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They say that we are all the heroes of our own stories, but I'd beg to differ. What if we were made to be the sidekick for other's success stories? I thought this was kind of stupid too, until I began to really think about it and reflect on my life. I began to find similarities between my story and Joey's from Yugioh or Brock from Pokémon; yes, I had my own accomplishments but ultimately, I couldn’t see the direction I needed to go in to complete my story, I just seem to be floating around hopping from story to story helping others on their quest with no clear end game for me.

My name is Caleb Dudley, I'm a 20-year-old Male living in Florida and this is the story of how I became a sidekick.

I started my life as most American kids do; going to school, making friends and not caring about anything except when P.E was. I went to multiple nice schools, not really fitting in anywhere, I was always the outsider, the expendable kid. Not only was I aggressive to my teachers/school staff, there were very few people I really trusted. Looking back at it now I’d say it was because my father wasn’t there much, and my step dad influenced my mother to create a abusive household- hell on earth in the middle of a suburb. I think the only thing that kept me from truly snapping was my childhood best friend Vikram. I can’t thank him enough for keeping me grounded in some of the hardest times of my life. I can see that he was the first hero I became the sidekick for. He was the brains and I was the brawn, we were unstoppable in anything we did.

In 4th grade my mother moved us to San Antonio Texas for her work, away from my friends and from my dad I had nothing. This is where I had to develop myself; something snapped in me and I suddenly stopped being aggressive and I stopped crying but I still felt alone. I did find new friends but I knew they only befriended me because I was an outsider and an outsider I would continue to be.

5th grade we moved back to Florida where I attended my old elementary school and was accepted into a International Baccalaureate middle school. This school was supposed to be a government implemented program where they take “gifted” kids from all over the city and put them in a school in the middle of bad neighborhoods. To me things were looking up, we moved back into our old house, I had my friends again and I had my hero again to help me through my shitty living situation. This all came crashing down when I started middle school.

See because I had to go to this neighborhood for school I spent about 4 hours of my day on a bus with other kids, both in middle school and high school, in my situation. I thought everything was going great; the same kids who knew about my troubled elementary school years were going to the local middle school, so this was a clean slate. My feelings were affirmed when I started school, for reasons unknown I became the class clown and everyone knew me as such. By 8th grade I was on top of the school, I even became close with most of the cliques in the school; being the glue that made our class so close. This, unfortunately, became the only happiness I had in my life at the time. My best friend, being 2 years older than me and having strict parents, was busy making the most of his high school years, destined to do great things as any hero should.

The 4 hours I spent on the bus everyday became my 2nd hell but was also where I met my 2nd hero. My bus ride was where I was bullied almost every single day, they couldn’t make fun of my clothes because there was a uniform requirement at my school but they made fun of everything else they could, sometimes even resorting to physical violence. To this day I hate thinking about my time on that bus. I was ultimately the damsel in distress, which is where my hero came into play. In 8th grade a new high schooler rode our bus named Valarie, just by talking to her you could tell she was a social outcast, just the person to not give a fuck about others opinions. She became my new hero, someone who would help me through 8th grade and protect me from the kids on the bus while I became her sidekick, someone who would be there to talk to her and make her laugh.

You probably get the point by now: I remain a social outcast, I get bullied some more, I find a new hero, I move, repeat. You’re probably bored with this post by now and I don’t blame you. This looks like one big sob story to be honest.  I guess the only reason I made this was to warn everyone to not be a sidekick like me. I need help, I need a new hero. Good night

title: The Life of a SideKick [NF]

question: What does the story say about the qualities that make a good hero?

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should mention that the story doesn't really say anything about the qualities that make a good hero.

question: What does the story say about the narrator, Caleb Dudley?

answer: Caleb Dudley is a 20-year-old male who started his life as most American kids do. He went to many schools and had a difficult childhood. He had a lot of friends but it wasn't enough to keep him grounded. He had a father who wasn't around much, and a stepfather who was abusive to his mother.

critique: The answer should mention that Caleb's childhood friend was his first hero.

text: The answer should mention that Caleb was an outcast throughout middle school and high school and was bullied on the lengthy bus ride to an from school.

category: coverage

question: What does the story say about the school Caleb attended when they went back to Florida?

answer: The school was an International Baccalaureate middle school. It was supposed to be a government-implemented program where they take "gifted" kids from all over the city and put them in a school in the middle of bad neighborhoods. Caleb became the class clown and everyone knew him as such.

critique: The "gifted" kids are supposed to be from all over the city, not just "gifted" kids from all over the city.

critique: The answer should mention that the school was in a bad neighborhood.

text: The last sentence is irrelevant to describing Caleb's school.

category: coherence

question: What does the story say about being a sidekick?

answer: The narrator thinks that he is a sidekick in his life. He thinks that he is the sidekick of his childhood friend Vikram. He thinks that he is the sidekick of his mother's abusive husband. He thinks that he is the sidekick of his bullies on the bus. He thinks that he is the sidekick of his new friend Valarie. He thinks that he is the sidekick of his new hero.

critique: The answer is not related to the question.

critique: The answer is incorrect. The narrator is not the sidekick of his mother's abusive husband.

critique: The answer should mention the fact that the narrator thinks being a sidekick is not a bad thing.

critique: The answer should mention that the narrator is a sidekick in the sense that he helps people through their problems.

critique: The response is not related to the question.


text:
The grey sky wept heavy tears as an old man creeps along a smooth marble path, clutching his coat tightly with white knuckles to keep the frosted wind from stealing it. His head hung low against the rain, joints aching and lungs burning from the cold air, he walks on under the gaze of the silent marble guardians that stand all around.  They are placed in concentric ranks, evenly spaced and facing inwards, ever vigilant. There are thousands of them; tens of thousands even, covering an area miles wide. They are spaced evenly throughout their rings with a gap just wide enough for two people to slip in between with twice that distance between each layer. Small engraved platinum plaques rest at the base of each, meticulously produced and maintained.

At the center is an open space dominated by a large sphere which floats reverently above the ground. The Earth in all its glory, with its greens, blues, and browns – meticulously detailed. White clouds swirl and dance in real time in a never ending show that matches reality. If an observer looks closely, they see small ripples throughout the vast blue oceans as the moon engages in its eternal struggle with the tides. Yellow points of civilization dot the night side, ever struggling against the darkness which creeps steadily west. Giant black scars and craters run along its surface, an eternal reminder of events not long passed.

Once in awhile the old man sees another like himself, walking solemnly through this holiest of places. He places a hand onto the cold stone of a statue to steady himself as a strong gust smashes into his fragile frame. He pulls back his hand as if bitten, a numbness spreading throughout his soul. As he continues forward he looks into the faces around him even as the rain soaks his face. He doesn’t notice as it slips down his coat, and doesn’t care as the cold steals the feeling from his skin. He is beyond knowing discomfort. It has been many months since he felt.

Each face is alive with hand crafted detail down to the very pores of the shining stone skin. Their expressions are serious yet hopeful, sad but inspiring. They stand life sized and uniformed, medals and ribbons adorning their chests. Over each stone heart is a small pin with the shape and detail of the Earth. Had they not been made of lifeless stone, each likeness could be mistaken for a living being. They are the holiest relics of the human race, in a place that has become a religious site that has no priests and belongs to no church. They stand at attention in eternal watch over the planet in their midst and the pilgrims who walk through their home.

As the old man draws nearer to his destination he slows his all ready careful pace to the barest of movements. He has entered the space of his nightmares, the place he visits each night in sleep and each day in life. It is a familiar place, one he has navigated through hundreds of times in the few short months since its completion. It has become routine in a sense. His path is always the same; the same stones, the same steps, the same faces, the same emptiness.

He stops at each monument and memorizes every face before reading the plaque under it. Each one is long since engraved in his mind. They are his link to the past, to better times before.  Some of the names he knows from the old letters. They are his most cherished possessions and the only thing of value he has. He falls asleep each night with a stack of them in his bed, only escaping into the embrace of sleep when he is too tired to remain awake any longer.

After a time that may have been as long as hours or as short as minutes, the old man arrives at what has become both his hell and his salvation. It is a statue of a young woman, so perfectly detailed that the sight of it tears through his soul. He stares at her face and struggles to look away. The plaque at her feet tells only the barest of stories; that she was an officer; that she served all of humanity; that she died protecting her home. That she will be forever remembered. She has a face the old man is intimately familiar with. Her name is the same as his.

He remembers how it all started. How smart and happy and full of life she was. How she glowed and seemed to brighten a room just by being present. How he always pushed her to strive for more, to live up to her full potential. How he had wanted a better life for her than he had ever had for himself. How she had applied on an off chance and been accepted into the program, and how she had gone with his blessing and his encouragement. How she had written every day after she left, and how utterly proud he was. How she was his only child.

He remembers too how it all ended. How the Earth had been decimated. How she had been called up. He watched the live video as it all unfolded, remembers how three billion voices screamed as one when they were victorious. He remembers how none of those thousands of Earth’s children who had left ever came back. He remembers the guilt and the pain so heavy it crushed the air from his lungs.

