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Ever wondered why René Magritte’s painting “The Son of Man” was like that? Here my take on how the painting came to be.

Once upon a time, before a performance, famous actor Charlie Chaplin got hungry and ate an apple. He was so hungry; in fact, that he forgot about the apple’s core and accidentally ate the whole thing without thinking. It was too late when he noticed this, so he just said “Aw, whatever,” and never thought about it again.

The years passed by. Charlie Chaplin continued to do what he loves best and that is to act. However, during that time, a strange occurrence happened. He began to feel something grow in his face. It worried him greatly yet did not do anything about it. But then one day, he saw it. He was looking at himself in front of a mirror and saw that a plant, a branch was growing straight from his face. He was greatly surprised and then he realized that is was from the apple he ate so many years ago. The seeds he ate somehow got stuck and grew from his face.

Charlie Chaplin was terrified. He didn’t even try to show it to any other person. So, suddenly, he shut himself from people, from the world. Of course, the world couldn’t let this matter go. They searched for him, to know why he disappeared. But they couldn’t find him. Charlie Chaplin was simply gone. More years passed and eventually, people let go.

Save for one man. A man, for reasons, shall not be named. This man, a painter, spent years finding Charlie. He never gave up, even when others did. On the other hand, Charlie Chaplin himself went into hiding whilst the plant continued to grow on his face. It grew too much that a fruit, an apple sprouted from its branches. The fruit covered his face. He couldn’t see anymore, he was blinded.

Thus, it was that fateful day that Charlie Chaplin roamed the streets, blind, not knowing where to go, with an apple on his face. The painter passed by and noticed the apple-faced man. The painter’s eyes opened wide for he knew this man. The man he was searching for all these years. This man was Charlie Chaplin.

The painter went closer to Charlie, who stood just there, motionless, apple-faced. So, he had a burst of emotion and just brought out his materials and painted him. When he was done, curiosity got the better of him and his hand was bought to Charlie’s face and he picked the apple straight from Charlie’s face.

But, there was no face. Charlie’s face was blank. The painter looked at the fruit in his hand and there it was: Charlie’s face was in the apple. The painter looked to where Charlie was and saw he was gone.

Sometime later, the painter found himself in a dark forest. It was nighttime and all he had was his flashlight. Suddenly, he got this feeling someone was following him. He ran and ran but it was to no avail. The follower caught up to him.

The painter looked back and saw a tall suited man. The most remarkable about this man was that he had no face. Then it hit the painter. Charlie Chaplin. Slenderman. Before a single word escaped his lips, Slenderman was in front of the painter.

“Wait! Before you kill me,” the painter says. “Let me eat this apple first.”

And so, the painter took the apple from his pocket. The same apple that he picked from Charlie Chaplin’s face years ago. He put it to his lips and took a single bite.

But it was not an apple.

The fruit he bit into was a tomato.

title: [MS] The Son of Man

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

What does the story say about the painter?

answer: The painter is meticulous and an accomplished artist. He never gives up in his search for Charlie Chaplin. He decides to paint Charlie Chaplin after he finds him and requires his face as inspiration for the painting. However, it turns out that there is no face to draw because Charlie has turned into a thin, face-less creature, Charlie Chaplin's alter-ego. Slendymen, who wear suits, kill the painter and make him into a "ghost".

text: The story does not mention the alter-ego.

refinement: The painter is meticulous and an accomplished artist. He never gives up in his search for Charlie Chaplin. He decides to paint Charlie Chaplin after he finds him and requires his face as inspiration for the painting. However, it turns out that there is no face to draw because Charlie has turned into a thin, face-less creature. Slendymen, who wear suits, kill the painter and make him into a "ghost".

text: It is not stated that Slenderman kills the painter and makes him into a "ghost" but that he hits the painter.

refinement: The painter is meticulous and an accomplished artist. He never gives up in his search for Charlie Chaplin. He decides to paint Charlie Chaplin after he finds him and requires his face as inspiration for the painting. However, it turns out that there is no face to draw because Charlie has turned into a thin, face-less creature. Slendymen, who wear suits, hits the painter.

text: Slenderman, not Slendyman.

refinement: The painter is meticulous and an accomplished artist. He never gives up in his search for Charlie Chaplin. He decides to paint Charlie Chaplin after he finds him and requires his face as inspiration for the painting. However, it turns out that there is no face to draw because Charlie has turned into a thin, face-less creature. Slendermen, who wear suits, hits the painter.

text: Slenderman is Charlie Chaplin.

refinement: The painter is meticulous and an accomplished artist. He never gives up in his search for Charlie Chaplin. He decides to paint Charlie Chaplin after he finds him and requires his face as inspiration for the painting. However, it turns out that there is no face to draw because Charlie has turned into a thin, face-less creature, Slanderman. Slendermen, who wear suits, hits the painter.

text: 'faceless' instead of 'face-less'.

refinement: The painter is meticulous and an accomplished artist. He never gives up in his search for Charlie Chaplin. He decides to paint Charlie Chaplin after he finds him and requires his face as inspiration for the painting. However, it turns out that there is no face to draw because Charlie has turned into a thin, faceless creature, Slanderman. Slendermen, who wear suits, hits the painter.

text: 'wears' instead of 'wear'.

refinement: The painter is meticulous and an accomplished artist. He never gives up in his search for Charlie Chaplin. He decides to paint Charlie Chaplin after he finds him and requires his face as inspiration for the painting. However, it turns out that there is no face to draw because Charlie has turned into a thin, faceless creature, Slanderman. Slendermen, who wears suits, hits the painter.

text: It is omitted that the painter picked the apple that grows on Charlie’s face; Charlie leaves.

refinement: The painter is meticulous and an accomplished artist. He never gives up in his search for Charlie Chaplin. He decides to paint Charlie Chaplin after he finds him and requires his face as inspiration for the painting. The painter picks the apple that grows on Charlie’s face. Then Charlie leaves. However, it turns out that there is no face to draw because Charlie has turned into a thin, faceless creature, Slanderman. Slendermen, who wears suits, hits the painter.

text: It is omitted that the painter meets Chaplin again sometime later.

refinement: The painter is meticulous and an accomplished artist. He never gives up in his search for Charlie Chaplin. He decides to paint Charlie Chaplin after he finds him and requires his face as inspiration for the painting. The painter picks the apple that grows on Charlie’s face. Then Charlie leaves. However, it turns out that there is no face to draw because Charlie has turned into a thin, faceless creature, Slenderman. The painter meets Chaplin again sometime later, and he hits the painter.

answer: He knows that an apple is growing on Charlie Chapman's face. Everybody gives up searching for Chapman, but not the painter. Eventually, he sees Chapman on the streets. Inspired, he paints a picture of him before plucking the apple from Chapman's face - except, the face is now on the apple. Years later, a slender man, Charlie Chapman without the face, pursues the painter. The painter wants to eat the apple before the slender man kills him, but it turns out to be a tomato.

answer: The painter is not named, and his motives are not clear, but he is dedicated to searching for Charlie Chaplin, who had vanished.

text: It is inaccurate that the painter is not named, and his motives are not clear.

refinement: The painter is dedicated to searching for Charlie Chaplin, who had vanished.

text: It is omitted that an apple is growing on Charlie Chapman's face.

refinement: The painter is dedicated to searching for Charlie Chaplin, who had vanished. An apple is growing on Charlie Chapman's face.

text: Chaplin, not Chapman

refinement: The painter is dedicated to searching for Charlie Chaplin, who had vanished. An apple is growing on Charlie Chaplin's face.

text: It is omitted that when the painter finds Chaplin, he paints a picture of him before plucking the apple from Chaplin's face - except, the face is now on the apple.

refinement: The painter is dedicated to searching for Charlie Chaplin, who had vanished. An apple is growing on Charlie Chaplin's face. When the painter finds Chaplin, he paints a picture of him before plucking the apple from Chaplin's face - except, the face is now on the apple.

text: It is omitted that years later, a slender man, Charlie Chapman without the face, pursues the painter; the painter wants to eat the apple before the slender man kills him, but it turns out to be a tomato.

refinement: The painter is dedicated to searching for Charlie Chaplin, who had vanished. An apple is growing on Charlie Chaplin's face. When the painter finds Chaplin, he paints a picture of him before plucking the apple from Chaplin's face - except, the face is now on the apple. Years later, a slender man, Charlie Chapman without the face, pursues the painter. The painter wants to eat the apple before the slender man kills him, but it turns out to be a tomato.

answer: The story indicates that the painter has obsessively searched for Charlie Chaplin in order to paint his face and find Charlie's identity. The painter is determined and single-minded in this quest. The story also indicates, however, that the painter is compassionate and understanding; he did not kill Slenderman immediately, but rather offered him an apple as a sign of respect and as proof of good intent. The story further presents the painter as sympathetic, open-minded, and curious, ultimately revealing a hidden layer of irony. Overall, the painter is portrayed as deeply determined and motivated in his search for answers.

text: It is not stated that the painter search for Charlie's identity; the painter is determined and single-minded in this quest, the story also indicates, however, that the painter is compassionate and understanding; he did not kill Slenderman immediately, but rather offered him an apple as a sign of respect and as proof of good intent; the story further presents the painter as sympathetic, open-minded, and curious, ultimately revealing a hidden layer of irony; the painter is portrayed as deeply determined and motivated in his search for answers.

refinement: The story indicates that the painter has obsessively searched for Charlie Chaplin in order to paint his face.

