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BROCKINGTON COLLEGE is a Church of England mixed secondary school in Enderby, Leicestershire, England. It is in the district of Blaby. The school became an academy on 1 August 2012.[1]

History

In 1957 Brockington College was erected using an intergrid prefabricated construction. Four other Leicestershire schools also used this method of construction and due to the high maintenance costs and physical degradation of the buildings each of these schools has now been replaced. Brockington College was part of a £19m project from September 2006 to September 2007. Being a voluntary-aided school, funding was not directly through the Building Schools for the Future scheme but shared between HM Government and the Partnership for Church Schools scheme. As such the Church of England made a significant investment in the college and its local community. The current building boasts modern and state-of-the-art facilities, especially information technology equipment. A full size artificial grass pitch was added in 2009, funded and sponsored by the FA,[2] Next and a number of other local sponsors.

The school converted to academy status in August 2012.[3] Previously a middle school for pupils aged 11 to 14, in September 2015 the school changed to become an 11 to 16 secondary school.

Features of the college

Admissions

Brockington admits children aged 11–16 and in recent years has drawn significant numbers of pupils from beyond its traditional catchment area. The current informal catchment extends in excess of 8 miles, centred on Enderby and Narborough and including Croft, Huncote and Thurlaston - but reaching to Stoney Stanton, Whetstone and Blaby, Braunstone and Leicester Forest East as families have elected to apply to Brockington rather than their local secondary schools. Ofsted noted Brockington's pastoral support as being one of the many outstanding features of the college in 2010.

Spiritual reflection

The school speaks of its “uniquely Christian ethos” and has been assessed as an “Outstanding” school as part of its Section 48 inspection.[4] Children and staff from a number of faith backgrounds are part of the Brockington community and all beliefs are respected and considered. Local clergy host assemblies once a fortnight for each year and there is a strong Spiritual Reflection programme designed to prompt reflection among all, irrespective of their faith. There is also a Christmas and Easter service held at the local church for years 7-10.

House system

There are four Houses within the school (Plantagenet, Stuart, Tudor, and Windsor) and pupils frequently participate in extracurricular and enrichment activities representing their House.[5]

ICT facilities

All classrooms are equipped with LED projectors and have interactive whiteboards. There are currently five ICT rooms located on-site.

School values

The school has eight key values ('Compassion', 'Forgiveness', 'Justice', 'Koinonia’, 'Perseverance’, ‘Wisdom’, ‘Learning’ and ‘Respect’) that inform the school's assembly programme; Collective Worship Programme and are the cornerstones for teaching within the school.[6]

Student voice

Each tutor group has elected representatives who meet once a term, decide priorities and liaise with the senior leadership team. Student Voice pupils also play a significant role in staff recruitment (forming formal interview panels) and the promotion of the school.

Facilities

The College offers bookable rooms and facilities for outside groups.[7] Regular sporting events are hosted using the College's facilities, including the 3G Artificial Grass Football Pitch (AGP), main indoor sports hall, and Multi Use Games Area (MUGA).[8]

Notable former pupils

-   Richard Armitage, actor.
-   Joe Corby, greenkeeper.

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title: Brockington College

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

What does the text say about the physical features of Brockington College?

answer: In 1957, Brockington College was erected using an intergrid prefabricated construction. There is a full size artificial grass pitch called the 3G Artificial Grass Football Pitch. The school also features modern, state-of-the-art facilities that include a main indoors sports hall and a multi use games area.

text: Insert "Today" before "the school also features" since the school was renovated since its initial construction

refinement: In 1957, Brockington College was erected using an intergrid prefabricated construction. There is a full size artificial grass pitch called the 3G Artificial Grass Football Pitch. Today, the school features modern, state-of-the-art facilities that include a main indoors sports hall and a multi use games area.

answer: The college first built using intergrid prefabricated construction, a technique that four other schools have used and which makes the building expensive to maintain and degrade the building's physical integrity. The current building contains modern, state-of-the-art facilities, especially when it comes to Information Technology equipment like LED projectors and interactive whiteboards. In 2009, a full-size artificial grass pitch was added. It was funded and sponsored by FA and other local sponsors.

text: Make the first sentence grammatical

refinement: The college was first built using intergrid prefabricated construction, a technique that four other schools have used and which makes the building expensive to maintain and degrade the building's physical integrity. The current building contains modern, state-of-the-art facilities, especially when it comes to Information Technology equipment like LED projectors and interactive whiteboards. In 2009, a full-size artificial grass pitch was added. It was funded and sponsored by FA and other local sponsors.

answer: Brockington College features state-of-the-art facilities, including ICT equipment and a full size artificial grass pitch. Additionally, the school has key values that encourage compassion, forgiveness, justice, and perseverance in its students.

text: The school's values are irrelevant

refinement: Brockington College features state-of-the-art facilities, including ICT equipment and a full size artificial grass pitch.

text: Describe the building's initial construction

refinement: In 1957, Brockington College was erected using an intergrid prefabricated construction, but due to high maintenance costs and physical degradation, the building was replaced. Today, Brockington College features state-of-the-art facilities, including ICT equipment and a full size artificial grass pitch.

answer: Brockington College was first established in 1957. It uses modular construction techniques and light metal frames which are economical but have poor maintenance costs. The legal document says the school is a voluntary-aided school under the Partnership for Church Schools scheme and is the companion of the Church of England. In May 2015, the school transformed from a middle school to a secondary school that accepts admissions from 11 to 16 year olds. The primary hall has a seating capacity of 500 and an assembly stage with a voice control platform that can connect with any student's device via Bluetooth.

text: Description of the initial construction could be more faithful to the text

refinement: Brockington College was first established in 1957. It used intergrid prefabricated construction were economical but had high maintenance costs. The legal document says the school is a voluntary-aided school under the Partnership for Church Schools scheme and is the companion of the Church of England. In May 2015, the school transformed from a middle school to a secondary school that accepts admissions from 11 to 16 year olds. The primary hall has a seating capacity of 500 and an assembly stage with a voice control platform that can connect with any student's device via Bluetooth.

text: Everything after the second sentence is irrelevant

refinement: Brockington College was first established in 1957. It used intergrid prefabricated construction were economical but had high maintenance costs.

text: Include information about the school in the present

refinement: Brockington College was first established in 1957. It used intergrid prefabricated construction were economical but had high maintenance costs. The current building is equipped with modern and state-of-the-art facilities, especially information technology equipment. A full size artificial grass pitch was also added in 2009.

answer: According to the text, the school has modern and state-of-the-art facilities, especially information technology equipment. There is an artificial grass pitch, supplied and sponsored by the FA and Next. The school also has five ICT rooms on-site. In addition, the school values compassion, forgiveness, justice, perseverance, wisdom, learning, and respect.

text: The school's values are irrelevant

refinement: According to the text, the school has modern and state-of-the-art facilities, especially information technology equipment. There is an artificial grass pitch, supplied and sponsored by the FA and Next. The school also has five ICT rooms on-site.

text: Include information about the school's initial construction

refinement: In 1957, Brockington College was erected using an intergrid prefabricated construction, but due to high maintenance costs and physical degradation, the building has not been replaced. According to the text, the school has modern and state-of-the-art facilities, especially information technology equipment. There is an artificial grass pitch, supplied and sponsored by the FA and Next. The school also has five ICT rooms on-site.

