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PARK PLACE ENTERTAINMENT, later named CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC., was a casino company based in Paradise, Nevada. For a time it was the largest casino operator in the world. It was formed in 1998 as a corporate spin-off of the gaming division of Hilton Hotels, and renamed as Caesars Entertainment in 2003. The company was acquired in 2005 by Harrah's Entertainment, which later took on the Caesars Entertainment name.[1]

History

[Caesars Entertainment logo (2003–2005)] Hilton's involvement in the gaming industry began in 1947, with its approval to operate what would be the Caribe Hilton Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico.[2][3] Other Caribbean casinos followed, including the Havana Hilton[4] and El Panama Hilton.[5] Hilton's international hotels were spun off as a separate company in 1964.[6]

Hilton returned to gaming in 1970, buying a controlling interest in Kirk Kerkorian's International and Flamingo hotels in Las Vegas.[7] Its casino holdings grew to ten properties over the years,[8] accounting for more than half of the company's revenues.[9]

Hilton unsuccessfully tried to sell itself in 1989 and again in 1995.[10] The failures were partly attributed to gaming regulations that would make a purchase by a foreign company difficult, leading the company to consider a spinoff of its gaming operations.[11]

By 1996, new CEO Stephen Bollenbach, a financial expert with experience in the hotels industry and 1990-1992 CFO of The Trump Organization, had set a goal of becoming the biggest company in the gaming industry, discarding the idea of a spinoff.[12] With growth in the number of gaming jurisdictions stalled, Bollenbach aimed to expand through acquisitions, especially in Atlantic City, where Hilton had no presence.[13] Bally Entertainment, with five casinos, including two in Atlantic City, was a natural target. Its midscale clientele, heavy on slots revenue, would provide balance to the volatility of Hilton's high-end baccarat players.[14] Hilton beat out ITT Corporation with an offer of $2 billion in stock plus $1 billion of assumed debt,[15] and the purchase closed in December.[16] Bally CEO Arthur Goldberg joined Hilton as president of gambling operations.[17]

By 1998, Hilton was again trying to split its gaming and hotel operations, believing that its stock price was dragged down by involvement in the highly competitive gaming industry.[18] Efforts were hampered by the need for a merger to provide a business purpose to qualify the spin-off for tax-free status. Negotiations for a spinoff and purchase of Circus Circus Enterprises broke down over disagreements about price and management, and concerns about Hilton's debt level.[19] An agreement was finally reached for Hilton to spin off its casinos as a new public company, Park Place Entertainment, which would immediately buy Grand Casinos, owner of three properties in Mississippi, for $650 million in stock plus $550 million in assumed debt.[20] Grand's operations outside of Mississippi, including three Indian casinos it managed, were spun off as a separate company, Lakes Entertainment, before the merger. Goldberg was installed as CEO of the combined company, which had eighteen casinos.[21]

In 2000, Park Place purchased Caesars World, whose casinos included Caesars Palace and Caesars Atlantic City, from Starwood for $3 billion. The four Caesars Pocono Resorts were excluded from the sale.

In 2001, Park Place was named to the Gaming Hall of Fame.

In September 2003, at the annual shareholder meeting a resolution to change the name of the company to Caesars Entertainment was approved and on January 6, 2004 the name change officially took effect. The company's ticker symbol was changed to CZR. The primary reason for the name change was that management felt that it would help the company to capitalize on the Caesars brand name.

On June 18, 2004, Caesars sold the Las Vegas Hilton hotel-casino to Colony Capital for $280 million. A Caesars spokesperson stated that the sale would help the company focus on its major casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.

On July 14, 2004, Harrah's Entertainment agreed to purchase Caesars Entertainment for over $5 billion. The acquisition was completed in 2005. In turn, Harrah's was itself acquired and taken private in 2006 by a group of private equity funds including Apollo Global Management, The Blackstone Group and TPG Capital and later took on the Caesars Entertainment name.

The company sold Caesars Tahoe in June 2005 for $45 million to Columbia Sussex, owner of the nearby Horizon Casino. It was one of a series of sales made by Caesars and Harrah's to avoid anti-trust issues with their proposed merger.

Properties owned when acquired by Harrah's

-   Bally's Atlantic City, including Claridge Casino at Bally's and Wild Wild West Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
-   Bally's Las Vegas
-   Bally's Casino Tunica
-   Caesars Atlantic City, Atlantic City New Jersey
-   Caesars Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
-   Caesars Palace at Sea — no longer on board Crystal Cruises
-   Caesars Indiana, Elizabeth, Indiana
-   Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
-   Flamingo Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
-   Flamingo Laughlin, Laughlin, Nevada
-   Grand Casino Biloxi, Biloxi, Mississippi — Reopened after destruction by Hurricane Katrina
-   Grand Casino Gulfport, Gulfport, Mississippi — Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, land sold and new casino Island View Casino
-   Grand Casino Tunica, Tunica Resorts, Mississippi
-   Paris Las Vegas
-   Sheraton Casino and Hotel Tunica, Tunica Resorts, Mississippi

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-   Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada
-   Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada
-   Bally's New Orleans

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title: Park Place Entertainment

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

Summarize what the text describes as the history of Hilton's involvement in the gaming industry.

answer: The text provides a detailed synopsis of the history of Hilton's involvement in the gaming industry. His involvement began in 1947, with an approval to operate the future Caribe Hilton Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico.  He returned to gaming in 1970 when he decided to buy a controlled interest in Kirk Kerkorian's International and Flamingo hotels in Las Vegas. The casino holdings grew for many years and Hilton tried to sell himself out in 1989, and in 1995, with no success. Hilton faced many on and off ventures in hotel operations until Hilton could spin off its casinos as a new public company, Park Place Entertainment.

text: Hilton is not a person, but a company. All pronouns (he, him, his, himself.) should be replaced with "it", "itself" etc.

refinement: The text provides a detailed synopsis of the history of Hilton's involvement in the gaming industry. Its involvement began in 1947, with an approval to operate the future Caribe Hilton Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico.  Hilton returned to gaming in 1970 when it decided to buy a controlled interest in Kirk Kerkorian's International and Flamingo hotels in Las Vegas. The casino holdings grew for many years and Hilton tried to sell itself out in 1989, and in 1995, with no success. Hilton faced many on and off ventures in hotel operations until it could spin off its casinos as a new public company, Park Place Entertainment.

text: Replace "controlled" with "controlling"

refinement: The text provides a detailed synopsis of the history of Hilton's involvement in the gaming industry. Its involvement began in 1947, with an approval to operate the future Caribe Hilton Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico.  Hilton returned to gaming in 1970 when it decided to buy a controlling interest in Kirk Kerkorian's International and Flamingo hotels in Las Vegas. The casino holdings grew for many years and Hilton tried to sell itself out in 1989, and in 1995, with no success. Hilton faced many on and off ventures in hotel operations until it could spin off its casinos as a new public company, Park Place Entertainment.