text: It is omitted that when the painter finds Chaplin, he paints a picture of him before plucking the apple from Chaplin's face - except, the face is now on the apple.

refinement: The story indicates that the painter has obsessively searched for Charlie Chaplin in order to paint his face. When the painter finds Chaplin, he paints a picture of him before plucking the apple from Chaplin's face - except, the face is now on the apple.

text: It is omitted that years later, a slender man, Charlie Chapman without the face, pursues the painter. The painter wants to eat the apple before the slender man kills him, but it turns out to be a tomato.

refinement: The story indicates that the painter has obsessively searched for Charlie Chaplin in order to paint his face. When the painter finds Chaplin, he paints a picture of him before plucking the apple from Chaplin's face - except, the face is now on the apple. Years later, a slender man, Charlie Chapman without the face, pursues the painter. The painter wants to eat the apple before the slender man kills him, but it turns out to be a tomato.

answer: The painter is determined and relentless in finding Charlie Chaplin even after many years have passed. He cared about Charlie and wanted to know why Charlie withdrew from the public eye. He found Charlie in a dark forest and even when Slenderman tried to kill him, the painter made sure to eat the apple from Charlie Chaplin's face first. This shows that the painter is committed, caring, and determined.

text: It is omitted that when the painter finds Chaplin, he paints a picture of him before plucking the apple from Chaplin's face - except, the face is now on the apple.

refinement: The painter is determined and relentless in finding Charlie Chaplin even after many years have passed. He cared about Charlie and wanted to know why Charlie withdrew from the public eye. When the painter finds Chaplin, he paints a picture of him before plucking the apple from Chaplin's face - except, the face is now on the apple. He found Charlie in a dark forest and even when Slenderman tried to kill him, the painter made sure to eat the apple from Charlie Chaplin's face first. This shows that the painter is committed, caring, and determined.

text: The painter's apple is in the pocket, not on Chaplin's face anymore.

refinement: The painter is determined and relentless in finding Charlie Chaplin even after many years have passed. He cared about Charlie and wanted to know why Charlie withdrew from the public eye. When the painter finds Chaplin, he paints a picture of him before plucking the apple from Chaplin's face - except, the face is now on the apple. He found Charlie in a dark forest and even when Slenderman tried to kill him, the painter made sure to eat the apple from his pocket. This shows that the painter is committed, caring, and determined.

text: I would add that Chaplin finds the painter sometime later.

refinement: The painter is determined and relentless in finding Charlie Chaplin even after many years have passed. He cared about Charlie and wanted to know why Charlie withdrew from the public eye. When the painter finds Chaplin, he paints a picture of him before plucking the apple from Chaplin's face - except, the face is now on the apple. Sometime later, he found Charlie in a dark forest and even when Slenderman tried to kill him, the painter made sure to eat the apple from his pocket. This shows that the painter is committed, caring, and determined.

text: The answer should be in the present tense.

refinement: The painter is determined and relentless in finding Charlie Chaplin even after many years have passed. He cares about Charlie and wants to know why Charlie withdrew from the public eye. When the painter finds Chaplin, he paints a picture of him before plucking the apple from Chaplin's face - except, the face is now on the apple. Sometime later, he finds Charlie in a dark forest and even when Slenderman tries to kill him, the painter makes sure to eat the apple from his pocket. This shows that the painter is committed, caring, and determined.

text: a missing comma after 'forest'.

refinement: The painter is determined and relentless in finding Charlie Chaplin even after many years have passed. He cares about Charlie and wants to know why Charlie withdrew from the public eye. When the painter finds Chaplin, he paints a picture of him before plucking the apple from Chaplin's face - except, the face is now on the apple. Sometime later, he finds Charlie in a dark forest, and even when Slenderman tries to kill him, the painter makes sure to eat the apple from his pocket. This shows that the painter is committed, caring, and determined.


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STOCKFISH FILM FESTIVAL is an international film festival in Reykjavík, Iceland. The festival takes place in the only art house cinema in Iceland, Bíó Paradís, late February every year and lasts for eleven days. The festival aims to create a platform in Reykjavík to encourage collaboration between domestic and international film communities. The festival was founded in 2015, as a reincarnation of the Reykjavík Film Festival (Icelandic: Kvikmyndahátíð í Reykjavík),1 which was established in 1978. It appeals to both people in the film industry and those who are interested in the wellbeing of international filmmaking. The festival is a collaboration between all of the film professional associations in Iceland and the festival's Board of Directors includes members of the major film professional associations in Iceland.2

Films

The festival screens some of the most up-and-coming art-house films in the world. All the feature films are handpicked by the board members and the festival, therefore, does not accept submissions of feature films. Each year the festival screens over 30 international and Icelandic award-winning films, most of which would not be otherwise screened in Iceland.

Events

Every year the festival offers a wide range of lectures, workshops, masterclasses, panels, ceremonies, parties and other events to support its goal of encouraging collaboration between Icelandic and international film professionals and those who are interested in filmmaking in an international scale.

The events can vary based on the focus each year, but there are two special events the festival takes its pride in every year, the SHORTFISH competition and WORKS IN PROGRESS.

Shortfish

The festival aims to support Icelandic future filmmakers with the festival's short film competition SHORTFISH (Icelandic: _SPRETTFISKURINN_). The criteria of the films are that they are not longer than 30 minutes and be less than 1 years old. The festival only accepts Icelandic short films, that is, the films either have to have an Icelandic director and/or producer.[1]

Apart from the prestigious price of gaining the title the Shortfish, the winner of the competition also gets an award that aims to help said filmmaker to make future projects. The winners of the competition after 2017 receive 1 million kr. in equipment rental from Kukl.

The films in the competition are usually screened a few times during the festival, with at least one Q&A screening.

Works in progress

Works in Progress provides international press and film industry professionals a unique chance to see what Icelandic filmmakers are working on during each festival. Icelandic filmmakers are invited to screen a 5–15 minute preview of their work followed by a Q&A with the audience. Usually this event takes place twice each festival so to give each international guest an opportunity to attend.[2][3]

Special guests

The festival invites international filmmakers to discuss the state of filmmaking, industry, and community with the public and Icelandic filmmakers. Both the international and Icelandic filmmakers attending the festival participate in Q&A screenings, panels, lectures, workshops, masterclasses and other events. This creates the platform between different filmmakers to discuss – and even collaborate on future projects.

Some of the past guests of the festival include; Jóhann Jóhannsson, Rachid Bouchareb,3 László Rajk, Sturla Brandt Grövlen, Iram Haq, Harutyun Khachatryan and many more.

Winners of Shortfish

  Year   Film                  Director                    Producer
  ------ --------------------- --------------------------- ----------------------------------------
  2015   FOXES                 Mikel Gurrea                Eva Sigurðardóttir and Askja Films
  2016   LIKE IT’S UP TO YOU   Brynhildur Þórarinsdóttir   Fridhemfilm, Brynhildur Þórarinsdóttir
  2017   TBA                   TBA                         TBA

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title: Stockfish Film Festival

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

Where does the festival occur?

answer: The festival takes place in the only art house cinema in Iceland, Bíó Paradís.

text: Reykjavik is omitted.

refinement: The festival takes place in the only art house cinema in Iceland, Bíó Paradís in Reykjavik.

answer: Reykjavik, Iceland

text: Bio Paradis is omitted.

refinement: Reykjavik, Iceland at the only art house cinema in Iceland, Bio Paradis

answer: The Stockfish Film Festival takes place in Reykjavík, Iceland.

text: Bio Paradis is omitted.

refinement: The Stockfish Film Festival takes place in Reykjavík, Iceland at the only art house cinema in Iceland, Bio Paradis.

answer: The Stockfish Film Festival takes place in Reykjavík, Iceland.

text: Bio Paradis is omitted.

refinement: The Stockfish Film Festival takes place in Reykjavík, Iceland at the only art house cinema in Iceland, Bio Paradis.

answer: Reykjavík Iceland.

text: Bio Paradis is omitted.

refinement: Reykjavík, Iceland at the only art house cinema in Iceland, Bio Paradis.

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

When was the festival founded?

answer: 2015

answer: 2015

answer: 2015

answer: The Stockfish Film Festival was founded in 2015.

answer: The Stockfish Film Festival was founded in 2015.

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

What requirements are there for films to be entered in the Shortfish competition?

answer: All the films in the Shortfish competition should not longer than 30 minutes and be less than 1 year old. The films have to be from Iceland and have an Icelandic director/producer.

answer: They must be no more than 30 minutes long, less than 1 year old, and have an Icelandic director and/or producer

answer: The films in the competition must be less than 30 minutes and less than one year old. The competition is open only to Icelandic short films, and the winner receives an award for making future projects.

text: "and the winner receives an award..." is irrelevant to the question.

refinement: The films in the competition must be less than 30 minutes and less than one year old. The competition is open only to Icelandic short films

text: Specify that Icelandic short films mean that the films have to have an Icelandic director and/or producer.

refinement: The films in the competition must be less than 30 minutes and less than one year old. The competition is open only to Icelandic short films, meaning they must have an Icelandic director and/or producer.

answer: They must be under 30 minutes long, and less than 1 year old.

text: It's omitted that the the requirements include that the films have to have an Icelandic director or producer.

refinement: They must be under 30 minutes long, less than 1 year old, and the films have to have an Icelandic director or producer.

answer: Films can be no longer than 30 minutes and 1 year old. They also have to be directed or produced by an Icelandic company or individual.

