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EDNOR GARDENS-LAKESIDE is a large community in northeast Baltimore, Maryland. It is bounded by 33rd Street to the south, Hillen Road to the east, Ellerslie Avenue to the west, and Argonne Drive, The Alameda, Loch Raven Boulevard, and Roundhill Road to the north. Ednor Gardens was part of a large planned community that was built out from the 1920s through the 1950s by Edward Gallagher, one of Baltimore's most prolific homebuilders at the time. It is notable among its neighbors for the quality of the homes and extensive landscaping. Until it was torn down in 2002, Memorial Stadium (home to the Baltimore Colts and Ravens football teams and Orioles baseball team) was located in Ednor Gardens-Lakeside.

History

The entire Ednor Gardens-Lakeside community is located on the former estate of General Samuel Smith, who fought in the Revolutionary War. The property was later transferred to the Garrett family, who owned the B&O Railroad and were one of Baltimore's most powerful families in the 19th century. When Robert Garrett died in 1896, he ceded 1,400 acres of the property to his widow, Mary Garrett. In 1923, Mary Garrett (who had since remarried) sold a 49-acre parcel to Edward Gallagher, a prominent real estate developer, for $146,299. Other transactions occurred until Gallagher controlled much more land. Gallagher named his new development Ednor Gardens, for his two sons, Edward and Norman, by taking the first few letters of their names.[1]

Gallagher set out to build rowhomes unlike anything that had been built in Baltimore to date. He was inspired by the stately English-style mansions in nearby Guilford and Roland Park, but wanted to create a more affordable option. The solution was to incorporate the unique styling into a rowhouse. The first homes rose on East 36th Street in 1925. Unlike many other housing developments at the time, there was no streetcar access to Ednor Gardens, so Gallagher built rear-access garages into every house, correctly predicting the coming of the Automobile Age. The unique houses were popular and sold quickly, leading other prominent developers to copy the English style in new projects around the city.

Development of Ednor Gardens-Lakeside continued through the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Newer rowhouses, which were built north and east of the original Ednor Gardens development, were constructed of brick and lacked the decorative qualities of English-style homes nearby. In the early 1930s, Gallagher was sued by another developer, Frank Novak, who had built some detached single family homes in the Lakeside community next to Lake Montebello. Believing that Gallaghers' rowhouses caused his property to depreciate, Novak won the lawsuit and forced Gallagher to build detached homes on land adjacent to Lakeside.[2]

Despite changes in surrounding communities during the latter half of the 20th century, Ednor Gardens-Lakeside remained relatively stable.

Memorial Stadium Redevelopment

The first stadium at the site was built in 1922 and was called Baltimore Stadium or Venable Stadium. It hosted a variety of smaller events, most notably college football games. It became the home to the Baltimore Orioles in 1944 when the team's previous stadium in Abell burned down. In 1950, the stadium was expanded to become Memorial Stadium. At its largest, Memorial Stadium seated 65,000 fans. The Orioles played their last game at the stadium in 1991 before departing for the newly constructed Oriole Park at Camden Yards in downtown Baltimore. The Baltimore Stallions and Baltimore Ravens football teams played at Memorial Stadium between 1994 and 1997. Memorial Stadium was demolished in 2002.

The demolition of the stadium and its parking lots left a giant 32-acre hole in the center of the Ednor Gardens-Lakeside community. The City awarded a nonprofit developer, Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation (GEDCO) the responsibility of creating and executing a new master plan for the site. The development, christened Stadium Place has an oval-shaped road around the center of the parcel, with a multipurpose athletic field for baseball, football and lacrosse in the middle. The field was developed the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation. As of 2013, Maryland's largest YMCA sits on the southwest corner of the site, and GEDCO has built four large senior apartment buildings on the eastern edge of the site. Future plans call for more senior apartment buildings and a small commercial center on the southeast corner.

Demographics

As of the 2010 Census, there are 5,185 people living in Ednor Gardens-Lakeside

The community association is named the Ednor Gardens-Lakeside Community Association. The homes range from large single family homes to semi-detached and townhouses in a number of different styles. A majority of homes are owner-occupied.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2000 US Census, 5,070 people live in Ednor Gardens-Lakeside with 81.3% African-American and 16% White. The median family income is $54,358 and 94% of the houses are occupied and 84.5% of those are occupied by the home's owner.[4]

Government Representation

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| Community       | State           | Congressional   | City Council    |
|                 | District        | District        | District        |
+=================+=================+=================+=================+
| Ednor Gardens   | 43rd            | 7th             | 14th            |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Representatives | Anderson,       | Mfume           | Clarke          |
|                 | Washington,     |                 |                 |
|                 | McIntosh        |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|  |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

Notes

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[2] Hayward, Mary Ellen and Charles Belfoure. The Baltimore Rowhouse. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999. Pages 145-60.

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title: Ednor Gardens-Lakeside, Baltimore

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

Summarize the inception and construction of the Ednor Gardens-Lakeside community.

answer: Ednor Gardens-Lakeside is a large community in northeast Baltimore, Maryland. The community was originally developed in the 1920s by Edward Gallagher, one of Baltimore's most prolific homebuilders. Every home in the development has a rear-access garage and was styled after English-style mansions. Memorial Stadium, home to the Baltimore Colts and Ravens football teams and Orioles baseball team, was located in Ednor Gardens-Lakeside until it was torn down in 2002.

answer: The Ednor Gardens-Lakeside community is within the former estate of General Samuel Smith.  When Smith died, the property was transferred to the Garrett family. When Robert Garrett died, he ceded 1,400 acres to his widow, who sold a 49-acre parcel to Edward Gallagher. Gallagher named the project after him. Gallagher set out to build rowhomes unlike anything that had been built in Baltimore before. He was inspired by the stately English- style mansions in nearby Guilford and Roland Park but wanted a more affordable option. The solution was incorporating the styling into rowhouses. The first homes rose in 1925 on East 36th Street.  They were popular and other prominent developers copied the English-style in their projects.  Ednor Gardens-Lakeside development continued through the 1930s, 40s, and 50s with the most recent construction occurring in 2001.

text: The response inaccurately mentions that Gallagher named the project after Robert Garrett. However, he named the Ednor project after his two sons, Edward and Norman.

refinement: The Ednor Gardens-Lakeside community is within the former estate of General Samuel Smith.  When Smith died, the property was transferred to the Garrett family. When Robert Garrett died, he ceded 1,400 acres to his widow, who sold a 49-acre parcel to Edward Gallagher. Gallagher named the project after his two sons, Edward and Norman. Gallagher set out to build rowhomes unlike anything that had been built in Baltimore before. He was inspired by the stately English- style mansions in nearby Guilford and Roland Park but wanted a more affordable option. The solution was incorporating the styling into rowhouses. The first homes rose in 1925 on East 36th Street.  They were popular and other prominent developers copied the English-style in their projects.  Ednor Gardens-Lakeside development continued through the 1930s, 40s, and 50s with the most recent construction occurring in 2001.

text: There's no evidence in the text to suggest that the most recent construction occurred in 2001.

refinement: The Ednor Gardens-Lakeside community is within the former estate of General Samuel Smith.  When Smith died, the property was transferred to the Garrett family. When Robert Garrett died, he ceded 1,400 acres to his widow, who sold a 49-acre parcel to Edward Gallagher. Gallagher named the project after his two sons, Edward and Norman. Gallagher set out to build rowhomes unlike anything that had been built in Baltimore before. He was inspired by the stately English- style mansions in nearby Guilford and Roland Park but wanted a more affordable option. The solution was incorporating the styling into rowhouses. The first homes rose in 1925 on East 36th Street.  They were popular and other prominent developers copied the English-style in their projects. Ednor Gardens-Lakeside development continued through the 1930s, 40s, and 50s.

answer: It was a planned community built during the 1920s through 1950s by Edward Gallagher. Gallagher was inspired by the stately English-style mansions of nearby Guilford and Roland Park and wanted to create a more affordable option to these houses. He also enlisted changes to include rear-access garages in every house he built, anticipating the coming of the Automobile Age. The rowhouses became popular and were copied. Development in the area continued through the 1930s and 40s.

text: The response misses to include the 1950's as part of the era that development continued. It only mentions the 30's and 40's.

refinement: It was a planned community built during the 1920s through 1950s by Edward Gallagher. Gallagher was inspired by the stately English-style mansions of nearby Guilford and Roland Park and wanted to create a more affordable option to these houses. He also enlisted changes to include rear-access garages in every house he built, anticipating the coming of the Automobile Age. The rowhouses became popular and were copied. Development in the area continued through the 1930s and 40s and 50s.

answer: Ednor Gardens-Lakeside was a planned community built by Edward Gallagher between 1924 and the 1950s. The community was loosely patterned after English-style mansions in neighboring Guilford and Roland Park, although its main selling point was rear-access garages. Memorial Stadium was torn down in 2002 and left a 32-acre development hole in the center of the neighborhood. The City awarded the development project to Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation, who have developed several senior apartment buildings and plan to add more in the future.

text: There's no evidence in the passage to suggest the community started to be built in 1924. It only mentions the 1920's.