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

What does the text say about spiritual reflection?

answer: The text mentions that the school has an "uniquely Christian ethos" and there is a "strong Spiritual Reflection programme" designed to prompt reflection among all students. This reflection occurs regardless of faith.

answer: The school has an outstanding Christian ethos and sponsors a number of outside activities. A local clergy hosts assemblies for year groups in religious classes. The school also offers a Spiritual Reflection program to all. And local clergy holds a Christmas and Easter service for children from years 7-10.

text: "outside activities" aren't mentioned with respect to spiritual reflection

refinement: The school has an outstanding Christian ethos. A local clergy hosts assemblies for year groups in religious classes. The school also offers a Spiritual Reflection program to all. And local clergy holds a Christmas and Easter service for children from years 7-10.

answer: Brockington College is a Church of England mixed secondary school with a uniquely Christian ethos. Children and staff come from a number of faith backgrounds, and all beliefs are respected and considered. Local clergy host assemblies once a fortnight, and there are Christmas and Easter service held at the local church for years 7-10. Additionally, there is also a strong Spiritual Reflection program which is designed to prompt reflection among anyone who attends.

answer: Brockington College says its "uniquely Christian" ethosis, and all faiths are respected. Spiritual reflection is done through the Spiritual Reflection Program in the school's assemblies. Twice a fortnight, the Spiritual Reflection Program host local clergy in the assemblies. There is a strong spiritual reflection program designed to prompt reflection. "All bunkers are equipped with LED projectors, and there are currently five ICT rooms located on-site."   Estimates say that over 1/4 of families elects for Brockington over their local secondary school.

text: "ethos"

refinement: Brockington College says its "uniquely Christian" ethos, and all faiths are respected. Spiritual reflection is done through the Spiritual Reflection Program in the school's assemblies. Twice a fortnight, the Spiritual Reflection Program host local clergy in the assemblies. There is a strong spiritual reflection program designed to prompt reflection. "All bunkers are equipped with LED projectors, and there are currently five ICT rooms located on-site."   Estimates say that over 1/4 of families elects for Brockington over their local secondary school.

text: "All bunkers" onward is irrelevant

refinement: Brockington College says its "uniquely Christian" ethos, and all faiths are respected. Spiritual reflection is done through the Spiritual Reflection Program in the school's assemblies. Twice a fortnight, the Spiritual Reflection Program host local clergy in the assemblies. There is a strong spiritual reflection program designed to prompt reflection.

answer: The text mentions that spiritual reflection is an important part of the school's ethos, and that all beliefs are respected and considered by the community. The school has a spiritual reflection programme designed to prompt reflection among all its students. There is also a Christmas service that is held once a year for years 7–10.

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

What does the text say about funding?

answer: The school was part of a £19m project with funding from both HM government and the Church of England. Funding for the school renovation was through the Building Schools for the Future scheme and shared between the Church of England and HM Government. The college also has modern ICT facilities.

text: Funding was not directly through the Building Schools for the Future scheme

refinement: The school was part of a £19m project with funding from both HM government and the Partnership for Church Schools scheme. Funding for the school renovation was not directly through the Building Schools for the Future scheme but shared between the Church of England and HM Government. The college also has modern ICT facilities.

text: The last sentence is irrelevant

refinement: The school was part of a £19m project with funding from both HM government and the Partnership for Church Schools scheme. Funding for the school renovation was not directly through the Building Schools for the Future scheme but shared between the Church of England and HM Government.

answer: The writing does not mention a non-profit organization involved in the funding of Brockington College. It is a voluntary-aided school, and was part of a £19m project from September 2006 to September 2007.

text: First sentence is misleading and unnecessary

refinement: It is a voluntary-aided school, and was part of a £19m project from September 2006 to September 2007.

text: Because it is voluntary-aided, money came from HM Government and the Partnership for Church Schools scheme

refinement: It was part of a £19m project from September 2006 to September 2007, and because it is a voluntary-aided school, that funding came not directly through the Building Schools for the Future scheme, but rather was shared between HM Government and the Partnership for Church Schools scheme.

answer: The school received funding from the Building Schools for the Future scheme which is directly funded by the HM Government and the Partnership for Church Schools scheme. The Church of England also made a significant investment in the college and its local community and the assembly of activities at the school reflect that. Funding for the Artificial Grass Football Pitch, which also stands to serve many outside clients as well, is outsourced and is sponsored by the FA, Next, and other local sponsors.

text: The school did not receive funding directly from the Building Schools for the Future scheme

refinement: The school did not receive funding directly from the Building Schools for the Future scheme, but rather from the HM Government and the Partnership for Church Schools scheme. The Church of England also made a significant investment in the college and its local community and the assembly of activities at the school reflect that. Funding for the Artificial Grass Football Pitch, which also stands to serve many outside clients as well, is outsourced and is sponsored by the FA, Next, and other local sponsors.

answer: 2006 through 2007, Brockington College was part of a £19m project. Funding is shared between HM Government and the Partnership of Church schools scheme since the school is a voluntary-aided school. The Church of England has also made a significant investment in the school and its local community. In 2009, a full size artificial grass pitch was added through funding and sponsoring by the FA, next, and other local sponsors.

text: Insert a "From" before "2006" to make the sentence flow better

refinement: From 2006 through 2007, Brockington College was part of a £19m project. Funding is shared between HM Government and the Partnership of Church schools scheme since the school is a voluntary-aided school. The Church of England has also made a significant investment in the school and its local community. In 2009, a full size artificial grass pitch was added through funding and sponsoring by the FA, next, and other local sponsors.

answer: The school was funded partly through the Building Schools for the Future scheme and shared between HM Government and the Partnership for Church Schools scheme.

text: The school was not funded directly through the Building Schools for the Future scheme

refinement: Because the school is voluntary-aided, it was not funded directly through the Building Schools for the Future scheme but shared between HM Government and the Partnership for Church Schools scheme.

text: Include information about the 19m pound project and the artificial pitch

refinement: Brockington College was part of a £19m project from 2006 to 2007. Because the school is voluntary-aided, it was not funded directly through the Building Schools for the Future scheme but shared between HM Government and the Partnership for Church Schools scheme. A full size artificial grass pitch was added in 2009, which was funded and sponsored by the FA, Next, and other local sponsors.


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Lake Elmo City Council member Anne Smith has been hit with a political smear — a faked photo on Facebook showing her with a Confederate flag.

Smith said Wednesday that she was appalled when she saw the photo a day earlier.

“That someone would stoop to this level is heinous,” Smith said. “Someone is trying to destroy me. This is defamation.”

The Washington County sheriff’s office confirmed Wednesday that it was investigating the hoax.

Smith said someone apparently created the bogus photo, then signed onto Facebook using her name with the photo as her profile shot.

The photo was quickly removed after it was spotted by an administrator of the “We Love Lake Elmo” Facebook page, said page co-founder Wally Nelson.

Nelson, a political foe of Smith, said the page is a politically neutral community forum, but it is dominated by comments opposing Smith.

Nelson, a former council member who lost his seat in the November election, said he didn’t know if the origins of the photo could be traced.

The “We Love Lake Elmo” page was established in April, when hundreds of Lake Elmo residents protested the departure of city administrator Dean Zuleger, a move supported by Smith.

The site’s 252 members include many outspoken opponents of Smith.

The Confederate battle flag has come under scrutiny in the weeks since nine black churchgoers were fatally shot during a Bible study in Charleston, S.C. Dylann Storm Roof, a white man whose Facebook page showed him posing with the flag, is charged in the deaths, and authorities are investigating the killings as a hate crime.

This month, South Carolina removed the flag from its Statehouse grounds, saying it had become a symbol of the South’s racist past. In Alabama, the governor ordered four Confederate banners removed from a Confederate monument at its state Capitol.

Smith said that linking her to the flag is an attempt to politically wound her.

“The purpose is to defame and embarrass me into resigning,” Smith said. “I have done nothing wrong, and I am not going to resign.”

In September, Jill Lundgren, an ally of Smith, also fell victim to an online hoax as she ran for Lake Elmo City Council: A website — jilllundgren.com — had been set up to post lies and half-truths about her.

Lundgren won the election in November, but the perpetrator of the hoax was never found.

Smith said Wednesday that the same person could be responsible for both Internet hoaxes.

This report includes information from the Associated Press.

Bob Shaw can be reached at 651-228-5433. Follow him at twitter.com/BshawPP.

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

What is the story about?

answer: A city council member in Lake Elmo.

text: The name of the council member and that her fake photo was on Facebook is omitted.

refinement: A city council member in Lake Elmo, Anne Smith, had been hit with a political smear - her fake photo was on Facebook showing her with a Confederate flag.

answer: The story is about a fake photo of city council member Anne Smith with a Confederate flag that was posted to Facebook and has caused a negative reaction. The Washington County Sheriff's Office is investigating the hoax.

answer: A Lake Elmo City Council member, Anne Smith, has been hit with a political smear.

text: It is omitted that her picture was posted on Facebook showing her with a Confederate flag.

refinement: A Lake Elmo City Council member, Anne Smith, has been hit with a political smear - a faked photo on Facebook showing her with a Confederate flag.

answer: The story is about an online hoax in which a photo was created with Anne Smith posing with a Confederate flag, and the photo was used as her profile photo on Facebook. This hoax was designed to discredit and embarrass Anne Smith. The Washington County sheriff's office is investigating the hoax.

answer: A political smear of a council member in Minnesota

text: It is omitted that the name of the member is Anne Smith and that her fake photo was on Facebook showing her with a Confederate flag.

refinement: A political smear of a council member in Minnesota, Anne Smith. Her hoax photo was on Facebook showing her with a Confederate flag.

text: The fact that her hoax picture was posted on Facebook is evidence that it was a political smear.