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

How many films are screened each year?

answer: The festival screens over 30 international and Icelandic award-winning films each year.

answer: Over 30.

answer: Over 30 international and Icelandic award-winning films are screened each year.

answer: More than 30

answer: Each year, over 30 international and Icelandic award-winning films are screened at the Stockfish Film Festival.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The Stockfish Film Festival is an international film festival in Reykjavík, Iceland. The festival takes place in the only art house cinema in Iceland, Bíó Paradís, for eleven days in late February every year. The festival aims to create a platform for filmmakers from all over the world to come together and communicate. The festival screens films that would not otherwise be seen in Iceland and holds special events including the SHORTFISH competition and WORKS IN PROGRESS. The past guests of the festival include notable filmmakers Jóhann Jóhannsson, Rachid Bouchareb, and László Rajk. The SHORTFISH competition awards the winning film with a price as well as equipment rental from Kukl.

text: This is six instead of the requested four sentences. The final two sentences aren't important as the other pieces of information.

refinement: The Stockfish Film Festival is an international film festival in Reykjavík, Iceland. The festival takes place in the only art house cinema in Iceland, Bíó Paradís, for eleven days in late February every year. The festival aims to create a platform for filmmakers from all over the world to come together and communicate. The festival screens films that would not otherwise be seen in Iceland and holds special events including the SHORTFISH competition and WORKS IN PROGRESS.

text: It's omitted that the festival was founded in 2015.

refinement: The Stockfish Film Festival is an international film festival in Reykjavík, Iceland and founded in 2015. The festival takes place in the only art house cinema in Iceland, Bíó Paradís, for eleven days in late February every year. The festival aims to create a platform for filmmakers from all over the world to come together and communicate. The festival screens films that would not otherwise be seen in Iceland and holds special events including the SHORTFISH competition and WORKS IN PROGRESS.

text: The Shortfish competition should be described.

refinement: The Stockfish Film Festival is an international film festival in Reykjavík, Iceland and founded in 2015. The festival takes place in the only art house cinema in Iceland, Bíó Paradís, for eleven days in late February every year. The festival aims to create a platform for filmmakers from all over the world to come together and communicate. The festival screens films that would not otherwise be seen in Iceland and holds special events including the SHORTFISH competition, which aims to support Icelandic future filmmakers, and WORKS IN PROGRESS.

answer: The Stockfish Film Festival is an international film festival hosted annually in Reykjavik, Iceland. It was founded in 2015 as a reincarnation of the Reykjavik Film Festival which was established in 1978. More than 30 films are screened there each year. It also features the Shortfish competition which aims to support Icelandic future filmmakers.

answer: The Stockfish Film Festival is an international film festival in Reykjavík, Iceland. The festival debuted in 2015 and aims to create a platform in Reykjavík to encourage collaboration between domestic and international film communities. It screens over 30 international and Icelandic award-winning films in its annual eleven-day festival. Shortfish is a short film competition held by the festival to support Icelandic future filmmakers.

answer: Stockfish Film Festival is an international film festival in Reykjavik, Iceland. It takes place in the only art house cinema in Iceland called Bíó Paradís, and lasts for 11 days. The festival screens award-winning films and takes special efforts to encourage collaboration between Icelandic and international film professionals and those who are interested in filmmaking. The festival invites experts to discuss the state of filmmaking and other such things.

text: The final sentence could be replaced by saying the Shortfish competition aims to support Icelandic future filmmakers.

refinement: Stockfish Film Festival is an international film festival in Reykjavik, Iceland. It takes place in the only art house cinema in Iceland called Bíó Paradís, and lasts for 11 days. The festival screens award-winning films and takes special efforts to encourage collaboration between Icelandic and international film professionals and those who are interested in filmmaking. The Shortfish competition aims to support Icelandic future filmmakers.

text: It's omitted that the festival was founded in 2015.

refinement: Stockfish Film Festival is an international film festival in Reykjavik, Iceland that was founded in 2015. It takes place in the only art house cinema in Iceland called Bíó Paradís, and lasts for 11 days. The festival screens award-winning films and takes special efforts to encourage collaboration between Icelandic and international film professionals and those who are interested in filmmaking. The Shortfish competition aims to support Icelandic future filmmakers.

answer: STOCKFISH FILM FESTIVAL is an international film festival in Reykjavík, Iceland that takes place in February. Films selected for the festival are handpicked by the festival's board members and screened to provide a platform for collaboration between filmmakers in Iceland and around the world. The festival also invites international filmmakers to share their work and discuss filmmaking on panels, lectures, and workshops. Some past guests of the festival include Jóhann Jóhannsson and Rachid Bouchareb. The festival encourages new Icelandic filmmakers through its Shortfish competition where the winner receives a generous prize.

text: This is five sentences instead of the requested four. The sentence about past guests could be removed.

refinement: STOCKFISH FILM FESTIVAL is an international film festival in Reykjavík, Iceland that takes place in February. Films selected for the festival are handpicked by the festival's board members and screened to provide a platform for collaboration between filmmakers in Iceland and around the world. The festival also invites international filmmakers to share their work and discuss filmmaking on panels, lectures, and workshops. The festival encourages new Icelandic filmmakers through its Shortfish competition where the winner receives a generous prize.

text: It's omitted that the festival was founded in 2015.

refinement: STOCKFISH FILM FESTIVAL is an international film festival in Reykjavík, Iceland that takes place in February, and was founded in 2015. Films selected for the festival are handpicked by the festival's board members and screened to provide a platform for collaboration between filmmakers in Iceland and around the world. The festival also invites international filmmakers to share their work and discuss filmmaking on panels, lectures, and workshops. The festival encourages new Icelandic filmmakers through its Shortfish competition where the winner receives a generous prize.


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The CATHOLIC COMMISSION FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE IN ZIMBABWE (CCJPZ) is a non-governmental organization whose aim is to highlight the plight of the Zimbabwean people and assist in cases of human rights abuse.

The CCJPZ was established in 1972 as the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Rhodesia. The commission changed its name when Rhodesia became Zimbabwe after independence in 1980 and has offices in Harare, Bulawayo, Binga village, and Mutare, along with the presence of a "Justice and Peace committee in each diocese. Its stated duties are ;to inform people's consciences; to make people aware of their rights and duties as citizens; to encourage love, understanding and harmony through the promotion of the Church's social teaching; to investigate allegations of injustice which it considers to merit attention, and to take appropriate action; to keep in contact with other organisations with similar aims and objectives and;to advise the Bishop's Conference on the human rights situation pertaining from time to time.[1]

Outreach

In March 1997, the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe compiled the report on the situation in Matabeleland and the Midlands during the period of 1980-1988 titled _Breaking the Silence, Building True Peace._ The report was based on the human rights abuses orchestrated by Prime Minister Robert Mugabe's North Korean-trained Zimbabwean Fifth Brigade, which was known within the nation as the Gukurahundi.The publication of the report was possible because Zimbabwe had been enjoying a period of stability and national unity since the _Unity Accord of 1987_.

As one of the few human rights organisations in Zimbabwe, CCJPZ has made significant contributions to the documentation of the injustices and suffering of the Zimbabwean people during the Rhodesian Bush War and Gukurahundi. In the late nineties the Commission distributed impartial literature on the right to vote which led to a high voter turnout for the 2000 parliamentary elections.

Recording History

The CCJPZ has recorded crucial chapters of Zimbabwe's history in reports and publications since before independence in 1980. These records encompass the Rhodesian Bush War, Gukurahundi, pre-election and post election violence since independence.

Past Directors

Mr C. Mhondoro 1981-1982
Ms Dorita Field 1983-1984
Mr C. Maveneka 1984-1986
Nicholas Ndebele 1986-1991
Mike Auret 1992-1999
A.M. Chaumba

Past Chair Persons

Mike Auret 1981-1990
Peter Peel 1990-1992
Charles Dube 1992-2000

Aliyeli Lungu -2016

Yvonne Winfildah Takawira-Matwaya 2016- Present

Affiliations

CCJPZ is a Commission of the ZIMBABWE CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE with an affiliation to the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace in Rome and has active contact with Commissions in other countries.

Archival Information

-   Reaching for Justice, a history of the CCJP (Mambo Press, 1992)
-   Caught in The Crossfire (Video detailing the plight of the Zimbabwean people in the Liberation War of the 1970s)
-   Catholic Institute for International Relations, Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Rhodesia. _Rhodesia After the Internal Settlement_, 1978

[1] CCJP

question: When was the commission founded?

answer: 1972

text: "The CCJPZ was established in 1972" is evidence that the commission was founded in 1972.

answer: 1972

text: "The CCJPZ was established in 1972" is evidence that the commission was founded in 1972.

answer: The commission was founded in 1972.

text: "The CCJPZ was established in 1972" is evidence that the commission was founded in 1972.

answer: The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe was founded in 1972.

text: "The CCJPZ was established in 1972" is evidence that the commission was founded in 1972.

question: What was the title of the report released by the commission in 1997?

answer: The title of the report released by the commission in 1997 was "Breaking the Silence, Building True Peace."

text: "the report on the situation in Matabeleland and the Midlands during the period of 1980-1988 titled _Breaking the Silence, Building True Peace" is evidence of the report's title.

answer: Breaking the Silence, Building True Peace

text: "the report on the situation in Matabeleland and the Midlands during the period of 1980-1988 titled _Breaking the Silence, Building True Peace" is evidence of the report's title.

answer: The report released by the CCJPZ in 1997 was titled "Breaking the Silence, Building True Peace."

text: "the report on the situation in Matabeleland and the Midlands during the period of 1980-1988 titled _Breaking the Silence, Building True Peace" is evidence of the report's title.

