text:
Space
The distant future
A long way from home
Aboard the Solitude

They gave me enough rations and air to last a full six months. Enough to last the whole recon mission. It’s been long enough now that the sound of my own thoughts is slowly driving me crazy. Outside Observation is just space. Space as far as the eye can see. Dotted with stars smaller than a baby's laugh. A sea of stillness spreading out forever.

Just below me is Judas 5. The star I was sent here to check out. Do a full orbit, they said, scan the planets in the system for atmosphere, water, plant life, etcetera, then shoot the retros and get the hell back here. Easy peasy. Simple simple simple. Simple mission. All I really had to do was sit in this cramped space for half a year, twiddle my thumbs, catch up on my reading, and keep myself in shape. The computers handled everything, mostly. They auto-guidance systems guided. The auto-detector system detected. Then once the six months was up I just pressed the big shiny button on the dashboard and I’d be home before I knew it.

I wondered how Anita was doing. Dating was hard for Nauts. Noughts. We were literally out of this world for months, years at a time. Dating outside the agency was a nightmare. Wait, so you’re telling me I get to see you one week in fifty-two? And you’re looking for something serious? Riiiiight, yeah not gonna work. Long distance? What a joke. Dating within the agency was hell as well. Sure you find a nice girl, cute, smart (or course), fit. She likes you. You like her. You ask her out. You go out. She gets deployed to Ulysses 12 or whatever. Best case scenario, she goes out alone, not knowing when she’ll be back, and you get sent out on your own mission to god knows where, and you two somehow manage to sync your timetables. Somehow. Unlikely though. Worst case scenario she gets sent out with mister Joe Beefpecs and gets hooked up while on mission. It’s only natural. Half a year in a cramped little room with only one other person for company? Sex is a no brainer of a time passer.

Anyway Anita. This girl I’d met a while back. Cute. Smart. Kind of a sarcastic chick. Funny though. She said she was fine with my job, but if I get back and she’s moved on I wouldn’t be surprised. Six months is a long time to be away from home.

Home. A little apartment in the city, round the corner from this nice little café no one knows about. A quiet little space in a city that never shuts up. An empty room in a place bursting at the seams with people. Some nauts didn’t see the point of living off-base. Didn’t see the point of getting attached to earthbounds. Earthbound people, earthbound places, they mean. Kept their rooms on base bare because they never had time to decorate. I guess I see their point. If I’m away ninety percent of the time there really is no point buying a place of my own. But I dunno. I kind like that, the fact that I’ve got a little place tucked away, just for me. Maybe I’m just sentimental like that.

The Solitude. Shuttles as a rule didn’t get names. I know they used to name them all – Discovery, Challenger, whatever – but these days they were just given codes. ATS, PNB, RT7, FUBAR etc. This hunk of twenty-year old junk was named DSSS 92 back in the heyday of the agency, when we could afford to send ninety two of the fuckers out there. Out here. Into space. Deep space surveyor shuttle ninety two. Really captures the imagination. So I thought, yknow what, I’ve been on enough recons with this little guy to deserve to name him. Her. It. Whatever.

Solitude. Original I know. But I guess I might as well. What with the air situation and all.

Oh. That. Yeah.

Captains log number one. Number last.

Day ninety-two.
The DSSS solitude.
A long way from home.
Retros are busted. Got hit by a freak shower a couple months back. Meteor, not rain. Been orbiting this sun for near on two months now. Air running out. No response from Terra.   Looks like I’m on my own. No surprises there.

I

I don’t know what else to say. It’s not like I’m leaving anyone behind after all.

...

Oh yeah. my mission.
...

No habitable zones found surrounding Judas 5.
No signs of life in surveyed area.
Mission status complete. Heading home.

title: [SF(?)] Space (775 words)

question: What is the narrator's current task?

answer: The narrator is on a recon mission.

critique: The answer should mention what the narrator is surveying.

critique: "The narrator is on a recon mission." - is too generic and needs to be more specific. Add the name of the mission and the name of the star they're orbiting.

critique: The narrator is on a recon mission to Judas 5.

critique: The question is asking for a more specific task.

question: What are the difficulties of dating within the agency and outside the agency?

answer: The narrator says that dating outside the agency is a nightmare because the person is away for months or years at a time. Dating within the agency is also difficult because the person could be sent out on a mission and the other person gets deployed to Ulysses 12.

critique: The response misses to mention that dating outside the agency is also a nightmare because the person is away for months or years at a time.

critique: The answer omits that dating outside the agency is also difficult because the person is away for months or years at a time.

critique: The response is missing the part about dating outside the agency being a nightmare because the person is away for months or years at a time.

critique: The answer omits the difficulties of dating outside the agency.

critique: The highlighted text is unnecessary and can be removed.

critique: The timeline described in the answer is a bit misleading

question: Describe how the narrator met Anita.

answer: The narrator met Anita a while back. They met her when she was working at the agency. She was cute, smart, and funny. She was also sarcastic. The narrator asked her out, and they went out. She got deployed to Ulysses 12 or whatever, and the narrator got sent out on his own mission. The narrator wonders if she's moved on.

critique: It is not stated that they met her when she was working at the agency.

critique: The answer is too long. The last two sentences are unnecessary.

critique: The details about the date are irrelevant to the question.

critique: The narrator wonders if she's moved on, not if she's moved on.

critique: The narrator's mission is irrelevant to the question.

critique: The answer gives the impression that the narrator and Anita's relationship has ended. This should be rewritten.

text: "or whatever" is irrelevant.

category: coherence


split: test

text:
He stared at the floor. He had nothing better to do. He could have picked up a magazine or disappeared into his cell phone, but he didn’t want to risk making eye contact with anyone. He wasn’t feeling up for idle chit\-chat.

The carpet was depressing and he was having trouble labeling its color. It was unmistakably gray, but not entirely. There was a subtle tinge of brown laid overtop, like some sort of gloomy overcoat. Embedded in the mysterious shade were thin, tan stripes that raced horizontally across the floor.

The carpet now has his attention. He continued to stare at it intently, determined to brand the gray with brownish hue.

As he moved his head closer he noticed the fibers were woven from a variety of colors like, red, blue, and yellow. But as he pulled his head back he no longer saw the colorful strands. Instead, the colors blended together into the murky, grayish\-brown he was having trouble classifying.

To pass the time he experimented with this nearsighted phenomenon by calculating how far he had to dip his head until the colored fibers became visible. After a few dips and withdraws, he determined he had to lower his head to about chest height before he could see anything but gray with a sad smear of brown.

It was at that moment he also realized how foolish he must have looked to the others in the room. Normal people were occupied with their Instagram feed or a 6\-month old issue of Consumer Digest.

Why couldn’t I just be normal, he thought. Why couldn’t I be anywhere, but here, he thought. He picked his head up and rearranged his shoulders.

Now he stared at the administrator who was seated behind a sliding glass window. The glass window was closed and the administrator had his head down. Thank God, he thought, no eye contact.

Behind the administrator was a large, Master Edwards clock. It sat high enough that even if the administer were to sit upright, the entire clock face would still be visible to anyone on the other side of the sliding glass. Whoever mounted the clock must have considered the possibility that the administrator could obstruct the view of the clock face while sitting upright and therefore placed it at the appropriate height. These were his thoughts while he waited.

“Mr. Blocker?”

He heard his name, but didn’t move. He maybe thought he’d only imagined someone calling his name and didn’t want to appear anxious, so he sat still.

“Mr. Blocker? Are you Mr. Blocker?” the attendant called out. She was standing in an open doorway in the far righthand corner of the room. She was looking directly at him. Finally, he made eye contact with someone.

“This way please.”

He rose to his feet and stuffed his hands in his trouser pockets. He took his first steps toward the door, feeling a bit defeated by the carpet. He was still unclear on its color.

The attendant lead him down a white corridor. The walls were white. The ceiling was white. The floor was white, linoleum tile. The lighting was soft, fluorescent white. He decided to stop focusing on the color white and let his mind drift to something more pleasant, the lining of his trouser pockets.

He’d always been quite satisfied with the navy suit he was wearing. The shoulders fit him perfectly. The taper of the legs was trimming and made him look taller. But the lining of the trouser pockets is what pleased him most. The lining was a soft silky material that felt fine and glossy when he rubbed it between his thumb and forefinger.

“Right in here please”, the attendant directed. Her arm was outstretched, half of it inside of another room. This room was his room. This room was where he was supposed to go. He was sure of it. Not because the attendant declared it so, but because it felt right. He pulled his hands out of his pockets and entered.

In the middle of the room was a large desk. It appeared to be very old and extremely heavy. Probably oak, he thought. Behind the desk sat a man with wire\-frame glasses. The man was staring at a computer screen. The man was at least twice his age. He could see the glare of the screen almost entirely in the man’s glasses.

“Please Mr. Blocker. Have a seat.”

He did as he was told and took a seat in a chair on the opposite side of the desk.

“Mr. Blocker, we are going to have to make a very difficult decision today.”

He sat in his seat and listened.

“It’s my opinion that further treatments are not going improve your health.”