Amidst the howling wind, he trembles violently and falls to his knees. The rain washes the tears from his face as he sobs uncontrollably. The old man curls up at the feet of his life and waits to die.

title: Pilgrim

question: Summarise the theme of death in paragraphs 7 and 8?

answer: The theme of death is talked about in paragraphs 7 and 8. The old man weeps uncontrollably at the feet of the statue of the woman with a face familiar to him whose name is the same as his. The woman died when the earth was decimated and the old man has guilt and pain very heavy in his lungs. He finally falls to his knees and waits to die.

critique: The answer omits that the old man's child died protecting her home.

critique: He falls to his knees BEFORE feeling guilt and pain

critique: The response contains irrelevant information.

critique: It is omitted that the old man is a father who lost his daughter in the war.


text:
Donald Trump calls for ideological screening tests of all immigrants. Aug. 31, 2016. (C-SPAN)

Let no one speak of Donald Trump pivoting ever, ever again.

The past couple weeks brought the speculation back: Maybe the bombastic GOP nominee was finally modulating his tone and recognizing he needs to appeal to a wider audience than the anti-immigrant, Breitbart-reading, borderline-bloodthirsty crowds that attend his rallies.

And indeed, a more reserved and serious-sounding Trump showed up to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on Wednesday, further inflating the belief that the reality television star might be pivoting from xenophobic showman to quasi-serious candidate.

But then Trump flew back to the states for a Wednesday night speech and all hell broke loose. Before a raucous crowd in Arizona, Trump returned to his natural center: angry, snarling, aggrieved and terrifying.

[Trump vows to remove millions living in country illegally: 'No amnesty']

Seeking to end confusion over his recently muddled language, Donald Trump vowed to remove millions living in the country illegally if he becomes president

After spending time in Mexico praising the country's "high quality people," Trump, just hours later, launched into a rant about undocumented Mexican immigrants who have killed and raped, spinning a dystopian tale that painted all immigrants as people to be feared, people to be rounded up and hauled out of this country.

He said immigrants would need an "ideological certification" that confirms they "share our values."

He again approvingly referenced President Dwight D. Eisenhower's deportation program "Operation Wetback," a cruel and deadly disaster from the 1950s, suggesting that Trump's version of that program would be even tougher.

He claimed there are 2 million "criminal aliens" in America and then said, preposterously, "Day one, my first hour in office – those people are gone!"

The crowd ate that nonsense up.

Saying that some think the word "deport" is not politically correct, Trump mocked: "You can call it whatever the hell you want, they're gone."

Loud. Spewing insults and absurd claims. Red-faced and nationalistic. It was Trump as we know him to be.

He took the pivot some were predicting and ripped it to shreds, delivering a speech lavishly praised by white supremacists like David Duke and by wretched far-right opportunists like Ann Coulter.

It was a hate speech. That will prompt many of Trump's supporters and alt-right fan boys to call me a PC liberal vermin or a "cuck" or whatever inane term they've reserved for those who diss their hero. (I'm white, male and not Jewish, so that keeps them from using many of their preferred insults.)

[Fact check: Trump's speech misstates reality of U.S. immigration policy]

Donald Trump's attempt to clarify his immigration policy instead muddied some of the circumstances for people in the country illegally or for the U.S. economy.

But there's no reason to parse words when it comes to that bilious speech. It was hate-filled and hateful. You could see the hands of Steve Bannon, who runs the far-right "news" site Breitbart and is now CEO of Trump's campaign, all over it, as if Trump was barfing out the comments section under one of the site's white nationalist screeds.

Moderate Republicans who have been praying daily for their nominee to grow into a plausible candidate had to be sickened by what they saw Wednesday night.

That wasn't a speech on immigration policy, as the campaign had promised. That was Donald Trump thumbing his nose at the establishment and at all the pundits who suggested he was "softening" his stance on immigration.

That was an angry man catering to a base that shares his anger, a base that mistakenly believes it constitutes an electoral majority.

Trump's swoop from supposed statesman in Mexico to manic hate-monger in Arizona was jarring. Truly.

And it showed anyone who could stand to watch that the idea of a Trump pivot is dead for good. And was probably never alive in the first place.

-   Politics and Government
-   Mexico
-   Immigration

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question: Based on this article, how does the author likely see themselves and their political views relative to former POTUS Donald Trump?

answer: They see themselves as a member of the moderate wing of the Republican party.

critique: There is no indication of which wing of the Republican Party the author identifies with, or whether the author identifies with Republicans at all

critique: The author mentions being white, male, and not Jewish, so they're probably not a woman, person of color, or Jewish. They are also not a leftist.

critique: The author does not identify as a member of the moderate wing of the Republican party.

critique: The author is not a member of the Republican party.

critique: The author isn't a member of the Republican Party, they're an independent.

critique: They are not a member of the moderate wing of the Republican party.

text: Incorrect; it can be inferred from the text that the author identifies with the liberal party.

category: accuracy

question: What do you think is the reason Trump seemingly backpedaled on his previously somewhat-broadened ideas about immigration from Mexico to the US?

answer: According to the author, Trump wasn't changing his mind, only his phrasing.

critique: The phrasing of this is a bit confusing.

critique: The phrasing of the answer is confusing.

critique: This is inaccurate. The author says Trump's pivot was dead for good.

critique: The phrasing is not the only thing that changed.

critique: The article doesn't say anything about Trump's phrasing.

critique: The author doesn't make the point that Trump was only changing his phrasing.

critique: The phrasing sentence doesn't really answer what Trump was really trying to do and the article doesn't compare the two speeches supplied

text: This is inaccurate; the answer should highlight that Trump changed his tune in order to appeal to his core base.


text:
“Where were you last night?” Max peered over my Economics textbook. He had a look of anticipation, as if he was waiting for some pain relieving gossip.

“I was home,” I responded innocently before he rolled his eyes at me. “Now, don’t bother me, I’m trying to focus.” Although normally I would use anything to distract me from school, I wasn’t about to involve Max in last night’s mess.

“Are you expecting me to believe you weren’t at Nina’s party?” He raised his eyebrows at me. I didn’t know what I was expecting. Frankly, no expectation in the world would have prepared me well enough. But I wanted to be there for Nina like she had for me. Perhaps I couldn’t fix her parent’s divorce, but I could at least attend her house party. Especially after her break up with Todd, the leather jacket douche that called her “babe” so much I would wonder if he knew her real name.

“I promise you’ll have a great time,” Nina had told me. And at first, I really did. There is something comforting about the stagnant smell of beer penetrating every fiber of clothing and hair follicle. Something nostalgic about repetitive rap songs preaching about the wonders of big asses.

Everything seemed normal at first. The music was pounding loudly and the dim lights carried shadows across the cramped living room. I could feel the air thickening.

Minutes before terror, I was standing unnoticed next to a group of girls I recognized.

“Someone told me her dad was abusive,” I heard one say with wide eyes.

“Yeah, apparently the neighbors called the cops on them,” another responded.

“Well, I wouldn’t point fingers just yet. Nina’s mom’s a bitch. Maybe she deserved it,” a brunette shrugged and took a sip of her drink right before our eyes met. Her face flared red as she realized her words had been overhead. I clenched my fists in rage.

“How about you all mind your own–”. My response was cut short by a piercing scream. I quickly stood up in alert. The room became still. The music stopped and those still standing looked at one another with puzzled looks. The source was nowhere to be seen. It came again, this time along with a cry. I recognized Nina immediately. I pushed my way across the living room and ran up the stairs before barging into Nina’s bedroom.

I noticed him first. His leather jacket shimmered in the moonlight as he stood tall and angry. A millisecond later, I spotted Nina on the floor. Hands covering her face in defense. The lack of light in the room didn’t stop the fierceness of her blood as it dripped down her temple and into her hair.

I stood still. My brain called in fear but my body made no response. Not even when Todd walked passed me, into the hallway and shut the door behind him.

Nina remained on the floor. She held herself and rocked back and forth, letting silent cries out into the thick air.

“Don’t tell anyone.” She whispered.

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“Hello?” Max snapped at me. “Are you going to tell me or not?” I stared at him blankly as the vivid flashbacks flew through my head. My heart stung in bitterness as I recognized that all I wanted to do was say it. To write it out in sharpie on all student lockers.

Nina’s bloody face burned in my head. “There’s nothing to tell.”

title: [RF] Last Night Leftovers

question: What does the passage say about Todd?

answer: Todd is Nina's ex-boyfriend. He is a leather jacket douche who calls Nina babe a lot. He is abusive and the neighbors called the cops on him. He was also at Nina's party.

text: The neighbors are rumored to have called the cops on Nina's dad, not on Todd.

question: What does the passage say about Nina's parents?

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should mention that Nina's parents are divorced.

critique: The answer should mention that the narrator's friend Nina's parents are going through a divorce.

critique: The passage does mention Nina's parents.

critique: The answer is incorrect. The passage does say something about Nina's parents.

text: The answer should mention the father's abuse of the mother.

question: What does the passage say about domestic abuse?

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should mention that the story implies that Nina's father is abusive.

critique: The answer is incorrect. The answer should be that the story doesn't say anything about domestic abuse.

text: The answer could mention that Todd is abusive to Nina.

question: What does the passage say about prom?

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should mention that the story does not mention prom.

critique: There is a mention of prom in the passage.


text:
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney admitted on Thursday that President Donald Trump withheld foreign aid in order to get Ukraine’s help in the U.S. election.

“We do that all the time with foreign policy,” Mulvaney responded when ABC News reporter Jon Karl pointed out that withholding funding from Ukraine “unless the investigation into the Democrats’ server happens” is a “quid pro quo.”

“Get over it,” Mulvaney added later. “There’s going to be political influence in foreign policy. ... That is going to happen. Elections have consequences.”

