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What really happened:
A while ago I met a girl through some friends. This girl and I hit it off pretty well, and had sex. I was young and with little to no experience, needless to say our sexual encounters were short and awkward. The very first time we try to get intimate I had a bit of an unforeseen pre-explosion. In order to avoid any further awkwardness, I quickly got up and said I had seen wolves off in the distance. (We were in some park that is known for wild animals going about.) She got up scared and we left the place. This has been the root of a lot of inside jokes among my friends, so I finally decided to set the record straight with this next story.

**My first sexual encounter, as I remember it.**

There we were, young, naive, horny boys just making their way into adulthood, getting our last few shenanigans out of the way. In this particular and enchanting night we had invited our new friend Natalie and her dyke cousin to tag along. The mission for the night was to get drunk, as always, but this night had different plans for me. I could tell from the moment we picked up the girls there was a sexual aura that filled the car. Everyone glistened from their light perspiration, I knew the source of the sexual tension originated in my pants and was looking for a way to the back seat where Natalia's nether regions were moist. Don't ask me how but I could tell, and if we drenched those undergarments at the time they would have spelled out my name in cursive. We kept the chat light, but the stares through my rear view were consistently hard. We arrived at our destination, everyone sweating at this point, we can choose to blame the car heater but I like to blame the sexual angst.

"How are we suppose to get in there, there's a gate?!" an annoying dykish voice resonated from the back seat. The boys looked at her but no one knew how to approach this strange creature. I took initiative and said, "Listen, 'Natalie's dyke cousin' is it?" she tried responding, "Umm.." but before she started saying dykish none sense I stopped her, "We have two twelve packs and four thirsty boys. Now I know you're dissapointed none of us have long hair and a vagina so now why don't you make the best of it and drink so you can pass out." She said nothing, I had earned her lesbian respect. We unloaded the car, drank our way over the gate into a closed private golf course. If that didn't scream badasses maybe the lesbian's wet boxer briefs might, too bad I didn't check 'em.

Once at our destination we began our nightly ritual. The booze made its way into all of us, our spirits were lifted. It was a glorious gathering. As the consumption of drinks increased our inhibitions decreased. The boys and the dyke had conveniently ran off into the woods leaving Natalie and I behind. I slowly made my way over to my prey, "Should we go with the guys?" She broke the silence. I softly placed my pinky on her lips and replied, "Shh, you want this" I squeezed my crotch gently. She was baffled. As any good woman would have it she initially refused and pushed me away. "What are you doing?!" I stopped unbuckling my pants and instead reached for her hands. "Don't fight it, we both want the same thing. I'm just trying to take a shortcut." She blushed. "Now bring it home Ricky." I thought to myself. I leaned over for a kiss, but right before our lips touched she turned. "You are just... Ohh why can't I resist you?" She struggled to convey her feelings. I gave her my signature smirk, smile and wink. I was a little buzzed so it was more of a blink, but it worked anyway. She jumped on me, "Fuck it!" she dragged me to a dark area behind some small shed.

This is where things got a little interesting. We engaged in some heavy petting, really heavy petting. She tore off my shirt, I tore off my pants. This sexual connection had been building up the whole night. The right amount of beer made us both horny as the devil. We got the ball rolling and I began the dirty deed, she experienced the full wrath that is my prowess in the art of fucking. She literally squirmed in joy, I could hear her mumble out 'God' to which I would respond to with an "I know, right. hmph, hmph"  This all went on for what seemed like forever, but when I checked my watch it had only been less than a minute. Crazy I know. Well, it could have been this moment of beautiful coitus, the combination of her yells, my manly grunts, and the alignment of the planets but this mixture hit the right notes to summon a pack of wolves. A fucking wolf pack was summoned through fucking. I don't know about any of you guys, but I was taught my fair share of chivalry at home, so I did what any faithful knight of the round table would and warned my fair maiden of these wolves that were making their way towards us. I quickly stopped, she insisted to continue. I could tell she thought about it for a second. "Great sex with a great man, which would end up in vicious death by wolves. Seems worth it." But I pushed her off and said, "Wolves bitch! Didn't you hear?!" We gathered up our clothing and made our way to the car, where I phoned the boys to meet me. Those two minutes of heaven for her made her crave me even more, which lead to more sleazy encounters in the future.

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

Describe the girl the narrator has sex with.

answer: The girl is Natalie and she has a dyke cousin. The narrator and Natalie have sex and the narrator warns Natalie about a wolf pack so the sex can continue.

text: The reason that he warns Natalie of the wolves is so that the sex can stop.

refinement: The girl is Natalie and she has a dyke cousin. The narrator and Natalie have sex and the narrator warns Natalie about a wolf pack so the sex can stop.

answer: The girl the narrator has sex with is adventurous and bold. She craves physical contact, and is receptive to the narrator's advances. She is sexually adventurous and takes risks, and she enjoys rough intimacy as demonstrated by her readiness to engage in heavy petting.

answer: He has sex with Natalie, who he and his friends have recently befriended.

answer: The girl the narrator has sex with is passionate and adventurous. She is willing to put herself into dangerous situations for the chance at excitement and pleasure. She's sexually assertive, eager, and able to drag the narrator into the opportunity to have sex. She's excited by the heightened atmosphere from the drinks, and by the anticipation of fulfillment and forbidden pleasures.

answer: The girl the narrator has sex with is not named. She seems to have a thing for young boys and is ignorant of casual sex. She seems to ignore the narrator's warning about wolves.

text: The girl is named

refinement: The narrator has sex with Natalie. She seems to have a thing for young boys and is ignorant of casual sex. She seems to ignore the narrator's warning about wolves.

text: The second sentence is unfounded.

refinement: The narrator has sex with Natalie. She seems to ignore the narrator's warning about wolves.

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

Where do the narrator and the girl have sex?

answer: In a dark area behind a small shed

text: she dragged me to a dark area behind some small shed.

answer: The narrator and the girl have sex behind a small shed behind the facility they had invaded.

text: They were in the facility not behind it

refinement: The narrator and the girl have sex behind a small shed in the facility they had invaded.

text: she dragged me to a dark area behind some small shed.

answer: Just off a private golf course. They end up in a shed nearby.

text: drank our way over the gate into a closed private golf course.

text: she dragged me to a dark area behind some small shed.

answer: The narrator and the girl have sex behind a small shed.

text: she dragged me to a dark area behind some small shed.

answer: The narrator and girl have sex behind a shed on a closed private golf course.

text: she dragged me to a dark area behind some small shed.

text: drank our way over the gate into a closed private golf course.

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

Why do they stop having sex?

answer: They stop having sex because they are interrupted by a pack of wolves. Concerned about her safety, the narrator urges her to leave the dark area where they were having sex. Upon reaching their car, the narrator phones their friends to warn them of the wolf pack.

text: He phones his friends to meet him, not to warn them about the pack of wolves.

refinement: They stop having sex because they are interrupted by a pack of wolves. Concerned about her safety, the narrator urges her to leave the dark area where they were having sex. Upon reaching their car, the narrator phones their friends to warn them of the wolf pack.

text: warned my fair maiden of these wolves that were making their way towards us. I quickly stopped, she insisted to continue.

answer: In the narrator's story, it's because he has noticed that a pack of wolves has approached.

text: warned my fair maiden of these wolves that were making their way towards us. I quickly stopped, she insisted to continue.

answer: They stop having sex because they hear wolves nearby and decide it is not worth risking their lives. This also leads to more thieving encounters later on because she becomes more aroused by reckless and daring behavior which may endanger them.

text: There are no thieving encounters.

refinement: They stop having sex because they hear wolves nearby and decide it is not worth risking their lives. This also leads to more sleazy encounters later on because she becomes more aroused by reckless and daring behavior which may endanger them.

text: He becomes aroused by the two-minute encounter that they had and this leads to sleazy encounters.

refinement: They stop having sex because they hear wolves nearby and decide it is not worth risking their lives. This also leads to more encounters later on because he was arounsed by their two-minute encounter.

answer: The narrator warns Natalie of wolves.

text: warned my fair maiden of these wolves that were making their way towards us. I quickly stopped, she insisted to continue.

answer: A wolf pack comes.

text: warned my fair maiden of these wolves that were making their way towards us. I quickly stopped, she insisted to continue.

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

Who is Natalie?

answer: Natalie is the girl from the narrator's story who also happens to be his friend.

answer: A girl that the narrator and his friends have recently befriended.

answer: Natalie is the girl whom the narrator had sex with.

text: The grammar isn't perfect.

refinement: Natalie is the girl with whom the narrator had sex.

answer: The female character in the story is Natalie.

answer: She is the narrator's romantic interest.

