text:
AMD had promised, with the introduction of the Never Settle Forever program with Radeon Rewards, that new, up-to-the-minute, in demand titles would be added to the choice of games available throughout the life of the program. Today AMD has announced that it has added the blockbuster, best selling title Saints Row IV to the Radeon Gold Reward Tier. This move brings the choice of games available to buyers of AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition, HD 7970 and HD 7950 graphics cards to three from eleven (rather than three from ten).

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Make no mistake; Saints Row IV is an extremely hot game right now so it is a great addition for AMD to help shift its graphics cards. As of yesterday, when the weekly UK games charts were published, the fourth Saints game held its position at number one for the third week running following its release. The top 10 games are as follows; Saints Row 4, Total War: Rome II, Diablo III, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Disney Infinity, Minecraft Xbox 360, Payday 2, Killzone: Mercenary, Rayman Legends and Farming Simulator. (That’s the first time I’ve heard of Farming Simulator)

Marking the announcement of this bundle deal Menno van der Bil, Commercial Director at Deep Silver said _“The PC version of Saints Row IV is an important component for the global success that the game already has had and the cooperation with AMD has helped to ensure its technical performance.”_

AMD’s director of developer relations, graphics business unit, Ritche Corpus, added that _“PC gamers with AMD Radeon graphics cards can fire up their copy of Saints Row IV knowing that they are receiving the best possible experience. And as the exclusive hardware partner for Saints Row IV, the AMD Gaming Evolved program continues to demonstrate its relentless commitment to ensuring the world’s most exciting games are exclusively optimized for AMD Radeon hardware.”_

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So Saints Row IV might be a great bonus for top end Radeon graphics card buyers but as yet there are no new announcements for the Radeon Silver Reward Tier or Radeon Bronze Reward Tier with a choice two from nine and one from seven games respectively.

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It is worth remembering that you can bank your AMD Radeon Reward points and choose from a different/expanded title range at a later date – if nothing on offer tickles your fancy right now.

question: Who is AMD?

answer: AMD is a technology company that sells and manufactures processors and graphics cards. They operate the Never Settle Forever program that offers frequent additions to the choice of game titles for buyers purchasing AMD Radeon graphics cards.

text: "AMD had promised, with the introduction of the Never Settle Forever program with Radeon Rewards, that new, up-to-the-minute, in demand titles would be added to the choice of games available throughout the life of the program."

text: "PC gamers with AMD Radeon graphics cards can fire up their copy of Saints Row IV knowing that they are receiving the best possible experience," is a quote from AMD's director of developer relations, indicating they sell graphics cards.

answer: A computer graphics card manufacturer.

text: "PC gamers with AMD Radeon graphics cards can fire up their copy of Saints Row IV knowing that they are receiving the best possible experience," is a quote from AMD's director of developer relations, indicating they sell graphics cards.

answer: AMD is a company that offers computer components and graphics cards, and has included the best selling game Saints Row IV into its "Never Settle Forever" game reward program.

text: "PC gamers with AMD Radeon graphics cards can fire up their copy of Saints Row IV knowing that they are receiving the best possible experience," is a quote from AMD's director of developer relations, indicating they sell graphics cards.

text: "AMD had promised, with the introduction of the Never Settle Forever program with Radeon Rewards, that new, up-to-the-minute, in demand titles would be added to the choice of games available throughout the life of the program."

question: What is the number one computer game at the time of the article?

answer: Saints Row IV

text: "As of yesterday, when the weekly UK games charts were published, the fourth Saints game held its position at number one for the third week running following its release."

answer: According to the passage, the top 10 selling computer games at the moment are Saints Row IV, Total War: Rome II, Diablo III, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Disney Infinity, Minecraft Xbox 360, Payday 2, Killzone: Mercenary, Rayman Legends, and Farming Simulator.

text: The answer is too long for the question.

refinement: According to the passage, the top selling computer game at the moment is Saints Row IV.

answer: According to the passage, the top computer game is Saints Row IV, holding its position at number one for three consecutive weeks after its release.

text: "As of yesterday, when the weekly UK games charts were published, the fourth Saints game held its position at number one for the third week running following its release."

question: Who is the exclusive hardware partner for Saints Row IV?

text: There is no answer.

refinement: AMD is the exclusive hardware partner for Saints Row IV.

answer: AMD is the exclusive hardware partner for Saints Row IV.

answer: AMD Gaming Evolved with Radeon hardware.

question: What is the Never Settle Forever program?

answer: The Never Settle Forever program is AMD's initiative to provide special, limited edition titles for those who purchase AMD graphics cards. Currently, the program includes eleven titles, with Saints Row IV just being added to the Gold Reward Tier.

text: "AMD had promised, with the introduction of the Never Settle Forever program with Radeon Rewards, that new, up-to-the-minute, in demand titles would be added to the choice of games available throughout the life of the program."

answer: An in demand video game titles downloading service.

text: The answer could be more specific about what the program entails.

refinement: An in-demand video game titles downloading service that provides exclusive games to customers who purchase AMD graphics card.

text: "AMD had promised, with the introduction of the Never Settle Forever program with Radeon Rewards, that new, up-to-the-minute, in demand titles would be added to the choice of games available throughout the life of the program."

answer: The Never Settle Forever program is a bundle deal offered by AMD where buyers of specific Radeon graphics cards can choose from a selection of titles. Saints Row IV has just been added to the list of available games.

text: "AMD had promised, with the introduction of the Never Settle Forever program with Radeon Rewards, that new, up-to-the-minute, in demand titles would be added to the choice of games available throughout the life of the program."

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The announcement from AMD involved two points, one relating to the hardware for the game development, and one relating to the availability of games. It announced that it added the blockbuster, best-selling title Saints Row to the Radeon Gold Reward Tier. It also announced that it would be continuing working with other game developers to help optimize their games for AMD Radeon hardware.

text: "Today AMD has announced that it has added the blockbuster, best selling title Saints Row IV to the Radeon Gold Reward Tier."

text: "And as the exclusive hardware partner for Saints Row IV, the AMD Gaming Evolved program continues to demonstrate its relentless commitment to ensuring the world’s most exciting games are exclusively optimized for AMD Radeon hardware," is a quote from AMD's director of developer relations, Ritchie Corpus.

answer: AMD has announced that Saints Row IV has been added to the Radeon Gold Reward Tier as a bonus for buyers. Only three from low gametitles have been available previously, but now the breadth can be three from eleven. Yet buyers of mid-tier Radeon cards do not get anything new, as it stays to  five from 13.

text: There is a spelling error in the second sentence.

refinement: AMD has announced that Saints Row IV has been added to the Radeon Gold Reward Tier as a bonus for buyers. Only three from low game titles have been available previously, but now the breadth can be three from eleven. Yet buyers of mid-tier Radeon cards do not get anything new, as it stays to  five from 13.

text: The second sentence doesn't make sense, when speaking about how many games are offered as part of the program.

refinement: AMD has announced that Saints Row IV has been added to the Radeon Gold Reward Tier as a bonus for buyers. Previously, only three titles were available as part of the Gold Reward Tier, but now there are 11 available.  Yet buyers of mid-tier Radeon cards do not get anything new, as it stays to  five from 13.

text: The last sentence has a similar issue when speaking about how many games are offered as part of the program.

refinement: AMD has announced that Saints Row IV has been added to the Radeon Gold Reward Tier as a bonus for buyers. Previously, only three titles were available as part of the Gold Reward Tier, but now there are 11 available. However, the Silver and Bronze Tier rewards only have nine and seven games, respectively.

answer: AMD Gaming Evolved, exclusive hardware partner for Saints Row IV, announced adding the best selling game to the Radeon Gold Reward Tier. Saints Row IV was number one for weeks after its release. The bundle went hand in hand with AMDs efforts to ensure top technical performance. PC gamers with AMD Radeon graphics cards can fire up their copy of Saints Row IV confident that they're getting the best experience possible.

text: "Today AMD has announced that it has added the blockbuster, best selling title Saints Row IV to the Radeon Gold Reward Tier."

text: "And as the exclusive hardware partner for Saints Row IV, the AMD Gaming Evolved program continues to demonstrate its relentless commitment to ensuring the world’s most exciting games are exclusively optimized for AMD Radeon hardware," is a quote from AMD's director of developer relations, Ritchie Corpus.

answer: For graphic's card buyers, AMD has recently added Saints Row IV to the Gold tier which brings the choice of games to buyers up to three from eleven. The top 10 games in the UK are as follows: Saints Row 4, Total War: Rome II, Diablo III, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Disney Infinity, Minecraft Xbox 360, Payday 2, Killzone: Mercenary, Rayman Legends, and Farming Simulator. The game looks to be a newer addition to the game list, so there isn't a significant difference with what was previously offered as the Gold tier.

text: "Today AMD has announced that it has added the blockbuster, best selling title Saints Row IV to the Radeon Gold Reward Tier."