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

Where was the photo posted?

answer: The photo was posted on Facebook.

answer: The groups Facebook page

text: It is incorrect that the photo was on the group's Facebook page.

refinement: The photo was put as a profile shot on a fake profile made in her name.

answer: The photo was posted on the “We Love Lake Elmo” Facebook page.

text: It is incorrect that the photo was posted on the "We Love Lake Elmo" page.

refinement: The photo was put as a profile shot on a fake profile made in her name. It was the administrator of the "We Love Lake Elmo" page who spotted the photo.

answer: The photo was posted on a "We Love Lake Elmo" Facebook page.

text: It is incorrect that the photo was posted on the "We Love Lake Elmo" page.

refinement: The photo was put as a profile shot on a fake profile made in her name. It was the administrator of the "We Love Lake Elmo" page who spotted the photo.

answer: The photo was posted on the "We Love Lake Elmo" Facebook page.

text: It is incorrect that the photo was posted on the "We Love Lake Elmo" page.

refinement: The photo was put as a profile shot on a fake profile made in her name. It was the administrator of the "We Love Lake Elmo" page who spotted the photo.

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

What is the controversy?

answer: A fake photo on Facebook has been created, purportedly showing Anne Smith with a Confederate flag. The intent of the photo is to defame and embarrass her. The same person who created the Jill Lundgren hoax may have also created this hoax.

answer: The controversy is that a picture of councilmember, Anne Smith, was faked and posted on the city's Facebook page in an attempt to politically smear her. She believes it was done to embarrass her into resigning.

text: It is incorrect that the photo was posted on the city's Facebook page.

refinement: The controversy is that a picture of councilmember, Anne Smith, was faked and posted on Facebook in an attempt to politically smear her. She believes it was done to embarrass her into resigning.

text: "The purpose is to defame and embarrass me into resigning, Smith said." This is evidence that she believes it was done to make her resign.

answer: As a councilor of Lake Elmo City, Anne Smith has been on the receiving end of a media smear campaign-someone using her name + signature + Facebookpage to build an ugly new page with a Confederate battle flag, linking Smith to racism and hateful sentiment.

answer: A doctored photo of the council member Anne Smith, a woman of the times.

text: It is omitted that the photo was showing her with a Confederate flag.

refinement: A doctored photo of the council member Anne Smith, a woman of the times, showing her with a Confederate flag.

answer: The controversy in this situation is that someone created a faked photo of Anne Smith with a Confederate flag, then used Smith's name as the profile photo with intent to defame and embarrass her.

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

Why does the article introduce the hate crime killings in South Carolina?

answer: The article examines this in relation to the posting of a Confederate Battle Flag image on a person's Facebook profile in reference.

answer: The killer was a white man who posed with a Confederate flag. Since then, the flag has come under scrutiny and has been removed from State grounds in South Carolina. Smith says the photoshopped picture of her with the Confederate flag was an attempt to politically wound her.

answer: The article is introducing the hate crime killings in South Carolina to highlight a hoax that a Lake Elmo City Council member was recently targeted with. The hoax includes a fabricated photo showing the council member posing with a Confederate flag, which has come under scrutiny since nine black churchgoers were fatally shot in South Carolina. This is being discussed as the perpetrator's possible motivation for targeting the council member.

answer: The article introduces the killings in South Carolina in order to discuss a political hoax which involves an online photo showing Anne Smith with a Confederate flag. The purpose of the hoax is presumably to wound Smith's reputation and possibly force her to resign. The introduction of the South Carolina killings serves to illustrate the malicious nature of the hoax and emphasize its goal.

answer: Because the Confederate flag, which is the same flag as the photograph in question, is now linked with representing a racist nation.

text: It is omitted that the article introduces the crime to discuss the hoax photo which is presumably used to malign Smith's public image.

refinement: Because the Confederate flag, which is the same flag as the photograph in question. The crime killings are used to discuss the hoax photo of Anne Smith, which is presumably used to malign her public image.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: A political foe of Anne Smith created a fake photo on Facebook showing her with a Confederate flag. Smith was outraged by this, saying the photo was an attempt to defame her. The Washington County sheriff's office is investigating.

answer: This article does not contain significant information.

text: It is incorrect that the article does not contain significant information.

refinement: The article is about a fake photo of Anne Smith with a Confederate flag which was posted on Facebook. The city council member says she was appalled to see this and that someone was trying to publicly defame her. The Washington County sheriff's office confirms that they are investigating.

answer: The Lake Elmo City Council member Anne Smith was appalled to see a Confederate flag in her Facebook photo, saying someone was trying to publicly shame her using defamation. The Sheriff's Office said that they were investigating the hoax. The perpetrator behind the hoax was never found.

text: It is incorrect that the perpetrator was never found. There is no evidence of it.

refinement: The Lake Elmo City Council member Anne Smith was appalled to see a Confederate flag in her Facebook photo, saying someone was trying to publicly shame her using defamation. The Sheriff's Office said that they were investigating the hoax.

answer: A Lake Elmo City Council member, Anne Smith, has been hit with a political smear. A picture of councilmember, Anne Smith, was faked and posted on the city's Facebook page in an attempt to politically smear her. She believes it was done to embarrass her into resigning.

text: It is incorrect that the photo was posted on the city's Facebook page.

refinement: A Lake Elmo City Council member, Anne Smith, has been hit with a political smear. A picture of councilmember, Anne Smith, was faked and posted on Facebook in an attempt to politically smear her. She believes it was done to embarrass her into resigning.

text: The fact that her photo was uploaded with a Confederate flag is evidence that she was hit with a political smear.

answer: Reportedly, a bogus photo of local politician Anne Smith showing her with a Confederate flag was posted on Facebook. Smith was appalled and encouraged authorities to investigate the hoax.


text:
"Are you sure?"

Ask this once and you get a confident answer. Ask again: a confused answer. Ask three times and you'll be doubting their answer.

But just ask again and they start to doubt their own answer.

"Are you sure?"

No. I'm not sure. Not any more.

Ask this every time and they'll doubt all of their answers, doubtful of the very last word you can hear.

So ask for confirmation. Go ahead and ask if they're sure, because it's so important that you know.

That's how you destroy a person's confidence.

A question at a time, you doubt every word they say. And in every opinion, they strip their spoken words down to bare facts.

Because opinions are doubtful. How dare they say something they feel!

No more "I think"s, because that's nothing to be sure of.

How dare they think.

You think you have paid the bills, but have you?

They can't answer the question with their thoughts, so they check.

But it's not just the words they say that they're unsure of. It's the very act of living they suddenly forgot is theirs.

You took it from them.

Are they sure that they have their wallet?

No. That hefty lead-weight in their back right pocket wasn't confirmation enough.

No. The fat wallet pulling their jeans uncomfortably taut can't possibly confirm it's there.

So no, they're not sure.

It should be there. They're not sure about that, but since you asked, they feel for their wallet. And they felt it. It's been there the whole time.

But now they don't know if they have their car keys, or if their jeans were zipped.

So they look.

They check. Every damned time, they'll check, because you asked.

They're not sure of what they're saying any more. Why are their thoughts no longer theirs?

They're no longer sure if they can live a day without forgetting something.

But they weren't ever inherently forgetful or unsure.

No, you made them that way.

Because you had to know.

So you asked.

And they answered.

No, they're not sure. They'll never be sure again.

On their way out the door, they'll only be sure they left their wallet behind. One time, they actually did.

Wow, I'm so forgetful. Better check every time.

title: "Are you sure?"

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

Who is asking, "Are you sure?"

answer: The person who is undermining the confidence of the other person

answer: It's unclear, vague.

text: The narrator of the story is the one asking the question.

refinement: The narrator of the story is the one asking the question.

answer: The person who doubts someone else's answers.

answer: The narrator of the story is the one asking the question.

answer: The speaker is asking the person whether they are sure.

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

Why is the question "Are you sure?" being asked?

answer: The question is being asked to cause doubt in the person answering. The question is asked in order to make a person begin to doubt all of their decisions and opinions.

answer: The question "Are you sure?" is being asked to make the person unsure of their words. The question is being asked to strip them of their confidence. It's being asked to make them doubt all of their thoughts and actions.

answer: As a method of manipulative diction designed to make the individual doubt themselves.

answer: To make the answerer doubt themselves and destroy their confidence.

answer: The question is aimed at the receiver to make them doubt the things they say.

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

Who is in doubt?

answer: The person answering the question is in doubt.

answer: They asked too many times for confirmation and the person in question doubts their own thoughts and opinions.

answer: Everyone you repeatedly ask, "Are you sure?"

answer: Probably not the narrator.

answer: The person answering the question.