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

Describe the difference between the real story and the narrator's fabrication.

answer: The real story is merely a rundown of their sexual encounter and a description of how it all went down. The fabrication, however, details the sense of longing and sexual tension leading up to the sexual encounter and includes a supernatural twist in the form of a wolf pack being summoned by their sex. The fabrication also includes an explanation for how the wolves were summoned. This is an overly embellished, more exciting rendition of the real story.

answer: In the story, the narrator and Natalie stop having sex because a pack of wolves approaches them. In reality, the narrator lied about the wolves to cover up the fact that he had a premature ejaculation.

answer: The narrator fabricates the wolf encounter. The real story has the narrator covering for his shameful performance. The narrator never tries to fool the girl, they both grin about her realization of her attraction to the narrator by saying, "You are just... Ohh why can't I resist you?"

text: The second sentence happened in reality. It was part of the fantasy

refinement: The narrator fabricates the wolf encounter. The real story has the narrator covering for his shameful performance.

text: This is a poorly developed answer

refinement: The real story is that the narrator and Natalia met and had clumsy, awkward, and short sex. The fabricated story is that the two became horny and started engaging in heavy petting, that they started having sex and a pack of wolves actually appeared. In the real story, the sex was short and clumsy and uneventful. The fabricated story involved more excitement and drama.

answer: The real story is that the narrator and Natalia met and had clumsy, awkward, and short sex. The fabricated story is that the two became horny and started engaging in heavy petting, that they started having sex and a pack of wolves actually appeared. In the real story, the sex was short and clumsy and uneventful. The fabricated story involved more excitement and drama.

answer: They sexed, danced, drank, and fooled around. However, when a pack of wolves started mauling the narrator on their picnic, the girl changed her mind and they made their way to the car. This is the opposite of the official story from the narrator.

text: This is a poorly structured answer

refinement: The real story is that the narrator and Natalia met and had clumsy, awkward, and short sex. The fabricated story is that the two became horny and started engaging in heavy petting, that they started having sex and a pack of wolves actually appeared. In the real story, the sex was short and clumsy and uneventful. The fabricated story involved more excitement and drama.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: In the narrative version of events, the narrator and his friends drive out to a private golf course with their new friend Natalie and her lesbian cousin. There is sexual tension between the narrator and Natalie. After many drinks, Natalie's cousin heads off with the boys and the narrator and Natalie go to have sex behind a shed. The narrator notices a pack of wolves and ends things prematurely. In reality, the narrator lied about the wolves to hide the fact that he had a premature ejaculation.

answer: The protagonist meets Natalie and her dyke cousin, and in the midst of drinking and general shenanigans winds up having sex with her. Their first sexual encounter is short and awkward, but the second time is completely different. The passion between them intensifies and they get carried away. In the midst of things, they hear wolves and the protagonist gets them both to safety in time. This leads to further sexual encounters between the two.

text: The story isn't about two encounters. Rather it describes reality and fantasy.

refinement: The protagonist meets Natalie and her dyke cousin, and in the midst of drinking and general shenanigans winds up having sex with her. The encounter is short and awkward, but the narrator decides to make up a reality of his own to cover the awkward fact of his premature ejaculation. The passion between them intensifies and they get carried away. In the midst of things, they hear wolves and the protagonist gets them both to safety in time. This leads to further sexual encounters between the two.

answer: This story is about an awkward experience during a sexual encounter when the narrator and a girl were young and naive. They went to a nearby golf course where they broke in and imbibed some alcohol. Soon a strange voice from the backseat of a car was heard. The new girl' s lesbian cousin came out of the backseat. They hung out and drank heartily and during a semi-private moment, were getting hot and heavy with each other. When the boy began to hear strange voices which turned out to be the howling of a pack of wolves, he worried about the girl' s well being and he quickly went over to protect her safety.

text: This is not an adequate summary of the story

refinement: In the narrative version of events, the narrator and his friends drive out to a private golf course with their new friend Natalie and her lesbian cousin. There is sexual tension between the narrator and Natalie. After many drinks, Natalie's cousin heads off with the boys and the narrator and Natalie go to have sex behind a shed. The narrator notices a pack of wolves and ends things prematurely. In reality, the narrator lied about the wolves to hide the fact that he had a premature ejaculation.

answer: My first sexual experience was awkward, but this drove us both to be even more passionate. We ended up getting caught by a wolf pack while in the middle of copulation and had to run away. I warned her of the impending doom but she insisted on continuing even though the wolves were approaching. Overall the experience was really hot and it lead to more encounters in the future.

text: Though the summary isn't bad, it is misleading

refinement: The narrator describes his first sexual experience which was awkward and short lived ended by premature ejaculation. He covers up by pretending to see a pack of wolves. The narrator offers an alternative story that is far more exciting than the reality. Overall the experience was really hot and it lead to more encounters in the future.

answer: The narrator goes on a night drinking and by the end of the night engages in sex with Natalie and her lesbian cousin. When having sex, he sees in the distance the wolves running toward their turf. He frightens the women and makes them run behind. Some while later, they reunite in the car and begin chatting where the narrator says that he had seen wolves and Natalie giggles.

text: This is not a very accurate summary of the story

refinement: In the narrative version of events, the narrator and his friends drive out to a private golf course with their new friend Natalie and her lesbian cousin. There is sexual tension between the narrator and Natalie. After many drinks, Natalie's cousin heads off with the boys and the narrator and Natalie go to have sex behind a shed. The narrator notices a pack of wolves and ends things prematurely. In reality, the narrator lied about the wolves to hide the fact that he had a premature ejaculation.


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The Nintendo Switch has been out for nearly two months now. While it has been selling spectacularly, there has been little in the way of system updates. The updates to the system so far have been minor, fixing bugs or improving stability, but there have been no new features added since the day one update.

According to our source, an independent developer close to the company, Nintendo will be adding valuable new system features to the Switch this year. The details are likely to be announced by Nintendo during their E3 presentation or a later Nintendo Direct.

The new features are as follows:

NINTENDO SWITCH NOTIFICATIONS – The Nintendo Switch will show notifications from the exposed part of the screen while docked. Notifications may also show up when in portable mode similar to a smartphone screen.

FRIEND MESSENGER – With the online service will come messaging between friends. Notifications can be shown on the Switch screen.

NINTENDO SWITCH THEMES – Currently, there are two themes to choose on the Nintendo Switch. More will be coming in a future system update, tying in with new games such as Splatoon 2. The new themes will come with music. There will be a theme shop similar to the 3DS.

STREAMING APPS – Streaming apps such as Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube are being prepared and will come this fiscal year. Nintendo wants to release the apps all at once, which is why they have not been released yet.

CLOUD SAVING – Game saves will be stored in your Nintendo Account, provided you are subscribed to Nintendo’s online service, this Fall.

WEB BROWSER – The Nintendo Switch will get a full-fledged web browser this year, similar to the Wii U’s offering. The Switch already has a built-in web browser, but its use is limited and not very accessible.

WII U PRO CONTROLLER AND GAMECUBE CONTROLLER SUPPORT – In order to support the Super Smash Bros. release this fiscal year, Nintendo will enable compatibility with Wii U Pro Controllers and GameCube controllers, with a new USB adapter for the latter.

If these features come to fruition, they would be a welcome addition to the Switch, already a stellar gaming console.

What do you think of these features? Would you like to see them come to the Switch? Leave us a comment below.

-Noah Sanchez, Gamer Splash

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

What gaming console is discussed in this article?

answer: The Nintendo Switch

answer: The Nintendo Switch.

answer: The Nintendo Switch

answer: The Nintendo Switch.

answer: The Nintendo Switch

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

What are the new features mentioned?

answer: The new features mentioned include notifications from the top of the screen in both docked and portable modes, messaging between friends, different themes, streaming apps like Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube, cloud saving, and a web browser. Nintendo is also adding compatibility with Wii U Pro Controllers and GameCube controllers.

answer: Notifications, friend messenger, themes, streaming apps, cloud saving, web browser, and other controller support.

answer: The new features mentioned are notifications, messaging between friends, new themes, streaming apps such as Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube, cloud saving, a web browser, compatibility for the Wii U Pro Controller and GameCube controller with the help of a USB adapter.

answer: a. Nintendo Switch notifications, friend messenger, themes and streaming apps, as well as cloud saving, a web browser and controller compatibilities for the Super Smash Bros release.

answer: Notifications appearing on the Switch when it is docked or in portable mode, friend messenger, themes, streaming apps (such as Netflix), cloud saving, a web browser, and support of Wii U Pro Controller and GameCube controllers.

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

What is the source of this article?

answer: Gamer Splash

answer: Noah Sanchez, Gamer Splash wrote it.

text: You mean it's Gamer Splash and Noah Sanchez wrote it.

refinement: It's from Gamer Slash and written by Noah Sanchez.

answer: Noah Sanchez is the author

text: You forgot the magazine/online source.

refinement: Noah Sanchez is the author who wrote it for Gamer Splash..

answer: The source of this article is an independent developer close to Nintendo.

text: No-this isn't an expose on insider industry secrets.

refinement: The article was posted by Gamer Slash and written by Noah Sanchez.

answer: An independent developer close to Nintendo.

text: No-this isn't an expose on insider industry secrets.

refinement: The article was posted by Gamer Slash and written by Noah Sanchez.

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

When was this article written?

answer: This article was written in an unknown year. The Nintendo Switch was released in 2017.

answer: The article was written in May of 2017.

text: The date is unknown.

refinement: The date is not disclosed in the article.

answer: The date is not specified, but it was written two months after the release of the Nintendo Switch.

answer: The article was written on March 9th, 2017.

text: I have no clue where you got that. That info isn't in the article.

refinement: The article does not have a date attached to it (per the text on the left side of my screen).

answer: That information can't be found

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: According to an independent developer close to Nintendo, new features are in the works for the Nintendo Switch, including system notifications, messaging, themes, streaming apps, cloud saving, and a web browser.

answer: Nintendo will be adding new features to the Switch this year, including notification support, a messaging app, streaming apps, cloud saving, a web browser, compatibility with Wii U Pro Controllers and GameCube controllers.

answer: Noah reports to the site's subscribers on the Nintendo Switch updates, which have been minor. However, Noah believes Nintendo's new features to come will give their stellar console even more value; they are Nintendo Switch notifications, friend messenger, themes, streaming apps, and web browser. Noah thinks that the new features should come soon.

answer: Noah Sanchez from Gamer Splash discusses the Nintendo Switch two months after its release. There have only been minor updates so far, but there are also rumors that major features will be included in the next update. These features include notifications, friend messenger, themes, streaming apps, cloud saving, web browser, and other controller support.

answer:
The Nintendo Switch is getting some new features and the company is expected to unveil it during E3. The new features are, an online messaging service, notifications, themes, streaming apps, cloud saving, browser, and controller support.