answer: Breaking the Silence, Building True Peace.

text: "the report on the situation in Matabeleland and the Midlands during the period of 1980-1988 titled _Breaking the Silence, Building True Peace" is evidence of the report's title.

question: What organization is the commission a part of?

answer: The commission is a part of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference.

text: "CCJPZ is a Commission of the ZIMBABWE CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE" is evidence of the commission's affiliation with the organization.

answer: The CCJPZ is a commission of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference.

text: "CCJPZ is a Commission of the ZIMBABWE CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE" is evidence of the commission's affiliation with the organization.

answer: The Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference

text: "CCJPZ is a Commission of the ZIMBABWE CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE" is evidence of the commission's affiliation with the organization.

answer: The CCJPZ is a commission of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference.

text: "CCJPZ is a Commission of the ZIMBABWE CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE" is evidence of the commission's affiliation with the organization.

question: Prior to 1980, what was the commission called?

answer: The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Rhodesia

text: "The CCJPZ was established in 1972 as the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Rhodesia" is evidence of what the commission was called prior to 1980.

answer: The commission was called the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Rhodesia.

text: "The CCJPZ was established in 1972 as the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Rhodesia" is evidence of what the commission was called prior to 1980.

answer: The commission was called the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Rhodesia.

text: "The CCJPZ was established in 1972 as the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Rhodesia" is evidence of what the commission was called prior to 1980.

answer: The commission was originally called the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Rhodesia prior to 1980.

text: "The CCJPZ was established in 1972 as the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Rhodesia" is evidence of what the commission was called prior to 1980.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe is a non-governmental organization whose aim is to highlight the plight of the Zimbabwean people and assist in cases of human rights abuse.

text: It fails to give few more details such as its foundation.

refinement: The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe is a non-governmental organization whose aim is to highlight the plight of the Zimbabwean people and assist in cases of human rights abuse. The CCJPZ was established in 1972 as the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Rhodesia. CCJPZ is a Commission of the ZIMBABWE CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE with an affiliation to the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace in Rome and has active contact with Commissions in other countries.

text: "The CATHOLIC COMMISSION FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE IN ZIMBABWE (CCJPZ) is a non-governmental organization whose aim is to highlight the plight of the Zimbabwean people and assist in cases of human rights abuse" is evidence of the CCJPZ's background.

answer: The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe is a non-governmental organization whose aim is to highlight the plight of the Zimbabwean people and assist in cases of human rights abuse. It was established in 1972 as the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Rhodesia. It has offices in Harare, Bulawayo, Binga village, and Mutare, along with the presence of a "Justice and Peace committee in each diocese."

answer: The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe is a non-governmental organization whose aim is to highlight the plight of the Zimbabwean people and assist in cases of human rights abuse. It was founded in 1972 and is a commission of the Zimbabwean Catholic Bishops' Conference. In 1997, the commission published a report on the human rights abuses orchestrated by Prime Minister Robert Mugabe's North Korean-trained Fifth Brigade titled Breaking the Silence, Building True Peace.

answer: The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe (CCJPZ) is a non-governmental organization that aims to highlight the plight of the Zimbabwean people and assist in cases of human rights abuse. The CCJPZ has been documenting the injustices and suffering of the Zimbabwean people since before independence in 1980, and has published reports and publications on the Rhodesian Bush War, Gukurahundi, pre-election and post-election violence.


text:
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul says all Americans should be worried about civil liberties in the wake of the FBI’s raid on President Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen.

The nebulous limits to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russian investigation, coupled with his willingness to test them, had the Republican lawmaker ringing alarm bells Tuesday. Mr. Paul told a Fox News’ Bill Hemmer that the FBI’s legal tendrils have wandered far from their original target — the truth about possible collusion between Russian state actors and Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign.

“The first question we ought to ask is what does this have to do with Russia,” Mr. Paul said during an “American Newsroom” appearance. “I thought the special prosecutor was investigating Russian collusion. Going after someone’s personal attorney is a great overstep, I think, in the authority of the prosecutor.

“This is why I have opposed really having special prosecutors for almost anything,” the lawmaker continued, the Daily Caller reported. “I think they abuse their authority. I think Mueller has abused his authority. They say, ‘well he asked somebody else, another U.S. attorney to do it.’ Yes, but this is coming at the behest of Mueller. I think this investigation no longer has much to do with Russia. I would warn people around America who … don’t like the president [that say], ‘Oh, this is just fine because it’s against President Trump.’ This is an enormous power used against anybody.”

Mr. Paul also seemed to critique New York Sen. Chuck Schumer for tweeting: “If @realDonaldTrump is thinking of using the FBI raid to fire Special Counsel Mueller or otherwise interfere with the chain of command in the Russia probe, we Democrats have one simple message for him: don’t.”

The Kentucky senator noted that Mr. Schumer’s January appearance on MSNBC implied corruption within the highest echelons of U.S. intelligence agencies.

“Let me tell you: You take on the intelligence community — they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you,” the Senate Minority Leader told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow. “So, even for a practical supposedly hard-nosed businessman, he’s being really dumb to do this.”

Stephen M. Ryan, Mr. Cohen’s lawyer, told reporters Tuesday that the FBI raid was partly a referral by the Office of Special Counsel.

Sources told The New York Times that prosecutors are investigating possible campaign law violations linked to a nondisclosure payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, in addition to possible bank and tax fraud.

Mr. Ryan issued a statement calling the Manhattan raid “completely inappropriate and unnecessary,” given his client’s willing participation with the agency’s Russia investigation.

“It resulted in the unnecessary seizure of protected attorney client communications between a lawyer and his clients,” the lawyer said.

Mr. Trump called the FBI’s raid on his lawyer a “total witch hunt.”

  A TOTAL WITCH HUNT!!!

  — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 10, 2018

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question: Who was raided by the FBI?

answer: President Trump's attorney, Michael Cohen.

answer: Trump's attorney Michael Cohen was raided by the FBI.

answer: The FBI raided President Trump's attorney, Michael Cohen.

answer: Michael Cohen

question: Why does Rand Paul object to the raid?

answer: Rand Paul objects, claiming that the prosecutor has overstepped their limits.

answer: He thinks it is an overstep of the authority of the prosecutor.

answer: Rand Paul objects to the raid because he believes that it is an overstep of the authority of the special prosecutor, Robert Mueller, and that it is a sign that the investigation is no longer focused on Russia. Paul also believes that the FBI's legal tendrils have wandered too far from their original target, and that the agency could use its power against anyone, not just President Trump.

text: Everything from "Paul also believes" on seems unnecessary

refinement: Rand Paul objects to the raid because he believes that it is an overstep of the authority of the special prosecutor, Robert Mueller, and that it is a sign that the investigation is no longer focused on Russia.

answer: Rand Paul objects to the raid because he believes that the FBI has overstepped its authority.

question: What does the New York Times say the prosecutors are investigating?

answer: The New York Times says that the prosecutors are investigating campaign law violations as well as bank and tax fraud.

text: "Campaign law violations linked to a nondisclosure payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels"

refinement: The New York Times says that the prosecutors are investigating campaign law violations linked to a nondisclosure payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, as well as bank and tax fraud.

answer: According to the New York Times, the prosecutors are investigating possible campaign law violations linked to a nondisclosure payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, in addition to possible bank and tax fraud.

answer: The New York Times says the prosecutors are investigating possible campaign law violations linked to a nondisclosure payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, in addition to possible bank and tax fraud.

answer: The New York Times says that prosecutors are investigating possible campaign law violations linked to a nondisclosure payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, in addition to possible bank and tax fraud.

question: Does Trump approve of his lawyer being raided?

answer: No, he calls it a "witch hunt".

answer: Based on the president's tweet, it seems that he does not approve of the FBI raiding his lawyer.

answer: No, Trump did not approve of his lawyer being raided.

answer: Yes, Trump called the FBI's raid on his lawyer a "total witch hunt."

text: The answer should be no; the "total witch hunt" comment supports that the answer is no

refinement: No, Trump called the FBI's raid on his lawyer a "total witch hunt."

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Rand Paul says that Americans should be worried about civil liberties in the wake of the FBI's raid on President Trump's attorney Michael Cohen. The senator believes that the investigation into possible collusion between Russia and Trump's presidential campaign has gone beyond its original scope, and that the FBI's legal reach has become too broad. Trump has called the raid a "witch hunt."

answer: Rand Paul, a Republican senator, said that all Americans should be worried about civil liberties in the wake of the FBI's raid on President Trump's attorney Michael Cohen. The nebulous limits to special counsel Robert Mueller's Russian investigation, coupled with his willingness to test them, had the Republican lawmaker ringing alarm bells Tuesday.

answer: Trump's lawyer is raided by the FBI while investigating claims of campaign law violations and Russian collusion. Many people were upset by this, claiming it was an overreach of power.

text: "Many people" is an overstatement; the main person in the article who was upset was Rand Paul

refinement: Trump's lawyer is raided by the FBI while investigating claims of campaign law violations and Russian collusion. Rand Paul was upset by this, claiming it was an overreach of power.

text: Fix the tense of "is raided"

refinement: Trump's lawyer was raided by the FBI while investigating claims of campaign law violations and Russian collusion. Rand Paul was upset by this, claiming it was an overreach of power.

answer: Rand Paul, a senator from Kentucky, is worried about the FBI's raid on President Trump's attorney Michael Cohen. He thinks the investigation no longer has much to do with Russia.


text:
**Pt. I: The Inhumane Art of Burning For The Unworthy**

Once, a bear ventured outside of his den. He had been hearing such strange sounds, and he was intrigued as to discover the source. As he journeyed through the woods that were his home, a strange green glow filtered from above the tallest trees. The bear knew these woods intimately, yet it would seem his knowledge was still not complete, as he stumbled and fell into a freshly created pit. Darkness engulfed the bear, but he did not give his hope to the wind. Upon inspection, he discovered a small hole on the walls of the pit. Fleeting though it may be, he decided to venture into this hole. What awaited him, no bear had known before. A strange, strange thing was before him. Was it water? It reflected and moved as if it was, light dancing all around. Reaching out to touch, the bear found himself… simply, no more.

