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The POOR BROTHERS OF THE SERAPHIC ST. FRANCIS (, abbreviated after their names as C.F.P.) () are a congregation of Religious Brothers of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis, instituted for charitable work among orphan boys and for youth education. They commonly also use the title of BROTHERS OF THE POOR OF ST. FRANCIS.

Foundation

The founder was born PHILIP MARTIN HÖVER (HOEVER) in 1816 into a hard-working farm family in the hill country of Neuhonrath, now part of the town of Lohmar, Germany, near the city of Cologne. Although his help was needed on the farm, the local parish priest saw potential in the young Höver and encouraged his eagerness to learn. This encouragement led in time to his becoming a successful schoolteacher.

Höver became a schoolmaster at Breidt and Aachen,[1] during which time he met and married Anna Maria Katherine Zimmerman. They had two sons, but soon after the birth of their children, Anna Maria became ill and died. To forget the grief he felt at this loss, Höver became involved in the charitable organization of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. He also became a member of the Third Order of St. Francis, the local fraternity of which had a long history of commitment to the poor. Through his service in both organizations, he became aware of the terrible situation of poor and homeless boys in the cities of Germany at the height of the Industrial Revolution.

Through the influence of a former member of the local fraternity of the Order, the Blessed Mary Frances Schervier, foundress of the Poor Sisters of St. Francis, he was led to dedicate his life to the service of the many poor around them.[2] Thus, on Christmas Eve 1857, he and four other tertiaries dedicated themselves to the service of God and of abandoned men, while living in community under religious vows. At that time, Höver took the religious name of “Brother John” by which he is now known, and was appointed the first Superior General of the new congregation.

The Brothers obtained a home in Aachen in 1860, where they began their work of service to the poor and homeless men of the city. On 5 January of the following year, Cardinal Geissel, the Archbishop of Cologne, approved the new congregation.[3] Within a few years, though, the pressures of leading the community and the demands of teaching, plus caring for his sons, led Brother John's health to deteriorate. Feeling his end approaching, he appointed Brother Bonaventure Schäben as the new Superior General. When Höver died on 13 July 1864, the community had twenty-six members and some postulants.

Expansion

Under the leadership of Brother John, and under the watchful eye and guidance of the diocesan clergy, to whom they were subject, the young Congregation grew rapidly and spread from its cradle in Aachen to other parts of Germany. In 1866 the Congregation spread to the United States, where orphanages for boys were established in Teutopolis, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Cincinnati, Ohio (1868) and Cold Spring, Kentucky (1869), through a donation by Sarah Worthington Peter.[4]

In 1869 the Congregation also received the charge of a Catholic orphanage in Moabit, near Berlin. During the Austro-Prussian war, 1866, and in the Franco-Prussian war, 1870–71, the Poor Brothers were helped in the field hospitals. However, the policy of _Kulturkampf_ by the German government led to the loss of all their houses in Prussia during 1876-77. They then moved to Bleijerheide on the German-Dutch border, where the new motherhouse was erected.

After 1888 the Brothers were allowed to return to Prussia and entirely new houses were founded: Hohenhof in Upper Silesia (1891); Dormagen on the Rhine (1902), Düsseldorf (1932), etc. At the last location, they currently run a senior housing complex for 189 residents,[5] and various social services and a trade school.[6] Foundations were also made in Belgium at Völkerich (1900) and in the Netherlands at Roermond (1903).

The Constitutions of the Congregation were approved by Pope Pius X in 1910. With that, they became a congregation of Pontifical (international) right, generally free to conduct their affairs without the supervision of local bishops.

In 1921 the American Brothers began to work in Arkansas, where they established several institutions over the next fifteen years. They also expanded to Iowa, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas and South Dakota, mostly in the field of youth work. In 1986, they purchased the Woodlands Treatment Center, a facility for drug and alcohol dependent youth in Burlington, Iowa.[7]

By 1998, through the steady retirement and departure of members, total membership of the American province sank to 24 professed members dispersed across several assignments at schools, prisons and hospitals. The Morris School for Boys, established in 1922 near Searcy, Arkansas, continues to be the brothers' primary ministry.[8] The order's motherhouse remains in Aachen and the order maintains houses in Brazil, Holland and the United States.[9]

[1] Oliger, Livarius. “Poor Brothers of St. Francis Seraphicus.” The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 18 June 2016

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

Summarize everything relating to the size of the congregation.

answer: The Poor Brothers of the Seraphic St. Francis is a congregation founded for service to orphan boys and youth education. Their foundation was in 1857 and since then they have expanded to countries such as the United States and Brazil. Currently, the congregation includes approximately 189 members.

text: The response is completely irrelevant/inaccurate

text: Provide a response

refinement: The group was founded in 1857 by 5 men. When the founder died in 1864, they had 26 members and some number of postulants. By 1998, the total membership of the American branch of the group was only 24 members.

answer: On Christmas Eve 1857, Philip Höver and four other tertiaries dedicated themselves to the service of God and of abandoned men. Upon Höver's death in 1864, the community had twenty-six members. The congregation grew rapidly afterwards and spread to the United States in 1866. By 1998, the total membership of the American province sank to 24 professed members.

answer: The congregation started off in Aachen in 1860, reaching 26 members and some postulants by Hoever's death. After, they expanded to Völkerich, located in the in Belgium, and to Roermond, the Netherlands. Across the United States, they established several institutions. In Prussia, they had many houses but were then allowed to return. However, their number dwindled.

text: They were founded by 5 people

refinement: The congregation was founded in 1857 by 5 men, and they had 26 members and some postulants by Hoever's death. After, they expanded to Völkerich, located in the in Belgium, and to Roermond, the Netherlands. Across the United States, they established several institutions. In Prussia, they had many houses but were then allowed to return. However, their number dwindled.

text: "In Prussia [...] return" is irrelevant

refinement: The congregation was founded in 1857 by 5 men, and they had 26 members and some postulants by Hoever's death. After, they expanded to Völkerich, located in the in Belgium, and to Roermond, the Netherlands. Across the United States, they established several institutions. However, their number dwindled.

text: Be more specific than "their number dwindled"

refinement: The congregation was founded in 1857 by 5 men, and they had 26 members and some postulants by Hoever's death. After, they expanded to Völkerich, located in the in Belgium, and to Roermond, the Netherlands. Across the United States, they established several institutions. However, by 1998, the total membership of the American province of the group sank to just 24 members.

answer: The congregation of Religious Brothers of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis was founded in 1857 by Philip Martin Höver. Since then, it has spread to both Germany and the United States, with a total membership of approximately 200 worldwide. The primary ministries of the congregation are in orphan care and youth work.

text: Four other people joined Hover in founding the group

refinement: The congregation of Religious Brothers of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis was founded in 1857 by Philip Martin Höver and four other men. Since then, it has spread to both Germany and the United States, with a total membership of approximately 200 worldwide. The primary ministries of the congregation are in orphan care and youth work.

text: The total membership information is fabricated, and the "primary ministries" are irrelevant

refinement: The congregation of Religious Brothers of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis was founded in 1857 by Philip Martin Höver and four other men.

text: Add information about membership at the time of Hover's death and in 1998

refinement: The congregation of Religious Brothers of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis was founded in 1857 by Philip Martin Höver and four other men. When Höver died in 1864, the community had 26 members and some number of postulants. However, by 1998, the total membership of the American province of the group sank to just 24 members.

answer: Brother John started the congregation. Within a few years, after John's health deteriorated and he appointed Brother Bonaventure Schäben to replace him as Superior General, the congregation grew rapidly and spread from their cradle in Aachen to other parts of Germany. They spread to the United States, where they established orphanages for boys. The American Brothers worked in Arkansas and expanded to Iowa, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas and South Dakota in the field of youth work. They established a congregation in Brazil, Holland, and the United States.

text: Four others were with John when he founded the group

refinement: Brother John started the congregation with four others. Within a few years, after John's health deteriorated and he appointed Brother Bonaventure Schäben to replace him as Superior General, the congregation grew rapidly and spread from their cradle in Aachen to other parts of Germany. They spread to the United States, where they established orphanages for boys. The American Brothers worked in Arkansas and expanded to Iowa, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas and South Dakota in the field of youth work. They established a congregation in Brazil, Holland, and the United States.

text: Include the size of the congregation at the time of Hover's death

refinement: Brother John started the congregation with four others. Within a few years, after John's health deteriorated and he appointed Brother Bonaventure Schäben to replace him as Superior General. When Hover died in 1864, the community had 26 members and some number of postulants. The congregation grew rapidly and spread from their cradle in Aachen to other parts of Germany. They spread to the United States, where they established orphanages for boys. The American Brothers worked in Arkansas and expanded to Iowa, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas and South Dakota in the field of youth work. They established a congregation in Brazil, Holland, and the United States.

text: "The American Brothers [...]" is irrelevant

refinement: Brother John started the congregation with four others. Within a few years, after John's health deteriorated and he appointed Brother Bonaventure Schäben to replace him as Superior General. When Hover died in 1864, the community had 26 members and some number of postulants. The congregation grew rapidly and spread from their cradle in Aachen to other parts of Germany. They spread to the United States, where they established orphanages for boys.

text: Include information about their size in 1998

refinement: Brother John started the congregation with four others. Within a few years, after John's health deteriorated and he appointed Brother Bonaventure Schäben to replace him as Superior General. When Hover died in 1864, the community had 26 members and some number of postulants. The congregation grew rapidly and spread from their cradle in Aachen to other parts of Germany. They spread to the United States, where they established orphanages for boys. However, by 1998, the total membership of the American province sank to just 24 professed members.