refinement: Ednor Gardens-Lakeside was a planned community built by Edward Gallagher between the 1920s and the 1950s. The community was loosely patterned after English-style mansions in neighboring Guilford and Roland Park, although its main selling point was rear-access garages. Memorial Stadium was torn down in 2002 and left a 32-acre development hole in the center of the neighborhood. The City awarded the development project to Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation, who have developed several senior apartment buildings and plan to add more in the future.

answer: One of Baltimore's most prominent families had owned a railroad called the B&O, and when the patriarch died in 1896, he left a lot of property to his wife, Mary. Before she died, she had sold some of it, and a series of transaction followed until a man named Gallagher wrangled control over the land and named the development Ednore for his two sons Edward and Norman. English-style mansions inspired Gallagher to build rowhouses. He also made garages to compensate for the lack of public transportation to the area.

text: There's no evidence in the passage to suggest Gallagher "wrangled" control over the land.

refinement: One of Baltimore's most prominent families had owned a railroad called the B&O, and when the patriarch died in 1896, he left a lot of property to his wife, Mary. Before she died, she had sold some of it, and a series of transaction followed until a man named Gallagher had control over much land and named the development Ednore for his two sons Edward and Norman. English-style mansions inspired Gallagher to build rowhouses. He also made garages to compensate for the lack of public transportation to the area.

text: The response inaccurately mentions the name of the development as "Ednore" instead of Ednor.

refinement: One of Baltimore's most prominent families had owned a railroad called the B&O, and when the patriarch died in 1896, he left a lot of property to his wife, Mary. Before she died, she had sold some of it, and a series of transaction followed until a man named Gallagher had control over much land and named the development Ednor for his two sons Edward and Norman. English-style mansions inspired Gallagher to build rowhouses. He also made garages to compensate for the lack of public transportation to the area.

text: The response misses to mention that Gallagher correctly predicted the coming of the Automobile Age which was also the reason for the garages.

refinement: One of Baltimore's most prominent families had owned a railroad called the B&O, and when the patriarch died in 1896, he left a lot of property to his wife, Mary. Before she died, she had sold some of it, and a series of transactions followed until a man named Gallagher had control over much land and named the development Ednor for his two sons Edward and Norman. English-style mansions inspired Gallagher to build rowhouses. He also added garages, correctly predicting the coming of the Automobile Age and to compensate for the lack of public transportation to the area.


split: train

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I am trying to be a writer, I would like opinions.  Feel free to be as harsh or as flattering as you want, in my eyes its all constructive.  It might be a bit hard to figure out, so I guess also comment on what you think its about.

	The lights were flickering on and off.  He came into view three or four times.  Large bursts of light erupting from a pitch black abyss.  In the room, there were no sounds, no breaths, no heart beats.  When the lights were on the black abyss turned into a room, and the room was all white with blisteringly powerful light spraying off everywhere.  When the lights turned on, maybe a half a second, maybe three quarters, I was able to make out a figure.  Large, dark and angry.  Eyes completely yellow, staring me down.  My eyes reflected in his, the reflection so bright, how could I possibly look away.  I shoved my hands against my temples and squeezed, the man falling in and out of my sight.  The light turned off, a wave of black falling over me, like a midnight black blanket being wrapped around my head on a bright day.  I fell over slightly and felt nauseous.  I tripped on my own feet and my head banged against the floor, or the wall, I’m not really sure which.  At times like these I always ran to the door, kicking and screaming to let me out, to let me breathe, but I always heard the same words every time I banged the door, “anesthesia.”  I would loose track of the door at that point.  First it was on the left, then it was on the right.  Rotating around me like the orbit of a moon sped up.
	They would always turn the lights on at the worst moment, right when I would close my eyes, right when I was going to get some rest finally.  I was a child waiting for a Christmas that never came.  Sometimes, during these fits of light, I would catch the faint glimmer of a shadow over me.  The shadow of a demon like being with the horns of a devil and the knife of a butcher.  Picking and pulling at my well being, the chords of thought being plucked right from under me.  I was never able to move at these moments, never able to reach out my hand and grasp the ephemeral hand over me.  The lights started to flicker again, in and out.  If I was a bucket of sand, they would be emptying me gradually, and each grain of sand that would fall out would just disappear as it left the bucket, with each flicker of the light this would continue to happen.  The bang and the light coming and going from those in front of me who were never actually in front of me.  A worthless fight.
	How long has it been?  A week?  A month?  I’d bang on the door when I could find it.  I’d yell my name just to yell it, just to gain something from a lost experience, right up until that was lost too.  And when I’d yell, I’d cry, because I was yelling my life, my upbringing, my experiences.  After each yell, it would go, after each cry I’d forget.  And on that final day, when there was nothing left to yell, I’d wake up.
	I would wake up lying down, people in white standing over me with light shining down and red tools lying next to me.  Everything is in front of me, but I cant grasp it.  Like a fisherman trying to grab the reflection of a fish going by with his bare hands.  Except now, I am all empty.

title: This is my story (read and criticize)

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

Which details might lead a reader to believe the narrator hallucinates this experience?

answer: The narrator is not emotionally moved by the things happening, so it may not be reality to him. The narrator also does not seem to have trouble understanding what's happening. The hallucinations are very visual, along with auditory hallucinations.

text: The narrator does have trouble understanding

refinement: The narrator is not emotionally moved by the things happening, so it may not be reality to him. The narrator also has trouble understanding what's happening. The hallucinations are very visual, along with auditory hallucinations.

text: The narrator is in a state of emotional turmoil, so the opposite is true

refinement: The narrator is in a state of emotional turmoil, and their mental state is erratic. The narrator also has trouble understanding what's happening. The hallucinations are very visual, along with auditory hallucinations.

text: It's not 100% clear they are hallucinations. This should be clarified

refinement: The narrator is in a state of emotional turmoil, and their mental state is erratic. The narrator also has trouble understanding what's happening. The events occurring may also be the narrator's interpretation of real events, but it is clear their mental state is not reliable.

answer: The narrator constantly gets left behind in this story.

text: Unclear what "left behind" could mean. The narrator is telling the story.

text: Describe the narrator's hallucinations

refinement: The narrator is in a state of emotional turmoil, and their mental state is erratic. The narrator also has trouble understanding what's happening. The events occurring may also be the narrator's interpretation of real events, but it is clear their mental state is not reliable.

answer: The shifting descriptions of the environment, the discrepancy in the amount of light, the complete lack of sound when the light is on, and the contrast between the dark figure and the reflection in his eyes. The sudden and unpredictable changing of the light seems to indicate that it is not a natural occurrence, and the lack of any defining characteristics in the figure is highly suggestive of hallucination as well. The lack of identification with reality suggests that the experience is not rooted in reality, lending credence to the idea that this is a hallucination.

text: This line simply restates the question

refinement: The shifting descriptions of the environment, the discrepancy in the amount of light, the complete lack of sound when the light is on, and the contrast between the dark figure and the reflection in his eyes. The sudden and unpredictable changing of the light seems to indicate that it is not a natural occurrence, and the lack of any defining characteristics in the figure is highly suggestive of hallucination as well.

answer: The fact that there was no light or sound prior to the emergence of this beast makes it kind of unbelievable that any of it was real-there is usually some light or sound in any given situation.

text: There was light and sound. People are turning the lights on and off.

text: Describe what she experiences

refinement: The narrator is in a state of emotional turmoil, and their mental state is erratic. The narrator also has trouble understanding what's happening. The events occurring may also be the narrator's interpretation of real events, but it is clear their mental state is not reliable.

answer: The jarring shifts in light and no sound in the room create the illusion that the "figure" is something more than just shadows. The fact that the narrator never seems to be able to reach the figure during the hallucinations lends credence to the idea of hallucinations or a dream sequence.

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

What is a rational explanation for why the narrator might have been losing track of time?

answer: The narrator experiences regular hallucinations so attributed time becomes difficult to distinguish from reality. Clearly, the narrator is experiencing a trauma, likely indefinite isolation. As their reality fragments and becomes increasingly difficult to discern from hallucinations, the passage of time becomes difficult to keep track of.

text: Isolation is part of what the narrator is experiencing but there is a better cause for their turmoil

refinement: The narrator experiences regular hallucinations so attributed time becomes difficult to distinguish from reality. It appears the narrator is being held against their will and subjected to anesthesia. As their reality fragments and becomes increasingly difficult to discern from hallucinations, the passage of time becomes difficult to keep track of.

text: This sentence is contained in the premises of the question and can be eliminated

refinement: The narrator experiences regular hallucinations so attributed time becomes difficult to distinguish from reality. It appears the narrator is being held against their will and subjected to anesthesia.

answer: Hypnotherapy or drugs

text: Mention supporting details from the text

refinement: They were likely drugged against their will. There is mention of anesthesia.

answer: They were likely drugged.

text: Add supporting evidence from the text

refinement: They were likely drugged. There is mention in the text of "anesthesia."

answer: The narrator is likely experiencing the adverse effects of the anesthesia given during surgery. While the pain killers likely counteract pain, the anesthesia can impair different cognitive functions including memory, focus, and attention span. The result is that the narrator feels disoriented and any sense of time is fragmentary and out of sync.

text: Here it seems it is given for more sinister purposes, so "usually" given may be more appropriate

refinement: The narrator is likely experiencing the adverse effects of the anesthesia usually given during surgery. While the pain killers likely counteract pain, the anesthesia can impair different cognitive functions including memory, focus, and attention span. The result is that the narrator feels disoriented and any sense of time is fragmentary and out of sync.

answer: While the text does not mention it, the most likely explanation for this is dehydration, or lack of water.

text: There is no evidence for this

text: Give information about anesthesia and surgery

refinement: The narrator is likely experiencing the adverse effects of the anesthesia usually given during surgery. While the pain killers likely counteract pain, the anesthesia can impair different cognitive functions including memory, focus, and attention span. The result is that the narrator feels disoriented and any sense of time is fragmentary and out of sync.