**Pt. II: The Elder Ressurection**

The bear saw nothing but blackness. He floated through nothingness. Where was he? His memory was clouded; he remembered reaching out toward the strange, shimmering light. What was this? He saw the same light, taunting him, tantalizingly out of reach. Yet, he extended his paw in a feeble attempt at making contact. Then, as suddenly as he been swept into this strange realm, he was back in his woodland home. But, no, it could not be his beautiful home. The trees were burning, the forest floor was set ablaze. He did not understand the aberrant course of events that were unfolding. A tall tree crashed down next to the bear, crushing him beneath the burning timber. He knew that this chapter in life was at its end, but was not yet resigned to his fate. With his last bit of strength, the bear looked up. What he saw was a strange sight indeed; a tall creature who strode upon two legs was approaching. What was this outlandish being? The bear would never know, as the last sound he heard was a loud crack, and then all was silent and dark once more.

question: What did the bear touch that drew it into a strange place?

answer: The bear likely touched an odd sort of light, drawing it into a stranger realm.

answer: A light in the woods

text: The light comes before the unknown thing

refinement: A strange object in a hole on the side of a pit.

answer: It is not stated.

question: Why was the bear's home on fire?

answer: That is unexplained in the text.

answer: That information is not known.

answer: He never found out in the story, but it was presumably negligence.

question: Was the two-legged creature the cause of the fire?

answer: No. The bear would never know what caused the fire because he died.

answer: It might be implied that it was.

answer: Yes, the two-legged creature was the cause of the fire.

text: We do not know for sure.

refinement: It is unclear but maybe the two-legged creature was the cause of the fire.

question: Did the bear die?

answer: Yes, the bear died.

answer: Yes.

answer: That information is not known.

text: The bear died

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: A bear wandered into the woods at the sound of something unfamiliar and fell into a pit. While inside the hole, the bear attempted to touch something strange and it found itself in a burning forest, which used to be its home. Right before the bear became unconscious, it saw a two-legged creature it hadn't seen before.

answer: The passage tells the gruesome tale of a bear who stumbles upon a strange tunnel filled with moving water, only to fall in and die. Upon waking, the bear finds the forest burning and is soon killed in the blaze. This story captures the savage, brutal nature of human cruelty.

answer: The passage describes what one might imagine hell to be like: complete darkness, searing fires devoid of all life, and stunning creatures wandering aimlessly in search of purpose.

text: No mention of a bear.

refinement: The story is about a bear who falls into a hole and then reawakens to find his forest on fire.

answer: The story begins with a bear that falls into a pit and sees a strange light, only to soon find himself in a burning forest. He fails to comprehend what is happening, and it quickly ends with his death.

answer: The animals in this story witness strange, green flames emanating from the tops of the trees. When one curious bear ventures to find out what is causing the strange phenomenon, he is killed by his own curiosity when he falls down a pit with the green fire to his doom. Suddenly the bear awakens to find his woodland is on fire, and he is killed by a tree crushing him.

answer: In this two-part story, a bear encounters and is ultimately defeated by an inhumane art of burning for the unworthy. The bear sees the act unfold before him, a part of some larger event he doesn't understand. From the bear's perspective, it seems to be both horrifying and confusing.

text: "inhumane art of burning for the unworthy" is just the story's title.

refinement: In this two-part story, a bear encounters a mysterious thing after falling into a pit. Then he awakens to find his forest on fire. A tree falls on him and he dies.


text:
Introduction

Before we begin, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is not important, but who I am is. I am the last and only remaining observer of the apocalypse. The story you are about to read is about you and everyone you love.

Part 1 – Heat

“I can’t wait for the winter.” Zach says to himself, staring out his bedroom window at an empty park across the street. Zach is a 20 year old human, a college drop out. He was a political science major before the announcement. He didn’t see any reason to have any ambitions given the situation.

He sits on the edge of his bed and turns on the television in his room. He grew up in this house, and he knows it intimately. The volume on the television is too low to hear, Zach still looks outside of the window. “It will be better in the winter” he sighs.

The local 6 o’clock news plays silently. The closed captioning on the news reads “farmers are leaving their crops at a quickening pace, food prices are skyrocketing”.

Zach is still day dreaming about the cold when he is startled by a knock at the door.

“Dinner is ready!”

It was obvious to Zach’s mother that she had startled him. She already knew what was on his mind.

“I didn’t mean to scare you. We’re all a bit jumpy this time of year.”

Zach’s family didn’t have to worry about food prices. Zach’s parents were both involved in lucrative careers, and he has always enjoyed most everything he has ever wanted. Today all he wanted was to go outside and run for miles. If he ever got the chance, he decided he wouldn’t plan on stopping, and that he would run until he couldn’t run anymore.  Running outside is against the law now, and has been since the announcement. Only the police are allowed to run outside, and even then only under special circumstances. A boy who lived down the street ignored these rules a couple weeks ago and there has been no word of what happened to him since. Zach envied him, and hated himself for being too scared to follow his lead.

At the dinner table the discussion was brief and short as usual. Humans don’t talk as much as they used to. Humans are funny; they will do anything to keep living. Actually almost everything has changed since the U.N. made the announcement last April. The humans have migrated to rural areas at a staggering rate, and businesses have their employees work from home whenever possible.  Air conditioning is mandated for every property. The more comfortable people are, the lower their heart rate is. This keeps them alive longer. This helps them survive.

Zach finished his food and went back to his room. He spends most of his time there, watching television and drawing. He finds peace in solitude. As an optimist he tries to keep his brain on the move, just in case there is a solution. Apathy is his death and he knows it.

He takes a deep breath and closes his eyes, chasing sleep. He dreams about Christmas as a child, the presents, family gatherings, and snowball fights.

title: O - Part 1

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

Why is running outside against the law?

answer: It may be implied that people were forced to remain indoors for their own good and hence going outside may have been considered a crime.

text: "It may be implied that people were forced to remain indoors for their own good and hence going outside may have been considered a crime." - There is no information other than a vague U.N. announcement that changed everything.

answer: Running outside is against the law because it is believed that the less activity there is, the better the chance that people will survive. This is because a lower heart rate helps people survive.

text: "Running outside is against the law because it is believed that the less activity there is, the better the chance that people will survive. This is because a lower heart rate helps people survive." - while this answer is plausible, it is still an assumption because the reason why running was banned was never mentioned in the story. There is no information other than a vague U.N. announcement that changed everything.

answer: Zach doesn't say, but it could be because of lower oxygen levels outside.

text: "but it could be because of lower oxygen levels outside." - is just an assumption. There is no information other than a vague U.N. announcement that changed everything.

answer: That information not clear.

text: "information" - add "is"

answer: Running outside is against the law because too much heat can have dangerous consequences for humans. The humans don't want to put themselves at risk and so they restrict certain activities that could cause overheating.

text: "The humans" - remove "the"

refinement: Running outside is against the law because too much heat can have dangerous consequences for humans. Humans don't want to put themselves at risk and so they restrict certain activities that could cause overheating.

text: "Running outside is against the law because too much heat can have dangerous consequences for humans. Humans don't want to put themselves at risk and so they restrict certain activities that could cause overheating." - is just an assumption at this point. There is no information other than a vague U.N. announcement that changed everything.

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

What was the announcement made by U.N.?

answer: The announcement by U.N. was that the apocalypse was happening due to climate change.

text: "The announcement by U.N. was that the apocalypse was happening due to climate change." - the U.N. announcement was never mentioned anywhere in the story. There's only a passing reference to an announcement, but no details were given. Replace the answer with "That information can't be found."

answer: The announcement was that the world is ending due to severe climate change, and that any chance of survival rests in staying cool.

text: "The announcement was that the world is ending due to severe climate change, and that any chance of survival rests in staying cool." - the U.N. announcement was never mentioned anywhere in the story. There's only a passing reference to an announcement, but no details were given. Replace the answer with "That information can't be found."

answer: It is not mentioned in the story.

answer: The announcement made by U.N. is not mentioned.

answer: The U.N. may have announced that people stay indoors for their own benefit.

text: "The U.N. may have announced that people stay indoors for their own benefit." - this may be a correct assumption. However, the U.N. announcement was never mentioned anywhere in the story. There's only a passing reference to an announcement, but no details were given.

refinement: The U.N. may have announced that people stay indoors for their own benefit because humans live longer when they are comfortable.

text: "Businesses have their employees work from home whenever possible. Air conditioning is mandated for every property. The more comfortable people are, the lower their heart rate is. This keeps them alive longer. This helps them survive."