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

What happens when a person can't say they're sure?

answer: They have to check.

answer: Possibly doubt their own answer.

answer: The person becomes doubtful of all their thoughts, experiences, and actions. They start to second guess everything they do, fearing they may forget something or make a mistake. They no longer trust their own thoughts or capabilities, and instead look for confirmation.

answer: No matter the answer, the person will doubt their answers.

answer: The person becomes increasingly unsure of everything they say and do. They lose their confidence and become doubtful of everything.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator mentions that every time you ask someone if they are sure they are, they begin to doubt themselves and question themselves about not only about their article, but also about everything in general - details about their lives. The narrator's comment has a warning about causing a person to become self-conscious and doubtful.

answer: The speaker asks repeatedly if the listener is sure about something, causing them to doubt everything they say and ultimately lose confidence in their abilities.

answer: A narrator insists on confirmation of whether someone has their wallet. Repeatedly asking this question makes them doubt their own actions and no longer believe they know for sure if they have their wallet on them or if they have their car keys.

answer: The speaker asks the person if they're certain something is true. Every time the question is asked, they become increasingly uncertain about their answer. Eventually, they start doubting everything they say and do, and this doubting continues because the speaker keeps asking the question. Eventually, the person starts forgetting things because they're inevitably unsure about everything they do.

answer: You should repeatedly ask someone, "Are you sure?" It creates doubt where there wasn't any and they have to physically check the answer instead of relying on thoughts or feelings.


text:
I had a home. It was such a lovely sight. It was a home for the entire world to see, but a home just for her and I. We had planned, arranged, blueprinted, and constructed an exquisite, splendid little home. It filled us with hope for a brighter future, for a better to-morrow. That future never came, and that to-morrow was ever elusive. Nevertheless, we had a home – I had a home.

We were to live out our lives, our years, in that home. Those years would be filled with hardships, with grief and sorrow. Our sweet little home was merely an idyllic facet of our otherwise melancholic lives. It was through no fault of hers, or my own… it was merely life.

Our home was located in an otherwise unremarkable field, a few miles from a small town. It was peaceful. There was not the cacophonous bustle of a city, or its night-sky quelling light. The location was perfect, for the most part. She loved our home; she loved me too. I loved our home; I loved her too.

Our home carried us through our years, not seeming to care, but all the while keeping her safe. Outside our home, the world was a very dangerous place. It was dangerous for her, not for me. Her body was not capable of protecting her from the outside; I wish it could, not for my sake, but for hers.

Her home had been meticulously planned to be completely insulated from the outside. She loved it, but the outside always called to her. Softly, the breeze would whisper, and she would ignore it. The outside was not for her, this place – our home – was.

Within our home we abandoned the outside. For years our home kept us – her – safe from that outside world, and for years we lived in what we called peace. It wasn’t peace, though, and life was difficult; yet it didn’t matter. Within our home we had each other.

I had a home – a home for her and I. The trees, the birds, and all manner of outside things became things of interest, and after time, she gave in. She had to explore. Years of being inside had made her restless; under the cover of night, she stepped outside. She stepped, and stepped, and stepped, until she could step no more.

Our home was far behind; she stood, basking in the pale light of the moon. She stood, listening to the quiet of the night. She stood, with the soft breeze against her face. The grass called, and she answered, laying in it, still bathed in that pale moon light. She closed her eyes, and she slept. Under a blanket of stars, she slept. Her adventure was over.

In our home, I awoke to no one beside me. I was scared, more so than I had ever been. She was always there. Our home never had just one. It was her home, and it was my home – it was our home, and we were always in it.

I found her, in a field not far from our home. She lay in a field of un-cut grass, and she looked peaceful – more so than she had throughout life. I lay in that field beside her, and I cried. Tears glistening in the early morning sun rolled gently down my face; I lay beside her for the last time. In that field, she was buried, her funeral attended only by me.

I had a home. I had a home that was not meant for just me, or just for her, but existed for her and I. That home was where I lived out most of my years, and where she lived out most of hers. That is not my home anymore. Without her, it is not a home, but merely a house. It is a house in an otherwise unremarkable field, a few miles from a small town.

title: Home

question: In what way is the world outside the home dangerous?

answer: The woman the narrator loves can't go outside, as her body can't protect her (it's implied she has an immune disorder)

text: Immune disorder is not implied.

refinement: The woman the narrator loves can't go outside, as her body can't protect her.

text: The house the narrator and the woman built together keeps her insulated from the outside world.

refinement: The woman the narrator loves can't go outside, as her body can't protect her. The house where she lives keeps her insulated from the outside.

text:
"Outside our home, the world was a very dangerous place."
"Her body was not capable of protecting her from the outside"

answer: Answer: The outside world is dangerous because it can swallow a person whole.

text: Remove answer from the answer.

refinement: The outside world is dangerous because it can swallow a person whole.

text: The outside world cannot swallow a person whole, the body of the woman the narrator lives with cannot protect her against the outside. In the house she is insulated from the outside world.

refinement: The outside world is dangerous because the body of the woman the narrator lives with cannot protect her against the outside world. In the house she is insulated from the outside world.

text: "Outside our home, the world was a very dangerous place.

text: No answer is given. The outside world is dangerous, the woman the narrator lives with will not survive contact with it. They built a house to insulate her from the outside world. When she stepped outside she was killed.

refinement: The outside world is dangerous, the woman the narrator lives with will not survive contact with it. They built a house to insulate her from the outside world. When she stepped outside she was killed.

question: Where is the story set?

answer: The story is set in a small town in an unremarkable field.

text: The story is set in the unremarkable field. The field is located a few miles from a small town.

refinement: The story is set in an unremarkable field, a few miles from a small town.

text: The narrator lives with a woman in an insulated house.

refinement: The story is set in an insulated house and the unremarkable field it was built on. This is located a few miles from a small town.

text: "Our home was located in an otherwise unremarkable field, a few miles from a small town."

answer: The story is set in an idyllic field a few miles from a small town.

text: The house is idyllic and the field is unremarkable.

refinement: The story is set in an unremarkable field, a few miles from a small town.

text: The home that the couple built together is central to the story.

refinement: The story is set in a home and the unremarkable field on which it was built. This is a few miles from a small town.

text:
"Our home was located in an otherwise unremarkable field, a few miles from a small town."
"Our sweet little home was merely an idyllic facet of our otherwise melancholic lives."

answer: At the narrator's home, in an otherwise unremarkable field, a few miles from a small town

text: "Our home was located in an otherwise unremarkable field, a few miles from a small town."

question: In what time period is the story set?

answer: The story appears to be set in the present day.

text:
"There was not the cacophonous bustle of a city, or its night-sky quelling light."
"She lay in a field of un-cut grass, and she looked peaceful."

answer: The story is set in an unspecified time period, probably somewhere in the past.

text: If it is set in the past, it will be the very recent past.

refinement: The story is set in an unspecified time period, probably in the present day.

answer: That information can't be found

text: There are indications that are consistent with the present day: Bustling city with quelling light and cut grass in the field close to a small town.

refinement: This story is probably set in the present day.

question: Who is the narrator?

answer: The narrator is someone who was in love with someone else, and loved their home together. Upon that person's death, they realize that without their loved one, their home is no longer a home.

answer: The narrator is a man who lived with his significant other in a home that was their safe haven. After his partner passed away, he feels that the home is no longer a home without her.

text:
"We were to live out our lives, our years, in that home."
"She loved our home; she loved me too. I loved our home; I loved her too."
"Her home had been meticulously planned to be completely insulated from the outside."
" That is not my home anymore. Without her, it is not a home, but merely a house."

answer: The lover of the woman

text: They built a home together, this is central to the story.

refinement: The lover of the woman. They built a special house together to keep her safe.

text: "She loved our home; she loved me too. I loved our home; I loved her too."

