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MACHINE-LEARNING is beginning to shake up finance. A subset of artificial intelligence (AI) that excels at finding patterns and making predictions, it used to be the preserve of technology firms. The financial industry has jumped on the bandwagon. To cite just a few examples, “heads of machine-learning” can be found at PwC, a consultancy and auditing firm, at JP Morgan Chase, a large bank, and at Man GLG, a hedge-fund manager. From 2019, anyone seeking to become a “chartered financial analyst”, a sought-after distinction in the industry, will need AI expertise to pass his exams.

Despite the scepticism of many, including, surprisingly, some “quant” hedge funds that specialise in algorithm-based trading, machine-learning is poised to have a big impact. Innovative fintech firms and a few nimble incumbents have started applying the technique to everything from fraud protection to finding new trading strategies—promising to up-end not just the humdrum drudgery of the back-office, but the more glamorous stuff up-front.

Machine-learning is already much used for tasks such as compliance, risk management and fraud prevention. Intelligent Voice, a British firm, sells its machine-learning-driven speech-transcription tool to large banks to monitor traders’ phone calls for signs of wrongdoing, such as insider trading. Other specialists, like Xcelerit or Kinetica, offer banks and investment firms near-real-time tracking of their risk exposures, allowing them to monitor their capital requirements at all times.

Machine-learning excels in spotting unusual patterns of transactions, which can indicate fraud. Firms ranging from startups such as Feedzai (for payments) or Shift Technology (for insurance) to behemoths such as IBM are offering such services. Some are developing the skills in-house. Monzo, a British banking startup, built a model quick enough to stop would-be fraudsters from completing a transaction, bringing the fraud rate on its pre-paid cards down from 0.85% in June 2016 to less than 0.1% by January 2017.

Natural-language processing, where AI-based systems are unleashed on text, is starting to have a big impact in document-heavy parts of finance. In June 2016 JPMorgan Chase deployed software that can sift through 12,000 commercial-loan contracts in seconds, compared with the 360,000 hours it used to take lawyers and loan officers to review the contracts.

Machine-learning is also good at automating financial decisions, whether assessing creditworthiness or eligibility for an insurance policy. Zest Finance has been in the business of automated credit-scoring since its founding in 2009. Earlier this year it rolled out a machine-learning underwriting tool to help lenders make credit decisions, even for people with little conventional credit-scoring information. It sifts through vast amounts of data, such as people’s payment history or how they interact with a lender’s website. Lemonade, a tech-savvy insurance startup, is using machine-learning both to sell insurance policies and to manage claims.

Perhaps the newest frontier for machine-learning is in trading, where it is used both to crunch market data and to select and trade portfolios of securities. The quantitative-investment strategies division at Goldman Sachs uses language processing driven by machine-learning to go through thousands of analysts’ reports on companies. It compiles an aggregate “sentiment score” based on the balance of positive to negative words. This score is then used to help pick stocks. Goldman has also invested in Kensho, a startup that uses machine-learning to predict how events like natural disasters will affect market prices, based on data on similar events.

Quantifiable progress

Quant hedge funds, both new and old, are piling in. Castle Ridge Asset Management, a Toronto-based upstart, has achieved annual average returns of 32% since its founding in 2013. It uses a sophisticated machine-learning system, like those used to model evolutionary biology, to make investment decisions. It is so sensitive, claims the firm’s chief executive, Adrian de Valois-Franklin, that it picked up 24 acquisitions before they were even announced (because of telltale signals suggesting a small amount of insider trading). Man AHL, meanwhile, a well-established $18.8bn quant fund provider, has been conducting research into machine-learning for trading purposes since 2009, and using it as one of the techniques to manage client money since 2014.

So it seems odd that some prominent quant funds are machine-learning sceptics. Martin Lueck of Aspect Capital finds the technique overrated, saying his firm has found only limited useful applications for it. David Siegel, co-founder of Two Sigma, a quant behemoth, and David Harding of Winton Capital, have also argued that the techniques are overhyped.

In other fields, however, machine-learning has game-changing potential. There is no reason to expect finance to be different. According to Jonathan Masci of Quantenstein, a machine-learning fund manager, years of work on rules-based approaches in computer vision—telling a computer how to recognise a nose, say—were swiftly eclipsed in 2012 by machine-learning processes that allowed computers to “learn” what a nose looked like from perusing millions of nasal pin-ups. Similarly, says Mr Masci, a machine-learning algorithm ought to beat conventional trading strategies based on rules set by humans.

The real vulnerability may in any case lie outside trading. Many quant funds depend on human researchers to sift through data and build algorithms. These posts could be replaced by better-performing machines. For all their professed scepticism, Two Sigma and its peers are busy recruiting machine-learning specialists.

This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline "Unshackled algorithms"

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize how the finance sector has benefited from machine-learning systems.

answer: Machine-learning has helped banks with tasks such as compliance, risk management and fraud prevention. Large banks have used it as a tool to monitor traders' phone calls to prevent wrongdoings like insider trading. One bank has benefited by bringing the fraud rate down from 0.85% to 0.1% in just six months. Some businesses have used machine-learning to automate financial decisions such as creditworthiness or eligibility. The newest frontier has been in trading where machine-learning tools go through thousands of analysts' reports on companies to help pick investment stocks.

text: Remove the hyphen. "and" is missing a comma

refinement: Machine learning has helped banks with tasks such as compliance, risk management, and fraud prevention. Large banks have used it as a tool to monitor traders' phone calls to prevent wrongdoings like insider trading. One bank has benefited by bringing the fraud rate down from 0.85% to 0.1% in just six months. Some businesses have used machine learning to automate financial decisions such as creditworthiness or eligibility. The newest frontier has been in trading where machine-learning tools go through thousands of analysts' reports on companies to help pick investment stocks.

answer: Machine-learning systems are being used for tasks such as compliance, risk management, finding new trading strategies, and fraud prevention. Emerging financial services firms are applying it to everything from fraud detection to currency exchange. By applying machine-learning algorithms to bank paperwork and current banking systems, the finance sector has been able to dramatically reduce errors in loans and speed up their processing, while also reducing fraud occurrences. New machine learning techniques may also be used to swap out human researchers sorting through reams of financial data and converting it into useable information, while providing a preview of what might be tipping the scales in a particular market.

text: Remove the hyphen in "machine-learning". Remove the comma after "information"

refinement: Machine learning systems are being used for tasks such as compliance, risk management, finding new trading strategies, and fraud prevention. Emerging financial services firms are applying it to everything from fraud detection to currency exchange. By applying machine learning algorithms to bank paperwork and current banking systems, the finance sector has been able to dramatically reduce errors in loans and speed up their processing, while also reducing fraud occurrences. New machine learning techniques may also be used to swap out human researchers sorting through reams of financial data and converting it into useable information while providing a preview of what might be tipping the scales in a particular market.

answer: Machine-learning is providing a suite of useful services in areas such as compliance, risk management and fraud prevention, document-heavy document processing, automated financial decisions, and trading. The technology helps firms identify unusual transaction patterns, make better investment decisions and analyze data more quickly. Machine-learning is also threatening to replace human researchers in some areas of quant fund management. Overall, machine-learning seems to be providing a range of useful services to the finance sector.

answer: Machine-learning systems have been widely applied in finance in tasks such as compliance, risk management, fraud prevention, document analysis and automated credit-scoring. Machine-learning is even starting to have an impact in automated decision-making and the trading process. This is expected to eventually lead some quant hedge funds to rely less heavily on human researchers. Overall, machine-learning promises to shake up several aspects of finance.

answer: Machine-learning has revolutionized back-office operations, including reviewing the number of contracts to make loan decisions for JPMorgan Chase, curbing the 0.85% rate of bank cards in fraud. As well, it has had a positive impact on buying and trading with Quin capital in finance.