The author of the article speculates that Nintendo's reason for not releasing these features earlier is tied to their desire to launch them all at once to maximise profits.


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WWYK-Nocomus Columbus
	There’s a game I used to play, by myself, in my head of course.  I made up an acronym for it, the game that is.  I call it WWYK which is short for “who would you kill.”   I played WWYK a lot.  Obviously, I didn’t tell anyone about it.  You can’t really talk to people about something like WWYK.  It can get you in big trouble.
	“Hey Johnnie!”
	“Yes, Benedict?”
	“Would you like to play a game?”
	“Sure, what game?”
	“WWYK.”
	“Never heard of it.  How do I play?”
	“It’s a name game.  I’ll go first,” Benedict says, “I’d like to kill that one guy, you know that fat, woman-beating, son-of-a bitch, you know, the asshole that murdered the kid that was minding his own business.  You know, that black kid that was walking home with a bag of Skittles in his pocket until that small-dick piece of shit George walked over and shot him.
	“Umm,” Johnnie says, “I think I’ll pass on this game.  Oh and you should seek help.”
	Next thing you know, Benedict’s fired, or worse, in jail.  So I kept quiet about it.  I never really chose to play WWYK.  I didn’t snag it off of a clearance shelf at Wal-Mart.  I never sat down in my cubicle at work and thought gee, I think I’d like to play WWYK right now.  Actually I’m not even sure WWYK could really be considered a game.  It’s more like some sort of sick fantasy I guess.  That’s how it started anyway; as just a fantasy, until the fantasies became more and more frequent.  I mean it got to the point where I was having them on a daily basis.  I asked my doctor for something to clear my head, something to zone me out.  I didn’t tell him about WWYK of course.  Like I said, you can get in trouble talking about that kind of thing, even with your doctor.  So yeah, the doc put me on some stuff, and it worked!  I’m telling you it worked like a charm.  WWYK-gone!  The drugs kicked in after four to six weeks, and then Bam!  I actually started doing work at work.  I listened when my wife spoke.  My kids annoyed me way less.  But something happened.  Don’t ask me because I don’t fucking know; all I’m saying is something happened, something in my head, like my mind just said fuck it.
	I got real depressed, and bored, and every morning as I crossed the Metro link tracks on my way into work, I’d get this urge to just toss my man-bag and sit my ass down on the track.  I couldn’t do it though.  Instead I’d just walk really slow across the track, tease myself a little bit, but I knew, deep down, when push came to shove, if I actually thought I was going to get hit by that train you better believe I’d fucking jump out of the way.  Because even though life sucks, it’s still better than being dead.  Although I can’t say that for sure.
	So anyway, back to what I was saying.  I’m a selfish creature.  I mean if making other people slightly happier by making one’s self completely fucking miserable, means you’re a selfish person, then yeah, call me selfish.  Right?  I stopped the medicine.  Sorry big pharma, you can zombify someone else thank you very much.  After about a week the WWYK fantasies started coming back.  Thank god, something to get me out of this mundane shit that’s supposedly the American dream.  One night, or day, or afternoon- I don’t know for sure, I forget things all the time- I decided to take WWYK a step further.  I made a promise to myself.  I’ve made a lot of promises in life; I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve made those piss drunk, puke smelling, toilet-bowl promises to god.  They’d be like this- dear god, (hurl!), if you can just make my head stop spinning, I swear I’ll never drink again (hurl!).  I’ve broken that promise so many times it’s laughable.  But I’m still here.  I haven’t been struck down by lighting.  So I don’t believe in god.  Actually, I do believe in god, just not when I’m sober.  Anyway, so at some inexact moment, I made a promise, a promise to no longer play the WWYK fantasy.  It was time to make WWYK real.  It was time to live it.

title: WWYK (short story)

question: Who are the two characters the narrator made up?

answer: The two characters are Johnnie and Benedict.

answer: Benedict, the first character who introduces the game, and Johnnie.

answer: The narrator made up Benedict and Johnnie.

question: What did the narrator do to stop fantasizing?

answer: The narrator stopped his medication and simply stopped dreaming about WWYK.

text: The narrator started taking medication

refinement: The narrator started to take medication and simply stopped dreaming about WWYK.

text: No answer

refinement: The narrator asked his doctor for medication to stop the fantasies. It worked

answer: The narrator started taking medicine to stop the fantasies.

question: What side effects did the narrator see from the medicine?

answer: The narrator got depressed from the medicine.

text: He was also bored and suicidal

refinement: The narrator got depressed from the medicine. He was also bored and suicidal.

answer: The narrator in the passage says the following about WWYK fantasies: "WWYK-gone! The drugs kicked in after four to six weeks, and then Bam! I actually started doing work at work. I listened when my wife spoke. My kids annoyed me way less." It is mentioned that after six weeks of taking the medicine, the narrator feels back to normal.

text: The narrator became depressed and bored. He was also suicidal.

refinement: The narrator became depressed and bored. He was also suicidal.

answer: The narrator stopped using the medication and started to have WWYK fantasies come back.

text: This is not a side effect of the medication

refinement: The narrator became depressed and bored. He was also suicidal.

question: When does the narrator believe in god?

answer: The narrator believes in god when they are not sober.

answer: The narrator believes in god when he's drunk.

text: Is the narrator a man?

refinement: The narrator believes in god when he or she is drunk.

answer: The narrator believes in god only when he or she is drunk.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator recounts playing a game involving who they would kill, but then decides to commit the fantasy to reality and promises to stop playing the game. However, the fantasy eventually returns and leads the narrator to feel depressive and believe life is not worth living.

text: The summary is disordered and it contains misinformation.

refinement: The narrator recounts playing a game involving who they would kill, but then decides to ask the doctor for medication to help him stop playing the game. The medication leads the narrator to feel depressive and believe life is not worth living so he stops taking it. Then, he decides to make the fantasy reality

answer: The main character is caught in an obsessive mind game called WWYK, in which they imagine killing different people, promising to themselves that the fantasy would become reality. However, they eventually discontinue the medication that prevented the mind game from taking over their thoughts, and sets out to actually make the game a reality. Told with dark humor, the short story explores a dangerous mental state.

text: Some of the facts are disordered

refinement: The main character is caught in an obsessive mind game called WWYK, in which they imagine killing different people. The narrator becomes concerned that the fantasy has become and obsession and takes medication which prevents the fantasy. However, they eventually discontinue the medication and sets out to actually make the game a reality. Told with dark humor, the short story explores a dangerous mental state.

answer: The narrator discusses a mind game (WWYK) he would often play in his head, but decides to make it into a reality. However, after becoming bored and depressed, he decides to give up the fantasy entirely.

text: The summary misses some essential facts and includes misinformation.

refinement: The narrator discusses a mind game (WWYK) he would often play in his head. The game becomes an obsession so he asks the doctor for medication. The medicines help to control the fantasy but make him bored and depressed. He stops taking the medicine and makes it reality instead.

answer: The protagonist describes a morbid game they used to play in their own head known as "who would you kill" until they decided to make the fantasy a reality. However, they soon became depressed and bored, and contemplated suicide - but eventually gave up on it.

text: The summary misses some essential information

refinement: The protagonist describes a morbid game they used to play in their own head known as "who would you kill". It becomes an obsession so they start taking medication which suppresses the fantasies However, they soon became depressed and bored, and contemplated suicide so they stop taking the medication and decide to make the fantasy reality.

answer: The narrator fantasizes about killing people, and decides to get medicated for it. After a few weeks, the narrator gets depressed so stops taking the medicine. The narrator's fantasies start coming back, and they want to act on them.

answer: The protagonist describes a WWYK game they played in their head, and vow to take it to reality. They begin to desire playing it in real life, but after some contemplation they withdraw from the medicine that helped them stop playing it in their head. As a result they begin to experience WWYK fantasies again.

text: A little disordered

refinement: The protagonist describes a WWYK game they played in their head. They begin to desire playing it in real life, but after some contemplation they withdraw from the medicine that helped them stop playing it in their head. As a result they begin to experience WWYK fantasies again and vow to take it to reality.


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JENNIFER JOHNSTON (born 12 January 1930) is an Irish novelist. She has won a number of awards, including the Whitbread Book Award for _The Old Jest_ in 1979 and a Lifetime Achievement from the Irish Book Awards (2012). _The Old Jest_, a novel about the Irish War of Independence, was later made into a film called _The Dawning_, starring Anthony Hopkins, produced by Sarah Lawson and directed by Robert Knights.[1]

Biography

She was born in Dublin to Irish actress and director Shelah Richards and Irish playwright Denis Johnston.[2] A cousin of actress and film star Geraldine Fitzgerald, via Fitzgerald's mother, Edith (née Richards), Jennifer Johnston was educated at Trinity College Dublin,[3]. For decades, she has lived in Derry, Northern Ireland, and currently lives near Dublin.[4] Other cousins include the actresses Tara Fitzgerald and Susan Fitzgerald.[5][6]

Johnston was born into the Church of Ireland and many of her novels deal with the fading of the Protestant Anglo-Irish ascendancy in the 20th century. She married a fellow student at Trinity College, Ian Smyth, in 1951.[7] Johnston is a member of Aosdána.[8]

Awards and honours

-   2012 Irish Book Awards Lifetime Achievement Award[9]
-   2006 Irish PEN Award
-   1989 Giles Cooper Awards for _O Ananias, Azarias and Misael_
-   1979 Whitbread Book Award for _The Old Jest_ in 1979
-   1977 Booker Prize shortlist for _Shadows on our Skin_
-   1973 Authors' Club First Novel Award for _The Captains and the Kings_