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: The speaker reminisces about the home they once shared with their loved one, before their loved one passed away. Now the home is just a simple building in an otherwise ordinary landscape; it can no longer be called a home without their loved one.

text: "Her home had been meticulously planned to be completely insulated from the outside."

refinement: The speaker reminisces about the home they once shared with their loved one and that was designed to protect her against the outside world, but their loved one passed away. Now the home is just a simple building in an otherwise ordinary landscape; it can no longer be called a home without their loved one.

text:
"We were to live out our lives, our years, in that home."
"She loved our home; she loved me too. I loved our home; I loved her too."
" That is not my home anymore. Without her, it is not a home, but merely a house."

answer: The narrator and his beloved make their home in a field a few miles from a small town. They abandon the outside, because the woman's body can't protect her from the outside. One day, the woman leaves in the middle of the night and stands in the field, taking in the moonlight. The narrator finds her dead in the field the next day and buries her. His house is no longer a home.

text:
"We were to live out our lives, our years, in that home."
"She loved our home; she loved me too. I loved our home; I loved her too."
"Her home had been meticulously planned to be completely insulated from the outside."
"The grass called, and she answered, laying in it, still bathed in that pale moon light."
"I found her, in a field not far from our home. She lay in a field of un-cut grass, and she looked peaceful – more so than she had throughout life."
" That is not my home anymore. Without her, it is not a home, but merely a house."

answer: The author reminisces about their home - a sweet place they spent years together, until tragedy strikes and their partner is gone. Now, the home is merely an empty house, a place without the one thing that made it special. It is no longer a home.

text: Their home was insulated to protect her from the outside world. When she ventured outside she died.

refinement: The author reminisces about their home - a sweet place they spent years together, until tragedy strikes and their partner is gone. Their home protected her from the outside world, when she stepped outside to feel the grass she passed away. Now, the home is merely an empty house, a place without the one thing that made it special. It is no longer a home.

text:
"We were to live out our lives, our years, in that home."
"She loved our home; she loved me too. I loved our home; I loved her too."
"Her home had been meticulously planned to be completely insulated from the outside."
"The grass called, and she answered, laying in it, still bathed in that pale moon light."
"I found her, in a field not far from our home. She lay in a field of un-cut grass, and she looked peaceful – more so than she had throughout life."
" That is not my home anymore. Without her, it is not a home, but merely a house."

answer: This poem tells the story of a home that was once the center of joy and happiness, but becomes a source of sorrow following the departure of one of its residents. The home was the foundation for a life shared happily between the two until one day the other leaves. It becomes a place of emptiness and loneliness, and without that initial bond, it no longer feels like home.

text: Their home was insulated to protect her from the outside world. When she ventured outside she died.

refinement: This poem tells the story of a home that was once the center of joy and happiness, but becomes a source of sorrow following the departure of one of its residents. It was her safe place against the outside world where her body could not keep her safe. One night she answered the call of the grass and passed away in the field. The narrator found her the following morning. The home was the foundation for a life shared happily between the two until one day the other leaves. It becomes a place of emptiness and loneliness, and without that initial bond, it no longer feels like home.

text:
"We were to live out our lives, our years, in that home."
"She loved our home; she loved me too. I loved our home; I loved her too."
" That is not my home anymore. Without her, it is not a home, but merely a house."

answer: The author tells the story of a home they once shared with a loved one, but that person has passed away - leaving the author all alone in the house. They describe the idyllic and peaceful life the pair lived in the home, but also the sadness they went through as time went onward. In the end, the author says that the home was once filled with life and love, but is just a house now - a house that's filled with memories and sorrow.

text: Their home was insulated to protect her from the outside world. When she ventured outside she died.

refinement: The author tells the story of a home they once shared with a loved one, but that person has passed away - leaving the author all alone in the house. They describe the idyllic and peaceful life the pair lived in the home, but also the sadness they went through as time went onward. She could not leave the house because her body could not protect herself in the outside world. One night she gave in to the call to go outside and passed away peacefully on the grass outside. The narrator discovered her the next morning. In the end, the author says that the home was once filled with life and love, but is just a house now - a house that's filled with memories and sorrow.

text:
"We were to live out our lives, our years, in that home."
"She loved our home; she loved me too. I loved our home; I loved her too."
"That is not my home anymore. Without her, it is not a home, but merely a house."

answer: The narrator tells the story of their home, how it was their safe haven and everything they had in a difficult world. The narrator's partner dies and leaves them alone in the home, which becomes just a house without her. The narrator reflects on the life they shared in the home.

text: Their home was insulated to protect her from the outside world. When she ventured outside she died.

refinement: The narrator tells the story of their home, how it was their safe haven and everything they had in a difficult world. The narrator's partner dies when she goes outside and her body cannot protect her. The narrator finds her the following morning and is left alone in the home, which becomes just a house without her. The narrator reflects on the life they shared in the home.

text:
"We were to live out our lives, our years, in that home."
"She loved our home; she loved me too. I loved our home; I loved her too."
"That is not my home anymore. Without her, it is not a home, but merely a house."


text:
We’ve become accustomed to seeing leaked documents, stolen from governments and corporations but we never expected to get our hands on the raw intelligence treasure trove known as “The ISIS Files.” The man who gave us the files was hardly a classic whistleblower.

By his own account, the man, who calls himself "Abu Mohammed," is an accomplice to murder and a thief. He claims to be an ISIS defector and says that he stole a memory stick from ISIS, so he’d have something to trade and that he had no idea what was on the memory drive when he stole it, only that it was valuable.

To help us understand the files, experts from the Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point extensively reviewed them. Their conclusion was that the files are genuine, and collectively represent the biggest database on ISIS foreign fighters outside of government hands. An official at the Combating Terrorism Center said that they compared the documents with another collection of similar forms which the Department of Defense obtained from another source.

"This comparison found that approximately 98 percent of the NBC documents could be corroborated," said Brian Dodwell, the deputy director of the CTC.

RELATED:LEAKED ISIS PERSONNEL FILES PAINT PICTURE OF GROUP'S RECRUITS

The leaked files include thousands of entry forms which appear to have been filled out by foreign recruits upon arriving in ISIS territory in Syria. The entry forms list personal details about the fighters, including their full names, emergency contacts, nationalities, countries of residency, countries visited, special skills and, critically the name of the person who vouched for each fighter.

The files include the details of more than 4,000 men who entered Syria from Turkey in 2013 and 2014.

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NBC News can’t verify the story Abu Mohammed told us about how he stole the documents, only that that this is how he claims he obtained them.

Abu Mohammed, a burly man in his mid 30s, or perhaps early 40s, covered his face with a scarf and asked for his voice to be disguised. He then described, on camera, how he joined the popular uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad five years ago. Like many protesters, he said, he was arrested by Syrian officials and released after paying a bribe.

After that, he says, he took up arms, joining one of a loose network of rebel factions collectively known as the Free Syrian Army. As protests gave way to a civil war, Abu Mohammed said he switched between several different armed groups. He said he eventually joined the Nusra front, a radical Islamist faction linked to al-Qaeda but which has often fought alongside more moderate rebel groups.

He says he was in the city of Raqqa when ISIS took over. Although ISIS is also a radical Islamist group, it does not tolerate rivals, even other jihadists. Abu Mohammed said he was jailed by ISIS and forced to join their ranks. He says his role was to hunt down other rebels like him. He says at times, he was helping ISIS find his old friends.

“Any wanted person, we would go and get him. I knew some people that were wanted, and their end was slaughter,” Abu Mohammed said.

A man who claims to be a disillusioned ISIS fighter who recently defected meets with NBC News' Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel near Turkey's border with Syria on March 9, 2016.NBC News
Abu Mohammed says he eventually earned the trust of ISIS officials and assigned to ISIS’s internal intelligence division known as the Amniaat.

A senior U.S. official told NBC NEWS the Amniaat division is also responsible for “external attacks,” outside ISIS controlled areas in Iraq and Syria.

Abu Mohammed says that, while he never truly supported the ISIS ideology, his resentment grew even stronger over time.

He said the group’s systematic rape and enslavement of Yazidi women had a strong impact on him. Yazidis are members of a small religious group who mostly live in Northern Iraq. ISIS claims Yazidis are devil worshipers and has bragged about turning Yazidi women into slaves and concubines for the fighters who killed their husbands.

“I saw women raped. I saw them butchering children in front of their mothers ... they rape them in turns, one would pass her to the next guy and so on,” Abu Mohammed said.

RELATED: YAZIDI WOMEN TELL OF RAPE AND ENSLAVEMENT AT HANDS OF ISIS

Abu Mohammed said he decided to become a deserter, but before he snuck out of Syria, he says he stole a flash drive from the office of one of ISIS’s senior leaders. He didn’t exactly know what was on the drive.

Just that it was top secret. He thought having something of value from ISIS would be useful for him to trade or sell as he tried to set up a new life in Turkey or elsewhere. He said he also wanted to do as much harm to ISIS as he could.

  "Any wanted person, we would go and get him. I knew some people that were wanted, and their end was slaughter"

“I took the flash drive and gave it to my wife. I asked her to go to Turkey.”

Abu Mohammed said his wife wrapped the little flash drive in plastic and hid it inside their baby’s diaper. He said he didn’t think ISIS guards at checkpoints would search a baby’s diaper, fearing it might be soiled and impact their ability to pray. They couldn’t pray as long as they were unclean.