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

Summarize the group's history during the 1860s.

answer: The Brothers of the Poor of St. Francis was founded in 1857 with the aim of serving the poor and homeless in Germany. By 1864, the community had twenty-six members and was growing rapidly. The order obtained a home in Aachen in 1860, and by 1866 had spread to the U.S. By 1876, all their houses in Prussia had been lost, and by 1888 were again allowed to return. The congregation now maintains houses in Brazil, the U.S., and the Netherlands.

text: Remove information outside of the requested time range

refinement: By 1864, the community had twenty-six members and was growing rapidly. The order obtained a home in Aachen in 1860, and by 1866 had spread to the U.S.

text: Reorder information chronologically

refinement: The order obtained a home in Aachen in 1860. By 1864, the community had twenty-six members and was growing rapidly. In 1866, they spread to the U.S.

text: Include information about their approval

refinement: The order obtained a home in Aachen in 1860. In 1861, Cardinal Geissel approved the new congregation. By 1864, the community had twenty-six members and was growing rapidly. In 1866, they spread to the U.S.

text: Note that their founder died in 1864

refinement: The order obtained a home in Aachen in 1860. In 1861, Cardinal Geissel approved the new congregation. In 1864, the order's founder, Philip Martin Hover, died, and the community had twenty-six members and was growing rapidly. In 1866, they spread to the U.S.

text: Include information about 1869

refinement: The order obtained a home in Aachen in 1860. In 1861, Cardinal Geissel approved the new congregation. In 1864, the order's founder, Philip Martin Hover, died, and the community had twenty-six members and was growing rapidly. In 1866, they spread to the U.S. In 1869, the congregation also received the charge of a Catholic orphanage in Moabit, near Berlin.

answer: The Brothers obtained a home in Aachen in 1860, where they serviced the poor and homeless men of the city. On January 5, 1961, Cardinal Geissel approved the new congregation. Brother John appointed Brother Schaben as the new Superior General and died on July 13, 1864. In 1866, the Congregation spread to the United States, where it established orphanages. It also received charge of a Catholic orphanage near Berlin in 1869.

answer: Fr. Höver had joined the charity organization of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and had joined the third order of St. Francis. This brought him to the attention of Mary Frances Schervier, who directed him to establish the Poor Brothers of St. Francis in 1857. In 1860, they obtained a home, began their work of service, and in 1861 received their first charge. Later in 1861, Cardinal Geissel approved of their newly formed congregation. In 1863, they moved to Bleijerheide on the German-Dutch border. By 1888 they were again allowed to return to Prussia and replacements were founded there.

text: Remove information outside of the requested time range

refinement: In 1860, they obtained a home, began their work of service, and in 1861 received their first charge. Later in 1861, Cardinal Geissel approved of their newly formed congregation. In 1863, they moved to Bleijerheide on the German-Dutch border.

text: "In 1863, [...]" is false

refinement: In 1860, they obtained a home, began their work of service, and in 1861 received their first charge. Later in 1861, Cardinal Geissel approved of their newly formed congregation.

text: "in 1861 received their first charge" doesn't seem to reference an actual event

refinement: In 1860, they obtained a home and began their work of service. In 1861, Cardinal Geissel approved of their newly formed congregation.

text: Include the events of 1864, 1866, and 1869

refinement: In 1860, they obtained a home and began their work of service. In 1861, Cardinal Geissel approved of their newly formed congregation. In 1864, the order's founder, Philip Martin Hover, died and the community had 26 members and some postulants. In 1866, they spread to the United States. And in 1869, they received charge of a Catholic orphanage near Berlin.

answer: The Poor Brothers of St. Francis was founded in 1857 by Philip Martin Höver with the goal of serving the impoverished and disenfranchised. The Congregation spread quickly throughout Germany, eventually expanding to the United States and other European locations. In the 1860s, they were granted approval by the Vatican, and this ultimately led to their involvement in hospitals and orphanages across the globe. Despite struggles with government restrictions and losses due to war, the Brothers persevered and grew throughout the years. Today, they continue their charitable work across different cultures.

text: Response does not address any specific events from the requested time span

text: Provide a response

refinement: The Brothers obtained a home in Aachen in 1860. In 1861, Cardinal Geissel approved the new congregation. In 1864, their founder, Philip Martin Hover, died, and the community had 26 members and some postulants. In 1866, they expanded into the United States, and in 1869, they received the charge of a Catholic orphanage near Berlin.

answer: In 1860, the Brothers got a home in Aachen, where they began their work regarding the poor and homeless men of the city. In 1861, Cardinal Geissel approved the new congregation, opening practically a new house every year. After Höver's death in 1864, Bonaventure Schäben took his place as Superior General, who extended the group's success in many places like the United States. The congregation's manuscripts were approved by Pope Pius X in 1910, which gave the congregation international rights, such as the ability to run their own affairs without local bishops.

text: "opening practically a new house every year" is not supported

refinement: In 1860, the Brothers got a home in Aachen, where they began their work regarding the poor and homeless men of the city. In 1861, Cardinal Geissel approved the new congregation. After Höver's death in 1864, Bonaventure Schäben took his place as Superior General, who extended the group's success in many places like the United States. The congregation's manuscripts were approved by Pope Pius X in 1910, which gave the congregation international rights, such as the ability to run their own affairs without local bishops.

text: Remove events outside of the requested time span

refinement: In 1860, the Brothers got a home in Aachen, where they began their work regarding the poor and homeless men of the city. In 1861, Cardinal Geissel approved the new congregation. After Höver's death in 1864, Bonaventure Schäben took his place as Superior General, who extended the group's success in many places like the United States.

text: State when the group expanded into the US

refinement: In 1860, the Brothers got a home in Aachen, where they began their work regarding the poor and homeless men of the city. In 1861, Cardinal Geissel approved the new congregation. After Höver's death in 1864, Bonaventure Schäben took his place as Superior General. In 1866, they expanded into the United States.

text: State the number of members in 1864

refinement: In 1860, the Brothers got a home in Aachen, where they began their work regarding the poor and homeless men of the city. In 1861, Cardinal Geissel approved the new congregation. After Höver's death in 1864, Bonaventure Schäben took his place as Superior General. In that year, the community had 26 members and some postulants. In 1866, they expanded into the United States.

text: Include the events of 1869

refinement: In 1860, the Brothers got a home in Aachen, where they began their work regarding the poor and homeless men of the city. In 1861, Cardinal Geissel approved the new congregation. After Höver's death in 1864, Bonaventure Schäben took his place as Superior General. In that year, the community had 26 members and some postulants. In 1866, they expanded into the United States. In 1869, they received the charge of a Catholic orphanage near Berlin.

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

Summarize everything relating to major religious figures outside of the congregation.

answer: The founder is Philip Martin Hoeber, who works his way up into being a successful schoolmaster and a member of the Third Order of St. Francis. He met the Blessed Mary Frances Schervier, foundress of the Poor Sisters of St. Francis and is later directed by her to dedicate his life to the service of the many poor around him. Pius X approved the Constitutions of the Congregation.

text: I wouldn't include the founder, as he is part of the congregation

refinement: Philip Martin Hober met the Blessed Mary Frances Schervier, foundress of the Poor Sisters of St. Francis and was later directed by her to dedicate his life to the service of the many poor around him. Pius X approved the Constitutions of the Congregation.

text: Include Cardinal Geissel

refinement: Philip Martin Hober met the Blessed Mary Frances Schervier, foundress of the Poor Sisters of St. Francis and was later directed by her to dedicate his life to the service of the many poor around him. Cardinal Geissel, the Archbishop of Cologne, approved the congregation. Pius X approved the Constitutions of the Congregation.

answer: Cardinal Geissel, the Archbishop of Cologne, approved the congregation on January 5, 1861. The Constitutions of the Congregation were approved by Pope Pius X in 1910.

text: Include Mary Frances Schervier

refinement: The congregation's founder was inspired to dedicate his life to the service of the poor by the Blessed Mary Frances Schervier, foundress of the Poor Sisters of St. Francis. Cardinal Geissel, the Archbishop of Cologne, approved the congregation on January 5, 1861. The Constitutions of the Congregation were approved by Pope Pius X in 1910.

answer:
Philip Martin Hoever.
He became a member of the Third Order of St. Francis.