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     It's funny how people act in the coffee rooms at funeral homes. They're all sad or they act sad out of respect. They all drink coffee and eat the cookies that they put out on the table, and they talk about how the body looks for a while, then they start talking about politics or the weather or some damn boring thing. It happens at every viewing I've ever been to. I even do it. I sat there the other night at my great aunts viewing and I nodded my head when people talked about how natural she looked and all that, and I ate three big cookie, then I looked down at my gut and was disgusted because I'm a damn glutton.
	Anyways, two things happened when we all left the funeral home: the first thing was I offered to be a pallbearer. It was my great aunt Margret's viewing, like I said, and my grandma said that me or my brother ought to be pallbearers. My brother's real nervous about some things, one of them is being around dead people. He was afraid he'd drop the casket or something, so I offered to do it, but Margret's niece said no. She told my grandma later that the reason she said no was because I looked like a clown because of my hair. I have long shaggy hair that I dye blood red.
     The second thing is that I noticed the damn Christmas tree in the corner near the door in the lobby -- it's getting close to Christmas now. It was tall and green and decorated in bright white lights and silver tinsel and big red bulbs with the names of all the dead people who were shown there that year written on them with permanent marker. I saw Margret's name in the center.
	I thought it was sort of strange, decorating the tree with the dead. I think that funeral homes are strange altogether. When you die everybody you ever met practically comes and cries and get all sad at the site of your leftover meat.
	When I got back home I started over to my friend Darren's house.
	Darren and I have went to school together since fourth grade, but we just started hanging out this year because we've always ran with different crowds. His friends are the kind of guys that wear gym shorts all year long and lust after Air Jordans and Beats Headphones and try to punk out everybody so they can feel tough. Plus, we've never had any classes together or anything until this year, but Darren's probably my favorite friend.
      The only problem with us hanging out is that he smokes a lot of weed and he's got me smoking a lot too. Last weekend we blew fifteen bucks on weed, smoked it all and stayed up until four listening to The Beatles.
	He's never listened to much music outside of rap, so I've been trying to show him some good stuff. He always acts like he likes it, but he's probably just entertaining me. He's probably just telling me he likes it because we're friends and he's nice. Darren's a real nice sensitive guy under all that wanna-be-thug shit he's always doing. He's nicer than me in a lot of ways, like when he's listening to rap and I don't like it, I tell him and bitch until he turns it off, and when he turns it off, he isn't even mad about having to doing it because he's real considerate. I wish I was that considerate.
	Anyways, Darren and I ended up going down to the cemetery and smoking a fat joint. I told him about the funeral home Christmas tree and he said that the funeral home was retarded.
	"They won't be putting my name on some damn bulb," he said. Then he talked about the rapture through the rest of the cemetery. He told me that we weren't going to have to worry about funerals because we weren't really going to die because we  were going up in the rapture. Darren was always talking about the rapture. He never went to church, but he had all the faith
in the world that the rapture was going to happen at any minute and he had all the faith in the world that the two of us were going.
	He told me once that I'm the only friend he likes to talk to about the rapture. It was probably because I'm the only one
who will even listen. I don't believe in the Bible, but I don't mind talking about Bible stuff if I care about the person doing most of the talking.
	If Heaven exists, Darren will go because he's nice and sensitive. If there's a Heaven, Margret's there because she was a real sweet lady. It's a nice idea, the idea of Heaven, I mean. I guess I'd rather float up to a cloud kingdom than to get old and die and be buried in a boxes.
	Anyways, I'm not sure why he thinks I'm going to Heaven.
	Once we got out of the cemetery, we saw this old tin can in the middle of the street, and the street was empty because it was about nine at night or later and it was cold and everybody besides the two of us were inside around heater and wrap in blankets, probably. Anyways, we started kicking the can down this alley and we kept falling down and laughing because we were stoned.
	We kept on kicking the can down the alleys until I had to piss. I went behind this old white shed, unbuttoned my pants and
unzipped and started pissing. There was this Oldsmobile behind me, it was parked on the other side of the alley, I thought it was empty because it was dark and I couldn't see through the
windows. Well, somebody was in it, and halfway through my piss, whoever it was  beeped the horn and scared me half to death,
 and I ended up pissing down my leg. I zipped up my pants and Darren and I got the hell out of the alley as fast as we could. It was funny, though. I didn't even mind the piss on my leg that much.

title: [UR] Funeral Home Christmas Tree

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

What does the story say about the type of person Darren is?

answer: The story portrays Darren as a sensitive, considerate person. He listens to music his friend finds meaningful, and he is always open to discussing matters of faith and the afterlife. By contrast, the protagonist also recognizes that Darren behaves differently from him: whereas the protagonist is easily irritated, Darren is patient and kind.

text: There can be a few changes made to this response. Darren turns off music that his friend doesn't like to be considerate. He is also very nice and sensitive and offers a lot of comfort to the protagonist.

refinement: The story portrays Darren as a sensitive, considerate person. He is considerate and turns off the music if his friends do not like it and tell him to turn it off. He is always open to discussing matters of faith and the afterlife. By contrast, the protagonist also recognizes that Darren behaves differently from him: whereas the protagonist is easily irritated, Darren is patient and kind.

answer: Darren is a nice guy who listens to his friend as they share their stories and viewpoints. He's a sensitive guy under all the thug talk, and he's considerate when it comes to his friend's opinions. Darren has all the faith in the world in the rapture, and he believes only those who have a pure heart, such as himself, will make it to heaven. It seems Darren has never tried to go against the temptations he was always exposed to on the streets.

text: The sentence where it states that "Darren believes only those who have a pure heart, such as himself, will make to heaven" should be deleted.

refinement: Darren is a nice guy who listens to his friend as they share their stories and viewpoints. He's a sensitive guy under all the thug talk, and he's considerate when it comes to his friend's opinions. Darren has all the faith in the world in the rapture.  It seems Darren has never tried to go against the temptations he was always exposed to on the streets. The narrator believes that Darren will go to Heaven.

answer: Darren is a kind guy who is sensitive and considerate. He enjoys cannabis and would talk about the rapture. He lacks faith in the church and has strong faith in the Bible and in the rapture.

answer: The story suggests that Darren is a considerate and sensitive person. Despite being of a different crowd and listening to different music, Darren is able to show compassion for others, even in times of hardship. Darren also sees the absurdity in the funeral home Christmas tree, and the two spend time having fun in the cemetery. It is clear that Darren is a kind, sweet person.

answer: Darren smokes a lot of weed. He pretends to like the narrator's music because they're friends and he's nice. He's a sensitive guy under his wannabe-thug persona. He turns off his rap music when the narrator says he doesn't like it, and isn't mad about it because he's considerate. He's always talking about the rapture, even though he never goes to church. The narrator believes that if Heaven exists, Darren would go.

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize everything relating to the narrator's family.

answer: The narrator attends the viewing for his great aunt Margret. His grandma said that he or his broughter ought to be pall bearers. Since his brother was afraid of dropping the casket, the narrator offered to do it, but Margret's niece declined. The narrator believes Margret is in Heaven because she was a real sweet lady.

answer: The narrator is related to Margret. He seems to live with their grandmother and brother. Their father lives separately, not being mentioned in this text.

text: This response is not accurate and requires a lot of editing to happen. Margaret is the narrator's great aunt, and the narrator is dealing with his great aunt's funeral.

refinement: The narrator is related to Margret, as she was his great aunt. The narrator offers to be a pallbearer as his brother was too scared to do it because he is scared of dead people. Margaret's niece said no to the narrator due to his crazy appearance.

answer: The narrator's great aunt Margret died, and at her viewing the narrator volunteered to be a pallbearer. There was also a Christmas tree set up in the lobby of the funeral home with names of dead people written on the bulbs. The narrator and Darren went down to the cemetery to smoke a joint, and the oldsmobile parked there scared the narrator while he was urinating. The narrator's family seems to consist mostly of relatives who have passed away.

text: The last two sentences of this response can be omitted as they have nothing to do with relating to the narrator's family.

refinement: The narrator's great aunt Margret died, and at her viewing the narrator volunteered to be a pallbearer. There was also a Christmas tree set up in the lobby of the funeral home with names of dead people written on the bulbs.

answer: The narrator's grandma says she says either him or his brother ought to be pallbearers at her great aunt Margret's viewing. They went to the cemetery together to smoke pot and talk about the rapture where the narrator starts kicking a tin can. His friend Darren kept talking about the rapture and they kept talking until they got back and they got in the Olds near the white shed.

text: The last two sentences of this response can be omitted as it has nothing to do with the narrator's family. More details need to be added from the passage to refine this response.

refinement: The narrator's grandma says she says either him or his brother ought to be pallbearers at her great aunt Margret's viewing. The narrator offers to be the pallbearer, as his brother is scared of dead people, but Margret's niece says no because of his appearance. There is also a Christmas tree in the corner decorated with bulbs with the names of the deceased and the years they lived.

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The narrator's great aunt Margret died, and the viewer attendees discussed the body and other mundane topics. The narrator then noticed the funeral home's Christmas tree and found the decorations morbid and strange.