“I knew where they would search and where they wouldn't search,” he said. To cover his tracks, Abu Mohammed says, he showed up for work for several more days after his wife left.

“As soon as it went missing, they turned the offices upside down, they investigated the people in charge,” he said. To keep the ruse going, Abu Mohammed says, he participated in the beating of several people ISIS suspected of stealing the flash drive with the documents.

Abu Mohammed eventually escaped to Turkey which is where we met and interviewed him. We asked him why he decided to have the documents made public, which was bound to make him an even bigger target for ISIS retaliation.

“The goal was to hurt ISIS," he said. "My goal was to hurt them."

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

What is the main topic of the article?

answer: The article discusses a trove of ISIS personnel documents obtained by an individual whom the author labels an "accomplice to murder." Although the individual allegedly stole the documents for personal gain, he says his goal was to undermine ISIS.

text: These were virtual documents on a flash stick

refinement: The article discusses a trove of ISIS personnel documents obtained on a memory stick by an individual whom the author labels an "accomplice to murder." Although the individual allegedly stole the documents for personal gain, he says his goal was to undermine ISIS.

text: is an accomplice to murder and a thief.

text: “The goal was to hurt ISIS," he said. "My goal was to hurt them."

text: he stole a memory stick from ISIS, so he’d have something to trade

answer: A man who calls himself Abu Mohammed claims to be an ISIS defector who stole a memory stick containing important ISIS information.

text: the man, who calls himself "Abu Mohammed," is an accomplice to murder and a thief. He claims to be an ISIS defector and says that he stole a memory stick from ISIS

text: we never expected to get our hands on the raw intelligence treasure trove known as “The ISIS Files.”

answer: The article summarizes details about the "ISIS Files" the "leaked documents include thousands of entry forms which appear to have been filled out by foreign recruits upon arriving in Syria"

text: The leaked files include thousands of entry forms that appear to have been filled out by foreign recruits upon arriving in ISIS territory in Syria.

answer: A Pentagon says the document exposing the ISIS involved with war crime is valuable for future national security.

text: This doesn't make much sense

refinement: The article discusses how flash drive containing valuable information on ISIS recruits was stolen and landed in government hands.

answer: The article discusses the authenticity of leaked ISIS personnel files, including personal information about fighters and contact information of associates.

text: The leaked files include thousands of entry forms that appear to have been filled out by foreign recruits upon arriving in ISIS territory in Syria.

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

What organization concluded the information on the memory stick appeared to be genuine?

answer: The Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

text: To help us understand the files, experts from the Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point extensively reviewed them. Their conclusion was that the files are genuine

answer: Combating Terrorism Center at the US Military Academy at West Point

text: To help us understand the files, experts from the Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point extensively reviewed them. Their conclusion was that the files are genuine

answer: Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point

text: To help us understand the files, experts from the Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point extensively reviewed them. Their conclusion was that the files are genuine

answer: The Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point determined that the data on the memory stick appeared to be genuine.

text: To help us understand the files, experts from the Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point extensively reviewed them. Their conclusion was that the files are genuine

answer: The Combating Terrorism Center at the US Military Academy at West Point

text: To help us understand the files, experts from the Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point extensively reviewed them. Their conclusion was that the files are genuine

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

What is one reason that Abu claims his resentment toward ISIS grew stronger?

answer: The group's systematic rape and enslavement of Yazidi women, and the killing of their children.

text: He said the group’s systematic rape and enslavement of Yazidi women had a strong impact on him.

answer: Abu's resentment toward ISIS grew stronger because the group was involved in mass rapes and the enslavement of Yazidi women. Abu said these actions had a strong impact on him.

text: He said the group’s systematic rape and enslavement of Yazidi women had a strong impact on him.

answer: He says he saw the group's systematic raping and enslaving of Yazidi women and the killing of Yazidi children

text: He said the group’s systematic rape and enslavement of Yazidi women had a strong impact on him.

answer: Abu claims his resentment toward ISIS grew stronger because of the group's systematic rape and enslavement of Yazidi women.

text: He said the group’s systematic rape and enslavement of Yazidi women had a strong impact on him.

answer: Abu has worked with ISIS intelligence for over two years, and while he doesn't believe in the ISIS ideology, Abu says his resentment grew stronger because of the group's systematic rape and enslaving of Yazidi women.

text: He said the group’s systematic rape and enslavement of Yazidi women had a strong impact on him.

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

How was Abu able to sneak the flashdrive through the checkpoint?

answer: Abu wrapped the flash drive inside of his baby's diaper to try and get it through an ISIS checkpoint. He believed guards would most likely not search the diaper due to the concern that it might be soiled.

text: Abu Mohammed said his wife wrapped the little flash drive in plastic and hid it inside their baby’s diaper.

answer: They placed the flashdrive in their baby's diaper, knowing the guards wouldn't check the diaper for fear of becoming unclean.

text: Abu Mohammed said his wife wrapped the little flash drive in plastic and hid it inside their baby’s diaper. He said he didn’t think ISIS guards at checkpoints would search a baby’s diaper, fearing it might be soiled

answer: Abu Mohammed says that his wife hid the flashdrive in their baby's diaper in order to get it past ISIS checkpoints. He purposefully showed up for work for a few days after she left in order to throw the suspicion off him. Abu's goal was to harm ISIS by exposing these sensitive papers in order to cause trouble for them.

text: The answer contains unnecessary additional information.

refinement: Abu Mohammed says that his wife hid the flashdrive in their baby's diaper in order to get it past ISIS checkpoints. He purposefully showed up for work for a few days after she left in order to throw the suspicion off him. Abu's goal was to harm ISIS by exposing these sensitive papers in order to cause trouble for them.

text: Abu Mohammed said his wife wrapped the little flash drive in plastic and hid it inside their baby’s diaper. He said he didn’t think ISIS guards at checkpoints would search a baby’s diaper, fearing it might be soiled

answer: He put it inside plastic then put it inside his baby's diaper

text: Abu Mohammed said his wife wrapped the little flash drive in plastic and hid it inside their baby’s diaper.

answer: Abu hid it in baby's diaper.

text: Abu Mohammed said his wife wrapped the little flash drive in plastic and hid it inside their baby’s diaper.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The research center Combating Terrorism Center found ISIS' personal entry forms are genuine. ISIS officer Abu Mohammed claims to have stolen a flash drive from ISIS, which details over 4,000 men who joined from Turkey in 2013 and 2014.

text: The summary would read a bit better with some rearranging

refinement: ISIS officer Abu Mohammed claims to have stolen a flash drive from ISIS, which details over 4,000 men who joined from Turkey in 2013 and 2014. The research center Combating Terrorism Center found ISIS' personal entry forms are genuine.

text: The files include the details of more than 4,000 men who entered Syria from Turkey in 2013 and 2014.

answer: A man who calls himself Abu Mohammed claims to be an ISIS defector who stole a memory stick containing important ISIS information. Experts from Combating Terrorism Center at the US Military Academy at West Point concluded the information on the memory stick was geniune.

answer: A man called Abu Mohammed says he stole a memory stick from ISIS and gave its contents, comprising thousands of personal details on ISIS foreign fighters, to NBC News. The files appear to be genuine and the information contained therein paint a detailed picture of the group.

answer: The ISIS Files, a trove of documents consisting of entry forms for over 4,000 fighters into Syria, were leaked by a defector who stole them from ISIS. The Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. Military Academy verified the documents as genuine. The documents contain information about the fighters including their full names, emergency contacts, nationalities, countries of residency, countries visited, and special skills. This dataset paints a picture of ISIS recruits and helps inform efforts to combat them.

text: This is longer than directed

refinement: The ISIS Files, a trove of documents consisting of entry forms for over 4,000 fighters into Syria, were leaked by a defector who stole them from ISIS. The Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. Military Academy verified the documents as genuine.

answer: The article is a report on the release of ISIS files that show all the information of the members of ISIS from recruits from Syrian and Turkish government. The true identity of the man who leaks the documents is not unknown, as the article describes his journey and why he left.

text: The recruits are not from the government.

refinement: The article is a report on the release of ISIS files that show all the information of the members of ISIS from recruits from Syria and Turkey. The true identity of the man who leaks the documents is not unknown, as the article describes his journey and why he left.

text: The grammar is clumsy

refinement: The article tells of leaked ISIS files that offer up information about members of ISIS recruited from Syria and Turkey. The true identity of the man who leaked the documents is not unknown, as the article describes his journey and why he left.

text: The article doesn't give the man's true identity, saying instead that he calls himself Abu Mohammed.

refinement: The article tells of leaked ISIS files that offer up information about members of ISIS recruited from Syria and Turkey. The article tells how a man who calls himself Abu Mohammed smuggled the files out of the country.


text:
My life was never anything special. I wasn’t popular in school, I didn’t join in any extracurricular activities, I wasn’t good at anything. My parents were never home, so my youth was filled with tedious amounts of alone time; loneliness overflowed my conscious moments. I was practically dead inside by the age of 8. No one cared about me. Everyone has had those sad, depressing moments where they feel unloved and unwanted in a society. That was my childhood; an ocean of regret. By the age of 10, I was drowning in sorrow and there was no one to dive in and save me from the fog; no noose, knife or pill could ever save me from this abyss that was my life. One day when I was 12 years old, my father brought home a pet mouse. He told me it would keep me company for when I was lonely. After that, I was never truly alone. My mouse was the first thing that I had ever loved, he listened to my troubles, he wanted to get out of that hell-hole with me, he understood me. I loved that pet mouse more than anything, and the feeling was mutual. One afternoon, I noticed that my mouse was struggling to move as he normally would. He had suffered a broken leg while running around his cage. He looked like he was in pain, like he wanted to be free from that pain. I wanted to make him feel better.