text: Hover is a member of the congregation

text: Provide a response

refinement: Blessed Mary Frances Schervier, foundress of the Poor Sisters of St. Francis, inspired the founder of the congregation to dedicate his life to the service of the poor. Cardinal Ceissel, the Archbishop of Cologne, approved the new congregation, and Pope Pius X approved their Constitutions of Congregation.

answer: There is one founder and one major religious figure outside of the congregation - the Blessed Mary Frances Schervier, foundress of the Poor Sisters of St. Francis. The founder, Brother John, also became involved in the charitable organization of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. John sought to dedicate his life to service of the many poor around him, which led to the formation of the Poor Brothers of the Seraphic St. Francis, a congregation of religious brothers committed to charitable work among orphan boys and youth education.

text: Information about Brother John is irrelevant

refinement: There is one founder and one major religious figure outside of the congregation - the Blessed Mary Frances Schervier, foundress of the Poor Sisters of St. Francis.

text: State how Mary Frances is significant to the order

refinement: Blessed Mary Frances Schervier, foundress of the Poor Sisters of St. Francis, inspired the congregation's founder to dedicate his life to the service of the poor.

text: Include information about Cardinal Geissel and Pope Pius X

refinement: Blessed Mary Frances Schervier, foundress of the Poor Sisters of St. Francis, inspired the congregation's founder to dedicate his life to the service of the poor. Cardinal Ceissel, the Archbishop of Cologne, approved the new congregation, and Pope Pius X approved their Constitutions of Congregation.

answer: Pope Pius X approved the Constitutions of the Congregation in 1910. The founder, Brother John, was assisted by the local clergy in Aachen, Germany and spread the congregation internationally, including to the United States. Much of their work focuses on providing aid to boys, both within shelters and schools. Starting in 1921, the congregation eventually established houses in Brazil, Holland, and the United States. By 1998, the population of members in the American province had declined to 24 members.


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MARIA JOHANNA (MARJAN) OUDEMA (born 1958) is president of Utrecht University. She is also a director of Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil[1][2] as well as Het Concertgebouw, the Rijksmuseum, Solvay SA and SHV Holdings. She was previously a member of the executive committee of Akzo Nobel and executive director Strip Products Division at Corus Group, now Tata Steel Europe.[3]

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title: Maria Oudeman

question: Who was Maria Oudeman?

answer: Maria Oudeman is a Dutch business executive who is currently the president of Utrecht University. She has also previously served as a director of Statoil and other companies.

answer: She was president of Utrecht University.

text: The past tense should be present

text: She is also a business executive

refinement: She is a Dutch business executive and president of Utrecht University.

answer: Maria Oudeman is the president of Utrecht University.

text: She also a business executive

refinement: Maria Oudeman is the president of Utrecht University and a Dutch business executive.

answer: president of Utrecht University

text: And a business executive

refinement: president of Utrecht University and a Dutch business executive

question: What is Maria Oudeman the director of?

answer: the Norwegian oil and gas company, Statoil

text: This is only one of her directorships

refinement: the Norwegian oil and gas company, Statoil as well as Het Concertgebouw, the Rijksmuseum, Solvay SA and SHV Holdings.

answer: Maria Oudeman is the director of Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil.

text: This is only one of her directorships

refinement: Maria Oudeman is the director of Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil as well as Het Concertgebouw, the Rijksmuseum, Solvay SA and SHV Holdings.

answer: Maria Oudeman is the director of Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil.

text: This is only one of her directorships

refinement: Maria Oudeman is the director of Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil as well as Het Concertgebouw, the Rijksmuseum, Solvay SA and SHV Holdings.

answer: According to the passage, Maria Oudeman is the director of Utrecht University and Statoil.

text: She is not a director of the University. She's the president

refinement: Maria Oudeman is the director of Statoil.

text: She holds more than one directorship

refinement: Maria Oudeman is the director of Statoil as well as Het Concertgebouw, the Rijksmuseum, Solvay SA and SHV Holdings.

question: What was Maria Oudeman previously a member of?

answer: Maria Oudeman was previously a member of the executive committee of Akzo Nobel.

answer: According to the passage, Maria Oudeman was previously a member of the executive committee of Akzo Nobel.

text: The first phrase adds no value

refinement: Maria Oudeman was previously a member of the executive committee of Akzo Nobel.

answer: Maria Oudeman was previously a member of the executive committee of Akzo Nobel.

answer: of the executive committee of Akzo Nobel

question: When was Maria Oudeman born?

answer: 1958

answer: Maria Oudeman was born in 1958.

answer: in 1958

answer: Based on the passage, it can be inferred that Maria Oudeman was born in 1958.

text: Clumsy sentence and unnecessarily wordy

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Maria Oudeman is the president of Utrecht University. She is also a director of Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil, as well as Het Concertgebouw, the Rijksmuseum, Solvay SA and SHV Holdings.

answer: Maria Oudeman is president of Utrecht University, and also serves on the board of directors for Statoil and several other companies.

answer: Maria Oudeman is the president of Utrecht University. She is also the director of the Norwegian oil and gas company, Statoil.

text: She has more than one directorship

refinement: Maria Oudeman is the president of Utrecht University. She is also the director of the Norwegian oil and gas company, Statoil.

answer: Maria Oudeman is the president of Utrecht University. She is also a director of Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil, as well as Het Concertgebouw, the Rijksmuseum, Solvay SA, and SHV Holdings.


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HUGH GEOFFROY MILLAIS (23 December 1929 – 4 July 2009) was a British author and actor known for his film collaborations with director Robert Altman.

Early years

Hugh Millais was the son of Raoul Millais (1901–1999) a painter-illustrator of some considerable importance, and his first wife Elinor Clare (d. 1953), daughter of late Allan Ronald Macdonell, of Montreal. Raoul was the son of painter and gardener John Guille Millais and the grandson of the painter Sir John Everett Millais founder of the pre-Raphaelite movement by his wife Effie Gray who had been previously married to the author John Ruskin. He was brought up Roman Catholic.[1] As a child he lived in Blackwater Valley and Cork in Ireland.[2] He was educated at Ampleforth during the war, and made a deal with his housemaster. If let off games and allowed to keep his two ferrets and 24 snares, he would keep the house provided with meat. On his best day he provided 21 rabbits and a cock pheasant. Legend has it that Basil Hume tried to teach him to play rugby.[3][4]

World traveller

Millais was a noted raconteur who loved nothing more than to sit his six-foot six frame on a high bar stool, pick up a guitar and sing Calypso songs.[5][6] Before becoming an actor, he worked as a real estate broker, developing property in Spain with portrait painter, Dominic Elwes. Millais had crossed the globe and known some of the great eccentrics of art, architecture, acting and adventure. Having drifted from England to Ireland and Canada, he hitch-hiked around South America, sailed all over the Caribbean and then moved regularly between France, Italy, Spain and Britain mixing with the cream of society that included Hollywood celebrities. By his own admission, he had been, among other things, a journalist, yachtsman, property developer, bar owner, oil dealer, club entertainer, interior designer, chef to the stars, and Pamplona bull-runner.

Culinary exploits

As for his cooking, there are many stories surrounding his culinary adventures. Millais made a meal for Orson Welles after the actor-director had hired his house in Andalusia, Spain for a year while filming, then left him stranded, penniless, in Naples. On another occasion, Rita Hayworth shed her lipstick in his onion soup. Once, Millais and Gary Cooper were said to have fled unwanted “friends” at a Paris party by hiding in a bathroom. Millais was once presented with a platter of seafood by Salvador Dalí served on the artist's naked wife, Gala. There was also an occasion where Millais shared Huevos Cubanos with Ernest Hemingway (whose chauffeur he apparently became for a while), Ava Gardner and Marlene Dietrich after sailing into a mini-revolution in pre-Castro Cuba and getting shot through the arm at the helm of his racing yacht, the Benbow. These and many other anecdotes are in Millais' cook-book _“Hugh's Who: The Name-Dropper's Cookbook”_ which was published in 2007.[7] A devoted falconer, he is said to have turned down a role in the film _Shoot the Sun Down_, in 1976, to go to Saudi Arabia, for a falconers' meet.[8]

Acting career

Millais' career as an actor came about by accident. Spotted in a bar at during the feria in Pamplona, he was invited to meet the director, Robert Altman in England. Altman immediately hired him to play bounty hunter Dog Butler in _McCabe & Mrs. Miller_ (1971), in which his character uses a single-shot elephant gun to shoot Warren Beatty's McCabe. During filming he adopted a phoney Texan accent, but Altman told him: “If I’d wanted an American heavy, I would have got Lee Marvin"; Millais' final voice track is spoken with a British accent. Altman then cast him to portray Susannah York's lecherous neighbour, Marcel, in the psychological thriller, _Images_ (1972). In 1973 Millais took the lead role in Wolf Mankowitz's play _The Samson Riddle_, again with York at the Gate Theatre, Dublin. He portrayed Roy Endean in _The Dogs of War_ (1980) and Uncle Martin, an 18th-century grandee in _The Wicked Lady_ (1983), in which John Gielgud played his butler and Faye Dunaway his niece. He played the US Colonel in _Chicago Joe and the Showgirl_ (1990), as well as appearing in British TV shows such as _Deceptions_, _Ruth Rendell Mysteries_, _Kavanagh QC_ and _Foreign Affairs_.[9]

Millais lived in Kirtlington, Oxfordshire until his death in July 2009. As Herbert Kretzmer put it, Hugh showed “wisdom and acquired magnificence by not doing any one thing for too long”, while Robert Altman said: “As an actor, he is an excellent cook. As a cook, he’s a fantastic actor.”[10] He had three children by his second marriage to Suzy Marthe Falconnet Millais. They are Ian Everett Millais (50), Joshua Rengault Millais (48) and Tara Romany Maria Millais (41).

