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                      He Tried Not to Think

He wandered aimlessly. He didn’t think. Thinking took too much effort. He walked. Just walked, because that was all he could do. His phone was in his pocket and he endured the cold while he waited for it to ring. The breeze ran down the street and bit and tore until it worked its way into his skin. He was not walking to anywhere in particular or for any other reason than to stall. The streets were deserted and the park by the lake contained nothing but the geese lagging behind on their journey south.

His mind trailed off. Where could she be? What could she be doing? When was the last time I saw her? Does she even want to see me? Am I simply just wasting my time? No, no, no he thought; don’t let your mind wonder off. Thinking hurts too much. She cannot just be gone without a goodbye or a mere fare thee well.

Nine p.m. she said. We will go to the movies, and then have dinner. It would be wonderful but reality is never like your expectations.

He approached the pond and walked down the hill till he was on the middle of it. He sat down and looked out across. It was calm except for the ripples caused by the wind. The silence was the best part. Silence was a commodity he longed for. He didn’t need everyone telling him that it would be alright, you need to get out some, she isn’t coming, but what did they know?

Snow began falling. He and she were heading down the road one night. The winter storms had rolled in and the snow blinded their way as he drove. The tree lined road was interspersed with the occasional home or driveway leading deeper into the woods. The snow was so bad that it was near impossible to see more than twenty feet ahead, but the road he drove on, he had been on a thousand times and it was practically a straight line. Yet then he saw a blur dash in the road. Then he felt the wheels leave the ground and the crashing of glass and the crumple of steel and the cold air rushing in. The car pushed in around them forcing them closer together as it continued to tumble down the road until they came to a rest with his body pressed against hers with nowhere to move. The next moment he was in the snow with eyes looking over him as the cold embedded itself in his bones.

 He felt his phone in his pocket and looked at the time: ten-thirty. No missed messages, no missed calls, not anything. He put it away and stared at the light on the other side of the lake. He wrapped his hands around himself and stuck them under his arms to stay warm and waited for a call. Ten-forty-five. At ten-forty-five it finally arrives. The phone rings and he answers. Contempt, hate, rage, and longing coursed through him. He didn’t speak immediately. Control was important, nothing good comes from impulse. “Hello my dear. Is it as I fear? Will I still see you here?”

“No my love, I am coming now. I’m sorry, I am sorry I took so long. The people I was with just kept rambling on and on, like loons, but don’t be mad; I will be beside you soon.”

A consolation time, being second, what else should one expect?  Don’t expect anything, no ever expected anything from him, so he was never disappointed. He said. “Okay then. It was your time, and never mine but yours to spend. I just thought it was on you that I could depend.”

He let the cold slip in further. His ears went numb, then his cheeks, and then his toes. Finally he stood up and proceeded home. He opened the door and the warmth hurried out. The couch welcomed him, and hugged around him when he sat down. Eleven o’clock his phone said now. Better late than never he thought. Then twelve came around. Then one, and then finally his eyes fell shut and he gave up.

As the days wore on after the crash he slowly pieced together what happened while in a hospital bed until his memory finally returned and he was able to make sense of everything. Countless faces with sad, pitying smiles expressing halfhearted condolences and apologies paced through the room ceaselessly for days and days. He was constantly in the presence of the one or two who actually cared but they were of no help to him. He asked almost hourly how she was doing but in return he only received saddened faces and pitying looks that he so longed would just go away. Maybe deep down he knew what actually happened. Maybe one day he would be able to actually face it. His mind wouldn’t accept it though. Even when he was cleared to leave he would ask his friends if he could see her.

It went on until people stopped being nice about it. They started shouting, they started to bluntly say what hurt him the most, and they no longer felt the need to give a reassuring lie because it was time to face what happened. It was of course for no use though. The shelter of his mind kept him warm and blanketed from the harsh unforgiving world around him. Then one day people just gave up. He was left to himself. People would show up occasionally but only to drop off food and other groceries. He was slowly being forgotten and left to be a part of the past.

One day though he received a phone call, “Hello my love, it’s been far too long. Will you be busy around nine so that we can dine and once again be fine? How about a movie or we can just be joyous and sing songs until morning’s dawn? I will be there then my dear, don’t fear.” The call ended just after and he was left bewildered but so happy to have heard her. He waited. He waited until nine had become ten and he could take it no more and he had to leave for a walk.

He woke up with hands running through his hair. Cold hands. He looked up and saw her. The smile crept across their faces as they stared. “Hello my love,” he said looking above, “why have you taken so long?”

“Because here my dear, is not where I belong. You have known this for far too long. Yet it appeared I must come along, to remind you that I am always here. I am always there. To be a reminder to you that things only get colder and harder, but never darker”

“But my love you must explain. Why am I in so much pain? Why must you be so delayed?  I have love for you that cannot be swayed, but I would rather just end this masquerade. I would rather you just have always stayed.”

“And one day soon. That will happen for you. Though it may hurt, I promise you will just simply awake. With my hand in your hair and a smile in which we both partake, and I won’t be cold, I will be something you can actually hold. And be far more than Lenore or some forgotten lore. I will be yours.”

And then she was gone. He felt his head. It was still cold. He
checked his phone and saw no calls. No messages. There was nothing at all. There was nothing at all to ease his mind. So he lay there, just trying not to think.

For days after he stared at his phone in the hopes that she would call again. The phone though stayed blank with no calls, messages, or anything of the sort that would light up the screen. He couldn’t take it. He was just there with her. Once again he had her next to him for her to only disappear as before but this time he really was alone. He really didn’t have anyone. He was already become a part of the past. He belonged to a particular moment in time that he could not escape. There was nothing left for him here, so he went to join her.

title: He Tried Not to Think (revised)

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

How do the narrator's friends and family treat him as the story progresses?

answer: As the story progresses, the narrator's friends and family show more concern for his mental state. They become increasingly direct and less comforting as they try to force him to face reality. Eventually, they give up and leave him to face it by himself. This leaves the narrator feeling even more alone, and eventually he leaves the world behind to join the one he loves.

text: The last line does not relate to the narrator's friends and family.

refinement: As the story progresses, the narrator's friends and family show more concern for his mental state. They become increasingly direct and less comforting as they try to force him to face reality. Eventually, they give up and leave him to face it by himself.

answer: As the narrator's mental state deteriorates, he becomes increasingly irrational, imagining that his dead girlfriend is alive. He is upset that she is "late". People are nice to him at first, but increasingly they cease to believe the fantasies they made up to support him and they start being blunt. "I have love for you that cannot be swayed, but I would rather just end this masquerade", pushing him to recovery or outright death.

text: The first two lines relate to the narrator, not to his friends and family.

refinement: People are nice to him at first, but increasingly they cease to believe the fantasies they made up to support him and they start being blunt. "I have love for you that cannot be swayed, but I would rather just end this masquerade", pushing him to recovery or outright death.

text: The last line is irrelevant.

refinement: People are nice to him at first, but increasingly they cease to believe the fantasies they made up to support him and they start being blunt.

text: They never believed the fantasies they made up to support him.

refinement: People are nice to him at first, but eventually they no longer feel the need to tell him reassuring lies and they start being blunt.

text: The answer should mention that they eventually give up on him.

refinement: People are nice to him at first, but eventually they no longer feel the need to tell him reassuring lies and they start being blunt. One day, they finally give up on him, and leave him to himself other than to occasionally drop off food.

answer: The first time they are mentioned, the narrator is in the hospital. A few of them truly care about him, but his refusal to let go of his dead girlfriend starts to wear them out. After it becomes apparent that the narrator is delusional, they start to leave him behind. By the end, the narrator doesn't have any routine friends left.

answer: Floridly, like outsiders, and then as if he no longer matters.

answer: Over time the narrator's friends and family slowly stop being so sympathetic to him. Instead they become less empathetic and more direct, expressing their disdain for the amount of time it takes the narrator's lover to come to see him. Eventually people just give up and leave him alone. Alone to continue waiting and longing for the return of the beloved.

text: The last line is unnecessary.

refinement: Over time the narrator's friends and family slowly stop being so sympathetic to him. Instead they become less empathetic and more direct, expressing their disdain for the amount of time it takes the narrator's lover to come to see him. Eventually people just give up and leave him alone.

text: It is inaccurate to say they express disdain over the length of time it takes the narrator's lover to come see him.

refinement: Over time the narrator's friends and family slowly stop being so sympathetic to him. Instead they become less empathetic and more direct, no longer feeling the need to lie to him about his lover's death and trying to get him to face the truth. Eventually people just give up and leave him alone.


