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JEROME JEAN-MARIE FELTON (born July 3, 1986) is a former American football fullback. He previously played for the Minnesota Vikings, where he had been a fundamental part of Adrian Peterson's success, including Peterson's 2,097 rushing yards season in 2012. He played college football at Furman, and was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Carolina Panthers, Indianapolis Colts, and Buffalo Bills.

Early years

Felton is a 2004 graduate of Sequoyah High School, Madisonville, Tennessee, where he was a two-way starter at fullback and middle linebacker. He rushed for over 3,000 yards and compiled over 300 tackles in his three-year career. He was a three-time team offensive MVP, All-County, and All-Region selection, served as team captain, rushed for 1,300 yards, and finished second on his team with 104 tackles in 2003.

College career

Felton was all-conference as a senior, in 2007, and closed out his career as Furman’s all-time record holder in scoring with 414 points. In 2006, he was named first-team All-SoCon and helped lead Furman to an 8-4 record, earn a playoff berth, and finish ranked No. 12 in The Sports Network national poll. In 2005, he helped Paladins to an 11-3 record, NCAA I-AA semifinal playoff finish, and No. 3 final national ranking. He led in rushing with 940 yards and scored a team leading 20 touchdowns and set a school single season scoring record with 124 points. In 2004, he began the season in a reserve role but by midseason took over the starting fullback job, beating out a pair of seniors in the process.

Professional career

Detroit Lions

He was drafted by the Lions in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He became the Lions starting fullback as a rookie, playing in 13 games, starting six and catching nine passes. On August 30, 2011, he was waived by the team.

Carolina Panthers

Felton was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers on September 1, 2011. After the Panthers waived Tony Fiammetta, Felton was named starting fullback of the Panthers, just three days after being claimed off waivers. Felton was waived by the Panthers on November 25.

Indianapolis Colts

Felton was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts on November 28, 2011.

Minnesota Vikings

On March 20, 2012, Felton was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Vikings. On December 26, 2012, Felton was selected to his first NFL Pro Bowl.[1] On March 12, 2013, Felton was re-signed by the Vikings with a three-year, $7.5 million contract.[2] On August 14, 2013, Felton underwent an appendectomy. On August 26, 2013, Felton was suspended for three games for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.[3]

Buffalo Bills

On March 11, 2015, Felton signed with the Buffalo Bills.[4] He was released on September 2, 2016, as part of final preseason roster cuts.[5] On September 12, 2016, he re-signed with the Bills.[6]

On December 15, 2017, Felton announced his retirement from the NFL.[7]

NFL statistics

  Year     Team   Games   Carries   Yards   Yards per Carry   Longest Carry   Touchdowns   First Downs   Fumbles   Fumbles Lost
  -------- ------ ------- --------- ------- ----------------- --------------- ------------ ------------- --------- --------------
  2008     DET    13      2         4       2.0               4               0            0             0         0
  2009     DET    13      15        46      3.1               10              0            7             0         0
  2010     DET    16      22        76      3.5               9               0            3             1         1
  2011     CAR    9       3         10      3.3               4               0            3             0         0
  2014     MIN    16      4         27      6.8               21              0            4             0         0
  2015     BUF    16      1         2       2.0               2               0            1             0         0
  2016     BUF    15      8         13      1.6               6               0            5             0         0
  Career          132     55        178     3.2               21              0            21            1         1

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[1] Vikings sign FB Jerome Felton | Access Vikings | StarTribune.com

[2] Jerome Felton's 3-year deal with Vikings included a $2M signing bonus | 1500 ESPN Twin Cities – Minnesota Sports News & Opinion (Twins, Vikings, Wolves, Wild, Gophers) | Sport...

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[5] http://www.buffalorumblings.com/2016/9/2/12771726/bills-release-jerome-felton-pair-of-veterans-in-jerome-felton-and-sterling-moore

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title: Jerome Felton

question: Summarize the negative moments in Felton's career.

answer: He was waived by the Lions in 2011. The Panthers waived him in November of the same year. He was suspended for three games in 2013. He was released by the Bills in 2016.

critique: It's omitted that he was suspended for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.

critique: The answer should mention the reasons for his suspensions.

critique: The answer should mention that Felton was waived by the Panthers in November 2011.

question: Summarize the year 2011 for Felton.

answer: In Chicago, he was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts, who waived him 28 days later. That same year Winnipeg signed, waived on September 2, then re-signed. For the Panthers, the year began with him being claimed off waivers and ended with being waived.

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

critique: The response inaccurately mentions that Felton was waived by the Indianapolis Colts, when in fact he was waived by the Carolina Panthers.

critique: The response contains inaccurate information.

critique: Felton did not play for Winnipeg. The text also identifies the month of these transactions as 2011, not 2012.

critique: The response is incorrect. Felton was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts on November 28, 2011, not Chicago.

question: Summarize Fetlon's personal life.

answer: It is implied that Fetlon is married with children. It's also implied that he is known to be a good Christian.

critique: There is no information about Felton's marriage or religious beliefs.


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"COFFEE TABLE" BOOK FOR CHILDREN BUT NOT JUST FOR KIDS!
My one-of-a-kind book, THE ART OF THE CRAYON "Something Magical Is Possible", contains images of my 40 year journey with Crayola Crayons. The book is designed to inspire and motivate children of all ages, showing them what can be created (right out of the box) with their own art medium through self discipline and imagination! Children are the future... and it takes effort to nourish their creativity and imagination.

-   AVAILABLE AT THE CRAYON ARTIST ONLINE GALLERY IN A SIGNED & NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION AND INCLUDES MY CRAYON ART TECHNIQUES DVD  PREVIEW & PURCHASE THE BOOK

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Pablo Picasso once said: "All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." I think it’s all about the magic, it’s in my imagination and the fun of crayons inspires me to bring it out.
 My new book THE ART OF THE CRAYON "Something Magical Is Possible" is dedicated to my biggest fans, the kids. It’s set to contain a large collection of favorite art pieces I have created through the years as inspiration to what crayons are capable of.

In the early years of classroom visits in schools, I developed a concept of crayon art techniques that help children discover "how things work." Learning styles specialists know that encouraging their sensory and cognitive skills through the fun of coloring will also empower them to become better readers and writers. In terms of education in an age where art continues to diminish in public schools, only for less desirable forms of entertainment to flourish in its place, the future ultimately rests in the hands of the children. I think that my artwork represents a special landmark for children, that fine art can be created with a simple box of crayons that has been elevated to a distinguished level in fine art galleries, museums and national news media events.
 I cannot think of anything more constructive, wholesome and creatively satisfying to the soul than a simple box of crayons.  The secret lies in strengthening the current of creative flow by empowering a child’s creative spirit. The Art Of The Crayon serves as a solid platform which is sophisticated enough to continue building upon for independent and creative thinking.