List of works

Novels

-   _The Captains and the Kings_ (1972), winner of the Author's Club First Novel Award
-   _The Gates_ (1973)
-   _How Many Miles to Babylon?_ (1974)
-   _Shadows on Our Skin_ (1977), shortlisted for the Booker Prize
-   _The Old Jest_ (1979), winner of a Whitbread Book Award for 1979
-   _The Nightingale and Not the Lark_ (1980)
-   _The Christmas Tree_ (1981)
-   _The Railway Station Man_ (1984)
-   _Fool's Sanctuary_ (1987)
-   _The Invisible Worm_ (1991)
-   _The Illusionist_ (1995)
-   _Three Monologues: "Twinkletoes", "Musn't Forget High Noon", "Christine"_ (1995)
-   _The Desert Lullaby_ (1996)
-   _Finbar's Hotel_, edited by Dermot Bolger (1997) (Contributor)
-   _Two Moons_ (1998)
-   _The Essential Jennifer Johnston_ (1999) (contains _The Captains and the Kings_, _The Railway Station Man_, and _Fool's Sanctuary_)
-   _Great Irish Stories of Murder and Mystery_ (2000) (Contributor)
-   _The Gingerbread Woman_ (2000)
-   _Mondschatten_ (2000)
-   _This is not a Novel_ (2002)
-   _Grace and Truth_ (2005)
-   _Foolish Mortals_ (2007)
-   _Truth or Fiction_ (2009)
-   _Shadowstory_ (2011)
-   _Fathers and Son_ (2012)
-   _A Sixpenny Song_ (2013)
-   _Naming the Stars_ (2015)

Plays

-   _The Nightingale and Not the Lark_ (1981)
-   _Indian Summer_ (1983)
-   _Andante un Poco Mosso_, in _The Best Short Plays 1983_ (1983)
-   _The Porch_ (1986)
-   _The Desert Lullaby: A Play in Two Acts_ (1996)
-   _The Christmas Tree: A Play in Two Acts_ (2015)

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[5] Michael Coveney, “Susan FitzGerald obituary”, _The Guardian_, 10 September 2013.

[6] Maureen Paton, “Tara Fitzgerald: Naked ambition” (profile), _The Independent_, 2 May 2003.

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title: Jennifer Johnston

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

What does the article say about Jennifer Johnston's achievements?

answer: She has won a number of awards, including the Whitbread Book Award for The Old Jest in 1979 and a Lifetime Achievement from the Irish Book Awards (2012). She has also been shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Shadows on Our Skin and The Captains and the Kings, as well as winning the Whitbread Book Award for The Old Jest in 1979.

text: The response includes repeated information.

refinement: She has won a number of awards, including the Whitbread Book Award for The Old Jest in 1979 and a Lifetime Achievement from the Irish Book Awards (2012). She has also been shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Shadows on Our Skin and The Captains and the Kings.

text: The response inaccurately mentions that she has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize for The Captains and the Kings. However for this book, it was the Authors' Club First Novel Award.

refinement: She has won a number of awards, including the Whitbread Book Award for The Old Jest in 1979 and a Lifetime Achievement from the Irish Book Awards (2012). She has also been shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Shadows on Our Skin and the Authors's Club First Novel Award for The Captains and the Kings.

answer: She has won a number of awards, including the Whitbread Book Award for The Old Jest in 1979 and a Lifetime Achievement from the Irish Book Awards (2012). She has also been shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Shadows on Our Skin and The Captains and the Kings.

text: The response inaccurately mentions that she has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize for The Captains and the Kings. However for this book, it was the Authors' Club First Novel Award.

refinement: She has won a number of awards, including the Whitbread Book Award for The Old Jest in 1979 and a Lifetime Achievement from the Irish Book Awards (2012). She has also been shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Shadows on Our Skin and the Authors's Club First Novel Award for The Captains and the Kings.

answer: She was the first female recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the biannual Irish Book Awards. She published 49 books, short stories, and plays. Additionally, some of her papers were published in the novels and short stories of other authors. She won three Irish awards.

text: The response mentions that Johnston was the first female recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award which is not evidenced in the text. It also mention that the Irish Book Awards is biannual, which is also not evidenced in the text, amongst other details.

refinement: She was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Irish Book Awards.

text: The response misses to mention that Johnston also won the Whitbread Book Award for The Old Jest, amongst other awards.

refinement: She was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Irish Book Awards. She also won the Whitbread Book Award for The Old Jest, amongst other awards.

answer: Jennifer Johnston is an Irish novelist. She has won a number of awards including the Whitbread Book Award for The Old Jest in 1979 and a Lifetime Achievement from the Irish Book Awards (2012). She is a member of Aosdana.

text: The response includes extraneous information not useful for the task.

refinement: Jennifer Johnston is an Irish novelist. She has won a number of awards including the Whitbread Book Award for The Old Jest in 1979 and a Lifetime Achievement from the Irish Book Awards (2012).

answer: Jennifer Johnston is an Irish novelist. She has won a number of awards including the Whitbread Book Award for The Old Jest in 1979, the Irish PEN Award, and a Lifetime Achievement from the Irish Book Awards (2012). She is a member of Aosdana.

answer: She was awarded the Whitbread Book Award for The Old Jest in 1979. She also won a Lifetime Achievement award form the Irish Book Awards in 2012.

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

What does the article say about the plays Johnston wrote?

answer: She wrote three plays. The Nightingale and Not the Lark was performed in 1981. Indian Summer was performed in 1983. Andante un Poco Mosso was performed in 1983. The Porch was performed in 1986. The Desert Lullaby: A Play in Two Acts was performed in 1996. The Christmas Tree: A Play in Two Acts was performed in 2015.

text: The response inaccurately mentions the Johnston wrote only three plays.

refinement: She wrote several plays. The Nightingale and Not the Lark was performed in 1981. Indian Summer was performed in 1983. Andante un Poco Mosso was performed in 1983. The Porch was performed in 1986. The Desert Lullaby: A Play in Two Acts was performed in 1996. The Christmas Tree: A Play in Two Acts was performed in 2015.

answer: She wrote the one-act plays The Nightingale and Not The Lark, The Porch, and Andante un Poco Mosso. Her play the Porch was later made into a film called the Warrior's Gun.

text: It is not evidenced in the text that the plays were one-act. It is also not evidenced in the text that The Porch was made into a film called The Warrior's Gun.

refinement: She wrote the plays: The Nightingale and Not The Lark, The Porch, and Andante un Poco Mosso.

answer: She wrote three historical plays and one was called The Nightingale and Not the Lark (1981). She also wrote Anda Poco Moso (1983) and The Porch (1986) and The Desert Lullaby (1996)

text: It is not evidenced in the text that her plays were historical not that she wrote three of them.

refinement: She wrote several plays and one was called The Nightingale and Not the Lark (1981). She also wrote Anda Poco Moso (1983) and The Porch (1986) and The Desert Lullaby (1996)

answer: She wrote the one-act plays The Nightingale and Not The Lark, Indian Summer and Andante un Poco Mosso. Her play the Porch was later made into a film called the Warrior's Gun.

answer: She wrote two plays. The Nightingale and Not the Lark was written in 1981. Indian Summer was written in 1983. Andante un Poco Mosso was written for The Best Short Plays 1983. The Porch was written in 1986. The Desert Lullaby: A Play in Two Acts was written in 1996. The Christmas Tree: A Play in Two Acts was written in 2015.

text: The response inaccurately mentions the Johnston wrote only two plays.

refinement: She wrote several plays. The Nightingale and Not the Lark was written in 1981. Indian Summer was written in 1983. Andante un Poco Mosso was written for The Best Short Plays 1983. The Porch was written in 1986. The Desert Lullaby: A Play in Two Acts was written in 1996. The Christmas Tree: A Play in Two Acts was written in 2015.

answer: She wrote two plays. The Nightingale and Not the Lark was written in 1981. Indian Summer was written in 1983. Andante un Poco Mosso was written for The Best Short Plays 1983. The Porch was written in 1986. The Desert Lullaby: A Play in Two Acts was written in 1996. The Christmas Tree: A Play in Two Acts was written in 2015.

answer: She wrote three plays including one in 1981 and two in the 1990s. Her first one is called The Nightingale and not the Lark and it received mixed reviews. Another one is Indian Summer while the third is called The Porch.

text: The response inaccurately mentions that Johnston wrote three plays and that The Nightingale and Not the Lark received mixed reviews.

refinement: She wrote several plays including four in the 1980s and one in the 1990s. Her first one is called The Nightingale and not the Lark. Another one is Indian Summer while a third is called The Porch.


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ANTI-CHRISTMAS GRINCHES HAVE UPPED THE ANTE IN THE ANNUAL WAR ON CHRISTMAS, MOVING BEYOND OPPOSITION TO NATIVITY SCENES AND WISE MEN TO DENYING THE VERY EXISTENCE OF JESUS.

A new article in _Big Think_ claims that more and more, “historians and bloggers alike are questioning whether the actual man called Jesus existed.”

Trendy atheists like Richard Dawkins and the late Christopher Hitchens also dabbled in the denial of the historical Jesus, with Dawkins asserting that it is possible “to mount a serious, though not widely supported, historical case that Jesus never lived at all, and Hitchens averring that Jesus’ existence is “highly questionable.”

Many of the writings we do have are “tainted,” Philip Perry now pronounces in _Big Think_, and historical sources are few. Even in the bible, Perry writes, “whole chunks of his life are missing. Jesus goes from age 12 to 30, without any word of what happened in-between.”

“What we do have are lots of sources completed several decades after the fact, by authors of the gospels who wanted to promote the faith,” he writes.

Moreover, the “gospels themselves are contradictory,” he adds, with “competing Easter stories” and no real names attached to many of them, “but rather an apostle’s who ‘signing off’ on the manuscript.” There is also “evidence that the gospels were heavily edited over the years.”

Perry does acknowledge that Roman historians Josephus and Tacitus do make “a few, scant remarks about his life,” but that was a century after Jesus’s time, he says, and their testimony could have been tampered with by Christians.