split: train

text: The truth is, I don’t care, I do not give a flying fuck….about anything. I pretend to care, then it grows into an emotion. I have to teach myself how to feel a new emotion. For most of my childhood, puberty, I’ll spare you the details, about the puberty that is. I feel I was raised right, respectful, had a good grasp on right and wrong, did my chores, made my bed, combed my hair, and enough with this run on sentence. I knew what laughing was, I understood what was funny, what was offensive, or what was flat out terrifying. But I never felt them for more than an instant. Not a whole lost phased me, I took everything as it came. I never thought of myself to have many pet peeves. Oh, except don’t cut me off while im talking. DO NOT FUCKING EVER CUT ME OFF WHILE I AM TALKING!!! Whoo, I apologize, I do at times for unknown reasons get really, really angry. Which, back to the topic is how I had to teach myself emotions, anger is a big one, but that will come later. First topic of interest, what makes you sad? Dying puppies, loved ones passing into whatever doesn’t offend my readers heaven or hell or black abyss, whatever you get the point. Sadness isn’t something I felt full throttle until much too late in the game. Like if we were at war with another universe, and I was the only person that could keep them from making us prisoners of war and slaves for the rest of our lives. And all I had to do was be sad and cry a little bit, we’d be prisoners, then I would get sad, that’s what I mean by late in the game. Growing up, I lived day by day based on principal, and ritual. Same thing, every morning, day, evening, weekend, it was all the fucking same. Seeing as this is technically a work of fiction cause no one knows who and what im talking about. I could be pulling all this shit right out the back of my brain and implicating myself and sarcastic ways into yours, be careful, read wisely. Anyhow, back to the same shit different day, that’s when I learned that getting angry wasn’t just a 3 second feeling anymore. I was getting angry, staying angry, and making sure everybody and their mothers knew it. I didn’t throw tantrums, I didn’t scream or yell, or break things. I just have a look, a blank look that Death himself couldn’t see an emotion in. I could be getting yelled at, asked questions, being complimented, and just a look, staring at you. I may not say much, but I listen, pay attention to the things around me. To this day I still do the stare and still not sure why. I am a very quiet angry person, the longer it lasted, the more I could channel it into quiet anger. An anger that I can pass from the depths within me through my veins and forced out of my fingertips onto this dust covered keyboard, because I smoke too much. So I never elaborate on the whole “I don’t care about anything” thing. I say I pretend to care, but I guess in retrospect, I don’t pretend, I did learn how to use my emotions, I think from pretending, it actually taught me how to do the real thing. Well, anyhow, if you guys even read these things I write I don’t always get personal, just times like these. But if there are any readers out there, like it, share it, give me feed back. I will be writing about many things in the future, so let me know people still like to read. Im just the guy for over-description, excessive adjectives, sarcasm and swear words.

title: If anyone cares to read the pointless banter.and dry humor.

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

Summarize the emotion the narrator feels the most in the text.

answer: The narrator feels mostly anger in the text, though he also feels sadness when necessary.

text: The answer should elaborate on how and why the narrator feels anger.

refinement: The narrator feels mostly anger in the text, though he also feels sadness when necessary. He had to learn how to feel, but in the end, he became able to feel sustained anger silently, staring. His pet peeve is being cut off while talking.

answer: The narrator feels a lot of anger.

answer: The narrator states how they do not care about anything. They are quite numb to almost everything and even sadness does not phase them. The narrator stated that they grew up on principle and ritual, doing the same thing every day and night. The narrator spent a large time just being angry, not the kind of angry which makes you scream and shout, but the one where you just have a blank look.

text: "The narrator states how they do not care about anything. They are quite numb to almost everything and even sadness does not phase them. The narrator stated that they grew up on principle and ritual, doing the same thing every day and night." This section elaborates too much on an irrelevant aspect of the story. The answer should state, at most, that the narrator grows up without feeling strong emotions.

refinement: The narrator grew up without feeling strong emotions. The narrator spent a large time just being angry, not the kind of angry which makes you scream and shout, but the one where you just have a blank look.

text: The narrator doesn't feel much for most of his life until one day he feels sustained anger. The answer misrepresents this.

refinement: The narrator grew up without feeling strong emotions. The narrator eventually manages to feel sustained anger, not the kind of angry which makes you scream and shout, but the one where you just have a blank look.

text: The answer should mention the narrator's pet peeve.

refinement: The narrator grew up without feeling strong emotions. The narrator eventually manages to feel sustained anger, not the kind of angry which makes you scream and shout, but the one where you just have a blank look. His pet peeve is getting cut off while talking.

answer: The narrator admits that anger is an emotion he feels the most then silence. The lack of caring and indifference the narrator feels comes over him fits the feeling of being angry. The narrator admits in the end that they were following principal, routine, and ritual to mask the feelings they could not feel.

text: The narrator only feels anger in a sustained way, but it's a silent kind of anger. The answer misstates these.

refinement: The narrator admits that anger is the only emotion he feels in a sustained way, a silent kind. The lack of caring and indifference the narrator feels comes over him fits the feeling of being angry. The narrator admits in the end that they were following principal, routine, and ritual to mask the feelings they could not feel.

text: The uncaring, indifferent nature of the narrator is the default state he grew out of. It doesn't fit feeling angry as well. Since the lack of anger is irrelevant to the question, the related sentence should be removed.

refinement: The narrator admits that anger is the only emotion he feels in a sustained way, a silent kind. The narrator admits in the end that they were following principal, routine, and ritual to mask the feelings they could not feel.

text: The sentence about following routine is irrelevant to the question.

refinement: The narrator admits that anger is the only emotion he feels in a sustained way, a silent kind.

text: The answer should mention the narrator's pet peeve.

refinement: The narrator admits that anger is the only emotion he feels in a sustained way, a silent kind. The only pet peeve the narrator has is getting cut off while talking.

answer: The primary emotion the narrator feels is anger. The narrator seems to argue that anger is one of the first emotions he was able to feel because of how easily it presents itself. The narrator uses anger to channel his feelings of being unbothered about everything. He generally does not yell or scream, but does have a persistent blank expression.

text: The narrator mentions nothing about channeling being unbothered with anger, which doesn't even make sense. The related sentence should be erased.

refinement: The primary emotion the narrator feels is anger. The narrator seems to argue that anger is one of the first emotions he was able to feel because of how easily it presents itself. He generally does not yell or scream, but does have a persistent blank expression.

text: The narrator never says anger presents itself readily. It just happens to be the only emotion he can feel in a sustained manner.

refinement: The primary emotion the narrator feels is anger. The narrator says that anger is the first emotion he was able to feel in a sustained manner. He generally does not yell or scream, but does have a persistent blank expression.

text: The answer should mention the narrator's pet peeve.

refinement: The primary emotion the narrator feels is anger. The narrator says that anger is the first emotion he was able to feel in a sustained manner. He generally does not yell or scream, but does have a persistent blank expression. The narrator's only pet peeve is getting cut off while talking.

text: "...scream, but does have...": The comma is unnecessary. "Does have" can be changed with "has".

refinement: The primary emotion the narrator feels is anger. The narrator says that anger is the first emotion he was able to feel in a sustained manner. He generally does not yell or scream but has a persistent blank expression. The narrator's only pet peeve is getting cut off while talking.


text:
The clearest thing about that night was the slight laugh lines that formed at the corners of his eyes and lingered by his lips. I wanted to trace them, slowly...perhaps with my fingers; perhaps with my own lips. I couldn't quite decide.

I spotted him midway through the show. The band had a Rockabilly vibe and he was the only other person moving to the beat in the tiny space. It was, after all, a local pub with no dance floor. He didn't have a lot of dance moves, but I could tell he loved the music. We smiled at each other and quickly looked away, but our feet kept leading us closer together. Finally, there was only a rough looking Biker between us, covered in piercings. I took a deep breath, placed my hands on the leather-clad gentleman's shoulders, and whispered tantalizingly in his right ear..."Sweetheart, I'm sorry, but you're the only thing between me and the man who's dancing. I'm going to move you over a bit."

And I did just that, guiding the slightly confused guy out of the way, as I slid up next to the man with the shy smile. The band played on, sweat dripping and beer chugging; singing about heartbreak and sex and beautiful women. We danced, bumped into people, made room for ourselves--we twisted and stomped and cheered until our voices were raw and feet sore. "Can I buy you a drink?" he asked with an accent, during a brief pause from the band. "Well, I..." I looked up at his face, at his smile, noticing the laugh lines. "Sure. I'll have whatever you're having." He ducked off while I tried to place it. Aussie, maybe?

He returned a minute later, empty handed. "They won't serve me! They think I've had enough." Though he didn't seem that inebriated to me, I started to laugh. He looked puzzled. "It's your accent! They think you're worse off than you are!" He groaned and we both shrugged and turned our attention back to the music. Back to the beat, back to the rhythm. We danced in tandem but we didn't touch, not even once.

At the end of the show the singer threw his arms around me. "I'm sorry, I'm so sweaty!" I didn't mind. He was giddy, he had thrown all of his joy into that hug, and he released me with the biggest grin on his face. "You boys were fantastic tonight. I'm so glad I came." I hugged the bass player and said my goodnights, while the band had another beer.

Outside, my new friend asked if there was somewhere else we could get a drink. "There's an Irish pub a couple blocks down." I gave him a sideways glance. "Maybe I should order for us." He laughed with me and we headed out. At the pub, I tried to figure out when and how to say what I needed to. I didn't want him to waste his money on buying me drinks, only to be disappointed. In the end I just kinda blurted it out--"I am in a bit of a different relationship situation. I am married, but we see other people...I don't do one night stands, though." He shrugged. "Eh, I'm not sure how to pick up girls, anyway." He was an engineer, though what he really wanted was to be a helicopter pilot. He was in town for work and only had one night to live it up. "I still want to dance! Do you know any nightclubs?"