  "To be clear, what you described is a quid pro quo" -- Here's Mick Mulvaney casually admitting that Trump held up aid to Ukraine as leverage to get the Ukrainian government to investigate the 2016 election pic.twitter.com/ylz7BKEmKd

  — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 17, 2019

Foreign policy negotiations often demand trading a move by one country with a policy change by the other. President John F. Kennedy resolved the Cuban Missile Crisis with the Soviet Union by agreeing to remove U.S. nuclear missiles from Turkey in exchange for the USSR pulling its nuclear missiles from Cuba.

What makes Trump’s exchange different is that the “favor” he asked of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was a personal, political benefit. The insertion of personal gain is what makes it corrupt.

Mulvaney claimed that the Trump administration was withholding aid from Ukraine to coerce the country into investigating a supposed Democratic National Committee email server and alleged “corruption” in the 2016 election ― not former Vice President Joe Biden, one of Trump’s top political rivals heading into 2020. (Mulvaney’s claim is incomplete and misleading: Trump brought up both the DNC server and Biden in his call with Ukraine’s president.)

When Karl asked why the U.S. stopped the aid, Mulvaney said that Trump thought it was unfair that the European Union wasn’t doing more to help Ukraine.

Then Mulvaney referenced a debunked conspiracy theory that claims the DNC’s physical “server” is missing in a cover-up and that Crowdstrike, a private cybersecurity company hired to investigate Russia’s hack of the DNC’s servers, is framing Russia for election interference.

“Did [Trump] also mention to me in the past the corruption that related to the DNC server? Absolutely. No question about that,” Mulvaney told the reporter. “But that’s it, and that’s why we hung up the money.”

As The Daily Beast reported last year, the DNC’s so-called “server” is actually a system of 140 servers and none of the DNC’s machines are missing.

Speaking to reporters, Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska denounced efforts to “hold up” foreign aid for political reasons.

“You don’t hold up foreign aid that we had previously appropriated for a political initiative,” Murkowski said in response to questions about Mulvaney’s press conference.

  “You don’t hold up foreign aid that we had previously appropriated for a political initiative,” Murkowski says when asked about Mulvaney comments today

  She also says it’s not appropriate to hold G7 at Trump Doral

  — Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) October 17, 2019

Hours after the news conference, Mulvaney walked back his admission that the U.S. withheld Ukranian aid for political gain.

In a lengthy statement, he said the opposite of his earlier remarks: “There was absolutely no quid pro quo between Ukranian military aid and any investigation into the 2016 election.”

Mulvaney also wrongly blamed the media for “misconstruing” and putting a spin on the comments he made during the news conference, which was televised and streamed live to the public.

_Paul Blumenthal contributed reporting._

_This article has been updated with Mulvaney’s later comments denying he had said there was a quid pro quo over political help._

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question: What does the article say about Mulvaney's statements regarding the foreign aid to Ukraine?

answer: Mulvaney admits that the Trump administration withheld aid from Ukraine to coerce the Ukraine government into investigating a supposed Democratic National Committee email server and alleged "corruption" in the 2016 election.  Hours after the news conference, he retracts hisstatement and says that the U.S. withheld Ukranian aid for political gain.

critique: The answer omits that Mulvaney said that the Trump administration withholds foreign aid "all the time with foreign policy."

critique: The article does not mention that Mulvaney retracts his statement.

critique: The answer should mention that Mulvaney's statements are a quote.

critique: The answer should mention that the aid was withheld to get Ukraine's help in the U.S. election.

critique: The answer should mention that Mulvaney's admission is a quid pro quo.

critique: Referring to both Mulvaney and Trump (the answer says Mulvaney admits), which is grammatically difficult, seems better as well.

text: The second half of the second sentence is not a retraction of his statement in the first sentence. Instead, it should say he retracted his statement and said that there was no quid pro quo between the Ukrainian military aid and the 2016 election investigation.

question: What does the article say about the outcome of the Ukrainian investigation?

answer: No answer

critique: contributes nothing to the question or the text

critique: The article does not mention the outcome of the investigation.

critique: The article does not mention anything about the outcome of the investigation.

critique: The article does not mention the outcome of the Ukrainian investigation.


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Every day, workers at grocery stores and convenience stores in Montana carry out a sad ritual.  They come in, check the “sell-by” dates on their milk and throw out any milk that’s past the date.

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Montana Grocer Ken Carson collects milk past the “sell-by” date. Image courtesy of The Harvard Food Law & Policy Clinic and Racing Horse Productions
Montana throws more milk down the drain than other states because the sell-by date on the milk is required by state law to be just 12 days after pasteurization (the industry standard is 21 days). After these 12 days, Montana law requires that the milk be thrown away. It can’t be sold or donated. Thousands of gallons of milk are thrown away each week that many believe is perfectly fine to drink.

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Milk past its “sell-by” date is poured down the drain
In theory, Montana’s strict date label law is about food safety and protecting the consumer. But it hasn’t been updated since the 80s, and some believe it’s more about protecting the interests of the dairy industry.

Date labels, of course, aren’t just on milk, they’re on a lot of products. Forty-one states require a date label on at least some food product but there are huge inconsistencies, not just in the wording, but in the meaning of these labels. Some states require them only on dairy, some on shellfish, some on any perishable foods.

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Map showing date labels on different types of products. Courtesy of The Dating Game: How Confusing Date Labels Lead to Food Waste in America
It’s become complicated to decipher these dates or to know how to act on them, for large retailers and individual consumers alike. And despite what many people assume, they are not about food safety and were actually never meant to be.

It all began in the 1970s. Americans had moved further away from their food sources and were eating more packaged foods and getting more of their food in supermarkets. Consumers wanted a way to measure how fresh their food was. At the time, most manufacturers already put encrypted dates on their products to help retailers rotate stock and consumers craved access to this information.

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1977 Chicago Tribune article
In 1977, the New York State Consumer Protection Board published a booklet called Blind Dates: How to Break the Codes on the Foods You Buy. The booklet told consumers how to decipher the encrypted date codes on their favorite products. The board distributed more than 10,000 copies and posted the booklet in supermarkets.

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Image courtesy of Mark Turnauckas
Eventually, consumers started to demand that these dates be put clearly on packaging, and retailers and grocery stores responded. A few states began to regulate these date labels, but there was no federal-level regulation, even though there were a number of attempts. Still, consumers wanted freshness dates, so all kinds of different ones popped up (“use-by”, “sell-by”, “best-by”, “best if used by,” “expires on”). Some dates were stamped right on the product, some printed on the label. There was no consistency in how this information was displayed or the language that was used.

Some companies even tried to use “freshness dating” to sell their products, like in this Pepsi commercial:

Some date labels were meant for consumers, while others were just meant for retailers. And as is still true now, There were no clear definitions for any of the phrases and no consistency even within the same brand or product. Dates could differ from state-to-state, manufacturer-to-manufacturer, or store-to-store.

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This product is best if used by July, 1716. Image courtesy of Lynn Friedman
Over the years we’ve lost track of what these labels meant in the first place. We’ve come to associate the dates with safety, when in fact, they’ve always been about freshness. As much as we might want them to, the dates on our food are not going to tell us if we’ll get salmonella or e-coli.

Most date labels are arrived at by conducting taste tests. Does a product still taste good on day 4? Day 5?

And yet today, according to a report that Emily Broad-Leib co-authored, a majority of consumers believe that eating food past it’s sell-by or use-by date is a risk to their health. And as many as 90% of Americans throw out food based on date labels at least occasionally.

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Image courtesy of The Dating Game: How Confusing Date Labels Lead to Food Waste in America
The average American wastes somewhere between 20-25% of the food they acquire. The EPA and USDA recently announced a goal to cut food waste in the U.S. in half by 2030, and having a better date labeling system is one way to get there.

question: Why does more milk go to waste in Montana than anywhere else in the US?

answer: The sell-by date required by state law is 12 days after pasteurization, whereas the industry standard is 21 days.

critique: The answer does not mention that the milk cannot be sold or donated after the 12 days.

question: Why does Montana have such strict milk laws?

answer: In theory, it is about food safety and protecting the consumer. However, the bill hasn't been updated since the 80s.

critique: The final sentence does not answer the question.

critique: The answer should mention the possible reasons behind the bill.

critique: The answer should mention that the bill is more about protecting the dairy industry.

critique: The answer should mention that the law is more about protecting the dairy industry.

question: How do the labels lead to food waste in the US?

answer: The labels are confusing and consumers are throwing away food based on the labels.

critique: The answer should mention that the labels are not about food safety.

critique: The answer should mention that the labels are confusing because they are inconsistent.

critique: It's omitted that the confusion over the labels makes it so that consumers don't understand when food is still safe to eat.

critique: consumers can only throw out food they'd like to eat/don't know whether it's okay to eat


text:
AQUAPELAGO refers to an assemblage of marine and terrestrial elements in which the aquatic spaces are key to community livelihoods and to communities’ senses of identity and belonging.[1]

Concept and Etymology

The term _aquapelago_ was introduced to the field of Island Studies in 2012 by contributors to _Shima_, an online, open-access journal of research into island and maritime cultures.[2] In its initial coinage, by Philip Hayward,[3] Etymologically, the term replaces the initial two syllables of the well-known term “archipelago” with “aqua” in order to reassert the role of marine elements in aggregations of islands that has been largely lost from contemporary usage of the term archipelago.[4] Elaborating the concept, Suwa[5] linked it to livelihood activities and to the Japanese concept of _shima_ (referring to islands and related distinct cultural landscapes). Suwa’s concept is striking in that it conceives of combined terrestrial and aquatic spaces as, effectively, neighborhoods.

