exhibitions?

answer: Although the passage does not mention where Stephanie Brody-Lederman had solo galleries, it notes that her work was included in a group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York as well as other exhibitions.

text: 'Although the passage does not mention where Stephanie Brody-Lederman had solo galleries' is inaccurate because it is highlighted in the article where Stephanie has had her solo exhibitions.

refinement: According to the article, Stephanie's solo exhibitions were held at; Guild Hall Museum in East Hampton, New York, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, New York, and Musée Bourdelle in Paris.

answer: In museums, art centers, and galleries.

text: It does not specify which museums, art centers, or galleries where she had solo exhibitions.

refinement: According to the article, Stephanie's solo exhibitions were held at; Guild Hall Museum in East Hampton, New York, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, New York, and Musée Bourdelle in Paris.

answer: Brody-Lederman had a solo exhibition at OK Harris Gallery in Manhattan.

text: The response indicates that Stephanie had solo exhibitions at the OK Harris Gallery only.

refinement: According to the article, Stephanie's solo exhibitions were held at; Guild Hall Museum in East Hampton, New York, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, New York, and Musée Bourdelle in Paris and at the OK Harris Gallery in Manhattan in 2013.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer: Stephanie Brody-Lederman is a New York painter, book artist, and sculptor. From 1961 to 1975, she attended Finch College and Long Island University. In 1977-1978, a retrospective of her work, American Narrative/Story Art-1967-1977, was held at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, Texas. She has collaborated on art in 1977, with Jennifer Bartlett, Jackie Winsor, and Lynda Benglis, and in 1980, at the Summit Art Center in Summit. She has had many exhibitions around the world, and her artwork is part of the Museum of Modern Art, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, and much more.

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'She has collaborated on art in 1977, with Jennifer Bartlett, Jackie Winsor, and Lynda Benglis, and in 1980, at the Summit Art Center in Summit' is inaccurate because according to the article, her works were included in many important museum exhibitions alongside other contemporary artists such as Jennifer Bartlett, Lynda Bengalis, and Jackie Winsor and it doesn't mention that she worked with the artists mentioned above.

The summary also says, 'In 1977-1978, a retrospective of her work, American Narrative/Story Art-1967-1977, was held at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, Texas,' which is inaccurate because the American/Narrative Story art of 1977-1978 was an exhibition held at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, Texas.

refinement: Stephanie Brody-Lederman is a New York painter, book artist, and sculptor. From 1961 to 1975, she attended Finch College and Long Island University. Between 1977-1978, her artwork was included in the art exhibition "American/Narrative Story Art" of 1977-1978 that took place at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, Texas. Also, her work was included in many important museum exhibitions alongside other contemporary artists such as; Jennifer Bartlett, Lynda Bengalis, and Jackie Winsor. Furthermore, she has had many exhibitions around the world, and her artwork in many public collections such as the Museum of Modern Art, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, and much more.

answer: Stephanie Brody-Lederman is a New York painter, book artist, and sculptor whose mixed media works combine visual imagery with words. Brody-Lederman was born an only child, and her family moved a lot, which was stressful. She found an outlet for her feelings in drawing and painting; her father owned a gallery. She has had solo exhibitions in NYC, Long Island Museum, the Miami Art Museum, and Musée Bourdelle in Paris.

text: There is no mention of her solo exhibition in the Miami Art Museum in the article.

refinement: Stephanie Brody-Lederman is a New York painter, book artist, and sculptor whose mixed media works combine visual imagery with words. Brody-Lederman was born an only child, and her family moved a lot, which was stressful. She found an outlet for her feelings in drawing and painting; her father owned a gallery. She has had solo exhibitions in NYC, Long Island Museum, and Musée Bourdelle in Paris.

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Stephanie Brody-Lederman is a New York painter, book artist, and sculptor. Many of her contemporary paintings and mixed media pieces include visual imagery with words. She attended Finch College in New York City, where she received a B.S. degree in Design in 1961. She went on to earn an M.A. from Long Island University, and also attended the University of Michigan School of Architecture.
In 1977, her art was included in the major exhibition American Narrative/Story Art - 1967-1977 at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, Texas.

She has been involved in many exhibitions, both solo and group, throughout her career.

answer: Stephanie Brody-Lederman is a New York painter, book artist, and sculptor whose mixed media works combine visual imagery with words. In 1977-1978, her work was included in a major exhibition called  "American Narrative/Story Art--1967-1977" at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, Texas. Outside of exhibitions, she's been featured on the covers and pages of The Paris Review and L'Oeil magazines.