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

Why does the narrator give up on his ambition?

answer: The narrator chooses apathy because there doesn't seem like there's a solution to the problem.

text: "The narrator chooses apathy because there doesn't seem like there's a solution to the problem." - this is inaccurate because Zach is an optimist who is still hoping for a solution: "As an optimist he tries to keep his brain on the move, just in case there is a solution. Apathy is his death and he knows it." It also doesn't answer the question of why he gave up his ambition, which may pertain to his political science studies in college.

refinement: Given the situation that everyone has to stay indoors after the announcement made by the U.N. about being cool and comfortable for a lower heart rate.

answer: He's waiting for winter.

text: "He's waiting for winter." - Zach is waiting for winter, but it is not the reason for not having any academic ambitions given the situation.

refinement: Given the situation that everyone has to stay indoors after the announcement made by the U.N. about being cool and comfortable for a lower heart rate.

answer: Given the situation of being locked indoors, Zach feels that it is pointless to be ambitious in such a world.

answer: The narrator gives up on his ambition because he does not see any point in having ambitions when the world is ending. He is also scared of taking any risks. He finds peace in solitude and spends most of his time in his room as a form of protection. He dreams of happier times as a child and misses the sound of laughter at family gatherings and snowball fights.

text: "The narrator gives up on his ambition because he does not see any point in having ambitions" - this is a redundant statement. Delete the first half of the sentence.

refinement: The narrator does not see any point in having ambitions when the world is ending. He is also scared of taking any risks. He finds peace in solitude and spends most of his time in his room as a form of protection. He dreams of happier times as a child and misses the sound of laughter at family gatherings and snowball fights.

text: "the world is ending" - this is speculative. There wasn't anything mentioned (yet) about the world ending. Change "the world is ending" to something about the current situation of being confined indoors.

refinement: The narrator does not see any point in having ambitions given the current situation after the U.N. announcement that everyone has to stay indoors where it's cooler and to keep their heart rates down. He is also scared of taking any risks. He finds peace in solitude and spends most of his time in his room as a form of protection. He dreams of happier times as a child and misses the sound of laughter at family gatherings and snowball fights.

text: "He is also scared of taking any risks. He finds peace in solitude and spends most of his time in his room as a form of protection. He dreams of happier times as a child and misses the sound of laughter at family gatherings and snowball fights." - this is unnecessary information that should be deleted.

refinement: The narrator does not see any point in having ambitions given the current situation after the U.N. announcement that everyone has to stay indoors where it's cooler and to keep their heart rates down.

answer: The narrator has given up on his ambitions because of the dystopian reality of the apocalypse. He has given up on having ambitions because he perceives that there is no way to change the current state of affairs. Despite knowing that abiding in solitude is likely to lead to his demise, this is how he chooses to cope with the current situation.

text: "The narrator has given up on his ambitions because of the dystopian reality of the apocalypse." - this is speculative. There wasn't anything mentioned (yet) about an upcoming apocalypse. Change "dystopian reality of the apocalypse" to something about the current situation of being confined indoors.

refinement: The narrator has given up on his ambitions because of the current situation after the U.N. announcement that everyone has to stay indoors where it's cooler and to keep their heart rates down. He has given up on having ambitions because he perceives that there is no way to change the current state of affairs. Despite knowing that abiding in solitude is likely to lead to his demise, this is how he chooses to cope with the current situation.

text: "He has given up on having ambitions because he perceives that there is no way to change the current state of affairs." - this is inaccurate because Zach is an optimist who is still hoping for a solution: "As an optimist he tries to keep his brain on the move, just in case there is a solution. Apathy is his death and he knows it." Delete this sentence.

refinement: The narrator has given up on his ambitions because of the current situation after the U.N. announcement that everyone has to stay indoors where it's cooler and to keep their heart rates down. Despite knowing that abiding in solitude is likely to lead to his demise, this is how he chooses to cope with the current situation.

text: "Despite knowing that abiding in solitude is likely to lead to his demise, this is how he chooses to cope with the current situation." - this is incorrect. Zach finds peace in solitude and it won't lead to his demise. He likes to keep his brain on the move in case there's a solution because he knows apathy is his death. This section should be deleted.

refinement: The narrator has given up on his ambitions because of the current situation after the U.N. announcement that everyone has to stay indoors where it's cooler and to keep their heart rates down.

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

Was the winter going to make the situation at hand better?

answer: This information cannot be found.

text: "This information cannot be found." - is incorrect because Zach himself says things will be better in the winter: "Zach still looks outside of the window. 'It will be better in the winter' he sighs."

refinement: Yes, Zach seems to think the situation will improve during winter.

answer: No, the winter is not going to make the situation at hand better. Instead, temperatures are only going to increase.

text: "No, the winter is not going to make the situation at hand better. Instead, temperatures are only going to increase." - is incorrect because Zach himself says things will be better in the winter: "Zach still looks outside of the window. 'It will be better in the winter' he sighs."

refinement: Yes, Zach seems to think the situation will improve during winter.

answer: No, the winter was not going to make the situation at hand better. The heat was making things worse.

text: "No, the winter was not going to make the situation at hand better. The heat was making things worse." - is incorrect because Zach himself says things will be better in the winter: "Zach still looks outside of the window. 'It will be better in the winter' he sighs."

refinement: Yes, Zach seems to think the situation will improve during winter.

answer: The winter would probably make everything better.

text: "Zach still looks outside of the window. 'It will be better in the winter' he sighs." - is evidence the situation would probably make the situation better.

answer: It seems that the apocalyptic event is the effect of each person's heart rate. And it is almost the universal consensus that when the least possibility of being eaten by each other, they would be able to repair their damaged world.

text: "It seems that the apocalyptic event is the effect of each person's heart rate. And it is almost the universal consensus that when the least possibility of being eaten by each other, they would be able to repair their damaged world." - this does not answer the question in any way. Delete everything and add an answer that says, yes, the winter will make things better.

refinement: Yes, Zach seems to think the situation will improve during winter.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer:
Zach calls himself the only remaining observer of the apocalypse. As he sits on his bed daydreaming about winter, his mother calls him for dinner. Zach's belonged to a financially sound family. All he wanted was to go outside and run as much as he could but it was not against the law.
Zach wonders how humans have changed since the U.N. announcement. He goes back to his room and finds peace in solitude.

text: "Zach calls himself the only remaining observer of the apocalypse." - This is inaccurate. The last and only remaining observer of the apocalypse is unnamed. Rewrite the whole section.

refinement:
Zach is a 20-year old human who dropped out of college because he didn't see any reason to have any ambitions given the situation.
As he sits on his bed daydreaming about winter, his mother calls him for dinner.
Zach's belonged to a financially sound family.
All he wanted was to go outside and run as much as he could but it was not against the law.
Zach wonders how humans have changed since the U.N. announcement.
He goes back to his room and finds peace in solitude.

answer: Zach is a 20 year-old, everyone-is-gone, last man on Earth. He is a political science major who dropped out of college and now he just sits in his room. He's sad he couldn't run outside, everyone is so stressed out with the latest news about food prices. He eats dinner with his parents and wants to scream, "It's all getting worse!" His parents are used to it and don't talk much. Zack goes back to his room and dreams about Christmas as a kid.

text: "20 year-old" - add a hyphen

refinement:
Zach is a 20-year-old, everyone-is-gone, last man on Earth.
He is a political science major who dropped out of college and now he just sits in his room.
He's sad he couldn't run outside, everyone is so stressed out with the latest news about food prices.
He eats dinner with his parents and wants to scream, "It's all getting worse!"
His parents are used to it and don't talk much.
Zack goes back to his room and dreams about Christmas as a kid.

text: "Zach is a 20-year-old, everyone-is-gone, last man on Earth." - this is incorrect. The last and only remaining observer of the apocalypse is unnamed. Rewrite the whole section.

refinement:
Zach is a 20-year-old college dropout who doesn't see any reason to have any ambitions given the situation.
He is a political science major who dropped out of college and now he just sits in his room.
He's sad he couldn't run outside, everyone is so stressed out with the latest news about food prices.
He eats dinner with his parents and wants to scream, "It's all getting worse!"
His parents are used to it and don't talk much.
Zack goes back to his room and dreams about Christmas as a kid.

text: "He is a political science major who dropped out of college and now he just sits in his room." - college dropout was already mentioned in the previous sentence. Rewrite the sentence.

refinement:
Zach is a 20-year-old college dropout who doesn't see any reason to have any ambitions given the situation.
He now just sits in his room wishing winter would arrive soon so everything will get better.
He's sad he couldn't run outside, everyone is so stressed out with the latest news about food prices.
He eats dinner with his parents and wants to scream, "It's all getting worse!"
His parents are used to it and don't talk much.
Zack goes back to his room and dreams about Christmas as a kid.

text: "He eats dinner with his parents and wants to scream, "It's all getting worse!" - this never happened. They actually have a brief discussion because humans don't talk as much as they used to. Revise the sentence.

refinement:
Zach is a 20-year-old college dropout who doesn't see any reason to have any ambitions given the situation.
He now just sits in his room wishing winter would arrive soon so everything will get better.
He's sad he couldn't run outside, everyone is so stressed out with the latest news about food prices.
He eats dinner with his parents and the discussion was brief and short as usual.
His parents are used to it and don't talk much.
Zack goes back to his room and dreams about Christmas as a kid.

answer: Zach spends most of his time confined in his room, dreaming of better times. The climate has become increasingly unsupportable, leading to panic and scarce resources. Zach's family lives comfortably, but they still feel restless and anxious. At dinner, their discussion is brief and trivial. Zach dreams of Christmas and better days ahead.

text: "The climate has become increasingly unsupportable" - anything about the climate was not discussed anywhere in the story. Rewrite the sentence to focus on what Zach is watching on the news.