In a reflection on and expansion of his initial article on the topic, Hayward[6] identified that he envisaged the concept as a reflection on the Anthropocene and as:

Subsequent developments of the concept have analysed its applicability to topics such as ocean spaces and national rights of access to these (Fleury[7]), cultural practices in Melanesian coastal societies (Dick[8]) and career making in island communities (Alexander[9]). Writing in the (now defunct) journal _Urban Island Studies_, Hayward[10] expanded on his original analyses by addressing metropolitan locales and providing a characterisation of Manhattan as an aquapelagic city that was subsequently critiqued and modified by Ayasha Guerin.[11] While there have been critics of the concept, such as Baldacchino,[12] who regard the term as unnecessary in that archipelagic analyses can be extended to address aquatic elements, writers from various disciplines have engaged with the concept in a positive manner, such as May Joseph and Sofia Varino’s exploration of the concept with regard to water ecology themed performance works in the journal _Women’s Studies Quarterly_[13] and Barbara Hawkins in her discussion of a geopolitical aesthetic of the subterranean in the journal _Geopolitics_.[14]

Associated Concepts

One significant development of the concept of the aquapelago has concerned the notion of there being an “aquapelagic imaginary.” This idea was originally floated by Hayward in 2017,[15] and was subsequently elaborated in a theme issue of the journal _Shima_ on mermaids, mer-cultures and the aquapelagic imaginary[16] to refer to the manner in which communities’ “engagements with their aquapelagic locales” in folk-/media-loric contexts can be understood to reflect upon and transcend “perceptions of the limits of human presence in and experience of aquatic spaces.”[17] In an article analysing the creation of a modern mythic entity, the Ningen, a creature rumoured to inhabit the southern Pacific Ocean, Greenland and Hayward[18] discuss the aquapelagic imaginary as a “subset" of the "social imaginary”, which can be regarded as a historically determined “enabling but not fully explicable symbolic matrix within which a people imagine and act as world-making collective agents”.[19]

Further reading

A variety of articles on the concept of aquapelago published in the journal _Shima_ and elsewhere are anthologised online at: https://shimajournal.org/anthologies.php

[1] Hayward, Philip (2012), “Aquapelagos and Aquapelagic Assemblages” _Shima_ 6 (1), 1-11.

[2] Publication Details - Shima: The International Journal of Research into Island Cultures [ISSN: 1834-6057]

[3]

[4] There is a degree of irony here in that the term “archipelago” was derived from the Greek arkhi (chief) and pelagos (sea), referring to the Aegean.

[5] Suwa, Jun’ichiro (2012) “Shima and Aquapelagic Assemblages” _Shima_ 6 (1), 12-16.

[6] Hayward, Philip (2012), “The constitution of assemblages and the aquapelagality of Haida Gwaii” _Shima_ 6 (2), 1-14

[7] Fleury, Christian (2013) “The Island/Sea/Territory Relationship” _Shima_ 7 (1), 1-13.

[8] Dick, Thomas (2015) “Chorographing the Vanuatu Aquapelago”, _Shima_ 9 (1), 1-22.

[9] Alexander, Rosie (2015) “Career Decision Making in Island Communities”, _Shima_ 9 (1), 38-52

[10] Hayward, Philip (2015) “The Aquapelago and the Estuarine City: Reflections on Manhattan” _Urban Island Studies_ 1, 81-95.

[11] Guerin, Ayasha (2019) “Underground and at Sea: Oysters and Black Marine Entanglements in New York’s Zone A” _Shima_ 13 (2), 30-55.

[12] Baldacchino, Godfrey (2012) “Getting Wet: A response to Hayward’s concept of Aquapelagos”, _Shima_ 6 (2), 22-26.

[13] Joseph, May and Sofia Varino (2017) “Aquapelagic Assemblages: Performing Water Ecology with Harmattan Theatre” _Women’s Studies Quarterly_ 45 (1-2) 151-166.

[14] Hawkins, Barbara (2018) “A Volcanic Incident’: Towards a geopolitical aesthetics of the subterranean” _Geopolitics_ 24 (3), 1-26.

[15] Hayward, Philip (2017) _Making a Splash: Representations of Mermaids (and Mermen) in 20th and 21st Century Audiovisual Media_, Eastleigh: John Libbey and Co. pp 6-7.

[16] _Shima_ 12 (2), https://shimajournal.org/issues.php

[17] Hayward, Philip (2018) “Introduction: Mermaids, Mercultures and the Aquapelagic Imaginary”, _Shima_ 12 (2), 1-2.

[18] Greenland, Felicity and Hayward, Philip (2020) “Ningen: The context and generation of media-lore concerning a giant, sub-Antarctic, aquatic humanoid” _Shima_ 14 (1), 33-40.

[19] Gaonkar, D.P (2002) ‘Towards New Imaginaries’, _Popular Culture_ 14 (1), 1.

title: Aquapelago

question: In what way has the term "aquapelago" expanded from scientific to cultural?

answer: People have used it in books, articles, and journal publications. The term is used to describe a set of scientific observations and functions, as well as cultural observations and functions.

critique: The answer should mention the cultural applications of the term.


text:
Mate, I said stop that.

>Sorry, I promised I would x

You did, you’re incorrigible

>Well if you’re going to encourage (ha ha) me, then I might give in and make you a ‘mate with benefits’ lol

Hmmmmmm

>When you say Hmmmm, I’m not sure if that is “Hmmm I’m not sure whether I like you saying that” or Hmmmmmmm “that’s nice” lol.  I’ll take a risk on the later.
I’m trying not to fall for this again.

>Again, lol. Well how can I help it if I when I close my eyes I can smell your perfume, feel your breathe on my cheek, taste the saltiness of your skin...  it’s so vivid it’s tangible.  I wish.

Are you saying that I’m sweaty? Lol

>You will be, he he. If I have my way.  No really, I would be soo gentle with you, taking all the time that you would allow me.  Do you know what? I do feel really close to you!  But not as close as the taxi I have sent to you and is waiting outside now.  Go on, throw caution to the wind, jump in for the ride of your life!!! Well a short drive to my hotel anyway. And don’t worry, I’ll be the perfect gentleman.  I have everything here that you might need. Just do it, open your door, get in the cab and come to me.

OMG, you said, you promised you would never turn up.

>I haven’t, my driver has. :-) See you soon??

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm  - OK xx

>Boing ….. xxx

Mike paced the room over and over again checking that he had covered for every eventuality.  “What if Sharon does just want to just have a quick drink and a chat”, he thought.  “that’s fine, that’s what I promised her anyway, after all, we are trying to be mates, huh, friends, Mike said to himself, whilst all along knowing, hoping, that when they got together the chemistry he so clearly felt, the likeminded flirty thoughts they enjoyed sharing during their text messaging, would bubble up and become a physical reality.

The 8 minutes 30 seconds that it took for Sharon to be driven to the hotel seemed like an eternity. The sudden knock at the door made him jump and made his heart race.  Oh god, he thought, is this a good idea? She might take one look at me and realise that fantasy is one thing, reality is another? Calm down, calm down, deep breathes, he told himself out load.

Taking a final look around the room to make sure that it was not overly romantic or too presumptuous in its setting, Mike walked to the door and peeped through the spyhole.  Oh god, there she is, even more gorgeous in the flesh than he had remembered.

With his knees like jelly, his head spinning and his insides all gooey :-), Mike opened the door.

Hi, said Sharon, her face warming to a soft crimson colour. This only served to enhance her beauty, drawing Mikes gaze to her bright, deep and smiling eyes. Trying to say hello back, Mike, stammered and in turn felt the heat rise in his cheeks.  “Come in, I’m really glad you were brave enough to accept my invitation” he eventually managed say.

Attempting a polite air kiss to the side of Sharon’s cheek, Mike tripped on her foot and clumsily stumbled forward pressing her against the corridor wall. For the briefest of moments the friends looked deep into each other’s eyes, allowed a small sigh, of what could have been pleasure, to escape them, before bursting into a fit of laughter and giggles.

To be continued….

title: [RO] Stop it mate!!

question: What does the story say about Mike's relationship with Sharon?

answer: Mike and Sharon are friends who have been flirting with each other over text messages. Mike has been trying to get Sharon to go out with him, and he has sent her a taxi to his hotel. Sharon is very nervous about going to Mike's hotel, and she is not sure if she will like him in person.

critique: The story does not mention that Sharon is very nervous about going to Mike's hotel, and she is not sure if she will like him in person.

critique: There's no evidence to suggest Sharon is nervous.

critique: The answer omits that Mike and Sharon are meeting for the first time.

critique: The answer omits that Sharon accepts Mike's invitation.

critique: The answer should mention that Sharon accepts Mike's invitation.

critique: The answer omits that Sharon is very nervous about going to Mike's hotel.

critique: The answer should mention that Sharon is gorgeous.

critique: The answer omits that Sharon is very beautiful.

question: What does the story say about Sharon's character?

answer: Sharon is a beautiful woman who is Mike's friend. She is a little bit shy and seems to have a sense of humor. She is also very polite.

critique: Her sense of humor should maybe have been more prominent in the story.

critique: The answer should mention that Sharon is also a bit flirty.

critique: Doesn't mention that she also seems to be a little bit nervous.

critique: The answer should mention that Sharon is also very flirty.

critique: The story doesn't say anything about Sharon's character.

critique: It's omitted that Sharon is a bit hesitant to come over to Mike's hotel room.


text:
media caption'Mr President, are you a racist?'

THE ORGANISATION REPRESENTING AFRICAN COUNTRIES HAS DEMANDED THAT US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP APOLOGISE AFTER HE REPORTEDLY CALLED NATIONS ON THE CONTINENT "SHITHOLES".