I took him to the gay bar. It was the nearest place I could think of with a dance floor still going. "You don't mind, do you?" I asked while he took my hand. "Nah. Gay people are pretty good dancers. Is this okay...?" He squeezed my hand lightly. "Yeah, I think so. It's nice." He nodded. Our steps were a little uneven as the alcohol made its way through our limbs.

"So," he said, pausing a little. "If you aren't planning on having sex with me, do you think you could be my wing woman?" I laughed. "Of course."

At the club, we made our way out on the floor and moved and grooved to the awful music. The alcohol made us care a little less about the lyrics and we just followed the beat. We still didn't touch, except the accidental bumps when someone else crashed into us. I nodded towards the pole at the side of the dance floor. "You know, I broke my arm here once." He raised an eyebrow and the corners of his eyes crinkled as he grinned, taunting me a little. "Well, you should get back on the horse then, yeah?" "Yeah, perhaps."

I jumped up, closed my eyes, and moved through two more songs, not daring to look at him. When I came back down he whispered to me "Well, you've got some moves." We had another drink and he looked over the crowd. "I feel bad about chatting someone else up; I'm here with you!" "Go, silly, I brought you here to have a good time. Do what you want to do."

"Well, mostly, I want to do you."

"...Okay, not that. Go on now." I shooed him away, laughing. He talked and danced with a few girls before returning to me. "She just asked me straight up if I'd like a fuck." He motioned to a pretty blonde across the floor. "Oh. That's rather direct. Well then?" "I turned her down." He smiled. I smiled. We danced some more.

When our feet would no longer hold us and I was sure my lungs would burst, we sat on a couch in the corner. "So....what about kissing?" he inquired, as we were close together and comfortable. "Kissing is not a one night stand, is it?" I paused. "I...I don't really know!" "Well it's your rules, silly, what do you mean you don't know?"

His kisses were gentle and warm. I pulled back, blushing. He leaned in again, and I kissed him on the nose and dashed back to the dance floor. He followed. We had one more dance left in us. This time, we moved in close, and I slid my arm around his neck briefly. We moved together--slightly apart, but I could feel the warmth of his chest. Then the song was over, and we pulled away.

Outside, I told him we had two options. "We can go find some food, or part ways here." "Food!" After some discussion, however, we realized that our only option that late was ordering from the 24 hour pizza place. "We could order to my room...?" He was so hopeful. "Not happening, my dear." "Well, you can't fault me for trying," he said sheepishly. I couldn't. I probably would have enjoyed the one night with him, but it really wasn't my thing. I called him a cab and said I could walk home from there, as my house wasn't far. "Will you be alright, though?"

"Probably!"

The walk took me a half hour. I met others on the way, with calls of "Pretty lady!" and "Where's the party?" but I made it home fine, of course. I texted him to let him know I made it, and he replied in kind. The next morning we each texted once to say thanks for the company and we had had a good time. He was the last to text and I left it at that, smiling.

Two days later, I received one more text from him.

"Hi, good meeting you and all the very best, but I would appreciate not texting me as I am with someone and she would not like me getting texts from strange women. I hope you can understand, take care and look after yourself, me."

I would have traced his laugh lines with my fingers after all, I think. Very lightly.

title: Saturday night

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

Do the woman and the man make love?

answer: No, they don’t.

answer: No, the man is in an open marriage but does not do one-night stands.

text: It's the woman who's in the open marriage.

refinement: No, the woman is in an open marriage but does not do one-night stands.

answer: No, they don't make love - there is no sexual tension between the two.

text: There does seem to be sexual tension--that isn't the reason they don't have sex.

refinement: No, they don't make love - the woman does not do one night stands.

answer: No, they do not make love.

answer: No, they do not make love. Though they kiss and dance closely, they do not go further.

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

Where does the woman take the man?

answer: A gay bar, so he can "politely pass on"

text: The reasoning is incorrect--she takes him there because it's the closest place she can find.

refinement: A gay bar because it's the closest place she can find.

text: Doesn't mention the Irish pub.

refinement: A gay bar because it's the closest place she can find. Also an Irish pub.

text: "I took him to the gay bar" is evidence that she takes him to a gay bar.

answer: The woman takes the man to an Irish pub and to a gay bar. They dance at the nightclub. The man suggests ordering from the 24-hour pizza joint to the woman's room, but she declines. On the way home, they text each other goodbyes, and the man texts again to let her know he's in a relationship.

text: They don't go to a nightclub.

refinement: The woman takes the man to an Irish pub and to a gay bar. The man suggests ordering from the 24-hour pizza joint to the woman's room, but she declines. On the way home, they text each other goodbyes, and the man texts again to let her know he's in a relationship.

text: Not necessary to mention the pizza.

refinement: The woman takes the man to an Irish pub and to a gay bar. On the way home, they text each other goodbyes, and the man texts again to let her know he's in a relationship.

text: Not necessary to mention that they text each other.

refinement: The woman takes the man to an Irish pub and to a gay bar.

text: "There's an Irish pub a couple blocks down" is evidence that they visit an Irish pub.

text: "I took him to the gay bar" is evidence that she takes him to a gay bar.

answer: She takes him to the gay bar.

text: Should be "a" gay bar.

text: Doesn't mention the Irish pub.

refinement: She takes him to a gay bar and an Irish pub.

text: "I took him to the gay bar" is evidence that she takes him to a gay bar.

answer: To the pub.

text: Doesn't mention the gay bar.

text: The answer could be more specific about the pub.

answer: The woman takes the man to a local pub with a Rockabilly vibe for a dance. They dance together, ordering drinks from an Irish pub after the live band plays. Eventually they retire to a couch in a corner of the club and kiss. The next morning, the man texts to say he would appreciate if the woman would not text him again.

text: The last two sentences are not relevant to the question.

refinement: The woman takes the man to a local pub with a Rockabilly vibe for a dance. They dance together, ordering drinks from an Irish pub after the live band plays.

text: The pub with the Rockabilly vibe is where they meet.

refinement: They dance together, ordering drinks from an Irish pub after the live band plays.

text: Sentence could be phrased to more specifically address the question.

text: Does not mention the gay bar.

refinement: She takes him to a gay bar and an Irish pub.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator sets her sights on the man with the slight laugh lines at the corner of his eyes and lingered by his lips. She points out to him she is in a "different relationship" while enjoying the night of dancing with the band. They strike up a conversation after a few beers in a couple of pub gigs. The narrator takes to the cab with the man. They dance together, one last time in a gay bar. He suddenly indicates she should not text him as his woman would not appreciate it if he called anyone, some random person, especially a woman not of his own kind. The lone text that he sends his projection is that he appreciates their meeting and whishes them the very best.

text: The answer is not specific about where the narrator meets this man.

refinement: The narrator meets a man with slight laugh lines at the corner of his eyes and lingered by his lips at a local pub. She points out to him she is in a "different relationship" while enjoying the night of dancing with the band. They strike up a conversation after a few beers in a couple of pub gigs. The narrator takes to the cab with the man. They dance together, one last time in a gay bar. He suddenly indicates she should not text him as his woman would not appreciate it if he called anyone, some random person, especially a woman not of his own kind. The lone text that he sends his projection is that he appreciates their meeting and whishes them the very best.

text: The answer could be more specific about the terms of her relationship.

refinement: The narrator meets a man with slight laugh lines at the corner of his eyes and lingered by his lips at a local pub. She points out to him she is in an open relationship but doesn't do one-night stands. They strike up a conversation after a few beers in a couple of pub gigs. The narrator takes to the cab with the man. They dance together, one last time in a gay bar. He suddenly indicates she should not text him as his woman would not appreciate it if he called anyone, some random person, especially a woman not of his own kind. The lone text that he sends his projection is that he appreciates their meeting and whishes them the very best.

text: Several sentences can be combined to a single sentence detailing their time together.

refinement: The narrator meets a man with slight laugh lines at the corner of his eyes and lingered by his lips at a local pub. She points out to him she is in an open relationship but doesn't do one-night stands. They go to an Irish pub and a gay bar, and eventually they kiss. He suddenly indicates she should not text him as his woman would not appreciate it if he called anyone, some random person, especially a woman not of his own kind. The lone text that he sends his projection is that he appreciates their meeting and whishes them the very best.

text: He texts her two days afterwards (suddenly makes it seem like it happens the same evening).

refinement: The narrator meets a man with slight laugh lines at the corner of his eyes and lingered by his lips at a local pub. She points out to him she is in an open relationship but doesn't do one-night stands. They go to an Irish pub and a gay bar, and eventually they kiss. Two days later, he indicates she should not text him as his woman would not appreciate it if he called anyone, some random person, especially a woman not of his own kind. The lone text that he sends his projection is that he appreciates their meeting and whishes them the very best.

text: The phrasing of the last two sentences is confusing and borders on nonsensical.