He extended his chin and began to nod his head. Not to appear as if he was listening, but to communicate that he understood the weight of the declaration the man in glasses had just made.

“You’ve been fighting this…we’ve been fighting this for almost ten years. After five surgeries and countless rounds of chemotherapy there has been only very little progress. Of course, we could continue treatment, but your quality of life would rapidly deteriorate and the burden of cost would fall entirely on your next of kin. I sincerely believe it would be best to begin getting your affairs in order. As of today, I would estimate that you may have only a few months left.”

He sat silently with his chin still pointed toward the man with glasses. He thought about his wife. He thought about his daughters and their children. He thought about his parents who had passed many, many years ago. He thought about the white corridor with the white ceiling, the white, linoleum tiles and the white, fluorescent lights. He thought about the lining of his trouser pockets. He thought about the carpet.

“Taupe!”

“I’m sorry Mr. Blocker. I don’t understand,” said the man with glasses.

“Gray mixed with a tinge of brown. Taupe.” he replied.

He couldn’t think of anything else to say. Instead he furrowed his brow, dipped his head, and regarded the taupe carpet with a newfound sense of familiarity and confidence.

He felt more comfortable now, having identified the mysterious color that had been eluding him. So, he lifted his hands to his face, covered his eyes with his sweat palms, and began to cry.

title: [RF] Taupe

question: Summarize the main sources of tension in the story.

answer: The main sources of tension at the end of the story are Blocker's health and the fact that it seems inevitably that the illness will kill Blocker eventually, and Blocker's desire to be well enough to see his loved ones again.

critique: The response is missing the tension of Blocker's time in the hospital.

critique: The answer omits the tension of Blocker's isolation.

critique: The first part covers Blocker's actual illness and prognosis.

critique: The answer omits the tension of Blocker's social anxiety.

critique: The first sentence is inaccurate. The story does not end.

critique: The answer should mention that Blocker is dying.

question: Summarize the reveal at the end of the story.

answer: The reveal at the end of the story is when Mr. Blocker has to decide whether or not he wants to go through very costly, painful treatment or not. The medical staff asks him to decide while they are evaluating his health condition, and he makes it known that he believes it would be best to begin getting his affairs in order. He decides it would be best to begin getting his affairs in order after hearing the news of his current health condition, and begins to cry when he actually realizes what is happening.

critique: Try to focus on the emotional side, not the obvious 'what' side.

critique: The reveal is that the narrator has been describing the carpet the whole time.

critique: The answer omits the fact that Mr. Blocker identifies the carpet as taupe.

critique: The answer misrepresents the story's ending.

text: There is some repetition in the last and second last sentences but this is largely a good answer

refinement: The reveal at the end of the story is when Mr. Blocker has to decide whether or not he wants to go through very costly, painful treatment or not. The medical staff asks him to decide while they are evaluating his health condition, and he makes it known that he believes it would be best to begin getting his affairs in order. He decides it would be best to begin getting his affairs in order after hearing the news of his current health condition, and begins to cry when he actually realizes what is happening.

question: What are the ways the story depicts Mr. Blocker as not normal?

answer: Mr. Blocker staring at the floor instead of a magazine.

critique: The answer is too vague. It should mention the fact that Mr. Blocker is dying.

critique: The answer should mention his inability to classify the carpet's color.

critique: There is more about his not "normal" conduct.

critique: The answer does not mention the reason for his staring at the floor.

question: What does the story say about Mr. Blocker's relationship with his wife?

answer: No answer

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

critique: It is omitted that he thinks about his wife.

critique: The answer should mention that he thinks about his wife.

critique: The response misses to mention that Mr. Blocker thinks about his wife and his daughters and their children.


text:
It was a chilly spring day in Vancouver. “Hurry up we have to get going to the town center soon, breakfast is downstairs,” Adams wife stood at the bedroom door. She had dark black hair that drooped down her face and pale white skin much like Adam. He got up out of bed to change into his black jumpsuit; the same jumpsuit that everyone wore except his had a unique number, it read 77689. Towards the bathroom, he walked with a slouched back and a slight limp following a factory accident he had a month ago. A feeling of anger came over him but quickly subsided; he remembered the doctor telling him to control his thoughts and emotions.

“Breakfast looks good,” he said with a cold smile, it was a hot metal bowl of oatmeal and honey. The same food everyone got for their rations, the government provided the food, everyone got equal treatment. At the table sat Adams only son Tim, a gaunt ghoulish boy with razor-sharp cheekbones and hollow eyes.

“I hate this food,” Tim said spinning his spoon around the bowl, making a horrid screeching sound.

“Stop that,” his mum groaned looking as equally fed up of the cuisine.

“Don’t complain about the food, we should be thankful that we’re eating a hot meal,” Adam insisted, something inside of him didn’t feel right but he carried on slurping up the oatmeal. He looked past the drab and grey walls into the window where the sun stood far out of reach. “Let's get going, we don’t want to miss the news,” Adam sighed, as he got up the old wooden chair screamed being dragged across the wood floor.

The door creaked open as the family stepped out, the smoke-filled air heated up Adams throat drying it up like an Arabian desert. His lungs now used to the air no longer rejected it instead suffered from every burning breath. The taste was like burning hair which dried up the mouth. Stark houses stood only meters apart to accommodate the growing population. Now at the Town Center, he looked at the posters which hung up on telephone poles ‘Vote for Venessa Cooper 2078’, the same burning anger from earlier crept up his insides but like a fire extinguisher was put out by an irrational wave of fear. The endless sea of people stood around them, a flowing river of bodies. EEEEEEE the siren screeched, and silence quickly came to take its place. The silence hung in the air like a heavy fog but was disturbed by a flash.

“This is not your daily news broadcast, we call ourselves M0XERS,” the huge screen which usually displayed the news now projected a man with a deep monotone voice. He looked different as his face was not gaunt but was instead colourful and round, he had a dark brown beard that resembled a rainforest, his bare head scrunched up when he spoke. “We are here to liberate you from the prison you live in,” he declared, his tone so serious but warming. All eyes were on the screen then a group of dark masked figures abseiled down the screen. As people watched in curiosity the red paint quickly made out the word ‘freedom’.

The heavy silence was pierced by the yelling and hissing of people chanting “This is the hate of the old age!” The man on the screen looked in horror, suddenly the door behind him opened with a loud bang. Flashing white was followed by the sound of gunshots and screams. Silence once again covered the town center like a blanket of fog, when the dust cleared all that was left were bodies. A soldier dressed in all white appeared on screen then all went blank.

“We need to get out of here,” Adam said as he pulled his family away from the sea of people. Gunshots could be heard as a large military truck the size of two school buses plowed through the group of masked individuals. Gas was thrown at the crowd to disperse them. Everything slowed down, it felt as if someone stabbed him and pulled out his stomach. People were running and screaming as people began getting caught in the crossfire, he looked back and froze.

Breaths began coming to him but only in slow rattling gasps. His breathing would stop only to emerge like a drowning victim coming up for their last breath. His family still life clawed out of them into the cold hands of death. He looked at the word freedom now barely visible, covered in blood like a 1st graders painting.

“Go home or you will be shot!” the speaker blasted; this startled all the people still frozen in place to run like birds from a rock. Adam ran to in fear of his life, was he a coward to do so he thought. Nausea clawed at his throat he felt a strong contraction in his stomach, a vile acidic taste filled his mouth as he looked down only to see vivid yellow bile with chunks of oats.

The door creaked open and the coldness from the house felt like nails down his spine. His crying was both ferocious and noisy. He blinked briny tears from bloodshot eyes, his thick lashes stuck together in clumps as if he'd been swimming. The tears made wet tracks down his face and dripped from his stubbled, wobbling chin. He lay down needles sliced through every inch of his body the pain was too much, his eyes felt heavy like warm blankets.  He let his consciousness ebb away into the escape which was the darkness.

title: [RF] School short story can't think of a title and need help with grammar :)

question: Summarize the feelings the characters in the text have about the food served to them.

answer: Tim, the son, hates the food and complains about it. Adam, the father, insists that they should be thankful for the hot meal. The mother is fed up with the cuisine as well. The family is not happy with the food they are served.

critique: The response misses to mention that the family is not happy with the food they are served.

question: Summarize the emotions of the people once they heard the message the MOXERS gave out.

answer: The people were in a state of shock, and then they started to run in fear. Adam was in a state of terror, and he was running for his life.

critique: Doesn't mention the violence that followed.

text: The people were curious at first, then they hissed and chanted that “This is the hate of the old age!”

category: coverage

question: How would Tim be feeling among all the chaos of all the prisoners trying to escape?

answer: He would be feeling scared and confused.

critique: The answer should mention that Tim is a child.

question: If the MOXERS had not come to free the prisoners, how would Adam and his family's life look?

answer: They would have continued living in the same drab and grey world, eating the same oatmeal and honey for breakfast, and going to the same town center to watch the same news.

critique: The response misses to mention that the family would have continued living in the same drab and grey world, eating the same oatmeal and honey for breakfast, and going to the same town center to watch the same news.

critique: The answer is not related to the question.

critique: The answer is a bit too vague. It should be more specific.

critique: Question is asking how the world would be different if there were no MOXERS. The response talks about how the world would still be the same if the MOXERS weren't around.

critique: The answer should mention the danger the family was in.

critique: The answer is too vague. It should be more specific about what would have happened to Adam and his family if the MOXERS hadn't come to free the prisoners.

critique: The answer should mention that the MOXERS are a terrorist organization.

text: The answer should add that the MOXERS failed to free anyone and Adam's family died in the process.


text:
Ms. Johnson, I remember watching your baby everyday while you and your husband went out to work.
I remember having my red hair in a low ponytail.
I remember me wearing white clothing on with my brown sandals.
I remember everything up until now…
And now we both have lost everything because of you.