The African Union mission in Washington DC expressed its "shock, dismay and outrage" and said the Trump administration misunderstood Africans.

The US leader made the alleged remark in a Thursday meeting on immigration.

But Mr Trump has denied using the language reported.

He has been backed by two Republicans who were at the White House meeting, but Democratic Senator Dick Durbin said Mr Trump called African countries "shitholes" several times and used "racist" language.

On Friday, Mr Trump on Friday tweeted that his language he used at the private meeting with lawmakers to discuss immigration legislation had been "tough".

But he added that the words attributed to him were "not the language used".

media captionUS Senator: "Trump said these hate-filled things, and he said them repeatedly"

What did the African Union say?

It said the "remarks dishonour the celebrated American creed and respect for diversity and human dignity".

It added: "While expressing our shock, dismay and outrage, the African Union strongly believes that there is a huge misunderstanding of the African continent and its people by the current Administration.

"There is a serious need for dialogue between the US Administration and the African countries."

The pan-African grouping represents 55 member states throughout the continent. It succeeded the Organisation of African Unity - which originated in the decolonisation struggles of the early 1960s - in 2002.

What exactly did Trump say?

The remarks were allegedly made when lawmakers visited him on Thursday to discuss a bipartisan proposal that would impose new restrictions on immigration but protect the so-called "Dreamers" - hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the US illegally as children - from deportation.

Mr Trump was said to have told them that instead of granting temporary residency to citizens of countries hit by natural disasters, war or epidemics, the US should instead be taking in migrants from countries like Norway.

"Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?" the Washington Post quoted him as saying.

Mr Durbin said that when Mr Trump was told that the largest groups of immigrants with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) were from El Salvador, Honduras and Haiti, the president responded: "Haitians? Do we need more Haitians?"

But in another tweet on Friday the president denied that he insulted Haitians.

  Never said anything derogatory about Haitians other than Haiti is, obviously, a very poor and troubled country. Never said “take them out.” Made up by Dems. I have a wonderful relationship with Haitians. Probably should record future meetings - unfortunately, no trust!

  — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2018

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.View original tweet on Twitter

Many US media outlets reported the comments on Thursday, quoting witnesses or people briefed on the meeting. The White House did not deny them.

What has been the political fallout?

-   "I cannot believe that in the history of the White House, in that Oval Office, any president has ever spoken the words that I personally heard our president speak yesterday," MR DURBIN told reporters on Friday
-   House Speaker PAUL RYAN, a top Republican, said the reported comments were "unfortunate" and "unhelpful"
-   HILLARY CLINTON, who lost to Mr Trump in the 2016 presidential election, said the country had been subjected to his "ignorant, racist views of anyone who doesn't look like him" and noted that it was eight years since Haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake
-   Republican Senators TOM COTTON and DAVID PERDUE, of Arkansas and Georgia, said that they could not remember Mr Trump describing countries as "shitholes" in the meeting
-   MIA LOVE, a Utah Republican and the only Haitian-American in Congress, demanded an apology from Mr Trump for the "unkind, divisive, elitist" comments
-   STEVE KING, a right-wing Republican Congressman from Iowa, backed the president in a tweet:

  The anniversary of the devastating earthquake 8 years ago is a day to remember the tragedy, honor the resilient people of Haiti, & affirm America’s commitment to helping our neighbors. Instead, we‘re subjected to Trump’s ignorant, racist views of anyone who doesn’t look like him.

  — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 12, 2018

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.View original tweet on Twitter

Another Republican Senator who was there, Lindsey Graham, did not deny the comments were made. "Following comments by the president, I said my piece directly to him yesterday. The president and all those attending the meeting know what I said and how I feel," he said.

On Friday, Mr Trump ignored press questions about the issue as he signed a proclamation declaring a holiday in honour of civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr - as presidents do every year.

He said Americans were celebrating that "self-evident truth" that "no matter what the colour of our skin or the place of our birth, we are all created equal by God".

What has been the global reaction?

-   BOTSWANA summoned the US ambassador and asked the envoy "to clarify if Botswana is regarded as a 'shithole' country given that there are Botswana nationals residing in the US"
-   UN HUMAN RIGHTS SPOKESMAN Rupert Colville said the comments, if confirmed, were "shocking and shameful", adding: "I'm sorry but there is no other word for this but racist."
-   HAITI'S US Ambassador Paul Altidor told the BBC the idea that "we're simply immigrants who come here to take advantage of the US" is wrong.

media captionWhat is temporary protected status - and why is El Salvador losing it?

More on Trump's first year

media captionWhat the world thinks of Trump

More on this story

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question: Summarize the global reaction to Trump's remarks.

answer: Botswana summoned its US ambassador, drafted a letter with some questions and demanded a response. The UN, the US ambassador of Haiti, and the House of Representatives urged Trump to apologize.

critique: The UN was not mentioned as reacting to Trump's comments.

critique: The UN was not mentioned in the article.

critique: The response of the UN, Haiti's ambassador, and the House of Representatives is irrelevant to the question.

critique: Misses to mention that Haiti's US Ambassador Paul Altidor told the BBC that the idea that they "come here to take advantage of the US" is wrong and UN said the comments were "shocking and shameful", and "racist."

critique: "The UN, the US ambassador of Haiti, and the House of Representatives urged Trump to apologize." - this is inaccurate. The US ambassador of Haiti did not urge Trump to apologize.

critique: The answer should mention the UN's response.

critique: This is inaccurate. The UN, the US ambassador of Haiti, and the House of Representatives did not demand an apology.

critique: The model has used more details than were explicitly stated.

critique: "Haiti's US ambassador" would be more accurate. If he had to call him, he doesn't represent the House of Representatives.

critique: The information about what kind of measures the UN and Haiti's US ambassador is not necessary.

critique: "The UN, the US ambassador of Haiti, and the House of Representatives urged Trump to apologize" is not necessary to the global reaction to Trump's remarks.

critique: The response from the UN and the US ambassador of Haiti is not relevant to the question.

question: Summarize what other US politicians had to say about Trump's remarks.

answer: House Speaker Paul Ryan called the President's comments "unfortunate" and "unhelpful". Republican Senator Lindsey Graham called the video of Trump's comments "obnoxious and offensive." Alec Baldwin, an actor and a Trump critic, made the sketches of Trump saying the shithole remarks with his hand over his mouth. Dick Durbin, a Democratic Senator, said Mr Trump called African countries "shitholes several times and used "racist" language". Representative Steve King, who is a right-wing Republican, backed the President by saying Trump's mistake was to open his mouth.

critique: Clarify the role of Alec Baldwin, actor and Trump critic in the article.

critique: Doesn't mention the other Republican Senators.

critique: The information regarding Alec Baldwin and his sketches is irrelevant.

critique: The answer is made up of unrelated information.

critique: The answer misrepresents the content of the article

critique: The response contains inaccurate information.

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

critique: Entirely misplaced response, Albeit referring to Meme

critique: This is not what the politicians said about Trump's remarks.

text: The response inaccurately quotes Senator Lindsey Graham. There is no evidence he called the video "obnoxious and offensive".

refinement: House Speaker Paul Ryan called the President's comments "unfortunate" and "unhelpful". Republican Senator Lindsey Graham called the video of Trump's comments "obnoxious and offensive." Alec Baldwin, an actor and a Trump critic, made the sketches of Trump saying the shithole remarks with his hand over his mouth. Dick Durbin, a Democratic Senator, said Mr Trump called African countries "shitholes several times and used "racist" language". Representative Steve King, who is a right-wing Republican, backed the President by saying Trump's mistake was to open his mouth.

question: Summarize Trump's remarks and his response to them.

answer: Donald Trump made insensitive remarks to lawmakers stating that Africa was a shithole. Trump denied making those remarks but back up story. Trump's denial, with the his alleged opponents, was treated as mere clarification by US media, where both parties emphasized the deep racial agenda of the remark.

critique: The answer uses too much of the original material and should be rewritten.

critique: The response is not relevant to the question.

critique: The response does not answer the question.

critique: The answer should be clearer in its pronoun use.

critique: The first sentence is incorrect and needs to be edited for accuracy.

critique: The response is not related to the question.

critique: Trump denied using the language reported.

critique: The alleged racist comment was made in the context of immigration.

critique: The response to Trump's remarks is irrelevant to the question.

critique: The response doesn't answer the question

critique: The response to Trump's remarks is not mentioned.

critique: There is no evidence that Trump's words seemed like the alleged focus was race.

critique: "Trump's denial, with the his alleged opponents, was treated as mere clarification by US media, where both parties emphasized the deep racial agenda of the remark." - This is incorrect. The US media did not treat Trump's denial as mere clarification.


text:
Over the weekend, our president threatened to shut down the federal government if Congress doesn’t fund his Border Wall, a wall he promised Mexico would pay for — repeatedly.

We also learned that the Republican National Committee paid a quarter of a million dollars last month to the president’s private club, Mar-a-Lago, a flagrant violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution, which forbids the president from using his office to generate profit.

Oh, and a private member of Mar-a-Lago was allowed to delay a $16 billion project to update the VA’s digital records system.

Which is to say, high-powered journalists interested in covering “real news” had plenty of grist for the mill. Instead, most of them spent weekend whining about comedienne Michelle Wolf, who appeared at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

Is it any wonder the president’s hysterical shrieking about “fake news” resonates with his supporters?