WHY KIDS LOVE LEARNING MY CRAYON SECRETS

Upon entering the art gallery Wednesday evening for art night, I observed a young couple with two young children who were next to my artwork busy coloring with Crayola crayons. They were excited to discover that I was "The Crayon Artist" they had been waiting for to arrive. Jonah was five years old and his sister Etta was four. As they continued to color, I watched the movements of their hands and noticing how tense and stiff they were while pressing the crayon to the paper, I asked them if they wanted to know a big coloring secret, in which they responded with a huge yes.
 The most important and basic step was to show them how to properly hold the crayon and to move only the fingers which would help them with dexterity, rhythm and grace to their movements. Etta didn’t want to try it in front of me but instead, began to show me what beautiful straight lines she could make. Thinking she may have been afraid to make mistakes, I left them alone for a few minutes to get more comfortable with the "new technology." Upon returning I saw how proud they were to show me their amazing results. I could see in their work better saturation, smoother applications and their obvious excitement of learning something completely new!
Discipline, patience and self control combined with the fun of coloring are important elements which can give children more confidence on their road to higher learning. Amazing results can be achieved using this natural learning concept. I have seen it over and again, a child’s confidence will soar when introducing them to the technical side of "The Art Of The Crayon."

question: Summarize everything related to drawing technique.

answer: The author developed ideas to teach children how to use a crayon with architecture, rhythm and grace to their movements. He taught them to comfortably hold the crayon against the paper and move only the fingers used to manipulate it. This helped the children achieve better saturation, smoother applications, and higher confidence on their road to higher learning.

critique: The author's methods are not related to architecture.

critique: The answer should mention that the author is the Crayon Artist.

critique: The answer does not mention the author's name.

critique: The answer focuses on the positive results of these teaching methods, but provides no background on the specific lessons. The author's book, and this summary, is thus a non-neutral source.

critique: The author is not teaching children how to use crayons with architecture.

question: Summarize everything relating to the author's art career.

answer: The author is a self-taught artist who has been practicing and teaching Crayon art techniques. The author has created a book, The Art of the Crayon, which includes a large collection of favorite art pieces. The book is also accompanied by a DVD of the author's Crayon art techniques. The author has also been featured in art galleries and museums.

critique: The author is not self-taught, but taught by specialists.

critique: The book is accompanied by a DVD of the author's Crayon art techniques.

critique: The answer misses to mention that the author has been invited to perform regular art workshops in schools and how old the author is.

critique: The author is not self-taught because they are teaching children

text: The text doesn't say that the author is self-taught.

category: accuracy

question: What does the article say about the use of specific colors?

answer: No answer

critique: The article does not mention anything about the use of specific colors.


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The Legendary Danny Doom

Danny Doom was the nickname he had given himself. I found It kinda fitting for a young man with such an unsettling death wish.

Although, It was rather his over abundance of social media pages that would strangely and openly declare him as some sort of legendary god. With his greasy midnight black hair and exceptionally dark brown eyes he surely resembled something more of a demonic being, than any sort of god I knew. Even, when Danny tried to smile you knew there was just something off about him. His gaunt looking face and durably pale complexion was almost constructed to never smile, and many times he would leave you speculating if you had just received an evil snarl.

Danny McBride, was his real name, back when I vaguely knew him in elementary school. Grade seven and eight to be exact. He really just kept to himself through those years.

Reflecting back… It was odd, how he eluded having any friends at all, even at such a young age. I mean, we all knew about his online persona and reputation even then. Sure, he did common stunts. Making videos of himself doing things like jumping over bonfires, or riding his bike off insanely high roof tops. Almost, every time he would end up injuring himself in some brutally and horrific way. That didn’t seem to bother the incredible Danny Doom though, he craved the attention, like a vampire craves blood. He always had a devilish snarl even in his hospitalized selfies.

Within the short stint of six years that I followed Danny Doom’s Twitter account, he had truly inflicted some pretty gnarly stuff on himself. Four broken legs, five cracked ribs, a broken arm and two shattered wrists pinned together with a slew of steel. By the age of nineteen Danny had collected enough steel in his body that a junkyard magnet would be an admirable adversary.

“The Terminator ain’t got shit on me!” he was always known for tweeting, at least once a week and about his,“Reenforced skeletal structure.”

It wasn’t until just after my graduation that Danny decided to announce his next, and by far the most deranged stunt of his life.

He tweeted his plans of leaping off the hundred and seventy, five foot Hamilton Skyway bridge and splashing down into the narrow shipping canal just below. Immediately I thought that It was absolutely out of control. Every, normal human being knows a drop from such a height and into water. Would be like slamming into a concrete pad.

Danny, had always been rather fond of the hype leading up to his stunts. Bragging often and online about being basically untouchable, his arrogance towards mortality was utterly detestable. Often times, as soon as he would barely recover from one death defying stunt, his ten thousand plus twitter followers would always persuade him for more doom and gloom. To those people he was a joke. Many of his followers were not overly concerned that many of Danny Doom’s ideas were even remotely well thought out, or at best properly engineered. They simply lusted for the pending catastrophe.

Although many saw his utter recklessness, as hilarious jokes. It would be far and few who really questioned if in fact Danny Doom, was just merely suicidal.

I attempted several times to get in contact with Danny days before the stunt, with no luck.

The day of the bridge jump and his final stunt, had taken place on a warm Saturday afternoon in June. I remember it vividly, because I was having one bender of a pool party, to formally kick off summer and our recent graduation.

Around two thirty, that day Danny Doom released a tweet that relocated the entire party.

“Just getting to the bridge, stoked for the grand finally,” he eerily wrote.

Jesus, I thought, to myself. He’s seriously going through with this.

Unexpectedly, and I’m not sure exactly who said it, but the suggestion was tossed around the party, and that we all go and watch him do his stunt. I didn’t quite like it. The thought made my stomach lurch high into my throat and I voiced such opinions, and with no avail to my party guests.

Afterward, I recall us driving there and thinking myself what the hell were we about to witness? I knew that whatever it was, was probably and likely driven by the savage urge for the almighty need for doom and gloom.

The bridge itself was basically a massive elevated six lane highway connecting Hamilton, to another small city called Burlington. The only way to reach Danny’s launch spot was via the northbound lanes headed into Burlington. On that side of the bridge stood a large grey structure, that resembled a skeleton of a rainbow and held together with massive steel girders.

As we drove underneath the bridge we parked beside one of the monstrous support pillars,  and about a stones throw away from the shipping canal. I prayed to myself that we wouldn’t find him perched up there, and that this was all just some sick joke to attract himself more followers. I sprang out of the car and instantly cranked my neck skywards, just to gauge the severity of the bridges height. It was utterly staggering to think anyone would survive such a decent into the murky canal below.

My phone violently vibrated in my pocket. It was another tweet, and this time it was accompanied by a picture of Danny, on the bridge and now over looking the canal. You could see a few of my pool party guests, all sprinkled to the Burlington side of the canal and starkly resembling tiny ants on a sidewalk.

His tweet along with the picture read. “But I always knew how to draw a crowd.” Evil Knievel

Jesus, I thought, swiftly making my way to the canals edge, and beating back the bright afternoon sun with my hand. I needed to gauge if he was actually up there. My heart sank when I could faintly see a shadowy figure, leaning dangerously over the railing.