	It was a beautiful Friday morning, no one was home except for myself and the baby. After cleaning up in the kitchen, I remember hearing a cough coming from the basement. My initial thought was to get the baby and leave but strangely enough I did not. However, I did continue with whatever needed to be done with the house.
	For the next few days, this has continued until I spoke with your husband. Yes, this may seem strange and very disrespectful but your husband had deep secrets. He told me that a close friend of his was staying over for awhile until he gets a new place. The guy name is Riley. He’s a yellow skinned man, with high cheekbones, black curly hair, with dark brown eyes. Also, he smoked these skinny, black cigarettes. Although I was skeptical at first, I still decided that it was okay.
	But as days passed, I felt as if there were more eyes on me than usual. Paranoia has stricken me while being in that house. Unfortunately, it did not stop me from sleeping when being there. It was a Saturday afternoon, the house was silent. While I was on the couch, my mind was telling me something. As if it it knew something bad was going to happen. But I brushed the idea off and drifted off into sleep.
	Two hours later… I jumped from my sleep and saw two men standing before me. They both were wearing all black and they were both prepared for whatever was to come. The man on my left, was running full force ahead of me. My immediate reaction was to kick him dead in the nuts, then pick up the vase that is sitting on the coffee table and knock it upside his head. Quickly enough, I took a piece of the broke vase and proceeded to stab him in the right eye with it. Slowly enough, took his eyeball out of his socket. That is when I noticed that the other guy disappeared. I only had a few seconds to get the baby and get up out of there.
	I sprinted up them stairs, ran into the baby’s bedroom. I grabbed his baby bag that is always prepared in case of emergency and the baby. Popped opened that window, stepped out onto the balcony and jumped.
Luckily, we survived the jump and I was able to get up and run down the street. This run felt like eternity when in reality it was only two minutes that passed. One of my biggest regrets was looking back. Within a blink of an eye, a different man in all black tackled us onto the ground. The man on top of me and the baby had pinned us down to the ground. He turned around and signaled his men to come over. With that, I was able to raise my upper body up to see the baby. Although his eyes were closed he had this beautiful smile on him.
“NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!” I quietly screamed out. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and laughed. I started to tear up because I really thought I lost him. Nevertheless, when something good happens there is always the worst to come.
So, the man that chased us brought to this old 1970 black camaro. On the car it that had a bright orange spray paint mark on the passenger side door, and the car had these fresh rims. When first upon entering into the car, there was this light skinned, bald headed man who seemed to be his in late forties on the driver side of the seat. The only words he told me was, “buck up sweetheart it’s gonna be long a ride.”
Thank you Mr. Johnson, for bringing misery to us.

title: [NF] RUNAWAY PART ONE

question: Who is the document addressed to and why?

answer: The document is addressed to Ms. Johnson, though the motives behind this are obscure.

critique: "The document is addressed to Ms. Johnson, though the motives behind this are obscure." - the author's motives are clear: she blames Ms. Johnson for their misfortune.

critique: The answer should be clearer about the fact that the narrator blames Ms. Johnson for her current situation.

critique: "Though the motives behind this are obscure." - this is incorrect. The motives are clear: the narrator blames Ms. Johnson for losing everything.

critique: The answer is correct but the motives are not obscure. They are clear.

question: Describe the ways in which the woman fights off her assailant.

answer: She kicks him in the nuts and then uses a vase to hit him upside the head. She then uses a piece of the vase to stab him in the eye.

critique: She kicks him in the nuts and then uses a vase to hit him upside the head. She then uses a piece of the vase to stab him in the eye.

critique: The answer should mention that she also uses the broken vase to stab him.

critique: "She kicks him in the nuts and then uses a vase to hit him upside the head. She then uses a piece of the vase to stab him in the eye." - this is inaccurate because she was only able to kick the man in the nuts. She didn't use the vase to hit him upside the head. She used a piece of the vase to stab the man in the eye.

critique: The answer should mention that she picks up a piece of the vase and uses it to stab him in the eye.

question: What does the narrator remember about Ms. Johnson?

answer: Ms. Johnson was the narrator's employer, and she was very pregnant. The narrator remembers watching her baby everyday while she and her husband went out to work. The narrator remembers having their red hair in a low ponytail, wearing white clothing, and wearing brown sandals.

critique: The narrator is not Ms. Johnson's employee.

critique: "The narrator remembers watching her baby everyday while she and her husband went out to work." - this can be deleted.

critique: The baby was the narrator's employer, not Ms. Johnson.

text: Ms. Johnson isn't pregnant in the story, she has already given birth.

category: accuracy

question: What did Mr. Johnson do which caused disaster to fall on the narrator?

answer: Invited a home guest.

text: The story isn't clear on what Mr. Johnson did to cause the problems.


text:
The sun had disappeared behind the horizon leaving the bright lights of the city to shine like a beacon in the night. The stars in the dark sky were out shined by the lights and the sounds of nature were drowned by the cars and other city noises.

Loud music bounced against the muted yellow colored walls and out of the windows that were opened to keep the apartment from getting too stuffy in the summer weather. The apartment was relatively clean; the only place that was the dirtiest was the kitchen as the inhabitants of the small apartment had been gone all day. The dishes overflowed in the sink and the counters were dirty from all the meals prepared on it.

The music came from the bathroom as the inhabitants living in the apartment were getting ready to go out into the night for some fun that they had not gotten the chance to have in quite a while. The lights over the large bathroom mirror reflected brightly off the orange walls as a girl with black hair too short to do much but put a decorative pin it put on mascara while Sana scrolled on her phone while sitting on the toilet.

“So, let me get this straight,” the girl with the short hair began looking at the blonde in disbelief making Sana roll her eyes and look up from her phone at her. “A guy comes into the ice cream shop, gives you a fat wad of cash and his number, and you’re not even going to text him?”

“He was douche, there’s no way I’m trying to do anything with him or become his friend,” Sana replied shortly causing the girl to roll her eyes dramatically.

Another woman with long black hair walked in the bathroom wearing a blue cocktail dress holding a curling iron.

“Rachel, tell your friend that she’s being a weirdo,” the girl with the short black hair pleaded as Rachel plugged in the curling iron.

“What happened?” Rachel asked as she brushed her hair and looked to Sana.

“A douche gave me his number at work and she’s freaking out that I’m not going to text him,” she explained causing the black haired woman to giggle.

“Well, there’s no point in talking to someone you have no interest in,” she smiled as her younger sister, Devyn, groaned loudly.

“You both are weird,” she sighed taking the brush to begin brushing her hair and watched as her sister began to curl hers.

“I met someone weird today too,” Rachel said nonchalantly catching the attention of her two roommates who looked at each other questionably.

“Go on,” Sana pressed as she watched her friend bounce one of the curls in her hair in her hand before throwing it behind her shoulder.

“I got on the train after going to the store when I got off work and sat next to the guy. He was staring at me strangely before I bumped into him by accident and he pushed me away forcefully,” she explained while flipping another curl behind her shoulder.

“He must’ve had a bad day,” Sana suggested before she pursed her lips. “You guys are getting so dressed up, we’re just going to a bar.” Her clementine eyes looked at the blue cocktail dress and the floral romper her friends were wearing.

“You never know who you’re going to meet,” Rachel said as she unplugged the curling iron.

“You could meet your soulmate there,” Devyn smiled smugly at Sana who rolled her eyes and stood up.

“You two and your soulmate stuff,” she grumbled as she left the bathroom to go into her room to change out of her work clothes.

Her room was the cleanest out of them all and over looked a busy street in the city. It was hard for her to sleep sometimes because of how close the building was to the street and how much light peered in through her window even with the curtains closed. She walked to her closet and stared inside of it at the clothes hanging up. At first she was planning on just wearing jeans and a nice dress shirt but now that her friends were dressing up she could not help but think she had to dress up as well.

Maybe they were right about the soulmate thing, she thought as she grabbed a white off the shoulder sundress. She groaned at her thoughts as she put on the dress and a pair of heels and pushed them away as she brushed her hair. She did not feel like trying to make it fancy nor did she really have the time to along with putting on make up. When she looked in the mirror she was satisfied with how she looked and walked back to the bathroom in confidence.

Rachel and Devyn were giving themselves one last look over before they smiled at Sana, complimenting on how beautiful she looked.

 “You guys ready?”