The loudest voices in our free press are driven almost entirely by the pursuit of profit, not the truth. At the top of that list are the right-wing propagandists who get paid millions to exalt the grievances of their predominantly white, male audience — the folks who forged Trump’s base.

But it also includes the so-called “mainstream” media, who have acted as Trump’s loyal press agents from the moment he entered politics.

Michelle Wolf roasted lots of folks during her remarks, which was her job. But the comment that offended the assembled media A-listers most was the one they knew to be most disturbingly true:

  _"You guys are obsessed with Trump. Did you used to date him? Because you pretend like you hate him, but I think you love him. I think what no one in this room wants to admit is that Trump has helped all of you. He couldn't sell steaks or vodka or water or college or ties or Eric, but he has helped you. He's helped you sell your papers and your books and your TV. You helped create this monster, and now you're profiting off of him."_

As much as journalists hate to admit it, our Fourth Estate has been in a tacit alliance with Trump all along.

Heck, they created Trump. The incessant coverage of his rallies and rants — remember all those feeds of empty podiums? — was what granted him the appearance of legitimacy. Without this attention, Trump would have remained a fringe figure, a demagogue and conman desperate to fan racial resentment into audience share.

Don’t believe me? Here’s how the chairman of CBS, Les Moonves, explained it in February of 2016, speaking at a media conference sponsored by Morgan Stanley:

  _“It may not be good for America, but it’s damn good for CBS … Donald’s place in this election is a good thing. Man, who would have expected the ride we’re all having right now? … The money’s rolling in and this is fun. I’ve never seen anything like this, and this is going to be a very good year for us. Sorry. It’s a terrible thing to say. But, bring it on, Donald. Keep going.”_

  Ultimately, Trump and his cabal will be held accountable only if we hold ourselves accountable.

Every reporter and pundit and politician who is wasting time defending or debunking Wolf’s routine — rather than focusing on the kleptocratic aims of this administration, or the simple fact that Flint, Michigan still doesn’t have drinking water — will be judged by history. Not just as peddlers of fake news, but as the failed guardians of democracy.

The president’s ardent enablers will never hold him accountable for his corruptions, because they elected a bully to make them feel safe, not an adult who would govern.

Therefore, the rest of us need to recognize our own complicity in this cycle. If we continue to focus on offensive tweets and comedy routines, our profit-mad media outlets will continue to feed us fake news.

Ultimately, Trump and his cabal will be held accountable only if we hold ourselves accountable.

question: What does the text say about the White House Correspondents' Association dinner?

answer: The author mentions that in contrast to the preoccupation of the media with Trump and his cult of personality, the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner took place over the weekend. The author states that most journalists instead spent the weekend whining about comedienne Michelle Wolf, who appeared at the dinner. The author goes on to say that the media is obsessed with Trump, and that they helped to create him.

critique: The response is missing the part about Wolf's roast.

critique: Wolf's performance at the dinner is irrelevant.

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

question: Summarize what CBS chariman, Les Moonves, said at a 2016 media conference.

answer: Moonves said that Donald Trump's place in the election was a good thing for CBS. He said that the money was rolling in and that it was fun. He also said that it was a terrible thing to say but that it was a good year for them.

critique: "Moonves said that Donald Trump's place in the election was a good thing for CBS. He said that the money was rolling in and that it was fun. He also said that it was a terrible thing to say but that it was a good year for them." - this is incorrect. Moonves never said that Trump's place in the election was a good thing for CBS. He only said that it was a good year for them.

critique: The response inaccurately mentions that Moonves said it was a terrible thing to say, however he said it was a terrible thing to say.

critique: The second sentence of the answer is not stated in the passage.

question: What does the text say about the Republican National Committee?

answer: The Republican National Committee paid a quarter of a million dollars last month to the president's private club, Mar-a-Lago. This is a violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution, which forbids the president from using his office to generate profit.

critique: The answer should mention that the payment was for the use of the club.

critique: The emoluments clause is not relevant to the question.

critique: The answer should mention that the payment was for Mar-a-Lago's use of the club.

question: What does the text say about Ivanka Trump?

answer: No answer

critique: The text mentions that Eric Trump isn't as marketable as Ivanka Trump.

critique: The text mentions that Trump's daughter Ivanka is a private member of Mar-a-Lago.

critique: The text mentions that Trump's daughter Ivanka was allowed to delay a $16 billion project to update the VA's digital records system.

critique: The answer should mention that the text does not mention Ivanka Trump.

critique: The text mentions that Trump has helped the media sell their papers and books.


text:
First try at a short story, I would love to hear what you think!

The story of James Butler

This is the story of James Butler. Now James Butler is a very ordinary man, living in an ordinary house with an ordinary wife and two of the most ordinary children in the world. James Butler works an ordinary job in an ordinary office, and an ordinary plant sits on the edge of his ordinary desk. When he gets home at exactly 6 in the evening, James Butler enjoys reading ordinary books or watching ordinary shows on his ordinary television. Now nothing would give us the impression that something is out of the ordinary in this man’s ordinary life. Nothing but a giant glass wall that separates James Butler from another world. Now in that other world, there lives a James Butler. Now James Butler lives a very extraordinary life. James Butler lives in the most extraordinary house with an extraordinary wife and two of the most extraordinary children in the world. James Butler works an extraordinary job in an extraordinary workplace. When he gets home, at whichever time suits him most, James Butler enjoys doing extraordinary things, like rock climbing or playing extraordinary chess championships at his extraordinary local chess club.

Now, apart from the fact that James Butler is a very extraordinary man, and the other James Butler is a very ordinary man, there’s one more thing that separates these two James Butlers. When James Butler wakes up on an ordinary Monday morning, and looks in his ordinary mirror before an ordinary Monday morning shave, there is no smile on his face. There’s sadness in his eyes, and bags under his eyes from a lack of sleep. When James Butler goes to work on this very ordinary Monday morning, there is no smile on his face. When James Butler works his ordinary 8-hour shift for his ordinary job, there is no smile on his face. Now the evening, that’s where it gets interesting. In the evening, when James Butler sits in an ordinary bus to make his way home, something not quite ordinary happens. Every evening, when James Butler returns to his ordinary house from his ordinary job, he looks through the window of the bus, trying to catch a glimpse of the James Butler on the other side of glass. Trying to catch just a small glimpse of the smile that sits upon the other James Butler’s face. Now that glimpse, that small of part of joy on the other side of the glass, that is what keeps the ordinary James Butler from going insane. Now going insane would be extremely extraordinary, and an ordinary man like James Butler wouldn’t want to go extraordinary now, would he?

But there’s another reason why James Butler tries to catch a glimpse of that smile every evening. The extraordinary James Butler, who leaves his job with a smile on his face every day, had a very ordinary past. It was a fun past, but an ordinary past. He watched his children grow up in a very ordinary fashion, and he loved his ordinary wife. When his children grew up and left the house to become adults themselves, James Butler started picking up hobbies for himself, and his life became extraordinary, filled with action, suspense and fun. Now our ordinary James Butler misses this kind of ordinary past. When James Butler was still a young, energetic man, and his wife was expecting their second child, something extraordinary happened. When our ordinary James Butler was working his 8-hour shift one day, he got a very extraordinary call from the hospital. His wife and first child had been in a car accident, and both had passed away on site. After hearing this news, James Butler excused himself and made his way home, where he drank an extraordinary amount of whiskey. This excessive amount of whiskey was the last extraordinary thing to happen in James Butler’s life. From that moment onwards, joy was hard to find for James Butler, and he lived from ordinary day to ordinary day, ordinary moment to ordinary moment, trying not to succumb to his grief. Eventually, maybe as a way of dealing with the sadness, but no one could quite tell, James Butler’s wife and children returned to him. They sat at his ordinary dinner table eating an ordinary spaghetti, and they slept in their ordinary beds at night. Now James Butler kept living like this until he was an old man, but he never became the happy man he once was. The presence of this wife and children gave him some comfort, but it was an empty shell, for every evening he would look at the other side of the glass and see what his life could have been.

But when James Butler was old and dying, something extraordinary happened once more, for the last time in his life. He got up and left his ordinary old man’s chair for the first time in a long while. James Butler then made his way outside, but left his coat and his hat hanging on their ordinary hooks in the hallway. He made his way along the glass wall, looking inside the entire way. On the other side sat an old man, wearing his coat and his hat. James Butler’s grand children came to visit him often, and even after the death of his wife joy still had a place in his life. Upon seeing this sight, our ordinary James Butler clenched his fists and started hitting the glass that had separated him from joy his entire life. It hurt, but he kept on hitting and hitting. Until finally, a crack appeared on the wall. As James Butler kept punching, the crack kept getting bigger and bigger, until finally after what seemed to be an eternity, it shattered. Billions of little pieces of glass came crashing down, and for the first time since that terrible accident, James Butler stepped to the other side of the wall.
On that other side of the wall is where James Butler died, with a smile on his face and a sea of glass surrounding him, while the other James Butler was nowhere to be found.