Freedom.

Something I loved died that night.

What is death? An eternal rest? The end of the life of a person or an organism? No. Death is freedom. We live in a treacherous world filled with corrupt men and murderers who wander the streets at will with a blatant disregard for others. People are disgusting creatures. The people I love are carefully selected from this group of traitorous humans, a needle in a haystack, a lotus surrounded by murky water. All I’ve ever wanted is to see the people I love happy. That’s all everyone ever wants to see. When they’re thankful for what you’ve done, that you’ve made their life a happier place. I’m a person who doesn’t love easily, but I think I’ve found it. There’s a feeling inside me that I’ve only felt once before. That feeling of the pet that listened, the mouse who cared. Now, I’m certainly not comparing Marie to a mouse, I’m just saying that they’re the only things that I’ve loved in my 23 years on this planet. Marie is beautiful, caring and thoughtful. She’s also the only person to ever look beyond my chipped crust of insecurities. It seems as though pain or suffering has never graced the presence of my perfect Marie. Which is nice to know that she was cared for. That she had friends. That she had parents who were home. That she was loved.

Anger.
Pain.
Freedom.

Marie is always happy, I have never seen anything less than a smile on her face. Today was different. She ran into my arms bawling. I stood there astounded, as this is my debut as the role of a comforter. Choking down her tears, she tells me that her father is ill with a rare type of cancer. I stare off into the distance pondering this painful news. She says he’ll fight it the best he humanly can. Why? I think. Sickness is normal, no matter it being mild or severe. Why fight a deadly illness and not be around the ones you love when you can just accept it and live your life to the fullest with the designated amount of time you have left? Everyone has to die anyways. Young, old, male, female. Everyone and everything must die on this earth. So why attempt to prolong it for a few more tedious, painful years?

Just be free from it.

I invited Marie into my small apartment, tears continue to stream down her face. She sits on my white leather couch in the middle of the living room, head in her hands. She tells me she’s never gone through something like this before, the pain of a family member dying. She wishes her father was better, she wishes she wouldn’t be sad. The pain is too much for her.

She wants to be free.

I go into my kitchen, and I grab a sharp knife. It feels lighter than normal, as if I could do anything with it. Not just cut fruits or vegetables, but promote freedom, release pain. I walk out of the kitchen and into the living room, where I see my perfect, beautiful, loving Marie sitting with her eyes closed. Trying to shut the pain and fear away. I walk up behind her, my instrument of happiness clenched tight in my hand.

“It’s going to be okay, Marie.” My arm reaches around, she doesn’t notice the knife hovering over her neck.

"Marie, let me help you."

Freedom.

title: Freedom

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

What does the narrator mean when he talks about freedom?

answer: He believes that "death is freedom" because we live in a cruel world where people are untrustworthy, so killing someone is equivalent to liberating them from the pain of life. "Sickness is normal, no matter mild or severe. Why fight a deadly illness and not be around the ones you love when you can just accept it and live your life to the fullest with the designated amount of time you have left? Everyone has to die anyways. Young, old, male, female. Everyone and everything must die on this earth."

text: Remove the corroborative quote from within the response.

refinement: He believes that "death is freedom" because we live in a cruel world where people are untrustworthy, so killing someone is equivalent to liberating them from the pain of life.

answer: The narrator believes that freedom entails releasing oneself from any pain or suffering in life. For people like Marie who are living through immense and unimaginable pain, the narrator believes that liberation comes in the form of death. In this way, the narrator believes that the only way to gain true freedom is by accepting death and no longer fighting it.

answer: According to the narrator, freedom is when people are no longer in pain, and are free from disease.

text: The freedom described in the response only happen with death. Include this in the response.

refinement: According to the narrator, freedom is when people are no longer in pain, and are free from disease. Death is freedom.

answer:
The narrator lived a lonely life as a young kid. He was left alone at home by his parents and had a hard time making friends at school. His father bought a mouse for him one day and that went a long way to make him feel less lonely. Unfortunately, the mouse soon got sick and the narrator killed it. He justifies this killing as freedom - setting the mouse free from its suffering.

The narrator did the same to Marie, his friend. Marie's father is ill, making her very sad. The narrator then proceeded to kill her to free her from her sadness and suffering.

answer: The narrator means that freedom means letting go of pain and fear, accepting death and being freed from suffering. Freedom means letting go so you can be happy. In this case, he means freedom for Marie by giving her a final release from the pain of her father being ill.

text: He gives Marie this final release by killing her. He sees freedom as death. Ensure that this is clear in the response.

refinement: The narrator means that freedom means letting go of pain and fear, accepting death and being freed from suffering. Freedom means letting go so you can be happy. In this case, he means freedom for Marie by giving her a final release from the pain of her father being ill by killing her. Death is freedom for the narrator.


text:
July 31, 2017 | 9:21pm

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[Counterterrorism cops guard swanky Hamptons parties]

Atmosphere at the 24th Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit and Auction at The Watermill Center in Water Mill, New York. Getty Images

Police officers with machine guns have started appearing at fancy Hamptons events amid fears of terrorist attacks.

Guests at the tony Watermill Center gala on Saturday night attended by Robert Downey Jr. and French actress Isabelle Huppert initially thought the two officers standing clad in black bulletproof vests were part of the annual art installations organized by the center’s famed director, Robert Wilson.

But the officers explained to a guest that Steven Skrynecki, Southampton Town police chief, has introduced a new counterterrorism unit that will see the presence of officers with body armor and powerful firearms at swanky public events.

The officer was overheard explaining that police chiefs believe the events could be “soft targets” and that potential attackers could see a “big media opportunity” with all the prominent people present.

The Watermill Center gala attracted 1,200 people to the art performances, and 500 stayed for dinner, where awards were given to Huppert and Laurie Anderson, who performed a concert in honor of her late husband Lou Reed.

Other guests included Inga Otto and Lisa Anastos, cosmetic mogul Peter Thomas Roth, Libbie Mugrabi, Nancy Chemtob, Éric Ripert, Jean Shafiroff, Alex Soros and Campion and Tatiana Platt, who donated $5,000 to take a selfie with Downey.

Over at the James Beard Foundation’s Chefs & Champagne gala, also on Saturday night in Sagaponack, where 40 top chefs cooked for 800 people and Marcus Samuelsson was honored, there were also a pair of machine-gun-bearing policeman protecting the huge tent filled with revelers.

question: When was this article published?

answer: July 31, 2017

answer: The article was published on July 31, 2017.

answer:
A. July 31, 2017

B. September 1, 2017

C. September 1, 2016

D. September 1, 2015

text: Multiple answers given.

refinement: The article was published on 31 July 2017.

text: It was published on 31 July 2017.

answer: July 31, 2017

question: Who is Steven Skrynecki?

answer: Southhampton Town police chief

text: Steven Skynecki is the Southampton Town police chief.

answer: He is the Southampton Town police chief.

answer: The police chief of Southampton Town

answer: According to the passage, Steven Skrynecki is the Southampton Town police chief who has introduced a new counterterrorism unit that will see the presence of officers with body armor and powerful firearms at public events.

question: How many people attended The Watermill Center gala in 2017?

answer: 1,200 people attended

text: 1200 people attended, with 500 staying for dinner.

answer: 1,200 people attended the Watermill Center gala in 2017.

answer: 1,200

answer: 1200 people attended the gala.

question: Why are armed guards being stationed at high profile events?

answer: to ward off potential terrorist attacks

text: Capitalization error on the answer.

refinement: To ward off potential terrorist attacks.

text: High-profile events could be soft targets for potential terrorist attacks.

answer: The police believe the events could be "soft targets" and that potential attackers could see a "big media opportunity" with all the prominent people present.

answer: The police believe that these events could be "soft targets" and that potential attackers could see a "big media opportunity" with all the prominent people present.

answer: The armed guards are being stationed at high profile events in order to protect the attendees from potential terrorist attacks.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The article describes the presence of police officers with machine guns at fancy Hamptons events amid fears of terrorist attacks.

answer: Police officers with machine guns have started appearing at Hamptons events in response to fears of terrorist attacks.

answer: Police officers with machine guns have started appearing at fancy Hamptons events amid fears of terrorist attacks.

answer: The article highlights the trend of heavily-armed guards at high-profile events in the Hamptons.


text:
Thirty thousand feet up in the air, why decide that this row was the right one to move him to. Certainly, there’s more legroom, but there’s also the sensation. Looking to the left, ideas begin to form.