answer: Hilton's involvement in the gaming industry began in 1947, with its approval to operate the Caribe Hilton Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico and then more casinos in the Caribbean and Panama. Hilton had success in the gaming industry, having more than half of their company revenues made up of casino holdings, this led to the company being unable to sell itself to foreign companies due to regulations. By 1989, near the end of the 1980s, Hilton began to try to sell itself to companies and in 1995. The failures to sell the company were due to gaming regulations. Hilton then considered a spinoff of its gaming operations as its new CEO, Stephen Bollenbach, had grasped onto a theme of going after acquisitions. There would be an increase in revenue for Hilton. Bunkbaum aimed to increase revenue through the acquisition of companies that had similar business models and using the acquisitions was an advantage for the company. One of Hilton's acquisition was Bally Entertainment, but the controversy of its $2 billion plus $1billion in debt takeover was controvertial.

text: "Hilton had success in the gaming industry, having more than half of their company revenues made up of casino holdings, this led to the company being unable to sell itself to foreign companies due to regulations." - this part of the response is confusing. Hilton's success had nothing to do with the company's inability to sell itself. Hilton's success should be separated from its inability to sell itself.

refinement: Hilton's involvement in the gaming industry began in 1947, with its approval to operate the Caribe Hilton Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico and then more casinos in the Caribbean and Panama. Hilton had success in the gaming industry, having more than half of their company revenues made up of casino holdings. This led to the company being unable to sell itself to foreign companies due to regulations. By 1989, near the end of the 1980s, Hilton began to try to sell itself to companies and in 1995. The failures to sell the company were due to gaming regulations. Hilton then considered a spinoff of its gaming operations as its new CEO, Stephen Bollenbach, had grasped onto a theme of going after acquisitions. There would be an increase in revenue for Hilton. Bunkbaum aimed to increase revenue through the acquisition of companies that had similar business models and using the acquisitions was an advantage for the company. One of Hilton's acquisition was Bally Entertainment, but the controversy of its $2 billion plus $1billion in debt takeover was controvertial.

text: "This led to the company being unable to sell itself to foreign companies due to regulations. The failures to sell the company were due to gaming regulations." - this is redundant. "By 1989, near the end of the 1980s, Hilton began to try to sell itself to companies and in 1995." - this line doesn't make any sense. Everything should be revised.

refinement: Hilton's involvement in the gaming industry began in 1947, with its approval to operate the Caribe Hilton Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico and then more casinos in the Caribbean and Panama. Hilton had success in the gaming industry, having more than half of their company revenues made up of casino holdings. Hilton tried to unsuccessfully sell itself in 1989 and 1995. The failures were due to gaming regulations that made it difficult for foreign companies to purchase casinos in the U.S. Hilton then considered a spinoff of its gaming operations as its new CEO, Stephen Bollenbach, had grasped onto a theme of going after acquisitions. There would be an increase in revenue for Hilton. Bunkbaum aimed to increase revenue through the acquisition of companies that had similar business models and using the acquisitions was an advantage for the company. One of Hilton's acquisition was Bally Entertainment, but the controversy of its $2 billion plus $1billion in debt takeover was controversial.

text: "Hilton then considered a spinoff of its gaming operations as its new CEO, Stephen Bollenbach, had grasped onto a theme of going after acquisitions." - is incorrect because Bollenbach actually discarded the idea of a spinoff and focused on expanding via acquisitions. Needs a revision.

refinement: Hilton's involvement in the gaming industry began in 1947, with its approval to operate the Caribe Hilton Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico and then more casinos in the Caribbean and Panama. Hilton had success in the gaming industry, having more than half of their company revenues made up of casino holdings. Hilton tried to unsuccessfully sell itself in 1989 and 1995. The failures were due to gaming regulations that made it difficult for foreign companies to purchase casinos in the U.S., which led Hilton to consider a spinoff of its gaming operations. By 1996, Hilton's new CEO, Stephen Bollenbach, discarded the idea of a spinoff and went after acquisitions instead, especially in Atlantic City. Bunkbaum aimed to increase revenue through the acquisition of companies that had similar business models and using the acquisitions was an advantage for the company. One of Hilton's acquisition was Bally Entertainment, but the controversy of its $2 billion plus $1billion in debt takeover was controversial.

text: "Bunkbaum" - is incorrect. Change to "Bollenbach".

refinement: Hilton's involvement in the gaming industry began in 1947, with its approval to operate the Caribe Hilton Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico and then more casinos in the Caribbean and Panama. Hilton had success in the gaming industry, having more than half of their company revenues made up of casino holdings. Hilton tried to unsuccessfully sell itself in 1989 and 1995. The failures were due to gaming regulations that made it difficult for foreign companies to purchase casinos in the U.S., which led Hilton to consider a spinoff of its gaming operations. By 1996, Hilton's new CEO, Stephen Bollenbach, discarded the idea of a spinoff and went after acquisitions instead, especially in Atlantic City. Bollenbach aimed to increase revenue through the acquisition of companies that had similar business models and using the acquisitions was an advantage for the company. One of Hilton's acquisition was Bally Entertainment, but the controversy of its $2 billion plus $1billion in debt takeover was controversial.

text: "By 1996, Hilton's new CEO, Stephen Bollenbach, discarded the idea of a spinoff and went after acquisitions instead, especially in Atlantic City. Bollenbach aimed to increase revenue through the acquisition of companies that had similar business models and using the acquisitions was an advantage for the company." - these sentences are similar and can be merged/simplified.

refinement: Hilton's involvement in the gaming industry began in 1947, with its approval to operate the Caribe Hilton Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico and then more casinos in the Caribbean and Panama. Hilton had success in the gaming industry, having more than half of their company revenues made up of casino holdings. Hilton tried to unsuccessfully sell itself in 1989 and 1995. The failures were due to gaming regulations that made it difficult for foreign companies to purchase casinos in the U.S., which led Hilton to consider a spinoff of its gaming operations. By 1996, Hilton's new CEO, Stephen Bollenbach, discarded the idea of a spinoff and aimed to increase revenue through the acquisition of companies that had similar business models, especially in Atlantic City. One of Hilton's acquisition was Bally Entertainment, but the controversy of its $2 billion plus $1billion in debt takeover was controversial.

text: "One of Hilton's acquisition was Bally Entertainment, but the controversy of its $2 billion plus $1billion in debt takeover was controversial." -  there was no mention of the Bally acquisition being controversial. Also, this sentence has redundancy issues.

refinement: Hilton's involvement in the gaming industry began in 1947, with its approval to operate the Caribe Hilton Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico and then more casinos in the Caribbean and Panama. Hilton had success in the gaming industry, having more than half of their company revenues made up of casino holdings. Hilton tried to unsuccessfully sell itself in 1989 and 1995. The failures were due to gaming regulations that made it difficult for foreign companies to purchase casinos in the U.S., which led Hilton to consider a spinoff of its gaming operations. By 1996, Hilton's new CEO, Stephen Bollenbach, discarded the idea of a spinoff and aimed to increase revenue through the acquisition of companies that had similar business models, especially in Atlantic City. One of Hilton's acquisitions in Atlantic City was Bally Entertainment, which they bought for $2 billion in stock, plus $1 billion in assumed debt.