“Yep!” Rachel flipped her curls behind her shoulders and skipped out of the bathroom followed by her sister.

Sana turned off all the lights in the apartment and followed her friends out on to the street with her purse. She walked beside them down the sidewalk yet she was quiet as they talked to each other, deep in thought. She could not stop thinking about what Devyn had said.

Could she really meet her soulmate at the bar? Was that stuff even real?

She shook her head to get a hold of herself as a man catcalled her from the sidewalk across the street, bringing her back to reality. She ignored the man and looked to her friends who were stopped in front of a bar that they had never seen before.

The orange neon sign read, ‘Demie’s’ and looking inside the windows it was easy to tell that the place was a hot spot.

“Let’s try it,” Rachel said as she grabbed the door handle and opened the door, walking in with her sister and Sana close behind.

There was a bell above the door that rung loudly and heads turned to see the trio walk in to the bar. Most of them went quiet but the jukebox in the corner of the bar still played on as Sana was the only one who seemed to notice the stare of the other patrons. One particular patron made her blood boil as a chill went down her spine when their eyes met.

She gripped the leather strap of her purse and glared at the grinning red eyed man before following her friend’s lead who sat down at an empty booth. She made sure her back was towards the man even though she could still feel his stare as the other patrons went back to their drinking and eating.

They did not sit there long before a tall man walked up them who gave them all a shock while he smiled warmly down at them.

“What can I get you three?”

title: [FN] Soulmates?

question: Why does Devyn think that the girls are weird?

answer: They are not interested in a guy who gave them his number.

critique: The answer should be clearer about the context of the question.

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critique: The answer should be a complete sentence.

critique: While the answer is accurate, it doesn't answer the question.

critique: The answer should be clearer about the context of the story.

critique: It is omitted that Sana is not interested in the guy.

text: Sana is the one who is not interested in a guy who gave her his number.

question: Why are the girls dressing up?

answer: It seems they are dressing up because they are going to a hot spot.

critique: It's omitted that they want to look nice for the men they might meet.

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

critique: The answer should mention that the girls are dressing up because they are going to a bar.

critique: It's not clear they're going to a hot spot.

question: Why did one of the patrons make Sana's blood boil?

answer: He was grinning at her.

critique: It is omitted that the man's behavior makes Sana believe that he has bad intentions.

critique: The answer should mention that the man had red eyes.

critique: The answer is too vague and needs to be more specific.

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The ENDEAVOUR 40 is an American sailboat that was designed by Bob Johnson as a cruiser and first built in 1981.[1][2][3]

Production

The design was built by the Endeavour Yacht Corporation in the United States. The company built about 185 examples between 1981 and 1985, but it is now out of production.[4][5][6]

Design

The Endeavour 40 was intended for both the private owner's market and yacht charter operators and was intended to compete directly with boats built by Gulfstar Yachts, as both company principals, John Books and Rob Valdes has previously worked for Gulfstar.[7]

The Endeavour 40 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of polyester resin and fiberglass woven roving and multi-directional chopped strand fiber, with teak wood trim. It has a center cockpit, masthead sloop rig or optional ketch rig, with aluminum spars, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of structural lead ballast.[8][9][10][11]

The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted.[12]

The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines 4-108 diesel engine of for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[13]

The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double “V”-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settees in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth. The main cabin features a folding dining table with two drop-leaves. The galley is located on the port side just aft of the companionway ladder. The galley is “L”-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner alcohol-fired stove and a double sink with hot and cold pressurized water and a fresh water pump, plus a refrigerator. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. There are two heads, one just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side that includes a shower and one on the port side in the aft cabin. The engine room is located centrally, under the companionway ladder. The cabin is trimmed in teak.[14]

Ventilation is provided by 16 ports that open and four hatches.[15]

For sailing the mainsail has a mainsheet traveler at the aft of the center cockpit, two winches for the genoa sheets and one for the mainsheet, plus two winches for the main and genoa halyards. The boat is equipped with a topping lift and slab reefing.[16]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 126.[17]

Operational history

In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote that the Endeavour 40 “is a big, comfortable cruiser intended for extended trips. Note that both fuel and water capacity are high. Ballast/displacement ratio is 36 percent. The cockpit, like most center cockpits, is high and therefore dry.”[18]

Steve Knauth wrote a review for _Soundings Magazine_ in 2008 and stated, “the 1980s hull design features a modified fin keel with a skeg-protected rudder. The forefoot is slightly flatter than a traditional wineglass hull, and the 13-foot beam is carried well aft for form stability and interior volume. Sail area is 743 square feet, with a 338-square-foot main and 405-square-foot foretriangle. The center cockpit is farther aft than some designs, and it’s high and dry.”[19]

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question: What does the article say about the design of the Endeavour 40?

answer: The Endeavour 40 was designed by Bob Johnson to compete with certain types of yacht sold by its competitor companies. It has a center cockpit, a masthead sloop arrangement, with aluminum spars, and a reverse transom, with a fixed 20-length fin keel and a raked stem. It displaces over 394.79 pounds of structural ballast, has a draft of concave under 136.61 inches, has sleeping accommodation for six people, and a British Perkins Engines 4-108 diesel engine (for docking and maneuvering). The design features teak wood trim, ventilation via 16 open ports, a PHRF handicap rating of 126, a fridge, a double sink, and sleeping and cooking facilities.- The boat is large, maneuverable, and has a standup captive mainsail sheet, double-lined mainsail, triple-folding bimini, self-tacking jib, and all-chain rode.

critique: There are some irrelevant details in the response.

critique: The answer is too long and contains irrelevant information.

critique: The answer is incoherent, contains irrelevant information, and is very difficult to understand.

critique: The answer is a summary of the boat's specifications, not a description of the design.

critique: It is irrelevant to the question to say that the boat is large, maneuverable and has a standup captive mainsail sheet, each of these are irrelevant.

critique: The answer misrepresents the facts in the article.

critique: The boat is described as "displacing over 394.79 pounds of structural ballast, has a draft of concave under 136.61 inches, has sleeping accommodation for six people, and a British Perkins Engines 4-108 diesel engine (for docking and maneuvering)." The boat is not described as "stand up captive mainsail sheet, double-lined mainsail, triple-folding bimini, self-tacking jib, and all-chain rode."

critique: The response is incoherent and contains several grammatical irregularities.

critique: The answer is all over the place and doesn't answer the question.

critique: There's no evidence that the boat is large, maneuverable, or has a stand up, captive mainsail sheet, double-lined mainsail, triple-folding bimini, self-tacking jib or all-chain rode.

critique: Much of the information in this answer is not included in the final draft of the wiki.

critique: The answer includes a lot of information that is not relevant to the question.

question: What does the article say about how to sail a sailboat?

answer: No answer

critique: There is information about how to sail the Endeavour 40 in the article.

critique: The article does not have any information on how to sail a sailboat.

critique: It is incorrect that the article does not discuss how to sail a sailboat.

critique: No answer is given, but the article does discuss sailing.

critique: This response is incorrect. The article does provide information on how to sail a sailboat.

critique: The article does not discuss how to sail a sailboat, but it does discuss the sailing capabilities of the Endeavour 40.

critique: Speculative and incorrect. Basic details of sailing are provided in the article. Other details are provided in the table in the section on sailing. 'No answer' is inaccurate and doesn't answer the question.

critique: The answer is not accurate. There are three bits of information in the article about how to sail a sailboat.

critique: The answer is wrong. The article does discuss how to sail a sailboat.

critique: Think about this: "The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double “V”-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settees in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth."

critique: The answer is incorrect. The article does mention how to sail a sailboat.


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GALEN SANDER FOTT (born September 9, 1963) is an American director, animator, writer, and actor. His animated short films have won awards and have screened at film festivals in London, Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Houston (ten-time Remi Award Winner),[1] and San Francisco (three-time Golden Gate Award nominee).[2][3][4]

Fott was born in Clarksville, Tennessee, the son of Mary Ready (Gilreath) Fott and Solie Isaac Fott. An early fascination with The Muppets on _Sesame Street_ inspired Fott to pursue the performing arts. He attended Clarksville High School and in 1985 graduated from the University of Memphis with a BFA in Theatre Performance.[5]

Acting

After graduation, Fott embarked on a career in theatre, appearing with companies across America. In 1990 Fott joined Actors' Equity Association and toured the US and Canada in the national tour of _Mame_, starring Juliet Prowse. In 1991, he originated the role of Gaston in _Beauty and the Beast: Live On Stage_ at Walt Disney World.[6] Since moving to Nashville in 2004, he has appeared in leading roles with Nashville Repertory Theatre, Nashville Shakespeare Festival, Nashville Opera, Nashville Children's Theatre, and other local presenters.[7][8]

Fott has worked as a puppeteer for the Jim Henson Company, performing background characters in several _Sesame Street_-related video projects. Also for Henson, he made live international appearances as Bear in the Big Blue House and the Coca-Cola Polar Bear.[9] Fott has puppeteered with Wishing Chair Productions, the resident puppet troupe of Nashville Public Library.