Filmography

  Year   Title                            Role                   Notes
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  1971   _McCabe & Mrs. Miller_           Butler
  1972   _Images_                         Marcel
  1973   _The Samson Riddle_                                     (Play)
  1980   _The Dogs of War_                Roy Endean
  1983   _The Wicked Lady_                Uncle Martin
  1985   _Deceptions_                                            TV Movie
  1990   _Chicago Joe and the Showgirl_   US colonel
  1990   _Ruth Rendell Mysteries_         Martin Silk            1 episode
  1993   _Foreign Affairs_                Sir Thomas Fellowes    TV movie
  1996   _Kavanagh QC_                    Vice Admiral Kinross   1 episode, (final appearance)

Bibliography

_“Hugh's Who: The Name-dropper's Cookbook”_ (Park Press 2007)

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[3] http://jennydavidson.blogspot.com/2009/07/les-deplorables-hugh-millaiss-greatest.html

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[5] http://article.wn.com/view/2009/07/16/Hugh_Millais_actor_in_Robert_Altmans_film_Images/

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title: Hugh Millais

question: When was Hugh Millais born?

answer: Hugh Millais was born on December 23, 1929.

answer: 23 December 1929.

answer: Hugh Millais was born on December 23, 1929.

answer: 23 December 1929.

question: What was Hugh Millais?

answer: He was a British author and actor.

answer: Hugh Millais was an author and actor.

text: It is omitted that he was British.

refinement: Hugh Millais was a British author and actor.

answer: Hugh Millais was an actor who worked with director Robert Altman on several films.

text: It is omitted that he was also an author.

refinement: Hugh Millais was an author and actor who worked with director Robert Altman on several films.

answer: An author and actor.

text: It is omitted that he was British.

question: What nationality was Hugh Millais?

answer: British.

answer: British

answer: According to the passage, Hugh Millais was British.

answer: British.

question: What director was he known for collaborating with?

answer: Robert Altman

answer: Robert Altman.

answer: Hugh Millais was known for collaborating with Robert Altman.

answer: Robert Altman.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Hugh Millais was a British author and actor known for his film collaborations with director Robert Altman.

text: It is omitted that the article discusses his childhood and career.

refinement: Hugh Millais was a British author and actor known for his film collaborations with director Robert Altman. The article discusses his childhood and career.

answer: Hugh Millais was a British author and actor known for his film collaborations with director Robert Altman. He was born in 1929 and died in 2009.

answer: This article is about Hugh Millais, a British author and actor. It discusses his childhood, acting career, traveling, and culinary exploits.

text: "As for his cooking, there are many stories surrounding his culinary adventures." This is evidence that the article talks about his culinary exploits.

answer: Hugh Millais was a British actor known for his collaborations with director Robert Altman. He appeared in a number of films, including _McCabe & Mrs. Miller_, _Images_, and _The Dogs of War_.


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“STRYCHNINE IN THE SOUP” is a short story by the British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. A part of the Mr. Mulliner series, the story was first published in the US in _The American Magazine_ in December 1931 (as “A Missing Mystery”), and in the UK in _The Strand Magazine_ in March 1932.[1] It also appears in the collection _Mulliner Nights_ (1933).[2]

Plot

Cyril Mulliner, an interior decorator with a passion for mystery stories, finds a handful of his flesh being twisted by the lovely Amelia Bassett at a showing of _The Grey Vampire_ and the two fall instantly in love with each other. Fate, however, has thrown a spanner in the works, in the form of Amelia's mother, Lady Bassett, a well-known big game hunter and explorer, who objects to an interior decorator as a son-in-law, preferring that Amelia marry Lester Mapledurham (“pronounced 'Mum'”), another well-known big game hunter and explorer. The plot twists and turns (and thickens) but Cyril wins Amelia in the end, thanks to a wandering copy of the new Inspector Mould mystery, _Strychnine in the Soup_.

Publication history

In _The American Magazine_, the story was illustrated by Roy F. Spreter.[3] It was illustrated by Treyer Evans in the _Strand_.[4] The story was published in _Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine_ in February 1952.[5]

“Strychnine in the Soup” was collected in the _Mulliner Omnibus_, published in 1935 by Herbert Jenkins Limited, and in _The World of Mr. Mulliner_, published in the UK in 1972 by Barrie & Jenkins and issued in the US in 1974 by the Taplinger Publishing Company.[6] It was included in the 1939 collection _The Week-End Wodehouse_ (US edition), published by Doubleday, Doran & Co.[7] The story was featured in the 1949 collection _The Best of Wodehouse_, with stories selected by Scott Meredith and published by Pocket Books, New York. The collection generally included one story from each series, and “Strychnine in the Soup” was the only Mulliner story.[8] The story was collected in the 1960 book _The Most of P. G. Wodehouse_, published in October 1960 by Simon and Schuster, New York.[9] It was also included in _Wodehouse on Crime_, edited by D. R. Bensen and published by Ticknor & Fields, New York, in 1981.[10]

The story was included in the anthology _Treasury of Great Humor, Including Wit, Whimsy, and Satire from the Remote Past to the Present_, edited and with commentary by Louis Untermeyer, and published by McGraw-Hill, New York, in 1972.[11]

Adaptations

A BBC TV adaptation of the story aired on 9 April 1976 as part of the _Wodehouse Playhouse_ series.[12]

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[2] McIlvaine (1990), pp. 63–64, A48.

[3] McIlvaine (1990), p. 144, D4.7.

[4] McIlvaine (1990), p. 186, D133.177.

[5] McIlvaine (1990), p. 149, D21.2.

[6] McIlvaine (1990), pp. 115–116, B5.

[7] McIlvaine (1990), pp. 116–117, B6a.

[8] McIlvaine (1990), p. 118, B8.

[9] McIlvaine (1990), pp. 120–121, B12.

[10] McIlvaine (1990), pp. 125–126, B23.

[11] McIlvaine (1990), p. 198, E128.

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title: Strychnine in the Soup

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

Summarize the success of the story "Strychnine in the Soup".

answer: The story was first published in 1931 in "The American Magazine", and then was published in the UK in 1932. The story was also included in several other collections. It was adapted for TV in 1976 as part of the "Wodehouse Playhouse" series.

answer: The story was adapted into an anthology and TV series called Wodehouse Playhouse.

text: The response misses to mention that the story was published in US and UK magazines.

refinement: The story was first published in 1931 in "The American Magazine", and then was published in UK's "The Strand Magazine" in 1932. The story was also included in several other collections. The story was adapted into an anthology and TV series called Wodehouse Playhouse.

answer: The story was first published in 1931 in "The American Magazine". The story was also included in several other collections. It was adapted for TV in 1976 as part of the "Wodehouse Playhouse" series.

text: The response misses to mention that the story was also published in a UK magazine in 1932.

refinement: The story was first published in 1931 in "The American Magazine" and in UK's "The Strand Magazine" in 1932. The story was also included in several other collections. It was adapted for TV in 1976 as part of the "Wodehouse Playhouse" series.

answer: It first appeared in 1931 and has since been adapted for television. It was included in a number of collections.

text: The response misses to mention that the story was published in US and UK magazines.

refinement: It first appeared in 1931 when it was published in "The American Magazine", and then was published in UK's "The Strand Magazine" in 1932. It has since been adapted for television and was also included in a number of collections.

answer: The story was first published in 1931 and was reprinted in many collections over the years. It was also adapted for television in 1976.

text: The response misses to mention that the story was published in US and UK magazines.

refinement: The story was first published in 1931 in "The American Magazine", and then was published in UK's "The Strand Magazine" in 1932. It was reprinted in many collections over the years. It was also adapted for television in 1976.


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I can’t keep living like this. And it’s not your fault—it’s mine. I’m living for you when I should be living for myself, for evenings with friends and holidays with family. Because there isn’t a we. I have to live my own life.

And it isn’t you. I’ve been living in a fantasy, that’s the problem, a fantasy of you and me. I keep thinking that one day you’ll wake up and see me waiting here for you and everything will be like it’s supposed to. You’ll say hi and I’ll say hi and you’ll run your hand through your hair and the spikes will flip back up and I’ll laugh cause it’s cute and you’ll tell me I have a nice smile cause you like the way I squint and my freckles squish around my eyes. We’ll go to the docks, like we always do, and I’ll say the sea smells nice and you’ll say it looks a bit green like its sick and I’ll say that’s the way it’s supposed to look cause this isn’t Hawaii and you’ll say well it doesn’t look good for swimming and I’ll tell you of course it’s good for swimming and we should go sometime and you’ll promise we will someday. Someday isn’t going to come though. You’ll never get to read the notes or see the orange roses with the peeling petals I bought you. I wrote them every day, you know, little haikus and couplets. I thought you’d like that. They’re all stacked on the nightstand under the roses with wilting petals.