Instantly, I felt a bubbling rage boiling over inside me. ”Why does he act so stupid?” I mumbled.

“DON’T DO IT,” I blasted up at him, through cupped hands, hopping my words would reach him in time. Somewhere In the back of my mind I assumed my voice could drive him away from the bridges rail.

What transpired next would seer itself deep into my brain and for as long as I shall live. People were honestly egging the man on. I had suddenly realized that this large crowd of about thirty had not gathered in any form of prevention, or in any such protest of the stunt, but rather as a savage collective. My first real experience with the doom and gloom generation. A generation so hell bent on seeing the destruction of life, that they will lure it out at any cost.

I was still lost in a haze of shock when the massive tanker ship caught my eye. My first instinct was to just scream and wave my arms wildly up at him, not to jump. Then I did the only thing that I felt I had left.

I tweeted him.

“@DannyDoom DO NOT JUMP!!!! THERE IS A TANKER SHIP COMING THROUGH THE CANAL!!!!!”

The last thing I truly remember, was dialling 911, then being overwhelmed by a dreadful blast of fear as it raced up my spine.

It was the dreadful, bone shattering slap that would keep haunting me and repeating over and over in my mind.

My brain struggled to fathom what had just happened and slowly I attempted to collect my thoughts. When abruptly I was startled by an ear blistering horn that roared and echoed off the under belly of the bridge.

We all just stood there in silence, watching the tanker ship as it slowly crept its way past and through the narrow canal, ever so gently absorbing every one of Danny Doom’s final ripples of life.

By
Roach Adams
www.animalsofprogress.blogspot.ca

title: [RF] The Legendary Danny Doom

question: Summarize Danny Doom's stunts.

answer: Danny does lot of stunts to get attention, including riding his bike off insanely high roof tops, jumping over bonfires and making stunts with his social media pages. He injures himself frequently, even collecting enough steel in his body to put a junkyard magnet to shame.

critique: It is omitted that he was going to jump off the Hamilton Skyway bridge.

critique: The answer should mention his stunts on the bridge.

critique: The answer omits Danny's stunts that lead to his death.

question: What does the narrator try to do at the bridge?

answer: He thought he could stop Danny, but he realized he was out of options.

critique: The narrator was not out of options. He just tweeted Danny to not jump.

text: The responses omitted different things the narrator tried to get Danny to consider calling ff his bridge stunt.

question: Where is the narrator when Danny goes out to the bridge?

answer: At a pool party

critique: The narrator is at a pool party, but they are not the narrator of the story.

critique: The narrator is at a pool party, but they are not the narrator of the story. The story is written in the third person.

critique: The narrator is at a pool party, but it is not where he is when Danny goes out to the bridge.

critique: The answer could be phrased as a complete sentence.


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From AI to new payment-system approaches, these tactics can work across a broad range of companies and business models.

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If you want to stay ahead of your competitors, you must constantly search for innovations to grow your business even more. It's always a good thing to start testing ideas. There's just one problem: Many of these new technologies will flop, costing you time and money.

When something works, though, you'll gain the unfair advantage of being the leader -- the first -- in your industry. What if you could skip through the noise, learn what's working for companies in different industries, and implement those tactics in your business?

These five trends might not all work for you, but they're definitely worth a look. They're trending now, which means you should consider adding them to your toolkit before they become standard operating procedure and you're the one left behind.

1. Facebook bots.

This is the hottest topic in the industry right now. Facebook bots are becoming more popular, especially now that we've entered the era of artificial intelligence. Many companies have incorporated some form of Facebook bots in their processes. Others focus the bots' capabilities on their email lists, though I would question the wisdom of such a move in many cases.

DigitalMarketer CEO Ryan Deiss predicted Facebook bots will be the industry trend in 2017, ramping up to compete with email. The best part: It's become easier for people to develop sophisticated bots without the need to code. ChatMatic, Chattypeople and ManyChat all are doing great work in this area, and I expect more competitors to enter the market in the near future.

RELATED: FACEBOOK TEACHES ITS BOTS NEW TRICKS

2. Business texting.

Business texting made a big splash years ago, but it faded. New technologies have fueled its strong return. The average person carries his or her phone 90 percent of the time. And people respond more readily to texts than calls.

If you want to keep connected with customers and get higher response rates, consider making business texting part of your strategy -- even if it's a small portion to start. Text Request and other services make it easy to launch and test your messages.

RELATED: SKIP THE EMOJIS: YOU SMALL BUSINESS' TEXT-MESSAGING CAMPAIGN SHOULD BE ALL ABOUT THE DEALS

3. Smart segmenting.

Your customers don't want to receive the same message everyone else does. They want specific, highly tailored messages that speak to their experiences and needs. You need to build your business on that demand.

Quizzes and gamified info-gathering content will get you only so far. It's what happens next that matters. Show your potential customers how you're working to learn about them and their challenges. Segmenting involves a lot of moving parts, so it's best to start learning now about this powerful technique.

One service provider is creating a program to help make it easier. So far, it's available only by invitation.

4. Recurring revenue.

Netflix's success has other leaders rethinking their approach. Instead of offering a product or service at a larger, one-time fee, many business owners are seeing the benefits of swtiching to a smaller, monthly fee. Recurring revenue is an asset that can drive your growth for years to come.

RELATED: HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION BUSINESS CHURN RATE

5. Video.

Videos seemed to enter a bit of a dormant state when podcasts took off, but Facebook Live, Instagram Stories and Snapchat are swinging the balance back. Savvy, cost-conscious marketers can do a great deal without an overly fancy setup. If you're thinking long-term, you'll need to invest in a few decent tools to make your videos polished and professional-looking.

RELATED: HOW TO SHOOT HIGH-QUALITY VIDEO ON YOUR PHONE

Trends exist because of increased demand, and that means new opportunities for enterprising business owners. Do a bit of research to decide which of these five options makes the most sense for your business. Then take action to put them into use and track your results. That's how you stay ahead of the curve -- and your competition.

question: What does the text have to say about competitors?

answer: The text says that competitors are always looking for innovations to grow their business. The author says that it's always a good thing to start testing ideas. The author also says that many of these new technologies will flop, costing you time and money.

critique: The answer should mention that competitors are always looking for innovations to grow their business.

critique: There is no mention of competitors flop testing ideas or causing a loss of time and money.

question: What does the text say about trends?

answer: The Five trending technologies after Facebook bots are the business texting, smart segmenting, recurring revenue, video, and chatbots. The latter is seemingly the most promising technology with the coming of new advancements.

critique: False an inaccurate. The current trends are not technologies, but tech approaches and tactics in general.

text: While the text does name the technologies listed in the response as "trends," the response could be use the more general takeaways that the -passage presents, including the fact that some of these trends might not work out for one's business.

category: coverage

question: Summarize the section about smart segmenting.

answer: The author says that smart segmenting is a powerful technique that can help businesses get to know their customers better. They say that quizzes and gamified info-gathering content will get you only so far. They say that you should show your potential customers how you're working to learn about them and their challenges.

critique: The answer should mention the service provider who is creating a program to help make smart segmenting easier.