refinement: The narrator meets a man with slight laugh lines at the corner of his eyes and lingered by his lips at a local pub. She points out to him she is in an open relationship but doesn't do one-night stands. They go to an Irish pub and a gay bar, and eventually they kiss. Two days later, he texts her and tells him not to contact him anymore, as he is in a relationship and his girlfriend would not appreciate it.

answer: A woman goes up to talk to a shy man at a nightclub. It turns out that he is married and in an open relationship but does not do one night stands. She takes him to a gay bar and they dance and kiss. Then he walks her home. Later he texts her and says the woman he is with would not appreciate him getting texts from her. She smiles, and is amused.

text: The woman is the one who is married and in an open relationship.

refinement: A woman goes up to talk to a shy man at a nightclub. She tells him she is married and in an open relationship but does not do one night stands. She takes him to a gay bar and they dance and kiss. Then he walks her home. Later he texts her and says the woman he is with would not appreciate him getting texts from her. She smiles, and is amused.

text: Should specify that the text comes two days later.

refinement: A woman goes up to talk to a shy man at a nightclub. She tells him she is married and in an open relationship but does not do one night stands. She takes him to a gay bar and they dance and kiss. Then he walks her home. Two days later he texts her and says the woman he is with would not appreciate him getting texts from her. She smiles, and is amused.

text: The last sentence is unnecessary.

refinement: A woman goes up to talk to a shy man at a nightclub. She tells him she is married and in an open relationship but does not do one night stands. She takes him to a gay bar and they dance and kiss. Then he walks her home. Two days later he texts her and says the woman he is with would not appreciate him getting texts from her.

text: Unnecessary to mention that he walks her home.

refinement: A woman goes up to talk to a shy man at a nightclub. She tells him she is married and in an open relationship but does not do one night stands. She takes him to a gay bar and they dance and kiss. Two days later he texts her and says the woman he is with would not appreciate him getting texts from her.

answer: A woman is on her way to meet her married boyfriend so they can have a date without their spouses. She arrives at the pub in time to hear the band and meets an Australian man who is also attending the show. They meet up with his coworkers after the show, and head to a different bar. The narrator later mentions how she is married and that she won't have one-night stands. The narrator tells her story. It is unknown what happened to the Australian man after that.

text: The woman is not on her way to meet her married boyfriend.

refinement: A woman meets an Australian man who is also attending the show at a pub. They meet up with his coworkers after the show, and head to a different bar. The narrator later mentions how she is married and that she won't have one-night stands. The narrator tells her story. It is unknown what happened to the Australian man after that.

text: They do not meet up with the man's coworkers.

refinement: A woman meets an Australian man who is also attending the show at a pub. The narrator later mentions how she is married and that she won't have one-night stands. The narrator tells her story. It is unknown what happened to the Australian man after that.

text: The second sentence should mention the open relationship for clarity.

refinement: A woman meets an Australian man who is also attending the show at a pub. The narrator later mentions how she is married and in an open relationship but that she won't have one-night stands. The narrator tells her story. It is unknown what happened to the Australian man after that.

text: The last two sentences are unattested.

refinement: A woman meets an Australian man who is also attending the show at a pub. The narrator later mentions how she is married and in an open relationship but that she won't have one-night stands.

text: Doesn't summarize their time spent together.

refinement: A woman meets an Australian man who is also attending the show at a pub. The narrator later mentions how she is married and in an open relationship but that she won't have one-night stands. She takes him to a gay bar and an Irish pub, and eventually they kiss.

text: Doesn't summarize the ending (the text message).

refinement: A woman meets an Australian man who is also attending the show at a pub. The narrator later mentions how she is married and in an open relationship but that she won't have one-night stands. She takes him to a gay bar and an Irish pub, and eventually they kiss. Two days later, he texts her that he is in a relationship and would prefer if she didn't contact him anymore.

answer: On Saturday night at a local pub, the narrator spots an Australian man who is also enjoying the show. The two dance together before the Australian confesses that he is in a different relationship situation and courting someone else. The pair dance, briefly kiss, and end the night exchanging kind texts to one another. Two days later, the Australian sends a message saying he would appreciate the narrator not texting him again as he now has a girlfriend.

text: The woman is the one who is in a "different" relationship.

refinement: On Saturday night at a local pub, the narrator spots an Australian man who is also enjoying the show. The two dance together before the woman confesses that she is in an open relationship but does not do one night stands. The pair dance, briefly kiss, and end the night exchanging kind texts to one another. Two days later, the Australian sends a message saying he would appreciate the narrator not texting him again as he now has a girlfriend.

answer: On a Saturday night, the narratrive spot the only other dancer at a Rockabilly concert. She dances with the man and though they don't touch, they connect over their shared love of the music. They go to a nightclub where the narratrive invites the man to dance with her some more. Later, while ordering pizza, the man boldly propositions the narratrive. She declines his offer, but sends him home safe and sound in a cab. The next morning the man texts to say thanks for the company and that he is with someone, only to text again to say he would appreciate her not texting him in the future. She's a little disappointed but isn't surprised.

text: Spelling mistake ("narratrive")

refinement: On a Saturday night, the narrator spots the only other dancer at a Rockabilly concert. She dances with the man and though they don't touch, they connect over their shared love of the music. They go to a nightclub where the narrator invites the man to dance with her some more. Later, while ordering pizza, the man boldly propositions the narrator. She declines his offer, but sends him home safe and sound in a cab. The next morning the man texts to say thanks for the company and that he is with someone, only to text again to say he would appreciate her not texting him in the future. She's a little disappointed but isn't surprised.

text: The first sentence is misleading--makes it sound like she is a dancer as a profession.

refinement: On a Saturday night, the narrator spots the only other person dancing at a Rockabilly concert. She dances with the man and though they don't touch, they connect over their shared love of the music. They go to a nightclub where the narrator invites the man to dance with her some more. Later, while ordering pizza, the man boldly propositions the narrator. She declines his offer, but sends him home safe and sound in a cab. The next morning the man texts to say thanks for the company and that he is with someone, only to text again to say he would appreciate her not texting him in the future. She's a little disappointed but isn't surprised.


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[High level of knowledge about a topic doubles the chances of 'false memories']
Credit: University College Dublin

Experts that are knowledgeable about certain subjects are twice as likely to have 'false memories' about their topic of specialisation, according to new research by scientists at UCD School of Psychology.

Researchers at the school asked 489 participants to rank seven subjects – football, politics, business, technology, film, science and pop music – from most to least interesting.

The investigators asked the participants in the study if they remembered the events described in four news items about the topic they selected as the most interesting. They also asked them about the events described in four items about the topic selected as least interesting.

In each case, three of the events depicted had actually happened and one was fictional. The results showed that if someone was interested in a topic, this increased the frequency of the number of accurate memories they had relating to that topic.

But at the same time, if someone was interested in a specific subject, this increased the number of false memories as well.

Dr Ciara Greene, Assistant Professor at the UCD School of Psychology and Anthony O'Connell, then a master's student at University College Cork, carried out the research.

The researchers found that 25 per cent of people experienced a false memory about an interesting topic, compared with 10 per cent in relation to a less interesting topic.

And having a high level of knowledge about a topic – as measured by the number of true memories recorded – rather than just an interest, increased the frequency of false memories too.

Those surveyed who were more knowledgeable about a subject were almost twice as likely to remember incidents relating to that topic that never happened.

"Increasing scientific and public understanding of the causes of false memory is an important goal, particularly in light of some of the more negative consequences associated with the phenomenon, including faulty eyewitness accounts and the controversies surrounding false memories of traumatic childhood events," said Dr Greene, lead author on the study.

"I hope that promotion of knowledge about false memories may provide some inoculation against their harmful effects."

The research will be presented at the annual conference of the British Psychological Society's Cognitive Psychology Section in Barcelona on September 1.

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question: How much more likely are experts to have false memories about their topic of specialisation?

answer: According to the passage, experts are twice as likely to have false memories about their topic of specialisation than those who are not as knowledgeable about the subject.

answer: Twice as likely.

answer: Experts that are knowledgeable about certain subjects are twice as likely to have 'false memories' about their topic of specialisation, according to new research by scientists at UCD School of Psychology.

answer: Twice as likely.

question: What percent of people experience a false memory about an interesting topic?

answer: 25% of people experience a false memory about an interesting topic, compared with 10% in relation to a less interesting topic.

answer: 25%

answer: 25%

answer: 25 percent.

question: What percentage of people experience a false memory about a less interesting topic?

answer: 10%

answer: 10%

answer: 10 percent.

answer: 10%

question: How many participants were in the study?

answer: 489 participants were involved in the study.

answer: 489

answer: 489.

answer: 489

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The article summarizes a study testing for false memories which found that people who have knowledge of a subject are much more likely to have a false memory relating to it.

answer: Experts that are knowledgeable about certain subjects are twice as likely to have 'false memories' about their topic of specialisation, according to new research by scientists at UCD School of Psychology.

answer: According to new research, people who are knowledgeable about a specific topic are more likely to have false memories about that topic.

answer: The article is about a study that shows that people who are knowledgeable about a topic are more likely to have false memories about that topic.