text: "The top 10 games are as follows; Saints Row 4, Total War: Rome II, Diablo III, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Disney Infinity, Minecraft Xbox 360, Payday 2, Killzone: Mercenary, Rayman Legends and Farming Simulator."

answer: AMD unveils that they are brining saints row iv to the Radeon Gold Reward Tier. Ritche Corpus says that this will give gamers Radeon graphics cards, the best possible experience. They continue this fruitful relationship with Saints Row IV and will release new, up-to-the-minute, demanding titles. This means there will be an expanded title range for those gamers.

text: There are several grammar errors throughout the summary.

refinement: AMD unveils that they are brining Saints Row IV to the Radeon Gold Reward Tier. Ritche Corpus says that this will give gamers Radeon graphics cards the best possible experience. They continue this fruitful relationship with Saints Row IV and will release new, up-to-the-minute, demanding titles. This means there will be an expanded title range for those gamers.

text: The summary could be more specific about how many titles are available through the rewards program.

refinement: AMD unveils that they are brining Saints Row IV to the Radeon Gold Reward Tier. Ritche Corpus says that this will give gamers Radeon graphics cards the best possible experience. They continue this fruitful relationship with Saints Row IV and will release new, up-to-the-minute, demanding titles. The titles available for the Gold Reward Tier has increased from three to eleven.

answer: AMD has added the hit game Saints Row IV to the Radeon Gold Reward Tier. The move brings a total of three games to buyers. Marking the announcement AMD team says the PC version has helped in the success of the game. The game offers great exclusive gaming experience for AMD Radeon graphics card buyers.

text: The number of games available in the rewards program is 11.

refinement: AMD has added the hit game Saints Row IV to the Radeon Gold Reward Tier. The move brings a total of 11 games to rewards program members. Marking the announcement AMD team says the PC version has helped in the success of the game. The game offers great exclusive gaming experience for AMD Radeon graphics card buyers.

text: There is a grammatical mistake in the third sentence.

refinement: AMD has added the hit game Saints Row IV to the Radeon Gold Reward Tier. The move brings a total of 11 games to rewards program members. The AMD team says the release of the PC version has helped in the success of the game. The game offers great exclusive gaming experience for AMD Radeon graphics card buyers.


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text:
 Under the Rug
New neighbor moved in a few weeks ago downstairs. I don’t like him. I never even met him. The only thing I know is that he’s a chemist, calls himself an inventor. All he knows to invent are new ways to make me mad. He’s the kind of person that likes to take his work home with him. He works with Helium, a precious gas that will hopefully be wiped off the Earth. Though I never spoke to him, I know what he does. I feel it through the floor. He made a solid thing that floats. I heard thumping on my floor. The thump grew louder. There was a loud crash. The mad man broke my floor. I did not know that at the time, the object was contained in my rug. I panicked, so I grabbed my chair and threw it at the “bump” the object left. Ripping my rug, my chair landed on the floor below. He got the message, without a doubt. I lay awake during the next few nights waiting for his next attack. There was nothing other than the usual thumping that would drive me mad. One week passed, nothing; the thumping even stopped. That was the most soothing, peaceful week of my life. On the second week, he sent the helium object up again, breaking my newly fixed floor. Out of panic, I threw my chair again, breaking my rug again. To his surprise, my reaction was just and civil. I invited him to talk about how he will repay me. He made a promise to pay for any repairs necessary. Using my advanced persuasive skills, I made him tell me just when he would leave his apartment. I had a plan to sneak into his apartment and take some of that stuff that he calls “work.” I was going to let him taste his success, quite literally. The very next day I picked his lock, rummaged through his apartment only to find a gallon container filled with the stuff. It gave off a retched odor. I took a handful, put it in my pocket, locked his door and walked upstairs, knowing he would be back exactly three minutes past two. That was only twenty minutes away. As I entered my apartment, my mind raced with ideas. The only one that stood out, that was simple, yet clever, was to boil it and put it in tea. Yes, that would be perfect. I do my laundry and wash my hands; I set up several candles and spray air fresheners to steer away from the smell. Inviting him over was simple. Getting him to drink was the difficult task. He gladly sat down at the table while I brought over drinks. He rejected it. I then began using my persuasive skills to get him to drink. He then gave me a look as if he was sick of me. That’s how I know it worked. He took a sip and I smiled. I told him to drink up, and he did. He said he felt weak. I told him to lie down as he fell unconscious. By now, the tea got to his blood stream and in his heart. It must have started to clog his heart. He got weaker and weaker until I heard his last words “What is happening to me?” As he lay there, dead at 3.a.m. in my apartment, I grabbed a garbage bag and slipped him the hole through that he created. Knowing the evidence was not hidden, my plan started to turn into Swiss cheese. The body bag hit the floor with a thump. My heart started racing. I thought that the noise would be alarming and a neighbor would barge in while I stand peering over a dead body in a trash bag. I dashed downstairs. Opening the bag, I started to smell his dead body. I lift this man, who was surprisingly heavy, and lifted him on the couch. I moved his gallon of solid helium next to him. Later, I rummaged through his kitchen and made some tea. I spilled some in the sink and set it on the coffee table next to him. Going back upstairs, I entered my apartment. I took my helium covered jacket and burned it.

title: First short story I ever wrote for school, not quite finished, this is my first draft, feedback would be appreciated.

question: Why did the narrator throw the last of the tea into the sink and leave the mug on the inventor's table?

answer: The narrator did this because they wanted to cover up any evidence of their crime. They also wanted to make it look like the inventor had simply passed away from natural causes.

answer: The narrator was trying to make it look like the inventor had drunk the tea and died.

text: He was trying to get rid of the evidence that he drank tea and died.

refinement: The narrator was trying to make it look like the inventor's death wasn't due to the tea.

answer: He wants the police to think that the inventor killed himself

answer: The narrator threw the last of the tea into the sink because the tea was contaminated with the inventor's blood.

text: The narrator wanted to get rid of evidence tying him to the inventor's death.

refinement: The narrator wanted to get rid of evidence tying him to the inventor's death.

question: How can the body stink so soon after the murder?

answer: Either some time has passed since the narrator killed the inventor or the inventor doesn't bath

answer: The body is in a bag, so it's not exposed to the air.

text: The smell is either decomposition or the man stunk.

refinement: Either some time has passed since the narrator killed the inventor and he's decomposing or the inventor doesn't bathe.

answer: The body will start to smell soon after the murder because of decomposition. The gases that are released from the body will create a foul odor.

text: Probably decomposition.

refinement: Either some time has passed since the narrator killed the inventor and he's decomposing or the inventor doesn't bathe.

question: If the chemical smelled so retched, how was the narrator able to convince the inventor to drink it?

text: His advanced persuasion skills.

answer: I am not sure anyone could have such persuasive skills as to convince someone to drink it voluntarily so perhaps the persuasive skills were physical.

text: He states he used his advanced persuasive skills, but that indeed might be a euphemism for physical threat.

answer: The narrator was able to convince the inventor to drink the chemical because they used their persuasive skills. The chemical smelled so bad that the inventor would not have willingly drunk it, but the narrator was able to convince him to do so.

answer: The narrator must have used some sort of trickery.

text: He used his advanced persuasion skills.

question: Why would the narrator feel that he must burn the helium covered jacket?

answer: The narrator burns the helium covered jacket because it is evidence of his crime. He is also trying to mask the smell of the dead body.

text: It's evidence and possibly the smell of the dead body.

refinement: The narrator burns the helium covered jacket because it is evidence of his crime. He is also trying to mask the smell of the dead body.

answer: It is not stated.

answer: He is hiding evidence.

question: Write a ~12 sentence summary.

answer:
A chemist/inventor moves into the flat downstairs from the narrator. The new neighbour works with helium. The narrator feels the heavy things that float up to the ceiling and knock on his floor. One day the load breaks through the floor and the narrator throws a chair at it. It lands in the flat downstairs. It happens again. The narrator speaks to the inventor who agrees to pay for repairs.