text: The response should include that the essence of smart segmenting is sending highly targeted messages to one's customers.

question: What does the text say about Twitter?

answer: No answer

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


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The air was freezing, and the horses weren’t doing well for it. We hadn’t yet crossed to the north, and even if we had I was too paranoid to feel safe there. Because of this, we were heading up to Canada. We had decided that enough was enough and camped out for the night in the backcountry.
I had been a slave on a large plantation, without family since my ninth birthday, and bitter about it to this day. I was freed by Daniel, a large muscular brutish man, yet surprisingly sweet. We had left in the dead of night, under the shimmering guide of the stars. We had headed north, and moved steadfast through dozens of miles of southern country. We had stolen horses from a small farm, a crime I felt was entirely just. Of course, the year was in the fall and I felt as if travel slowed more every day. But, Daniel assured me he would help to the north, no matter what.
We had a less than nourishing meal of racoon and cornbread. The night sky shone beautifully, a blanket of thousands of stars along the glowing full moon. The sky was clear, consequence of a strong storm the days before. The horses were at a near stream, drinking, and Daniel was out hunting for whatever small game would be willing to have the petty life this wetland forest could provide.
I decided to look for herbs, a skill I had learnt from Jasmine, a fellow ex-slave I had a short encounter with, and who had a talent for gardening. I took a small water jug and a lantern and started scrounging in the over growth. I found a rosemary plant and nothing much else. I returned to the camp with my hands covered in dirt and my eyes straining to stay open. Daniel was nowhere to be found, a long time to be gone, even for him. I hoped nothing bad had happened. Don’t be stupid, I thought. He was a powerful guy, and he could handle himself. So I stumbled onto my bedroll and fell asleep.
In the morning I woke to the sound of birds chirping. The sun creeped forwards at a low angle. I sat up and looked around. Daniel was still gone. A knot formed in my stomach and I stood.
“Daniel!” I shouted, apparently to no avail. Where could he be? I paced around the campsite, hoping he had left some kind of note. Alas, I found nothing at the campsite and decided to try to go out and find him. I was starting to get desperate. I would not get far without him. I stepped from the camp and crawled through the dense vegetation to get one of the horses.
However, when I creeped to the stream, I didn’t find the horses. Instead, I found nothing but the ropes we tried them with, cut. Someone stole the horses. Now I was really starting to worry. What if Daniel was hurt? What if he was dead? But I was interrupted from my thoughts when two men, both wearing large coats and carrying muskets, stomped into the clearing and aimed their weapons at me.
I stared at them for a seemingly infinite while, afraid they would fire, before a horribly familiar voice spoke out from behind me.
“I’m really sorry about this. The long con, you know? No money in freedom fighting, but bounty hunting? It’s the best pay in I’ve gotten in a long time.”
“Danie-” I didn’t even get to finish my sentence before the butt of a rifle was slammed into my skull, and I fell to the ground, induced into a painful sleep. Daniel. Of all the people it could have been, it was Daniel. I awoke in a caged wagon, hands bound. I didn’t try to escape, I didn’t even shout. I just cried. When I was done crying I waited, and watched the forested countryside slowly crawl by; the unassuming deer and towering elms peering at the caravan.
I had a realization that day. A painful one, and one I didn’t want to realize, not until I was a lot older. There are no friends, there are no enemies. But everybody has a mission. Me, you, and Daniel. And people will crush you under their feet to finish that mission.

title: [HF] Where the Stars Lead

question: What does the story say about the type of person Daniel is?

answer: Daniel is a large muscular brutish man who is surprisingly sweet. He freed the narrator from slavery and they stole horses from a small farm. Daniel is a skilled hunter and tracker. He is also a skilled liar and conman. He is a bounty hunter who is after the narrator.

critique: The answer should mention that Daniel is a traitor.

question: Summarize the challenges Daniel and the narrator face during their journey.

answer: The narrator and Daniel are traveling north, but they are not yet in Canada. They are traveling on horses they stole from a small farm. The narrator is a former slave and Daniel freed him. They are traveling at night, under the stars. It is fall and the weather is cold. They are traveling through the woods, which is difficult to navigate. They are also being pursued by Daniel's former employer, who is a bounty hunter. Daniel and the narrator are captured by Daniel's former employer, and the narrator is sold back into slavery.

critique: The answer is a summary of the story, not the challenges the characters face.

text: The last two sentences are inaccurate and unnecessary information. They should be removed.

question: What does the story say about what happens to the narrator after Daniel turns him over to the slaveowners?

answer: No answer


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[The Lynchburg Ferry] The LYNCHBURG FERRY is a free ferry across the Houston Ship Channel in the U.S. state of Texas, connecting Crosby-Lynchburg Road in Lynchburg to the north with the former State Highway 134 and San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site in La Porte to the south. Operated by the Harris County Toll Road Authority,[1] the crossing is the oldest operating ferry service within the state of Texas.[2][3]

It carries automobiles, bicycles and pedestrians for free. Harris County had operated the ferry from 1888 to 2020.[4] Ferries depart daily approximately every 5–10 minutes, beginning at 4:30 a.m. (04:30) and operate through 8:15 p.m. (20:15) and have a maximum capacity of 12 vehicles.[5] The service averages between approximately 1,500-2,000 vehicles per day.[6]

The service has two ships in its fleet, both completed in 1964 by the Todd Shipyard. The ferries are named in honor of former Texas governors William P. Hobby and Ross S. Sterling.[7] A third ferry with a capacity of 9 vehicles dating from 1937 is available on standby if needed.[8]

History

The present-day location of this ferry can trace its origins back to 1822 when it was constructed by Nathaniel Lynch just below the confluence of the San Jacinto River and the Buffalo Bayou and was known as LYNCH'S FERRY.[9] The ferry was used by the Republic of Texas troops fighting Mexican forces in the Battle of San Jacinto April 1836.[10] In what was later referred to as the Runaway Scrape, as many as 5,000 Texans fled eastward to escape the advancing army of Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna utilizing the ferry. In the following days, Sam Houston's army defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto, which resulted in Texas independence.[11]

By 1837 the Harris County Commissioners Court would set formal ferry rates only to eliminate them in 1890, and the ferry service has been free ever since.[12] By 1949 the ferry service was renamed as the Lynchburg Ferry in serving as the first vehicular crossing of the Houston Ship Channel.[13]

[Texas Historical Commission 2006 Marker - The Lynchburg Town Ferry]

The service would operate 24 hours per day, 365 days a year under the operation of Harris County through June 2004 when hours were reduced to their current times.[14] Replacement vessels have been under consideration by the county since late 2004, but have yet to be ordered.[15]

On March 1, 2020, operations of the Lynchburg Ferry, along with the Washburn Tunnel, were transferred from Harris County Precinct 2 to the Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA).[16] There are no plans for HCTRA to implement tolls either the Lynchburg Ferry or the Washburn Tunnel. Nevertheless, HCTRA's involvement will include plans to improve the operations of both facilities, as well as much-needed repairs and upgrades.