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

Who is likely to be this beast in reality?

answer: A doctor or other medical professional.

answer: This beast is likely a personification of a torturer.

text: From the descriptions of surgery it is clear it is a doctor

answer: The beast is likely to be some sort of antagonist terrorizing the protagonist, their menacing presence reminding her of her vulnerability.

text: From the descriptions of surgery it is clear it is a doctor

answer: A doctor {obviously}

text: Squiggle brackets obviously is unnecessary. Also, it's not obvious! Nothing about the story is obvious

answer: The beast is likely to be some sort of creature from a nightmare that torments the main character.

text: The beast is likely a doctor as can be inferred from the text

refinement: From the anesthesia and descriptions of surgery it can be assumed he is some medical professional, although his motivations are unclear.


text:
My yon sister, Gertie, could not handle the stress of her burden. If all she had to do was carry, fine, but to feel them go cut her deeply. She came to know and dread them - and she always knew. Knew by the timid steps that slowed as they came to her gently swaying middle. Over her wide. Over her deep.  She would cry out “NO!”, but they couldn’t, or wouldn’t, listen. Maybe this will be a mindchange? No. Maybe this one would be the last? No, always more. They knew where she was. More would come, always more.

Our parents had big plans and dreams for our futures. Like most, they did not know The True -when you create a thing, a thing that moves and is loved, you give it life. A thing that moves not, is loved not - lives not. Alive, it can breathe, feel, dream and so many other things not detailed in the blueprints. Many know The True of this in their heart but deny it for reasons I do not understand. They beg aloud for their cold Go to start then stroke its dashboard in thanks. Dolls speak sweetly long past childdays. Why is The True just for children and dim when down deep all know it is so?

Gertie claimed they could not hear her. Her first one took her by such surprise she almost didn’t notice. One minute there, enjoying her company, and then nothing. One thousand one, one thousand two, one thousand three, one thousand gone.  She saw no sense. But others came and she marked well the signs. The look, the feel, the smell of them. Some with such cheerful determination she almost thought they wouldn’t. But they would. And they did. They’d come a visit, to say lastgobye. And Gertie would shake and tremble. Why her? Why must she be party to such awfulness? Why not the heartless Poppers? All know not to point them at anylive for The True in them begs a squeezebang. Or The Tall Ones, why not leave from them? Surely the results more certain. And care they not, for TheTrue is so limited in them. Barely a nevermind from them. Perhaps they fear breaking a Go below or taking another person past the gone. When she could stand no more, shaking in tears of despair, Gertie leapt to her own one thousand gone. Where another now stands in her place.

Larger and calmer than most in my family, perhaps The True is stronger in me? For my visitors can hear me as I them, and I am glad of their company. My thoughts to theirs when the winds are well and they would listen. They come to say their last gobyes. For every one that leaves past the one thousand one line a dozen more go back as they came. Some visit often but remain Noyets. There is another day for them. I judge not, nor speak The True as I know it to them. They choose for themselves. Some dawdle so long that they are taken away. I have my doubts of them for some wish to be stopped. But I do not stop anyone. The True is for each own to decide. Taller than my sisters, one thousand four, is such a long way - much longer than most expect. I hear it clickcount in their heads. Time runs quick right up to the one line, then slows so much before the one thousand gone. Maybe The True also wants to say a last gobye?

I am seldom lonely as I get company often. Even the many Noyets that retreat are my friends. When lonely, I reach deep and long to touch other things aways from myself. Some things made strong in The True and some silent, but all pass my voice on to those who would listen. Come visit. Come look. Choose wisely, for yourself. I will not help nor harm. Come they do and always will. And Thank The True they come. For all that live must also eat.

title: My Yon Sister

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

Summarize all the information relating to the author's sister, Gertie.

answer: Gertie is the author's younger sister. She cannot handle the stress of carrying the 'Go's, which come to her and cut her deeply. Gertie knows when one of the Go's is coming and she knows by their timid steps, smell, and look that they are coming for her. The go's take many different forms and Gertie has resigned herself to dealing with them as best she can. Though other people in her family don't seem to care about The True, Gertie does. She is seldom lonely because she knows that whenever she feels that way, the Go's will come to visit.

text: Omits the fact that Gertie eventually commits suicide

refinement: Gertie is the author's younger sister. She cannot handle the stress of carrying the 'Go's, which come to her and cut her deeply. Gertie knows when one of the Go's is coming and she knows by their timid steps, smell, and look that they are coming for her. The go's take many different forms and Gertie has resigned herself to dealing with them as best she can. Gertie hates the ghostly visitation to the extent that she eventually commits suicide.

answer: Gertie was huge and knew that something was wrong when she was pregnant. She claimed they couldn't hear her, and her first one took her by surprise. Gertie always knew when they were coming, and she hated them.

text: Gertie wasn't pregnant

refinement: She claimed they couldn't hear her, and her first one took her by surprise. Gertie always knew when they were coming, and she hated them.

text: Inadequate answer

refinement: Gertie appears to be psychic. The first visitation by a ghost takes her by surprise. Now she recognizes them by smell, feel and look. Gertie trembles and shakes when they visit. Eventually, when she can't take it anymore she commits suicide.

answer: The author's sister, Gertie, was overwhelmed by the burden she had to carry. She hoped every time The True came was the last one, but they kept on coming. She struggled with the question of why it happened to her and not to other people. When she could stand it no more, she committed suicide.

answer: Gertie is the author's sister and she is troubled by the burden of being able to sense the coming of death. Gertie always knows when death is approaching. Each time it happens, she is filled with anguish and cries out "NO!" Although they originate from various sources, death always arrives in the form of small, walking creatures. Gertie is visited often by these creatures and she accepts this. Although Gertie is often lonely, she finds comfort in being able to listen to the thoughts of other creatures and to let them listen to hers in return. While Gertie is disturbed by her burden, she accepts it as part of her life.

text: The answer omits Gertie's eventual suicide

refinement: Gertie is the author's sister and she is troubled by the burden of being able to sense the coming of death. Gertie always knows when death is approaching. Each time it happens, she is filled with anguish and cries out "NO!" Although they originate from various sources, death always arrives in the form of small, walking creatures. Gertie is visited often by these creatures and she accepts this. Although Gertie is often lonely, she finds comfort in being able to listen to the thoughts of other creatures and to let them listen to hers in return. Gertie is so disturbed by her burden that she eventually leaps to her death.

answer: Gertie is a cold and stressing presence for the author. He explains her birth, her death and that her visitors can hear her and she can hear them. When she can no longer handle all the stress, she leaps to her death, giving birth to another in her place.

text: Quite the contrary, the author appears seems to have a loving understanding of his sister.

refinement: The author's sister carries a terrible burden. She sees the ghosts of the dying. He explains her birth, her death and that her visitors can hear her and she can hear them. When she can no longer handle all the stress, she leaps to her death, giving birth to another in her place.

text: He doesn't explain her birth

refinement: The author's sister carries a terrible burden. She sees the ghosts of the dying.  When she can no longer handle all the stress, she leaps to her death, giving birth to another in her place.

text: Inadequate answer

refinement: The author's sister carries a terrible burden. She sees the ghosts of the dying.  She learns to recognize them by feel, smell, and looks. They make her tremble and shake. When she can no longer handle all the stress, she leaps to her death, giving birth to another in her place.