In 2014 Fott appeared on an episode of the TV series _Nashville_ as the Group Leader for an AA meeting. He has voiced several characters in the animated films he has directed, including Potato in _Potato Pants!_, the Rabbit in _I Want My Hat Back_, and Icky in _Du Iz Tak?_

Technical writing

Fott has co-authored eight books on digital imaging with Photoshop expert Deke McClelland. These include two editions of the _Photoshop Bible_, and three volumes in the _For Dummies_ series. Fott has also reviewed graphics software for _Macworld_ and was a contributing editor to _PC Magazine_.[10]

Animation

In 2002 Fott moved to Vancouver to study animation at VanArts. After completing his training, he moved back to the US and in 2004 founded Bigfott Studios.[11] Since then, Fott has adapted, directed, and animated more than 20 children's books to video with Weston Woods Studios. The production style varies from 2D computer techniques to hand-drawn animation.[12][13][14]

_Roberto the Insect Architect_ (2005, co-directed with Jerry Hunt) is voiced by Sean Hayes. This was the first of Fott's three films to be nominated for the Golden Gate Award in the San Francisco International Film Festival. _Roberto_ also won Best Short Film at the KIDS FIRST! Film and Video Festival, and was the first of eleven of Fott's films to be designated a Notable Children's Video by the Association for Library Service to Children.[15] Other screenings include Anima Mundi, the BFI London Film Festival, Sydney Opera House, the National Gallery of Art, and the Guggenheim Museum.[16]

_Max's Words_ (2007, co-directed with Hunt) is voiced by T.R. Knight. It won the Platinum Award at WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, and Best Animation Film at Lola Kenya Screen.[17]

Fott has adapted three books by Kate and Jim McMullan: _I'm Dirty!_ (2008), _I'm Fast!_ (2012), and _I'm Brave!_ (2015). These films were voiced by Steve Buscemi, Stanley Tucci, and Jonathan Banks, respectively.

Joanne Woodward provided the narration for _All the World_ (2011). Fott led a team of 12 animators who worked in pencil on paper to capture the quality of Marla Frazee's book illustrations. Poco band members Rusty Young and Jack Sundrud created the film's score.

In 2013 Fott adapted Jon Klassen's _I Want My Hat Back_. The film screened in the Toronto International Film Festival, the children's film festivals of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, and won second prize for Best Animated Short Film in the Children's Jury of the Chicago International Children's Film Festival.[18]

_Du Iz Tak?_ (2018), Fott's adaptation of Carson Ellis' Caldecott-honored book, has screened in many international film festivals, including in France, Amsterdam, Italy, Portugal, and Berlin.

_Astaire Unwound_, Fott's deconstruction of Fred Astaire's ceiling dance from the movie _Royal Wedding_, was featured as part of the Comédies Musicales exhibition at the Philharmonie de Paris.[19]

Fott has also created animated scenic projections for live theatre productions. For Dollywood he worked on several Little Engine Playhouse productions, including _Pretend_ and _Coat of Many Colors_. For the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, he created animation for _String City_. For Nashville Children's Theatre, he worked on _The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show_.[20]

Personal life

Fott lives in Nashville with his wife Laura and son Burton.[21]

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title: Galen Fott

question: What specific part of the performing arts did Fott gravitate towards?

answer: He gravitated towards puppeteering.

critique: It is omitted that he also performed theatre.

critique: It is omitted that he was also an actor.

critique: It is not clear that he gravitated towards puppeteering.

critique: The answer should mention that Fott's interest in puppeteering was inspired by The Muppets.

critique: He gravitated towards puppeteering, but this response could go into more detail about Fott.

critique: The answer should mention that Fott also acted.

question: What technical area of expertise does Fott have?

answer: He is a digital imaging expert.

critique: The answer should clarify that he co-authored books on the subject.

critique: The answer should mention his co-authorship of books.

critique: The answer should found external to the article, specifically in the paragraph on technical writing.

critique: It is omitted that he is also a Photoshop expert.


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There was once an old homeless man who lived on the corner of fifth and first, in a frigid alleyway that resembled underground Bangkok. Cluttered with heaps of trash and feces from the locals. It was nicknamed The Devil’s Taint by the crack-addicts that dwelled in its air of despair.
	 This old man was a heron addict has been for 12 years since he lost his job as a news anchor. Wife left him for the best man at their wedding, DeMarcus. She took the kids to Costa Rica so they would forget he ever existed. Yeah his life was in a real shitter. He would try to fix himself up and get his life straight. Every time he tried a black lab would come to keep him company, but would leave if he picked up a needle. The dog reminded him of the fortune he once had and lost at a snap of a finger. Happiness…

	Today’s the first of June, and the homeless man was ready for his Katabasis. He’s been preparing for weeks by now. The sun begins its descent down the horizon, and with its departure, arrived a familiar face. The black lab he adored. The dog approached him and laid its head on his lap, then fell asleep. With a smile on his face, he looked at the heavens and somehow felt at peace. Time passed, hours to days, days to weeks, and weeks to months. It was around December when the tailored man came.
	The tailored man was in his mid 30’s, a stunning doppelganger to the homeless man’s past. He was in a rush when he scurried past the old man and the dog. Stunned the tailored man turned around to observe the dog. A joyous smiled appeared on his face. He turned to the old man with delight and asked, “How much for this dog?”
	Startled the old man replied, “He’s not for sale.”
	“How about $1,000,” protested the tailored man?
	“No,” the old man yelled.
	“$10,000,” the tailored man rebuttal.
	“No,” the old man yelled infuriated.
	The tailored man got down on his knees and begged, “Please I’ll give you a millionaire dollars this dog.”
	“Why do you want this dog so bad,” the old man asked?
	‘You see when I was a boy I had a dog named Maverick, who was a black lab. He looked exactly like that dog over there. One day my mother got sick of him and decided to let him go in the woods. I cried for weeks because I lost the only person who understood me. And now here I am looking at a clone of him. So please Sir, I’m begging sell me your dog.”
	The Old man contemplated whether or not to give up the dog. It was a symbol for everything he once had, but with the money he could get it all back.  Thoroughly thought through he decided to sell the dog. The tailored man’s faced lighted up like a virgin who was about to lose his virginity to a cheerleader. He signed a check, handed it over to the old man and left feeling whole again. As for the old man he started over again.
	Cleaned up and fresh out of rehab he invested his money into nanotechnology, which turned him into a Billionaire. He lived in 10-acre mansion with a 3-acre yard, Olympic sized ground pool and Jacuzzi. He had a trophy wife with a bust of a goddess, and trophy cars to match. This old man had it all, except the dog. The only true serenity he had in his life. Now he’s the tailored man. The empty tailored man.

title: False Smile

question: What does the story say about life in rehab?

answer: No answer

critique: The story doesn't say anything about life in rehab.

critique: Rehab is not discussed, but it is implied the now-Billionaire-man started over again.

critique: The answer should mention that the old man gets clean and fresh out of rehab.

question: What does the story say about the old homeless man?

answer: He was a heroin addict who lived on the corner of 5th and 1st. He was a news anchor until he lost his job and his wife left him for the best man at their wedding. He was also a heron addict for 12 years. He was once a millionaire, but he lost everything and became a homeless man. He was ready for his Katabasis, and he had a dog that looked exactly like his old dog. A man offered to buy the dog from him, and he sold it for $10,000. He then invested in nanotechnology and became a billionaire.

critique: The answer should mention that the old man sold the dog to the man who looked like his old dog.

critique: The answer should mention that the dog was a symbol of his former life.

critique: The answer should mention that the dog was a symbol of his former life and happiness.

critique: The answer should clarify that the dog looked just like the old man's dog.

critique: The response misses to mention that the old man got clean and sober.

critique: The highlighted portion of the answer is unnecessary and instead of 'I lived on the corner of 5th and 1st', it should say 'I lived on 5th and 1st'.

text: The following corrections need to be made: the old man was not a millionaire. When he was homeless, a black lab would accompany him when he tried to get better but would leave whenever he would use substances. The black lab also happened to looked like a tailored man's old dog which is why the tailored man offered to buy the dog and the correct amount was for a million. The old man eventually accepted after hearing the tailored man's story. When the old man took the money, he went into rehab and got clean and sober aside from investing and becoming rich. The story also mentions that the old man felt empty without the dog even if the old man became rich.

question: What is the connection between the young tailored man and the old homeless man?

answer: The young man once had a dog named Maverick, who looked just like the black lab the old man has. The old man sold the dog to the young man, and the money he got from that investment allowed him to become a billionaire.

critique: It is omitted that the black lab belonged to the old man.

critique: The old man doesn't sell the dog to the young man. He sells it to the young man because the dog reminds him of his dog, Maverick, that he lost when he was a boy.

critique: The dog was sold to the old man, not the young man.

critique: The old man did not sell the dog to the young man.

critique: How the young man sold the old man is omitted.

critique: The old man sold the dog to the young man.

question: What does the text say about the significance of the black labrador?

answer: The black labrador is a symbol of the fortune the old man once had and lost. It represents the happiness the old man once had but lost. The old man treasures the dog and cherishes the time he has with it.

critique: The dog is only a symbol of the old man's fortune.

critique: The answer has many incorrect details about the old man and the dog, which should be replaced.

critique: The dog is not a symbol of the fortune that the man once had. It is a symbol of the fortune he lost.

critique: The dog is not a symbol of the fortune the old man once had.

critique: The old man doesn't cherish the time he has with the dog.

text: The dog is not a symbol of fortune, the fact that the old man felpt empty despite becoming rich means that the black lab meant differently for him. It is likely that the dog's behavior during the old man's homeless period (the dog would leave whenever the old man used drugs) is what made the do important to the old man.