Accidents and incidents

-   February 26, 1995 - A barge struck the south landing resulting in the closure of the service for over eleven weeks.[17] The service would reopen on May 11, 1995.[18]
-   September 19, 2004 - A woman drowned after the vehicle she was in was driven off the ferry into the channel. The driver was subsequently charged with intoxication manslaughter in the death.[19]
-   May 14, 2008 - A man appeared to deliberately drive his truck into the Houston Ship Channel, authorities said, refusing help from horrified witnesses who were waiting to board the Lynchburg Ferry. Witnesses say the man locked doors and refused help before going under.[20]
-   September 12, 2008 - Hurricane Ike caused approximately $300,000 damage to the Lynchburg Ferry. The ferry was closed 52 days for repair and reopened November 3, 2008.[21]

[1] Lynchburg Ferry Harris County Toll Road Authority (Retrieved 19 August 2020)

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title: Lynchburg Ferry

question: What service does the Lynchburg Ferry provide?

answer: The Lynchburg Ferry provides a free ferry across the Houston Ship Channel in Texas for automobiles, bicycles, and pedestrians.

critique: "a free ferry" - must include the name of the ferry

critique: It is omitted that the ferry service is operated by the Harris County Toll Road Authority.

critique: It's not necessary to include that it's free in the response.

critique: The ferry is free for all vehicles, not just automobiles.

critique: The ferry also carries more than 12 vehicles.

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critique: It is omitted that the ferry has a maximum capacity of 12 vehicles.

critique: It's omitted that it services Crosby to La Porte.

critique: The passage does not say that the service is free for automobiles.

critique: Doesn't mention that it's a free service.

question: Who administers Lynchburg Ferry?

answer: At the time of this document, Harris County Toll Road Authority.

critique: This response does not answer the question that is asked.

critique: Harris County Toll Road Authority only operators the ferry from 2020 onwards.

critique: The answer should be clearer in regards to the time period this document covers.

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critique: The answer should include the fact that the ferry is operated by the Harris County Toll Road Authority.

critique: Harris County operated the ferry for a time.

critique: It is omitted that Harris County operates the ferry.

critique: The answer should include the fact that the ferry was previously administered by Harris County.


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Marukh
Race
Imga[nb\ 1]
Gender
Male
Died
1st Era
THE PROPHET MARUKH (sometimes spelled MARUHK; also called MARUKH THE SEER,[1] the PROPHET-MOST-SIMIAN, and MONKEY PROPHET MARUHK[2] ) was a First Era prophet who rose to prominence during the Camoran Dynasty and became especially esteemed among the inhabitants of Alessian Cyrodiil. Marukh's teachings sparked the massive cultural and spiritual movement known as the Alessian Order, a theocracy that transformed the Empire and the continent. He also wrote the Alessian Doctrines, which provided the basis of law during the Order's rule of the Alessian Empire.[3][4] Marukh is credited with the credo "all are guilty until they have proven themselves innocent", which went on to become the basis for the Tamrielic legal system.[5]

Marukh's teachings both brought identity to Cyrodiil, codifying the pantheon most civilized Tamriellians worship to this day, and brought conflict due to the more severe strictures he espoused. His teachings began to question the validity of Elven rule after speaking to the "Enlightened One", Saint Alessia, in a vision. These sentiments led to an increasingly abstract and unknowable depiction of a Single God.[6] They heavily influenced the Alessian Order and their secret sect, the Marukhati Selective. The priesthood of Marukh saw no difference between spiritual and political matters. This was the religion of the Alessian Empire, and it taught that to resist the Emperor was to resist the Gods.[7]

As Marukh's teachings began to spread, hostility grew between Camoran Dynasty and the Empire. One of Marukh's chief supporters, the Nordic High King, Borgas, traveled to Cyrodiil to urge a joint war against the Bosmer, but fell victim of Valenwood's infamous Wild Hunt. This ultimately led to the eventual dissolution of the Alessian Reform of Marukh in Valenwood.[8].

Notes[edit]

-   The Bretons of the Iliac Bay celebrate Marukh's Day on the 9th of Second Seed. It is a solemn holiday, as befits the equally solemn prophet.[9]
-   -   "Maruhk's Abyss" is the name of a little-known realm.[11]

See Also[edit]

-   _CLEANSING OF THE FANE_ — Fragmented script from a member of the Alessian Order
-   _GLARTHIR'S NOTES_
-   _THE LAST KING OF THE AYLEIDS_ by Herminia Cinna — Chronicles the downfall of the Ayleid Empire in the First Era
-   _ON OBLIVION_ by Morian Zenas — A guide to Oblivion and the Daedra
-   _VINDICATION FOR THE DRAGON BREAK_ by Fervidius Tharn, Arch-Prelate of the Maruhkati Selective — A Marukhati edict instructing the expungement of the Aldmeri aspects from Auriel

References[edit]

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    ^ Sacred Inkwell of Marukh the Seer
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    ^ _The Library of Dusk: Rare Books_
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    ^ _The Final Lesson_ — Aegrothius Goth
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    ^ _A_ _B_ _The Illusion of Death_
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    ^ _Legal Basics_ — Anchivius, M.Z.F.
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    ^ _Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: Cyrodiil_ — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
7.

    ^ _Rislav The Righteous_ — Sinjin
8.

    ^ _Pocket Guide to the Empire, 3rd Edition: The Wilds Remain: Valenwood_ — Imperial Geographical Society, 3E 432
9.

    ^ _Holidays of the Iliac Bay_ — Theth-i
10.

    ^ _Proper-Life: Three Chants_
11.

    ^ _The Doors of Oblivion_ — Seif-ij Hidja

NOTE: the following references are not from official sources. They are included to provide a rounder background to this article, but may not reflect established lore.

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    ^ Michael Kirkbride's Posts at The Imperial Library

question: What does this passage tell us about the beliefs of the Alessian Order?

answer: The Alessian Order was a theocracy that transformed the Empire and the continent. The Alessian Order taught that to resist the Emperor was to resist the Gods. The Alessian Order taught that there was no difference between spiritual and political matters.

critique: The answer should mention that the Alessian Order was founded on Marukh's teachings.

critique: The answer omits that the Alessian Order was founded by Marukh.

critique: The answer should mention the Single God.

critique: The part about resisting the Emperor derives from something Marukh said; it is irrelevant to the beliefs.

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question: What does this passage suggest about the political or religious situation prior to Marukh?

answer: No answer

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question: What does the passage tell us about Marukh's powers and skills?

answer: No answer

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question: What fictional work / universe are these characters / details derived from?

answer: The Elder Scrolls

critique: Elder Scrolls is not a work or a universe, it is a video game series

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

critique: This answer is incorrect. The text in question is not from any Elder Scrolls game or universe. It is from a fictional universe name "Tamriel" from the "universe of The Elder Scrolls."

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

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In recent days, Dr. Frances Kelsey has been fondly remembered, in large part for the role she played in averting a thalidomide tragedy in the U.S. in the late 1950s. As an employee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Canadian-born pharmacologist stubbornly demanded more safety data, delaying approval of the morning sickness drug until it became clear from other jurisdictions that it was causing miscarriages and grave deformities in children.