text: Change the pronoun "their" to "its"

refinement: Hilton's involvement in the gaming industry began in 1947, with its approval to operate the Caribe Hilton Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico and then more casinos in the Caribbean and Panama. Hilton had success in the gaming industry, having more than half of its company revenues made up of casino holdings. Hilton tried to unsuccessfully sell itself in 1989 and 1995. The failures were due to gaming regulations that made it difficult for foreign companies to purchase casinos in the U.S., which led Hilton to consider a spinoff of its gaming operations. By 1996, Hilton's new CEO, Stephen Bollenbach, discarded the idea of a spinoff and aimed to increase revenue through the acquisition of companies that had similar business models, especially in Atlantic City. One of Hilton's acquisitions in Atlantic City was Bally Entertainment, which they bought for $2 billion in stock, plus $1 billion in assumed debt.

answer: Hilton began its involvement in the gaming industry in 1947 with the opening of a casino in Puerto Rico. In 1970, Hilton bought a controlling interest in an existing casino in Las Vegas. In 1996, Hilton spun off its casino operations into Park Place Entertainment, which would buy Grand Casinos in 1998. In 2003, Hilton changed its name to Caesars Entertainment. In 2004, Caesars Entertainment was acquired by Harrah's Entertainment.

text: "In 1996, Hilton spun off its casino operations into Park Place Entertainment, which would buy Grand Casinos in 1998." - this is incorrect. The company's new CEO (Bollenbach) actually discarded the idea of a spinoff in 1996 when he came on board and focused on acquisitions instead. Hilton spun off its casinos as a public company, Park Place Entertainment, in 1998.

refinement: Hilton began its involvement in the gaming industry in 1947 with the opening of a casino in Puerto Rico. In 1970, Hilton bought a controlling interest in an existing casino in Las Vegas. In 1996, Hilton CEO Stephen Bollenbach focused on acquiring gaming properties, especially in Atlantic City where the company had no presence, to expand the business. In 1998, Hilton spun off its casino operations into a public company, Park Place Entertainment, which would later buy Grand Casinos. In 2003, Hilton changed its name to Caesars Entertainment. In 2004, Caesars Entertainment was acquired by Harrah's Entertainment.

answer: Hilton's involvement in the gaming industry began in 1947 with their approval to operate the Caribe Hilton Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico. Following this purchase in 1970, Hilton's casino holdings grew to ten properties. Negotiations in 1996 led to the formation of Park Place Entertainment. Park Place purchased Caesars World in 2000, with the name officially changed to Caesars Entertainment in 2003. In 2004, Harrah's agreed to purchase Caesars Entertainment and the company sold the Las Vegas Hilton in 2004 to focus on the major casinos on the Las Vegas strip.

text: "1996" is incorrect. Change to "1998"

refinement: Hilton's involvement in the gaming industry began in 1947 with their approval to operate the Caribe Hilton Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico. Following this purchase in 1970, Hilton's casino holdings grew to ten properties. Negotiations in 1998 led to the formation of Park Place Entertainment. Park Place purchased Caesars World in 2000, with the name officially changed to Caesars Entertainment in 2003. In 2004, Harrah's agreed to purchase Caesars Entertainment and the company sold the Las Vegas Hilton in 2004 to focus on the major casinos on the Las Vegas strip.

text: "In 2004, Harrah's agreed to purchase Caesars Entertainment and the company sold the Las Vegas Hilton in 2004 to focus on the major casinos on the Las Vegas strip." - Harrah's purchase of Caesar's Entertainment and the sale of the Las Vegas Hilton are two separate instances and should not be lumped together.

refinement: Hilton's involvement in the gaming industry began in 1947 with their approval to operate the Caribe Hilton Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico. Following this purchase in 1970, Hilton's casino holdings grew to ten properties. Negotiations in 1998 led to the formation of Park Place Entertainment. Park Place purchased Caesars World in 2000, with the name officially changed to Caesars Entertainment in 2003. On June 18, 2004, Caesars Entertainment sold the Las Vegas Hilton hotel-casino to Colony Capital for $280 million because the company wanted to focus on its major casinos on the Las Vegas Strip. Harrah's agreed to purchase Caesars Entertainment on July 14, 2004, for over $5 billion, completing the sale in 2005.

answer: Hilton's involvement in the gaming industry began in 1947, with its approval to operate the Caribe Hilton Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico. This signaled the beginning of a long-term commitment from Hilton in pursuing the gaming industry. Approximately, one year later Hilton began to brancard Caribbean properties, gaining a reputation for international development, rather than sharing good brand names as was traditional for casinos. Following this, in 1970 Hilton bought a controlling interest in Kirk Kerkorian's International and Flamingo Hotels in Las Vegas and continued to grow their acquisition of casinos. In 1989 and 1995, the years Hilton was trying to sell itself, there is heavy significance placed on gaming regulations barring foreign companies. However, Hilton was not to be deterred, and continued to look for ways to expand their involvement in the market.

text: "This signaled the beginning of a long-term commitment from Hilton in pursuing the gaming industry. Approximately, one year later Hilton began to brancard Caribbean properties, gaining a reputation for international development, rather than sharing good brand names as was traditional for casinos." - this was never mentioned in the text and should be removed.

refinement: Hilton's involvement in the gaming industry began in 1947, with its approval to operate the Caribe Hilton Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico. Following this, in 1970 Hilton bought a controlling interest in Kirk Kerkorian's International and Flamingo Hotels in Las Vegas and continued to grow their acquisition of casinos. In 1989 and 1995, the years Hilton was trying to sell itself, there is heavy significance placed on gaming regulations barring foreign companies. However, Hilton was not to be deterred, and continued to look for ways to expand their involvement in the market.

text: "In 1989 and 1995, the years Hilton was trying to sell itself, there is heavy significance placed on gaming regulations barring foreign companies." - this sentence should be rewritten for clarity.

refinement: Hilton's involvement in the gaming industry began in 1947, with its approval to operate the Caribe Hilton Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico. Following this, in 1970 Hilton bought a controlling interest in Kirk Kerkorian's International and Flamingo Hotels in Las Vegas and continued to grow their acquisition of casinos. In 1989 and 1995, Hilton tried to sell itself, but gaming regulations barring foreign companies prevented them from doing so. However, Hilton was not to be deterred, and continued to look for ways to expand their involvement in the market.

text: "However, Hilton was not to be deterred, and continued to look for ways to expand their involvement in the market." - this sentence is vague and should contain details about what happened when Hilton couldn't sell itself.

refinement: Hilton's involvement in the gaming industry began in 1947, with its approval to operate the Caribe Hilton Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico. Following this, in 1970 Hilton bought a controlling interest in Kirk Kerkorian's International and Flamingo Hotels in Las Vegas and continued to grow their acquisition of casinos. In 1989 and 1995, Hilton tried to sell itself, but gaming regulations barring foreign companies prevented them from doing so. In 1996, new CEO Stephen Bollenbach set a goal of becoming the biggest company in the gaming industry, discarding the spinoff. He chose to expand by acquiring casinos in Atlantic City, where Hilton had no presence.