The narrator finds out when the inventor will be out, breaks into his flat and steals some chemical. He makes some tea with the chemical and when the chemist returns, convinces him to drink it. The inventor dies. The narrator tosses him through the hole in the floor. Then takes the tea downstairs and leaves traces of it in the sink.

answer: The narrator is a neighbor of a chemist who works with Helium. The narrator doesn't like the chemist and doesn't want him to live in the building. The narrator hears the chemist working with Helium and hears a crash. The narrator throws a chair at the bump on the floor and rips the rug. The narrator is relieved when the bump doesn't happen again. The bump happens again and the narrator throws the chair again. The narrator invites the chemist to his apartment to talk about the damage. The narrator makes the chemist promise to pay for the repairs. The narrator breaks into the chemist's apartment and finds a gallon container of the stuff he's working with. The narrator boils the stuff and puts it in tea. The narrator invites the chemist over and gets him to drink the tea. The narrator tells the chemist to lie down and he falls unconscious. The narrator puts the body in a bag and hides it in the building. The narrator makes tea and spills some on the floor. The narrator burns his jacket.

answer: The protagonist is annoyed with their new downstairs neighbor, who is a chemist and inventor. The neighbor breaks the protagonist's floor with a helium object, and the protagonist retaliates by throwing a chair at the object. The neighbor then sends the object up again, and the protagonist poisons him with the helium in a tea. The protagonist then disposes of the body, burning their jacket in the process.

text: Doesn't mention breaking into his apartment and stealing the chemical he kills him with.

refinement: The protagonist is annoyed with their new downstairs neighbor, who is a chemist and inventor. The neighbor breaks the protagonist's floor with a helium object, and the protagonist retaliates by throwing a chair at the object. The neighbor then sends the object up again, and the protagonist breaks into his apartment when he is away collecting the chemical he works with. He then poisons him with the helium in a tea. The protagonist then disposes of the body, burning their jacket in the process.

answer: The protagonist is a man who lives in an apartment building. He hears a thumping noise coming from the apartment below him and throws a chair at the noise. The man downstairs is a chemist who has been working with helium. The protagonist invites the man downstairs to talk about the damage he caused and the man drinks a cup of tea that the protagonist has poisoned with the helium. The man dies and the protagonist burns his jacket and hides the body.

text: Doesn't mention the damage caused by the chemist's experiments.

refinement: The protagonist is a man who lives in an apartment building. The man downstairs is a chemist who has been working with helium. He hears a thumping noise coming from the apartment below him and some floating thing crashes through the floor ballooning under the rug. He throws a chair at the bubble. The protagonist invites the man downstairs to talk about the damage he caused and the man drinks a cup of tea that the protagonist has poisoned with the helium. The man dies and the protagonist burns his jacket and hides the body.

text: Doesn't mention breaking into the chemist's apartment.

refinement: The protagonist is a man who lives in an apartment building. The man downstairs is a chemist who has been working with helium. He hears a thumping noise coming from the apartment below him and some floating thing crashes through the floor ballooning under the rug. He throws a chair at the bubble. The protagonist breaks into the chemist's apartment when he is away and steals handfuls of the solid helium. He invites the man downstairs to talk about the damage he caused and the man drinks a cup of tea that the protagonist has poisoned with the helium. The man dies and the protagonist burns his jacket and hides the body.


text:
Coconut water has become very popular in the recent years and is now available in most of your favourite grocery stores. Make sure to opt for the unsweetened, organic brands to make sure you get the real thing.

Here are six health benefits of coconut water.

1.  IT LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE

Thanks to its magnesium, vitamin C, and potassium content, drinking coconut water on a daily basis, can reduce your blood pressure. Two glasses of coconut water is enough for you to use as a yummy “maintenance medicine” for balanced blood pressure. (1)

2.  IT CAN REHYDRATE YOUR BODY — FAST

Coconut water has a bunch of electrolytes that can help you retain water in your body and hydrate you as well. In addition to that, it has complex carbohydrates as well, which makes coconut water a good energy or sports drink replacement. (2)

It has even been used as an alternative to blood plasma transfusions to rehydrate the body in extreme emergencies or remote areas were resources are low. (3)

3.  IT CAN REDUCE HANGOVER

The best way to cure a hangover is avoiding alcohol in the first place, but if you do get one, coconut water is the second best natural cure.

Technically, hangovers are originally called “dehydration due to alcohol binging last night syndrome.” Just kidding. Since coconut water can rehydrate you, it can also alleviate hangovers. Although, the damage has already been done, so it cannot magically remove hangovers instantly. Nevertheless, the time you need to suffer will be greatly reduced.

4.  IT CAN TREAT HEADACHES

Headaches can be caused by a lot of things. If it is caused by dehydration, you know that coconut water can help. On the other hand, if that headache is due to a migraine attack, coconut water can help, too. Because of coconut water’s magnesium content, it can relieve migraine sufferers. Continual consumption of coconut water can even reduce the frequency of migraine attacks. (4)

5.  IT CAN MAKE YOU LOSE WEIGHT

This is what you have been waiting for ladies. Coconut water can actually stave off a few pounds from your body; however, it does not have that direct effect as you may have hoped for. First of all, you can replace your favourite sweetened drink or cola with it. Coconut water is better and can make you reduce weight since it is low on calories and sugar.

In addition, it can help you manage your body’s water content. Since coconut water has lots of potassium in it, you can also effectively manage your body’s sodium content, which retains water and makes you feel bloated and fat.

6.  IT CAN HELP YOU MANAGE YOUR BLOOD SUGAR AND DIABETES

Coconut water also contains amino acids that can help your body produce insulin better and regulate blood sugar levels. Passively, it also reduces glucose levels in the human body and it can alleviate the oxidative stress buildup in your body. (5)

And these health benefits of coconut water are actually only the tip of the iceberg. there are so much more good things coming from adding coconut water to your daily diet. Delicious on its own or we use it often as a liquid base for our green smoothie.

Sources:

1.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15892382
2.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17883020
3.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10674546
4.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9523054
5.  http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2012/FO/c2fo30066d#!divAbstract

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

Summarize the author's reason for recommending coconut water.

answer: Displacing typical sugary and diet beverages with coconut water can help people lose weight and get healthier. Coconut water has numerous health benefits that coconut wood lacks that can be found in coconut water.

text: The article does not mention coconut wood.

refinement: Displacing typical sugary and diet beverages with coconut water can help people lose weight and get healthier. Coconut water has numerous health benefits.

text: The response could include more details about the health benefits of coconut water.

refinement: Coconut water has numerous health benefits. Displacing typical sugary and diet beverages with coconut water can help people lose weight and get healthier. According to the text, coconut water can also lower your blood pressure and rehydrate your body.

answer: The author believes that coconut water benefits the body because of its content of minerals and electrolytes, so they sample its powers. They claim that coconut water can be drunk daily or infused into cocktails or in smoothies. The author mentions a number of health uses of coconut water, and they describe its taste.

text: The response contains information not found in the text.

refinement: The author believes that coconut water benefits the body because of its content of minerals and electrolytes. They claim that coconut water can be drunk daily or used as a base for smoothies. The author mentions a number of health uses of coconut water, and they describe its taste.

answer: The author recommends coconut water because it can help to hydrate, relieve headaches, help manage blood sugar, and aid in weight loss. The author believes that it can provide numerous benefits due to its electrolytes, potassium, and low calorie and sugar content.

answer: Coconut water contains electrolytes to help with hydration, magnesium that can help with migraines, and some amount of complex carbohydrates to replace energy drinks. It can also replace sugary drinks as a tasty alternative and help with weight loss. In general, the author claims there are a lot of health benefits to drinking coconut water regularly.

answer: The author recommends coconut water due to its health benefits. Specifically, it can help lower blood pressure, rehydrate quickly, treat headaches and hangovers, help manage blood sugar and diabetes, and assist in weight loss. Coconut water is also low in calories and sugar, making it a healthier alternative to other drinks.


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[]The MacGuffin is a device use by script writers, particularly in action and adventure films, to advance the action and maintain the audiences interest.

The term coined was by Alfred Hitchcock. He generally used it as a device to hold together the first part of his film. What is it? Anything which all the characters are interested in obtaining. In Psycho the MacGuffin is the $40,000 which has been stolen. The pursuit of this money provides the motivation which holds all the characters together in the first part of the film without giving away the whole plot. Hitchcock generally only used it as a device to hold together the first act. Ultimately, Hitchcock said the MacGuffin is just not important ‘It is nothing.’ Who for instance remembers the $40,000 in Psycho?

The Coen brother always use the same MacGaffin in each of their films: money, and it is always a red-herring. In their film ‘O Brother Where Art Thou’ which is one of my all time favourite movies, three convicts break out of prison to retrieve a large stash of money. We learn later that the money was a hoax, but it keeps the film moving and gives everyone a purpose until the true objective is revealed.

In the film Safe, which I watched last night, the MacGuffin is a little girl who knows something. The protagonist and most of the Antagonists have no idea why the girl is important or what secret she knows, all they know is that their enemies are pulling out all the stops to find her, so she becomes important to them too.  Not until three-quarters of the way through the film do they discover what the chase, and the rising body count, is all about.  A clever script, I thought, and a theme I would like to use in a future story.

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas also use the MacGuffin as a device in their films.  In the original Star Wars movie, Lucas says R2D2 was the MacGuffin, which he used to hold the first act together in the classic Hitchcock way.  Spielberg, on the other hand, has a different view of the MacGuffin. For him, the MacGuffin must always be the ultimate prize.  Here the device is used to motivate the characters throughout the whole film.  The best examples are from the Indians Jones Series: in Raiders Of The Lost Ark, the MacGuffin is the Ark of the Covenant; In The Temple Of Doom, the holy stones; In The Last Crusade, it is the Holy Grail; In the Crystal Skull it is the skull. In fact, Spielberg likes the MacGuffin technique so much he is happy to have more than one. Not only will he have an overall MacGuffin, but he will have minor MacGuffins in each act of the film.