I guess we’re just not meant to be. I was so sure we were, yet here we are. Here I am, spilling my guts. Honestly, I can’t stand that we aren’t meant to be. It’s like losing faith. But I guess I have to let go of that the way I have to let go of you. You know, every day I dream about you and me. And you and me don’t exist. At least, not like that. I have to shake that out of my head. So it’s me. It’s my problem.

I can’t forget that time we stayed on the phone till two in the morning, just talking, and the way you laughed at my crappy jokes. That was wonderful. I won’t forget that. I was the most in love with you in those moments. Those were the moments you could have asked me to do anything for you and I would have said yes without hesitation. I was too afraid to tell you this before, but you left me breathless. I should have told you sooner. I guess I’m telling you now, though, and that must count for something. But I can’t help but feel like it’s too late. It’s so hard to find that place between too soon and too late. I’m not sure it exists, really, if there’s a right time to say I love you. I haven’t found it anyway. I know this is terrible timing but I have to tell you that I love you.

But I have to stop thinking about it, because it won’t bring you to me. So I’m going to try to forget how it felt when you smiled at me and how it felt when we spoke in unison. I have to move on, even if it’s without you, even if it hurts. I have to move on.

I’m sorry I’m telling you all this, but I feel like I should explain myself. I need to tell you why I can’t see you anymore. We’ll meet again someday, I’m sure, but at least for now I need to let you go. I don’t know if I can forgive myself for letting you go, but I have to try to live my own life. I hope you can forgive me.

I love you, but it’s not enough. Sometimes love doesn’t conquer. Sometimes it dies. And I’m going to let it, because we can’t save it. I can’t save it. So I’m going to let them unplug you now. They said you’ll stop breathing and your heart will stop beating and it will be slow, but you won’t feel a thing. I’m glad. I wonder if you can even feel this right now. If you can feel me leaving you. Well, in case you can, here’s the ring. I can’t keep it. Not if I’m going to keep going. Not if I’m going to live.

I’ve stayed with you through everything—rich and poor, sickness and health—but I can’t watch you die. I’m not going to stay, so this is goodbye. See you later, love.

title: Halcyon

question: Who is the narrator addressing?

text: No response.

refinement: It appears the narrator was addressing their unresponsive dying lover.

answer: Their unresponsive romantic partner who is on life support

text: "So I’m going to let them unplug you now..." indicates that the person is on life support.

text: No response.

refinement: The narrator was addressing their unresponsive, dying lover.

question: Why does the narrator feel that they were too late saying "I love you?"

answer: Their partner is on life support, and the narrator has made the decision to take them off it, killing them

text: No response.

refinement: The narrator felt it was terrible timing saying "I love you" given their partner's current condition.

answer: The narrator believes that there is too much time between the day they dated and the moment at which they said "I love you".

text: The response does not explain why the narrator felt they were too late in saying I love you to their partner.

refinement: Instead, the response should be, "The narrator felt they were late in saying "I love you" because of their partner's current condition."

question: Who is the narrator?

answer: The narrator is the partner of someone who is terminally ill. They are letting their partner go because they feel they can't do anything to save them. They feel guilt and sadness and complete loss, but they know moving on is what needs to be done.

answer: That information can't be found

text: The narrative provides readers some information for the readers to know about them.

refinement: Even though the narrator's history and background aren't described, it appears they are in a relationship with an ailing, unresponsive, hospitalized partner who is on the verge of death, and they are considering letting the partner die because moving on is inevitable.

answer: The narrator appears to be someone who has been in a romantic relationship with another person, but who has ultimately come to the realization that the relationship is no longer working and needs to come to an end. In the passage, she explains that she cannot continue to live in a fantasy relationship with the other person and must move on with her own life. The narrator clearly loves the other person very much, but she appears to have decided that it is no longer possible to keep the relationship going. Ultimately, the narrator appears to be the person ending the relationship.

text: There is no mention that the other person he/she addresses is unresponsive and possibly in a coma.

refinement: The narrator appears to be someone who has been in a romantic relationship with another person but has ultimately realised that the relationship is no longer working and needs to come to an end because their partner is possibly comatose.

text: The response does not indicate why the narrator thinks it's no longer possible to keep the relationship going.

refinement: The narrator loves the other person very much, but she appears to have decided that it is no longer possible to keep the relationship going because of her partner's current medical condition, and she needs to move on with her life. Ultimately, the narrator appears to be the person ending the relationship.

question: What did the narrator love about the addressee?

answer: The motivation for the letter appears to be the love the narrator has for the addressee.

text: This response does not state what the narrator loved about the addressee.

refinement: The narrator loved their partner's mannerisms, the way they laughed at their jokes, talking with them and complimenting the narrator's smile.

text: Empty text.

refinement: The narrator loved their partner's mannerisms, the way they laughed at their jokes, talking with them and complimenting the narrator's smile.

answer: The narrator loved their mannerisms, the way that they laughed at their jokes, and just talking with them

text: "...you’ll run your hand through your hair, and the spikes will flip back up, and I’ll laugh cause it’s cute, and you'll tell me I have a nice smile..." refers to the addressee's mannerisms.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The author tells the reader that they are ending their relationship, and explains that it is because they no longer believe it can succeed given their current circumstances. They explain that there is no possibility of the fantasy relationship they had imagined becoming a reality, and that it's time for both of them to move on from it.

text: The summary does not mention the current circumstances that cause the narrator to end their relationship.

refinement: The author tells the reader that they are ending their relationship and explains that they no longer believe it can succeed because their partner is terminally ill. They explain that there is no possibility of the fantasy relationship they had imagined becoming a reality, and that it's time for the narrator to move on from it.

answer: This letter discusses the breakup of the narrator and their romantic partner, and explains why the narrator can no longer be with their partner despite loving them. They say goodbye and plan to meet again someday.

text: The summary fails to mention the current condition of the narrator's partner as the reason they are breaking up.

refinement: This letter discusses the breakup of the narrator and their romantic partner. Unfortunately, the narrator can no longer be with their partner despite loving them because he/she is terminally ill. So the narrator bade their partner goodbye and hoped to meet again someday.

answer: The speaker is breaking up with their partner who is terminally ill. They explain that they can't force themselves to stay by their side when they're dying, and instead need to focus on their own life. They say goodbye and that they will never forget the best moments they had together, but they have to let go.

answer: The narrator tells his partner, who is on life support, that they love them. They recall the good times with their partner, before saying they can't watch them die. They leave before the life support is shut off.

text: "So I’m going to let them unplug you now..." is evidence that the narrator's partner is on life support.

answer: The author breaks up with their long time love, explaining that it is ultimately their decision and not the other person's fault. They write that they have been living in a fantasy of the couple, and despite trying to forget it, they can't stop thinking of the other person dying. They say goodbye, hoping to see the person "later."

text: The summary does not mention that the person dying is terminally ill and on life support.

refinement: The author breaks up with their long time love, explaining that it is ultimately their decision and not the other person's fault. The author fantasises about their relationship and good times together, but their partner has been terminally ill and unresponsive and they needed to move on with their life. Ultimately, the author says goodbye and agrees to let their partner off life support, hoping to see them again.

answer: The author explains their reasons for ending their relationship, saying that they should be living their own lives, not just living for their partner. They say goodbye to their partner and hopes they can forgive them.

text: The summary does not mention that the narrator ends the relationship because of their partner's terminal condition.

refinement: The author explains that they have to end their relationship with their partner because they are terminally ill and unresponsive. The author feels that they should be living their lives and not just living for their partner. Eventually, they say goodbye to their partner and hopes that they can forgive them.


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Honey is more than a little bit of sweetness for your tea, toast, or yogurt. It can also be a part of your skin care routine and help you have beautiful looking skin.

Honey has antibacterial properties and is rich with antioxidants. Honey also is known to be an humectant which helps the skin retain and regain moisture. Apart from all these wonderful benefits honey is very gentle even on sensitive skin.

Below are a few ways I incorporate honey into my skin care routine:

HONEY FACE WASH

This face wash is great to use one or two times a week to help your skin relax and rejuvenate in between your normal skin care routine. You can even use this face wash daily as a cleanser, but keep in mind that it will not remove makeup or sunscreen it’s best to use it in the morning and will leave your skin feeling fresh and clean.

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Ingredients

Honey

Warm Water

Simply pour a quarter size amount of honey on your finger tips and run your fingers under some warm water. The warm water will heat the honey slightly making it easier to place on your skin. Using your finger tips work the honey and water into your skin in a small circular motion. Then rinse off with warm water. Don’t worry about it getting into your hair a little warm water will take it right out.  At first, I thought it would be a sticky mess but it wasn’t sticky and it leaves my skin feeling great.