The narrator's family consists of the narrator and their brother, as well as their great aunt Margret. The family is predominantly composed of older people and the narrator's brother is nervous around dead people. Though the narrator considers himself nice, Darren is even nicer. The narrator and Darren got stoned and observed a tin can in the street, and the narrator eventually urinated against a white shed, which caused someone to honk their car horn and scare the narrator. The narrator does not mind the resulting urine on their leg, which is indicative of their generally good-hearted nature.

text: The last two sentences of this response need to be omitted because discussing the two characters being stoned and the narrator having pee on their leg does nothing to describe the narrator's family.

refinement:
The narrator's great aunt Margret died, and the viewer attendees discussed the body and other mundane topics. The narrator then noticed the funeral home's Christmas tree and found the decorations morbid and strange.

The narrator's family consists of the narrator and their brother, as well as their great aunt Margret. The family is predominantly composed of older people and the narrator's brother is nervous around dead people. Though the narrator considers himself nice, Darren is even nicer.

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

Summarize the narrator's movements after he meets up with Darren.

answer: After meeting up with his friend Darren, the narrator goes to the cemetery and smokes a joint, then goes for a walk afterward. While walking, the narrator finds a tin can in the street, and as he is peeing behind an empty car, the car's horn is accidentally blown, causing him to piss on himself.

answer: After the narrator and Darren meet, they meet up with his friend at the cemetery to smoke a joint. They walk a bit and when they leave the cemetery, go to kick a tin can back to Darren's place until the narrator needs to go to the bathroom.

text: The narrator and Darren smoke a joint in the cemetery together, not with another friend. Then, the narrator goes to pee near the cemetery and is surprised by a car, and has pee dripping down his leg as he runs.

refinement: After the narrator and Darren meet, they went to a  cemetery to smoke a joint. They walk a bit and when they leave the cemetery, go to kick a tin can back to Darren's place until the narrator needs to go to the bathroom. The narrator goes to pee behind a white shed, when an Oldsmobile surprises him. The narrator zips up fast with a bit of pee trickling down his leg as he runs away.

answer: The narrator meets with Darren at Darren's house. They go to the cemetery. Once they exit the cemetery, they kick a can down an alley. The narrator goes behind an old white shed to pee. When the narrator realizes there is someone in the car parked on the other side of the alley, he and Darren run away as fast as they can.

answer: The narrator went to Darren's house and smoked a joint together. While walking back from the cemetery, the narrator sees a funeral home Christmas tree and is disturbed by it. After kicking a tin can around an alley, the narrator ends up pissing down his leg when a car honks at him. Despite the pee, the narrator doesn't mind too much.

text: The narrator does not see a funeral home Christmas tree, but instead is describing it to Darren, from what he saw at his great aunt Margret's funeral.

refinement: The narrator went to Darren's house and smoked a joint together. While walking back from the cemetery, the narrator tells Darren about the funeral home Christmas tree and how  disturbed he is by it. After kicking a tin can around an alley, the narrator ends up pissing down his leg when a car honks at him. Despite the pee, the narrator doesn't mind too much.

answer: The two go to a cemetery directly after visiting the funeral home and smoking a joint. Darren convinces the narrator that his drug-use and bad behavior "isn't that bad" while encouraging him to follow in those footsteps. After visiting the cemetery, the two hang out kicking a tin can until the narrator pisses and causes it to fall, causing the narrator to pee himself.

text: The order of events which is stated in this response is incorrect. The first half of this response needs to be re-written.

refinement: The narrator heads on over to Darren's house after the funeral. Darren and the narrator decide to go to the cemetery and smoke a fat joint. After visiting the cemetery, the two hang out kicking a tin can until the narrator pisses and gets surprised by a vehicle. This causes the narrator to have some pee trickle down his leg, but he doesn't mind.


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BOSSIER PARISH SCHOOL BOARD is a school district headquartered in Benton, Louisiana, United States. The Superintendent of Bossier Schools is, as of 2009, D.C. Machen. The district serves Bossier Parish.

History

The first school built by Bossier Parish School Board was Benton High School in 1890. By 1905 It had three teachers and one graduating class. The school taught grades 6–12 with no more than 25 students per grade, with some grades missing students. In May 1969 the Supreme Court issued Desegregation in schools. The only black school in Benton, C.H. Irion High School, became Benton Elementary School; for the first time in Bossier School History blacks and whites were able to go to the same school. Benton High School currently teaches grades 9–12.[1]

Controversies

Bossier Parish Schools was criticized when staff emails were published displaying a cavalier attitude about teaching creationism directly from the bible to students. One teacher, Carolyn Goodwin, mentioned that "We pray at school functions and probably break the law all the time!!” [2]

In February 2017, Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed a federal lawsuit alleging a variety of unconstitutional practices. The lawsuit was filed by multiple anonymous plaintiffs, represented by Americans United, alleging official prayers were at school events, many school events being held in churches. Classroom teachers taught creationism and required students to recite prayers. Teachers and coaches also promoted religious student clubs and off-campus religious events. Religious items were displayed in classrooms and offices.,[3]

A joint consent decree between the Bossier Parish School Board and the Bossier parents represented by Americans United was filed with the U.S. District Court for Western Louisiana on January 22, 2018. This consent decree would end official prayers, teacher proselytizing to students, teachings of creationism, religious displays, or staff organizing any religious activities at Bossier Parish Schools. It would also require the district to create a monitoring committee to identify and resolve any future violations.[4][5]

In September 2017 in reaction to the protests by professional athletes during the playing of “The Star Spangled Banner”, the superintendent of the Bossier Parish School Board Scott Smith released a statement requiring all athletes at schools in the parish to stand for during the playing of the anthem. The statement said, “Our principals and their coaching staffs have sole discretion in determining consequences should a student athlete elect not to stand during the National Anthem and they are making their expectations known to players and their families this week.” [6] A letter to parents and students signed by the principal of Parkway High School outlined punishments ranging from a one-game suspension or physical punishments such as extra running for failure to comply to removal from the team for continued protests.[7]

Notable former school board members

-   Henry Burns
-   Jake W. Cameron
-   Joe Waggonner

Schools

6-12 schools

-   Plain Dealing High School 1 (Plain Dealing)

High schools

-   Airline High School (Bossier City)
-   Benton High School 2 (Benton)
-   Bossier High School 3 (Bossier City)
-   Haughton High School (Haughton)
-   Parkway High School 4 (Unincorporated area)
-   Bossier Parish School for Technology and Innovative Learning 5 (Bossier City)

Middle schools

6-8

-   Benton Middle School (Benton)
-   Cope Middle School (Bossier City)
-   Elm Grove Middle School (Bossier City)
-   Greenacres Middle School (Bossier City)
-   Haughton Middle School (Haughton)
-   Rusheon Middle School (Bossier City)

Elementary schools

PK-5

-   Bossier Elementary School (Bossier City)
-   Central Park Elementary School (Bossier City)
-   Carrie Martin Elementary School (Plain Dealing)
-   Plantation Park Elementary School (Bossier City)
-   Meadowview Elementary School (Bossier City)
-   Waller Elementary School (Bossier City)

K-5

-   Apollo Elementary School (Bossier City)
-   Elm Grove Elementary (Elm Grove)
-   R. V. Kerr Elementary School (Bossier City)
-   Stockwell Place Elementary School (Bossier City)
-   Legacy Elementary School (Bossier City)
-   W. T. Lewis Elementary School (Bossier City)

4-5

-   Curtis Elementary School (Bossier City)
-   Princeton Elementary School (Princeton)

K-4

-   Benton Elementary School (Benton)

K-3

-   Bellaire Elementary School (Bossier City)
-   Sun City Elementary School (Bossier City)

2-3

-   Platt Elementary School (South Bossier City)

K-1

-   T. L. Rodes Elementary School (South Bossier City)

[1] “History of Benton High School .” _Benton High School_. Retrieved on February 24, 2009.

[2] The Bible v. the Constitution Slate.com By Zack Kopplin; June 2, 2015

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[6] Bossier schools chief: All athletes should stand for anthem Shreveport Times By Scott Smith; September 27, 2017

[7] Updated: Punishment for protest during anthem outlined in Bossier Shreveport Times By Roy Lang III; September 28, 2017

title: Bossier Parish School Board

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

When was Benton High School Desegregated?

answer: The Desegregation of Bossier Parish Schools took place in 1969.

text: "Bossier Parish Schools" - is incorrect. The question was about Benton High School.

refinement: The Desegregation of Benton High School took place in 1969.

answer: In May 1969.

answer: The only black school in Benton, C.H. Irion High School, became Benton Elementary School; for the first time blacks and whites were able to go to the same school at Benton High School in 1969.

answer: In May 1969 the Supreme Court issued to Desegregation in schools. The only black school in Benton, C.H. Irion High School became Benton Elementary School. For the first time in history blacks and whites went to the same school.

text: Add a comma to "history"

refinement: In May 1969 the Supreme Court issued to Desegregation in schools. The only black school in Benton, C.H. Irion High School became Benton Elementary School. For the first time in history, blacks and whites went to the same school.

answer: Desegregation of Bossier Parish Schools occurred in May 1969.

text: "Bossier Parish Schools" - change to "Benton High School"

refinement: Desegregation of Benton High School occurred in May 1969.