The little voice says, “Do it. Do it and let yourself go.”

But he can’t.

Thinking about the plunge. The sensation of falling. Stomach dropping, G-forces rippling his face, tearing at his eyes, his clothes. Attempting to rip him apart before he inevitably strikes the ground at hundreds of miles per hour.

And after the impact, darkness. The end.

Yet that can’t happen.

As the stewardess hands him his peanuts, he returns his attention to page twenty-three of the financial report he owes his boss when he lands.

He pours himself a drink. A four and a half hour flight with two-hour delay, three hours to his office because of traffic, twenty minutes of listening to his boss yell at him because he’s such a failure and another hour home.

Drinking his scotch, his mind returns to the row. The sensation that almost overwhelmed him. That almost forced him to leap from thirty thousand feet. That almost ended him.

Here it was again.

Dragging himself to the balcony he looks over the edge. The people seem so small and insignificant from his vantage point, as if they were ants, following their daily routines. He gazes up at the iconic statue, stationed in the harbor, which once welcomed his great-grandparents to the home of the brave.

He climbs up onto the railing; still undecided.

A flag whips about in the gust of wind.

And a woman screams.

title: This is a short story I wrote that I'm just looking for feedback on. It's called 'Exit Row'.

question: Who is the protagonist?

answer: The protagonist is a man. Nothing else is known about him.

answer: He is someone who is having suicidal urges.

answer: He is an unnamed expert. He is facing the issues of depression for the time being.

text: "Expert" is not mentioned when describing the protagonist.

refinement: He is an unnamed man. He is facing the issues of depression for the time being.

question: What was the little voice telling him while he was on the airplane?

answer: The little voice was telling him to jump. It wanted him to leap from the airplane and experience the sensation of falling.

text: The little voice says, “Do it. Do it and let yourself go.”

answer: “Do it. Do it and let yourself go.”

text: While the direct quote is helpful in answering the question, a more general statement should be made.

refinement: “Do it. Do it and let yourself go.” The voice wants the man to jump off the plane.

answer: The little voice was telling him to jump.

question: Where does the story take place?

answer: The story takes place on an airplane and on a balcony overlooking a city.

text: Thirty thousand feet up in the air, why decide that this row was the right one to move him to.

text: Dragging himself to the balcony he looks over the edge. The people seem so small and insignificant from his vantage point, as if they were ants, following their daily routines.

answer: The story takes place on a commercial airplane flying at 30,000 feet. It also takes place on the airplane's balcony, with the iconic statue in the harbor in the background.

text: Thirty thousand feet up in the air, why decide that this row was the right one to move him to.

text: Dragging himself to the balcony he looks over the edge. The people seem so small and insignificant from his vantage point, as if they were ants, following their daily routines.

answer: It doesn't specifically say where, but it appears the narrator is in a high-rise apartment in New York, with a view of the harbor and the Statue of Liberty.

text: The answer must include mention of the plane that the protagonist is on at the beginning of the story.

refinement: It doesn't specifically say where, but it appears the narrator is on a plane that is 30000 feet in the air, and in a high-rise apartment in New York, with a view of the harbor and the Statue of Liberty.

text: The Statue of Liberty is not mentioned specifically.

refinement: It doesn't specifically say where, but it appears the narrator is on a plane that is 30000 feet in the air, and in a high-rise apartment in New York, with a view of a statue in a harbor.

question: Did he jump off a balcony?

text: No answer

refinement: It is unclear if the protagonist jumps. It might be suggested that he does, due to the woman screaming after he stands on the railing.

answer: He climbs onto the railing but was undecided. There could be another reason why the woman screamed.

text: Dragging himself to the balcony he looks over the edge.

answer: In my opinion, he did not jump off a balcony./

text: The answer should not be an opinion, but should be an objective statement about the text.

refinement: It is unclear if he jumps off the balcony.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: This is a short story about a man who watches as a woman screams, and that is when he knows that he can't move a few rows.

text: The entire summary is completely inaccurate.

refinement: This is a short story about a man who is struggling with suicidal thoughts. He has thoughts of jumping out of a plane, but resists the urge. Later, he is in his apartment. He stands up on the railing of his balcony. The story is unclear about whether or not he jumps.

answer: Scott is a man who is struggling through thoughts of suicide. Initially, he sits in the "exit row" but is disturbed by thoughts of the "sensation" he suffers through when how plunging to his death. After he saves a random woman from jumping, he contemplates death again and is saved by the possibility of other dreams way down the line.

text: The protagonist is not named.

refinement: The protagonist is struggling through thoughts of suicide. Initially, he sits in the "exit row" but is disturbed by thoughts of the "sensation" he suffers through when how plunging to his death. After he saves a random woman from jumping, he contemplates death again and is saved by the possibility of other dreams way down the line.

text: The second sentence is confusing and implies that he jumped out of the plane, which he did not.

refinement: The protagonist is struggling through thoughts of suicide. While sitting in the exit row of a plane, he contemplates jumping out of it. After he saves a random woman from jumping, he contemplates death again and is saved by the possibility of other dreams way down the line.

text: The man does not save a woman.

refinement: The protagonist is struggling through thoughts of suicide. While sitting in the exit row of a plane, he contemplates jumping out of it. Later, he is on the balcony of his home. He stands on the railing. It is unclear if he jumps.

answer: A man is on a plane, thinking about jumping off and plunging 30,000 feet to his death. The plane lands, he goes to the office and gets yelled at by his boss for being a failure. At home, he pours himself a drink and feels the urge to kill himself again. He goes to the balcony and climbs up the railing, still undecided. Then, a woman screams.

answer: He contemplates jumping off an airplane. His behavior scares a woman and frustrates the stewardess who tries to talk to him.

text: The summary should first indicate that there is a male protagonist.

refinement: The male protagonist contemplates jumping off an airplane. His behavior scares a woman and frustrates the stewardess who tries to talk to him.

text: The passage does not indicate that he scared a woman or frustrated a stewardess.

refinement: The male protagonist contemplates jumping off an airplane. While seated in the exit row, he considers opening the door. Later, he is at his home. He stands on the railing of his balcony. A woman screams.

answer: A man steps up to the edge of his airplane's balcony, swaying slightly with the plane's movements. His thoughts are racing as the rush of whatever tremendous feeling comes over him is still within reach.

text: The first sentence conflates the two locations of the story.

refinement: A man sits on the airplane's exit row, swaying slightly with the plane's movements. His thoughts are racing as the rush of whatever tremendous feeling comes over him is still within reach.

text: There is no mention that the man is having suicidal thoughts.

refinement: A man sits on the airplane's exit row, swaying slightly with the plane's movements. His thoughts are racing as his mind urges him to commit suicide by opening the emergency exit.

text: There is no mention of the rest of the plot that occurs at the protagonist's home.

refinement: A man sits on the airplane's exit row, swaying slightly with the plane's movements. His thoughts are racing as his mind urges him to commit suicide by opening the emergency exit. He resists the urges. Later, he ends up at this home and stands on the railing of his balcony. It is unclear if he jumps, but a woman screams.

answer: Readers are intrigued by his struggle with jumping after divorce and want to know what led to him climbing on a ledge after his return to America.

text: "Readers" should not be mentioned.

refinement: The protagonist struggles with jumping after divorce and want to know what led to him climbing on a ledge after his return to America.

text: The protagonist does not get divorced, nor is it mentioned that he returns to America.

refinement: The protagonist struggles with thoughts of suicide while he sits on the exit row of a plane. He resists the urge to jump from the emergency exit. Later, he ends up at this home and stands on the railing of his balcony. It is unclear if he jumps, but a woman screams.