While holding that “the historical record itself is thin,” meaning that there are “no birth records, no trial transcripts, no death certificates,” Perry fails to note the very obvious fact that we actually have very little evidence for _anyone_ in the ancient world, especially if the person wasn’t an emperor, general or aristocrat.

As one more sensible atheist has written, we possess “about as much evidence for Jesus as we have for other, analogous preachers and prophets of his time. In fact, we have slightly more for him than most.”

Atheist scholar Tim O’Neill notes that almost all _non-Christian_ scholars fully accept evidence from Tacitus and Josephus, “as being evidence that Jesus was, in fact, a historical figure.”

“The mentions of him by those writers are exactly what would we expect if someone like Jesus existed,” he observes.

Or as Dr. James Kennedy, himself a Christian, has written: “The evidence is all on Christianity’s side. Let’s take a tally: twenty seven books of the New Testament, nineteen pagan writers, and three Jewish writers testify to Jesus Christ’s historical reality.”

In point of fact, we “know” Jesus of Nazareth really existed just as far as we can know any historical fact. That is to say, none of us was present on the earth two thousand years ago to empirically verify Jesus’ existence, so we must rely on the historical record. But the historical record is as conclusive as we could possibly hope for, and much better than the record of many people whose existence no one doubts.

As Theodore Dalrymple noted some years ago in _The City Journal_: “If I questioned whether George Washington died in 1799, I could spend a lifetime trying to prove it and find myself still, at the end of my efforts, having to make a leap, or perhaps several leaps, of faith in order to believe the rather banal fact that I had set out to prove.”

In other words, when it comes to history, what you believe depends on what you are willing to believe.

Christians may take some consolation in the fact that more than 2,000 years after his birth, Jesus Christ continues to stir up debate and controversy.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.

_Follow Thomas D. Williams on Twitter_ Follow @tdwilliamsrome

question: Summarize what a new article in Big Think claims.

answer: The article claims that more and more people are questioning whether Jesus Christ actually existed, and that there is not enough evidence to support his existence.

answer: More and more, historians and bloggers alike are questioning whether the actual man called Jesus existed.

answer: It claims that more and more historians and bloggers are questioning whether the actual man called Jesus existed and that much of the evidence we have is tainted. It states that there are whole chunks of Jesus' life missing and that the gospels are contradictory and may have been edited. Despite acknowledging that Roman historians do mention Jesus, the article poses that their testimony might have been tampered with too.

answer: The article claims that more and more, "historians and bloggers alike are questioning whether the actual man called Jesus existed."

question: Does the author of the text agree with the claims in the Big Think article?

answer: The author of the text does not agree with the claims in the Big Think article.

answer: The author of the text does not agree with the claims made in the Big Think article, as they are presented in the passage. The author notes that "many of the writings we do have are 'tainted,' Philip Perry now pronounces in _Big Think_," and that "even in the bible, Perry writes, 'whole chunks of his life are missing.'" The author also acknowledges that "there is also 'evidence that the gospels were heavily edited over the years.'"

text: Correct first sentence but incorrect supporting evidence.

refinement: The author of the text does not agree with the claims made in the Big Think article, as they are presented in the passage. The author notes that "the historical record is as conclusive as we could possibly hope for" on the side of Jesus' existence.

answer: No, the author of the text does not agree with the claims in the Big Think article.

answer: No, he doesn't.

question: What does the atheist scholar Tim O'Neill state?

answer: That almost all non-Christian scholars accept evidence from Tacitus and Josephus as being evidence that Jesus was a historical figure.

answer: Atheist scholar Tim O'Neill states that almost all non-Christian scholars fully accept evidence from Tacitus and Josephus, "as being evidence that Jesus was, in fact, a historical figure."

answer: That almost all non-Christian scholars accept evidence from Tacitus and Josephus as being evidence that Jesus was, in fact, a historical figure.

answer: According to Tim O'Neill, most non-Christian scholars accept evidence from Tacitus and Josephus that Jesus was a historical figure.

question: What did Dr. James Kennedy write about the issue?

answer: Dr. James Kennedy wrote that there is "evidence on Christianity's side" when it comes to the existence of Jesus Christ.

answer: He wrote that the evidence is all on Christianity's side.

answer: Dr. James Kennedy wrote that "the evidence is all on Christianity's side."

answer: That there is a lot of evidence, with 27 books of the New Testament, 19 pagan writers and three Jewish writers testifying to Jesus' historical reality.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The article discusses the possibility that Jesus Christ never existed.

answer: There is a growing trend among atheists to deny the existence of Jesus Christ, despite the fact that there is a wealth of historical evidence to support his existence.

answer: The text gives and debates different opinions on the existence of Jesus as a real historical figure. It cites different articles and scholars, concluding with the author's belief that Jesus did in fact live.

answer: The author of the article discusses the existence of Jesus Christ and the lack of evidence for his existence. The author claims that there is enough evidence to support the existence of Jesus Christ.


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QIHE STATION () is a station of Line 2, Suzhou Rail Transit. The station is located in Xiangcheng District of Suzhou. It started service in September 24, 2016, when Line 2 extension started service.[1]

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title: Qihe station

question: What line is Qihe Station on?

answer: Line 2

text: Making this response into a proper sentence would enhance it.

answer: Qihe Station is on Line 2.

answer: Qihe Station is on Line 2.

question: When did Qihe Station begin service?

answer: Qihe Station begun service on September 24, 2016.

text: The tense of the verb, begun, needs to be changed to began.

refinement: Qihe Station began service on September 24, 2016.

answer: September 4, 2016.

text: Making this response into a proper sentence would enhance it.

refinement: Qihe Station began service on September 4, 2016.

answer: September 24, 2016

text: Making this statement into a proper sentence would enhance it.

refinement: Qihe Station began service on September 24, 2016.

question: Where is Qihe Station located?

answer: It is located in Xiangcheng District of Suzhou, which stands for "City of Mulberry Hill", and was the center place of Qihe district in the Tang dynasty.

text: There is additional detail added to this response which is not found in the passage.

refinement: It is located in Xiangcheng District of Suzhou.

answer: Qihe Station is located in Xiangcheng District of Suzhou.

answer: Qihe Station is loacted in Xiangcheng District of Suzhou.

question: What rail service is Qihe Station a part of?

answer: Qihe Station is a part of Suzhou Rail Transit.

answer: Qihe station is part of Line 2

text: The response is inaccurate and needs to be changed to the correct answer.

refinement: Qihe station is part of the Suzhou Rail Transit.

answer: The passage does not mention a rail service, so this question cannot be answered.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Qihe Station is located on Line 2 of the Suzhou Rail Transit in Xiangcheng District. It opened on September 24th, 2016.

answer: Qihe Station is located on Suzhou's Line 2. It opened in September 2016 along with the Line 2 extension.

text: Parts of this response are written inaccurately.

refinement: Qihe Station is located on Line 2, Suzhou Rail Transit. It opened in September 24, 2016.

answer: Qihe station is located along Line 2 of the Suzhou Rail Transit. It began service in September 2016.

text: Additional detail can be added to this response to enhance it.

refinement: Qihe station is located along Line 2 of the Suzhou Rail Transit. It began service on September 24, 2016.

answer: Qihe Station is located in Xiangcheng District in Suzhou, and is one of the stops along the Line 2 extension that opened in September 2016.

answer: Qihe Station is a part of Suzhou Rail Transit. It is located in the Xiangcheng District and has been operating since 2016.

answer: Qihe Station is located on Line 2 of the Suzhou Rail Transit system. The station was opened in September 2016.

text: Incorporating where this station is would enhance the response.

refinement: Qihe Station is located on Line 2 of the Suzhou Rail Transit system in Xiangcheng District. The station was opened on September 24, 2016.


text:
VALERIY YAREMCHENKO (born August 15, 1947) is a Ukrainian coach and a former footballer.

Career

He was born in the city of Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. As a player, he participated in 247 games as a member of Shakhtar scoring 24 goals. He coached Syria (1985–87), Shakhtar (1989–94, 2001–03), Kremin (1994), Kolos (1995), Rotor (2004), Metalurh Z (2004–05). Honorary coach of Ukraine in 1993.

Statistics for Shakhtar

  Club       Season   League   Cup     Europe   Total
  ---------- -------- -------- ------- -------- ------- ------ ------- ----
  Apps       Goals    Apps     Goals   Apps     Goals
  SHAKHTAR
  1966       2        0        -       -        -
  1967       -
  1968       28       2        3       1        -
  1969       20       4        -       -        -
  1970       28       5        -       -        -
  1971       27       9        3       1        -
  1972       31       2        -       -        -
  1973       27       0        3       0        -
  1974       27       1        7       0        -
  1975       25       1        1       0        -
  1976 (a)   15       1        4       0        -
  1976 (s)   12       1        -       -        6
  1977       28       0        3       0        -
  1978       27       0        8       1        2
  Total      297      26       32      3        8

Honours

Player

-   Soviet Top League
    -   Runner-Up: 1975
    -   Bronze: 1978
-   Soviet Cup
    -   Runner-Up: 1978

Manager

-   Ukrainian Premier League
    -   Runner-up: 1993-94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2002-03
-   Ukrainian Cup
    -   Winner: 1996-97
-   National teams (Syria)
    -   lost qualification to 1986 FIFA World Cup

title: Valeriy Yaremchenko

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

Summarize the career of Valeriy Yaremchenko.

answer: Valeriy Yaremchenko was a Ukrainian footballer and coach whose playing career lasted from 1966 to 1978. During his managerial career, Yaremchenko had success with the Syrian national team, Shakhtar Donetsk and Ukrainian Premier League. Overall, Yaremchenko's career highlights include being runner-up in the Soviet Top League and Ukrainian Cup, as well as runner-up in the Ukrainian Premier League.