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

Summarize some of the most interesting facts stated in the next about Park Place Entertainment.

answer: Park Place Entertainment was a casino company based in Paradise, Nevada that was formed in 1998 following the spin-off of Hilton Hotels's gaming division. Park Place focused primarily on expansion in Atlantic City, which helped them become the largest casino operator in the world. In 2003, the company changed its name to Caesars Entertainment and in 2005 it was acquired by Harrah's Entertainment. Among the casino properties owned by Caesars Entertainment were Caesars Atlantic City, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and Claridge Casino at Bally's in Atlantic City. After the acquisition by Harrah's, Caesars sold the Las Vegas Hilton and closed Grand Casino Biloxi and Grand Casino Tunica in order to avoid anti-trust issues.

text: "Hotels's" - remove the "s"

refinement: Park Place Entertainment was a casino company based in Paradise, Nevada that was formed in 1998 following the spin-off of Hilton Hotels' gaming division. Park Place focused primarily on expansion in Atlantic City, which helped them become the largest casino operator in the world. In 2003, the company changed its name to Caesars Entertainment and in 2005 it was acquired by Harrah's Entertainment. Among the casino properties owned by Caesars Entertainment were Caesars Atlantic City, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and Claridge Casino at Bally's in Atlantic City. After the acquisition by Harrah's, Caesars sold the Las Vegas Hilton and closed Grand Casino Biloxi and Grand Casino Tunica in order to avoid anti-trust issues.

text: "After the acquisition by Harrah's, Caesars sold the Las Vegas Hilton and closed Grand Casino Biloxi and Grand Casino Tunica in order to avoid anti-trust issues." - this is incorrect. Caesars sold the Las Vegas Hilton a month before Harrah's agreed to purchase them, and the sale was completed in 2005. There was no mention of closing the Grand Casino Biloxi and Grand Casino Tunica in the anti-trust issue.

refinement: Park Place Entertainment was a casino company based in Paradise, Nevada that was formed in 1998 following the spin-off of Hilton Hotels' gaming division. Park Place focused primarily on expansion in Atlantic City, which helped them become the largest casino operator in the world. In 2003, the company changed its name to Caesars Entertainment and in 2005 it was acquired by Harrah's Entertainment. Among the casino properties owned by Caesars Entertainment were Caesars Atlantic City, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and Claridge Casino at Bally's in Atlantic City. Caesars sold the Las Vegas Hilton in June 2004. A month later, Harrah's agreed to purchase Caesars for $5 billion. The company sold Caesars Tahoe in June 2005 for $45 million to Columbia Sussex, one of many sales to avoid anti-trust issues made by the merger of Caesars and Harrah's.

text: Extraneous information that can be removed.

refinement: Park Place Entertainment was a casino company based in Paradise, Nevada that was formed in 1998 following the spin-off of Hilton Hotels' gaming division. Park Place focused primarily on expansion in Atlantic City, which helped them become the largest casino operator in the world. In 2003, the company changed its name to Caesars Entertainment and in 2005 it was acquired by Harrah's Entertainment.

answer: The company was modeled from early developments from the Caribbean casino industry and then also moved to Nevada. Initially founded in 1964, the company spun off a hotel division and then tried to sell back to eventually create a resolution to spin off the new gaming division. The new constitution was approved in 1998 and led to the company's name to be changed to Caesars Entertainment. The decision to rename the company centered around the idea of marketing the Caesars brand to help increase profits.

text: The response failed to answer the question and focused on Hilton's history. Needs a full rewrite.

refinement: In 1998, Hilton was finally able to spin off its casinos as a public company, Park Place Entertainment, which immediately bought Grand Casinos for $650 million in stock plus $550 million in assumed debt. In 2000, Park Place bought Caesars World for $3 billion. The sale included Caesars Palace and Caesars Atlantic City. In 2001, Park Place was named to the Gaming Hall of Fame. In 2004, Park Place Entertainment changed its name to Caesars Entertainment to capitalize on the Caesars brand name.

answer: Park Place Entertainment, formed as a spin-off of the gaming division of Hilton Hotels, was named Caesars Entertainment, Inc. in 2003. The company then became one of the largest casino operators in the world. The company's focus was on acquiring additional casinos in high-growth markets, especially in Atlantic City. The company sold the Las Vegas Hilton in 2004 and then bought Grand Casinos. Park Place was acquired in 2005 by Harrah's Entertainment, which was later renamed as Caesars Entertainment. Among the casinos it owned at the time of acquisition were Caesars Atlantic City and Caesars Palace Las Vegas.

text: Remove the preposition "as"

refinement: Park Place Entertainment, formed as a spin-off of the gaming division of Hilton Hotels, was named Caesars Entertainment, Inc. in 2003. The company then became one of the largest casino operators in the world. The company's focus was on acquiring additional casinos in high-growth markets, especially in Atlantic City. The company sold the Las Vegas Hilton in 2004 and then bought Grand Casinos. Park Place was acquired in 2005 by Harrah's Entertainment, which was later renamed Caesars Entertainment. Among the casinos it owned at the time of acquisition were Caesars Atlantic City and Caesars Palace Las Vegas.

answer: Park Place Entertainment had Hilton as its parent company, but Bollenbach wanted to expand through acquisition, which brought about many buyouts. Park Place Entertainment was trying to spin-off their gaming division in 2004, which was hindered by the need for a merger to also be approved.

text: The response doesn't include interesting facts about Park Place Entertainment. A full rewrite is needed.

refinement: Park Place Entertainment was a casino company based in Paradise, Nevada. It was formed in 1998 as a corporate spin-off of the gaming division of Hilton Hotels and became the largest casino operator in the world for a time. Park Place bought Caesars World for $3 billion in a sale that included Caesars Palace and Caesars Atlantic City. In 2001, Park Place Entertainment was named to the Gaming Hall of Fame. The company changed its name to Caesars Entertainment in 2003-2004 to capitalize on the Caesars brand name.

answer: Park Place Entertainment was a casino company in Paradise, Nevada. It was considered the largest casino operator in the world for a period of time. It has been renamed as Caesars Entertainment and was acquired by Harrah's. The casino company went through a roller coaster ride until it was finally acquired by Harrah's Entertainment.

text: Remove the preposition "as"

refinement: Park Place Entertainment was a casino company in Paradise, Nevada. It was considered the largest casino operator in the world for a period of time. It has been renamed Caesars Entertainment and was acquired by Harrah's. The casino company went through a roller coaster ride until it was finally acquired by Harrah's Entertainment.

text: Extraneous information.

refinement: Park Place Entertainment was a casino company in Paradise, Nevada. It was considered the largest casino operator in the world for a period of time. It has been renamed Caesars Entertainment and was acquired by Harrah's.


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_It’s interesting when commentators from both Left and Right advance a common description and diagnosis of what is wrong with society. It makes you think there may be something in it._

[]STEVE LATHAM

What I’ve noticed is the concept of ‘demoralization’. It’s used in two ways.

Firstly, it refers to the loss of morals and values, so people act increasingly in a self-interested way, without regard for moral constraints.

We could call this the psychopath tendency, perhaps increasingly prevalent in the West, which recent pop treatments, by for example Jon Ronson and Kevin Dutton, have highlighted.

Secondly it can mean an overall loss of confidence or courage in a culture. This usage would be similar to calling a military unit ‘demoralized’ after a crushing defeat.

The two meanings are linked. It is precisely when an army is defeated, and demoralised, that discipline collapses, and soldiers look to individual survival.