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

Summarize all the information relating to The True.

answer: The narrator says The True is for children and the heartless Poppers and those who tell the heartless poppers about people who have the true. If a doll doesn't get showered with attention and news of dinner, then it'll cry just like a real child would.

text: This inaccurate

refinement: The author says that when you create a thing that moves and is loved, you give it life. He says it can breathe, dream and feel. If a doll doesn't get showered with attention and news of dinner, then it'll cry just like a real child would.

text: This is inaccurate though it may be implied

refinement: The author says that when you create a thing that moves and is loved, you give it life. He says it can breathe, dream and feel. Dolls speak sweetly way past childhood. Yet many people believe that the True is felt only by children.

answer: The True is a moving thing, living and loved. This thing can feel and dream. However, some individuals cannot hear The True, but others can, and they must say their final goodbyes before they go over the line of one thousand gone. The time before they go over that line is longer than people expect, and The True seems to want to say goodbye as well. The True is stronger in some people, like the author, and everyone needs to eat.

answer: The author's parents, like most, did not know The True. The author describes The True as the product of something being created and given a life of its own, although it does not follow the blueprints The True is written in their hearts but they deny it for an unknown reason. The True becomes a massive burden for the author's sister, she had a massive struggle with them passing and questioned her being chosen for it.

answer: The True is a phenomenon whereby objects which have been created by people - objects like gooses - sometimes come to life and take on human traits. Sometimes they take on human-like desires and emotions like sorrow and happiness. Objects are sentient, but only to a certain extent; there is always a tipping point where they may not hear those who are affected by them. The True can be frightening, but those who visit and listen with the intent to be understood usually find comfort and companionship through their connection. Those who do not seek understanding and oppose The True often find themselves fading away when their time comes.

text: Th text doesn't mention gooses

refinement: The True is a phenomenon whereby objects which have been created by people sometimes come to life and take on human traits. Sometimes they take on human-like desires and emotions like sorrow and happiness. Objects are sentient, but only to a certain extent; there is always a tipping point where they may not hear those who are affected by them. The True can be frightening, but those who visit and listen with the intent to be understood usually find comfort and companionship through their connection. Those who do not seek understanding and oppose The True often find themselves fading away when their time comes.

answer: The True is life. It is given to objects that are cherished. Dolls, small statues, orroebots and humans that commit suicide share in its properties as they are all left behind when their owners pass away. There are varying degrees of strength with which The True drives away or stays in line with humans. Gertie, the author's sister, is stronger in The True, so ghosts can hear what she says. It is long before the 1300 line is ready. When the 1300 line is ready, The True can say goodbye to its visitor.

text: This is not said in the text

refinement: The True is life. It is given to objects that are cherished. There are varying degrees of strength with which The True drives away or stays in line with humans. Gertie, the author's sister, is stronger in The True, so ghosts can hear what she says. It is long before the 1300 line is ready. When the 1300 line is ready, The True can say goodbye to its visitor.

text: This doesn't make much sense

refinement: The True is life. It is given to objects that are cherished. There are varying degrees of strength with which The True drives away or stays in line with humans. Gertie, the author's sister, is stronger in The True, so ghosts can hear what she says.

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

What is the author's experience of The True?

answer: The author experienced his sister's struggle with The True very closely. He has a good grasp of where The True comes from and that it will go. When his sister was overwhelmed and leapt to her death, he took her place. He was larger and calmer and The True was stronger in him, taller than his sisters and lasting longer than expected.

answer: The author experiences The True as a necessary, though sad, part of life. The True visits everyone eventually, whether they accept them passively or are proactive and argue with them. The author views The True as necessary, powerful, and ever present.

text: This not in the text.

refinement: The author experiences The True as a necessary, though sad, part of life. The author views The True as necessary, powerful, and ever present.

text: Repetitive

refinement: The author views The True as necessary, powerful, and ever-present.

text: Inadequate answer

refinement: The author views The True as necessary, powerful, and ever-present. The author's parents, like most, did not know The True. The author describes The True as the product of something being created and given a life of its own, although it does not follow the blueprints The True is written in their hearts but they deny it for an unknown reason. The True becomes a huge burden for the author's sister, she had a massive struggle with them passing and questioned her being chosen for it.

answer: The author is aware or strongly believes in the existence of The True (whatever it may be). She describes the experience of being attracted to other beings or people, and of having The True or being True.

text: Not in the text

refinement: The author is aware or strongly believes in the existence of The True (whatever it may be).

text: Inadequate answer

refinement: The author is aware or strongly believes in the existence of The True (whatever it may be). The author experienced his sister's struggle with The True very closely. He has a good grasp of where The True comes from and that it will go. When his sister was overwhelmed and leapt to her death, he took her place. He was larger and calmer and The True was stronger in him, taller than his sisters and lasting longer than expected.

answer: The author believes that the word describes an undefined self-awareness. Unlike most children, the author believes The Truth is not a fabrication.

text: Doesn't appear in the text

refinement: The author believes that the word describes an undefined self-awareness.

text: This doesn't adequately answer the question

refinement: The author experienced his sister's struggle with The True very closely. He has a good grasp of where The True comes from and that it will go. When his sister was overwhelmed and leapt to her death, he took her place. He was larger and calmer and The True was stronger in him, taller than his sisters and lasting longer than expected.

answer: The author experiences The True as an often troubling and painful burden. They recognize that The True is experienced by all creatures and therefore feel empathy towards those who must endure it. The author feels that The True is should be approached with compassion, and each person should exercise their free will in deciding how they want to manage it. The author views The True as a necessary occurrence that all must confront, but with an eye towards being humane and respectful.


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SYBIL MEDAN KATHIGASU GM (née DALY; 3 September 1899 - 12 June 1948) was a Malayan Eurasian nurse who supported the resistance during the Japanese occupation of Malaya. She was the only Malayan woman to be ever awarded with the George Medal for bravery.

Early life

Kathigasu was born to Joseph Daly, an Irish-Eurasian planter, and Beatrice Matilda Daly (née Martin), a French-Eurasian midwife, on 3 September 1899 in Medan, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (thus reflected in her middle name). Her paternal grandparents were an Irishman and a Eurasian woman while her maternal grandparents were a Frenchman named Pierre Louie Martin and a Eurasian woman named Evelyn Adeline Martin _née_ Morrett. She was the fifth child and the only girl. She was trained as a nurse and midwife and spoke Cantonese fluently.

Marriage and family

While she was practising nursing and midwifery at the Kuala Lumpur General Hospital, Sybil first met Dr. Arumugam Kanapathi Pillay, a second generation Malaysian Indian, born on 17 June 1892 in Taiping to Kanapathi Pillay and Thangam, immigrants of Sri Lankan Tamil origin. Initially there had been objection from her parents due to their religious differences: him being a Hindu while Sybil was a Catholic. However, with agreement from his father, he became a Catholic and was renamed as Abdon Clement Kathigasu. Their wedding took place in St. John's Church (present location of St. John's Cathedral) in Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur on 7 January 1919.

Sybil's first child was a son born on 26 August 1919, but due to major problems at birth, died after only 19 hours. He was named Michael after Sybil's elder brother, who was born in Taiping on 12 November 1892 and was killed in Gallipoli on 10 July 1915 as a member of the British Army.

The devastating blow of baby Michael's death led to Sybil's mother suggesting that a young boy, William Pillay, born 25 October 1918, who she had delivered and had remained staying with them at their Pudu house, should be adopted by Sybil and her husband. Then a daughter, Olga, was born to Sybil in Pekeliling, Kuala Lumpur, on 26 February 1921. The earlier sudden death of baby Michael made Olga a very special baby to Sybil, when she was born without problems. So when Sybil returned to Ipoh on 7 April 1921, it was not only with Olga, but also with William and her mother who had agreed to stay in Ipoh with the family. A second daughter, Dawn, was born in Ipoh on 21 September 1936.

Their children are:

1.  William Pillay (25 October 1918), adopted
2.  Michael Kathigasu (26 August 1919), died after only 19 hours of being born
3.  Olga Kathigasu (26 February 1921), died on 6 September 2014
4.  Dawn Kathigasu (21 September 1936), married William Bruce Spalding in London on 1 September 1956 and later have children with him. _No further information available, alleged suicide_[1]

She and her husband, Dr. Kathigasu, operated a clinic at No. 141, Brewster Road (now Jalan Sultan Idris Shah) in Ipoh from 1926 until the Japanese invasion of Malaya. The family escaped to the nearby town of Papan days before Japanese forces occupied Ipoh. The local Chinese community fondly remembered her husband, who was given the Hakka nickname “You Loy-De”.

Freedom fighter

Residing at No. 74, Main Street in Papan, the Kathigasus secretly kept shortwave radio sets and listened to BBC broadcasts. They quietly supplied medicines, medical services and information to the resistance forces until they were arrested in 1943.

Despite being interrogated and tortured by the Japanese military police, Sybil persisted in her efforts and was thrown in Batu Gajah jail. After Malaya was liberated from the Japanese in August 1945, Sybil was flown to Britain for medical treatment. There, she began writing her memoirs.

Sybil received the George Medal for Gallantry several months before her death on 12 June 1948.

Death and memorial

Sybil died on 12 June 1948 aged 48 in Britain and her body was buried in Lanark, Scotland. Her body was later returned in 1949 to Ipoh and reburied at the Roman Catholic cemetery beside St. Michael's Church opposite the Main Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (now SMK Convent) on Brewster Road (now Jalan Sultan Idris Shah) in Ipoh.

A road _Jalan Sybil Kathigasu_ in Fair Park, Ipoh was named after Sybil, after independence to commemorate her bravery. Today, the shop house at No. 74, Main Road, Papan, serves as a memorial to Sybil and her efforts.