text: Yarenchenko is still alive so the use of "was" to describe his career is premature.

refinement: Valeriy Yaremchenko is a former Ukrainian footballer and coach whose playing career lasted from 1966 to 1978. During his managerial career, Yaremchenko had success with the Syrian national team, Shakhtar Donetsk and Ukrainian Premier League. Overall, Yaremchenko's career highlights include being runner-up in the Soviet Top League and Ukrainian Cup, as well as runner-up in the Ukrainian Premier League.

answer: Valeriy Yaremchenko was a Ukrainian coach and former footballer who participated in 247 games for Shakhtar, scoring 24 goals. Yaremchenko managed Syria (1985-87), Shakhtar (1989-94 and 2001-03), Kremin (1994), Kolos (1995), Rotor (2004), and Metalurh Z (2004-05). He was a runner-up in the Ukrainian Premier League (1993-94, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2002-03), Ukrainian Cup (1996-97), and lost qualification to the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

answer: He participated in 247 games as a member of Shakhtar scoring 24 goals. He coached Syria (1985-87), Shakhtar (1989-1994, 2001-2003), Kremin (1994), Kolos (1995), Rotor (2004), Metalurh Z (2004-05). He was an honorary coach of Ukraine in 1993.

answer: Valeriy Yaremchenko is a Ukranian coach and a former football player. As a player, he participated in 247 games as a member of Shakhtar and scored 24 goals. He then went to coach Syria, Shakhtar, Kremin, Kolos, Rotor, and Metalurh A. He was also designated a honorary coach of Ukraine in 1993.

answer: Valeriy Yaremchenko is a Ukrainian coach and a former footballer. He participated 247 games for Shakhtar as a player, scoring 24 goals in the process. He coached many teams, including the Syrian national team from 1985 to 1987.


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As of September 16, 1776, the revolutionary struggle had only resulted in defeat for the Americans. The week before in Boston, September 12 was declared a “day of prayer… on account of the critical state of our military operations.”[1] British ships cruised the East River, General Howe had landed troops in Manhattan the day before, and it was becoming clear that the weakened Continental Army would not hold New York for much longer. Nearly the whole American force had withdrawn to Harlem Heights. However, a victory was finally on the horizon.

After the British landed in the south at Kip’s Bay on the 15th, Washington sent Smallwood’s Marylanders to cover the American retreat from New York City to the line at Harlem. The Maryland regiment remained under arms until nightfall, when they also returned to the American lines.

On the morning of the 16th, Rangers under Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Knowlton discovered the British pickets about a mile below the American line. Knowlton’s men skirmished with the British Light Infantry’s Second and Third Battalions, along with the Forty-second Highlanders, the “Black Watch.” The Americans were outnumbered, with about 120 men against about 400, and Knowlton ordered a retreat.

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Word of the engagement reached Washington as the Rangers were retreating back to their lines at Harlem. Washington and much of the American leadership watched the front that morning as Knowlton’s men returned. A number of the pursuing British could be seen from the American camp, and according to Adjutant-General Joseph Reed, the British buglers sounded a foxhunt call as they chased the retreating Rangers, halting at the Bloomingdale Heights. “I never felt such a sensation before, it seemed to crown our disgrace,” Reed wrote of the bugles.

The boldness of the British chase had separated them from the main army, giving the Americans a chance at their first victory. General Washington began setting a trap to take the isolated troops prisoner. He would first attack their front, while a flanking party would quietly assemble to their rear and prevent their escape.

The maneuver was executed nearly as planned. However, instead of attacking from the rear, the flanking party fired on the British side, which left open a route of escape. The British, realizing they had been nearly surrounded, began to run back up the slope of Bloomingdale Heights. The Americans gave chase “with splendid spirit and animation.”[2]

General Howe could hear the firing from his headquarters and sent reinforcements as well as two field pieces to aid the British. With the enemy on the run, Washington sent out three of the Maryland Independent companies and parts of the Maryland Flying Camp, who had recently arrived in New York. The Americans drove the British down from the Bloomingdale Heights to a field of buckwheat, where the smaller British contingent met with their reinforcements and took a stand. However, the Americans pressed on and pushed them further back.  After fighting the British back towards their encampment, Washington, whose men were not prepared to engage all of the troops situated in the British camp, sent out the order to withdraw.

The prisoners the Americans took that day would say that “they expected our Men would have run away as they did the day before, but they were never more surprised than to see us advancing to attack them.”[3]

 The Marylanders especially gained recognition for their participation in the battle of Harlem Heights. A letter from the camp to Annapolis recounted that “General Washington gave great applause to our Maryland troops, for their gallant behaviour.”[4]Lieutenant Tench Tilghman, a Marylander who was Washington’s aide-de-camp and Secretary, would write that the Maryland and Virginia troops “bear the Palm.”

The Continental Army had its first lesson in victory. The Americans cheered before leaving the battlefield to return to Harlem Heights. Lieutenant Tilghman wrote of the improved morale, “on the whole the enemy got completely defeated, which has given great spirits to our army, who are… in high spirits, wailing the attack of the enemy.”[5]

The experience galvanized the revolutionary troops, who had suffered relentless losses over the preceding weeks, and would have to bear more defeats in the coming months.

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[1] Day of prayer appointed at Boston, _American Archives Online_, September 12, 1776, Series 5, Vol. 2, Pg. 307.
[2]Henry P. Johnston, _The Campaign of 1776 Around New York and Brooklyn,_ New York: Da Capo Press, 1971_, _256.
[3] Lieut. Tench Tilghman to his father, Philadelphia, September 19, 1776, in Johnston, _The Campaign of 1776_, 87.
[4]Extract of a letter from Head-Quarters to a gentleman in Annapolis: Shall give the enemy a genteel drubbing in case the Yankees will fight, September 17, 1776, American Archives Online, Series 5, Vol. 2, Pg. 370.
[5] Extract of a letter from a General Officer who was present at the action on the 16th of September, American Archives Online, September 23, 1776, Series 5, Vol. 2, Pg. 371.

-Emily

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

What does the story say about Marylanders' role in the Revolutionary war?

answer: The Marylanders are sent to cover the American retreat from New York City to the line at Harlem after the British landed in the south at Kip’s Bay on September 15th, 1776. American army nearly surrounded the British so the British began to run back up the slope of Bloomingdale Heights. Washington sent out three of the Maryland Independent companies and parts of the Maryland Flying Camp who pressed on and pushed the British further back. The Marylanders also gained recognition for their participation in the battle of Harlem Heights.

answer: The story says that the Marylanders played an important role in the Revolutionary war by engaging both the British pickets and the main British army at Harlem Heights. The Marylanders were also successful in breaking the British line and inflicting a morale-boosting defeat on the British. The Americans gained a valuable victory over the all-powerful British empire, and the Marylanders were praised for their bravery.

answer: The story says that the Marylanders were integral to General Washington's first victory in the Revolutionary War. The Marylanders were instrumental in thwarting a British attack and chasing them back up the Bloomingdale Heights. With this victory, morale in the Continental Army improved and the Americans gained confidence against the British.

answer: The Marylanders were sent to the frontline to face the British troops. At first, they tried to hunt the British down by chasing and fighting like foxhunt teams. They managed to drive their enemy to a field of buckwheat. The British were not expecting an attack, and after a while, the Marylanders retreated. The British thought the Marylanders would run away as they did the day before, so they were quite amazed at the courage and spirit they were showing. The Marylanders were later praised and admired by General Washington, and praised by Tench Tilghman since he was the aide-de-camp of the American general.

answer: The Marylanders referred to in the article sound like a regiment under Lt. Col. Knowlton. On September 16, Knowlton discovered the British pickets about a mile below the American line and then Officer Tilghman called the Maryland men "gallant" if he encountered them. Knowlton gave a foxhunt call as the soldiers retreated then when the soldiers were forced to take a stand,  the Marylanders reinforced the soldiers.

text: The Marylanders did not report to Lt. Col. Knowlton

refinement: On September 16, Knowlton discovered the British pickets about a mile below the American line and then Officer Tilghman called the Maryland men "gallant" if he encountered them. Knowlton gave a foxhunt call as the soldiers retreated then when the soldiers were forced to take a stand, the Marylanders reinforced the soldiers.

text: This doesn't answer the question.

refinement: The Marylanders were sent to the frontline to face the British troops. At first, they tried to hunt the British down by chasing and fighting like foxhunt teams. They managed to drive their enemy to a field of buckwheat. The British were not expecting an attack, and after a while, the Marylanders retreated. The British thought the Marylanders would run away as they did the day before, so they were quite amazed at the courage and spirit they were showing. The Marylanders were later praised and admired by General Washington, and praised by Tench Tilghman since he was the aide-de-camp of the American general.


text:
     Her daughter entered the room and stood in front of her, cross legged, teeth gritting.  The girl was searching for a break to politely interject, but mother had the stage, and there was no indication that she would be passing the conch anytime soon.

     The girl waits.  Finally, through furrowed brow, tightened fists and pursed lips she whisper "mommy, I really have to go potty."

     Mother stops.  She tilts her head to the side, and looks down at the girl.  "Honey, that is rude. Say you have to use the "restroom."  Now go on ahead."

     The girl prances away.  The spotlight returns to mother.

     "Now where was I…that's right.  I was ten centimeters dilated, and then Gunner started crowning as soon as my legs were in the stirrups…"

The Gymnastics Waiting Room No. 5. My Own Public Miracle.