A MacGuffin is normally an object, but could be a person, that all the characters are interested in and that propels the action forwards. It could be the main objective of the protagonist and antagonist which drives the action throughout the entire film. It could be a step on the way to the main objective or it could be totally unrelated to the main objective and be completely forgotten by the end of the film. It’s purpose is solely to provide focus and move the action along. It’s a technique which readily transposes to writing.

In Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows you could say that the Horuxes and the Hallows are MacGuffins. They provide the necessary focus and motivation to propel the action forwards.  In my book Gaia’s Brood, the MacGuffin is Eve Swift’s journal.

A MacGuffin can also be a useful fix if you are editing and you realise your story just doesn’t hang together. Is there an object/person already in the story which can be turned into a MacGuffin (even if it is a complete red-herring) or can you introduce one. Look for ‘shotgun’ objects. By that I mean have you focused on an object in a part of the story but not used it – like the proverbial shotgun hanging behind the bar in a western: if it is shown it must be used by the end of the film, but nothing says you need to reserve it for the end of the story. If the pursuit or desire of the object will hold together the first act, by all means use it as a MacGuffin, secure in the knowledge that you are following in the footsteps of the greats.

So when you are next planning your adventure or action story, consider whether you have a MacGuffin or whether you need one. How many MacGuffins do you need? One overall object to provide a focus for the entire story or several steps along the way, or both. How about one to propel a (sub) story along, or maybe a total red-herring?

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

Summarize how the MacGuffin was used by Hitchcock.

answer: The MacGuffin was coined by Hitchcock, who used it as a device used to provide the motivation that holds together the first part of his film. He used it as something that all the characters are interested in obtaining. The MacGuffin in his film Psycho was the $40,000 that had been stolen. However, the MacGuffin is ultimately unimportant and not the take away of the film.

text: Clumsy grammar

refinement: The MacGuffin was coined by Hitchcock, who used it as a device to provide the motivation that holds together the first part of his film. He used it as something that all the characters are interested in obtaining. The MacGuffin in his film Psycho was the $40,000 that had been stolen. However, the MacGuffin is ultimately unimportant and not the take away of the film.

answer: Hollywood producer and director Alfred Hitchcock is accredited with coining the term MacGuffin to bridge the gap between the first and second act by providing a motivating force of character interest. Hitchcock, however, said that a MacGuffin is nothing, the importance of the action film is what it gets the audience to think. For him, the MacGuffin bridges the gap between the first and second act. Hitchock analysed MacGuffins as being relatively necessary in the modern film industry. Hitchcock would usually use them in his films in the first act only.

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refinement: Hollywood producer and director Alfred Hitchcock is accredited with coining the term MacGuffin to bridge the gap between the first and second act by providing a motivating force of character interest. Hitchcock, however, said that a MacGuffin is nothing, the importance of the action film is what it gets the audience to think. Hitchock analysed MacGuffins as being relatively necessary in the modern film industry. Hitchcock would usually use them in his films in the first act only.

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refinement: Hollywood producer and director Alfred Hitchcock is accredited with coining the term MacGuffin to bridge the gap between the first and second act by providing a motivating force of character interest. Hitchcock, however, said that a MacGuffin is nothing, the importance of the action film is what it gets the audience to think. Hitchcock analysed MacGuffins as being relatively necessary in the modern film industry. Hitchcock would usually use them in his films in the first act only.

answer: Hitchcock typically used the MacGuffin to prop up the first act of his films. The MacGuffin was generally any device that motivated the characters to pursue an objective. For Hitchcock, the MacGuffin was unimportant in and of itself; its purpose was purely to drive the plot.

answer: The MacGuffin would be any object that holds all the characters together. In Psycho, the MacGuffin is the $40,000 that serves as a "moible" to all the characters and a way to move the action along.

text: Insufficient information

refinement: The MacGuffin would be any object that holds all the characters together. It serves as a bridge between the first and second acts. It plays no part in the plot and is simply a device to keep the action going. In Psycho, the MacGuffin is the $40,000 that serves as a "moible" to all the characters and a way to move the action along.

answer: Alfred Hitchcock used the MacGuffin as a device to hold together the first act of his films. Essentially, the device provided the motivation required to move the action forward. Hitchcock did not feel that the MacGuffin was particularly important; he used it to hold the first act together until something more significant could be revealed.

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What does the text say about people as MacGuffins?

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refinement: A MacGuffin is normally an object, but could be a person, that all the characters are interested in and that propels the action forwards. It could be the main objective of the protagonist and antagonist which drives the action throughout the entire film. In the film Safe the MacGuffin is a little girl who knows something.

answer: MacGuffins can be used in the form of a person that all the characters are interested in and propels the action forwards. In the film Safe, the MacGuffin is a little girl who knows secrets. The protagonists and antagonists realize this, so she becomes important to them and the plot is propelled forward. In Star Wars, George Lucas says R2D2 is the MacGuffin he uses to hold the first act of the film together.

answer: The text states that MacGuffins are objects, or persons, that motivate the action of a story and provide focus. They usually have no importance aside from their role in moving the plot forwards.

answer: One of the MacGuffin examples in the text is a little girl who knows something. The protagonist and most of the antagonists. They do not know why she is important, but she is important. She does not make it all the way through the film unscathed. Here, the MacGuffin is a person.

text: This is not a sentence and it means nothing.

refinement: One of the MacGuffin examples in the text is a little girl who knows something. They do not know why she is important, but she is important. She does not make it all the way through the film unscathed. Here, the MacGuffin is a person.

text: Who is they?

refinement: One of the MacGuffin examples in the text is a little girl who knows something. The rest of the crew do not know why she is important, but she is important. She does not make it all the way through the film unscathed. Here, the MacGuffin is a person.

text: Incomplete answer

refinement: One of the MacGuffin examples in the text is a little girl who knows something. The rest of the crew doesn't know why she is important, but she is important. A MacGuffin is normally an object, but could be a person, that all the characters are interested in and that propels the action forwards

text: Too vague.

refinement: A MacGuffin is normally an object but could be a person, that all the characters are interested in and that propels the action forwards. One of the MacGuffin examples in the text is a little girl who knows something. The rest of the crew doesn't know why she is important, or what secret she knows. All they know is that their enemies are pulling out all the stops to find her, so she becomes important to them too.

answer: The text discusses MacGuffins as objects which hold the action of a story together. According to the text, a MacGuffin could be a person, though usually it is an object. The text sees the MacGuffin's purpose as motivating the action and keeping the audience interested.

text: The sentence structure is clumsy and somewhat repetitive.

refinement: A MacGuffin is normally an object but could be a person, that all the characters are interested in and that propels the action forwards.

text: An example will complete the answer.

refinement: A MacGuffin is normally an object but could be a person, that all the characters are interested in and that propels the action forwards. One of the MacGuffin examples in the text is a little girl who knows something. The rest of the crew doesn't know why she is important, or what secret she knows. All they know is that their enemies are pulling out all the stops to find her, so she becomes important to them too.

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the text say about money?

answer: Money is used in most MacGuffins. The Bone Collector protagonist is a council worker paid to pick up evidence. Hitchcock says $40,000 is MacGuffin in Psycho. In O Brother, Where Art Thou, three convicts break out of prison to get a red-herring of money. In the Coen Brothers movie, there is always money as a MacGuffin and it is most always a red-herring.

text: Missing articles.

refinement: Money is used in most MacGuffins. The Bone Collector protagonist is a council worker paid to pick up evidence. Hitchcock says the $40,000 is a MacGuffin in Psycho. In O Brother, Where Art Thou, three convicts break out of prison to get a red-herring of money. In the Coen Brothers movie, there is always money as a MacGuffin and it is most always a red-herring.

text: Clumsy sentence structure.

refinement: Money is used in most MacGuffins. The Bone Collector protagonist is a council worker paid to pick up evidence. Hitchcock says the $40,000 is a MacGuffin in Psycho. In O Brother, Where Art Thou, three convicts break out of prison to get money. It is a red herring. In the Coen Brothers movie, there is always money as a MacGuffin and it is almost always a red-herring.

answer: Money is always the same MacGuffin for the Coen Brothers in their films. Its real world version is money. It is "always a red-herring". In some film, the money is a hoax.

text: Incomplete

refinement: In Psycho the MacGuffin is the $40,000 which has been stolen. The pursuit of this money provides the motivation which holds all the characters together in the first part of the film without giving away the whole plot. Money is always the same MacGuffin for the Coen Brothers in their films. Its real world version is money. It is "always a red-herring". In some film, the money is a hoax.

text: Very poor sentence construction

refinement: In Psycho the MacGuffin is the $40,000 which has been stolen. The pursuit of this money provides the motivation which holds all the characters together in the first part of the film without giving away the whole plot. The Coen brother always use the same MacGaffin in each of their films: money, and it is always a red-herring.