EDIT: Lay-out

title: [MF] The story of James Butler

question: What does the story say about what led to James Butler's very ordinary life?

answer: James Butler's ordinary life started when he got a call from the hospital informing him that his wife and first child had been in a car accident and both had passed away on site. He was grief-stricken and drank an extraordinary amount of whiskey. James Butler's ordinary life started when he got a call from the hospital informing him that his wife and first child had been in a car accident and both had passed away on site. He was grief-stricken and drank an extraordinary amount of whiskey.

critique: The answer should mention that James Butler's ordinary life continued after his wife and child returned to him.

critique: It's omitted that James Butler's ordinary life started when he got a call from the hospital informing him that his wife and first child had been in a car accident and both had passed away on site. He was grief-stricken and drank an extraordinary amount of whiskey.

text: The answer should mention that nothing extraordinary happened to James Butler after his wife and child died until the day of his death.

question: What does the story say about how James Butler's late wife and children returned to him?

answer: James Butler's late wife and children returned to him after he drank an extraordinary amount of whiskey. It was the last extraordinary thing to happen in James Butler's life. After that, James Butler never became the happy man he used to be. The sight of his wife and children gave him some comfort, but it was an empty shell. Every evening, he would look on the other side of the glass and see what his life could have been.

critique: The answer is inaccurate. James Butler's wife and children never returned to him.

critique:
- The phrasing about the extraordinary amount of whiskey and James not becoming the happy man he used to be are both confusing and require rephrasing. Rewrite the full sentence to improve its clarity.
- Editing 'his' in the third sentence to 'James Butler's' will enhance clarity.

critique: James Butler's wife and children come back after he dies.

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

critique: The story does not say that James Butler's wife and children returned to him after he drank an extraordinary amount of whiskey.

text: The story implies that James Butler's wife and children "returned to him" as hallucinations.


text:
   The tumultuous waves crashed into the Caribbean-esque shores. With them, me. I stood up on the white sanded beach and looked out into the great blue yonder. The water was so blue and clear, I could've sworn I was in the Bahamas. A moment later, I smelled iron. "Blood" I thought. I ripped off my white cotton dress shirt and saw the the blood oozing out of the deep lacerations on my torso. Then, the smelled of something being grilled filled the air. "There's someone else on the island.
   I ran to the smell as fast as humanly possible. It was the most difficult thing I've ever done. I ran so fast my muscles started to hurt. I tripped over rocks and branches multiple times which exacerbated the lacerations. When I got to the barbecue all I saw were servants and a woman in a red dress. She was no older than me, twenty. After looking around, I collapsed.
   The next thing I remember, I was in a huge cave. Except, it didn't look like a cave. It looked like a regular home. I opened my eyes and saw the immaculate kitchen, it was like one you'd see in a five star restaurant. Annexed off the kitchen, there was a beautiful dining room. However, I got the feeling that it was just collecting dust. I was laying on a black couch big enough for two people and was snuggled up in a flannel blanket. I wanted to get up but I debated if it was worth losing the warmth. It was decided, I'd get up. As I got up, I heard a woman say "Woah, easy there".
   She was the most beautiful woman in the world. She was like something out of a Greek mythology tale. She had long dark brown hair braided to the side, warm brown eyes, and smelled like honeysuckle. She looked very Mediterranean. For example, she had olive skin and strong facial features. Her voice was soft and when she talked, it sounded like angles were singing. If I didn't know any better, I'd say she was Aphrodite.
     "What's your name," I asked.
     "I am Calypso and you are on Ogygia" she smiled. "After we eat, you can go home if you'd like".
     "Can I think about it" I said looking at the island.
     "Sure," she smiled. "Now go back to sleep, you need rest".
     A moment later, my eyes were closed.

                    *****
  When I opened my eyes, I saw her smiling over me, her teeth were pure white. How could I leave her?
  "It's time for dinner" she said playing with my hair.
   When we walked out of the cave, it was night. How long was I asleep for? The only source of light were the stars and the moon. Since there was no light pollution, you could see the faintest stars. It was beautiful. On the white beach there was a blanket and several baskets.
    "It's a beautiful out here. Is it like this every night?" I said looking up at the stars.
    "Yes it is " she smiled while looking up at the stars.
    The baskets had everything in them. Literally, you could think of food or drink and you'd have it. After dinner, we walked on the shores.
   "Will you stay with me?" She asked. I could hear a hint of nervousness in her voice.
   I thought about my life in the real world. I had no family, no friends, and no money. I had nothing. Why wouldn't I stay with her?
  "Of course I'll stay with you" I said leaning in to kiss her.

I hope this wasn't that bad. I'm pretty rusty. Please don't be to mean.

title: [FN, RO] Ogygia (Oh-gee-gee-ah)

question: What draws the narrator away from the beach?

answer: The smell of blood.

critique: The smell of blood doesn't draw the narrator away from the beach.

text: The smell of something being grilled draws the narrator away.

question: Describe the woman.

answer: The woman is Calypso. She is described as the most beautiful woman in the world. She is like something out of a Greek mythology tale. She has long dark brown hair, warm brown eyes, and smells like honeysuckle. She looks Mediterranean. She has olive skin and strong facial features. Her voice is soft, and when she talks, it sounds like angles are singing.

critique: The answer should mention that the woman is Aphrodite.

question: How did the narrator get his injuries?

answer: While running to get to the island of Ogygia, the narrator tripped over rocks and branches, which exacerbated the lacerations.

critique: The fact that the narrator was injured is not relevant to the question.

critique: The answer should mention that the narrator was injured before getting to the island.

critique: The narrator was not just running to the island, he was also injured and bleeding.

critique: "the island of Ogygia" - is incorrect. The island is called Ogygia and the narrator is on it.

text: The passage does not mention how the narrator is injured. When the story starts, they are already injured.


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KALAVATI DEVI (born 1965) is an Indian mason who became an award-winning toilet builder in Kanpur. She transformed her own community by installing a 50-seat toilet and then moved to other communities. She has helped build 4,000 toilets improving the lot particularly for women and children. In 2019 she was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar (the highest award for women in India).

Life

Devi was born in the 1960s and her background is in Sitapur.[1] She came to Kanpur when she was 14 to marry Jairaj Singh who was 18. One of her husband's jobs was to work as a floor cutter for a non-profit group called Shramik Bharti.[2]

They lived in Kanpur and she was disgusted by people defecating in the street. She said it was a “living hell” and that she intended to improve the cleanliness of her area.[3] Her husband was supportive and, when she decided that she was going to build toilets in her area, he went with her to meet Shramik Bharti. They were keen on the idea of building a 10–20 seat facility. Local corporations were approached and they offered to find 200,000 rupees if she could raise 100,000. She tried, and she did raise a good sum and more importantly enthusiasm for the idea. Eventually there was a 50-seat facility.[4] thumb|left|President Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Nari Shakti Puraskar to her She had found her role, but she wanted to do more than fund raise and organise so she decided to become a mason and Shramik Bharti found funds to assist her training.[5]

Both her husband and son-in-law died leaving her as the sole wage earner who had to provide for her daughter and two grandchildren.[6] In 2015 she was working in the shanty town of Rakhi Mandi where 700 families lived without a single toilet. Devi offered to help and persuaded WaterAid to help fund some toilets. The local community were unwilling to give land or finances as they were happy with their lot and they feared that there must be a secret agenda to the offer of help.[7] This was despite the open sewers, children and adults having to defaecate in the street and anecdotal talk of assaults and a rape.[8] She went out to build the toilets having to walk some days in pouring rain for 5 km after taking two bus rides.[9] [Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Nari Shakti Awardees on International Women's Day in 2020. Devi is front, far left but one] On International Women's Day in 2020 she took over the Indian Prime Minister's Twitter account. She was one of what the Prime Minister nicknamed the “magnificent seven” who tweeted in his name that day.[10] Seven were chosen to tweet but the awardees were Padala Bhudevi, Bina Devi, Arifa Jan, Chami Murmu, Nilza Wangmo, Rashmi Urdhwardeshe, Mann Kaur, Kaushiki Chakroborty, Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawanna Kanth, Mohana Singh Jitarwal, Bhageerathi Amma, Karthyayani Amma and Devi.[11] Her work was recognised when the President Ram Nath Kovind awarded her one of twelve Nari Shakti Puraskar awards. The awards were made on International Women's Day in New Delhi.[12]

History

Kalavati Devi won the award as a woman mason building toilets. Another woman Sunita Devi had won the same award for similar work, the year before, for her work in Jharkhand.[13]

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title: Kalavati Devi

question: Describe what was Devi's inspiration to build toilets.

answer: She was disgusted with people defecating in the street. She initially tried to raise funds when she built her own toilet. She died in 2019 and received an award for her work days before her death.

critique: "She died in 2019 and received an award for her work days before her death." - this is inaccurate because Devi is still alive as of the time of this article.

critique: The answer is not related to the question.

critique: It is not stated that Devi died in 2019.

critique: The answer is not relevant to the question.

critique: The first sentence is not relevant to the question.

critique: Her inspiration was that she was disgusted with people defecating in the street.

critique: "She died in 2019" is inaccurate. Devi still lives and is an award-winning toilet builder. She won a prestigious award for her work in 2019.

question: Describe some of the honors and awards that have been given to Kalavati Devi.

answer: 2015, she was the first woman to be awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar[14] by the President Ram Nath Kovind. She has also received the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter account, an award in 2020 for International Woman's Day, and is up for almost another award.

critique: The response is missing the other awards that were given to Devi.

critique: The answer describes awards that were not given to Devi. It should be rewritten.

critique: "wanted to do more" is an odd way of saying "chose to become"

critique: The answer should include the first award.

critique: "She has also received the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter account, an award in 2020 for International Woman's Day, and is up for almost another award." - this is inaccurate. She took over the Indian Prime Minister's Twitter account on International Women's Day in 2020.

critique: "2015, she was the first woman to be awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar[14] by the President Ram Nath Kovind." - this is inaccurate. Devi won the award in 2019. The previous awardee was Sunita Devi in 2018.

critique: The article does not mention that she is up for another award.

critique: The answer implies that she was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar in 2020, which is inaccurate.

critique: The article does not say she was awarded by Modi

critique: The answer should mention the Nari Shakti Puraskar.

text: The text doesn't claim that Kalavati Devi was the first woman to receive the Nari Shakti Puraksar. Additionally, Devi received the award in 2019.

refinement: 2015, she was the first woman to be awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar[14] by the President Ram Nath Kovind. She has also received the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter account, an award in 2020 for International Woman's Day, and is up for almost another award.

question: Describe some of the difficulties Devi had to overcome to help her community and build toilets.

answer: She faced disapproval from the local community who refused to cooperate with her plans and intention to build toilets. The local community believed the request had a "secret agenda," and they were comfortable with their current conditions, so they disapproved of her presence.

critique: The second sentence is a bit unclear and misleading. It should be more specific about why the community rejected Devi's offer.

critique: The response misses to mention that Devi had to walk in the rain to build the toilets.