*For variety you can use warm chamomile tea or milk in place of the water.

HONEY OATMEAL MASK

Using ingredients you probably already have in your pantry this mask is a wonderful way to give yourself an at home facial. The oatmeal adds more moisture and helps calm the skin. I try to use this mask at least once a week. To help speed up the prep time you can ground large amounts of oatmeal and keep it in a sealed container so it’s ready for you to use anytime.

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Ingredients

¼ cup of ground Oatmeal

1 tablespoon of Honey

Warm water

Use a blender, food processor, or coffee grinder to grind the oatmeal until it’s the consistency of a powder. Then in a bowl combine the honey, water, and oatmeal until it turns into a thick paste. Then apply it to your face by patting the paste gently. Make sure your do this over the sink because some might fall off your hands or face while you are applying it.  Then leave it on your face for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove with warm water and a cloth.

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I hope these two honey beauty tips will find they’re way into your skin care routine. Honey is the natural, inexpensive, and easy way to make your skin radiant.
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question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What can honey be used for other than to sweeten food?

answer: As a skin treatment

text: t can also be a part of your skin care routine

answer: Honey has antibacterial properties.

text: Though the facts are correct this doesn't adequately answer the question

refinement: Honey has antibacterial properties and can be used for skin care.

answer: Honey can be used as a part of a skin care routine and help give the skin beautiful looking skin. Honey has antibacterial properties and is rich with antioxidants. Honey is also known to be an humectant which helps the skin retain and regain moisture. Apart from all these wonderful benefits, honey is gentle even on sensitive skin. Some ways honey can be used in a skin care routine include as a face wash and an oatmeal mask for at-home facial treatments.

text: The first sentence is confusing.

refinement: Honey can be used as a part of a skin care routine and help give you beautiful looking skin. Honey has antibacterial properties and is rich with antioxidants. Honey is also known to be an humectant which helps the skin retain and regain moisture. Apart from all these wonderful benefits, honey is gentle even on sensitive skin. Some ways honey can be used in a skin care routine include as a face wash and an oatmeal mask for at-home facial treatments.

text: There are several minor grammatical errors

refinement: Honey can be used as a part of a skincare routine and help give you beautiful-looking skin. Honey has antibacterial properties and is rich in antioxidants. Honey is also known to be a humectant that helps the skin retain and regain moisture. Apart from all these wonderful benefits, honey is gentle even on sensitive skin. Some ways honey can be used in a skincare routine include a face wash and an oatmeal mask for at-home facial treatments.

answer: It can be used in skincare.

text: It can also be a part of your skincare routine

answer: Honey can be used as an antibacterial agent and an humectant in skin care routines. It can also be used in face washes and in oatmeal masks.

text: It can also be a part of your skincare routine

text: HONEY OATMEAL MASK

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

What are the ingredients for honey face wash?

answer: A quarter size amount of honey will be combined with either warm water or some other liquid.

text: Some other type of liquid does not quite answer the question

refinement: A quarter size amount of honey will be combined with either warm water, warm chamomile tea, or milk.

text: Simply pour a quarter-size amount of honey on your fingertips and run your fingers under some warm water.

answer: Honey and water.

text: Simply pour a quarter-size amount of honey on your fingertips and run your fingers under some warm water.

answer: The ingredients for honey face wash are honey and warm water.

text: Simply pour a quarter-size amount of honey on your fingertips and run your fingers under some warm water.

answer: The ingredients for a honey face wash are honey and warm water.

text: Simply pour a quarter-size amount of honey on your fingertips and run your fingers under some warm water.

answer: Honey (quarter) and warm water.

text: The answer is confusing

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

How long should you leave a honey oatmeal mask on your face?

answer: While the article says that it is supposed to be left on for 15 - 20 minutes, it also says that the more paste is left on the better the mask is for your skin (on the oatmeal side).

text: The article doesn't say that you should leave the mask on for more moisture but it could be implied

refinement: While the article says that it is supposed to be left on for 15 - 20 minutes, it also says that the more paste is left on the better the mask is for your skin (on the oatmeal side).

text: Then leave it on your face for 15 to 20 minutes.

answer: 15-20 minutes.

text: Then leave it on your face for 15 to 20 minutes.

answer: The honey oatmeal mask should be left on the facial area for 15 to 20 minutes.

text: Then leave it on your face for 15 to 20 minutes.

answer: 15 to 20 minutes.

text: Then leave it on your face for 15 to 20 minutes.

answer: 15-20 minutes.

text: Then leave it on your face for 15 to 20 minutes.

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

Why is honey a good pick to put on your face?

answer: It is rich in antioxidants and has antibacterial properties.

text: There is another reason

refinement: It is rich in antioxidants and has antibacterial properties. It is also a humectant and helps the skin to retain and regain moisture

text: Honey has antibacterial properties and is rich in antioxidants.

answer: Honey has antioxidant properties and is rich in antibacterial elements. These qualities help keep your skin looking healthy and beautiful. Honey also functions as a humectant which helps the skin retain and regain moisture, making it a gentle choice even on sensitive skin.

text: Honey has antibacterial properties and is rich in antioxidants. Honey also is known to be a humectant that helps the skin retain and regain moisture.

answer: Antibacterial properties and antioxidants in honey help fight bacteria, and its humectant properties retain moisture in the skin. Added moisturizing properties of honey.

text: Honey has antibacterial properties and is rich in antioxidants. Honey also is known to be a humectant that helps the skin retain and regain moisture.

answer: It's antibacterial and contains antioxidants.

text: It has another important quality

refinement: It's antibacterial and contains antioxidants. Honey also is known to be an humectant which helps the skin retain and regain moisture.

text: Honey has antibacterial properties and is rich in antioxidants.

answer: Honey has antibacterial properties and is rich in antioxidants. These properties help keep skin clear and hydrated. Honey is also very gentle, even on sensitive skin. These properties make honey an effective part of any skin care routine.

text: Honey has antibacterial properties and is rich in antioxidants. Honey also is known to be a humectant that helps the skin retain and regain moisture. Apart from all these wonderful benefits honey is very gentle even on sensitive skin.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Honey is an excellent addition to your skin care routine if you want beautiful looking skin. Honey has antibacterial properties and is rich with antioxidants. It is also known for being an excellent humectant, which helps the skin stay hydrated. There are several ways to use honey for skin care: as a face wash, in an oatmeal mask, or all on its own.

text: The grammar is a little clumsy

refinement: Honey is an excellent addition to your skincare routine. It has antibacterial properties and is rich in antioxidants. It is also known as an excellent humectant, which helps the skin stay hydrated. There are several ways to use honey for skincare: as a face wash, in an oatmeal mask, or all on its own.

text: The article doesn't suggest using honey on its own.

refinement: Honey is an excellent addition to your skincare routine. It has antibacterial properties and is rich in antioxidants. It is also known as an excellent humectant, which helps the skin stay hydrated. There are several ways to use honey for skincare: as a face wash, or in an oatmeal mask.

answer:
Honey is a skin treatment method used to combat bacteria and control moisture in the skin. While honey is wonderful for the skin with its antibacterial and humectant properties, it is also gentle and works wonderfully on sensitive skin.
This post offers some recipes for using honey as a mask or scrub and enhances the tutorial with hopeful that the reader will find them in their skin care routine.

text: The last phrase makes no sense

refinement:
Honey is a skin treatment method used to combat bacteria and control moisture in the skin. While honey is wonderful for the skin with its antibacterial and humectant properties, it is also gentle and works wonderfully on sensitive skin.
This post offers some recipes for using honey as a mask or scrub.

text: The language in the second sentence is clumsy.

refinement:
Honey is a skin treatment method used to combat bacteria and control moisture in the skin. Honey with its antibacterial and humectant properties is good for all skin types including sensitive skin.
This post offers some recipes for using honey as a mask or scrub.

answer: The article includes two different ways to use honey as a part of a skin care routine. The first uses honey as a face wash, while the second uses honey as a mask for the face. The mask uses other ingredients as well, including oatmeal.

text: The summary could include a lot more information over three sentences.

refinement: The article discusses the use of honey as a part of a skincare routine. Honey has antibacterial properties, is rich in antioxidants, and is an excellent humectant, keeping the skin hydrated. Honey may be used with warm water as a facewash or combined with oatmeal as a facemask.

answer: Honey is more than just a sweetener. It has antibacterial properties and can help improve the appearance of skin. There are several ways to use honey in skin care routines including a face wash, oatmeal mask, and applying it directly to the skin. Honey is an inexpensive natural skin care product that produces great results.

text: The article doesn't include applying honey directly to the skin. Though this could be implied.

refinement: Honey is more than just a sweetener. It has antibacterial properties and can help improve the appearance of skin. There are several ways to use honey in skin care routines including a face wash, oatmeal mask, and applying it directly to the skin. Honey is an inexpensive natural skin care product that produces great results.

answer: Honey is not just for eating-it has antioxidants and antibacterial properties that make it great to use on the skin. One can use it as face wash with just water, or grind up oatmeal and honey in a blender or coffee grinder to make a mask intended to coat the face for 15-20 minutes. Honey will give you radiant skin.


text:
It was the third summer since the war ended and the Cloud had broken, ending the tyranny of a winter that had lasted decades. The warmth on Lauriel’s face lifted her spirits. Her garden was finally returning to an approximation of its former glory; rose bushes breathing color into a space that for so long had been a gray wasteland. Her favorite vine was growing, too, not yet more than a few buds at the base of the lattice she’d put up earlier that week. She would teach it to weave as it grew.