Dr. Kelsey's heroism should in no way be played down; after all, she received the Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service from president John F. Kennedy, who lauded her "exceptional judgement." (By contrast, she received the Order of Canada only this year, a day before her death, likely because her actions stood in stark contrast to Canada's deadly inaction.)

But let's not forget that Dr. Kelsey worked at an institution, and within a government, that not only allowed, but encouraged, this sort of initiative.

What we had in Canada – home to one of the world's worst thalidomide disasters – was a civil service that was more meek and susceptible to bending to the pressures from the drug-maker Merrell that Dr. Kelsey was able to resist.

The take-home message here is that, in 2015, just as in 1960, a strong, independent public service is essential to our health and well-being.

Among other things, we need drug regulators who can regulate rigorously, free of political and corporate pressures. More broadly, we need a public service that works, and is free to work, in the public interest.

It's not enough to have laws – let's not forget that drug regulations were similar in Canada and the U.S. at the time thalidomide came along – we need people who can give those laws life, to embrace the spirit and not just the letter of the law, especially when it comes to ensuring public safety.

In short, we need to foster a new generation of Dr. Kelseys.

Sadly, we are doing exactly the opposite.

We have a public service that is muzzled, emasculated, derided and decimated.

There are about a quarter-million federal public servants in Canada, a considerably lower figure than from a decade ago. They serve a broad variety of functions from, overseeing national parks to ensuring aviation safety, and everything in between.

It is in our best interest, economically as well as socially, that every one of those workers serves a useful function.

Yet consultations with the public servants show that they feel mired in red tape and frustrated by cumbersome processes that leave them unable to do their jobs. That's why the Privy Council has undertaken an initiative to transform the public service, dubbed Blueprint 2020.

The plan features some lovely rhetoric, such as Conservative Leader Stephen Harper saying in the introduction: "An agile, efficient and effective Public Service is essential to the well-being of Canadians." And it is chock-full of good intentions.

But Blueprint 2020 lacks of a clear philosophical bent and strong political commitment to an independent, empowered public service.

What is required, especially in these difficult economic times, is a scientific, non-partisan approach to drafting and implementing policy.

While it is fashionable to bad-mouth the bureaucracy and sing the praises of free market, public regulation plays an essential role as a ballast to corporate excesses driven by self-interest.

The role of government, duly elected, is to formulate legislation and other policies in what it believes is the best interests of citizens. But its role is not to micromanage and bark orders down the line. Rather, elected officials should depend on civil servants for thoughtful, independent advice, especially on scientific matters.

What we need today is evidence-based policy-making if, for no other reason than it produces better policy.

Public servants should not be toadies, singing the praises of ill-conceived or partisan initiatives. Nor should they be muzzled. They should be offering constructive criticism to ensure policies are workable and fair, and analysis and insight that helps avoid unintended consequences.

For this, we need to create an atmosphere where public servants can innovate, take risks, and, as Dr. Kelsey did, call B.S. when necessary.

If we want better government and more sensible public policies, we need to give public-sector employees autonomy, authority and responsibility.

That, rather than a celebration of individual heroics, should be Frances Kelsey's legacy.

question: Summarize the steps Dr Kelsey took to minimize the risk of a thalidomide tragedy in the US.

answer: She was an employee of the US Food and Drug Administration. She delayed the approval of the morning sickness drug until it became clear that it was causing miscarriages and grave deformities in children. She received the Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service from President John F. Kennedy, who lauded her "exceptional judgement."

critique: The answer should mention that she called B.S. when necessary.

critique: Add in the information about Dr. Kelsey and Canada

critique: It's omitted that Kelsey requested more safety data.

critique: The answer omits that Kelsey was Canadian.

critique: The answer omits that Dr. Kelsey delayed the approval of the drug by demanding more safety data.

critique: The answer should mention that she was Canadian.

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 The Answer Thief
     I walked down the hallway, looking at my old watch with a ripped strap. It was 9:41, nine minutes before break ended. I did not know which locker he had, but I followed him from biology class. What if he did not stop at his locker? No, his next class was gym; he had to stop. When he stopped and started to turn the dial, I stood by, looking intimidating. He was humming something, not noticing me until he was putting his binder away. He then had a look of uninterested surprise.
     “Hmm? Eric, what are you doing?” He was speaking in a tone that showed he couldn’t care less. That wouldn’t be for long.
     “You took my homework sheet.” I said, staring him down.
He scratched the back of his left shoulder with his right hand, his eyebrows slowly raising.
     “Oh, yeah. Well, um... I went to the inbox to get my homework sheet to make corrections. I musta... grabbed yours by mistake.” He didn’t even look me in the eye, the phony he was.
     “No,” I said my, voice slowly raising. “You had your homework on your desk. I SAW you copying the answers from my sheet to yours.” He still looked somewhat out of it, and it pissed me off. Was he high? He did look like a stoner, though. He looked like a guy who had no ambition or care for how his life from here on out would be a downward spiral of despair.
     “Well, er, I had to get this homework done. I-I was busy last night.” He looked very nervous, not showing a sign of dignity. This only fueled my rage. I thought about smacking some sense into him.
     I laid my elbow on the locker, allowing me to rest my neck onto my knuckles. I smiled, knowing he wouldn’t try to fight back. I might as well have some fun.
     “What are you-” I interrupted his insensible rambles.
     “You know Newton’s third law of motion states that all force has an equal and opposite reaction. If someone wanted to exert a great amount of force to someone else, say by punching them so hard their teeth fall out, they would feel the same amount of force upon their closed fist, like the recoil of a gun. You want me to show you a demonstration?” I raised my right fist, feeling very, very powerful. A sense of adrenaline rushed into my fist, causing it to slowly vibrate. I was so excited, I WANTED to punch him. I really did. I was at first just trying to intimidate him, maybe get an apology, some respect or even some homework answers to teach him a lesson, but I didn’t care. The lazy jerk deserved it.
     I suddenly remembered a quote from history class, from ancient greece. The scene set before was so awesome, I had to say it. I leaned close and whispered, “The strong do what they can. The weak suffer what they must!”
     His eyes widened, he grabbed his stuff and started some more rambling. “Alright! Okay! Jeez! I won’t do it again, okay?” He fastwalked away, not turning around once.
     That was perfect! I laughed, the anger and tension now gone. I probably got some sense in that loser’s head for once in his life. I wonder what time it is. I looked at my watch. 9:45. “Only four minutes?” I said to no one in paticular. That felt much longer. I guess time doesn’t fly when you have fun! I laughed and walked back to my locker. My laughter stopped suddenly, as I walked along the wall to avoid the three guys walking past me. I needed to teach them a lesson too. Someday, not today.
 (I had to do this short story in english class. The main character, Eric, is a reference to Eric Harris, one of the shooters at Columbine. Since this is for school, I do not say this, and there is no cursing. It would probably take place during freshman or sophomore year, before he planned the massacre.)

title: The Answer Thief

question: Summarize the answer thief's reactions to Eric.