refinement:
Zach spends most of his time confined in his room, dreaming of better times.
He's watching the news and learns that farmers are leaving their crops at a quickening pace and food prices are skyrocketing.
Zach's family lives comfortably, but they still feel restless and anxious.
At dinner, their discussion is brief and trivial.
Zach dreams of Christmas and better days ahead.

text: "dreaming of better times" - must specify that he wishes winter would come to improve their situation and he's dreaming of the cold.

refinement:
Zach spends most of his time confined in his room, dreaming of the cold and hoping the situation will be better in the winter.
He's watching the news and learns that farmers are leaving their crops at a quickening pace and food prices are skyrocketing.
Zach's family lives comfortably, but they still feel restless and anxious.
At dinner, their discussion is brief and trivial.
Zach dreams of Christmas and better days ahead.

text: "Zach's family lives comfortably, but they still feel restless and anxious." - add that they don't have to worry about rising food prices to make it more relevant to the previous sentence.

refinement:
Zach spends most of his time confined in his room, dreaming of the cold and hoping the situation will be better in the winter.
He's watching the news and learns that farmers are leaving their crops at a quickening pace and food prices are skyrocketing.
Zach's family lives comfortably and doesn't have to worry about rising food prices, but they still feel restless and anxious.
At dinner, their discussion is brief and trivial.
Zach dreams of Christmas and better days ahead.

text: Did not meet the 6-sentence summary requirement. Add one more sentence.

refinement:
Zach spends most of his time confined in his room, dreaming of the cold and hoping the situation will be better in the winter.
He's watching the news and learns that farmers are leaving their crops at a quickening pace and food prices are skyrocketing.
Zach's family lives comfortably and doesn't have to worry about rising food prices, but they still feel restless and anxious.
At dinner, their discussion is brief and trivial.
After the U.N. made the announcement, humans have migrated to rural areas at a staggering rate, air conditioning is mandatory, and businesses have their employees work from home whenever possible because the more comfortable people are, the lower their heart rate is, which keeps them alive longer.
Zach dreams of Christmas and better days ahead.

answer: A 20 year old college dropout named Zach, isn't hopeful for the coming winter. Food prices are skyrocketing and his parents, who were both in lucrative careers, find themselves worried for their son as his mother reminds Zach that they're all a bit jumpy during this time of year. He doesn't want to go out, but if he ever got the chance, he would run until he couldn't run anymore. There's news on the TV that tells of people leaving their crops at a quickening pace and describes the mandated air conditioning requirement. Zach is more concerned about being by himself in his room.

text: "20 year old" - add a hyphen

refinement:
A 20-year-old college dropout named Zach, isn't hopeful for the coming winter.
Food prices are skyrocketing and his parents, who were both in lucrative careers, find themselves worried for their son as his mother reminds Zach that they're all a bit jumpy during this time of year.
He doesn't want to go out, but if he ever got the chance, he would run until he couldn't run anymore.
There's news on the TV that tells of people leaving their crops at a quickening pace and describes the mandated air conditioning requirement.
Zach is more concerned about being by himself in his room.

text: "Zach," - remove the comma

refinement:
A 20-year-old college dropout named Zach isn't hopeful for the coming winter.
Food prices are skyrocketing and his parents, who were both in lucrative careers, find themselves worried for their son as his mother reminds Zach that they're all a bit jumpy during this time of year.
He doesn't want to go out, but if he ever got the chance, he would run until he couldn't run anymore.
There's news on the TV that tells of people leaving their crops at a quickening pace and describes the mandated air conditioning requirement.
Zach is more concerned about being by himself in his room.

text: "isn't hopeful for the coming winter." - this is incorrect. Zach is hopeful for the coming winter. He tells himself it will be better in the winter and he keeps dreaming about the cold, Christmas, and snowball fights.

refinement:
A 20-year-old college dropout named Zach is hopeful that the situation will get better in the coming winter.
Food prices are skyrocketing and his parents, who were both in lucrative careers, find themselves worried for their son as his mother reminds Zach that they're all a bit jumpy during this time of year.
He doesn't want to go out, but if he ever got the chance, he would run until he couldn't run anymore.
There's news on the TV that tells of people leaving their crops at a quickening pace and describes the mandated air conditioning requirement.
Zach is more concerned about being by himself in his room.

text: "and his parents, who were both in lucrative careers, find themselves worried for their son" - this part was never implied in the story. What comes after Zach's parents having lucrative careers is that they didn't have to worry about rising food prices. Rewrite the sentence to reflect this.

refinement:
A 20-year-old college dropout named Zach is hopeful that the situation will get better in the coming winter.
Food prices are skyrocketing, but since Zach's parents both had lucrative careers, their family didn't have to worry about paying for it.
He doesn't want to go out, but if he ever got the chance, he would run until he couldn't run anymore.
There's news on the TV that tells of people leaving their crops at a quickening pace and describes the mandated air conditioning requirement.
Zach is more concerned about being by himself in his room.

text: "He doesn't want to go out" - is incorrect, because all Zach wanted to do that day was to go out and run for miles.

refinement:
A 20-year-old college dropout named Zach is hopeful that the situation will get better in the coming winter.
Food prices are skyrocketing, but since Zach's parents both had lucrative careers, their family didn't have to worry about paying for it.
All Zach wanted was to go outside and run for miles, and if he ever got the chance, he would run until he couldn't run anymore.
There's news on the TV that tells of people leaving their crops at a quickening pace and describes the mandated air conditioning requirement.
Zach is more concerned about being by himself in his room.

text: "Zach is more concerned about being by himself in his room." - is inaccurate. Zach actually finds peace in solitude.

refinement:
A 20-year-old college dropout named Zach is hopeful that the situation will get better in the coming winter.
Food prices are skyrocketing, but since Zach's parents both had lucrative careers, their family didn't have to worry about paying for it.
All Zach wanted was to go outside and run for miles, and if he ever got the chance, he would run until he couldn't run anymore.
There's news on the TV that tells of people leaving their crops at a quickening pace and describes the mandated air conditioning requirement.
Zach is not concerned about being by himself in his room because he finds peace in solitude.

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

refinement:
A 20-year-old college dropout named Zach is hopeful that the situation will get better in the coming winter.
Food prices are skyrocketing, but since Zach's parents both had lucrative careers, their family didn't have to worry about paying for it.
All Zach wanted was to go outside and run for miles, and if he ever got the chance, he would run until he couldn't run anymore.
There's news on the TV that tells of people leaving their crops at a quickening pace and describes the mandated air conditioning requirement.
Zach is not concerned about being by himself in his room because he finds peace in solitude.
He sleeps, dreaming about Christmas as a child, the presents, family gatherings, and snowball fights.

answer: Zach is a 20-year-old college dropout, living in a world hit by an apocalypse. The world is now too hot for comfort, and food prices are skyrocketing. At dinner, Zach learns that his family's livelihood affords them certain privileges, but he dreams about simpler times. He tries to find peace through a retreat into solitude, though his dreams betray his longing for nostalgia. The apocalyptic world all around him weighs upon him heavily.

text: Lacks one sentence to meet the 6-sentence summary requirement. Add one more.

refinement:
Zach is a 20-year-old college dropout, living in a world hit by an apocalypse.
The world is now too hot for comfort, and food prices are skyrocketing.
At dinner, Zach learns that his family's livelihood affords them certain privileges, but he dreams about simpler times.
He tries to find peace through a retreat into solitude, though his dreams betray his longing for nostalgia.
The apocalyptic world all around him weighs upon him heavily.
He sleeps and dreams about Christmas as a child, the presents, family gatherings, and snowball fights.

text: "a world hit by an apocalypse." - other than the introduction, the apocalypse hasn't officially arrived yet. They just need to stay indoors for a reason not explicitly mentioned.

refinement:
Zach is a 20-year-old college dropout, living in a world where air conditioning was mandated and people needed to stay indoors.
The world is now too hot for comfort, and food prices are skyrocketing.
At dinner, Zach learns that his family's livelihood affords them certain privileges, but he dreams about simpler times.
He tries to find peace through a retreat into solitude, though his dreams betray his longing for nostalgia.
The apocalyptic world all around him weighs upon him heavily.
He sleeps and dreams about Christmas as a child, the presents, family gatherings, and snowball fights.

text: "He tries to find peace through a retreat into solitude, though his dreams betray his longing for nostalgia. The apocalyptic world all around him weighs upon him heavily." - is inaccurate. Zach doesn't try to find peace in solitude. He just does: "He finds peace in solitude." Also, the world situation weighing heavily on Zach wasn't explicitly implied. Zach is actually an optimist. Revise these sentences.

refinement:
Zach is a 20-year-old college dropout, living in a world where air conditioning was mandated and people needed to stay indoors.
The world is now too hot for comfort, and food prices are skyrocketing.
At dinner, Zach learns that his family's livelihood affords them certain privileges, but he dreams about simpler times.
After dinner, Zach goes to his room and spends most of his time there, watching television and drawing, finding peace in his solitude.
As an optimist he tries to keep his brain on the move, just in case there is a solution because apathy is his death and he knows it.
He sleeps and dreams about Christmas as a child, the presents, family gatherings, and snowball fights.


text:
I saw her again last night. Her visits have gotten more and more infrequent as time passes. Before this past night it had been 6 days, 13 hours, and 42 minutes since our last encounter.