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

Summarize the controversy related to Creationism.

answer: The Bossier Parish School Board has come under criticism for teaching Creationism directly from the bible to students in defiance of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. There have also been claims of other unconstitutional practices including official prayers at school events, and promotion of faith-based student groups and off-school religious events. Under a joint consent decree, the Bossier Parish School Board has committed to ending these practices and adhering to the Constitution going forward.

answer: Bossier Parish Schools was criticized when staff emails were published displaying a cavalier attitude about teaching creationism directly from the bible to students.

answer: There was a lawsuit filed by "Americans United for Separation of Church and State" alleging unconstitutional practices. Teachers at the school were teaching creationism. Ultimately an agreement was reached which ended official prayers.

answer: Bossier Schools was criticized when emails displaying a cavalier attitude toward teaching creationism were published. Teachers also taught creationism and required students to recite prayers. Creationism was also promoted. Religious items are present in classrooms and offices.

answer: The Bossier Parish School Board has been criticized for its cavalier attitude towards teaching Creationism directly from the bible to students. Americans United for Separation of Church and State have filed a federal lawsuit alleging numerous unconstitutional practices including official prayers at school events, teachers preaching Creationism to students, and religious items being displayed in classrooms. The joint consent decree filed with the U.S. District Court would end such practices in an effort to protect students' constitutional rights.


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FREDERICK COLIN COURTICE FAA (26 March 1911, Bundaberg - 29 February 1992, Sydney), was an Australian medical scientist who became an expert in lymphatic physiology.[1][2][3][4][5]

His father, Frederick Courtice, was a Queensland politician.

Qualifications and recognition

-   1932 BSc (Hons I), Syd
-   1932 Rhodes Scholarship (Honours School of Physiology, Oxford)
-   1934 MA Oxon
-   1935 DPhil Oxon
-   1937 LRCP
-   1937 MRCS
-   1946 MA Oxon
-   1946 DSc Syd
-   1946 Honorary FRACS
-   1948 Director of the Kanematsu Memorial Institute of Pathology at Sydney Hospital
-   1954 Elected FAA
-   1958-1974 Foundation Professor in the John Curtin School for Medical Research (ANU)
-   1960 FRACP
-   1976 Emeritus Professor

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title: Frederick Colin Courtice

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

Who was Frederick Colin Courtice?

answer: Frederick Colin Courtice is a medical scientist who became an expert in lymphatic physiology. He received a Rhodes Scholarship and earned his doctorate from Oxford University. Courtice became a professor in the John Curtin School for Medical Research at the Australian National University and received several awards for his work.

answer: an Australian medical scientist

answer: He was an Australian medical scientist.

answer: Frederick Colin Courtice was a medical scientist who became an expert in lymphatic physiology.

text: It is important to describe that Courtice was an Australian medical scientist.

refinement: Frederick Colin Courtice was an Australian medical scientist who became an expert in lymphatic physiology.

answer: An Australian medical scientist.

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

What was Frederick Colin Courtice known for?

answer: He was known to be an expert in lymphatic physiology.

answer: Frederick Colin Courtice was an expert in lymphatic physiology.

answer: Becoming an expert in lymphatic physiology.

answer: Becoming an expert in lymphatic physiology.

answer: Courtice was an expert in lymphatic physiology.

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

Who was Frederick's father and what did he do?

answer: Frederick's father was Frederick Courtice and he was a Queensland politician.

answer: A Queensland politician

text: This response does not fully answer the question and more detail needs to be added.

refinement: Frederick's father was Frederick Courtice and he was a Queensland politician.

answer: Frederick Courtice's father was Frederick, a Queensland politician.

text: Adding Fredrick's fathers surname will improve the strength of the response.

refinement: Frederick Courtice's father was Frederick Courtice, a Queensland politician.

answer: Frederick's father was Frederick Courtice, and was a Queensland politician.

text: The addition of "he" needs to be added to the second part of this response.

refinement: Frederick's father was Frederick Courtice, and he was a Queensland politician.

answer: Frederick Courtice's father was Frederick Courtice, a Queensland politician.

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

What was Frederick's most recent recognition?

answer: In 1976, Frederick was recognized as an emeritus professor.

answer: He was elected FAA in 1958.

text: This is an inaccurate response to the question asked and a proper response needs to be added.

refinement: He was recognized as an emeritus professor in 1976.

answer: The 1976 recognition of him as an Emeritus Professor

answer: His most recent recognition was being elected Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science in 1948.

text: This response is incorrect and a correct answer needs to be written.

refinement: His most recent recognition was being an Emeritus professor in 1976.

answer: Frederick's most recent recognition is being elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.

text: This is an incorrect response and the correct response needs to be written.

refinement: Frederick's most recent recognition is being recognized as an Emeritus professor in 1976.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Frederick Colin Courtice was an Australian medical scientist who made significant contributions in the field of lymphatic physiology. He received a Rhodes Scholarship in 1932 and graduated from Oxford with a DPhil in 1934, eventually becoming the director of the Kanematsu Memorial Institute of Pathology at Sydney Hospital. He was recognized with many honorary titles, and became an Emeritus Professor in 1976.

answer: This article highlights the qualifications and recognitions of  Frederick Colin Courtice, an Australian medical scientist.

answer: This article is about Frederick Colin Courtice, an Australian medical scientist who became an expert in lymphatic physiology.

answer: Frederick Colin Courtice was an Australian medical scientist who was an expert in the study of lymphatic physiology. He received a BS and Rhodes scholarship in 1933 and later became a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1948.

text: The second sentence of this summary can be omitted and simply combined with the first sentence.

refinement: Frederick Colin Courtice was an Australian medical scientist who was an expert in the study of lymphatic physiology, and received many qualifications and recognitions.

answer: Frederick Colin Courtice was an Australian medical scientist who became an expert in lymphatic physiology.

text: Including Courtice's qualifications and recognition will add to this summary.

refinement: Frederick Colin Courtice was an Australian medical scientist who became an expert in lymphatic physiology, and received many qualifications and recognitions.