The phrase ‘devil take the hindmost’ describes the debacle, where the stragglers of a routed army, like Napoleon’s in Russia, are left to be picked off by the enemy.

Of course, the deployment of the concept by Left and Right is different. Gertrud Himmelfarb, for example, is an American historian, married to the founder of neo-conservatism, Irving Kristol.

[]She attributes demoralization to the decline of the religious and moral foundations of western civilization.

She calls for a restoration of Victorian values, a revival of the Judeo-Christian ethic, to reverse the rot in personal, family, and social, mores.

Ralph W. Fevre similarly analyses western culture, and sees the cause in the rise of scientific rationalism, technical reason, and an unreflective ‘common sense’.

This has replaced reliance on non-rational (not anti-rational) ‘aids to reflection’ (as identified by Samuel Taylor Coleridge), such as emotion and feeling, religion and morality.

It is ironic that Himelfarb, a Jew, and Fevre, an atheist, both identify the cause in the collapse of public adherence to Christianity, as an ethical underpinning for our society.

[]In contrast the ideologicians of the International Communist Current (ICC) use the idea of demoralization within the schema of their overall historical interpretation.

The ICC (one of my favourite Marxist mini-groupuscules) see individual psychopathy as the logical outworking of laissez faire economics, a return to primitive accumulation.

For them, demoralization foms a late stage in the long-term decadence of capitalism, a period of ‘decomposition’, within which crime, corruption, gangsterism and family breakdown are symptoms.

Although identifying the same social phenomenon, Right and Left therefore offer two alternative solutions. Conservatives desire a return to traditional values; such that that their discourse forms a section in wider discussions about ‘detraditionalisation’, as examined by, for example, by Paul Heelas.

The ICC, however, seeing the moral crisis as part of a wider general crisis of Capitalism, advocate a dialectical strategy.

[]We have to plough the morass, embrace the disintegration, until we reach an equitable socialism on the other side.

We have to ask whether either approach is realistic. Indeed, is such a two-faced, Janus-like, concept more a description than a diagnosis?

_(Photos: Pixabay)_

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

Why is the solution proffered by both Left and Right to modern demoralization so different?

answer: The solution proffered by the two sides is different because they attribute the cause of demoralization to different factors. Conservatives want a return to traditional values, while communists see the cause in the decaying capitalist system. Given that the two sides attribute different causes for demoralization, it follows that their solutions are also different. Conservatives want to return to traditional values, while communists advocate a dialectical approach in which the disintegrating effects of capitalism must be taken advantage of in order to build a more equitable society.

text: The response repeats itself.

refinement: The solution proffered by the two sides is different because they attribute the cause of demoralization to different factors. Conservatives think that this demoralization is due to the decline of the religious foundation of western civilization, while communists see the cause in the decaying capitalist system. Given that the two sides attribute different causes for demoralization, it follows that their solutions are also different. Conservatives want to return to traditional values, while communists advocate a dialectical approach in which the disintegrating effects of capitalism must be taken advantage of in order to build a more equitable society.

answer:
The concept of demoralization can mean the loss of values and morals; this is when people ditch their normal values and standards, increasingly behaving in a selfish manner without thinking about moral implications. This concept has been happening often in the West and most critics from the Right and Left agree that one of the reasons for this is due to the collapse of Christianity in the social space.

The Right and Left-wingers, however, have different solutions to this problem. While the Left wants a dismantling of Capitalism to fix this problem, the Right wants a return to Judeo-Christian values. The reason for this might be due to what each ideology values as a whole (the Left valuing socialism and the Right being enamored with religion).

text: The response includes lots of extraneous information.

refinement: The Right and Left-wingers have different solutions to demoralization. While the Left wants a dismantling of Capitalism to fix this problem, the Right wants a return to Judeo-Christian values. The reason for this might be due to what each ideology values as a whole (the Left valuing socialism and the Right being enamored with religion).

answer: The solution proffered by the Right is to return to traditional values, while the solution offered by the Left is to embrace the disintegration caused by demoralization until we reach equitable socialism. The reason for the difference is that the causes and the solution offered for modern demoralization differ between Left and Right ideologies. The Right attributes the cause of demoralization to the decline of religious and moral foundations, while the Left links demoralization to the collapse of capitalism.

answer: What they identify as the cause is different leading to a different understanding of how to solve the problem.

text: The response could include more detail on the proposed causes and solutions.

refinement: What they identify as the cause is different, leading to a different understanding of how to solve the problem. The Right identify the cause of demoralization as the decline of the west's religious foundations, while the Left identified the evils of capitalism. The Right calls for a return to Victorian values, while the Left calls for socialism.

answer: According to Steve Lathem, the left wants to return to traditional values while the right desires to foster adherence to those traditional values, which are indisputably Judeo-Christian. On the other hand, the the left believes capitalism and the free-market economy is the root of the problem, which results in capitalist evils such as greed and selfishness, with the only way to correct this to embrace the disintegration until we reach an equitable socialism on the other side.

text: The response contains inaccurate information.

refinement: According to Steve Lathem, the left wants to turn to socialism while the right desires to return to traditional values, which are indisputably Judeo-Christian. On the other hand, the the left believes capitalism and the free-market economy is the root of the problem, which results in capitalist evils such as greed and selfishness, with the only way to correct this to embrace the disintegration until we reach an equitable socialism on the other side.


text:
THE TRIANGLE CLUB is a strip club located in Northern Gardens, Bohan, in Grand Theft Auto IV.

-   1 Description
-   2 Influence
-   3 Prominent appearances in missions
-   4 Gallery
-   5 Bugs
-   6 Trivia

Description

The club was originally owned by Dwayne Forge. However, after Forge was sent to prison, the club was taken over and by 2008 it is owned by the Trunchez brothers, Javier, Jose and Jesus, who are business associates of Trey Stewart, Forge's former protégé.

The club features two stages with poles where women dance and a back room where the player may receive lap dances. Behind one stage there is a changing room with a pistol and a Health pick up. However, if the player enters this room, the dancers and clients will flee and the guards will attack them. There is also a shotgun in the office to the left of the entrance.

The radio station that plays inside the club is The Vibe 98.8, however, in _Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City_, it is changed to Electro-Choc (The Crookers mix). The private room music is also changed, featuring songs from Vice City FM.

The club has been visited by numerous celebrities, inclduing internet mogul Tony McTony (who severely assaulted one of their strippers), DJ Green Lantern and the cast of America's Next Top Hooker, both part of commercial promotions.

It is one of Niko Bellic's options for outings with friends or by himself. It is also one of two strips clubs accessible to the player (the other being the Honkers Gentlemen's Club in Alderney).

Influence

The club may be based on the _Sin City Cabaret Club,_ a strip club located in The Bronx, New York City.

Prominent appearances in missions

The club is featured in the mission "Undress to Kill", when Niko Bellic kills the Trunchez brothers and reclaims the club for Dwayne Forge. Dwayne is grateful to Niko, but Playboy X is angered due to the Trunchez brothers being business associates of his.

In _The Ballad of Gay Tony_, the stickup variation of Drug Wars may take place here.

Gallery

[Triangle Club]

The exterior view of the club

[Triangle Club interior]

The interior of the club

[Triangle Club (GTACW)]

The club in GTA Chinatown Wars

[Triangle club GTAIV]

The Triangle Club as seen from the subway tracks.