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Her artworks were featured on the cover pages of The Paris Review and L'Oeil magazines.
The summary is less than six sentences.

refinement: Stephanie Brody-Lederman is a New York painter, book artist, and sculptor whose mixed media works combine visual imagery with words. Her art inspiration began at a young age, during the time her family moved around a lot. Because of this, she found an outlet for expressing her feelings through drawing and painting. In the early 70s, her artwork was included in many important museum exhibitions alongside other contemporary artists such as; Jennifer Bartlett, Lynda Benglis, and Jackie Winsor. In addition, between 1977-1978, her work was also included in a major exhibition called  "American Narrative/Story Art--1967-1977" at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, Texas. Again, her artworks have been featured on the covers and pages of The Paris Review and L'Oeil magazines.

answer: Stephanie Brody-Lederman is a contemporary New York mixed-media artist: painter, book artist, and sculptor. She received a B.S. degree in Design in 1961, an M.A. in Painting from Long Island University in New York, and attended the University of Michigan School of Architecture. Among her grants and awards are New York Foundation for the Arts, LMCC, Artists Space, Percent for Art, SOS Grant, Hassam and Speicher Award, New York Foundation for the Arts/NEA LINE Grant, Ariana Foundation for the Arts Grant, E.D Foundation Grant and Percent for Art award.  Her art is in many public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Cooper-Hewitt Museum.

text: The summary is less than six sentences. It does not mention other important points, such as; Stephanie's solo art exhibitions and how she began drawing and painting.

refinement: Stephanie Brody-Lederman is a contemporary New York mixed-media artist: painter, book artist, and sculptor. She received a B.S. degree in Design in 1961, an M.A. in Painting from Long Island University in New York, and attended the University of Michigan School of Architecture. She has received several accolades for her artwork which has also graced the covers and pages of The Paris Review and L’Oeil magazines. When she was young, her family moved around a lot, and the stress gave rise to her art inspiration to express her feelings and thoughts through drawing and painting. Between 1977-1978, her artwork was included in the major art exhibition American Narrative/Story Art 1967-1977 at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, Texas. Additionally, her art is in many public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Cooper-Hewitt Museum.

answer: Brody-Lederman is a New York painter, book artist, and sculptor whose mixed media works combine visual imagery with words. Her first art, mixed media painting, began in the 1970s. Brody-Lederman's art has been on the cover or pages of magazines such as "The Paris Review" and "L'Žil Mag." She was also shown on the pages of "The Alexandria Quarterly" and "The Art Edition." A couple group exhibits of her's include: The Art=Text=Art group exhibit. And The KACOTT group exhibit.

text: 'A couple group exhibits of her's include: The Art=Text=Art group exhibit. And The KACOTT group exhibit' is not included in the article and is therefore inaccurate. The summary is less than six sentences.

refinement: Brody-Lederman is a New York painter, book artist, and sculptor whose mixed media works combine visual imagery with words. Her first art, mixed media painting, began in the 1970s. In the early 70s, her artwork was included in many important museum exhibitions alongside other contemporary artists such as; Jennifer Bartlett, Lynda Benglis, and Jackie Winsor. In addition, between 1977-1978, her work was also included in a major exhibition called  "American Narrative/Story Art--1967-1977" at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, Texas. Brody-Lederman's art has also been on the covers and pages of magazines such as "The Paris Review" and "L'Oeil Magazines." Additionally, her art is in many public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Cooper-Hewitt Museum.


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It's been a few weeks since lawmakers let the interest rates on subsidized Stafford student loans double to 6.8%, reportedly adding an additional $1,000 to borrowers' burden after graduation.

Beyond the initial blow of extra interest payments, graduates could also lose a considerable amount of cash on tax credits, according to a new analysis by NerdWallet Taxes.

Whenever students pay interest on a federal student loan, they are able to claim those interest payments as a deduction on their taxes.

The IRS caps interest rate deductions at $2,500 per year, which means graduates may wind up paying more in interest than they're able to deduct. For example: If Bobby pays $3,500 in interest on student loans today, he will only able to claim $2,500 as a credit on his taxes.

It gets worse for high-earning graduates. Once grads start earning $75,000 or more, they no longer qualify for the interest rate deduction at all.

Over a 10-year repayment period, the top 5% of high-earning graduates could lose up to $4,000 in possible tax credits, according to Nerdwallet. When you also factor in the cost of the doubled interest rate, that would add another $4,800 to their load, totaling $8,800 over a decade.

Now, if the IRS decided to expand its interest rate deduction rule by an extra $1,000 to compensate for higher interest rates, Nerdwallet estimates graduates could save up to $7 billion over 10 years in taxes alone.

Unfortunately, that outcome isn't looking likely.

"Even though student loan rates have doubled, the $2,500 limit is not set to increase anytime soon, as the IRS set the limit for years 2001 and beyond back in 1986 in the Internal Revenue Code," Nerdwallet's Dana Lime notes.

As for raising the cap on interest deductions, Lime points to a bill introduced by House Rep. Charles Rangel, who suggested raising the cap from $2,500 to $5,000.

According to Govtrack.us, a government transparency monitor, the bill has "only a 1% chance of making it through committee and is unlikely to be passed in time to help students."

SO, WHAT'S A CASH-STRAPPED COLLEGE GRAD TO DO?

1. MINIMIZE LOANS. If you're still in school, you've got time to minimize your student loan damage. That means steering clear of private loans (and their sky-high interest rates) altogether, and researching tuition rates rigorously before enrolling. You can offset costs with scholarships and grants whenever possible, which may involve a lot of pre-planning.