answer: The answer thief is initially uninterested in Eric's accusations. He tries to explain that he grabbed Eric's homework sheet by mistake. When Eric threatens him, he becomes nervous and apologizes.

critique: The answer thief's reaction to Eric's threat is omitted.

critique: The answer thief's reaction to Eric's threats is omitted.

critique: The answer should mention Eric's actions after the thief apologizes.

critique: Doesn't mention the narrator was prepared to demonstrate Newton's Third Law.

question: What does the story say about the type of person Eric is?

answer: He copy-pastes someone else's homework from a class file to his own and brings it to the teacher. He retaliates in a violent way when caught, but non-violently when he feels the upper hand. This tells us he is someone who mimics what he sees and analyses the situation for the rules of it, then having fun when he sees an opening for a win.

critique: The answer is inaccurate. Eric is not a person who copies homework.

critique: The second sentence is not supported by the text.

critique: This is an account of an experience Eric once had, not an accurate summary of his personality.

critique: The story doesn't say anything about Eric copying homework and bringing it to the teacher.

critique: The answer is inaccurate. Eric does not copy-paste someone else's homework from a class file to his own and bring it to the teacher.

question: Summarize the events in the story related to the Columbine mass shooting.

answer: The story is set during the time of the Columbine shooting. Eric Harris is a school shooter, and Eric is his reference in the story. The narrator mentions Eric as a reference to Eric Harris. The Columbine shooting is mentioned as an example of how Eric caused a lot of harm and how his actions can be seen as negative.

critique: The Columbine shooting is not mentioned as an example of how Eric caused a lot of harm and how his actions can be seen as negative.

critique: The response inaccurately mentions Eric Harris as a school shooter. Eric Harris was actually one of the mass shooters.

critique: This is more of a propaganda piece than an answer to the question, which asks how the Eric in this story is related to the Columbine shooting. The answer would be in the context of the depiction of Eric as a school shooter.

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

answer: The main source of tension in the story is the narrator's anger at Eric, the answer thief. Eric stole the narrator's homework sheet and copied the answers to it. The narrator is angry at Eric for being lazy and copying the answers. The narrator wants to punch Eric in the face.

critique: The answer should mention the narrator's plan to teach Eric a lesson.

critique: The narrator's anger is not the main source of tension.

critique: Doesn't mention the narrator's intention to teach Eric a lesson.

critique: The narrator is not angry at Eric for being lazy, but for copying the answers.

critique: The narrator's anger is not the only source of tension.

text: The answer inaccurately mentions that Eric is the answer thief. However the narrator is Eric and he is angry at the answer thief.


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No sound, and even though Jack’s eyes are closed he knows wherever he is its very bright. And forcing his eye-lids open with more energy than he had ever used before to do such a task. He brought up an arm to shield himself from a light that most surely wasn’t artificial but was at the same time. As if the light was coming from all around him but nowhere at the same time.

	He tried to speak but found that no words escaped him. And he slowly sat up and looked around to get his bearings. Wherever he was, he’d never seen anything like it before. There appeared to be an expansive stretch of nothingness before him. A long and vast whiteness, He was sure this was a dream, that this feeling of unrelenting sadness gripping him, deep down in the pit of his stomach was just a nightmare that had yet to reveal the punch-line.

Where am I? He thought as he stood up. It took a lot of energy to accomplish this task, his bones and joints were sluggish and clumsy. Once he managed to get to his feet he became dizzy, to the point where he had to put his hands on his knees and bend over for a minute to let it subside.

	Squinting through half closed eyes he tried to look around again and though the light was still very bright it had abated slightly and he could finally stand up straight again. He rubbed a hand over his eyes. He tried to call out again but the words still wouldn’t come. He knew he was speaking but he couldn’t hear anything coming out.

	“There is no use trying to speak.” A woman’s voice came from behind him, seemingly out of the nothingness; A very familiar voice.

	He slowly turned around and was sure that this was a dream. The sight of her made his heart drop, stop and melt all at the same time. He couldn’t remember her name but he knew that he had known this girl very well, knowing every inch of her body and most of her personality.

	She just smiled sadly and took a step forward she moved with a grace and sadness that brought a breaking dread to Jack and he squinted as he watched her move about as if she were gliding along the floor that wasn’t there. This is a dream? He thought to himself and he wasn’t very surprised to hear her speak again. “In a way it is. In a way it is not.” He frowned and looked around again. Where are we?

	“We are everywhere, and nowhere at the same time. We are together again, but apart forever.” She smiled and stepped closer. He suddenly didn’t want her to come any closer and he felt tears forming in his eyes. What do you mean?  She merely smiled. “Is it too bright here? Your eyes haven’t adjusted yet. It will take some time.” She glanced around and as she did the air around him seemed to shift and change.

	And now he was standing in the middle of an old bar. Four pool tables off to the right, and a bar in the middle. The girl was now behind the bar. “Do you remember this place?”  Jack looked around the room. It was empty aside from them. He nodded slowly. It’s where we met. But I can’t remember your name. After all these years, I’ve known you. I’m sorry.

	She just smiled sadly again. “That is not important. My name is no longer a part of your memory.” She moved around the bar and poured a double of whiskey. “This was your favorite wasn’t it?”

	Jack instantly felt something churn in his stomach and he shut his eyes for an instant he heard a sort of siren blaring and then he opened them again, the room had changed once more. They were in his apartment lying in bed. Her head on his chest, her short hair brushed away from her upturned face. “This is where we spent our first night together.” She smiled. And he felt like crying even more. I remember you saying that we had to do this or we’d never know if it was worth it. He thought.

	“Was it worth it?” She asked and kissed his collar bone lightly. An icy chill ran up his spine. He shuddered. Every single second of it.

	“Every second.” She sighed and he felt her cool hand intertwine with his. “I need to tell you something Jack.” I know, This isn’t a dream…  He felt the tears now, they had been escaping the corners of his eyes for who knew how long. What happened? Where are we?

	He shut his eyes and the blaring siren slipped back in for a moment And the voices of people shouting in the distance.

	“You are dying. People say that your life flashes before your eyes before you die…” Her voice was getting distant. Further away and Jack squeezed his arms around her holding her close. The body he held tightly. Don’t leave me. Please Don’t leave me! The sirens were stronger now piercing the walls of his subconscious.

	“You have to make a choice.” She said. Her voice was distant and muddled now. “I Hate to give you such a cliché ultimatum but you have a choice to make.” Jack nodded his head, the room around him swam and rippled seeming to meld the moldy ceiling of his apartment with a starry night sky. “Stay here with me. Or go back.” Her voice was coming in a little stronger now. What happened? Where’s back, why aren’t you there?

 	“Do I really have to say it?” She sat up on her elbow and looked down at him. And he knew there from the sadness in her eyes and the way she smiled soothingly down at him. He reached a hand up and ran a thumb along her jaw-line. “All you have to do is choose. There is still time. Go back.”

And with that he knew what he had to do. He brought both hands up to hold her face gently in his hands and he pulled her down close to him so that their noses were touching. And he was able to find his voice. “There is no life for me, without you.” And he smiled.