text:
January 18, 1952

It was the dead of winter on the hollowed grounds of the Turner family’s vacation estate in northern Colorado. All was calm and quiet across the endless array of rolling hills, which so plainly swept through the ancient valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Turner were in a hurry, as they rushed to slide their coats on. Maurine Daniels, a seventeen-year-old New Yorker, new to Colorado helped them out the door.
“Alrite Maurine, emergency contacts on the fridge, there’s some games and food in the kitchen, no sweets for either of them, and off to bed at nine thirty, no exceptions.” “You two just have fun, we’ll be fine here.” Mrs. Turner chimed in; honestly Roger, trust the girl”, she said with a chuckle. “Maurine dear, if there’s anything at all you need don’t hesitate to give us a ring. Mr. Turners been a bit grouchy. Tonight the American Psychiatric Association is recognizing him for his contributions to the field.  “I swear, it’s year after year with these people.”  “Oh come on you old grouch. Bye kids!”
 The Turners dashed out the door. The skies opened up as heavy rain began to plummet down. Maurine shut the door as she heard the revving of an engine. The lights flashed on as the car zipped down the driveway.
	A few hours passed as Cindy and John played board game after board game with their baby sitter who forced a smile and pictured money. The clock struck nine thirty as Maurine lit up with anticipation. “Okay kids. Time for bed.” “Ten more minutes?” “John your father said no exceptions.” The children ran upstairs and hurried off to bed.
	Maurine dropped to the couch as if she had been shot. She rolled over, got up and turned on the television. “Thank God these kids don’t argue that much”, she thought to herself.  Suddenly the phone rang.
	Maurine walked over to pick it up. “Hello?” She could hear nothing more than a slight crinkling sound. “Hello?” After hanging up the phone she fell fast asleep. A few minutes later Cindy came downstairs.
	“What are you doing up?” asked Maurine playfully with a yawn. “I can’t sleep.” “Why, what’s wrong?” “The statue in my room is scary.” “Come on, we’ll take care of it. Let’s go see.” The two walked up the endless staircase to Cindy and John’s room.
	Maurine paced the vast room. She saw three statues. There was a knight, a clown, and a half-sized sculpture of a horse. She covered all three admittedly frightening figures. “All better. Now off to bed you”, said Maurine with a warm smile. Cindy smiled back and hopped into bed. “Good night.”
	Maurine went back downstairs and the phone rang as soon as she hit the couch. She rushed to the phone this time. “Hello?” “Maurine dear, its Mrs. Turner. I just wanted to check in. How are the kids?” “They’ve been perfect angels. I just put Cindy back to bed.” “Oh is she making a fuss?” “No she couldn’t sleep because of the clown statue in her room.” There was a long pause.
“Darling, there’s no clown statue.” “The one across from her bed?” Mrs. Turner went hysterical on the other end of the phone.
“Get the children out of the house! I’ll phone the police!” Mrs. Turner hung up.
	Maurine was confused. She walked up the stairs and slowly began to realize the horrific reality of her situation. At the same time, it hit her all at once. She panicked and exploded up the stairs, anxiously swung the door open, saw two of three statues, and the kids were gone. “Shit!”
There was an open window, which so calmly introduced the howling of winds that blew the white curtains of the children’s bedroom. They looked like ghosts dancing, taunting her.
 	She sprinted to the opening and gazed out into the endless flash of white that appeared to be the beginnings of a blizzard. Maurine hopped out the window onto the massive ledge, which canopied over the second floor porch on the massive three-story estate. She looked around, there was nothing in sight, and nowhere they could have gone.
 As she gazed into the far distance, she could make out what seemed to be a colossal barn. “Its too far away”, she thought to herself in a panicky disposition. She noticed a tiny window on the great wooden barn. It illuminated the pitch white of the furious storm.
Maurine’s eyes entranced, a chill ran down her spine, not from the five-degree monster that gave her frostbite, but from the nightmare that was her reality.
She rushed across the glowing white desert and bombarded the monstrous wooden door to find both Cindy and John asleep on the ground. Maurine rushed over and picked them up. She cried at the thought of her certainty that there was a clown lurking somewhere in the barn.
 She realized her intuition to be fact when the door slammed shut before she could set foot to freedom.
The clown “statue” glared at her and slowly paced her way, plank-by-plank, creak-by-creak.
She could feel herself stepping backward. “Who are you? Why are you doing this?” The clown, who stood in a narrow doorway, began to cackle wildly. He had a crackly thunderous voice. The kind of voice one gets from smoking three packs a day for over thirty years.
 “Why don’t you know my name?” “Oh my God, who are you?” she begged. “Oh I’m just -.”
Out of nowhere, the clown had a face of shock, he froze as his eyes widened and his expression went stoic. He fell to the ground. Maurine looked at the children and slowly made her way to the clown. There was a huge stab wound in his back. The monster laid face first in a pool of its own blood.
Maurine ran back to see who had saved her. “Oh thank . . . you.” Maurine stood there disappointed, her rescuer was nowhere in sight. She took the kids back to the house. Twenty minutes passed, and another hour before the Turners arrived. “Mommy, daddy!” yelled the children as they leapt into their parent’s arms. Mrs. Turner was in tears; “I’m just glad you’re all unharmed.” Mr. Turner walked up to a detective. “Who was this man and what did he want with my children?”
 The detective looked around and pulled Mr. Turner aside. He slowly leaned in and whispered; “He wasn’t after you or you’re kids. He knew Maurine would be here tonight. His name’s Douglas Daniels, no relation. He followed her from New York. He’s an old neighbor.”
“Who killed him?” “We aren’t sure.” Maurine was grateful to be alive. A detective came downstairs. “Ms. Daniels, you said there were three statues.” “There were.” “We only found a small horse statue.” “No there was that, the clown, and a . . . there was a knight.”
Another detective came down; “we found a sword with blood on the ridge.” Maurine felt that same chill she had when the window lit up, only this time a smile crossed her face.

title: Silent Ridge

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

Who is Maurine Daniels?

answer: Maurine Daniels is a seventeen-year-old New Yorker who was hired to be a babysitter for John and Cindy Turner while their parents attended a psychiatric convention. The Turner's car leaves, but the phone rings. Mrs. Turner realizes something is wrong and tells Maurine to get the children out of the house. Maurine walks up the stairs and sees two of three statues missing. She finds the children asleep in the barn and discovers a man there who stabs himself. Maurine is grateful for her rescue but does not know who saved her. Later, a detective discovers a sword with blood on the blade and comes to the conclusion that the person who saved Maurine was responsible for the man's death.

text: first line answers the question, the rest is excess information.

refinement: Maurine Daniels is a seventeen-year-old New Yorker who was hired to be a babysitter for John and Cindy Turner while their parents attended a psychiatric convention.

text: Maurine Daniels, a seventeen-year-old New Yorker, new to Colorado

text: A few hours passed as Cindy and John played board game after board game with their baby sitter who forced a smile and pictured money. The clock struck nine thirty as Maurine lit up with anticipation.

text: Mr. Turners been a bit grouchy. Tonight the American Psychiatric Association is recognizing him for his contributions to the field.

answer: A seventeen year old girl who is Mr and Mrs Turner's daughter's sitter. She had been babysitting Cindy and John for the night.

text: A few hours passed as Cindy and John played board game after board game with their baby sitter who forced a smile and pictured money. The clock struck nine thirty as Maurine lit up with anticipation.

text: Maurine Daniels, a seventeen-year-old New Yorker, new to Colorado

answer: At 17, she was babysitting the Turner children at their Colorado vacation home.

text: Maurine Daniels, a seventeen-year-old New Yorker, new to Colorado

text: A few hours passed as Cindy and John played board game after board game with their baby sitter who forced a smile and pictured money. The clock struck nine thirty as Maurine lit up with anticipation.

answer: Maurine is a seventeen-year-old girl who has been tasked with taking care of Cindy and John, the children of her employers while they attend an awards ceremony. Upon their return, the Turners notice that the children have gone missing and Maurine discovers that a mysterious clown is living in their barn. The clown attempts to attack her, but is in turn killed by someone, and Maurine is eventually rescued by this person. She does not know who this person is.

text: Omit excess information.

refinement: Maurine is a seventeen-year-old girl who has been tasked with taking care of Cindy and John, the children of her employers while they attend an awards ceremony.

text: A few hours passed as Cindy and John played board game after board game with their baby sitter who forced a smile and pictured money. The clock struck nine thirty as Maurine lit up with anticipation.

text: Maurine Daniels, a seventeen-year-old New Yorker, new to Colorado

text: Mr. Turners been a bit grouchy. Tonight the American Psychiatric Association is recognizing him for his contributions to the field.

answer: Maurine Daniels is a 17 year old New Yorker who is new to Colorado and seems to be staying with the Turners.

text: Maurine is not staying at the Turners, she is their babysitter.

refinement: Maurine Daniels is a 17 year old New Yorker who is new to Colorado and is babysitting the Turners.

text: Maurine Daniels, a seventeen-year-old New Yorker, new to Colorado

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

Where are the Turners going?

answer: The Turners are going to a dinner party of some sort (a speech from the mayor? psychiatry awards?)

text: The information is defined: Tonight the American Psychiatric Association is recognizing him for his contributions to the field.

refinement: The Turners are going to an event by the American Psychiatric Association to be recognized for his recognition to the field.

text: Tonight the American Psychiatric Association is recognizing him for his contributions to the field.

answer: Mr. and Mrs. Turner are going to an event put on by the American Psychiatric Association, in which they will recognize Mr. Turner for his contributions to the field.

text: Tonight the American Psychiatric Association is recognizing him for his contributions to the field.

answer: The Turners are going to a vacation estate in Colorado.

text: Tonight the American Psychiatric Association is recognizing him for his contributions to the field.

refinement: The Turners are going to an event where Mr. Turner will be recognized by the American Psychiatric Association for his contributions to the field.

answer: The Turners are going somewhere to give their condolences.

text: Tonight the American Psychiatric Association is recognizing him for his contributions to the field.

refinement: The Turners are going to an event where Mr. Turner will be recognized by the American Psychiatric Association for his contributions to the field.

answer: The Turners are going away on vacation.

text: Tonight the American Psychiatric Association is recognizing him for his contributions to the field.

refinement: Tonight the American Psychiatric Association is recognizing him for his contributions to the field.