A baby’s cry broke through her serenity, and Lauriel smiled; *I must teach you to grow too, little one. You will have a whole new world to weave through.*

The pristine click of the garden gate filled the air with something Lauriel ascribed to coziness. She couldn’t say the same for the old street lamp out front. The road it had once faintly illuminated was gone, reclaimed by the earth. A testament to the strength of our makers, she thought as she turned and started to climb the porch stairs.

Lauriel didn’t notice the rain as it fell at the base of the lamp post; or the puddle the rain formed as it pooled and ran off an unseen edge. Even as she turned back briefly, on the thought of having heard something peculiar, she did not see it. The rain had by then flickered and vanished; much the same as the light from the bulb above.

title: The Prologue of My First Short Story: Unfathomable

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

What is "the Cloud?"

answer: Not answered

answer: That information is not found.

answer: Unclear, a lingering cloud that cast the earth into darkness, presumably

answer: The Cloud is an entity or occurrence that caused decades-long winter to end. The rain in this passage is indicative of the Cloud's presence.

answer: The Cloud refers to the aftermath of a war that had ended three summers ago. The Cloud broke, ending the tyranny of a winter that had lasted decades. The cloud is an event that signaled an end to this tyranny. The Cloud is a weather phenomenon.

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

Whose baby is it that cries?

answer: It is Lauriel's baby.

answer: Unclear, maybe Lauriel as she says she'll teach it to grow

answer: Not answered.

text: inferable

answer: The baby belongs to Lauriel.

answer: Lauriel's.

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

Why is the road the street lamp illuminated gone?

answer: The road has been reclaimed by the earth due to some sort of destruction, most likely from a war or other apocalypse.

answer: It has been reclaimed by the earth.

answer: Unclear, it was a testament to the strength of the makers

text: Was made clear

answer: The road is gone because it was reclaimed by the earth following the end of the war and the breaking of the Cloud.

answer: It was reclaimed by the earth.

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

Why does the lamp light flicker and vanish?

answer: The text does not discuss this.

answer: The lamp light flickers and vanishes because of the rain. The water causes a short circuit, which subsequently causes the light to flicker and vanish.

answer: The lamp light must have gone out because of the rain. This rain had created a pool of water that flowed down the lamp post and caused the light to flicker and eventually disappear completely.

answer: It seems that the lamp itself is not the reason for the flickering light.

answer: Unclear

question: Write a ~7 sentence summary.

answer: Lauriel is in her garden, reflecting on how much she has blossomed since the end of the war. Suddenly, she hears a baby crying and turns to go up the porch stairs. She notices that the street lamp has gone dark and hears a strange sound, but it soon fades away. The rain catches Lauriel by surprise, and she only briefly notices it before it vanishes. Something strange is happening, but Lauriel doesn't know what.

answer: Lauriel's third summer after the war is over. It must have been decades since the Cloud broke - a winter that lasted decades. She is in her garden, and happy that a vine was growing. She has been making things grow in her garden; things that hadn't been there before the war. One day in the garden, she hears a baby crying and makes a vow to teach babies to grow. As she enters the house, the street lamp flickers and the light is gone.

answer: Three years had passed since the end of the war and the Cloud had broken, ending the decades-long winter. The warmth lifted Lauriel's spirits. She was growing flora in what had once been grey wasteland. A baby cries and she says she'll teach it to grow, like the plants. Lauriel doesn't notice the rain. She notices a peculiar sound, but doesn't know from whence it came. The street light goes out.

answer: The main character, Lauriel, observes her garden for the third summer after the war. A baby's cry breaks her serenity, but she soon starts back up the porch stairs. The street lamp that once lit the area is damaged by the rain, and the light flickers before disappearing altogether.

answer:
It was the third summer since the war ended and the Cloud broke; the warmth on Lauriel's face lift her spirits. She would teach her favorite rose vine to weave as it grows.

A baby's cry broke the serenity. Lauriel thinks about the worlds she would give the baby to weave through.

The road near the lamp post is gone, and the old lamp post now stands as a testament to the strength of the makers. The rain pool had it vanished by the time she turned out briefly on the thought of having heard something peculiar.


text:
It seemed to be the end, now- the city's soldiers had given a valiant fight, the heroes of all humanity gathered in one place- Palancar of Tithia, the paladin, O'ashn, the rogue of the Blackmoon Streets; even the ancient Allmage of Retun had emerged from his hermit's cave to aid the last human-held city in their battle.

The battle against the undead and their daemon masters had continued for days- 3 long, hard days; days where the daemons had driven the undead up against the walls of Hairn like the water against a rock- and just like a rock, the city had weathered each assault. However, as the sun rose on the fourth day, everything seemed doomed- the undead army had simply been growing with every casualty that the human forces took, and the demon rift had widened every day at sunset. It looked like today was the day that the heroes of humanity would fall.
Palancar grimly looked at his regiment- down from a hundred Tithian men to a mere twenty-three- and sighed. They stood at the top of a tower, looking out on the endless undead armies, and Palancar's closest friend and second in command, Ulthar, turned to him.
"My friend, it seems as though we will die today. Even if each of us fights worthy of song and kills a thousand abominations, the city will still fall," Ulthar said, his visage covered by the dark stare of a warrior resigned to death. Palancar said nothing for a moment, and then addressed his soldiers.

"Men.." he said, his voice cracking on the first word, "men. These past days you have proven yourselves to truly be men, the best that I have ever commanded. But today even the best of humanity cannot stand against the forces of the Abyss. Though we cannot hope to remain alive amidst the rotted flesh and hellish enemies arrayed against us, we will fight. Because we are the men of Tithia; her womb bore us and nutured us until she was burned by these scions of death. So I ask you, soldiers of the motherland, soldiers of Humanity, shall we fight?"
A roar went up from the collected soldiers that quickly died down in the deathly silence of the walled city. Far away, in an inn, down below the large walls, sat O'ashn by himself, bandaging his wounds so they would not hamper him in battle, and conversing with his brother, who had accompanied him from Blackmoon.

"I will find the demon and stab him in the back and they will return," said the young, optimistic brother, holding a small dagger in his hand, swinging it. The adolescent was unlikely to see another day- the enemy would break through the weakened walls today- but he was eager to acquit himself in battle for his brother's eyes to see. O'ashn smiled a mirthless smile, and patted his young brother on the back before returning to his weaponry and bandaging.

The last of the great heroes was quite busy in the highest tower in the city, calling upon the very earth to shake and bring lightning on these creatures that were not natural to her, but the Allmage could not find a way to get the Earth to respond- she seemed almost preoccupied with something more important! As if the destruction of her entire surface was nothing to be worried about. He frowned and worked even harder, chanting faster and flipping through his spellbook to find something that might allow him to contact her before it was too late...

In the streets, the attitude was, among some, resigned, and among others, defiant. Many laid in the streets, uncaring about their fate- some were crippled without their loved ones, some simply not willing to put any energy into what seemed to be a lost cause, preferring to take their time to make their peace. Blacksmiths worked hard to make last-minute weaponry for every able-bodied person, and bars let the alcohol flow for those who weren't able to fight. At last, a few hours later, the meager army of Hairn was assembled outside of the gates- they would do everything they could to delay the enemies so that those inside could have their peace. On the other side of the battlefield, there was a fell roar, and then the battle was commenced, a massive flood of bodies falling upon the heroes and the troops of humanity.

Now, they all knew they were doomed; it was truly evident if it hadn't been before- each man faced a dozen daemons or a hundred undead; few escaped death in that first charge. The ranks of the humans dwindled quickly. But then there was a clearing in the dark, ashy skies. All battle stopped. Palancar looked up.