2. CONSIDER CROWDFUNDING. For a cash-strapped college graduate who has exhausted every repayment option possible and is still struggling, the hot new trend in fundraising is online crowdfunding. This can be as simple as launching a page on GoFundMe.com and passing it around to your friends and family to contribute online. If you're on the entrepreneurial track and have a solid business plan, you could stand a chance at getting your loans paid off with investor dollars via sites like Upstart.com.

3.  RESEARCH OTHER TAX CREDITS. The Lifetime Learning credit or American Opportunity credit are both viable options.

ALSO, SEE OUR GUIDE TO PAYING DOWN STUDENT LOANS WHEN YOU'RE BROKE »

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

When did the IRS set student loan rate limits?

answer: The IRS set the student loan rate limits by $2,500 to $5,000 in 1986 back in 1986 in the Internal Revenue Code.

answer: The IRS set a limit of $2,500 on interest rate deductions in 1986.

answer: The IRS set the limit for interest rate deductions at $2,500 per year in 1986.

answer: 1986

answer: The IRS set student loan rate limits in 1986.

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

How likely is a limit increase to $5000 to pass the House?

answer: According to Govtrack.us, the bill had only a 1% chance of passing committee in time to help students.

answer: 1% according to Govtrack.us

answer: Unlikely since the rate caps appear to have been for quite some time. Perhaps though market circumstances change.

text: This answer doesn't make sense and is inaccurate.

answer: NerdWallet's Dana Lime believes the bill introduced by House Rep. Charles Rangel to increase the cap on interest deductions from $2,500 to $5,000 has "only a 1% chance of making it through committee and is unlikely to be passed in time to help students."

answer: The likelihood that a limit increase on interest deductions to $5000 will pass the House is unlikely. Govtrack.us gives the bill introduced by House Rep. Charles Rangel a 1% chance of making it through committee.

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

How much would students save if the IRS expanded interest rate deduction by $1000

answer:
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Based on the passage, if the IRS were to increase its interest rate deduction limit from $2,500 to $3,500, students could save up to $8,800 over a decade.

answer:
to compensate for higher interest rates?

According to Nerdwallet, graduates could save up to $7 billion over 10 years in taxes alone through an IRS expansion in interest rate deductions.

answer: $7 billion over ten years

answer: to compensate for higher interest ratesThey would save around $7 billion over 10 years.

answer: to compensate for the increase in Stafford loan interest rateThe students would save up to $7 billion over the next 10 years.

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

What are cash strapped college students recommended?

answer: 1. minimizing loans 2.Crowdfunding 3. Researching other tax credits

answer: College graduates are recommended to minimize their student loan debt, consider crowdfunding, and research other tax credits.

answer: To minimize loans, consider crowdfunding, and research other tax credits

answer: 1. minimize loans. 2. Consider crowdfunding. 3. Research other tax credits.

answer:
1. To minimize student loans whenever possible.
2. To consider crowdfunding.
3. To research other tax credits.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

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When the interest rates on subsidized Stafford student loans double to 6.8% recently, grads may be in for a potential loss of a great chunk of their deductions on taxes.

Rising interest rates makes finding money to pay back student loans a challenge. Investors are now lending money to start-ups who need it. This option has potential if the owner of the business is still a company-carrying student.

Rangel, a House Rep, is leading by passing a bill to increase the cap on deduction on tax credits from $2,500 to $5,000. The institute, Nerdwallet, believes the increase will save students almost $7 billion over 10 years.

answer: A recent analysis has shown that graduates with subsidized Stafford student loans are at risk of losing tax credits to pay back the increased interest rates of 6.8%. If high-earning graduates cannot claim interest deductions of up to $2,500, they could wind up losing up to $8,800 over a decade. There are no current plans to raise the interest deduction cap, so graduates will be faced with increased debt and less tax credit support. Research other tax credits that might help offset this damage.

answer: The student loans of recent college graduates are causing them to lose out on potential tax credits. Graduates with high earnings pay the most in taxes because they no longer qualify for a deduction. Unless the IRS increases the interest rate deduction cap, many graduates will be left paying more in interests than they can offset with tax credits.

answer: Interest rate deductions were capped at $2,500 per year by the IRS, which means graduates may wind up paying more in interest than they're able to deduct. Graduates could lose a considerable amount of cash on tax credits. Rates aren't expected to be increased as the current rate was established in 1986. A bill introduced by House Representative Charles Rangel suggested raising the cap to $5,000, but the bill only has a 1% chance of making it through committee. Students should try to minimize loans, consider crowdfunding, and research other tax credits.

answer: In the United States, student loans are being subsidized by the government but interest rates on them have recently doubled. As a result, students are losing a chance of claiming the full deductions on their taxes as their income increases. Similarly, Bobby is losing around $4,000 on reduced interest deduction. However, some tax credits can be claimed brought to $7,000. For the government this is a substantial amount which will help students and also reduce the student loan debt.