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RADIO BILINGÜE is a non-profit public radio network with Latino control and leadership, is the only United States national distributor of Spanish-language programming in public radio. It is based in Fresno, California.[1]

This satellite network was formed to provide stations with news, information, and cultural programming in Spanish and musical programs showcasing a variety of Latino formats with emphasis on Mexican folk and Afro-Caribbean rhythms. Satélite Radio Bilingüe builds on Radio Bilingüe's decades-old tradition of talk programs, special events coverage and its flagship news service, Noticiero Latino, for stations across the United States, Puerto Rico and Mexico.

Radio Bilingüe is the recognized Spanish-language radio service for the public radio system in the United States. It serves over half a million listeners with its pioneering daily Spanish-language national talk show, _Línea Abierta_, its independently produced news service, Noticiero Latino, and its rainbow of Spanish-language folk music for its national Latino audiences. The entire 24-hour daily operation is totally devoted to public service. Radio Bilingüe has a full-time staff of twenty-five and a budget of two million dollars. Its funders include the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The California Endowment, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the National Endowment for the Arts, the California Arts Council, the California State Health Department - Tobacco Control Section, and many other funding partners interested in informing hard-to-reach, low-income, Latino populations in California and across the U.S.

History

Founded in 1976 by Hugo Morales along with Latino activists, farmworkers, and community members, Radio Bilingüe (RB) became the first full-power FM radio station to provide media access and culturally and socially relevant news and information to the growing Spanish-speaking community of California’s Central Valley. RB is a non-profit, educational, public radio network aimed at serving primarily underserved and underrepresented Latinos, as well as to other minority communities, living in the United States.

Radio Bilingüe became formally incorporated in July 1977 when its articles of incorporation were signed. Two years later, on August 20, 1979, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved Radio Bilingüe's application for its first station, KSJV 91.5 FM in Fresno. The radio station's first broadcast took place on July 4, 1980; but it wasn’t until August 5, 1980, that the FCC legally granted Radio Bilingüe its noncommercial educational FM station license.

Radio Bilingüe’s first home was on the fourth floor of the Mason Building of the Fulton Mall in downtown Fresno. Its 16,000-watt transmitter, located on Eshom Point in the Sierra Nevada, had the capacity to reach the Chicano and Mexican community living in the Central Valley of California between the cities of Merced and Bakersfield. Radio Bilingüe began featuring public-affairs shows focusing on farmworker issues in addition to musical content. The station would also broadcast forums and call-in shows on various topics, such as immigration reform, pesticides, labor law, and bilingual education. At the time of its establishment, Radio Bilingüe became the first bilingual public radio station in a major market and the third bilingual station in the United States.[2]

In the early 1990s, Radio Bilingüe experienced a development that marked a major expansion for the organization: it launched _Satélite Radio Bilingüe_, which enabled satellite transmission of its programming throughout the United States. This meant the radio station could reach many more of the Latino communities living across rural and urban areas in the country. In addition to the expanded U.S. coverage, Radio Bilingüe also began reaching Latino communities in Puerto Rico, in various states across Mexico, and in Vancouver, Canada.

Across the United States, Radio Bilingüe constitutes about one-third of the national Latino public radio system. In California, it serves three rural regions with concentrated Latino populations: the San Joaquin Valley, Imperial County, and the combined Monterey/Santa Cruz/San Benito County area. The largest of Radio Bilingüe’s service regions is the San Joaquin Valley; this area stretches from Stanislaus County in the north to Kern County in the south. In 2002, the San Joaquin Valley's various radio markets combined ranked as the seventh-largest Hispanic radio market in the country (Arbitron, 2002). Considering all three of its service regions, Radio Bilingüe would rank as the sixth-largest Hispanic broadcaster in the United States, reaching more than 1 million teens and adults living in Spanish-speaking households across the United States.[3]

Today, Radio Bilingüe's main office is headquartered in Fresno, California, and its news division office is located in Oakland, California. In the course of 34 years since its first broadcast, Radio Bilingüe grew from a single radio station with local reach, into a transnational radio network. As of 2014, Radio Bilingüe owns and operates 13 radio stations in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas. Radio Bilingüe also has 9 repeater stations and 92 affiliate radio stations across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico (the number of affiliate stations may vary year to year).[4]

[1] Radio Bilingue IRS Form 990

[2] (“Bilingual radio station,” 1980)

[3] (Kissam et al., 2003)

[4]

title: Radio Bilingüe

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

What does the text say about the founding of the radio network?

answer: The network was founded in 1976 by Hugo Morales along with Latino activists, farm workers, and community members to provide stations with news, information, and cultural programming in Spanish. Radio Bilingue was formally incorporated in July 1977. In 1979, the FCC approved their application for their first station, KSJV 91.5 FM in Fresno, on the fourth floor of the Mason Building of the Fulton Mall. Their first broadcast occurred in 1980.

answer: Radio Bilingüe was founded in 1976 in the Central Valley of California with the goal of providing culturally and socially relevant news and information to the growing Spanish-speaking community. The network also reaches many other underserved and underrepresented Latino communities within the United States, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.

answer: Radio Bilingüe was founded in 1976 with the goal of providing media access and culturally-relevant news and information to Spanish-speaking communities living in the United States.

answer: The network was first founded in 1976 by Hugo Morales along with Latino activists, farmworkers, and community members. Radio Bilingue was a first full-power Spanish station in California to provide media access and culturally and socially relevant news and information to the Spanish-speaking community of California. It also focused on reaching other minority communities as well. Radio Bilingue became formally-incorporated in July 1977 when its articles of incorporation were signed. It became licensed by the FCC in 1980 and began broadcasting the same year.

answer: The Mexican-focused radio network, Radio Bilingüe, was founded in 1976 by Mexican-American activists and socially progressive communities. Radio Bilingüe was the first full-power FM radio station to provide media access and culturally and socially relevant news and information to the Spanish-speaking people.

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

What does the text say about the network's satellite radio service?

answer: The Radio Bilingüe network has a satellite service that allows its programming to reach many Latino communities across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

answer: In the early 1990s, Radio Bilingue launched the satellite radio service, Satélite Radio Bilingue, which enabled satellite transmission of its programming throughout the rest of the US. This allowed Radio Bilingue to reach many more of the Latino communities living across rural and urban areas in the US. When Radio Bilingue has a third of the national Latino public radio system, they serve three rural regions with concentrated Latino populations in California: the San Joaquin Valley, Imperial County, and the combined Monterey/Santa Cruz/San Benito County.

answer: Satelite Radio Bilingüe is a subsidiary network founded in the early 1990s that provides for satellite transmission of its programming throughout the United States and Canada. The network has been formed to ensure that the radio station could reach more than 1 million teens and adults who live in Spanish-speaking households in all Spanish-speaking communities in these countries.

answer: Radio Bilingüe provides satellite transmission of its programming for stations across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. This service expands its reach to include multicultural communities in rural and urban areas.

answer: Radio Bilingue launched their satellite radio service in the early 1990s, which allowed their programming to reach throughout the United States. In addition to the expanded contiguous US coverage, the network could also reach Latino communities in Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Canada.

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

What does the text say about the kinds of programming offered by the network?

answer: The network offers news, information, and cultural programming in Spanish, with an emphasis on Mexican folk music. Radio Bilingüe also reaches a number of Latino communities in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

answer: Radio Bilingüe has a variety of musical programs showcasing Latino folk and Afro-Caribbean rhythms, as well as seminars and forums about farmworker issues, labor law, and other topics.

answer: Radio Bilingue offers a variety of programming in various formats over the national radio. Heavily centering its programming in the Latino Spanish community, Radio Bilingue offers musical programs showcasing a variety of Latino formats and especially teaches the locally produced news service, Noticiero Latino, to stations across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada and the U.S.

answer: The network provides stations with news, information, and cultural programming in Spanish and musical programs showcasing a variety of Latino formats with emphasis on Mexican folk and Afro-Caribbean rhythms. Highlights of their programming are Linea Abierta, a daily Spanish-language national talk show, Noticiero Latino, an independently produced news service, and a variety of Spanish-language folk music.

answer: Radio Bilingüe offers news, information, and culturally relevant programming in Spanish, with a particular focus on Mexican folk music.


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A new set of figures reveals the extent to which hunts are illegally chasing, and in many cases, killing foxes, hares and deer and causing havoc in the British countryside.

A total of 550 reports of illegal hunting activity and hunt havoc have been received by the League Against Cruel Sports since the beginning of the hunting season last autumn. The figures indicate that hunts are routinely breaking the law and their packs of hounds still literally tearing to pieces British wildlife.

CHRIS LUFFINGHAM, LEAGUE AGAINST CRUEL SPORTS DIRECTOR OF CAMPAIGNS, SAID:
_“Despite hunting being banned 13 years ago, it seems very little has changed, with hunts targeting and killing animals and deceiving the British public about their activities with excuses like ‘trail’ hunting._

_“Sadly these reports are just the tip of the iceberg – with more than 300 hunts on the British mainland still in existence and actively targeting wildlife, we estimate that thousands of animals are still being killed every year.”_

THE SCALE OF ILLEGAL HUNTING REPORTS AND HUNT HAVOC

405 reports of illegal hunting activity were received by the League over the course of the hunting season which began at the start of November and is currently drawing to a close. A further 145 reports came in of ‘hunt havoc’, which consists of incidents such as packs of hounds killing domestic pets, trespassing through people’s gardens and allotments and running onto busy roads and railway lines. The majority of reports covered the four and a half months between November 2017 and the middle of March 2018. Reports of the hunting of young fox cubs which take place in early autumn were also included.