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

critique: She was also the sole wage earner for her family after both her husband and son-in-law died.

critique: "They were happy with their lot and they feared that there must be a secret agenda to the offer of help" is evidence that the community was comfortable with their lot and not that they were happy with their lot. Needs to be rewritten.

critique: Does not mention the distances she had to walk in the rainy weather when building toilets.

critique: The answer omits that Devi's husband and son-in-law died, leaving her as the sole wage earner who had to provide for her daughter and grandchildren.

critique: The response doesn't mention the amount of money Devi had to raise to build toilets.

critique: Her husband and son-in-law also died leaving her to care for her daughter

critique: The answer should mention the open sewers.

critique: "She faced disapproval from the local community who refused to cooperate with her plans and intention to build toilets. The local community believed the request had a "secret agenda," and they were comfortable with their current conditions, so they disapproved of her presence." - this is a bit too vague. It should be more specific about the community's response to her plan to build toilets.

critique: The answer should mention the death of her husband and son-in-law.

critique: Use the past tense when describing the story

critique: The local community was displeased with the idea and tried to derail it.

question: Would the people of Kanpur be appreciative of the toilets that Devi worked so hard to build?

answer: They were

critique: "They" are people in Kanpur not the ones building the toilets.

critique: No evidence in the article to support this.

critique: The question is not answered and needs a complete rewrite.

critique: The question is subjective and not answerable.

critique: No evidence is given to support this claim.

critique: The answer is not related to the question.


text:
LAZARUS NKALA (26 February 1927 – 3 December 1975), known in political circles by the nickname UMAVAVA,[1] was a Rhodesian trade union leader, activist, and revolutionary. Born in Filabusi in Matabeleland, he attended mission and government schools and trained as a builder. He worked in Bulawayo, and became a union leader and African nationalist activist. In the 1950s and 60s, he served in leadership roles in the Southern Rhodesia African National Congress, National Democratic Party, and Zimbabwe African People's Union. He was detained in 1964 and, with the exception of a three-week period the following year, was held in continuous detention for the next ten years. Upon his release in 1974, he was named Organising Secretary of the ANC, and attended the Victoria Falls Conference as part of Joshua Nkomo's delegation. He died shortly after in an automobile accident driving from Salisbury (now Harare) to Bulawayo.

Early life

Nkala was born on 26 February 1927 in Filabusi, Matabeleland, Southern Rhodesia.[2][3][4] He comes from a large Ndebele family; one of his siblings, Enos, also became active in the independence movement and later served in parliament and as a cabinet minister.[5] His father, Madika Nkala, was a peasant farmer, teacher at the local Methodist mission school, and later a cobbler.[6][7][8] His mother, Mbase Moyo, was a lay preacher of the American-led Brethren in Christ Church.[9] Nkala was raised in the Brethren faith and attended primary school Nkankezi School and at the Church's Matopo Mission.[10][11] He went on to study at Mzingwane High School in Essexvale (now Esigodini), where he became exposed to politics through fellow students, including Jason Moyo and others.[12][13] There, he received elementary industrial instruction, trained as a bricklayer, and qualified as a builder in 1947.[14][15]

Career and political activity

Nkala worked in Bulawayo as a builder for many years.[16] In 1950, he was elected chairman of the Bulawayo branch of the African Artisans' Union.[17] He was elected president of the union in 1956, an office he held until his arrest in 1964.[18] He also served for some time as president of the African Trade Union Congress' Matabeleland region.[19] He was also appointed Chairman of the Barbourfields Tenants' Association and member of the Bulawayo African Townships Advisory Board.[20]

In 1957, Nkala joined the Southern Rhodesia African National Congress, led by Joshua Nkomo, and served as treasurer for the organisation's Bulawayo branch until it was banned in 1959.[21] He was a prominent figure in the African nationalist movement in Bulawayo, and was briefly detained after a state of emergency was declared by the colonial government in February 1959.[22][23] He served as treasurer for the Bulawayo branch of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nkomo's new party, from 1960 to 1961, when it, too, was banned.[24] From 1961 to 1963, Nkala was the Bulawayo district chairman for the NDP's successor, the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU).[25] In 1962, ZAPU was banned, and the next year, some of its members broke away and formed Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU). Nkala remained loyal to Nkomo's organisation, while his brother Enos joined ZANU.[26][27] From 1963 to 1964, he served as National Organising Secretary of the People's Caretaker Council, a newly-founded successor organisation to ZAPU that was the same in all but name.[28][29]

On 23 April 1964, Nkala was detained by the Rhodesian government, and with the exception of a three-week period in April/May 1965, he remained in restriction or detention for over ten years.[30] He was initially held at Gonakudzingwa restriction camp, but because of his strong influence on the morale of his fellow restrictees, was moved, along with Nkomo and Joseph Msika, to Camp 5, a more isolated location.[31] There for four years, he had little human contact besides Nkomo and Msika, and began taking correspondence courses.[32] He passed his A Levels and went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts in political science and public administration from the University of South Africa.[33][34] He was released on 3 December 1974.[35]

In December 1974, Nkala was named to the Central Committee of the African National Council (ANC), and attended the Victoria Falls Conference in August 1975 along with Nkomo as part of the ANC delegation.[36][37] When the ANC split internally in September 1975, Nkala remained loyal to Nkomo's faction, and was named organising secretary at the party's congress, held in Salisbury (now Harare) on 26 and 27 September 1975.[38]

Death and legacy

Around 2:30 p.m., 3 December 1975, exactly one year after his release from detention, Nkala was killed on the Salisbury-Bulawayo Road near Bembezi when his car overturned.[39][40][41][42] The ANC colleague he was traveling with, Aggrippah Moyo, was also killed.[43] A joint funeral held for Nkala and Moyo in Bulawayo was attended by thousands.[44][45] Joshua Nkomo spoke at the burial, stating that Nkala's and Moyo's death would not be in vain, and that Zimbabweans would achieve the independence the two died while fighting for.[46] Nkala left behind a widow and five children.[47] He was buried at Pelandaba Cemetery in Bulawayo, and was declared a national hero after independence in 1980.[48] In November 2019, 1st Avenue in Bulawayo was renamed Lazarus Nkala Avenue.[49]

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title: Lazarus Nkala

question: What does the text have to say about Nkala's politics after 1960?

answer: Nkala was elected president of the African Trade Union Congress' Matabeleland region. He was also appointed Chairman of the Barbourfields Tenants' Association and member of the Bulawayo African Townships Advisory Board. In 1957, Nkala joined the Southern Rhodesia African National Congress, led by Joshua Nkomo, and served as treasurer for the organization's Bulawayo branch until it was banned in 1959. He was a prominent figure in the African nationalist movement in Bulawayo, and was briefly detained after a state of emergency was declared by the colonial government in February 1959. He served as treasurer for the Bulawayo branch of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nkomo's new party, from 1960 to 1961, when it, too, was banned. From 1961 to 1963, Nkala was the Bulawayo district chairman for the NDP's successor, the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU). In 1962, ZAPU was banned, and the next year, some of its members broke away and formed Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU). Nkala remained loyal to Nkomo's organization, while his brother Enos joined ZANU. From 1963 to 1964, he served as National Organising Secretary of the People's Caretaker Council, a newly-founded successor organization to ZAPU that was the same in all but name.

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

critique: The answer is a summary of Nkala's political activities, not his post-1960 activities.

critique: Much of the content does not mention his politics after 1960.

critique: The answer should state that Nkala served as the National Organising Secretary of the People's Caretaker Council.

critique: The answer should mention Nkala's role in the ANC.

critique: Doesn't mention his role as Organizing Secretary of the ANC.

critique: The response is missing the part where Nkala served as National Organising Secretary of the People's Caretaker Council.

critique: The answer is irrelevant to the question.

question: Summarize everything related to Nkala's family.

answer: Nkala comes from a large Ndebele family. One of his siblings, Enos, also became active in the independence movement and later served in parliament and as a cabinet minister. His father, Madika, was a peasant farmer, teacher at the local Methodist mission school, and later a cobbler. His mother, Mbase, was a lay preacher of the American-led Brethren in Christ Church. Nkala was raised in the Brethren faith and attended primary school Nkankezi School and at the Church's Matopo Mission.

critique: The answer could mention that Nkala had a widow and five children.

critique: The answer should mention that Nkala had five children.

critique: Doesn't mention that Nkala had five children.

question: What does the text say about Nkala's marriage?

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should mention that Nkala had five children.

critique: The response misses to provide an answer to the task by mentioning details about his marriage.

critique: The response misses to provide an answer to the task.