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President Trump abruptly announced Tuesday that acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is withdrawing from consideration to lead the Pentagon and he's naming Secretary of the Army Mark Esper as his replacement.

While speculation has brewed for days about Shanahan's status, the announcement came shortly after the publication of an explosive USA Today report that the FBI has been probing a violent domestic dispute from 2010 between Shanahan and his then-wife as part of his background investigation.

Speaking to reporters outside the White House, the president said, “it's a difficult time for Pat,” adding Shanahan would take “some time off for family matters.”

WHO IS MARK ESPER, TRUMP’S NEW ACTING SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PICK?

“Mark Esper will be outstanding,” the president said of Shanahan’s replacement. “And, we look forward to working with him for a long period of time to come.”

In a resignation letter Tuesday, Shanahan said “it is unfortunate that a painful and deeply personal family situation from long ago is being dredged up and painted in an incomplete and therefore misleading way in the course of this process.”  The Pentagon said Shanahan's resignation will take effect at midnight Sunday.

“I believe my continuing in the confirmation process would force my three children to relive a traumatic chapter in our family's life and reopen wounds we have worked years to heal,” Shanahan said. “Ultimately, their safety and well-being is my highest priority.”

He added, “I would welcome the opportunity to be Secretary of Defense, but not at the expense of being a good father.”

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After the 2010 incident, Shanahan and then-wife Kimberley both told police the other punched them, according to USA Today. Shanahan denied the allegations. "Though my marriage ended in sorrow and disappointment, I never laid a hand on my then-wife and cooperated fully in a thorough law enforcement investigation that resulted in her being charged with assault against me—charges which I had dropped in the interest of my family,” Shanahantold USA Today.

The Washington Postalso published a story Tuesday detailing other domestic violence incidents involving Shanahan's family, including how his son was arrested in 2011 after allegedly beating his mother with a baseball bat. The Post said Shanahan defended his son, saying at the time he acted in self-defense. Shanahan told the paper this week that resurfacing the incident “will ruin my son’s life,” while backing away from his original self-defense claim.

Without referencing the reporting, Trump announced on Twitter earlier Tuesday the acting secretary will not go forward with confirmation in order to focus on his family.

“Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, who has done a wonderful job, has decided not to go forward with his confirmation process so that he can devote more time to his family,” the president tweeted. “I thank Pat for his outstanding service and will be naming Secretary of the Army, Mark Esper, to be the new Acting Secretary of Defense. I know Mark, and have no doubt he will do a fantastic job!”

Esper has served as secretary of the United States Army since 2017. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1986 — the same year as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Last month, the White House announced Trump's intention to have Shanahan permanently lead the department, following his time serving as acting secretary. At the time, Shanahan said he was "honored" by Trump's decision.

“If confirmed by the Senate, I will continue the aggressive implementation of our National Defense Strategy," he said. "I remain committed to modernizing the force so our remarkable Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines have everything they need to keep our military lethal and our country safe.”

[In this April 2, 2019, file photo, Secretary of the Army Mark Esper speaks during a House Armed Services Committee budget hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Trump on June 18, named Esper as acting Defense Secretary. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)]

In this April 2, 2019, file photo, Secretary of the Army Mark Esper speaks during a House Armed Services Committee budget hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Trump on June 18, named Esper as acting Defense Secretary. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

But in recent days, there were signs that Shanahan’s confirmation had stalled, as the Senate Armed Services Committee -- the panel that would have held hearings on the nomination -- still had not received paperwork formally nominating Shanahan to the position. Fox News was told the panel was still waiting for paperwork from the FBI’s background check.

Shanahan worked at Boeing for over 30 years before coming to the Pentagon as then-Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’s deputy at the start of the Trump administration. He has filled the role of acting defense secretary since Mattis' resignation last year.

_Fox News' Lucas Tomlinson and Elizabeth Zwirz contributed to this report._

question: What does the article say about Trump's opinions on both candidates to lead the Pentagon?

answer: Trump said it's a difficult time for Shanahan. According to Reuters, Trump tweeted a similar message when Shanahan stopped his confirmation process. Trump also tweeted declaring Mark Esper as a perfect pick to replace Shanahan.

critique: Third-person Reuters is not quoted in the original.

critique: The answer is not clear about Trump's opinion on Shanahan.

critique: It is false that Trump tweeted a similar message.

critique: The answer is incorrect. Trump did not tweet a similar message when Shanahan stopped his confirmation process.

text: Add Trump's comment on Shanahan having done a wonderful job.

refinement: Trump said it's a difficult time for Shanahan. According to Reuters, Trump tweeted a similar message when Shanahan stopped his confirmation process. Trump also tweeted declaring Mark Esper as a perfect pick to replace Shanahan.

question: Summarize the controversy surrounding Shanahan.

answer: The story talks about Shanahan's past, specifically mentioning a 2010 domestic dispute between him and his then-wife in which both said that the other punched them. The investigation recommended that the charges were dropped. The report alleges that Shanahan's new job would ultimately guilt his children and make the news public; in response he has withdrawn from consideration as secretary.

critique: The investigation was not recommended, it was conducted.

critique: The response misses to mention that Shanahan's son was arrested in 2011 after allegedly beating his mother with a baseball bat.

critique: 'The report alleges that Shanahan's new job would ultimately guilt his children and make the news public; in response he has withdrawn from consideration as secretary.' is unnecessary, giving an inaccurate impression.

critique: The answer should mention the other domestic violence incidents.

critique: "The report alleges that Shanahan's new job would ultimately guilt his children and make the news public; in response he has withdrawn from consideration as secretary." - this is incorrect. The report alleges that Shanahan's past would make his children relive a traumatic chapter in the family's life and reopen wounds they have worked years to heal.

critique: The investigation was not recommended, it was done.

critique: It's omitted that the investigation was done by the FBI.

question: What does the article say about Mark Esper's family?

answer: After a 2010 incident, Shanahan and his then-wife told police the other punched them. Shanahan denied the allegations. Shanahan's son was arrested and charged with beating his mother. Shanahan defend his son. News reports triggered Shanahan's resignation.

critique: The answer should clarify that Shanahan's resignation was not triggered by the news reports.

critique: Shanahan's resignation is irrelevant to the question.

critique: The answer should mention that Shanahan's son was arrested in 2011 after allegedly beating his mother with a baseball bat.

critique: The answer omits some significant details of Esper's family.

critique: The answer is confusing and doesn't make sense.

critique: The answer is a bit confusing and hard to read.


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BY SUMANT SINHA
This year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting at Davos, Switzerland, that will take place during January 23-26 comes with a very different background from the last few years. For one, 2017 turned out to be a much better year for the global economy than had been anticipated.

Global growth was a healthy 3.5% and well distributed across the world. Stock markets were on a tear, including here in India, clocking returns not seen since the halcyon pre-financial crisis days. While there has been a lot of talk about ‘economic nationalism’, nothing fundamentally changed in the global order.

The conversation at Davos is likely to be more optimistic than it has been in the last few years. This year’s theme is ‘Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World’.

The first subagenda, the ‘Global Agenda’, seeks to support efforts to improve global governance mechanisms and advance major multilateral processes, such as the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The ‘Geopolitical Agenda’ seeks to improve the adaptation to change by global leaders. The ‘Economic Agenda’ will focus on supporting sustainable and inclusive economic development, while the ‘Regional Agenda’ will examine the social and economic transformations occurring across the world.

In the ‘Industry and Business Agenda’, participants will contribute to the shaping of new industry ecosystems and help industry and government leaders prepare for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Finally, in the ‘Future Agenda’, attendees will share ideas, innovations and discoveries that will have a global impact.

About 3,000 business leaders, 350 high-ranking officials, including 60 Heads of State and Government, will participate in the four-day forum. The presence of US President Donald Trump has created unprecedented media attention. There will also be French President Emmanuel Macron.

For India, this year will be even more important due to the participation of the Indian PM after 20 years. For Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there are two clear agenda points. The first is to continue to aggressively promote India as an investment destination. We need much more investment, and what better forum than Davos with its high concentration of global CEOs, investors and influencers to make a pitch.

The ‘Make in India’ campaign needs to be re-energised for better results. There is much for the PM to tout as far as his economic track record is concerned, not least of which is the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the sound macro fundamentals, the resolution of non-performing assets (NPAs), the structural reforms of specific sectors, and the positive outlook for faster growth. India continues to be the fastest growing large economy in the world with increasing consumer demand.