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Bugs

-   The security guard outside of the club will often go out of his way to attack the player far away from the club, should the player fire a weapon or get into fights with local gang members.

Trivia

-   "Triangle" is a slang term for vagina.
-   If the player walks next to the changing room or near it, the strippers will still run out, but the security guards will not attack the player.
-   The building that the strip club is based in is presumably a refurbished series of commercial/industrial buildings, on which painted signage from its previous owners are still visible, albeit faded. The signs include "Discount Wholesale (est. 1899)", "Richard Bros." and "You'll like our finest ointment and cure all creme! It's Hana's Relief, try it!" (a pun on the sexual act of a handjob).
-   Both the neon signage on the side of the building, and the pole mounted sign resemble the lower half of a female torso (just below the breast line, which is formed by the upper part of the sign) and the upper thigh area (formed by the lower part of the sign). On both sets of signage, there is a triangle situated around the 'groin' area which denotes a manicured area of pubic hair. Note that this area of 'pubic hair' on the signs is identically shaped to the Triangle Club's official logo. This proves that the Triangle reference is, in fact, cued to a given style of the female genitals.

question: The Triangle Club is a part of which game?

answer: Grand Theft Auto IV.

answer: The Triangle Club is a part of Grand Theft Auto IV.

answer: Grand Theft Auto IV

answer: Grand Theft Auto IV

question: What happens if the player enters the changing room?

answer: The dancers and clients will flee and the guards will attack the player.

answer: The dancers and clients will flee and the guards will attack them.

text: "The dancers and clients will flee and the guards will attack them." - this reads as if the guards will attack the fleeing dancers and clients. Change "them" to "the player"

refinement: The dancers and clients will flee and the guards will attack the player.

answer: If the player enters the changing room, the dancers and clients will flee and the guards will attack them.

answer: If the player enters the changing room, the dancers and clients will flee and the security guards will attack them.

question: Which radio station plays inside the club?

answer: The Vibe 98.8 plays inside the club.

answer: The Vibe 98.8

answer: The Vibe 98.8

answer: The Triangle Club plays The Vibe 98.8 radio station.

question: Which other club is accessible to the players?

answer: The Honkers Gentlemen's Club in Alderney is accessible to the players.

answer: The Honkers Gentlemen's Club in Alderney

answer: Honkers Gentlemen's Club in Alderney.

answer: The Honkers Gentlemen's Club.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer: The Triangle Club is a strip club located in Northern Gardens, Bohan, in Grand Theft Auto IV. The club features two stages with poles where women dance and a back room where the player may receive lap dances. Behind one stage there is a changing room with a pistol and a Health pick up. However, if the player enters this room, the dancers and clients will flee and the guards will attack them. There is also a shotgun in the office to the left of the entrance. The radio station that plays inside the club is The Vibe 98.8, however, in _Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City_, it is changed to Electro-Choc (The Crookers mix). The private room music is also changed, featuring songs from Vice City FM. The club has been visited by numerous celebrities, inclduing internet mogul Tony McTony (who severely assaulted one of their strippers), DJ Green Lantern and the cast of America's Next Top Hooker, both part of commercial promotions. It is one of Niko Bellic's options for outings with friends or by himself. It is also one of two strips clubs accessible to the player (the other being the Honkers Gentlemen's Club in Alderney).

text: "inclduing internet mogul" - change "inclduing" to "including"

refinement: The Triangle Club is a strip club located in Northern Gardens, Bohan, in Grand Theft Auto IV. The club features two stages with poles where women dance and a back room where the player may receive lap dances. Behind one stage there is a changing room with a pistol and a Health pick up. However, if the player enters this room, the dancers and clients will flee and the guards will attack them. There is also a shotgun in the office to the left of the entrance. The radio station that plays inside the club is The Vibe 98.8, however, in _Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City_, it is changed to Electro-Choc (The Crookers mix). The private room music is also changed, featuring songs from Vice City FM. The club has been visited by numerous celebrities, including internet mogul Tony McTony (who severely assaulted one of their strippers), DJ Green Lantern and the cast of America's Next Top Hooker, both part of commercial promotions. It is one of Niko Bellic's options for outings with friends or by himself. It is also one of two strips clubs accessible to the player (the other being the Honkers Gentlemen's Club in Alderney).

text: "DJ Green Lantern and" - add a comma after Lantern"

refinement: The Triangle Club is a strip club located in Northern Gardens, Bohan, in Grand Theft Auto IV. The club features two stages with poles where women dance and a back room where the player may receive lap dances. Behind one stage there is a changing room with a pistol and a Health pick up. However, if the player enters this room, the dancers and clients will flee and the guards will attack them. There is also a shotgun in the office to the left of the entrance. The radio station that plays inside the club is The Vibe 98.8, however, in _Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City_, it is changed to Electro-Choc (The Crookers mix). The private room music is also changed, featuring songs from Vice City FM. The club has been visited by numerous celebrities, including internet mogul Tony McTony (who severely assaulted one of their strippers), DJ Green Lantern, and the cast of America's Next Top Hooker, both part of commercial promotions. It is one of Niko Bellic's options for outings with friends or by himself. It is also one of two strips clubs accessible to the player (the other being the Honkers Gentlemen's Club in Alderney).

text: Went over the 6-sentence summary requirement. Reduce the number of sentences starting from the least relevant ones.

refinement:
The Triangle Club is a strip club located in Northern Gardens, Bohan, in Grand Theft Auto IV.
There is a shotgun in the office to the left of the entrance and the changing room behind one of the stages has a pistol and a Health pick up.
The club features two stages with poles where women dance and a back room where the player may receive lap dances.
However, if the player enters this room, the dancers and clients will flee and the guards will attack them.
The club has been visited by numerous celebrities, including internet mogul Tony McTony (who severely assaulted one of their strippers), DJ Green Lantern, and the cast of America's Next Top Hooker, both part of commercial promotions.
It is one of Niko Bellic's options for outings with friends or by himself and one of two strips clubs accessible to the player (the other being the Honkers Gentlemen's Club in Alderney).

answer: The Triangle Club is a strip club in Grand Theft Auto IV that is based on a real-life strip club in New York City. The club features two stages with poles where women dance, and a back room where the player can receive lap dances. The club is also featured in missions in the game, and is one of the two strip clubs that the player can visit.

text: "women dance," - remove the comma

refinement: The Triangle Club is a strip club in Grand Theft Auto IV that is based on a real-life strip club in New York City. The club features two stages with poles where women dance and a back room where the player can receive lap dances. The club is also featured in missions in the game, and is one of the two strip clubs that the player can visit.

text: "missions in the game," - remove the comma

refinement: The Triangle Club is a strip club in Grand Theft Auto IV that is based on a real-life strip club in New York City. The club features two stages with poles where women dance and a back room where the player can receive lap dances. The club is also featured in missions in the game and is one of the two strip clubs that the player can visit.

text: Failed to meet the 6-sentence summary requirement. Needs three more.