In total, the League received 550 reports, which came in from concerned members of the British public who contacted the League’s Animal Crimewatch team, League investigators who monitor the activities of the hunts, and independent hunt monitor and saboteur groups.

CHRIS LUFFINGHAM ADDED:
_“A new term entered the English language after the hunting ban of 2004 – ‘trail’ hunting. This was touted by the hunts as a new pastime which involved following an animal-based scent rather than live quarry, but which mimicked traditional hunting as much as possible. In fact, it so closely mimics hunting; it has become clear it is a deception and cover-up for illegal hunting activity._

_“Hunts rarely lay a trail and even when they do it is a sham to mask their illegal hunting. Why are hunts routinely seen crossing railway lines, on busy roads or in people’s gardens if they are laying a trail? Why are they regularly being seen chasing wildlife? Why are there so many reports of animal deaths at the hands of the hunts?_

_“The public, over 85 per cent of which opposes hunting, would be horrified if they knew what was really going on in the British countryside and the cruelty and dreadful death toll the hunts are inflicting on wildlife._

_“We are calling on landowners to ban hunts from their land and we need to strengthen the Hunting Act and bring in tougher sentencing to act as a deterrent.”_

EXAMPLES OF ILLEGAL HUNTING ACTIVITY AND HUNT HAVOC

-   On January 9, 2018, the East Sussex and Romney Marsh hunt chased a deer and a fox into the Celia Hammond Greenacres cat sanctuary near Hastings. The hounds rampaged across the 80 acre sanctuary and initially 60 cats fled. Sadly five never returned and are feared dead.
-   The figures include 42 cases of cub hunting when the hunts blood their hounds in early autumn by surrounding known fox habitats in small woods. The practice involves driving the hounds through the woods so that they learn to kill.
-   There have been 12 cases this year alone of the notorious Warwickshire Hunt chasing foxes and causing hunt havoc, including the hunt being witnessed hunting on busy A roads and next to the M40, which presents a very real risk to the public and the hunt’s hounds, and points towards illegal hunting rather than following a genuine trail.
-   Many hunts have been seen with terrier men, who accompany hunts and encourage their dogs to find, fight and flush out foxes that have gone underground, often in badger setts. The involvement of terrier men with ‘trail’ hunts raises a serious question about their activities. The answer can only be that the hunts are still targeting and killing animals despite the fox hunting ban of 2004 and that trail hunting is a lie being used to cover their activities.

ANIMAL CRIMEWATCH

To report illegal hunting activity, the public can contact the League’s Animal Crimewatch Team via www.league.org.uk. Alternatively phone in confidence on 01483 361 108 or email on [email protected]

CHRIS LUFFINGHAM ADDED:
_“The good news is the world is changing – advances in smart phone video cameras, new monitoring groups on Facebook, and the development of our Animal Crimewatch team, mean the public can report the hunts’ activities and we can go about bringing them to task. It’s time to get the hunts, not animals, on the run. The hunts are living on borrowed time.”_

The League is encouraging members of the public to sign their petition titled ‘stop the killing of animals by hunts in the UK’. Full details can be found here.

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NOTES TO EDITORS

For more information or interview requests please contact the League Against Cruel Sports Press Office on 01483 524250 (24hrs) or email [email protected]

The League Against Cruel Sports is Britain's leading charity that works to stop animals being persecuted, abused and killed for sport. The League was instrumental in helping bring about the landmark Hunting Act. We carry out investigations to expose law-breaking and cruelty to animals and campaign for stronger animal protection laws and penalties. We work to change attitudes and behaviour through education and manage sanctuaries to protect wildlife. Find out more about our work at www.league.org.uk. Registered charity in England and Wales (no.1095234) and Scotland (no.SC045533).

question: How are illegal wildlife hunts causing havoc in the British countryside?

answer: Illegal hunts are causing havoc in the British countryside by killing wildlife, trespassing on private property, and endangering the public. The League Against Cruel Sports is urging the public to report illegal hunting activity, and is also campaigning for stronger animal protection laws.

answer: These hunts actively target wildlife, trespass through other people's gardens, run onto busy roads and railway lines, and pack hounds kill thousands of animals each year, even domestic pets. Fox cubs are most vulnerable.

answer: The League Against Cruel Sports has received 550 reports of illegal hunting activity and hunt havoc since the beginning of the hunting season. The majority of reports covered the four and a half months between November 2017 and the middle of March 2018.

text: The second sentence in this response can be omitted as it does not provide any valuable information.

refinement: The League Against Cruel Sports has received 550 reports of illegal hunting activity and hunt havoc since the beginning of the hunting season.

answer: They are killing foxes, hares, and deer. They are trespassing through people's gardens and allotments. They are running onto busy roads and railway lines.

text: This response needs to be refined as the "they" is unclear on who it is.

refinement: Hunters are killing foxes, hares, and deer via illegal hunting activity. The hunted animals are trespassing through people's gardens and allotments. The animals are running onto busy roads and railway lines.

question: When was hunting banned in the UK?

answer: The hunting of animals with hounds was banned in the UK in 2004.

answer: 2004

answer: The Hunting Act was passed in 2004.

text: This response does not fully answer the question and needs to be reconstructed.

answer: 2004

question: How much of the public oppose hunting?

answer: 85% of the public oppose hunting.

answer: According to the passage, 85% of the public oppose hunting.

answer: Over 85% of the public oppose hunting.

answer: The public opposes hunting 85% of the time.

text: This response is worded incorrectly and need to be fixed.

question: What does The League Against Cruel Sports do?

answer: The League Against Cruel Sports is a charity that works to stop animals from being persecuted, abused, and killed for sport. They were instrumental in helping bring about the Hunting Act. They carry out investigations to expose law-breaking and cruelty to animals and campaign for stronger animal protection laws and penalties. They work to change attitudes and behavior through education and manage sanctuaries to protect wildlife.

answer: The League works to stop animals from being persecuted, abused, and killed for sport. The League investigates and exposes law-breaking cruelty to animals while changing people's attitudes via education

answer: The League Against Cruel Sports works to stop animals being persecuted, abused, and killed for sport. They also campaign for stronger animal protection laws and penalties, and work to change attitudes and behaviour.

answer: The League Against Cruel Sports is Britain's leading charity that works to stop animals being persecuted, abused, and killed for sport.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: A new set of figures reveals the extent to which hunts are illegally chasing, and in many cases, killing foxes, hares and deer and causing havoc in the British countryside. A total of 550 reports of illegal hunting activity and hunt havoc have been received by the League Against Cruel Sports since the beginning of the hunting season last autumn. The figures indicate that hunts are routinely breaking the law and their packs of hounds still literally tearing to pieces British wildlife.

answer: The League Against Cruel Sports has revealed that hunts in Britain are still illegally chasing and killing animals, despite the hunting ban that was put in place thirteen years ago. The organisation has received 550 reports of illegal hunting activity and hunt havoc since the start of the hunting season last autumn, and estimates that thousands of animals are killed every year. The League is urging landowners to ban hunts from their land, and is calling for stricter penalties to act as a deterrent.

answer: The League Against Cruel Sports has received 550 reports of illegal hunting activity and hunt havoc since the beginning of the hunting season last autumn. The reports indicate that hunts are routinely breaking the law and their packs of hounds still literally tearing to pieces British wildlife. The scale of illegal hunting reports and hunt havoc is 405 reports of illegal hunting activity and 145 reports of hunt havoc. The League is calling on landowners to ban hunts from their land and they need to strengthen the Hunting Act and bring in tougher sentencing to act as a deterrent.

answer: Illegal hunts are causing havoc in the British countryside, actively targeting wildlife, trespassing through other people's gardens, running onto busy roads and railway lines, and pack hounds killing thousands of animals each year, even domestic pets. The Director of Campaigns for The League Against Cruel Sports, Chris Luffingham, says that they have recorded 550 reports of illegal hunting activity since the start of hunting season. He adds that even though hunting was banned in 2004, little has changed and hunters are using "trail hunting" as a front for their illegal activities. Over 85% of the British public opposes hunting and will be horrified if they learn what is happening.


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[Sara Augusta Malmborg] SARA AUGUSTA MALMBORG, née _von Gertten_ (20 May 1810, Björsbyholm in Sunne in Värmland - 10 August 1860, Våxnäs) was a Swedish singer, pianist and painter.