Published works

-   _No Dram of Mercy_ (Neville Spearman, 1954; reprinted Oxford University Press, 1983 and Prometheus Enterprises, 2006)
-   _Faces of Courage: A Revealing Historical Appreciation of Colonial Malaya's Legendary Kathigasu Family_ by Norma Miraflor & Ian Ward (2006, )

Legacy and in popular culture

-   Sybil is played by Jacintha Abisheganaden in the TV drama series _The Price of Peace_.
-   In 2010, a 10-part miniseries drama based on her life was produced by Malaysian satellite television company Astro and Red Communications titled _Apa Dosaku?_ (Malay: _What Is My Sin?_). Sybil's role was played by model and actress Elaine Daly, who also happens to be Sybil's grandniece.
-   In 2016, Google Malaysia commemorated her 117th birthday with a special Doodle; depicting her in her former Papan residence.[2]

[1] http://db.ipohworld.org/view/id/784

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title: Sybil Kathigasu

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

What does the text say about the forces that liberated Malaya from the Japanese?

answer: No answer

answer: The wartime period was during both world wars. There was a Soviet and a British liberation force involved.

text: Nothing is said about the forces

answer: No answer

answer: The text does not mention the forces that liberated Malaya from the Japanese.

answer: Japanese aggression in the Malay Peninsula began in December 1941 with the bombing of the British naval base in Singapore by the Japanese airforce. The operation was followed in the early 1942 by the occupation of the Malay Peninsula and the onset of Japanese occupation. The Japanese surrendered in Malaya before being ready to oust the British from office, and this led to an uprising on August 1945. The British Armed Forces quickly seized control of the country and by early September, defeated the occupying forces to liberate the country.

answer: No answer

answer: The British military liberated Malaya from the Japanese.

answer: The British armed forces quickly seized control of the country and by early September, defeated the occupying forces to liberate the country.

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

What does the text say about Sybil Kathigasu as a freedom fighter?

answer: Sybil secretly supplied medicines, medical services, and information to the resistance forces until she was arrested by the Japanese military police in 1943. Despite being interrogated and tortured by the Japanese military police, Sybil persisted in her efforts for liberation of Malaya. She was one of the supporters of the Malayan resistance movement.

answer: Sybil was arrested in 1943 for being involved in a secret underground resistance operation about sending medicine, medicine services and information to the resistance forces. Sybil continued her efforts even with her being interrogated and tortured. Even after Malaya was liberated from the Japanese in 1945, she was flown to Britain for medical treatment. She received the medal for gallantry on June 12, 1948, just three months before her death.

text: Remove "even"

refinement: Sybil was arrested in 1943 for being involved in a secret underground resistance operation about sending medicine, medicine services and information to the resistance forces. Sybil continued her efforts even with her being interrogated and tortured. After Malaya was liberated from the Japanese in 1945, she was flown to Britain for medical treatment. She received the medal for gallantry on June 12, 1948, just three months before her death.

answer: Sybil was arrested in 1943 for being involved in a secret underground resistance operation about sending medicine, medicine services, and information to the resistance forces. Sybil continued her efforts even with her being interrogated and tortured. Even after Malaya was liberated from the Japanese in 1945, she was flown to Britain for medical treatment. However, she received the medal for gallantry on June 12, 1948, just three months before her death.

answer: Sybil Kathigasu was a Malayan Eurasian nurse who supported the resistance during the Japanese occupation of Malaya. She was the only Malayan woman to be ever awarded with the George Medal for bravery. Sybil and her husband secretly listened to BBC broadcasts and supplied medicines, medical services, and information to the resistance forces. Despite being interrogated and tortured by the Japanese military police, she persisted in her efforts and was thrown in Batu Gajah jail. She was flown to Britain for medical treatment after Malaya was liberated from the Japanese in August 1945.

answer: Sybil Kathigasu was a Malayan Eurasian nurse who supported the resistance during the Japanese occupation of Malaya. She was the only Malayan woman to be ever awarded with the George Medal for bravery. She supported the resistance secretly by supplying medicines, medical services, and information to the resistance forces. She was arrested in 1943 and interrogated and tortured by the Japanese military police. Despite being tortured, she persisted in her efforts. She was flown to Britain for medical treatment after Malaya was liberated from the Japanese in August 1945. She received the George Medal for Gallantry several months before her death on June 12, 1948.

answer: Sybil secretly supplied medicines, medical services, and information to the resistance forces until she was arrested by the Japanese military police in 1943. Despite being interrogated and tortured by the Japanese military police, Sybil persisted in her efforts for liberation of Malaya. She was one of the supporters of the Malayan resistance movement. Sybil and her husband ran a clinic in Ipoh.

text: The last sentence is irrelevant

refinement: Sybil secretly supplied medicines, medical services, and information to the resistance forces until she was arrested by the Japanese military police in 1943. Despite being interrogated and tortured by the Japanese military police, Sybil persisted in her efforts for liberation of Malaya. She was one of the supporters of the Malayan resistance movement.

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

What does the text say about Sybil's husband?

answer: Dr. Arumugam Kanapathi Pillay was a second-generation Malaysian Indian who became a Catholic and was renamed as Abdon Clement Kathigasu. Sybil's husband operated a clinic at No. 141, Brewster Road in Ipoh. The local Chinese community fondly remembered him as "You Loy-De."

answer: Sybil married Dr. Arumugam Kanapathi Pillay. He was a second generation Malaysian Indian, born to Kanapathi Pillay and Thangam, immigrants of Sri Lankan Tamil origin. Initially, there was objection from Sybil's parents due to their religious differences. However, his father agreed, and he became a Catholic and was renamed as Abdon Clement Kathigasu. They had three children.

text: They had four children

refinement: Sybil married Dr. Arumugam Kanapathi Pillay. He was a second generation Malaysian Indian, born to Kanapathi Pillay and Thangam, immigrants of Sri Lankan Tamil origin. Initially, there was objection from Sybil's parents due to their religious differences. However, his father agreed, and he became a Catholic and was renamed as Abdon Clement Kathigasu. They had four children.

answer: Dr. Arumugam Kanapathi Pillay was a medical doctor who met Sybil while she was practicing nursing and midwifery at Kuala Lumpur General Hospital. Despite their religious differences, they got married, though Sybil's parents objected to their marriage due to the fact that Arumugam was Hindu, and Sybil was Catholic. The two had four children together. After their first son, Michael, passed away at birth, Sybil's mother convinced the husband and wife to adopt another baby boy, William Pillay. The two also had a daughter, Olga.

text: Give their second daughter's name

refinement: Dr. Arumugam Kanapathi Pillay was a medical doctor who met Sybil while she was practicing nursing and midwifery at Kuala Lumpur General Hospital. Despite their religious differences, they got married, though Sybil's parents objected to their marriage due to the fact that Arumugam was Hindu, and Sybil was Catholic. The two had four children together. After their first son, Michael, passed away at birth, Sybil's mother convinced the husband and wife to adopt another baby boy, William Pillay. The two also had two daughters, Olga and Dawn.

answer: Dr. Arumugam Kanapathi Pillay was a medical doctor who met Sybil while she was practicing nursing and midwifery at Kuala Lumpur General Hospital. Despite their religious differences, they got married, though Sybil's parents objected to their marriage due to the fact that Arumugam was Hindu, and Sybil was Catholic. The two had four children together. After their first son, Michael, passed away at birth, Sybil's mother convinced the husband and wife to adopt another baby boy, William Pillay. The two also had a daughter, Olga. Following the Japanese occupation of wartime Malaya, Arumugam and Sybil set up a clinic to secretly support the resistance fighters by supplying medicine, medical services, and information. Arumugam was arrested in 1943 and subsequently tortured by the Japanese military police. After Malaya was liberated from the Japanese in August 1945, Sybil and her family were flown to Britain for medical treatment, and Dr. Arumugam was soon reunited with them. He died a few years later, and his body was buried in Lanark, Scotland.

text: Remove irrelevant/misleading information

refinement: Dr. Arumugam Kanapathi Pillay was a medical doctor who met Sybil while she was practicing nursing and midwifery at Kuala Lumpur General Hospital. Despite their religious differences, they got married, though Sybil's parents objected to their marriage due to the fact that Arumugam was Hindu, and Sybil was Catholic. The two had four children together. After their first son, Michael, passed away at birth, Sybil's mother convinced the husband and wife to adopt another baby boy, William Pillay. The two also had a daughter, Olga. Following the Japanese occupation of wartime Malaya, Arumugam and Sybil set up a clinic to secretly support the resistance fighters by supplying medicine, medical services, and information.

text: Include the name of their second daughter

refinement: Dr. Arumugam Kanapathi Pillay was a medical doctor who met Sybil while she was practicing nursing and midwifery at Kuala Lumpur General Hospital. Despite their religious differences, they got married, though Sybil's parents objected to their marriage due to the fact that Arumugam was Hindu, and Sybil was Catholic. The two had four children together. After their first son, Michael, passed away at birth, Sybil's mother convinced the husband and wife to adopt another baby boy, William Pillay. The two also had two daughters, Olga and Dawn. Following the Japanese occupation of wartime Malaya, Arumugam and Sybil set up a clinic to secretly support the resistance fighters by supplying medicine, medical services, and information.

answer: No answer

text: Provide a response

refinement: Sybil met Dr. Arumugam Kanapathi Pillay while she was practicing nursing and midwifery at the Kuala Lumpur General Hospital. He was a second generation Malaysian Indian born in 1892. Initially, her parents objected to their union due to their religious differences, but with permission from his father, Pillay converted to Catholicism, taking the name Abdon Clement Kathigasu. They had four children, and they ran a clinic together in Ipoh until the Japanese invasion of Malaya.

answer: Dr. Arumugam Kanapathi Pillay was a second-generation Malaysian Indian who became a Catholic and was renamed as Abdon Clement Kathigasu. Sybil's husband operated a clinic at No. 141, Brewster Road in Ipoh. The local Chinese community fondly remembered him as "You Loy-De."

answer: Sybil married Dr. Arumugam Kanapathi Pillay. He was a second generation Malaysian Indian, born to Kanapathi Pillay and Thangam, immigrants of Sri Lankan Tamil origin. Initially, there was objection from Sybil's parents due to their religious differences. However, his father agreed, and he became a Catholic and was renamed as Abdon Clement Kathigasu. They had three children. He and Sybil operated a clinic at No. 141, Brewster Road (now Jalan Sultan Idris Shah) in Ipoh from 1926 until the Japanese invasion of Malaya. The local Chinese community fondly remembered him.