I was drunk. I spend most of my time in an alcohol-induced stupor these days. A fist smashed my door several times, yanking me from my whiskey nirvana. After a brief but brutal fight with gravity and the floor, I managed to navigate my way to the knocking sound. But I was cautious. It could have been another one of my "friends" claiming they were there to help me. I'm too smart for them. All they want to do is strip away my life-preserving elixir, the one thing getting me through every morning and every night. My mud brown orbs peep through the eye-hole and meet a pair of Caribbean blue eyes. Her eyes.

It's hard for me to recollect what happened next but I remember flinging open the door with such force it's a mystery the hinges didn't come undone. Then she's in my arms, bringing me warmth greater than Hell but everything in this moment is so perfect that I know we must be in a place even higher than Heaven.

Strawberries. That's what her hair smells like. I had almost forgotten. Immediately I curse my memory and fight back tears of frustration. But before I have the chance to cry, she leans in and whispers, "I miss you, darling" and I melt into a sweet, steaming pile of yearning. Our eyes meld into a navy black mess. I hate my own eyes for dirtying the beauty of this union.

That old, tangled knot in my chest returns. It slowly expands and I know it's going to explode soon so I go for the only cure I know. My lips seek the warmth of her lips. Instead they meet a finger, stiff and icy. She shakes her head, wearing the same kind of smile a mother does when her three year old son asks for the meaning behind "you'll be a big brother soon".

The rest of the night was a blur of love. Hours dripped into hours. At some point the alcohol and strawberries took their toll. She didn't visit my dreams that night and when I awoke to the light of the morning she was gone. The knot in my chest unwound and sunk back into its bottomless void. I poured myself a glass of whiskey and stared out at the blindingly bright sun. Though it stung, it helped bring back a bit of glowing comfort.

I finished my drink and grabbed my car keys. For once I actually had a destination in mind. The drive was uneventful. The sun hid behind a shield of clouds and did not return for the rest of the day. On the way there I stopped at a farmer's market and picked up a bouquet of forget-me-nots. They had been her favorite flowers.

I placed the forget-me-nots on the cold stone and stared at nothing for three hours in somber silence. Then I drove home, opened a new bottle of Jack Daniels, and drank myself into another coma. As I drifted into death I promised to spend tomorrow the same way. And the day after that. And the day after that. And that was how my life would be spent from now. I don't need anything or anyone other than my alcohol and the occasional visit from her. Maybe if I take one more shot than I did the night before I can see her again. And maybe next time she won't leave once the sun rises. And maybe we'll be together forever, like those two stupidly innocent children promised each other underneath the thousand year old oak tree in that field of gold forever ago. Maybe.

title: Good Night, World.

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

How is the character's grief expressed in the story?

answer: By continuing to live life as normal, going in and out of alcoholism.

text: There is nothing normal about this

text: Be more specific.

refinement: The character is overwhelmed by feelings of loss and deeply misses the one who was once his source of comfort and happiness. He is consumed by sadness and loneliness by the end of the story, drinking himself into a stupor in order to endure the pain. His grief is expressed through the longing and yearning he feels for the one he misses, as well as his despair at feeling unable to be with her again.

answer: The character relies heavily on alcohol.

text: This summary can be more specific

refinement: The character is overwhelmed by feelings of loss and deeply misses the one who was once his source of comfort and happiness. He is consumed by sadness and loneliness by the end of the story, drinking himself into a stupor in order to endure the pain. His grief is expressed through the longing and yearning he feels for the one he misses, as well as his despair at feeling unable to be with her again.

answer: The character is overwhelmed by feelings of loss and deeply misses the one who was once his source of comfort and happiness. He is consumed by sadness and loneliness by the end of the story, drinking himself into a stupor in order to endure the pain. His grief is expressed through the longing and yearning he feels for the one he misses, as well as his despair at feeling unable to be with her again.

answer: The narrator has a drinking problem that they use to numb themselves from reality. Though their friends have tried to help them they have rejected their aid. They are absorbed in memories of their loved one. They are living to forget the truth and drink to bring on visits from their dead loved one.

text: The visits are a hallucination

refinement: The narrator has a drinking problem that they use to numb themselves from reality. Though their friends have tried to help them they have rejected their aid. They are absorbed in memories of their loved one. They are living to forget the truth and drink to bring on hallucinatory visits from their dead loved one.

answer: The character's grief is expressed in the story through displaced longing and resignation. The character misses their loved one deeply and intends to visit them every night, despite thinking they might not see them again. The character sees the absence of their loved one as a sharp, palpable ache in the chest and uses the two things they know give them comfort, alcohol and visits to their loved one, to soothe the pain. The longing and resignation in this case express a deep sadness.

text: The visits from their loved one are a dream state

refinement: The character's grief is expressed in the story through displaced longing and resignation. The character misses their loved one deeply and intends to visit them every night, despite thinking they might not see them again. The character sees the absence of their loved one as a sharp, palpable ache in the chest and uses alcohol to soothe the pain. The longing and resignation in this case express a deep sadness.

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

What do we learn about the narrator's dead loved one?

answer: SheThe story indicates that he loved her very much. He would lose himself in her blue eyes and the scent of strawberries. It's clear he feels she loved him too as in his fantasy she says she misses him. Her favourite flowers are forget-me-nots which are likely a metaphor too, since the protagonist can't forget her.

text: Typo at the beginning

refinement: The story indicates that he loved her very much. He would lose himself in her blue eyes and the scent of strawberries. It's clear he feels she loved him too as in his fantasy she says she misses him. Her favourite flowers are forget-me-nots which are likely a metaphor too, since the protagonist can't forget her.

text: I think the company guidelines are we write in American English

refinement: The story indicates that he loved her very much. He would lose himself in her blue eyes and the scent of strawberries. It's clear he feels she loved him too as in his fantasy she says she misses him. Her favorite flowers are forget-me-nots which are likely a metaphor too, since the protagonist can't forget her.

answer: The narrator's loved one is someone that he misses dearly. The narrator continually looks for ways to be reunited with her, even though she is gone. She brings him warmth and happiness. All of the things the narrator remembers about her center around her appearance and their shared love of flowers.

text: Mention the smell of strawberries

refinement: The narrator's loved one is someone that he misses dearly. The narrator continually looks for ways to be reunited with her, even though she is gone. She brings him warmth and happiness. He associates her with the smell of strawberries. All of the things the narrator remembers about her center around her appearance and their shared love of flowers.

answer: We know that they are close and that they were together at least when they were both alive. They also loved one another.

text: This summary fails to describe the narrator's wife.

refinement: The narrator's loved one is someone that he misses dearly. The narrator continually looks for ways to be reunited with her, even though she is gone. She brings him warmth and happiness. He associates her with the smell of strawberries. All of the things the narrator remembers about her center around her appearance and their shared love of flowers.

answer: We learn she has strawberry-blonde hair, that she wears a smile like cheer, and that she always smells of strawberries.

text: No evidence for this

refinement: We learn that she wears a smile like cheer, and that she always smells of strawberries.

text: Add more details about how he feels about her

refinement: The narrator's loved one is someone that he misses dearly. The narrator continually looks for ways to be reunited with her, even though she is gone. She brings him warmth and happiness. He associates her with the smell of strawberries. All of the things the narrator remembers about her center around her appearance and their shared love of flowers.

answer: We learn that the narrator's dead loved one visits him occasionally and that their visits have become more infrequent. The narrator misses their loved one, particularly the way their hair smells like strawberries. The dead loved one leaves before the sun rises, but the narrator spends his time hoping to see them again.

text: This passage has multiple statements which repeat the same information

refinement: The narrator's loved one is someone that he misses dearly. The narrator continually looks for ways to be reunited with her, even though she is gone. She brings him warmth and happiness. He associates her with the smell of strawberries. All of the things the narrator remembers about her center around her appearance and their shared love of flowers.

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

How is death represented in the story?

answer: The whiskey is a symbol of death.

text: No evidence for this. Whiskey is a way the narrator replaces her when she is gone.

text: Describe how the narrator feels about death

refinement: Death is represented as an escape from pain, suffering, and emptiness, as well as a permanent reunion with the person the narrator misses. Death is also seen as a release from the pain of living, and a way to be reunited with the one who matters.

answer: Death is represented as an escape from pain, suffering, and emptiness, as well as a permanent reunion with the person the narrator misses. Death is also seen as a release from the pain of living, and a way to be reunited with the one who matters.

answer: The narrator's loved one only comes to him when he's in a drunk stupor. She is represented by colors and smells. The feelings the narrator feels like the knot of grief that manifests when he sees her, are important images. The forget-me-ots are also indicative of how the protagonist feels in regards to his loved ones death.

text: It should be a description simply of how the narrator feels about death rather than the hallucinations

refinement: Death is represented as an escape from pain, suffering, and emptiness, as well as a permanent reunion with the person the narrator misses. Death is also seen as a release from the pain of living, and a way to be reunited with the one who matters.

answer: Death is represented by the narrator drinking a lot until they hallucinate and see the person they want to sleep with, when the hallucination crosses over the narrator cleans themselves up, picks up a bouquet of forget-me-not flowers, and then goes to the cemetery.

text: This summary is incoherent. It is a run on sentence. Also "hallucination crosses over" is not clear English

text: Describe how the narrator feels about death

refinement: Death is represented as an escape from pain, suffering, and emptiness, as well as a permanent reunion with the person the narrator misses. Death is also seen as a release from the pain of living, and a way to be reunited with the one who matters.

answer: The death in the passage is represented as a relief, an escape, the only cure to a deeply ingrained pain. Death is seen as a type of peace or even a reunion, a chance to be reunited with the one the speaker loves.