answer: The text says that money is generally a MacGuffin in Coen Brother films, and that Spielberg views the MacGuffin as being the ultimate prize. The text also says that, generally, the MacGuffin is an object all characters are interested in and drives the action forward.

text: The answer is a bit muddled

refinement: In Psycho the MacGuffin is the $40,000 which has been stolen. The pursuit of this money provides the motivation which holds all the characters together in the first part of the film without giving away the whole plot. The Coen brothers always use the same MacGuffin in each of their films: money, and it is always a red-herring.

answer: Money can be used as a MacGuffin in that the pursuit of it can provide the motivation that holds all the characters together. In Psycho, the stolen $40,000 is the MacGuffin. The Coen brothers use money as the MacGuffin in their films, and it's always a red herring. In "O Bother Where Art Thou", retrieving a stash of money is the initial goal before it becomes clear its a hoax, but it keeps the film going. Ultimately, the money isn't even the important part of the plot.

answer: The text believes that, regardless of the specifics, money is the most common MacGuffin used in films. It is used by the Coen Brothers to maintain interest in the film, by Spielberg to motivate the characters from start to finish, and by Alfred Hitchcock to provide focus to the first act.

text: The text does not say that the McGuffin is most often money.

refinement: Money is used by the Coen Brothers to maintain interest in the film, by Spielberg to motivate the characters from start to finish, and by Alfred Hitchcock to provide focus to the first act.


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KEN BALLANTYNE (15 October 1940 – 10 November 2016) was a Scottish athlete who specialised in the mile.[1] He represented Scotland in international competition between 1961 and 1966.[2]

Athletics

Ballantyne was born in India and educated at Blairmore School and Strathallan School in Scotland.[3] Whilst at Strathallan he won the Scottish Schools Championship mile in 1958.[4] In 1959 he won the Scottish junior mile beating the previous record by 5 seconds.[5]

He became a trainee manager with the Commercial Union insurance company in Edinburgh and joined Edinburgh Southern Harriers athletics club. Initially, he trained at Old Meadowbank and Inverleith Park. Like many athletes of the time, he was self coached and was a disciple of Arthur Lydiard.[6]

In 1964 he became Scottish champion at the mile, placing in the medals on a further three occasions.[7] On 21 July 1965 at Motspur Park he became famous for running the fastest time in the mile race by a home-based Scot, in 4m. 1.1, narrowly missing out on the four-minute mile.[8][9] Between 1959 and 1971 he featured in the national rankings every year at a range of distances from the mile to six miles.[10][11]

Ballantyne was also a talented cross country and road runner.[12] With the Edinburgh Southern Harriers team he won three gold medals, as well as silvers and bronze at the National Cross Country Championships.[13] He also won gold at the Edinburgh to Glasgow road relay in 1969, and had several top three placings.[14]

After his competitive retirement he joined the Edinburgh Southern Harriers committee.[15] He became their British League assistant manager to Jimmy Smart, taking over in 1982.[16] Under his stewardship the club had some success competing in the first division of the British League and winning the 1975 British Gold Cup.[17]

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title: Ken Ballantyne

question: Who was Ken Ballantyne?

answer: He was a Scottish athlete who specialised in the mile.

text: "Specialised" isn't US English.

refinement: He was a Scottish athlete who specialized in the mile.

text: "KEN BALLANTYNE (15 October 1940 – 10 November 2016) was a Scottish athlete who specialised in the mile."

answer: a Scottish athlete who specialised in the mile

text: The first letter of the sentence should be capitalized.

refinement: A Scottish athlete who specialised in the mile.

text: "Specialised" isn't US English.

refinement: A Scottish athlete who specialized in the mile.

text: "KEN BALLANTYNE (15 October 1940 – 10 November 2016) was a Scottish athlete who specialised in the mile."

answer: Ken Ballantyne was a Scottish athlete who specialised in the mile.

text: "Specialised" isn't US English.

refinement: Ken Ballantyne was a Scottish athlete who specialized in the mile.

answer: Ken Ballantyne was a Scottish athlete who specialised in the mile. He represented Scotland in international competition between 1961 and 1966, and was a successful cross country and road runner. After his competitive retirement, he became a committee member of the Edinburgh Southern Harriers, and later became their British League assistant manager.

text: Ballantyne's life after his retirement seems extraneous.

refinement: Ken Ballantyne was a Scottish athlete who specialised in the mile. He represented Scotland in international competition between 1961 and 1966, and was a successful cross country and road runner.

text: "Specialised" isn't US English.

refinement: Ken Ballantyne was a Scottish athlete who specialized in the mile. He represented Scotland in international competition between 1961 and 1966, and was a successful cross country and road runner.

text: Comma misuse.

refinement: Ken Ballantyne was a Scottish athlete who specialized in the mile. He represented Scotland in international competition between 1961 and 1966 and was a successful cross country and road runner.

text: "Roadrunner" shouldn't be separated.

refinement: Ken Ballantyne was a Scottish athlete who specialized in the mile. He represented Scotland in international competition between 1961 and 1966 and was a successful cross country and roadrunner.

text: "KEN BALLANTYNE (15 October 1940 – 10 November 2016) was a Scottish athlete who specialised in the mile.[1] He represented Scotland in international competition between 1961 and 1966."

question: Who coached Ken Ballantyne?

answer: Ken Ballantyne was self-coached.

text: "Like many athletes of the time, he was self coached..."

answer: There is no mention of who coached Ken Ballantyne.

text: The article notes that Ballantyne, "Like many athletes of the time, he was self coached..."

answer: He was self-coached.

text: "Like many athletes of the time, he was self coached..."

answer: he was self coached

text: The first letter of the sentence should be capitalized and there should be a period at the end.

text: Missing hyphen.

text: "Like many athletes of the time, he was self coached..."

question: Who was the Scottish champion of the mile in 1964?

answer: Ken Ballantyne

text: "In 1964 he became Scottish champion at the mile"

answer: Ken Ballantyne

text: "In 1964 he became Scottish champion at the mile"

answer: Ken Ballantyne

text: "In 1964 he became Scottish champion at the mile"

answer: Ken Ballantyne was the Scottish champion of the mile in 1964.

text: "In 1964 he became Scottish champion at the mile"

question: Who was the Scottish Schools Championship mile in 1958?

answer: Ballantyne

text: "Whilst at Strathallan he won the Scottish Schools Championship mile in 1958."

answer: Ken Ballantyne

text: "Whilst at Strathallan he won the Scottish Schools Championship mile in 1958."

answer: Ken Ballantyne

text: "Whilst at Strathallan he won the Scottish Schools Championship mile in 1958."

answer: Ken Ballantyne was the Scottish Schools Championship mile winner in 1958.

text: "Whilst at Strathallan he won the Scottish Schools Championship mile in 1958."

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Ken Ballantyne was a Scottish athlete who specialised in the mile. He represented Scotland in international competition between 1961 and 1966.

text: The answer should mention Ballantyne's championship.

refinement: Ken Ballantyne was a Scottish athlete who specialised in the mile. He represented Scotland in international competition between 1961 and 1966 and became the Scottish champion at the mile in 1964.

text: "Specialised" isn't US English.

refinement: Ken Ballantyne was a Scottish athlete who specialized in the mile. He represented Scotland in international competition between 1961 and 1966 and became the Scottish champion at the mile in 1964.

text: "KEN BALLANTYNE (15 October 1940 – 10 November 2016) was a Scottish athlete who specialised in the mile.[1] He represented Scotland in international competition between 1961 and 1966."

answer: Ken Ballantyne was a Scottish athlete who competed in the mile. He was a successful competitor in both cross country and road races, and was a successful coach for Edinburgh Southern Harriers. He was famous for running the fastest mile by a home-based Scot in 1965.

text: The question requests 2 sentences, and the second sentence in the answer doesn't add much value.

refinement: Ken Ballantyne was a Scottish athlete who competed in the mile. He was famous for running the fastest mile by a home-based Scot in 1965.

text: Runs the mile: "KEN BALLANTYNE (15 October 1940 – 10 November 2016) was a Scottish athlete who specialised in the mile."

text: Fastest home-based Scot: "On 21 July 1965 at Motspur Park he became famous for running the fastest time in the mile race by a home-based Scot, in 4m. 1.1"

answer: Ken Ballantyne was a Scottish athlete who specialized in the mile. He represented Scotland in international competition between 1961 and 1966.

text: The answer should mention Ballantyne's championship.

refinement: Ken Ballantyne was a Scottish athlete who specialized in the mile. He represented Scotland in international competition between 1961 and 1966 and became the Scottish champion at the mile in 1964.

text: "KEN BALLANTYNE (15 October 1940 – 10 November 2016) was a Scottish athlete who specialised in the mile.[1] He represented Scotland in international competition between 1961 and 1966."

answer: Ken Ballantyne was a Scottish athlete who specialized in the mile. He represented Scotland in international competition between 1961 and 1966.

text: The answer should mention Ballantyne's championship.

refinement: Ken Ballantyne was a Scottish athlete who specialized in the mile. He represented Scotland in international competition between 1961 and 1966 and became the Scottish champion at the mile in 1964.

text: "KEN BALLANTYNE (15 October 1940 – 10 November 2016) was a Scottish athlete who specialised in the mile.[1] He represented Scotland in international competition between 1961 and 1966."


text:
_TUNNEL RATS_, also known as _1968 TUNNEL RATS_, is a 2008 German-Canadian war suspense film written and directed by Uwe Boll. The film is based on the factual duties of tunnel rats during the Vietnam War. In a documentary for the film, Boll revealed the film did not have a script, and instead the actors improvised their lines.[1]

The box office return was poor, but _Tunnel Rats_ was met with positive reviews.