The PM will need to nudge foreign investors further in that direction. At Davos, he has to be India’s marketing chief. The second agenda for Modi will be to lay out India’s position in this ever-changing world, and his personal views as the prime representative of a sixth of humanity. Are we willing to shelve the shibboleths of the past – India’s ‘socialist’ orientation, the vestiges of our ‘non-alignment’, our aloofness from global trade and investment, and our ‘difficulties’ in doing business -- and boldly take the lead, especially as the US vacates leadership space and China rushes in to fill the vacuum?

In such a context, the world will be comparing and contrasting the positions of Xi Jinping from last year’s forum -- where the Chinese premier appeared willing to take on leadership for an open global order and made quite a splash in doing so -- with the vision that Modi will present.

The PM is likely to use the Davos platform to state India’s views on this emerging new world order. India has also taken a strong domestic position on climate change. But combating climate change needs constant leadership and the world needs to be shepherded along in that direction. India can take the lead in this area and Modi can put his weight behind it. So this year, Davos will move the global agenda forward.

_THE WRITER IS CHAIRMAN-CEO, RENEW POWER AND WILL BE AT DAVOS 2018_

(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this column are that of the writer. The facts and opinions expressed here do not reflect the views of www.economictimes.com.)

question: What does the text say about the World Economic Forum?

answer: The World Economic Forum meeting at Davos, Switzerland, will take place during January 23-26. 2017 turned out to be a much better year for the global economy than had been anticipated. Global growth was a healthy 3.5% and well distributed across the world. Stock markets were on a tear, including here in India, clocking returns not seen since the halcyon pre-financial crisis days. The conversation at Davos is likely to be more optimistic than it has been in the last few years. This year's theme is "Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World".

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                                           The King

	Our King has always been a little different. He’s very quiet I haven’t really seen him give anyone orders at all either. Whenever something needs to be done I see him doing it. He doesn’t just sit around; I’ve actually seen him go into the mines. I don’t know if it’s just because I’m a child but not even the adults in the village are as active as him.

       He’s always leaving the kingdom and coming back with tons of different things. I can’t always see what he’s coming back with, but I’ve seen bones, some kind of meat that just looks bad, and even strange looking pearls. And the dogs! He has so many dogs that there’s not a single wild dog here. He must be traveling great distances to find all these dogs, because I know they’re not from here.

	When I see him doing all these strange things I start asking my parents what it is he’s doing, and they tell me: “don’t question the king,” but they never tell me why. He doesn’t look old, so he can’t be all that wise. All that work he does and all the times he leaves - it’s not normal.  I was  sick of wondering.

	I finally got into his castle and he was at his workbench. When I got closer he looked back at me, seemingly confused, but he turned back around and kept tinkering with some weird red dust. I got closer and mustered up the courage to ask him as politely as I could, “How come you’re so different than everyone else?” The king stopped, stood up and looked at me. He asked, “Excuse me?” and I said it again. He chuckled briefly under his breath and said “it seems like you’re different too.”

       He started to tell me a story. “When I was your age, I lived in a different kingdom and I felt the same way about my king. I would go to school and all the kids and the teachers would seem to just drift through their lives, but not the king; he was always spontaneous. I was finally sick of that curious feeling, so I went and talked to my king and he told me his story. Sometime afterwards the kingdom was destroyed and all the people inside were attacked by monsters. It was terrible. There were explosions, arrows, and the groans of the undead.

	I was able to escape, but barely. I fought my way out with nothing but my hands. finally I found a break in the chaos and I found a cave and covered the entrance with dirt. I was devastated, but I wanted to live so I built a shelter.  I enjoyed building. Then since I had built my shelter I began mining - I enjoyed that as well. I had so many supplies I decided to build more and I ended up building a village. Strangely enough people appeared. That village moved on to become this kingdom. That’s my story.”

	I asked him why he told me all that. and he told me simply because I was a player. A player? I was so confused. He then told me that only players are kings. I didn’t understand. He went on by asking me what my earliest memory is and I told him standing outside. “Exactly,” He said. “That was the first time you entered this world.” He started talking about how this life isn’t real and that once he’s gone he’ll be able to enter the real world again.

	He began taking me adventuring with him, that’s when he would explain things and share his knowledge with me. “When a king dies, everything he ever did goes with him. That’s how my king’s old kingdom was destroyed. I left my Kingdom and made a village. I have people of my own now. My king was killed by a mob of three suicide creatures right outside his gate. I saw everything he had made disappear along with him.” That’s when I believed everything he told me - while he took me adventuring with him. Now I know that there is a better life to be had out of this one. A less edged and more rounded one. Thank you king Steve. Minecraft Steve.

title: The King (Minecraft short story)

question: What does the story say about the Queen?

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question: What does the story say about the narrator's thoughts on their King?

answer: The narrator is a child and is curious about the King. He is different from the other adults in the village because he is always active and leaves the kingdom to get supplies. The narrator is also curious about the King's dogs and why he has so many. The King tells the narrator that he is a player and that only players can be kings. The narrator believes the King and goes adventuring with him.

critique: The narrator's thoughts on the King are omitted.

critique: The answer should mention that the narrator is grateful to the King.

question: What does the story say about The King?

answer: The King is a Minecraft character who is different from the other characters in the game. He is very quiet and doesn't give orders. He is always active and goes into the mines. He has a lot of dogs and travels great distances to find them. He is also a player.

critique: It is omitted that he travels to a different kingdom and builds villages to escape from some event.

critique: The answer should mention that the King is a player because he can leave the game.

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question: What is the connection between being a King and a Player?

answer: The King told the narrator that only Players are Kings and that only players are able to enter the real world.

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critique: The phrase "King and Player" is a bit confusing. The answer should mention that King is the player, the opposite of non-player character.

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critique: "The King told the narrator that only Players are Kings and that only players are able to enter the real world." - the narrator is the King's son.


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Just the facts, in 40 sentences.

-   Sept. 22, 2019

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Credit...Erin Schaff/The New York Times

Sometimes it’s worth stepping back to look at the full picture.

He has pressured a foreign leader to interfere in the 2020 American presidential election.

He urged a foreign country to intervene in the 2016 presidential election.

He divulged classified information to foreign officials.

He publicly undermined American intelligence agents while standing next to a hostile foreign autocrat.

He hired a national security adviser who he knew had secretly worked as a foreign lobbyist.

He encourages foreign leaders to enrich him and his family by staying at his hotels.

He genuflects to murderous dictators.

He has alienated America’s closest allies.

He lied to the American people about his company’s business dealings in Russia.

He tells new lies virtually every week — about the economy, voter fraud, even the weather.

He spends hours on end watching television and days on end staying at resorts.

He often declines to read briefing books or perform other basic functions of a president’s job.

He has aides, as well as members of his own party in Congress, who mock him behind his back as unfit for office.

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He has repeatedly denigrated a deceased United States senator who was a war hero.

He insulted a Gold Star family — the survivors of American troops killed in action.

He described a former first lady, not long after she died, as “nasty.”

He described white supremacists as “some very fine people.”

He told four women of color, all citizens and members of Congress, to “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places from which they came.”

He made a joke about Pocahontas during a ceremony honoring Native American World War II veterans.

He launched his political career by falsely claiming that the first black president was not really American.

He launched his presidential campaign by describing Mexicans as “rapists.”

He has described women, variously, as “a dog,” “a pig” and “horseface,” as well as “bleeding badly from a facelift” and having “blood coming out of her wherever.”

He has been accused of sexual assault or misconduct by multiple women.

He enthusiastically campaigned for a Senate candidate who was accused of molesting multiple teenage girls.

He waved around his arms, while giving a speech, to ridicule a physically disabled person.

He has encouraged his supporters to commit violence against his political opponents.

He has called for his opponents and critics to be investigated and jailed.

He uses a phrase popular with dictators — “the enemy of the people” — to describe journalists.

He attempts to undermine any independent source of information that he does not like, including judges, scientists, journalists, election officials, the F.B.I., the C.I.A., the Congressional Budget Office and the National Weather Service.

He has tried to harass the chairman of the Federal Reserve into lowering interest rates.

He said that a judge could not be objective because of his Mexican heritage.

He obstructed justice by trying to influence an investigation into his presidential campaign.

He violated federal law by directing his lawyer to pay $280,000 in hush money to cover up two apparent extramarital affairs.

He made his fortune partly through wide-scale financial fraud.

He has refused to release his tax returns.

He falsely accused his predecessor of wiretapping him.

He claimed that federal law-enforcement agents and prosecutors regularly fabricated evidence, thereby damaging the credibility of criminal investigations across the country.

He has ordered children to be physically separated from their parents.

He has suggested that America is no different from or better than Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

He has called America a “hellhole.”

He is the president of the United States, and he is a threat to virtually everything that the United States should stand for.

question: What does the story say about President Trump's relationship with the media?

answer: The author of the story says that President Trump has repeatedly denigrated a deceased United States senator who was a war hero. He has also described a former first lady, not long after she died, as "nasty". He has been accused of sexual assault or misconduct by multiple women. He has also called for his opponents and critics to be investigated and jailed. He also uses a phrase popular with dictators - "the enemy of the people" - to describe journalists.

critique: It is omitted that he has tried to undermine any independent source of information that he does not like, including judges, scientists, journalists, election officials, the F.B.I., the C.I.A., the Congressional Budget Office and the National Weather Service.