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

Where is the clown statue?

answer: Effectively it's in the same room as the knight and the horse.

text:
The two walked up the endless staircase to Cindy and John’s room.
Maurine paced the vast room. She saw three statues. There was a knight, a clown, and a half-sized sculpture of a horse.

answer: That information can't be found in the text.

text:
The two walked up the endless staircase to Cindy and John’s room.
Maurine paced the vast room. She saw three statues. There was a knight, a clown, and a half-sized sculpture of a horse.

answer: The clown statue is in the barn. It was killed by a sword and its body later found in the barn.

text:
The two walked up the endless staircase to Cindy and John’s room.
Maurine paced the vast room. She saw three statues. There was a knight, a clown, and a half-sized sculpture of a horse.

answer: The clown statue is inside the barn.

text:
The two walked up the endless staircase to Cindy and John’s room.
Maurine paced the vast room. She saw three statues. There was a knight, a clown, and a half-sized sculpture of a horse.

answer: The clown statue is in Cindy's room.

text:
The two walked up the endless staircase to Cindy and John’s room.
Maurine paced the vast room. She saw three statues. There was a knight, a clown, and a half-sized sculpture of a horse.

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

Who is Douglas Daniels?

answer: Douglas Daniels is the person who Maurine thought was the clown statue.

text: “He wasn’t after you or you’re kids. He knew Maurine would be here tonight. His name’s Douglas Daniels, no relation. He followed her from New York. He’s an old neighbor.”

answer: Douglas Daniels is a man who followed Maurine from New York and attempted to kidnap her and her two young charges. He was killed with a sword by an unknown assailant.

text: “He wasn’t after you or you’re kids. He knew Maurine would be here tonight. His name’s Douglas Daniels, no relation. He followed her from New York. He’s an old neighbor.”

answer: Douglas Daniels was an old neighbor of Maurine Daniels who followed her from New York. He was killed with a sword by an unknown assailant.

text: “He wasn’t after you or you’re kids. He knew Maurine would be here tonight. His name’s Douglas Daniels, no relation. He followed her from New York. He’s an old neighbor.”

answer: Douglas Daniels is the monster that lived in the barn.

text:
There is no indication that Douglas, the clown, lived in the barn. It was stated that the clown run into the barn after taking the children.

He is identity is the clown who is after Maurine.

refinement: Douglas Daniels is the clown who attacked Maurine and the kids.

answer: He is an old neighbor of Maurine and the murderer. He came back from having been somewhere to discover that his wife had left him. He then kidnapped the Turner kids and headed to their house with the intention of killing them all and framing Maurine for murder.

text:
There is no mention of the clown's intentions for Maurine, so the part about framing her for murder is an assumption. There is also no backstory for him other than being Maurine's neighbor so the part about being left by his wife is also not in the narrative.

Omit these details.

refinement: He is an old neighbor of Maurine and the clown who took the Turner kids.

text: “He wasn’t after you or you’re kids. He knew Maurine would be here tonight. His name’s Douglas Daniels, no relation. He followed her from New York. He’s an old neighbor.”

question: Write a ~8 sentence summary.

answer: Maurine, taking care of her niece and nephew at their vacation estate, awakens to find the Turners gone and their children missing. The phone rings, and Mrs. Turner tells her there's no clown statue in the kids' room. Moments later the kids return, having been taken by an escaped convict who was stabbed by a sword presumably wielded by Maurine. She's relieved to be safe, though still confused about what happened. The detective suspects the convict was after Maurine instead of her niece and nephew.

text:
Maurine does not awaken to find her employers gone. She was awake when they left.
The kids are not her relatives, she is babysitting the Turner children.

refinement:
Mr. and Mrs. Turner head out for an outing with the American Psychiatric Association as Maurine babysits their children.

The phone rings, and Mrs. Turner tells her there's no clown statue in the kids' room. Moments later the kids return, having been taken by an escaped convict who was stabbed by a sword presumably wielded by Maurine. She's relieved to be safe, though still confused about what happened. The detective suspects the convict was after Maurine instead of her niece and nephew.

text: Maurine is woken up by Cindy because of the scary clown statue. Maurine covers it.

refinement:
Mr. and Mrs. Turner head out for an outing with the American Psychiatric Association as Maurine babysits their children. Cindy, one of the children, runs to Maurine, the babysitter, and tells her that she can't sleep because of the clown statue in her room. Maurine covers it, and says goodnight.

Moments later the kids return, having been taken by an escaped convict who was stabbed by a sword presumably wielded by Maurine. She's relieved to be safe, though still confused about what happened. The detective suspects the convict was after Maurine instead of her niece and nephew.

text: The kids were taken by a clown, not an escaped convict.

refinement:
Mr. and Mrs. Turner head out for an outing with the American Psychiatric Association as Maurine babysits their children. Cindy, one of the children, runs to Maurine, the babysitter, and tells her that she can't sleep because of the clown statue in her room. Maurine covers it, and says goodnight. When reporting to Mrs. Turner about the clown, she breaks into hysterics. Confused, Maurine returns to the room, only to find that the clown statue is gone and so are the kids.

She's relieved to be safe, though still confused about what happened. The detective suspects the convict was after Maurine instead of her niece and nephew.

text: Conclusion is incomplete.

refinement: Mr. and Mrs. Turner head out for an outing with the American Psychiatric Association. Cindy, one of the children, runs to Maurine, the babysitter, and tells her that she can't sleep because of the clown statue in her room. Maurine covers it, and says goodnight. When reporting to Mrs. Turner about the clown, she breaks into hysterics. Confused, Maurine returns to the room, only to find that the clown statue is gone and so are the kids. She runs off to the barn, where she finds both Cindy and John asleep on the floor, and the clown stabbed in his back. Hours pass and a detective arrives, announcing that the dead man is Douglas Daniels. One of the officers says that he only found 1 statue at the scene, and the other officer says that he found a sword with blood on it near the scene.

answer: Mr. and Mrs. Turner head out for an outing with the American Psychiatric Association. Cindy, one of the children, runs to Maurine, the babysitter, and tells her that she can't sleep because of the clown statue in her room. Maurine covers it, and says goodnight. When reporting to Mrs. Turner about the clown, she breaks into hysterics. Confused, Maurine returns to the room, only to find that the clown statue is gone and so are the kids. She runs off to the barn, where she finds both Cindy and John asleep on the floor, and the clown stabbed in his back. Hours pass and a detective arrives, announcing that the dead man is Douglas Daniels. One of the officers says that he only found 1 statue at the scene, and the other officer says that he found a sword with blood on it near the scene.

text: Tonight the American Psychiatric Association is recognizing him for his contributions to the field.

text: A few hours passed as Cindy and John played board game after board game with their baby sitter who forced a smile and pictured money.

text:
“What are you doing up?” asked Maurine playfully with a yawn. “I can’t sleep.” “Why, what’s wrong?” “The statue in my room is scary.” “Come on, we’ll take care of it. Let’s go see.” The two walked up the endless staircase to Cindy and John’s room.
Maurine paced the vast room. She saw three statues. There was a knight, a clown, and a half-sized sculpture of a horse. She covered all three admittedly frightening figures

text:
“Darling, there’s no clown statue.” “The one across from her bed?” Mrs. Turner went hysterical on the other end of the phone.
“Get the children out of the house! I’ll phone the police!” Mrs. Turner hung up.

text: She panicked and exploded up the stairs, anxiously swung the door open, saw two of three statues, and the kids were gone. “Shit!”

text: There was a huge stab wound in his back. The monster laid face first in a pool of its own blood.

text:
 “He wasn’t after you or you’re kids. He knew Maurine would be here tonight. His name’s Douglas Daniels, no relation. He followed her from New York. He’s an old neighbor.”
“Who killed him?” “We aren’t sure.” Maurine was grateful to be alive. A detective came downstairs. “Ms. Daniels, you said there were three statues.” “There were.” “We only found a small horse statue.” “No there was that, the clown, and a . . . there was a knight.”

answer: While the Turners were away on an annual trip to a psychiatrist's awards dinner, Maurine is babysitting their eleven year old twins John and Cindy. She took good care of the children all night, until the kids couldn't sleep because of a clown in Cindy's room. Maurine puts the kids back to sleep, and soon after the phone rings. Maurine talks to Cindy's mother, and Mrs. Turner realizes there is no clown statue. Maurine goes to check. When she opens the door to Cindy's room, the clown comes out and tries to kill Maurine. She manages to get away, but the clown catches up. This time, there is a sword sticking out of his back.

text: There is no indication that the awards dinner is an annual event.

refinement: While the Turners were away to a psychiatrist's awards dinner, Maurine is babysitting their eleven year old twins John and Cindy. She took good care of the children all night, until the kids couldn't sleep because of a clown in Cindy's room. Maurine puts the kids back to sleep, and soon after the phone rings. Maurine talks to Cindy's mother, and Mrs. Turner realizes there is no clown statue. Maurine goes to check. When she opens the door to Cindy's room, the clown comes out and tries to kill Maurine. She manages to get away, but the clown catches up. This time, there is a sword sticking out of his back.