Plot

A group of US Army soldiers, trained in underground warfare, arrive at base camp in the jungle of Vietnam. The soldiers spend the first day and night getting to know each other. The next morning they begin to explore the Viet Cong's tunnel network at Củ Chi. Led by Lieutenant Vic Hollowborn (Michael Pare) along with Platoon Sergeant Mike Heaney (Brad Schmidt) Corporal Dan Green (Wilson Bethel) and Privates Peter Harris (Mitch Eakins), Carl Johnson (Erik Eidem), Terence Verano (Rocky Marquette), Jonathon Porterson (), Dean Garraty (Adrian Collins), Samuel Graybridge (Brandon Fobbs), Jim Lidford (Nate Parker) and Bob Miller (Jeffery Christopher Todd).

Armed with nothing more than bayonets, pistols, grenades and flashlights, the US soldiers take to the tunnels in search and destroy operations, and begin to encounter dangers including primitive but lethal booby traps, such as punji sticks, grenades rigged with tripwire, as well as roving Viet Cong. Meanwhile, Garraty and Johnson are killed first, and later Sergeant Heaney and Verano are both killed as Green escapes, and up on the surface Harris and Lidford escape to the bottom of the tunnel, and Lidford is killed later on, Porterson successfully escapes through the tunnels. On the surface, the Viet Cong also attack the US base.

As things escalate above and below the ground, soldiers for both sides are pushed to the limits of their humanity. Miller and Graybridge try to escape, with the former barely making it, but Graybridge is killed. The events implicate that all (or almost all) the protagonists are killed by each other, by boobytraps, or by the airstrike ordered by the wounded US commanding officer Hollowborn, who called on it when everything seemed to have been lost. Green dies in the tunnels. Harris convinces Vo Mai (Jane Le) that he isn't a threat to her or her family. Porterson retreats to the surface and later meets Miller at the camp where many soldiers have been slaughtered by the NVA. Porterson and Miller witness the bombings and their ultimate fate or survival is left ambiguous. Harris and Mai try to dig their way out, slowly realizing they are both trapped with nowhere to go and had been left to die. They remain in the tunnels until the end of their days.

Cast

-   Michael Paré as Lieutenant Vic Hollowborn
-   Nate Parker as Private Jim Lidford
-   Jane Le as Vo Mai
-   Erik Eidem as Private Carl Johnson
-   Rocky Marquette as Private Terence Verano
-   Jeffrey Christopher Todd as Private Bob Miller
-   Brandon Fobbs as Private Samuel Graybridge
-   John Wynn as Chien Nguyen
-   Wilson Bethel as Corporal Dan Green
-   Scott Cooper as Private Joseph Walderson
-   Brad Schmidt as Sergeant Mike Heaney
-   Scott Ly as Hy Tran
-   John Wynn as Nguyen Van Chien
-   Adrian Collins as Private Dean Garraty
-   Garikayi Mutambirwa as Private Jonathon Porterson
-   Erik Eidem as Private Carl Johnson
-   Mitch Eakins as Private Peter Harris

Reception

_1968 Tunnel Rats_ was a box-office failure, earning less than $36,000 in ticket sales. The film's budget was $8 million.

Jeffrey M. Anderson of _Combustible Celluloid_ gave the film 3/4 stars and wrote “If Boll had made this film in 1986, he might have won an Oscar and become the next Oliver Stone!”[2] Bill Gibron of _Filmcritic.com_ gave the film 3.5/5 stars, calling it “very good – and that's amazing, considering who's receiving said accolade.”[3]

On the negative side, Uwe Boll won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director for his work on the film, which he also received for directing _In the Name of the King_ and _Postal_.

Video game

Uwe Boll also presented a video game of the same name based on the film. The title was developed by Replay Studios using the Replay engine, and it was released on Steam on 15 May 2009.[4] This game is known for being one of the worst ever made.

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title: Tunnel Rats (film)

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

Summarize everything relating to characters being killed off.

answer: The film follows a group of US Army soldiers exploring the tunnel networks of Viet Cong. During their time in the tunnels, some of the soldiers are killed off, most notably Sergeant Mike Heaney and Terence Verano. Additionally, Corporal Dan Green, Private Peter Harris, Privates Jonathon Porterson, Samuel Graybridge and Jim Lidford all die as well. The fate of the protagonists is left ambiguous at the end of the film.

answer: Garraty and Johnson are killed first, and later Sergeant Heaney and Verano are killed as Green escapes. Lidford is killed later on. Graybridge is killed when he and Miller try to escape. Green dies in the tunnels. Harris and Mai remain in the tunnels until the end of their days.

answer: Near the end of the film, almost all of the US soldiers are killed by booby traps and by Viet Cong, with the few survivors retreating to the surface. Sergeant Mike Heaney, Corporal Dan Green, Private Peter Harris, Terence Verano, Jonathon Porterson, and Samuel Graybridge are all killed. Only Privates Nate Parker's Jim Lidford and Jeffrey Christopher Todd's Bob Miller survive. It is unknown what ultimately happens to these remaining two soldiers.

text: This is inaccurate

refinement: Near the end of the film, almost all of the US soldiers are killed by booby traps and by Viet Cong, with the few survivors retreating to the surface. Sergeant Mike Heaney, Corporal Dan Green, Private Peter Harris, Terence Verano, Jonathon Porterson, and Samuel Graybridge are all killed. Only Porterson and Miller survive. It is unknown what ultimately happens to these remaining two soldiers.

answer: Several soldiers are killed off before many soldiers are killed by the NVA, who then continue to kill anyone left. In the tunnels, many characters are killed by each other, by boobytraps, or by the airstrike ordered by Hollowborn. Main characters the deaths take place on include Dan Green (who is killed in the tunnels), Dean Garraty and Peter Harris, who are killed by each other, and Jim Lidford (who is killed by a tunnel boobytrap). Harris and Vo Mai realize they are trapped in the tunnels and wait to die. By the end of the film, Potseron and Miller are left vague about their ultimate fate.

text: Almost incoherent

refinement: Garraty and Johnson are killed first, and later Sergeant Heaney and Verano are killed as Green escapes. Lidford is killed later on. Graybridge is killed when he and Miller try to escape. Green dies in the tunnels. Harris and Mai remain in the tunnels until the end of their days.

answer: Sean Halmity and Terence Verano are killed initially, then Sergeant Heaney and Carl Johnson (presumably a descriptive name variation of Verano) get killed. Michael Pare's character, as platoon leader, doesn't make it. Dan Green, Mike Heaney, Samuel Graybridge and Robert Miller are also killed which leaves only John Wynn (Chien Nguyen), Garikayi Mutambirwa (Porterson) and Nate Parker (Lidford) left alive. Graybridge, Corporal Dan Green, Hy Tran (Vo Mai), Josh Garraty and John Porter Pipsonsen stay trapped and lost in a tunnel. Late in the film Harris and Vo Mai move down a tunnel to try and tunnel their way out and the film doesn't show how they fare.

text: Carl Johnson has nothing to do with Verano

refinement: Sean Halmity and Terence Verano are killed initially, then Sergeant Heaney and Carl Johnson get killed. Michael Pare's character, as platoon leader, doesn't make it. Dan Green, Mike Heaney, Samuel Graybridge and Robert Miller are also killed which leaves only John Wynn (Chien Nguyen), Garikayi Mutambirwa (Porterson) and Nate Parker (Lidford) left alive. Graybridge, Corporal Dan Green, Hy Tran (Vo Mai), Josh Garraty and John Porter Pipsonsen stay trapped and lost in a tunnel. Late in the film Harris and Vo Mai move down a tunnel to try and tunnel their way out and the film doesn't show how they fare.

text: It's hard work to try and work out what is going on in this paragraph so it's unlikely that anyone would go to the effort required.

refinement: Garraty and Johnson are killed first, and later Sergeant Heaney and Verano are killed as Green escapes. Lidford is killed later on. Graybridge is killed when he and Miller try to escape. Green dies in the tunnels. Harris and Mai remain in the tunnels until the end of their days.