Malmborg was born to colonel lieutenant nobleman Emil Adam von Gerdten (1772-1844) and Charlotta Ulrika Catarina Löwenhielm (1786-1875) and niece of governor Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm. In 1830, she married general Otto August Malmborg.[1][2]

She was described:

    “The wife of General Malmborg, née von Gerdten, was richly talented by in mind as well as the heart and although she had a great household to manage, was still the center figure of the musical life of Karlstad, which was notable in those days. She herself often appeared at concerts and soiree's and was much celebrated for her accomplished piano play, particularly for her interpretation of Beethowen. She was additionally a talented painter and her specialty was to paint in sepia.”[3]

Malmborg was inducted as nr 372 of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music on 30 November 1858.[4]

[1] Nyström, Pia; Kyhlberg-Boström Anna, Elmquist Anne-Marie (1996). Kungl. Musikaliska akademien: matrikel 1771-1995. Kungl. Musikaliska akademiens skriftserie, 0347-5158 ; 84 (2., rev. och utök. uppl.). Stockholm: Musikaliska akademien. Libris 7749167. (inb.)

[2] Strokirk, p 52

[3] Strokirk, sid 53

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title: Sara Augusta Malmborg

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

Who was Sara Augusta Malmborg?

answer: She was a Swedish swinger, pianist, and painter.

text: [Sara Augusta Malmborg] SARA AUGUSTA MALMBORG, née _von Gertten_ (20 May 1810, Björsbyholm in Sunne in Värmland - 10 August 1860, Våxnäs) was a Swedish singer, pianist and painter.

answer: Sara Augusta Malmborg was a Swedish singer, pianist, and painter.

text: [Sara Augusta Malmborg] SARA AUGUSTA MALMBORG, née _von Gertten_ (20 May 1810, Björsbyholm in Sunne in Värmland - 10 August 1860, Våxnäs) was a Swedish singer, pianist and painter.

answer: Sara Augusta Malmborg was a Swedish singer, pianist, and painter.

text: [Sara Augusta Malmborg] SARA AUGUSTA MALMBORG, née _von Gertten_ (20 May 1810, Björsbyholm in Sunne in Värmland - 10 August 1860, Våxnäs) was a Swedish singer, pianist and painter.

answer: A Swedish singer, pianist, and painter.

text: [Sara Augusta Malmborg] SARA AUGUSTA MALMBORG, née _von Gertten_ (20 May 1810, Björsbyholm in Sunne in Värmland - 10 August 1860, Våxnäs) was a Swedish singer, pianist and painter.

answer: a Swedish painter, pianist, and singer.

text: [Sara Augusta Malmborg] SARA AUGUSTA MALMBORG, née _von Gertten_ (20 May 1810, Björsbyholm in Sunne in Värmland - 10 August 1860, Våxnäs) was a Swedish singer, pianist and painter.

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

What was Malmborg's specialty to paint in?

answer: Malmborg was a talented painter and her specialty was to paint in sepia.

text: She was additionally a talented painter and her specialty was to paint in sepia.

answer: Her specialty was to paint in sepia.

text: She was additionally a talented painter and her specialty was to paint in sepia.

answer: Malmborg was a talented  painter and usually paint in sepia.

text: She was additionally a talented painter and her specialty was to paint in sepia.

answer: Malmborg was a painter who specialized in sepia art.

text: She was additionally a talented painter and her specialty was to paint in sepia.

answer: Her specialty was to paint in sepia.

text: She was additionally a talented painter and her specialty was to paint in sepia.

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

What life event did Malmborg go through on November 30th, 1858?

answer: On November 30th, 1858, Malmborg was inducted into the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.

text: Malmborg was inducted as nr 372 of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music on 30 November 1858.

answer: Malmborg was inducted as nr 372 of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music on November 30th, 1858.

text: Malmborg was inducted as nr 372 of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music on 30 November 1858.

answer: Malmborg was inducted as member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.

text: Malmborg was inducted as nr 372 of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music on 30 November 1858.

answer: Malmborg was inducted as a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music on November 30th, 1858.

text: Malmborg was inducted as nr 372 of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music on 30 November 1858.

answer: She was inducted as number 372 of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.

text: Malmborg was inducted as nr 372 of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music on 30 November 1858.

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

Who did Malmborg marry?

answer: She married general Otto August Malmborg.

text: In 1830, she married general Otto August Malmborg.

answer: Malmborg married General Otto August Malmborg.

text: In 1830, she married general Otto August Malmborg.

answer: General Otto August Malmborg.

text: In 1830, she married general Otto August Malmborg.

answer: Malmborg married General Otto August Malmborg.

text: In 1830, she married general Otto August Malmborg.

answer: Malmborg married General Otto August Malmborg.

text: In 1830, she married general Otto August Malmborg.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Sara Augusta Malmborg was a Swedish singer, pianist, and painter. She was considered a notable figure in Karlstad's musical scene and was inducted into the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1858.

answer: This article describes the life and career accomplishments of Sara Augusta Malmborg, a Swedish singer, pianist, and painter.

text: I added the fact that she is deceased.

refinement: This article describes the life and career accomplishments of Sara Augusta Malmborg, who was a Swedish singer, pianist, and painter.

answer: Sara Augusta Malmborg was an accomplished Swedish singer, pianist, and painter.

answer: This article discusses the life and career of Swedish singer, pianist, and painter Sara Augusta Malmborg.

text: I added that she is deceased.

refinement: This article discusses the life and career of Sara Augusta Malmborg, who was a Swedish singer, pianist, and painter.

answer: Sara Augusta Malmborg was a Swedish singer, pianist, and painter. She was lauded for her accomplishments in both music and art. She was inducted as member 372 of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1858.

text: I made this into one sentence per the requirements.

refinement: Sara Augusta Malmborg was a Swedish singer, pianist, and painter who was lauded for her accomplishments in both music and art and was inducted as member 372 of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1858.


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Rev. Dr. L. RONALD DURHAM is an American civil right activist, pastor and a Baptist minister from Daytona Beach Florida. He has been a pastor at Greater Friendship Baptist Church in Daytona Beach, Florida, leader of local National Action Network and has been in ministry for thirty-eight years.[1]

Early life

Raised by his grandparents from birth, he learned early that if you want things in life you have to work for them. His grandparents were of meager means and he wanted to have the same nice clothes as some of his classmates.

Keeping the family earnings in mind he wasn't sure that he would be able to attend any college or university, but everything occurred in a messianic way. He attended Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina for four years on a full scholarship provided to him by a complete stranger. From Shaw University, he went on to Evangel Christian University in Monroe, Louisiana where he earned his Doctoral degree.[2]

Activism

He has been an active activist and raised voice against the wrongdoings and injustices at a broader level. He met the Rev. Al Sharpton during a protest of racial profiling on the New Jersey Turnpike by the State Police and he has been working together with Sharpton for two decades.[3]

Durham along with Rev. Sharpton organized the rally held at Fort Mellon Park in Sanford, Florida on March 21st, 2012 after the slaying of young Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman. Working with local churches, Durham selected the park as the location after meeting with Sanford city officials. It was estimated that more than 30,000 people from all over the United States and visitors from around the world were in attendance. The demonstration was peaceful and no irregularity was seen, even the traffic patterns were not disrupted.[4]

President of Volusia County Democratic Black Caucus

Durham was elected as president of Volusia County Democratic Black Caucus. As a new president, he stated his commitment to the people that their voices would be heard. He said that Volusia County Democratic Black Caucus has been very functional in highlighting the issues of the community and he would play his part in this regard, keeping this fact in mind that community's interest would be the superior of all other interests.

Addressing the conference Durham said that voter education is necessary because without this neither the party nor the caucus will be able to address the issues like poverty, rights of women, civil rights, healthcare, and affordable housing. During his speech, he said that balance of power is necessary and it would only be possible if we succeed in educating the voters regarding the value of their votes. He further said that selection of a right candidate and reaching the millennial is more important and we need to focus on these things.[5]

Sports connection

In 1988, Durham and his wife were the hosts of the National Baseball Card Collectors Convention at the Convention Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Some of the guests included Joe DiMaggio, Pete Rose, Booby Thompson, Ralph Branca, and other baseball greats.[6]

Achievements

In 2011, Dr. Durham was the first African-American pastor in pray before the start of the Daytona 500 race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

He started assistance programs that provide free food and clothing to anyone in need and created Friendship Academy. The academy is a childcare learning center for preschoolers that are going to gradually add kindergarten through fifth-grade classes.[7]

Dr. Durham is the author of “The Secret Power of Prayer” published by the Sunday School Publishing Board in Nashville, TN. He has served as president of Daytona Beach Black Clergy Alliance, an organization whose purpose and objectives revolve around the civic and civil rights issues. He is also the past co-chairman of the FAITH (Fighting Against Injustice Toward Harmony).[8]

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title: Ronald Durham

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

Summarize Ronald Durham's early life.

answer: He was raised by his grandparents due to his family's extreme poverty.

text: It's unclear to why his grandparents raised him.

refinement: He was raised by his grandparents from birth and lived of meager means.

answer: He was raised by his grandparents. His strict upbringing spurred the desire to find scholarships for him to receive a good education- he later became the president of Daytona Beach Black Clergy Alliance as well as pastor of Greater Friendship Baptist Church in Daytona. Debate and protesting is also something he's been involved with. It's also mentioned that he served as co-chair of the FAITH.