text: Events after Maurine checks the room is wrong.

refinement: While the Turners were away to a psychiatrist's awards dinner, Maurine is babysitting their eleven year old twins John and Cindy. She took good care of the children all night, until the kids couldn't sleep because of a clown in Cindy's room. Maurine puts the kids back to sleep, and soon after the phone rings. Maurine talks to Cindy's mother, and Mrs. Turner realizes there is no clown statue. Maurine goes to check and finds the kids and the clown statue gone. Maurine heads to the barn, finds the kids and is trapped by the clown. The clown dies from a stab wound from the back; no one knows who did it, but the police find a sword, identify the clown as Maurine's old neighbor, and the knight statue is gone.

text: Tonight the American Psychiatric Association is recognizing him for his contributions to the field.

text: A few hours passed as Cindy and John played board game after board game with their baby sitter who forced a smile and pictured money.

text:
“What are you doing up?” asked Maurine playfully with a yawn. “I can’t sleep.” “Why, what’s wrong?” “The statue in my room is scary.” “Come on, we’ll take care of it. Let’s go see.” The two walked up the endless staircase to Cindy and John’s room.
Maurine paced the vast room. She saw three statues. There was a knight, a clown, and a half-sized sculpture of a horse. She covered all three admittedly frightening figures

text:
“Darling, there’s no clown statue.” “The one across from her bed?” Mrs. Turner went hysterical on the other end of the phone.
“Get the children out of the house! I’ll phone the police!” Mrs. Turner hung up.

text: There was a huge stab wound in his back. The monster laid face first in a pool of its own blood.

answer: Maurine, the seventeen year old babysitter and new choir member of the Turners, is babysitting John and Cindy Turner in their Colorado house. The Turner family runs to an event while they trust the kids. Suddenly, Cindy calls Maurine and says there’s a scary statue in her room. Maurine looks for it. After putting Cindy to bed, the phone ring again and Cindy's mother says there’s no clown statue. However, ghostly figures come alive after a motherly biker calls Cindy for an update and Maurine who raced to the house sees that the clown came to life with the knight and horse. Maurine eventually finds the clown and wonders who lives; meanwhile one of the detectives finds a bloody edge. Maurine mourns the clown because she feels it was the one who protected the kids. The Turner family arrives at the house. The detective says it was their neighbor, who was after Maurine, who lives in the city.

text: Details are all wrong.

refinement: Mr. and Mrs. Turner head out for an outing with the American Psychiatric Association. Cindy, one of the children, runs to Maurine, the babysitter, and tells her that she can't sleep because of the clown statue in her room. Maurine covers it, and says goodnight. When reporting to Mrs. Turner about the clown, she breaks into hysterics. Confused, Maurine returns to the room, only to find that the clown statue is gone and so are the kids. She runs off to the barn, where she finds both Cindy and John asleep on the floor, and the clown stabbed in his back. Hours pass and a detective arrives, announcing that the dead man is Douglas Daniels. One of the officers says that he only found 1 statue at the scene, and the other officer says that he found a sword with blood on it near the scene.

answer: On a rainy January night, seventeen-year-old Maurine takes watch over two young children while their parents are out. The children report that a creepy clown statue is scaring them at night. When Maurine goes to check on the kids, she finds them missing and the clown statue fatally stabbed. Afterward, there is a sword found with blood on the handle. Maurine is relieved to find the kids safe and the clown finally dealt with.

text: No mention of January

refinement: Seventeen-year-old Maurine takes watch over two young children while their parents are out. The children report that a creepy clown statue is scaring them at night. When Maurine goes to check on the kids, she finds them missing and the clown statue fatally stabbed. Afterward, there is a sword found with blood on the handle. Maurine is relieved to find the kids safe and the clown finally dealt with.

text: Only Cindy talks about the clown

refinement: Seventeen-year-old Maurine takes watch over Cindy and John while their parents are out. Cindy tells Maurine that the creepy clown statue in her room is scary. When Maurine goes to check on the kids, she finds them missing and the clown statue fatally stabbed. Afterward, there is a sword found with blood on the handle. Maurine is relieved to find the kids safe and the clown finally dealt with.

text: A phone call to Mrs. Turner prompts Maurine to check on the kids.

refinement: Seventeen-year-old Maurine takes watch over Cindy and John while their parents are out. Cindy tells Maurine that the creepy clown statue in her room is scary so Maurine covers the statue. After Maurine calls and tells Mrs. Turner about it, Mrs. Turner is alarmed as there is no clown statue --this prompts Muarine to rush to the room only to find kids and the clown statue missing. Afterward, there is a sword found with blood on the handle. Maurine is relieved to find the kids safe and the clown finally dealt with.

text: Mention Maurine heading to the barn

refinement: Seventeen-year-old Maurine takes watch over Cindy and John while their parents are out. Cindy tells Maurine that the creepy clown statue in her room is scary so Maurine covers the statue. After Maurine calls and tells Mrs. Turner about it, Mrs. Turner is alarmed as there is no clown statue -this prompts Muarine to rush to the room only to find kids and the clown statue missing. Maurine searches for the kdis in a nearby barn and finds them there, the clown tries to trap her but dies because of a myterious stab wound. Afterward, police find a sword found with blood on the handle and the knight statue is missing from the kids' room.

text: .Maurine Daniels, a seventeen-year-old New Yorker,

text: Cindy and John played board game after board game with their baby sitter

text: “Why, what’s wrong?” “The statue in my room is scary.”

text:
 “No she couldn’t sleep because of the clown statue in her room.” There was a long pause.
“Darling, there’s no clown statue.” “The one across from her bed?” Mrs. Turner went hysterical on the other end of the phone.
“Get the children out of the house! I’ll phone the police!” Mrs. Turner hung up.

text: There was a huge stab wound in his back. The monster laid face first in a pool of its own blood.

text: “we found a sword with blood on the ridge.”


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“TRUST YOUR OWN INSTINCT. YOUR MISTAKES MIGHT AS WELL BE YOUR OWN, INSTEAD OF SOMEONE ELSE’S.” ~BILLY WILDER

I’ve had my share of toxic relationships. Is it fair to say you have too? My guess is that we’ve all endured the company of people who weren’t rooting for our highest good.

As for me, the relationships that were the most debilitating and unhealthy gave me the feeling that I wasn’t taking care of myself spiritually, mentally, or physically.

I felt like less than myself, like I was compromising my life goals with each second I stayed around those people. Mind you, these were both friendships and romantic relationships.

I call these relationships toxic because my authentic self withered away into someone I didn’t recognize as I denied all that was natural for me.

The label “toxic” means something that drains life and energy. Before I knew it, I was weak and feeble, subject to the whim of the person to whom I’d given my power.

I hung around those people too long in an effort to do what was supposedly right by societal standards—fighting to stay in a relationship instead of giving up “too soon.”

LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT MY DESIRE TO BE AGREEABLE AND ACCEPTED WAS SUFFOCATING WHAT WAS RIGHT FOR ME.

Why did I have to sacrifice my happiness for what society says is right? I was living stifled in self-judgment and fear, and I’m sure society couldn’t have cared less!

While some difficult relationships can open our eyes to new perspectives and expand our awareness, some obviously shut us in and hinder our development. Our intuition will alert us one way or the other. It tells us change and growth should feel good!

When I was in my toxic relationships, I ignored my intuition in favor of my logical mind, which told me that losing that person was worse than having him/her around.

But our intuition knows best. Unlike our mind, its only motive is our happiness.

“Toxic” doesn’t only entail obvious damage like physical abuse, stealing, or name-calling. It also represents all the internal turmoil that results from an unhealthy relationship. I’d like to share how I learned to recognize when I was in a relationship that wasn’t suitable for me.

These are five signs that you are in a toxic relationship:

1. It seems like you can’t do anything right.

The other person constantly puts you down and treats you like you’re not good enough. They mock your personality, and you feel ashamed most of the time. You only feel pardoned when you take on the traits of the person doing the condemning or judging.

2. Everything is about them and never about you.

You have feelings, too, but the other person won’t hear them. You’re unable to have a two-sided conversation where your opinion is heard, considered, and respected. Instead of acknowledging your feelings, they battle with you until they get the last word.

3.  You find yourself unable to enjoy good moments with this person.

Every day brings another challenge. It seems as though they are always raising gripes about you. Their attempt to control your behavior is an attempt to control your happiness.

4. You’re uncomfortable being yourself around that person.

You don’t feel free to speak your mind. You have to put on a different face just to be accepted by that person. You realize you don’t even recognize yourself anymore, and neither do your closest friends and family.