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

Summarize everything relating to the film's critical reception.

answer: The 2008 German-Canadian war suspense film _Tunnel Rats_ was met with mostly positive reviews, even though it was a box-office failure. Uwe Boll was awarded the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director for his work on the film. The film was lauded for its action and suspense, but criticized for being too violent.

answer: _1968 Tunnel Rats_ was met with mostly positive reviews. Critics praised the film's suspenseful atmosphere and unconventional plot. Despite its poor box office return, the film was considered to be a competent effort. Uwe Boll was awarded a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director. The video game adaptation of the film was a critical failure.

answer: No.

text: Refusal to carry out a reasonable instruction

refinement: The 2008 German-Canadian war suspense film _Tunnel Rats_ was met with mostly positive reviews, even though it was a box-office failure. Uwe Boll was awarded the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director for his work on the film. The film was lauded for its action and suspense, but criticized for being too violent.

answer: The movie was poorly received by critics. It earned less than $36,000 at the box office and won a Golden Raspbery award for Uwe Boll for Worst Director.

text: Inaccurate

refinement: The movie was well-received by critics but it earned less than $36,000 at the box office and won a Golden Raspbery award for Uwe Boll for Worst Director.

answer: Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid gave the film 3/4 stars. Bill Gbron of Filmcritic.com gave the film 3.5/5 stars. On the other hand, Uwe Boll won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director for his work on the film.

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize everything relating to ther film's director.

answer: Uwe Boll's film, Tunnel Rats was developed using the Repeat engine and was released onto Steam in May 2009. The premise was based on the Viet Cong but was a box office failure. It also receieved a nomination for Worst Director, but in the same year Uwe Boll also directed the In the Name of King and Postal, which had already earnt a Worst Director nomination.

text: This doesn't answer the question in full

refinement: Uwe Boll wrote and directed the Tunnell Rats in 1968. Though it gained critical claim, it failed to make money. Uwe Boll received a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director for the film, an award he had previously received for his work on the "In the Name of the King and Postal."

answer: Uwe Boll is the director of the film. He has two other films called In the Name of the King and Postal to which he directed. He's won a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director.

answer: Uwe Boll directed _Tunnel Rats_, and earned a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director for the film.

answer: The film was directed by Uwe Boll. Boll revealed that the film did not have a script and that the actors improvised their lines. For his work on the film, he won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director, an award he also received for directing In the Name of the King and Postal. He also presented a video game of the same name based on the film.

answer: Uwe Boll directed _Tunnel Rats_. The film was met with positive reviews, but the box office return was poor. Boll also presented the video game based on the film. The game was poorly received, and Boll was awarded the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director.

text: This is misleading. It appears as though Boll received the Golden Raspberry Award for the game.

refinement: Uwe Boll directed _Tunnel Rats_. The film was met with positive reviews, but the box office return was poor. Boll also presented the video game based on the film. The game was poorly received. Boll was awarded the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director for his work on Tunnell Rats.


text:
"Hey Gary, you ready to travel to the future?"
Jeff was talking about how the broadcasts from earth for the last few years would reach them in a matter of hours. Sure faster than light travel made travel a snap for the travelers but the same amount of time on earth passes. Gary thought about how he said goodbye to his pregnant wife just two weeks ago, but to her years would have ever passed. Would she still love him? Was he ready to be a dad?
Gary asked "What age do kids start to talk?"
Jeff shared about his own kids and how Gary Jr. would be walking and talking, but that missing that is part of the job. Gary continued, "the best part is the flight home and seeing all the pictures and videos from the last few years in a matter of hours. It's like fastforwarding life!"
Gary feigned a smile and a chuckle but couldn't see how that was a good thing.

The ship sped up after takeoff and Gary's message board started to light up faster and faster. Hundreds of new messages from his wife detailing the pregnancy, how she decorated the nursery in blue. A blue nursery?? It must be a boy then!
The screen was automatically displaying each message so fast it was like a picture book.
Hundreds of photos of her getting bigger flashed on the screen then a video of the birth! The video was more graphic than he expected and he felt horrible for not being there. He felt so close to his wife as she struggled and wished he could take back to each decision to take the mission. She looked in the camera and said "oh Gary, I'm so sorry,  it's all my fault"
She had talked him into the mission, but it seems like she regretted it too. The video ended with his wife crying as she held the pink baby boy.
The screen went back to flashing pictures. Pictures of medical equipment that we're large, square,  and made up of white and clear plastic, with a small pink figure hidden behind the clear plastic.
Gary couldn't stop watching to read any of the text messages from his wife, he couldn't move, he couldn't think.
The pictures of the medical equipent lasted for minutes. How long was this in real time, Gary wondered.
Gary stopped the screen on the first picture of the boy in the nursery. He had a neck and back brace and was using crutches. He must have been at least two years old! Pink skin and no hair, the boys face was slanted with his lips off to one side and an eye much lower than the other.
"This isn't my son!" he thought to himself, horrified at reality and himself.
He continued and stopped at a picture of his wife. She had bags under her eyes, was gaunt, and her hair had thinned.
Gary turned off the screen just when he heard Jeff yelling about something in his messages.
Gary couldn't believe it, it can't be real. They had done everything right.
He gritted his teeth as his eyes welled up and he had the computer start displaying the messages again. He didn't feel anything for the handicapped child in the pictures, for his child.
Another hour of pictures of a woman he called his wife and few weeks ago but now didn't know and don't of a retarded kid he felt nothing for. He held back tears at what these things feelings said about him as a person as the ship docked. They were likely waiting at the station. He didn't know what he would say, or what he could say.

The doors opened and he immediately saw a boy down the hall with the other families strugging to walk toward him on crutches. The other families quickly passed him. And Gary lost sight of him for a second.
There were kids and spouces running and yelling to their loved ones who had also been workers on the ship.
Gary spotten him again. The boy in the back brace who was struggling, he saw him yell for him "DAAAAAD!". Gary's eyes filled instantly and he lost nearly all sight. A few more blind steps and he felt a strong grasp around his hips.
Gary closed his eyes tightly to clear the tears and kneeled down. He couldn't hold what he was feeling back, and he couldn't explain it. It was just happening and he just wanted it to continue. Gary's son felt his face while repeatedly whispering "dad, dad, dad".
Gary saw woman's shoes on the floor behind his son, he followed the legs to find the owner. It was his wife and he stood up to hug her and said "that was too long."
She laughed and agreed.
"Come on son" Gary said as he easily picked up his frail son who was still trying to pet his face.

Excuse any typos or formatting. I wrote this on my phone. I'll come and clean it up later.

title: The Way Back

question: How does Gary travel into the future?

answer: He receives video broadcasts from earth after engaging in faster than light travel.

text: The answer to this question is not stated in the passage.

refinement: The answer cannot be found in the passage.

answer: He travels on a spaceship.

text: The answer to this question is not stated in the passage.

refinement: The answer cannot be found in the passage.

text: There is no answer.

refinement: The answer to this question cannot be found.

text: There is no answer.

refinement: The answer to this question cannot be found.

question: Describe Gary's son.

answer: Gary's son is a young boy who is in a back brace and uses crutches. He is likely developmentally delayed or disabled, and his face is slanted with one eye lower than the other.

answer: He has pink skin and no hair. His face is slanted, with his lips off to one side and one eye much lower than the other.

text: There is no answer.

refinement: Gary's son is described as using a back and neck brace, as well as crutches. He seems to be developmentally disabled.

answer: Gary's son is a boy with a neck and back brace and is using crutches. He has a slanted face and one eye is lower than the other.

question: What is the on the video Gary receives?

text: There is no answer.

refinement: The video shows Gary's wife giving birth to their son.

answer: The video is of his wife giving birth to their son.

answer: The video depicts the birth of his son in graphic detail.

text: There is no answer.

refinement: The video shows Gary's wife giving birth to their son.

question: Why does Gary conclude that the child in the video isn't his son?

answer: He is caught off guard by the fact that the child is handicapped. He is more in disbelief than actual believing the child isn't his.

answer: The child in the video has a neck and back brace and is using crutches.

text: The answer should indicate that Gary doesn't actually think that someone else fathered the child; he is merely in disbelief that his son is disabled.

refinement: The child in the video has a neck and back brace and is using crutches. He is more in disbelief about the physical appearance of his son than actual believing the child isn't his.

answer: Gary concludes that the child in the video isn't his son because the child in the video has a neck and back brace and is using crutches, and the child in the video looks much different than the child he remembers from before he left on the mission. The child in the video also seems to have developmental issues, which is not something Gary would have expected from his own son.

text: Gary does not actually think that someone else fathered his son; he is in shock at the physical appearance and disability of his son.

refinement: The child in the video has a neck and back brace and is using crutches. He is more in disbelief about the physical appearance of his son than actual believing the child isn't his.

text: No answer.

refinement: The child in the video has a neck and back brace and is using crutches. He is more in disbelief about the physical appearance of his son than actual believing the child isn't his.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Gary is reunited with his wife and son after travelling to the future. He is overcome with emotion when he sees his son, who is disabled and uses crutches, and is grateful to be back with his family.