refinement:
The Triangle Club is a strip club in Grand Theft Auto IV that is based on a real-life strip club in New York City.
There is a shotgun in the office to the left of the entrance and the changing room behind one of the stages has a pistol and a Health pick up.
The club features two stages with poles where women dance and a back room where the player can receive lap dances.
However, if the player enters this room, the dancers and clients will flee and the guards will attack them.
The club is featured in missions in the game and is one of the two strip clubs that the player can visit.
The club was taken over by the Trunchez brothers, Javier, Jose, and Jesus in 2008 when its original owner, Dwayne Forge, was sent to prison.

answer: The Triangle Club is a strip club located in Northern Gardens, Bohan, in Grand Theft Auto IV. It was originally owned by Dwayne Forge, but after he was sent to prison, the club was taken over by the Trunchez brothers. The club features two stages with poles where women dance and a back room where the player may receive lap dances. The radio station that plays inside the club is The Vibe 98.8, but in Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, it is changed to Electro-Choc (The Crookers mix). The private room music is also changed, featuring songs from Vice City FM. The club has been visited by numerous celebrities, including internet mogul Tony McTony, DJ Green Lantern, and the cast of America's Next Top Hooker.

answer:
The Triangle Club is a part of the Grand Theft Auto IV. The club is originally owned by Dwayne Forge. However, it is later taken over and owned by the Trunchez brothers, Javier, Jose and Jesus. The club features two stages with poles where women dance and a back room where the players can receive lap dances.

The club is one of the two strip clubs accessible to the players (the other being the Honkers Gentlemen's Club in Alderney). The club is featured in the mission "Undress to Kill".

text: "Jose and Jesus." - add a comma

refinement:
The Triangle Club is a part of the Grand Theft Auto IV. The club is originally owned by Dwayne Forge. However, it is later taken over and owned by the Trunchez brothers, Javier, Jose, and Jesus. The club features two stages with poles where women dance and a back room where the players can receive lap dances.

The club is one of the two strip clubs accessible to the players (the other being the Honkers Gentlemen's Club in Alderney). The club is featured in the mission "Undress to Kill".

text: Missing one sentence to meet the 6-sentence summary requirement.

refinement:
The Triangle Club is a part of the Grand Theft Auto IV.
The club is originally owned by Dwayne Forge. However, it is later taken over and owned by the Trunchez brothers, Javier, Jose, and Jesus.
The club features two stages with poles where women dance and a back room where the players can receive lap dances.
There is a shotgun in the office to the left of the entrance and the changing room behind one of the stages has a pistol and a Health pick up, but the dancers and clients will flee once the player enters this room, causing the guards to attack them.
The club is one of the two strip clubs accessible to the players (the other being the Honkers Gentlemen's Club in Alderney).
The club is featured in the mission "Undress to Kill".


text:
One of the central Jewish prayers for those who are ill or recovering from illness or accidents is the _Mi Sheberach._ The name is taken from its first two Hebrew words. With a holistic view of humankind, it prays for physical cure as well as spiritual healing, asking for blessing, compassion, restoration, and strength, within the community of others facing illness as well as all Jews, all human beings.

Traditionally, the Mi Sheberach is said in synagogue when the Torah is read. If the patient herself/himself cannot be at services, a close relative or friend might be called up to the Torah for an honor, and the one leading services will offer this prayer, filling in the name of the one who is ill and her/his parents. Many congregations sing the version of the Mi Sheberach written by Debbie Friedman, a popular Jewish folk musician who focused on liturgical music. (That version can heard in the video, and its lyrics read, at the top of this article.)

Increasingly, the Mi Sheberach has moved into other settings and other junctures. Chaplains, doctors, nurses, and social workers are now joining patients and those close to them in saying the Mi Sheberach at various junctures—before and after surgery, during treatments, upon admission or discharge, on the anniversary of diagnosis, and more. We present it to you here, in English translation and in transliteration from the Hebrew, as a resource for you as you confront the challenges of illness. The Hebrew text can be found here.

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LISTEN TO MI SHEBERACH (COURTESY OF MECHON HADAR)

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Mi Sheberach in English Translation

May the One who blessed our ancestors —

Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,

Matriarchs Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah —

bless and heal the one who is ill:

________________ son/daughter of ________________ .

May the Holy Blessed One

overflow with compassion upon him/her,

to restore him/her,

to heal him/her,

to strengthen him/her,

to enliven him/her.

The One will send him/her, speedily,

a complete healing —

healing of the soul and healing of the body —

along with all the ill,

among the people of Israel and all humankind,

soon,

speedily,

without delay,

and let us all say:  Amen!

Mi Sheberach in Hebrew Transliteration

_The transliterated text below presents the prayer with correct pronouns for male and female patients. The word before the slash is for males, the one after for females._

Mi Sheberach

Avoteinu: Avraham, Yitzhak, v’Yaakov,

v’Imoteinu: Sarah, Rivka, Rachel v’Leah,

Hu yivarech virapei

et hacholeh/hacholah _____________ ben/bat ______________

HaKadosh Baruch Hu

yimalei rachamim alav/aleha,

l’hachalimo/l’hachlimah,

u-l’rap’oto/u-l’rap’otah,

l’hachaziko/l’hazikah,

u-l’chay-oto/u-l’chay-otah.

V’yishlach lo/lah bim-hera

r’fuah shlemah,

r’fu-at hanefesh u-r’fu-at hagoof,

b’toch sh’ar cholei Yisrael v’cholei yoshvei tevel,

hashta ba’agalah u-vizman kariv,

v’no-mar, Amen!

_Reprinted with permission of the National Center for Jewish Healing, a program of the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services._

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question: What is the main topic of this post?

answer: The main topic of this post is the Mi Sheberach prayer.

answer: The post is about the Mi Sheberach, a Jewish prayer for those who are ill or recovering from illness or accidents.

answer: This post is about the Mi Sheberach, a Jewish prayer for those who are ill or recovering from illness or accidents.

answer: The post discusses the Jewish prayer Mi Sheberach, which is traditionally said in synagogue when the Torah is read. The prayer asks for healing of both the body and the soul, and for the healing of all those who are ill.

question: Traditionally, where is the Mi Sheberach said?

answer: The Mi Sheberach is traditionally said in synagogue when the Torah is read.

answer: In synagogue when the Torah is read.

answer: The Mi Sheberach is traditionally said in synagogue when the Torah is read.

answer: It is traditionally said in synagogue.

text: It is omitted that it is said when the Torah is read.

refinement: It is traditionally said in synagogue when the Torah is read.

question: Who is Debbie Friedman?

answer: A popular Jewish folk musician who created a song of the Mi Sheberach.

text: It is wrongly stated that Friedman "created" the song.

refinement: A popular Jewish folk musician who created a popular version of the song Mi Sheberach.

answer: Debbie Friedman is a Jewish folk musician who wrote the popular version of the Mi Sheberach prayer.

answer:
A. A popular Jewish folk musician who focused on liturgical music.