5. You’re not allowed to grow and change.

Whenever you aim to grow and improve yourself, the other person responds with mockery and disbelief. There is no encouragement or support for your efforts. Instead, they keep you stuck in old judgments insisting that you will never be any different than you are now.

If you’re experiencing even just one of these signs, check in with yourself to see if the relationship is doing more damage than good. Evaluate the relationship and what it’s worth to you.

Embrace the answers that come from your intuition, as it wants the best for you—and this relationship might not be it.

Take deliberate action according to your gut feeling. You won’t be sorry.

You may choose to talk about your feelings with the other person, or you may decide to put more space between the two of you.

If you’re feeling uncomfortable or unsettled in the relationship, it’s important that you not wait around until the effects of the misery settle into depression. Taking any action is the best medicine.

Now it’s your turn: Without giving names, do you find yourself in a toxic relationship? Have you left a toxic relationship and want to share how that decision has changed your life? Or are you afraid to leave a toxic relationship because you fear the repercussions? Leave a comment and share your experience.

_An added note: If you’re in a physically abusive relationship, get help today. Don’t wait._

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

Describe in a few words how to identify when a person is in a toxic relationship.

answer: To identify a toxic relationship, look for signs of criticism and control with no encouragement or support for growth and change.

answer: That person perceives they are being put down and treated like they are not good enough, that they feel ashamed most of the time and only feel pardoned if they take on the traits of the person doing the condemning or judging. They have feelings, but the other person says they won't hear them and battle with them until they get the last word. They session is unpleasant, and they feel uncomfortable being themselves around that person. They are not allowed to grow and change.

answer: When they always try to please the other, the other person always insists on being right, they are never happy around the other person, and they cannot be themselves around the other person.

answer: A toxic relationship is when someone is constantly putting down the other person, leaving them feeling ashamed and unable to express their opinions. A toxic relationship also keeps one person from really enjoying good moments. Finally, in a toxic relationship, the other person restricts personal growth and change.

answer: A person is in a toxic relationship when people who are supposed to support and love them criticize and condemn them, are their opinions are never valued.

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

How does a person in a toxic relationship give power to the other person.

answer: The toxic person generally makes the other person feel unworthy, incapable, or flawed at every turn. This is done to disarm them and make the toxic person the point of reference, the controller of the relationship. They make the other person second guess themselves and their opinions, and try to mirror the toxic person in order to get approval. By giving up power and self-confidence, the toxic person ultimately has control over the relationship.

answer: By allowing them to have control over their emotions.

answer: They feel ashamed most of the time. They also find that they are unable to enjoy good moments. They are uncomfortable with themselves and they do not recognize themselves anymore. The person tries to change and grow but the other person looks down upon the effort and keeps them so they are always stuck in old judgments.

text: This could be summed up more pointedly-I don't think you need to describe the person whose self-esteem suffers due to the toxic behaviors of the other person.

refinement: They feel ashamed most of the time. They also find that they are unable to enjoy good moments. They are uncomfortable with themselves and they do not recognize themselves anymore. The person tries to change and grow but the other person looks down upon the effort and keeps them so they are always stuck in old judgments. Therefore, suffering is part of giving the other person power.

answer: The other person constantly puts down the other person, causing that person to lose confidence and feel ashamed most of the time. The other person will battle for the last word, constantly arguing instead of acknowledging the other person's feelings. The result of this is that the other person feels extremely uncomfortable being themselves around the other person and isn't allowed to grow and change. In short, the other person is constantly controlling the other person's behavior in an attempt to control their happiness. Giving up power in this type of relationship is what makes it toxic.

answer: Not finishing sentences, responding "yes" instead of asking for specifics, not thinking carefully before responding.

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Can a person in a toxic relationship seek professional help?

answer: Yes.

answer: This information can't be found.

text: Considering this style of writing/genre is self-help, yes, it stands to reason the author believes anyone in this situation can get help.

refinement: The entire article is helpful advice for people who might find themselves suffering in this sort of relationship.

answer: That information can't be found.

text: Considering this style of writing/genre is self-help, yes, it stands to reason the author believes anyone in this situation can get help.

refinement: The entire article is helpful advice for people who might find themselves suffering in this sort of relationship.

answer: Yes, someone in a toxic relationship can and should seek professional help. This relationship is damaging in every way, mentally, physically, and spiritually, and it's important that someone get support. Friends and family might not always see it, but those in a toxic relationship need validation and encouragement to leave a destructive relationship. Better yet, there are professionals trained to intervene and advocate on behalf of the party in a toxic relationship. Even better, there are resources for a person in a toxic relationship to help themselves and recover from the damaging effects of their situation. Getting help is crucial and stepping away from the toxic relationship is necessary for your happiness and well-being.

answer: Yes, definitely. If a relationship is toxic and causing internal turmoil, professional help can provide a safe exit strategy. The longer one remains in an unhealthy situation, the more detrimental the effects. Reach out to a therapist, human resources department, religious adviser, or trusted friend to create a plan of action.

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

How does a person overcome toxic relationships?

answer: By taking necessary actions to embrace the truth about the relationship and walk away from it.

answer: Best way is to focus on your higher power. Also, look at how you are treating this person. And if it's not what you would do to other people, at least you don't need to try to force yourself to do anything for people.

answer: By recognizing when they are in a toxic relationship and taking deliberate action according to their gut feeling. The first step is to determine whether or not the relationship is doing more damage than good. Once this is determined, the next step is to take action by talking about one's feelings with the other person, or by putting more space between the two of you. Regardless of the course of action that is taken, it is important to take action rather than staying in a toxic relationship.

answer: A toxic relationship is harmful to the person involved, and overcoming them is relatively easy when you listen to your intuition. If you're feeling unhappy or uncomfortable in a relationship, notice the signs that it might be toxic. Remember that your intuition is there to protect you. Take action according to what your gut is telling you, such as speaking your mind or taking more space.

answer: Identify the issues, take away power by saying it's okay to leave, and find caring people outside the toxic relationship.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The author talks about the reality of toxic relationships, using herself as an example of experiencing one. She highlights some signs to identify if a person is involved in a toxic relationship, be it romantic or not. She talked about how toxic relationships can affect a person's personality; they cannot recognize themselves, so they need to examine the damage the relationship is causing them and take time off the relationship. Furthermore, she advises people in abusive relationships to seek necessary help instead of suffering in silence.

answer: A writer gives ways to detect if a romantic relationship is toxic. Signs are that someone can't do anything right, everything is all about the other person, you can't enjoy good moments with the individual, you're not allowed to grow/change yourself, amongst various others. If you have these feelings, the writer says to pursue the best interests by taking action according to your intuition.

text: This advice isn't limited to a romantic relationship; any sort of relationship can be or become toxic, and the author doesn't specify romance.

refinement: A writer gives ways to detect if a relationship is toxic. Signs are that someone can't do anything right, everything is all about the other person, you can't enjoy good moments with the individual, you're not allowed to grow/change yourself, amongst various others. If you have these feelings, the writer says to pursue the best interests by taking action according to your intuition.

answer: The author explains that she had toxic relationships with friends, colleagues, and lovers that left her feeling like she compromised her life goals. The author advises that having a toxic relationship does more damage rather than good and that to leave something toxic you should improve yourself first. The author then states the five signs of a toxic relationship.

answer: This article discusses signs that a relationship might be toxic and advises not to remain in such a relationship if these signs are exhibited. These signs are appearing that the other person is always putting you down, everything is about them and never about you, you feel uncomfortable in the relationship, and the other person doesn't allow you to grow and improve yourself. Self-care is important, and if this relationship is not nourishing you, it's time to move on.

answer: This article discusses how to assess whether a relationship is toxic, and discusses 5 signs that indicate a relationship is toxic. The warning signs include being constantly put down, everything being about the other person rather than oneself, being unable to enjoy good moments, being uncomfortable being oneself, and not being allowed to grow or change. If any of these signs appear, there might be something toxic about the relationship, and it is wise to re-evaluate its value.


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SAEED AL-ROBEAI AL-YAMI (; born 4 June 1994) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Al-Ettifaq.

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  Club                Season    League           King Cup   Crown Prince Cup   Asia   Other   Total
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  Division            Apps      Goals            Apps       Goals              Apps   Goals   Apps
  Al-Ahli             2016–17   Pro League       2          0                  1      0       2
  Al-Ettifaq (loan)   2015–16   First Division   22         2                  0      0       1
  Al-Faisaly (loan)   2017–18   Pro League       17         0                  2      1       0
  Al-Ettifaq          2018–19   Pro League       15         2                  1      0       —
  Career Total        56        4                4          1                  3      0       1

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