text: The answer should include that Gary sees a video of a his wife giving birth while on the ship.

refinement: Gary is reunited with his wife and son after travelling to the future. He sees a video of his wife giving birth to their son, and is shocked to see that the child is disabled. He is overcome with emotion when he sees his son, who is disabled and uses crutches, and is grateful to be back with his family.

answer: Gary is a worker on a space ship. He is on his way home to his pregnant wife. He is excited to see her and their unborn child. He is also excited to see his son, who is two years old. He is horrified to see that his son is handicapped.

text: The summary should include that Gary accepts his son for who he is when he meets him.

refinement: Gary is a worker on a space ship. He is on his way home to his pregnant wife. He is excited to see her and their unborn child. He is also excited to see his son, who is two years old. He is horrified to see that his son is handicapped, but embraces him when they finally meet.

answer: Gary is a father who has been away from his family for a few years. He is returning home to his wife and son, but when he arrives, he is shocked to find that his son is now a handicapped child.

text: Gary finds out that his son is handicapped while still being away, as he was born before he returned.

refinement: Gary is a father who has been away from his family for a few years. While on his ship, he receives a video of the birth of his son. He is returning home to his wife and son, but when he arrives, he is shocked to find that his son is now a handicapped child.

text: Gary is in disbelief about the physical condition of his son before he meets him. After they meet, Gary embraces him and seems to accept him.

refinement: Gary is a father who has been away from his family for a few years. While on his ship, he receives a video of the birth of his son. He is shocked to see that the boy seems to be disabled. However, after he returns home, he embraces him and his wife.

answer: Gary and Jeff are returning from a space mission. They have engaged in faster-than-light travel, and thus are receiving messages from earth from the past few years on Earth even though only two weeks have passed for him. Gary watches a video of his son being born and is shocked to find that his son is handicapped. When Gary finally arrives home and meets his son in person, he is overwhelmed with emotion.


text:
_PURE SHIT_ (censored as _PURE S_) is a 1975 Australian drama film directed by Bert Deling.[1]

When the film premiered at Melbourne’s Playbox in May 1976, the Vice Squad raided the theatre.[2] It was initially banned, then given an R certificate, and the title was changed from _Pure Shit_ to _Pure S_.

The low-budget film provoked a hostile reaction from the mainstream media on its initial release. It is now considered an “underground” classic.[3]

Plot summary

A young woman dies of a heroin overdose. Four junkies who knew her commandeer her car and spend 24 hours searching the streets of Melbourne for good quality heroin, and excitement.

Cast

-   Gary Waddell as Lou
-   Ann Hetherington as Sandy
-   Carol Porter as Gerry
-   John Laurie as John
-   Max Gillies as Dr Wolf
-   Tim Robertson as TV interviewer
-   Helen Garner as Jo
-   Phil Motherwell
-   Russell Kirby as Shoplifter / TV Interviewee
-   Greig Pickhaver as Record shop worker
-   Vicki Heal as Girl on Phone

Production

The film's budget was partly provided by the Film, Radio and Television Board of the Australia Council and partly by the Buoyancy Foundation, an organisation to help drug takers.[4] Bert Deling says he was particularly influenced by Jean Renoir and Howard Hawks.[5]

Lead actor Garry Waddell says he helped with the script:

  It was really good having Bert there because he helped me a lot. If you weren't sure of anything you could always get reassurance from him or the cameraman, Tom Cowan. It wasn't a hard movie to work on because it was so enjoyable. The relationships between people on the film were always good.[6]

Writer Helen Garner has a small role as a speed-addled woman named Jo. Garner starred in the film shortly before she published _Monkey Grip_ (1977), which is set in a similar milieu of communal drug use.[7]

Release

The Commonwealth film censors initially banned the movie but allowed it to be released with an “R” rating provided the title was changed from _Pure Shit_ to _Pure S_.[8] Deling later said that the film “played two weeks at Melbourne’s Playbox and had a short Sydney run … but very few people got to see it, and we didn’t make a cent from it.”[9] The movie was polarising, with the critic of the _Herald_ calling it “the most evil film that I've ever seen”[10] but others such as Bob Ellis championing it.[11]

The film was released on DVD in 2009.

Accolades

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Award           | Category        | Subject         | Result          |
+=================+=================+=================+=================+
| AACTA Awards    | Best Film       | Bob Weis        |                 |
| (1975 AFI       |                 |                 |                 |
| Awards)         |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Best Direction  | Bert Deling     |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Best Supporting | Helen Garner    |                 |
| Actress         |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|  |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

[1] Beryl Donaldson & John Langer, “Bert Deling”, _Cinema Papers_, April 1977 p 316-319, 377

[2] SBS Online Article by Peter Galvin _A junkie film whose reputation precedes it_

[3] Australian screen; curator’s notes by Paul Byrnes

[4]

[5] Luke Buckmaster, 'Interview with Bert Deling', _Crikey_, 5 June 2009 accessed 2 October 2012

[6] “Garry Waddel”, _Cinema Papers_, June–July 1976, p55

[7]

[8]

[9] 'Deling, Bert - Pure Shit', _Urban Cinefile_, 14 May 2009 accessed 2 October 2012

[10] David Stratton, _The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival_, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p278

[11]

title: Pure Shit

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

When did Pure Shit premiere?

answer: The film premiered in May 1976.

answer: The Pure Shit premiered at Melbourne's Playbox in May 1976.

answer: Melbourne's Playbox in May 1976

answer: Pure Shit premiered in May 1976.

answer: Pure Shit premiered in May 1976.

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

Who raided the theatre on Pure Shit's premiere?

answer: The much?The Vice Squad?

text: Answer framed incorrectly - contains unnecessary question marks.

answer: The Vice Squad raided the theatre on Pure Shit's premiere.

answer: The Vice Squad raided the theatre.

answer: The Vice Squad raided the theatre on Pure Shit's premiere.

answer: The Vice Squad raided the theatre on the premiere of Pure Shit.

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

Who played the character Gerry?

answer: Ann Hetherington played Gerry.

text: Incorrect answer. Carol Porter plays Gerry.

answer: Carol Porter

answer: Carol Porter

answer: Carol Porter played the character Gerry.

answer: Carol Porter played the character Gerry.

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

What character did Greig Pickhaver play?

answer: Greig Pickhaver played the role of a shoplifter who becomes an interviewee.

text: Incorrect answer. Pickhaver plays the role of a record shop worker.

refinement: Greig Pickhaver played the role of a record shop worker.

answer: Greig Pickhaver played the character of Record shop worker.

answer: Greig Pickhaver played the role of the record shop worker.

answer: The shoplifter.

text: Incorrect answer. He plays the role of the record shop worker.

answer: The film's supporting actor, Greig Pickhaver, played a shoplifter in the film.

text: Incorrect answer. He plays the role of a record shop worker.

refinement: The film's supporting actor, Greig Pickhaver, played a record shop worker.

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

Who was one of the cameramen?

answer: Tom Cowan

answer: Tom Cowan was one of the cameramen.

answer: Tom Cowan.

answer: Tom Cowan was one of the cameramen.

answer: Tom Cowan was one of the cameramen on the film.

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

When was Pure Shit released to DVD?

answer: Pure Shit was released to DVD in 2009.

text: Incorrect grammar - "was released to DVD".

answer: Pure Shit was released on DVD in 2009.

answer: Pure Shit was released on DVD in 2009.

answer: Pure Shit was released on DVD in 2009.

answer: The Pure Shit film was released on DVD in 2009.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Pure Shit is a 1975 Australian drama film about four junkies who spend 24 hours in search of good quality heroin. The young addict who has died of a heroin overdose serves as the backdrop to the film. It has since been considered an “underground classic” by some, but was initially banned and given an R rating. The film received mixed reviews; some saw it as “evil,” while others championed it.

answer: Pure Shit is a 1975 Australian drama film directed by Bert Deling. It provoked a hostile reaction from the mainstream media on its initial release. It is now considered an "underground" classic. It involves a group of heroin addicts who spend a day searching for heroin in Melbourne.

answer: Pure Shit is the story of four junkies who take possession of a heroin-addicted woman's car after she overdosed and then spend 24 hours looking for high-quality heroin and excitement. Pure Shit was initially banned but later released with the name change Pure S. Mord Deling, who directed the film, did not make a cent from it due to a backlash from mainstream media. It was released on DVD in 2009.

answer: Pure Shit is a 1975 film about four junkies spending 24 hours looking for heroin in Melbourne. The film is controversial due to its subject matter but has since been recognized as an "underground classic." The censors originally banned the film, but it has since been given an R rating due to its title change. It is directed by Bert Delin and stars Gary Waddell, Ann Hetherington, Carol Porter, and John Laurie.

answer: Pure Shit is an Australian drama film. It was controversial in its subject matter and its premiere was raided by the Vice Squad. The Commonwealth film censors banned the movie at first, then changed the rating and the title before allowing release. It was released on DVD in 2009.