text: There's no evidence that suggests his upbringing was strict.

refinement: He was raised by his grandparents. His upbringing spurred the desire to find scholarships for him to receive a good education- he later became the president of Daytona Beach Black Clergy Alliance as well as pastor of Greater Friendship Baptist Church in Daytona. Debate and protesting is also something he's been involved with. It's also mentioned that he served as co-chair of the FAITH.

text: There's no evidence that suggests he had to find scholarships. It was given to him by a stranger.

refinement: He was raised by his grandparents. He attended Shaw University in Raleigh under a full scholarship provided to him by a complete stranger. Debate and protesting is also something he's been involved with. It's also mentioned that he served as co-chair of the FAITH.

text: Details from after his early-life are included which distracts from the question.

refinement: He was raised by his grandparents. He attended Shaw University in Raleigh under a full scholarship provided to him by a complete stranger.

answer: Born to his grandparents, Ronald Durham was raised understanding that he had to work for things to achieve his goals. He attended Shaw University on a scholarship. He is an active civil rights activist, most notably organizing a rally to raise awareness after the slaying of Trayvon Martin. Dr. Durham is also president of the Volusia County Democratic Black Caucus. Overall, Ronald Durham's early life was focused on achieving goals through hard work.

text: It is incorrect mentions that Durham was born to his grandparents, however he was raised by his grandparents since birth.

refinement: Raised by his grandparents, Ronald Durham grew up understanding that he had to work for things to achieve his goals. He attended Shaw University on a scholarship. He is an active civil rights activist, most notably organizing a rally to raise awareness after the slaying of Trayvon Martin. Dr. Durham is also president of the Volusia County Democratic Black Caucus. Overall, Ronald Durham's early life was focused on achieving goals through hard work.

text: it misses to specify that the scholarship was given by a stranger.

refinement: Raised by his grandparents, Ronald Durham grew up understanding that he had to work for things to achieve his goals. He attended Shaw University on a scholarship given to him by a stranger. He is an active civil rights activist, most notably organizing a rally to raise awareness after the slaying of Trayvon Martin. Dr. Durham is also president of the Volusia County Democratic Black Caucus. Overall, Ronald Durham's early life was focused on achieving goals through hard work.

text: Details of his life outside of his early life are included which distracts from the question.

refinement: Raised by his grandparents, Ronald Durham grew up understanding that he had to work for things to achieve his goals. He attended Shaw University on a scholarship given to him by a stranger.

answer: Durham was raised by his grandparents from birth. He attended Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina on a scholarship provided to him by a complete stranger. He then received his Doctoral degree from Evangel Christian University in Monroe, Louisiana.

answer: Ronald Durham was raised by his grandparents from birth and learned early that if you want things in life, you have to work hard for them. He attended Shaw University on a full scholarship and went on to earn his Doctoral degree from Evangel Christian University. He has been an active activist against injustices and wrongdoings at a broader level and is the president of the Volusia County Democratic Black Caucus.

text: Details of his life after early-life are included which distracts from the main question.

refinement: Ronald Durham was raised by his grandparents from birth and learned early that if you want things in life, you have to work hard for them. He attended Shaw University on a full scholarship and went on to earn his Doctoral degree from Evangel Christian University.

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

What is the National Action Network?

answer: the article does not answer this question

answer: It is not clear what the National Action Network is.

answer: That information can't be found.

answer: The National Action Network is a civil right advocacy group founded by Reverend Al Sharpton. Dr. L. Ronald Durham is a pastor and National Action Network leader.

text: The answer is correct based out of external information, however the answer is not found in the text.

refinement: It is understood from external information that The National Action Network is a civil right advocacy group founded by Reverend Al Sharpton. Dr. L. Ronald Durham is a pastor and National Action Network leader.

answer: The National Action Network is an American civil rights activist group founded by Rev. Al Sharpton. Rev. Dr. Ronald Durham is a leader of the organization.

text: The answer is correct based out of external information, however the answer is not found in the text.

refinement: It is understood from external information that The National Action Network is an American civil rights activist group founded by Rev. Al Sharpton. Rev. Dr. Ronald Durham is a leader of the organization.

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

What causes did Ronald Durham support as an activist?

answer: Ronald Durham has been an active activist who has raised his voice against various injustices. These injustices include racial profiling by State Police and the slaying of young Trayvon Martin. Durham has also been involved with voter education and addressing civic and civil rights issues. His causes include ending these injustices as well as helping the needy through assistance programs.

answer: Durham has been an active activist in support of causes related to racial justice, civil rights, and voter education.

answer: He raised voice against the wrongdoings and injustices at a broader level.

answer: He attended a protest of racial profiling, where he met Rev. Al Sharpton, whom he proceded to work with for two decades. He organized a rally after the slaying of Trayvon Martin.

text: It misses to specify the other causes Durham supported such as causes related to racial justice, civil rights, and voter education

refinement: Causes related to racial justice, civil rights, and voter education. He attended a protest of racial profiling, where he met Rev. Al Sharpton, whom he proceeded to work with for two decades. He organized a rally after the slaying of Trayvon Martin.

answer: He played an active role in raising  voice against the wrongdoings and injustices at a broader lever. He opposed racial profiling by the state police. He discussed the rights of women, healthcare, affordable housing, and civil rights.

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

What was Ronald Durham's connection to sports?

answer: Ronald Durham was the host of the National Baseball Card Collectors Convention in 1988, which featured baseball greats such as Joe DiMaggio, Pete Rose, and Booby Thompson.

answer: He and his wife had hosted the National Baseball Card Collectors Convention in 1988 at Fort Mellon Park in Sanford, Florida.

text: The baseball card collector convention was actually in Atlantic City, New Jersey and not Fort Mellon Park, Florida where the Trayvon Martin rally was held

refinement: He and his wife had hosted the National Baseball Card Collectors Convention in 1988 at Atlantic City, New Jersey

answer: He and his wife hosted the National Baseball Card Collectors Convention in 1988.

answer: He and his wife hosted the National Baseball Card Collectors Convention at the Convention Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1988.

answer: Durham hosted the National Baseball Card Collectors Convention at the Convention Center in Atlantic City in 1988 with some of the guests being Joe DiMaggio, Pete Rose, Booby Thompson, and Ralph Branca.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Ronald Durham is an American civil rights activist, pastor, and Baptist minister from Daytona Beach, Florida. As an activist, he protested racial profiling. He was also elected president of the Volusia County Democratic Black Caucus and is the leader of the National Action Network.

answer: Dr. L. Ronald Durham was an American civil right activist, pastor, and a Baptist minister. He started his activist career in 1988 when he protested against racial profiling by State Police on the New Jersey Turnpike. He was president of Daytona Beach Democratic Black Caucus and is the author of "The Secret Power of Prayer."

answer: Rev. Dr. Ronald Durham is an American civil rights activist, pastor, and Baptist minister from Daytona Beach, Florida. He attended college on a full scholarship and works with the National Action Network. He was elected president of Volusia County Democratic Black Caucus in 2011 and has served as a host of a baseball card convention. He is the author of "The Secret Power of Prayer" and currently works on programs and assistance for those in need.

text: there is no evidence that suggest he was elected president of Volusia County Democratic Black Caucus in 2011

refinement: Rev. Dr. Ronald Durham is an American civil rights activist, pastor, and Baptist minister from Daytona Beach, Florida. He attended college on a full scholarship and works with the National Action Network. He was elected president of Volusia County Democratic Black Caucus and has served as a host of a baseball card convention. He is the author of "The Secret Power of Prayer" and currently works on programs and assistance for those in need.

answer: Rev. Dr. L. Ronald Durham is an American civil rights activist, pastor and Baptist minister from Daytona Beach, Florida. He is the president of the Volusia County Democratic Black Caucus and has worked with civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton in organizing several rallies since 2012. Durham also co-hosted a baseball card collectors convention in 1988, and started an assistance program for those in need. He is also the author of "The Secret Power of Prayer."

text: There is no evidence to suggest that Durham has worked with Sharpton since 2012.

refinement: Rev. Dr. L. Ronald Durham is an American civil rights activist, pastor and Baptist minister from Daytona Beach, Florida. He is the president of the Volusia County Democratic Black Caucus and has worked with civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton in organizing several rallies. Durham also co-hosted a baseball card collectors convention in 1988, and started an assistance program for those in need. He is also the author of "The Secret Power of Prayer."

answer: L. Ronald Durham is an American civil rights activist, pastor, and Baptist minister from Daytona Beach, Florida. He hosts the annual baseball card collectors convention, as well as being the president of Volusia County Democratic Black Caucus. He aims to create a better world through activism and his works concerning health care and affordable housing.

text: "In 1988, Durham and his wife were the hosts of the National Baseball Card Collectors Convention" is evidence that Durham was host of the collectors convention in 1988 and not annually.

refinement: L. Ronald Durham is an American civil rights activist, pastor, and Baptist minister from Daytona Beach, Florida. He hosted the 1988 baseball card collectors convention, and is the president of Volusia County Democratic Black Caucus. He aims to create a better world through activism and his works concerning health care and affordable housing.