B. A popular Jewish folk musician who focused on liturgical music.

C. A popular Jewish folk musician who focused on liturgical music.

D. A popular Jewish folk musician who focused on liturgical music.

text: The answer is repetitive.

refinement: A popular Jewish folk musician who focused on liturgical music.

text: It is omitted that she has written a popular version of the song Mi Sheberach.

refinement: A popular Jewish folk musician who focused on liturgical music. She has written a popular version of the song Mi Sheberach.

answer: A popular Jewish folk musician who focused on liturgical music.

text: It is omitted that she has written a popular version of the song Mi Sheberach.

refinement: A popular Jewish folk musician who focused on liturgical music. She has written a popular version of the song Mi Sheberach.

question: Recently, where else is the Mi Sheberach said?

answer: The Mi Sheberach is said in other settings and other junctures.

text: It is omitted that the prayer is now also sung before and after surgeries or during treatments.

refinement: The Mi Sheberach is said in other settings and other junctures such as before and after surgeries or during treatments.

answer: Chaplains, doctors, nurses, and social workers are joining patients in the prayer before, after, and during procedures.

answer: The Mi Sheberach is now said in other settings, such as hospitals and clinics, in addition to being said in synagogue when the Torah is read.

answer: Chaplains, doctors, nurses, and social workers are now joining patients and those close to them in saying the Mi Sheberach at various junctures.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The Mi Sheberach is a traditional Jewish prayer that asks for healing for the sick or injured. It can be said in synagogue or in other settings, and can be sung or recited in English or Hebrew.

text: " The Mi Sheberach is said in synagogue when the Torah is read." This is evidence that Mi Sheberach is a Jewish prayer.

answer: The Mi Sheberach is a Jewish prayer for those who are ill or recovering from illness or accidents. It is said in synagogue when the Torah is read.

answer: This post is about the Mi Sheberach, a Jewish prayer for those who are ill or recovering from illness or accidents. The prayer is written out in English and in Hebrew.

answer: Mi Sheberach is a Jewish prayer for those who are ill or recovering from illness or accidents. It is traditionally said in synagogue when the Torah is read, but it is increasingly being said in other settings and other junctures.


text:
The office was dull and dreary, as if someone unleashed a sort of gloomy gas that slowly leaked through the vents until it nestled snugly inside everyone’s despondent figures. The walls around him composed of hard unforgiving concrete, and the only real noise was the dull beeping of the printer going off in the background. People walked around slowly, unwittingly wearing scowls, most likely wondering thoughts of how it could have come to this.

The short big bellied man in front of him continued to speak, but the words seemed to drown in the helplessness that surrounded them. The stale air permeated his lungs spreading the depressing disease that infected the entire office.  Dead.  That seemed to be the only way to describe his thoughts on everything around him, dead.  The walls; dead.  The people; dead.  The company; dead.  There was no real life here.

He answered the fat man’s questions with what he wanted to hear, triumphs of jobs past, heroic actions that conquered once complex tasks, grandiose words that invoked intelligence and admiration.  He was a storyteller and his life was an adventure with experiences and accomplishments that this company wanted, no, that this company needed.   The fat man seemed oblivious to the cries of hopelessness around him, unaware of the lifeless eyes that looked across the table at him.  A faint “you’ll fit right in” only made his heart drop further into the complacency that imprisoned everyone else around him.  It was a feeling he knew well.  He was handed some papers as he walked out, contracts that would bind him to this soulless entity for as long as it could in an attempt to squeeze whatever life it could from him before spitting him right back out.

What others might have thought was the American Dream looked to him to be more of a drawn out nightmare. It was about that time when he realized that this was not where he wanted to be, not now, not ever.  He dreamed of something more, something that had meaning, something that could change the way the world works.

The sad fact of it was he was going to sign those papers.  He was going to join the mindless uninspired workplace chatter.  He was going to join in the mind numbing meetings, the onslaught of paperwork and the endless barrage of emails.  He found himself wondering how it came to this, and soon realized that he was indeed, going to fit right in.

title: Corporate Imprisonment (414 words)

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

What did he think about the environment at his new office?

answer: He found the environment in the office to be lifeless and depressing. He felt suffocated by the bleakness that surrounded him. The office appeared devoid of any real life or excitement.

answer: He sees the office as lifeless and depressing. He feels trapped by the environment - by the walls and the company - because there is no real life there. He looks at the situation as a nightmare, not what people may consider the American Dream.

answer: He thought the environment was dreary, boring, stagnant and mind numbing.

answer: He thought it was dreary and lifeless.

answer: That is was dull and dead.

text: The answer is unclear - grammatical error. The word "is" should be changed to "it".

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

Will he fit in?

answer: No, the protagonist does not fit into the lifeless, dreary atmosphere of the office. The atmosphere inspires despondency and hopelessness and the protagonist feels imprisoned by this. While he does not necessarily want to escape from this, he does want more meaning in his life. The protagonist will not fit in in this dull environment.

answer: Yes, because he signs the papers

text: Signing the papers does not indicate that the narrator will fit in.

refinement: The narrator will fit in because he feels he has no choice.

answer: Surely.

text: The answer does not offer any explanation as to why the narrator will fit in.

refinement: The narrator might fit in as he seems to think so.

answer: No, he will not fit in. The oppressive atmosphere of the office and the feeling of hopelessness are too overpowering for him to feel like he belongs there. The company is lifeless and without meaning to him, meaning he wants to find elsewhere. He does not think he will last long in this environment.

answer: He thinks yes.

text: The narrator realizes he will fit in with the workplace environment.

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

Was this what the narrator wanted?

answer: It is not specified, but probably not.

text: The passage did state that this was not what he wanted.

answer: No, this was not what the narrator wanted. The narrator wanted something more meaningful, something with meaning where people were not simply shackled to their stagnant workplaces. The office was lifeless and depressing due to the walls composed of hard unforgiving concrete, the stale air, and the lack of meaningful work. Therefore, the narrator does not want to be in this type of environment.

answer: No, the narrator did not want to be imprisoned by useless corporate work. He found it depressing and lifeless. He longed for something with meaning and change the world. Instead, he was going to resign himself to joining the unrealistic work environment that did not satisfy him.

answer: No, that was not where he wanted to be, as it had no meaning at all and there would be no change in the world.

answer: No.

text: The reality of the workplace does not square with the narrator's dreams.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The protagonist is trapped within a soulless work environment with lifeless walls, dim lighting, and boring beeping printers. He reluctantly agrees to join the company but realizes that it is an uninspired place where he does not want to be.

answer: A young man is among many that have been sitting in a stale room, interviewing with a large, fat man. The young man feels as though he is about to join a company that is lifeless and uninspired. He is dismayed at joining the company and wonders how it has come to this.

answer: The narrator feels like his world is dead and gets a job he doesn't want. He lies on his interview out of desperation to escape his poor financial situation. After lying, he realizes that he's not a good enough liar, and realizes that he's actually going to join this company.

text: There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that the narrator thinks he isn't a good liar.

refinement: The narrator feels like his world is dead and gets a job he doesn't want. He lies in his interview out of desperation to escape his poor financial situation. After lying, he realizes that he's actually going to join this company. He feels sad and hopeless.

answer: The narrator walks into his new workplace. He realizes the atmosphere there is hopeless and lifeless. He thinks this is not what he wants but he signs the employment contract anyway.

answer: The protagonist is trapped in a lifeless work environment, surrounded by concrete walls and a general sense of despair. He is offered a position that he knows will entail endless meetings, paperwork, and emails. He sees the corporate world as a death trap, but he nevertheless signs the contract for the sake of financial stability.