A winged, armored man stepped down, seemingly out of a beam of light, and turned to look at Palancar- his face was hidden, but the paladin knew that the thing's gaze was upon him- and then, it raised it's sword and a thousand other beams of light opened up the sky to a radiant sun and one intangible thing that made the human soldiers cry for joy and surge for a counterattack-

**Hope.**

title: The Battle for the Last City

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

Summarize everything to do with the enemy forces.

answer: The army of undead soldiers rises from the ground with the second wave of attacks from the opposing side. They are coming from the eruptions of a blasted, claustrophobic battlefield, ravage, and wide, daemonesqe horde. The battle with these spawn continues throughout the night and into the next day. The enemy then advances on the city walls and a camp is organized by the side of defenders in preparation for the battle with them.

answer: The enemy is composed of undead people and the daemons that control them. The city defenders believe the soldiers are within a few hours of breaching the walls and entering the city. The first attack sees mass casualties. The enemy is relentless and it seems overwhelming for the city defenders. The army of the undead increase in size as the battle goes on.

answer: The city of Hairn is under attack by an army of daemons and undead forces. The enemies aim to break through the city's walls and swarm the human defenders. The enemies are extremely relentless, having taken advantage of the weakness of the city and its defenders.

answer: The battle against the undead and their daemon masters has lasted for three days, during which the daemons have driven the undead up against the walls of Hairn. The undead army grows with every casualty the human forces take, and the demon rift widens each day at sunset. Ulthat announced that even if each of the heroes kills a thousand abominations, the city will still fall. O'ashn's brother plans to stab the demon in the back. When the battle commences, each man faces a dozen daemons or a hundred undead. Few escape death.

text: Spelling error in the commander's name.

refinement: The battle against the undead and their daemon masters has lasted for three days, during which the daemons have driven the undead up against the walls of Hairn. The undead army grows with every casualty the human forces take, and the demon rift widens each day at sunset. Ulthar announced that even if each of the heroes kills a thousand abominations, the city will still fall. O'ashn's brother plans to stab the demon in the back. When the battle commences, each man faces a dozen daemons or a hundred undead. Few escape death.

answer: The enemy forces are composed of both undead and demons. The undead are relentless and continue to grow in number with every human casualty, and the demon rift has been widening every day. The battle has been going on for days and all hope is lost until a winged, armored being steps down from the heavens and chances the tide.

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

Summarize everything relating to death.

answer: The battle between the human army and the undead and daemon hordes is being lost on the fourth day due to an immense numerical advantage of the entire enemy army. The human army expects to die today. However, hope appears in the form of a winged armored warrior who opens up the sky with a single sword swing and restores hope to the troops. Death is apparent in the battle, with more humans being lost each day. However, hope reemerges to keep the troops fighting. Death is present throughout the battle, but hope prevails despite it.

answer: The battle between the undead and their daemon masters and the humans of Hairn seems like it's about to result in the inevitable destruction of humanity. Death is inevitable for both daemons and humans, who face hordes of undead soldiers. The sun rises on the fourth day of battle and it looks like the human forces might be doomed to die. The only hope for survival lies in a winged and armored man who appears and brings hope to them all. Death for both sides is imminent.

text: The response inaccurately mentions that death is inevitable and imminent for both sides. However it was first only imminent on the humans until they got a sliver of hope.

refinement: The battle between the undead and their daemon masters and the humans of Hairn seems like it's about to result in the inevitable destruction of humanity. Death is inevitable for the humans, who face hordes of undead soldiers. The sun rises on the fourth day of battle and it looks like the human forces might be doomed to die. The only hope for survival lies in a winged and armored man who appears and brings hope to them all.

answer: The humans are waging battle against the undead. The daemons have driven the undead up against the walls of Hairn. The undead army grows with every casualty of the human forces. The humans stand at the top of the tower, looking out on the endless undead armies. Ulthar announces that the city will still fall even if they each kill a thousand abominations. He seems resigned to death. When the battle commences, very few escape death.

answer: Palancar has 4 death related dialogues throughout the story. The first dialogue is his convo with Ulthar. Next he speaks to the soldiers, finishing with a final dialogue with the enemy, expressing how the battle started but died. From that there is hope; this being a message of meaning for the characters because hope keeps them going. Basically the destruction of Hairn coincided with Dark Storm, which is what separated them.

text: There is no evidence in the text that mentions the destruction coinciding with "Dark Storm", nor that Palancar dialogues with the enemy.

refinement: The first dialogue is his convo with Ulthar. Next he speaks to the soldiers, expressing how the battle started but died. From that there is hope; this being a message of meaning for the characters because hope keeps them going.

answer: The Abyss is dangerous place that O'ashn heads to in preparation of his death. Numerous people die in the battle with the Abyss, as well as more inside the city as they wait. They are overwhelmed by their foes. The spirits of their loved ones visit them at some point, allowing them to make peace with themselves. One character expects to die, another appears resigned to it. The two conflicting attitudes coincide.

text: There is no evidence in the text that mentions spirits of loved ones visiting.

refinement: The Abyss is dangerous place that O'ashn heads to in preparation of his death. Numerous people die in the battle with the Abyss, as well as more inside the city as they wait. They are overwhelmed by their foes. They make peace with themselves, as one character expects to die, another appears resigned to it. The two conflicting attitudes coincide.


text:
I wrote this about one of my good friends, and he finds it to be humorous too.
I didn't use his real name in the story for obvious reasons.
This is also located on r/Writing
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It's been apart of me since... Well, ever since I was old enough to understand what masturbation was, and now it was gone. I first understood what masturbation was and how to do it by the time I was seven. Then by the time I was eight I had already managed to obtain at least five Brazzers accounts along with a subscription to Playboy. That is when it really took off – my addiction to porn. Masturbation was almost synonymous with pornography for me.

At first I only masturbated  at night time when no one could hear me. However, by the time I was ten years old I was already watching porn and masturbating twice a day – once in the morning, and once at night. Pornography had consumed my life, driving away the few friends I had. I had never even told anyone; we were ten years old they would have shunned me. Maybe it was the way I looked at my female teachers and fellow classmates, or how it always look as if I had a tiny pencil sticking out of my pants? By the time I was fifteen I masturbated between 5 and 10 times a day. My penis was purple by the time I got out of school, but I still went on to masturbate two more times before I went to bed.

Once I got to high-school, I couldn't control my self. There was so much ass everywhere I had to masturbate during school. It was simple how I pulled it off; we had eight minutes in between classes, and it took  two minutes to go to my locker then make it to my next class in time. That meant I had an extra six minutes to rub one off before I went to my next class. No one still ever wanted to talk to me – probably because I was constantly sweating, and my hands were sticky.

Then it happened – I got caught watching porn. It was a relatively normal day; I had just got home and I had just turned on my computer so I could fap once more. Once powered on, I opened up Google Chrome in Incognito mode any proceeded to navigate to Brazzers and login. Normally I would have just clicked a video and started going to town, but there was something wrong. There was a strange feeling in the air, so, I just waited a little while before starting. Growing impatient, I just went ahead and clicked a video and starting going to town. Then right as soon as I started to climax, my muscles starting to spasm, and my starting to moan the actress' name of whom I was watching. When suddenly my mom walked in. In that instant it hit me, I forgot to lock my door, but I had done it so many time how could I just 'forget'? In the heat of the moment, I asked my mother if “She wanted to join”. I was instantly disgusted; how could I ask my mom that? “Turn that fucking shit off and put your pants back on! Your father will speak with you when he gets home!” she replied, as she closed the door with a disheartening look on her face.

I knew what was going to happen – I was going to get grounded. Dad was going to come home and yell at me then take my computer and Playboys. My whole world would collapse without pornography. After coming to this heart breaking realization I rubbed one off one last time; then walked into my bathroom grabbed a bottle of Clorox chugged it, then hung myself.

title: [Cross-Post] The Nathan Moore Chronicles - Problem with Pornography (Humor)

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

Summarize the twist in the story.

answer: The twist occurs when the narrator's mother catches him watching porn. This moment of discovery is so shameful that the narrator feels as if he's not worthy to live. To avoid living a life grounded away from porn, the narrator chooses to commit suicide.

text: Strange English

refinement: The twist occurs when the narrator's mother catches him watching porn. This moment of discovery is so shameful that the narrator feels as if he's not worthy of living. To avoid living a life grounded away from porn, the narrator chooses to commit suicide.

answer: The protagonist's addiction to pornography is revealed to his parents and in a panic, he poisons himself, intending to commit suicide.

answer: The narrator is unaware that his bedroom door isn't locked. As he continues watching a steamy video and touching himself, his mother walks in. Out of shock, the narrator asks his mother if she wants to join and instantly feels disgusted by what just happened. His mother angrily asks him to put his pants back on and then tells him that his father will speak to him.

text: Omits the punchline

refinement: The narrator is unaware that his bedroom door isn't locked. As he continues watching a steamy video and touching himself, his mother walks in. Out of shock, the narrator asks his mother if she wants to join and instantly feels disgusted by what just happened. His mother angrily asks him to put his pants back on and then tells him that his father will speak to him. The narrator is so ashamed and dispairs of not being allowed to use pornography again so he commits suicide.

answer: The narrator is caught masturbating, and the anticipated story is his getting grounded. Instead he destroys their own life.

text: The English is strange

refinement: The narrator is caught masturbating. He anticipates being grounded. So he commits suicide as he can't face the idea of life without pornography.

answer: The protagonist was caught masturbating to pornography and was going to be grounded. To avoid getting grounded, he decided to commit suicide.

text: The tenses are incorrect

refinement: The protagonist is caught masturbating to pornography. He anticipates being grounded. To avoid this, he commits suicide.