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

What does the text say about Sybil's Legacy?

answer: Sybil was awarded the George Medal for Gallantry before her death on 12 June 1948. A road, Jalan Sybil Kathigasu, in Fair Park, Ipoh was named after Sybil to commemorate her bravery. Today, the shop house at No. 74, Main Road, Papan serves as a memorial to Sybil and her efforts. She was also commemorated with a special Google Doodle in 2016 for her 117th birthday.

answer: Sybil was awarded the George Medal for Gallantry before her death on 12 June 1948. A road, Jalan Sybil Kathigasu, in Fair Park, Ipoh was named after Sybil to commemorate her bravery. Today, the shop house at No. 74, Main Road, Papan serves as a memorial to Sybil and her efforts.

answer: Sybil died on June 12th, 1948. Her body was buried in Lanark, Scotland. Her body was later returned to Ipoh and reburied at the Roman Catholic cemetery beside St. Michael's Church opposite the Main Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus. A road Jalan Sybil Kathigasu in Fair Park, Ipoh was named after her to honor her patriotism. It serves as a memorial today.

answer: Sybil is remembered by the family, especially in Papan (the Chinese community), and a road, Sybil Kathigasu in Fair Park, Ipoh, was named after her to remember her bravery and efforts. Sybil also received the George Medal for Gallantry several months before her death in 1948. In 2010, a 10-part miniseries drama was produced by the Malaysia satellite television company, Astro, based on her life called "Apa Dosaku (What is My Sin?)'. Google also commemorated her 117th birthday in her Ipoh residence in 2016.

text: Nothing indicates she is remembered exclusively by her family, or by the Chinese community in particular

refinement: A road, Sybil Kathigasu in Fair Park, Ipoh, was named after her to remember her bravery and efforts. Sybil also received the George Medal for Gallantry several months before her death in 1948. In 2010, a 10-part miniseries drama was produced by the Malaysia satellite television company, Astro, based on her life called "Apa Dosaku (What is My Sin?)'. Google also commemorated her 117th birthday in her Ipoh residence in 2016.

text: The Google doodle was of her Papan residence

refinement: A road, Sybil Kathigasu in Fair Park, Ipoh, was named after her to remember her bravery and efforts. Sybil also received the George Medal for Gallantry several months before her death in 1948. In 2010, a 10-part miniseries drama was produced by the Malaysia satellite television company, Astro, based on her life called "Apa Dosaku (What is My Sin?)'. Google also commemorated her 117th birthday with a doodle of her former Papan residence in 2016.

answer: Sybil is remembered by the family, especially in Papan (the Chinese community), and a road, Sybil Kathigasu in Fair Park, Ipoh, was named after her to remember her bravery and efforts. Sybil also received the George Medal for Gallantry several months before her death in 1948.

answer: Sybil's legacy is that she was a Malayan Eurasian nurse who supported the resistance during the Japanese occupation of Malaya. She was the only Malayan woman to be ever awarded with the George Medal for bravery.


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	A gust kicked dust across his boots. The road seemed to be dissolving in the wind, as it picked up and whirled the dirt about. As it ascended, his trench coat fluttered against him. In the corner of his eyes, he could see his compadre on either side; steadfast in resolve, they stood like stone against the rising dust tide. For miles ahead and miles behind, for miles to the left and to the right; nothing but dirt, rocks and flat. The land between the roads was a wasteland of dead plants and loose soil, turned infertile by the folly of man. The sun was once beating down, but the storm that once loomed in the distance was now upon them.
	A tower of cloud, sucking the air from around them. He knew what was upon him, It has come. The sky darkened as the storm began to pick up. The winds stopped coming from behind and were coming from anywhere and everywhere. Swirls and eddies of dirt and dead grass flung about. Yet here they stood. Lighting struck through the clouds, but they still stood fast.
	He could feel his resolve as one with his allies; what they faced soon would test this resolve. The storm raged in large gusts, but there was naught for it to throw around except dust and pebbles. No rain came, only howling winds and terrible lightning. They felt locked into place, iron willed to not give an inch. Then It came. A tornado forming up the road in front of them, but as it touched down a great flame came from the ground, and the twister sucked the flame high into the sky, and lightning cracked and exploded  from the cloud to the flaming vortex.
	As it neared them, their resolve was never stronger. It is coming, but It will not hurt us. Whatever form It takes, no harm shall befall us if we stay our ground. He knew it, and so did the only two human beings he had for miles. The pillar of flame made its way closer, only a few hundred yards away, when it widened with great speed, like a slow moving explosion, only to stop growning just as suddenly, and it stopped its advance. The pillar ripped open in the middle to expose some terrible darkness, when out It stepped. And It’s form was not pleasant. A gargantuan demon from the earth to the cloud; he had a dark and smokey skin and was not easy to get a focus on, except his head. Large curved horns, and the face of a nose-less, eyebrow-less man except with fire coming out of cuts and scars. Their resolve was unshaken. It won’t hurt us, It is testing us. As he approached one large step at a time, It got smaller. A lot smaller. Until It was barely smoking and easy to see, and only a foot or two taller than a man. It was a man, at least so it seemed. His face had grown out of that mask of fire and scars, and He was a handsome man at that. Nothing hideous, but you could read the malice in His eyes. And so He approached ever so casually, while their hearts raced. The Prince of Darkness, Lucifer.
	“And so I am.” Said He with a voice eased and mid pitched. Terrifying, it would seem, was not his approach now. “And you are the band...”
	“Aye,” he answered, feeling confident in speaking. “He who is the bringer of arts and music, we beseech for Your Blessing, so that we may unlock the greatest potential of man through power greater than he.”
	“And so it shall be, but what do you offer that I, who is ever so generous in granting thee Power beyond man?”
	“We offer NOT our souls.”
	“What? That is the only wa-”
	“EAT LEAD MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!!” They pulled tommy guns out of their trenchcoats and unloaded on the motherfucker. Satan was dead before he could shit his pants, and they absorbed all of his powers. Now, The Man In The Badass Trenchcoat was Prince of Darkness, and could shred harder than any man alive. The band went on to be really big for a few years, then they all died of various drug and alcohol overdoses.
The end.

title: The Crossroads

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

Summarize the rock band's plan.

answer: The band formed a plan to take on the Prince of Darkness, Lucifer, and defeat him in order to gain his powers and achieve their goal to be the biggest rock band in the world. After doing so, they fired guns at him and killed him. They obtained his powers and went on to reach their goal.

answer: The band seeks to unlock the potential of man through power greater than man, which they offer in exchange for not their souls. They confront the Devil, and kill him by blasting him with their tommy guns. In doing so, the band absorbs all of Satan's powers, becoming Prince of Darkness. The band goes on to become a successful rock band for a few years before dying of various drug and alcohol addictions.

answer: The band goes to Satan to petition him to become the Prince of Darkness so they can use his powers while retaining their humanity. They are then killed after Satan grants them the gift they've sought.

text: The band was never killed by anyone as implied in the answer.

refinement: The band goes to Satan to petition him to become the Prince of Darkness so they can use his powers while retaining their humanity. They then turned on Satan and killed him, absorbing his powers for themselves. They became famous for their music and went on to die of drug and alcohol overdose many years later.

answer: After meeting the Devil, the band was killed by some members. They won't even let what they need to endure and their sacrifice to become more valuable. Wanting the power to be able to change the world and led men to greatness, it's what became their downfall.

text: Apart from an issue with coherence, the band was not killed by anyone.

refinement: After meeting the Devil, the band killed him and took his powers. They used that power to become famous as musicians and died of drugs and alcohol overdose many years later.

answer: Their plan consists of summoning the Prince of Darkness, Lucifer. They claim to want to make a deal with him in exchange for unlocking the greatest potential of man. But rather than offer their souls, they shoot Satan dead with tommy guns and absorb his powers.