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

critique: The story does not mention anything about President Trump's relationship with the media.

question: What does the article say about Trump's racism and sexism?

answer: He has repeatedly denigrated a deceased United States senator who was a war hero. He insulted a Gold Star family. He described a former first lady as "nasty". He described white supremacists as "some very fine people". He told four women of color to "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places from which they came". He made a joke about Pocahontas during a ceremony honoring Native American World War II veterans. He launched his political career by falsely claiming that the first black president was not really American. He launched his presidential campaign by describing Mexicans as "rapists". He has described women, variously, as "a dog", "a pig", and "horseface", as well as "bleeding badly from a facelift" and having "blood coming out of her wherever". He has been accused of sexual assault or misconduct by multiple women. He enthusiastically campaigned for a Senate candidate who was accused of molesting multiple teenage girls. He waved around his arms while giving a speech to ridicule a physically disabled person. He has encouraged his supporters to commit violence against his political opponents. He has called for his opponents and critics to be investigated and jailed.

critique: The text doesn't say that he accused the late first lady of nasty things.

text: The first two sentences and the last two sentences are irrelevant and should be removed.

question: What does the article say about Trump's virtues?

answer: No answer

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Stay-at-home mom Maryam Alidadi used to lead a comfortable middle-class life. The 35-year-old and her husband, a mechanic, could afford a spacious rental apartment in a central neighborhood of Tehran, along with a car, occasional restaurant meals and holidays abroad.

Now they are barely hanging on, even after drastically cutting spending.

Like most Iranians, the family was hit hard by the collapse of the national currency, accelerating inflation and eroding wages — fallout from unprecedented US sanctions.

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Perhaps most devastating for Iran’s large middle class has been the sharp spike in housing prices, more than double in a year. That has uprooted tenants and made home ownership unattainable for most.

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In this Saturday, July 6, 2019 photo, women walk on the shore of the Persian Gulf Martyrs’ Lake in Tehran, Iran (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

The Alidadis sold their car and borrowed from friends and family to buy a smaller apartment in a less desirable area on the outskirts of Tehran — in hindsight a smart move, since they’ve been priced out of their old neighborhood by now.

“Right now, this is the most difficult period ever,” said Alidadi’s 58-year-old mother, Shahla Allahverdi, reflecting on the Islamic Republic’s 40-year history as she shared a park bench with her daughter.

Iranians worry about the future as tensions between Iran and the West continue to rise.

The escalation — triggered by the Trump administration’s withdrawal last year from Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers — seems unstoppable, and European mediators trying to defuse the situation keep coming up short.

The showdown between Washington and Tehran has upended the lives of Iranians as they try to survive on less. A bride borrowed a wedding dress because she couldn’t afford to buy or even rent one. More newlyweds move in with their families to save money. Visa requests are up at foreign embassies, with young Iranians eager to leave.

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In this July 3, 2019 photo, a worker adjusts a display of wedding dresses in downtown Tehran, Iran (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Some wonder how far Washington is willing to push its “maximum pressure” campaign.

The Trump administration says the sanctions are aimed at getting Iran to renegotiate the nuclear deal, which offered sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on Iran’s nuclear program.

Washington denies its ultimate aim is to end the rule of Shiite Muslim clerics — though John Bolton, an architect of the pressure campaign, called for regime change before he became Trump’s national security adviser.

Some say Washington’s actions appear to have strengthened the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and other hard-liners at the expense of President Hassan Rouhani, once the nuclear deal’s most prominent champion.

The Guard has been able to deepen its role in the economy, domestic politics and foreign policy under the guise of security, said Ellie Geranmayeh, a senior fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.

Despite the economic upheaval, there have only been sporadic protests.

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A group of protesters chant slogans at the main gate of old grand bazaar in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 25, 2018. Protesters in the Iranian capital swarmed its historic Grand Bazaar on Monday, news agencies reported, and forced shopkeepers to close their stalls in apparent anger over the Islamic Republic’s troubled economy, months after similar demonstrations rocked the country. (Iranian Labor News Agency via AP)

Iran analyst Adnan Tabatabai said he believes Iranians are “reluctant to take their grievances to the street” for now, amid fear of further chaos and pushback by the authorities.

The economy contracted by 4.9% from March 2018 to March 2019. It is expected to shrink by an additional 5.5% in the year ending March 2020, according to Iranian figures. The official inflation rate has risen to 35%, up from 23.8% in the March 2018 to March 2019 period.

The housing and construction sector, which makes up about one-quarter of the economy and is the top destination for savings and investments, has been thrown out of balance.

Property owners are reluctant to sell and landlords are sharply raising rents because of the currency collapse, said Ali Dadpay, a finance professor at the University of Dallas. He said an estimated 490,000 homes stand empty in and around the capital, including more than 40,000 units added this year.

At the same time, construction lags far behind the need of 1.2 million new homes a year nationwide, said Hesam Oghabaei, deputy head of the Tehran association of real estate agents. He said about 25% of Tehran’s residents live in rented apartments, and the vast majority cannot afford the price increases.

The Peyman family — elderly parents and eight adult children — own a 110 square meter (1,180 square feet) apartment in Tehran’s District 12, a poor area plagued by drug addiction and other social problems. More than a decade ago, the Peymans rented the apartment, and used the extra income to move to a nicer area.

Now they are back in District 12, renovating the old apartment after being squeezed out of the good neighborhood by a rent hike.

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In this July 6, 2019 photo, a woman walks in District 12, a poor area plagued by drug addiction and other social problems, in Tehran, Iran (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

“We have to come here because we have no other choice,” said the patriarch, Moslem, 65. Four unmarried children will live with him and his wife. Across-the-board price increases put marriage out of reach.

One of Tehran’s newest areas, District 22, is under construction on the northwestern edge of the city. It consists of apartment high-rises and shopping malls arranged around an artificial lake called Chitgar.

Maryam Alidadi and her husband bought an 82-square-meter (880 square feet) apartment here in December, downsizing by a third from their rented home in a more affluent area.

“Our standard of living has dropped considerably,” she said, adding that she now regrets having quit her government job four years ago when her son Rami was born.

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This July 6, 2019 photo shows residential towers in District 22, that consists of apartment high-rises and shopping malls arranged around an artificial lake called Chitgar, under construction on the northwestern edge of Tehran, Iran (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

The US sanctions have proven particularly devastating for Iran’s large middle class, said Dadpay, the finance professor. “This is the economic class that depends on the global economy, depends on their skillsets, and most of them are earning fixed incomes,” he said.

The economic freefall could shape Iran’s domestic politics, with parliament elections in February posing the first test. Middle class voters have traditionally favored reformist candidates but might sit out voting because of a lack of alternatives, inadvertently boosting hard-liners.

Pro-reform politicians who favor a greater opening to the West are closely linked to the nuclear deal.

With the deal faltering, the hard-liners, including the Revolutionary Guard, are becoming more entrenched, said Geranmayeh, the analyst.

The Guard, she said, “is going to be a force to be reckoned with for many years to come.”

question: Summarize Maryam Alidadi's family's  financial situation.

answer: Maryam Alidadi used to lead a comfortable middle-class life. She and her husband could afford a spacious rental apartment in a central neighborhood of Tehran, along with a car, occasional restaurant meals, and holidays abroad. Now, they are barely hanging on, even after drastically cutting spending.

critique: The answer should mention the reason for the financial decline.

critique: It's omitted that they sold their car and borrowed from friends and family to buy a smaller apartment in a less desirable area on the outskirts of Tehran.

critique: The answer could include the specific effects of the sanctions and the spike in housing prices.

critique: "even" should be "and," especially given its proximity to "cutting"

critique: The answer should mention that they sold their car and moved to a smaller apartment.

critique: The answer should mention the sharp spike in housing prices.

critique: The article doesn't mention that they cut spending.

question: What was the tension point that impacted the Iranians the most?

answer: The collapse of the national currency and the sharp spike in housing prices.

critique: The sharp spike in housing prices is the most devastating for Iran's middle class.

critique: The answer should mention that the sharp spike in housing prices is due to the collapse of the national currency.

critique: "The collapse of the national currency and the sharp spike in housing prices." - the tense is wrong.

critique: The sharp spike in housing prices is not the most important, but the most devastating.

critique: The sharp spike in housing price is folowed by a collapse of national currency. They are therefore separate tension points. Though both are mentioned being concurrent, it does not negate that it is two stressors.

critique: The sharp spike in housing prices is the most devastating for the middle class.

critique: The sharp spike in housing prices is not the only thing that impacted the Iranians.

text: The response should be rewritten to be a complete sentence.

question: How does the future for the Iranians look?

answer: It appears to look rather dire.

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

critique: The sanctions are worsening their quality of life weeks and months down the line too. They should mention this.

critique: "It appears to look rather dire." - missing a few details that would make the answer stronger.

critique: The answer should mention the sanctions.

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