     A college professor of mine once told me that a non-smoker never offended anyone.  I think back to that advice whenever I'm in a new social situation.  Everyone knows the unwritten rules - you don't talk about politics or religion.  In the sense of good test, there are also other less divisive topics that should be shied away from.  You want to talk about that horror movie you just saw with the killer that uses an icepick attached to a weedwacker?  Wait until after dessert.  Aunt Mary's laser hair removal procedure?  Not at the church Christmas pageant.  What about the labor and birthing process of all three of your children?   Apparently acceptable in any situation.

     I'm not sure when it happened, but somehow speaking about the human birthing process is exempt from our unwritten book of couth.  The "miracle of life" has become a tale that every mother feels is necessary to share with their friends, enemies and innocent bystanders.  Don't believe it?  Try this little test sometime.  Ask a co-worker the following three questions, and you'll bound to get answers similar to the ones below.

Q: "Hey Jill, did you vote for Obama?"
A: "Uh, that's kind of private."

Q: "Hey Jill, what do you think about the whole abortion issue?"
A: "Yeah, let's stay away from that.  More potato salad?"

Q: "Hey Jill, how long were in you in labor with Tommy?"
A: "Well, after my water broke, Ted and I went right down to the hospital and got in the delivery room.   I swear they put those forceps on ice before they use them on you.  Anyhoo…"

When my wife was visibly pregnant, she would get the typical questions of how many months, when she was due, and if we knew the gender of the baby.  "These people are so nice, kind and concerned!" we thought.  Sadly, we fell for the bait and switch.  Most mothers took a sharp turn from general pleasantries to a tell-all of the birth of their own child, available as a full on Director's Cut, Criterion Collection Three-Disc Bonus Digital Copy Behind the Sheet with Best Friend and Mother in Law Commentary.  Complete, uncensored and unabridged. Now On Demand.

Labor and birthing stories were shared with us everywhere.  Grocery stores, banks, swimming pools, doctors offices, schools, meetings, festivals, and even restaurants during the meal were all fair game.  Today, the tainted space is my childrens' gymnastics waiting room.  Gunner's mother is delivering her monologue to a captive audience of five mothers, eight children, two fathers, and the receptionist.  Not one person is batting an eye at the mention of the screaming, the pushing, and the fluids.  Walk into this monologue two minutes late and you're in the middle of a rough script reading for "Alien IV: Expulsion."

I don't know why speaking about childbirth in public has become as acceptable as talking about the weather.  I do know, however, that the best coping mechanism is ignorance.  Because ignorance allows us peace.  Dolly Parton once stated that her husband had never seen her without makeup, and that he was perfectly fine with that.  Disney characters are prohibited from taking their costumes off in the park in an effort to "maintain the magic."  And if my repressed memory serves me correctly, my own children simply appeared on this Earth.  There were no labor pains, contractions, or forceps - just a perfectly clean baby, with a round, formed head, already wearing a perfectly fastened cloth diaper.  That Vlasic Pickle stork sure knows how to deliver.

The details keep getting better.  Take this actual transcription from today:

"My water broke right at the farmer's market!"
"Oh, mine just let loose at Wal-Mart!"
"Well mine happened right in the middle of Olive Garden!"

Thanks. I think I'll grow my own produce from now on.

This one's the best:  "My husband and I tried for two years before we got pregnant with Gunner."  Stage left to the man sitting right next to her.   He doesn't even look up from the crossword he's been staring at for the past half hour.  I watch him write "MISERY" in a four letter box.

Maybe this talk of childbirth gets a free pass because it's natural. Or because some consider it a miracle.  But it's no miracle - we know the science behind it.  A true miracle cannot be explained.  For example, somehow my son managed to switch a talking Elmo doll to Spanish that doesn't even feature a bilingual option.  If that doll is reading this, por favor no me maten en mi sueño, demonio Elmo.

In an effort to help reduce the verbal outbreak, I present a brief list of situations where a complete description of childbirth is acceptable:

1.  Speaking to a doctor in the confines of a steel, windowless room only accessible using key codes from two separate briefcases.

2. During a special "Pep Assembly" in front of an entire high school population on day before prom.  The band then closes with a rousing minor key arrangement of "In The Mood."

Class has ended, and my daughter enters the waiting room while mother concludes her monologue.  I scoop up my children and we make our way out, taking care to dodge the verbal tosses of epiderals, umbilical cords and vernix.  We are stopped at the door by a small child, no more than two.  I glance back - mother is looking at the boy with adoration, so proud of her personal romance trophy.  This is Gunner.  In twenty minutes, I have learned every detail of his life up to this point, including his less than immaculate 24 month conception.  I take a moment to pity the child; his life will forever be an open book narrated by his mother.  "Run," I whisper before sidestepping and exiting.

We stop at a fast food restaurant on the way home.   My family is now safe from the waiting room birther.  No longer will my children and I suffer from the disgusting tales of before, during and afterbirth.

We get our food and sit down.  Behind us, two senior citizens are at a table enjoying their coffee, speaking loudly.  "So what else is new, Bob?"  "Well, I finally passed that stone…"

title: My own public miracle.

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

Why is this two stories?

answer: The first story is about the extensive discussions on childbirth that take place in public. The second story is about a family trying to escape said discussions and going to a fast-food restaurant, where they overhear a conversation about passing a kidney stone.

text: The answer should point out that there aren't two stories.

refinement: There aren't two stories but two sections of the same story. The first section is about the extensive discussions on childbirth that take place in public. The second is about a family trying to escape said discussions and going to a fast-food restaurant, where they overhear a conversation about passing a kidney stone.

text: Childbirth: "'Now where was I…that's right.  I was ten centimeters dilated, and then Gunner started crowning as soon as my legs were in the stirrups…'"

text: Escape to a fast-food restaurant: "We stop at a fast food restaurant on the way home.   My family is now safe from the waiting room birther.  No longer will my children and I suffer from the disgusting tales of before, during and afterbirth."

text: Kidney stone: "We get our food and sit down.  Behind us, two senior citizens are at a table enjoying their coffee, speaking loudly.  'So what else is new, Bob?'  'Well, I finally passed that stone…'"

answer: the first story is the waiting room conversation

text: The answer is completely irrelevant.

text: There's no answer.

refinement: There aren't two stories but two sections of the same story. The first section is about the extensive discussions on childbirth that take place in public. The second is about a family trying to escape said discussions and going to a fast-food restaurant, where they overhear a conversation about passing a kidney stone.

answer: This particular format is not explained.

text: The answer is confusing and unhelpful.

text: There's no answer.

refinement: There aren't two stories but two sections of the same story. The first section is about the extensive discussions on childbirth that take place in public. The second is about a family trying to escape said discussions and going to a fast-food restaurant, where they overhear a conversation about passing a kidney stone.

answer: The main topic of the first story is mother's discussing childbirth at a public forum and the coping mechanisms for it. The second story details an example of other people discussing an unrelated subject in a public forum.

text: The answer is vague and unhelpful. It doesn't really address the question.

text: There's no answer.

refinement: There aren't two stories but two sections of the same story. The first section is about the extensive discussions on childbirth that take place in public. The second is about a family trying to escape said discussions and going to a fast-food restaurant, where they overhear a conversation about passing a kidney stone.

answer: Because the other story takes place at a waiting room at the gym.

text: The answer is confusing on its own and unhelpful.

text: There's no answer.

refinement: There aren't two stories but two sections of the same story. The first section is about the extensive discussions on childbirth that take place in public. The second is about a family trying to escape said discussions and going to a fast-food restaurant, where they overhear a conversation about passing a kidney stone.

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

Why would a non-smoker never offend anyone?

answer: It is considered rude to smoke a cigarette in an indoor public place without requesting for a table where smoking is permitted or to fail to smoke in a portable device that doesn't release second hand smoke.

text: The second half of the answer is nonsensical.

refinement: It is considered rude to smoke a cigarette in an indoor public place without requesting for a table where smoking is permitted.

text: "Requesting for" is grammatically wrong.

refinement: It is considered rude to smoke a cigarette in an indoor public place without requesting a table where smoking is permitted.

text: The answer should have an explicit conclusion addressing the question.

refinement: It is considered rude to smoke a cigarette in an indoor public place without requesting a table where smoking is permitted. Hence, non-smokers tend not to offend anyone.

answer: Presumably, smokers are more offensive, and the world is arranged in a dichotomy.

text: The answer is confusing and nonsensical.

text: There's no answer.

refinement: It is considered rude to smoke a cigarette in an indoor public place without requesting a table where smoking is permitted. Hence, non-smokers tend not to offend anyone.

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

answer: Because smoking is seen as politically charged and religiously questionable, public smoking is more likely to offend others than discussing childbirth. Smoke might smell bad, but describing the process of childbirth is revolting, and thus offensive in a different way. A non-smoker doesn't offend because they are keeping to the rules of polite conversation.

text: The answer is complete nonsense.

text: There's no answer.

refinement: It is considered rude to smoke a cigarette in an indoor public place without requesting a table where smoking is permitted. Hence, non-smokers tend not to offend anyone.

answer: Because smoking has more negative effects on others than speaking about childbirth has.

text: The comparison is nonsensical.

text: There's no answer.

refinement: It is considered rude to smoke a cigarette in an indoor public place without requesting a table where smoking is permitted. Hence, non-smokers tend not to offend anyone.