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

Summarize the supernatural elements of the story.

answer: The supernatural elements of the story involve a whirlwind, a tornado, and Satan or Lucifer. Lucifer is a gargantuan demon with horns and fire for eyes but he is revealed to actually be a man in disguise. The protagonists shoot him with tommy guns and absorb his powers, thereby becoming Prince of Darkness themselves.

answer:
Next part of the second paragraph: "A gust kicked dust"

Third paragraph: The travelers see a tornado forming and coming towards them. However, a pillar of flame comes towards them and is revealed to be the angel Lucifer, who is commonly referred to as the devil. Source:wikipedia

text: This is more of a highlight than a summary.

refinement: The second paragraph of the story features a whirlwind that became a flame of fire. Then the came a bolt of lightning before a form came out of that chaos. It was Lucifer!

answer: A tornado touches down and a great flame rises from the ground. A cloud explodes into a flaming vortex. The pillar of flame rips open, and a gargantuan demon steps out. The demon is the Prince of Darkness, Lucifer. He offers to grant them the greatest potential of man in exchange for their souls. When they kill him with tommy guns, they absorb his power.

answer: The supernatural element of the story is the ability of the protagonists to kill Satan and take his power. Satan is much larger and more threatening before they kill him, but becomes a regular-sized, somewhat handsome man before ultimately meeting his end.

text: There are more supernatural elements to the story than what is listed here.

refinement: The supernatural elements of the story consist of the whirlwind turning into flame and the flame turning into lightning from which a man who identifies himself as Lucifer emerged.

answer: Satan is clearly a supernatural being. The band shooting him- which certainly kills him-before absorbing his powers is also a supernatural element to the story.

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

What does the story say about the characters of the band members?

answer: The band members have strong resolve as they prepare to face down Lucifer. They believe no harm will befall them if they stay their ground. Rather than deal with the devil, they trick him into a trap and murder him. Despite their subsequent success, they all die from drug and alcohol overdoses.

text: This is more of a summary than a statement of character.

refinement: The band members have a strong resolve as they prepare to face down Lucifer. They believe no harm will befall them if they stay their ground. Rather than deal with the devil, they trick him into a trap and murder him. This behavior shows them to be ruthless and cunny.

answer: The story indicates that the band members are strong willed, not easily swayed by fear, and steadfast in their resolve. They are bold enough to stand up to the Prince of Darkness, even when He approaches them in terrifying form. The band members are determined to protect the potential of man, even if this means fighting even the most powerful forces of darkness in the universe.

answer: The band members are confident and brave, willing to stand their ground against even the most threatening or powerful opponent. They are willing to give up anything in order to achieve power, as long as it does not involve sacrificing their souls.

answer: No answer

text: No answer is provided.

refinement: The band members have a strong resolve as they prepare to face down Lucifer. They believe no harm will befall them if they stay their ground. Rather than deal with the devil, they trick him into a trap and murder him. This behavior shows them to be ruthless and cunny.

answer: The names of the band members have not been taken from the passage. Nothing else is known about them.

text: The answer has nothing to do with the question.

refinement: The band members, through killing Lucifer, showed themselves to be bold, ruthless, and willing to do almost anything for the sake of career success.

category_text: The answer has nothing to do with the question.


text:
My dad and I used to play catch a lot.  We’d go out to the backyard and just toss the ball for a little bit.   I loved watching baseball, so I went out to play any chance I could get.  I think my dad did it to blow off some steam.  He hated his job, so he blew off steam a lot.  Sometimes he would just sit looking out the window in the middle of the night.

On Thursdays my dad would get out of the factory early.  He would go to the bars at around four, and be back before eight.  My mom and I would be watching the 7 o’clock news.  He would get back and stand to the side of us without saying a word.  He would look at me and ask me to go to the front yard and break a twig off of the small tree by the mailbox.  I’d look at him, and I’d look at my mom, then back at him, and say “ok.”  So I did what I was asked and brought him the switch.  He’d then calmly ask me to take off my shirt, and so I did.  For the twenty minutes after I’d be whipped with the switch.  It never hurt too bad.  When he was finished, he’d tassel my hair and say he’d love me, and I would respond, “I love you too.”  I’d go to hug my mom, and with tears in her eyes she’d hug me too, and then I’d go to bed.

Every now and then, my dad would bring me to go bowling with him and his friends.  They would always cheer me on, and every time I had a good shot, my dad would yell, “that’s my boy!” and give me a high five.

Sometimes at night I’d sneak into my parents bedroom when they were sleeping.  I would grab my dad’s snub-nose out of his nightstand drawer, and aim it at his head from about an inch away.  I’d cock it as quietly as possible, and just stand there with my finger on the trigger.

As a joke, my dad would occasionally kick me down the stairs if he was right behind me.  It would just be a light kick, and I’d stumble down a step or two.  I would always look back at him and smile, and he would be laughing too.  One day he did it again, but for some reason I couldn’t catch myself.  I just kept on tumbling and tumbling down the steps.  I landed on the wood floor at the bottom, not in any pain at all really.  I looked up at him expecting to see a smile, but he just had this horrified look on his face.  I saw my hand, and I just had a couple broken fingers.  Not a big deal, we’d just tell them that I shut my hand in the door like we always did.  But, then I looked at my right leg.  Instead of the knee bending the normal way, it bent the same way, but forward.  The bone was sticking out, and blood was pouring on the floor pretty fast.  I looked at him, and he looked at me, and for the first time I could see remorse and fear in his eyes.

A couple months earlier, my dad brought me to the drive-in.  Instead of leaving after the first film, we just stayed until the third movie was over.  We were making up life stories about everyone we could see.  My dad was really good at making up stories.  We left at about midnight, and both of us could not stop smiling until we got home.  It was a good day.

Three days earlier, and twenty years later, my dad died in prison.

I visited him every Tuesday for the most part.  Some days I just didn’t have time, but I always warned him ahead of time.  The day he died I had to stay at work late.  I didn’t call him, because I didn’t have time to even think about it.  That day he stayed in his cell alone, and then went to the visiting center to window #3, the same window as always.  He would then wait at the window to be visited by a non-existent visitor.  He just looked at the window.  The memory of not having the memory of looking back at him I will never forget, and always regret.  An hour and a half after our usual visit time, my dad died on his cot.

During the summer sometime, we played catch in the backyard.  It was a little later in the day than usual, but I didn’t care.  It was about midway through, and he stopped and looked towards the sunset.  Seeing him, I put the ball in my mitt and looked too.  It was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.

title: [RF] Catch With My Dad

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

What does the story say about the narrator's dad's coping mechanisms for hating his job?

answer: The narrator's dad blows off steam by drinking and playing sports with them. He blows off steam by beating them with their own switch.

text: He does not blow off steam by beating them with their own switch because he hates his job.

refinement: The narrator's dad blows off steam by drinking and playing sports with them.

answer: The narrator's dad hated his job and would get inebriated by frequenting the bars early in the afternoon and playing with his son. He would also get pissed if something went wrong while he played baseball with him and whipp him with a switch.

text: It is not stated that the fact that whipping the narrator is his coping mechanism.

refinement: The narrator's dad hated his job and would get inebriated by frequenting the bars early in the afternoon and playing with his son.

answer: The narrator's dad hated his job and would get inebriated by frequenting the bars early in the afternoon, leave his son and wife alone at home watching the 7 o'clock news, and go bowling with his friends, bringing his son along. He would also get pissed if something went wrong while he played baseball with him and whipp him with a switch.

text: It s not stated that whipping and bowling are his coping mechanisms for hating his jo.

refinement: The narrator's dad hated his job and would get inebriated by frequenting the bars early in the afternoon, leave his son and wife alone at home watching the 7 o'clock news.

text: 'leave his son and wife alone at home watching the 7 o'clock news.' is irrelevant.

refinement: The narrator's dad hated his job and would get inebriated by frequenting the bars early in the afternoon.

text: It is omitted that the narrator says that his dad and he used to play catch a lot and that he thinks his dad did it to blow off some steam.

refinement: The narrator's dad hated his job and would get inebriated by frequenting the bars early in the afternoon. The narrator says that his dad and he used to play catch a lot and that he thinks his dad did it to blow off some steam.

answer: The narrator's dad blows off steam by drinking and playing sports with them. He blows off steam by beating them with their own switch. He lets some steam off by teasing the narrator about tripping or falling down the stairs.

text: It is not stated that whipping and kicking him down the stairs are his coping mechanisms for hating his job.

refinement: The narrator's dad blows off steam by drinking and playing sports with them.

answer: The narrator says his dad would go to the bar every Thursday when he got off work from a factory. While there, he would have his way to let him anger and frustration out in the form of pressing a switch against his son to the point of drawing blood. When his dad was younger, he would take his son bowling with friends. There, he would holler the narrator's name and show his love when the son did well. However, when the father got older and their relationship changed, he would occasionally kick his son down the stairs for a light laugh, according to him.

text: It is not stated that while in the bar, he would have his way to let his anger and frustration out in the form of pressing a switch against his son to the point of drawing blood.

refinement: The narrator says his dad would go to the bar every Thursday when he got off work from a factory. When his dad was younger, he would take his son bowling with friends. There, he would holler the narrator's name and show his love when the son did well. However, when the father got older and their relationship changed, he would occasionally kick his son down the stairs for a light laugh, according to him.

text: It is not stated that bowling and kicking are his coping mechanisms for hating his job.

refinement: The narrator says his dad would go to the bar every Thursday when he got off work from a factory.

text: It is omitted that playing catch with the narrator is the father's coping mechanism for hating his job.

refinement: The narrator says his dad would go to the bar every Thursday when he got off work from a factory. The narrator's dad and he used to play catch a lot in the backyard and just toss the ball for a little bit. The narrator thinks that his dad did it to blow off some steam.

answer:
The narrator says his dad would go to the bar every Thursday when he got off work from a factory. While there, he would have his way to let him anger and frustration out in the form of pressing a switch against his son to the point of drawing blood.