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

What does the author posit is strange about discussing child birth?

answer: It is very public and many people don't seem to mind discussing it.

text: The answer misses the main point. The author thinks the birthing discussion is usually very detailed and graphic for public discourse.

refinement: It is very public and many people don't seem to mind discussing it. The author especially finds it strange that the discussion is told in graphic detail.

text: Birthing is publicly discussed: "Everyone knows the unwritten rules - you don't talk about politics or religion... What about the labor and birthing process of all three of your children? Apparently acceptable in any situation."

answer: While natural and miraculous, child birth is particularly strange for the author because it is something that can be easily explained scientifically. The author finds it strange that such a process is being openly discussed in public without any sense of hesitation or embarrassment.

text: The answer gets the author's point very wrong.

text: There's no answer.

refinement: It is very public and many people don't seem to mind discussing it. The author especially finds it strange that the discussion is told in graphic detail.

answer: The author thinks that there is something strange about discussing birth in public. The author finds this practice strange because while birth is natural, the explanation for its mechanics is not. The author feels that a true miracle cannot be explained. The author does not understand why discussing childbirth is considered acceptable. The author believes that birth is not a suitable topic of discussion in public.

text: The answer is very confusing and misses the point.

text: There's no answer.

refinement: It is very public and many people don't seem to mind discussing it. The author especially finds it strange that the discussion is told in graphic detail.

answer: People who normally shy away from personal topics are keen to discuss intimate details of child birth.

text: "Most mothers took a sharp turn from general pleasantries to a tell-all of the birth of their own child, available as a full on Director's Cut, Criterion Collection Three-Disc Bonus Digital Copy Behind the Sheet with Best Friend and Mother in Law Commentary.  Complete, uncensored and unabridged."

answer: The author expresses that it should matter if it is something that is private, since asking questions about it implies a level of intimacy.

text: The answer misses the point.

text: There's no answer.

refinement: People who normally shy away from personal topics are keen to discuss intimate details of child birth.

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

What is ironic about their family's getting away from the woman with the birthing stories?

answer: The irony of the situation is that two old people who share tales about their various ailments manage to escape scrutiny while my family, who just simply got away from an endless stream of birthing stories, now become privy to the gross story of a passing stone.

text: The author makes no mention of the people discussing ailments getting a pass.

refinement: The irony of the situation is that two old people who share tales about their various ailments are sitting next to them in the diner, and they now become privy to the gross story of a passing stone.

text: The language of the answer is harsher than the author's, which is misleading.

refinement: The irony of the situation is that two old people who share tales about their various ailments are sitting next to them in the diner, and they now become privy to the story of passing a stone.

text:
"We stop at a fast food restaurant on the way home.   My family is now safe from the waiting room birther.  No longer will my children and I suffer from the disgusting tales of before, during and afterbirth.

We get our food and sit down.  Behind us, two senior citizens are at a table enjoying their coffee, speaking loudly.  'So what else is new, Bob?'  'Well, I finally passed that stone…'"

answer: Their father says they'd be better off hearing about kidney stones.

text: The answer is exactly wrong.

text: There's no answer.

refinement: They encounter two people talking about passing a stone at the diner after they escaped the birthing discussion.

answer: The irony is that the family has managed to escape from the woman's tales, but inadvertently sits next to two other people discussing their own personal medical details.

text:
"We stop at a fast food restaurant on the way home.   My family is now safe from the waiting room birther.  No longer will my children and I suffer from the disgusting tales of before, during and afterbirth.

We get our food and sit down.  Behind us, two senior citizens are at a table enjoying their coffee, speaking loudly.  'So what else is new, Bob?'  'Well, I finally passed that stone…'"

answer: Not ironic.

text: The answer is wrong and unhelpful.

text: There's no answer.

refinement: They encounter two people talking about passing a stone at the diner after they escaped the birthing discussion.

answer: They are seated in close proximity to the a man discussing the passing of his kidney stones, which is also private and intimate, and could be gross.

text:
"We stop at a fast food restaurant on the way home.   My family is now safe from the waiting room birther.  No longer will my children and I suffer from the disgusting tales of before, during and afterbirth.

We get our food and sit down.  Behind us, two senior citizens are at a table enjoying their coffee, speaking loudly.  'So what else is new, Bob?'  'Well, I finally passed that stone…'"


text:
Sorry in advance, my new year's resolution was to try my hand at writing at least once a week, so this is my sloppy first attempt at a pointless short story. Bear with me, it really is pretty short.

	I looked down and saw the little pock marks on the long bruises I called arms, and rolled down my sleeves. There was a whistling sound in my head driving me bad shit mad.

...

	So he looked at me with his sad face, with his petty remorse and his puppy dog eyes. “I have to do this, and I’m offering you a place in my committee because I want you to be here with me, making more money than you already do and hopefully living a better life.”

	I was fuming but something was gnawing at me in the back of my head. What if he was saying this kindly, not sarcastically? It took me a second to register that he wasn’t faking any emotions.

	I realized that the entire life I had known him he was a real, authentic individual. I guess the past several years had taken its toll on me, and I may have become slightly cynical. I looked up and into his eyes and saw no dark spots of mal-intent. He was a businessman, yes, and a wealthy and calculated one at that. But he had a core, sensible and clean, that he had always held within him since before he was picking my sorry ass off the floor after fights in junior high. He legitimately cared for me, but as I usually did, I dug deeper. I thought about his goals. He had a family, and however poorly he treated his kids, the real kindness you can find in a man isn’t reflected by how often he treats his children, but simply how he treats them. Molding them to have traits for success isn’t a poor thing of him to do at all, and when he was kind and loving to them it was golden with no itemistic parts. He never treated them to ice cream or toys as rewards, they had birthdays and christmas, but even then maybe a surprise toy wasn’t the worst thing in the world for them. It was more the principle that a reward system was right for his kids, he would rather them be content with what they had. It was important to him, contentedness, the rich, bussiness-expanding, effluent douchebag.

	He just gave them his holy words and that was more than enough to have them happy for that day and give them a lingering dad-high for the rest of the week.

But in the end, he valued his family over me. He knew that in the end, he would have to do something about me, and bringing me in was the best he could do. No, he just wanted to do it, the difference being that I could tell he wanted this all along, for me to with him.

I selfishly said no.

I told him I had more important things to do than to be in his heartless rich-boy 401k club and told him my family relied on me and it was all lies, every word. I wanted to tear up and give him the hug I had held in since junior high, but my head was somewhere else. It was as if somebody else had taken over my body and was headstrong, pessimistic, and a complete and utter liar. I told him to fuck off, and I told him to kill himself. I wanted to be dead. My family hated me and I was going down the rabbit hole. I was going to be homeless in a week and a day if by tomorrow he decided to go through with his plan.

	I walked up, sarcastically thanked him, feinted him a handshake and then punched him in his jaw. As hard as I possibly could. Who did he think he was? Toying with my emotions as he did.
	 He took another blow to the face. Somebody other than me was doing it, I swear. I was next to the man doing it, looking at HIM over his shoulder, but he was getting bloodier and bloodier. I got up and saw blood on my knuckles. That’s weird, I thought. There was no blood from my first hit on him. His lip split on the third blow. I shrugged, confused, and left the room. I could hear him crying. Maybe it was me. My world was bending, swirling into a hole, and I wasn’t even fighting the current dragging me into it. I laughed and fell into the rabbit hole, cursing love and intentions, where they could never hurt me again. I looked up, saw the sky and broken glass, which was falling, increasing in velocity, but never passing me. It was a curious sight, I wonder why it wa-

title: Out of place and into the dark (Cheesy as fuck title)

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

Describe the initial reactions of the main character towards the other man.

answer: The main character is initially upset with the other man for trying to sidetrack her life, but slowly starts to realize that the other man might have good intentions for her. She becomes both angry and confused by her reactions, and eventually gives in and allows herself to fall into the darkness that surrounds her, laughing all the while. The main character initially dislikes the other man, but eventually comes to see him as caring.

answer: The main character grew up knowing the other man, his friend. When he heard that the man is planning to rope him in some sort of vague business plan, he feels insulted and wants to humiliate the other man publicly.

answer: The main character may have been uncomfortable, apologetic, and nervous about being there. Also, he may have been lonely by the treatment he was getting from the other people. Also, the man's decision to include him in his 401k club may have made the lead character feel like he mattered to the other man.

answer: At first, the main character is mistrusting of the other man and dismissive of his friendly overtures, suspecting ulterior motives. However, the main character is gradually swayed by the sincerity of the other man's emotions and decides to join him in his plans, only to then turn back on them and respond with betrayal.

answer: The main character is very angry with the second man. The main character had always assumed that the second man was real and authentic, and know he was a wealthy and calculated businessman. Yet, the main character felt that the man had toyed with his emotions and was so angry that he punched the man over and over again.

text: Incorrect

refinement: The main character is very angry with the second man. The main character had always assumed that the second man was real and authentic, and now he was a wealthy and calculated businessman. Yet, the main character felt that the man had toyed with his emotions and was so angry that he punched the man over and over again.

text: Grammatically incorrect and inaccurate

refinement: The main character is very angry with the second man. The main character had always assumed that the second man was real and authentic, even if now he was a wealthy and calculated businessman. Yet, the main character felt that the man had toyed with his emotions and was so angry that he punched the man over and over again.

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

Summarize how the main character felt as he was punching the man.

answer: The main character felt angry and spiteful while he was punching the man, however, the protagonist was confused and throwing up questions about why he was bleeding after the first hit. In the end, the main character was falling into an abyss, questioning love and motives, and laughing at his broken world.

answer: As he was punching the man, the main character felt confused and unsure if he also was the one punching. The main character felt as though he had lost control of himself, going down the rabbit hole.

answer: He believed that something other than him was doing it-that it wasn't his body that was moving, but something else-and wondered how the man hadn't bled from the first punch. He was shocked to see blood running from the man's lip.

answer: The main character felt like he was having an out of body experience when he was punching the man. He felt as somebody other than him was punching the man as he saw the man get bloodier and bloodier. The main character was even confused with what was happening and confused with what he was seeing as his surroundings. The main character showed signs of being manic as he started laughing.

answer: The main character began furiously punching the man, at first with confusion, but as the moment progressed, with resentment. The main character felt angry at the man for wanting to bring him in on his business, but also felt regretful that he was having to say no to an opportunity. This ultimately caused an emotional breakdown, which manifested itself in him punching the man multiple times.