In the past, the dad would take his son bowling with friends. There, he would holler the narrator's name and show his love when the son did well. However, when the father got older and their relationship changed, he would occasionally kick his son down the stairs for a light laugh, according to him.

text: 'While there, he would have his way to let him anger and frustration out in the form of pressing a switch against his son to the point of drawing blood. ' is not stated.

refinement: The narrator says his dad would go to the bar every Thursday when he got off work from a factory. In the past, the dad would take his son bowling with friends. There, he would holler the narrator's name and show his love when the son did well. However, when the father got older and their relationship changed, he would occasionally kick his son down the stairs for a light laugh, according to him.

text: It is not stated that bowling and kicking are his coping mechanisms for hating his job.

refinement: The narrator says his dad would go to the bar every Thursday when he got off work from a factory.

text: It is omitted that the narrator's dad blows off steam by drinking and playing catch with them.

refinement: The narrator says his dad would go to the bar every Thursday when he got off work from a factory. The narrator's dad blows off steam by drinking and playing catch with them.

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

What does the text say about abuse?

answer: The father subjected his son to multiple episodes of physical abuse, inflicting lacerations and broken bones. Once the father discovered injuries inflicted upon the son, it is implied he felt remorse. When the abuse causes the father to visit his son in prison, it is implied he felt the most remorse. The fact that the father was remorseful for his actions contrasting his strong abuse highlights the ill effects of abuse, which would lead the victim to grow up thinking abuse is an okay thing.

text: 'When the abuse causes the father to visit his son in prison, it is implied he felt the most remorse. The fact that the father was remorseful for his actions contrasting his strong abuse highlights the ill effects of abuse, which would lead the victim to grow up thinking abuse is an okay thing.' is not stated.

refinement: The father subjected his son to multiple episodes of physical abuse, inflicting lacerations and broken bones.

text: It is omitted that the father whips the narrator.

refinement: The father subjected his son to multiple episodes of physical abuse, inflicting lacerations and broken bones. He used to whip the narrator.

text: It is omitted that his dad would occasionally kick him down the stairs if he was right behind him.

refinement: The father subjected his son to multiple episodes of physical abuse, inflicting lacerations and broken bones. He used to whip the narrator and occasionally kick him down the stairs.

answer: The narrator's father is an abusive man who would routinely beat him with a switch. He would also boast to his son and corroborate the lies by promoting good behavior and opening doors. When the narrator became seriously injured and his father tried to hide his condition, he feared and finally realized all he did to his son. This article, however, doesn't offer a conclusion as to the merit of a court case against the father as it seems no crime has been committed.

text: 'He would also boast to his son and corroborate the lies by promoting good behavior and opening doors. When the narrator became seriously injured and his father tried to hide his condition, he feared and finally realized all he did to his son.' is not stated.

refinement: The narrator's father is an abusive man who would routinely beat him with a switch. This article, however, doesn't offer a conclusion as to the merit of a court case against the father as it seems no crime has been committed.

text: The story does not mention a court case against the father.

refinement: The narrator's father is an abusive man who would routinely beat him with a switch.

text: It is omitted that the father used to kick the narrator down the stairs.

refinement: The narrator's father is an abusive man who would routinely beat him with a switch. The father used to kick the narrator down the stairs as a joke.

answer: The text doesn't have any information about abuse.

text: The story says that the father used to whip the narrator.

text: It is omitted that the father used to kick the narrator down the stairs occasionally.

refinement: The narrator's father used to whip him and kick him down the stairs occasionally as a joke.

answer: The father subjected his son to multiple episodes of physical abuse, inflicting lacerations and broken bones. He only felt remorse when he kicked his son down the stairs which caused him a sprained ankle and a fracture (both times). When the abuse causes the father to visit his son in prison, it is implied he felt the most remorse. The fact that the father was remorseful for his actions contrasting his strong abuse highlights the ill effects of abuse, which would lead the victim to grow up thinking abuse is an okay thing.

answer: At one time, the father would get drunk and whip the narrator's back with a switch. The father seemed remorseful for injuring the narrator. The father died in prison after three days before the narrator could visit him. The article doesn't offer a conclusion as to the merit of a court case against the father as it seems no crime has been committed.

text: 'The father seemed remorseful for injuring the narrator. The father died in prison after three days before the narrator could visit him.' is not stated.

refinement: At one time, the father would get drunk and whip the narrator's back with a switch. The article doesn't offer a conclusion as to the merit of a court case against the father as it seems no crime has been committed.

text: The story does not mention a court case.

refinement: At one time, the father would get drunk and whip the narrator's back with a switch.

text: The article does not say that the father used to whip the narrator when he was drunk.

refinement: The father would whip the narrator's back with a switch.

text: It is omitted that the father would kick him down the stairs.

refinement: The father would whip the narrator's back with a switch and occasionally kick him down the stairs as a joke.

answer: It doesn't have any information about abuse.

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

Summarize how the narrator feels about their father when he grows up.

answer: When the narrator grows up, they are mostly regretful towards their father. They also seemed to no longer see him as the person they knew before he became a murderer and went to prison. They thought he didn't care, but they decided to go visit his grave and reminisce anyways.

text: 'They also seemed to no longer see him as the person they knew before he became a murderer and went to prison. They thought he didn't care, but they decided to go visit his grave and reminisce anyways.' is not stated.

refinement: When the narrator grows up, they are mostly regretful towards their father.

text: It is omitted that the narrator visited him in the prison once a week.

refinement: When the narrator grows up, they are mostly regretful towards their father. He visited his father in the prison once a week.

answer: The narrator was spared the violence and abuse of their father in the later part of their father's life. They feel regret that they could not visit their father regularly in prison like they did during their adolescence. Most of the narrator's subsequent parent figures to be abusive, which is also something he wishes his father did not pass onto him. He feels emotion, remorse and regret when thinking about his dad -- he took being a father for granted and was very unaware of how much of an impact his father had on him.

text: 'The narrator was spared the violence and abuse of their father in the later part of their father's life. They feel regret that they could not visit their father regularly in prison like they did during their adolescence. Most of the narrator's subsequent parent figures to be abusive, which is also something he wishes his father did not pass onto him. He feels emotion, remorse and regret when thinking about his dad -- he took being a father for granted and was very unaware of how much of an impact his father had on him.' is not stated.

text: It is omitted that the narrator is mostly regretful towards their father. They visited his father in the prison once a week.

refinement: The narrator is mostly regretful towards their father. They visited his father in the prison once a week.

answer: When the narrator grows up, he is mostly regretful towards his father. He also seemed to no longer see him as the person he knew before he became a murderer and was incarcerated. He visited the grave because years passed and he is no longer grasping for a connection.

answer: The narrator was spared the violence and abuse of their father in the later part of their father's life. They feel guilt that they could not visit their father regularly in prison like they did during their adolescence. Most of the narrator's subsequent parent figures to be abusive, which is also something he wishes his father did not pass onto him. He feels emotion, remorse and regret when thinking about his dad -- he took being a father for granted and was very unaware of how much of an impact his father had on him.

answer: Mostly they feel regret, as they didn't spend enough time with their dad while he was alive. The narrator also wishes they had expressed their love for their dad more when he was alive.

text: It is not stated that he feels regret as they didn't spend enough time with their dad while he was alive; the narrator also wishes they had expressed their love for their dad more when he was alive.

text: It is omitted that the narrator visited his father in the prison once a week.

refinement: Mostly they feel regret. They visited his father in the prison once a week.

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

Summarize how the father treats his wife.

answer: There is no mention of one.

answer: His wife can tell that her husband is troubled. He would go away to bars. His wife would look at him and ask him to take off his shirt. He would then calmly ask his wife's son to do it.

text: 'His wife can tell that her husband is troubled. He would go away to bars. His wife would look at him and ask him to take off his shirt. He would then calmly ask his wife's son to do it.' is irrelevant. There is no answer.

answer: Appears to love her quite a bit, although she doesn't kiss back, and doesn't give him the response he wants (to be hugged again)

text: 'Appears to love her quite a bit, although she doesn't kiss back, and doesn't give him the response he wants (to be hugged again)' is not stated. There is no answer.