	She frowned for a moment and scrunched her nose up. “Are you sure?” She asked. And he smiled.

“From the moment I saw  you, Ash...”

	The ambulance rumbled along the lonely stretch of Arizona highway, and the coroner’s van behind it. “Jimmy, turn off the siren… We’ve lost him.” The paramedic paused checking his watch. Sat up and removed his rubber gloves. “CPR is unsuccessful. We can’t work him back up.”

title: "Ash" By FallenMonument

question: Summarize the conflicts in the story.

answer: Jack is in a dream, but he is dying. He is with a woman he loves, but he is dying. He is dying, but he is with the woman he loves. He is dying, but he is in a dream.

critique: The response needs clarity on what is a conflict.

critique: The first sentence is redundant and confusing.

question: Summarize how Jack feels about the woman.

answer: Jack feels remorseful when he realizes he won't be with the woman. The first time they meet, he has this feeling in his stomach that he can't describe. He doesn't know the woman's name. Jack loves the woman and wants her to be with him forever. He doesn't want to die and chooses her over everything else.

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

critique: The first time they meet is not mentioned.

critique: It is false that Jack does not know the woman's name.

critique: The last sentence is irrelevant and should be removed.

critique: "The first time they meet, he has this feeling in his stomach that he can't describe." - this is inaccurate. He felt a sense of dread when he saw her.

critique: The answer should mention that Jack is dying.

critique: The answer is missing the part where Jack is dying.

text: The response doesn't accurately capture what Jack feels for the woman. He feels he loves her when they first met, despite forgetting her name. He also told her that he chooses her over going back to living because there is no life without her.

question: Summarize the plot twist.

answer: The narrator is having a near-death experience. A woman appears and tells him he has a choice to make. He choses to stay with her instead of returning to the world of the living.

critique: The woman is not a part of the near-death experience. She is a part of his life.

critique: It is omitted that the woman is his deceased partner, who died a long time ago.

critique: It's omitted that the woman is actually a hallucination of the narrator's dead lover.

critique: The woman is not the narrator's girlfriend.

critique: The answer omits that the woman is the narrator's deceased lover.

critique: The answer should mention that the woman is the narrator's dead lover.

question: Summarize how Jack died.

answer: No answer


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PRINCE VASILI ALEXANDROVICH OF RUSSIA (7 July [O.S. 24 June] 1907 – 24 June 1989) was the sixth son and youngest child of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia. He was a nephew of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.

Born in Imperial Russia during the reign of his paternal second cousin and maternal uncle Nicholas II, he was on vacation in Crimea at the fall of the Russian monarchy. He was joined there by his immediate family. They escaped the fate of many of his relatives killed by the Bolsheviks. He left Russia in April 1919, at age 11. In the late 1920s, he emigrated to the United States where he met Princess Natalia Golitsyna. They married in 1931. The couple had one daughter and lived for decades in Woodside, California.

Early life

Prince Vasili Alexandrovich Romanov was born at Gatchina Palace on 7 July 1907, the sixth son and last of the seven children of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia.[1] Although a grandson of Emperor Alexander III through his mother, he was not entitled to the title Grand Duke of Russia because he was only a great-grandson of Emperor Nicholas I in the male line through his father.[2] He was a sickly child and after his birth there was some doubts that he would survive so he was baptized in the nursery.[3] Shortly after his birth his parents started to live separate lives.[4] Prince Vasili spent his early years in Imperial Russia during the reign of his maternal uncle Tsar Nicholas II. At the fall of Russian monarchy in February 1917 Vasili, aged ten, was on vacation in Ai-Todor, his father's estate in Crimea.[5] By the end of March both of his parents, all his siblings and their grandmother Empress Maria Feodorovna were also in Crimea.[6]

After the Russian Revolution, when the Bolsheviks seized power in October 1917, Prince Vasili along with his parents, siblings and grandmother the Dowager Empress were placed under house arrest at Ai-Todor.[7] On 11 March 1918 they were transferred with other Romanovs relatives to Dulber, the estate of Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich in Crimea.[8] He escaped the fate of a number of his Romanov relatives imprisoned who were murdered by the Bolsheviks when he was freed with the Romanovs in his group by German troops in May 1918.[9] He escaped from Russia on 11 April 1919 with the help of his great aunt Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom (née Princess Alexandra of Denmark), Dowager Empress Maria's sister. King George V of the United Kingdom sent the British warship HMS Marlborough which brought Vasili's family and other Romanovs from the Crimea over the Black Sea to Malta and then to England.[10] Prince Vasili, who was eleven years old at the time, spent the rest of his life in exile.

Exile

During his first years in exile, Prince Vasili lived in England with his mother. In the late 1920s, he emigrated to the United States where he spent the rest of his life. Vasili earned a living by finding work as a cabin boy, shipyard worker, stockbroker, winemaker and a chicken farmer in northern California.[11]

Prince Vasili married in New York City on 31 July 1931, Princess Natalia Golitsyna (Moscow 26 October 1907 – Woodside 28 March 1989), a fellow Russian exile – they met in the United States. Natalia was a distant cousin of Prince Rostislav's wife.[12] Her sister, Princess Olga Golitsyna, married Geoffrey Tooth, who would become the second husband of Vasili's niece, Princess Xenia Andreevna.[13] Princess Natalia came from one of Russia's most aristocratic families, the noble Golitsyns. Her father, Prince Alexander Golitsyn, the son of the governor of Moscow, was a country doctor. Her mother belonged to the Lyubov family. Princess Natalia escaped revolutionary Russia with her family in 1920 through Siberia to China. In 1927, they moved to the United States. For a time, she pursued a career as an actress playing small parts in the theater and in silent films. Prince Vasili met Princess Natalia Golitsyna in 1931, marrying her a few months later. The couple moved to Northern California in 1934. They lived for the rest of their lives in a house, 30 km. south of San Francisco. Prince Vasili and his wife had one daughter:

-   Princess Marina Romanov (born in San Francisco 22 May 1940); married in Woodside, California on 8 January 1967 (divorced) William Beadleston (born in Long Branch, New Jersey 31 July 1938) an art dealer. They had four children: Tatiana (b. 1968) Alexandra (b. 1970) Nicholas (b. 1971) Natalie (b. 1976). Princess Marina Romanov is now married to Daniel Stanberry and lives in Aspen, Colorado. They have one daughter.[14]

In 1980, Prince Vasili was appointed president of the Romanov Family Association in succession to his brother Prince Dmitry Alexandrovich. He remained president until his death in Woodside, California aged 81.[15] He was buried at the Serbian Cemetery in San Francisco.

Titles, styles, honours, and arms

Titles and styles

-   7 July 1907 – 23 June 1989: _His Highness_ Prince Vasili Alexandrovich of Russia

_N.B. After the Russian revolution members of the Imperial family tended to drop the territorial designation “of Russia” and use the princely title with the surname Romanov.[16]_

Arms

It is often alleged that Vasili's marriage with Princess Golitsyna would have been morganatic. However, Romanov biographer Pieter Broek holds that it was as acceptable dynastically as the Bagrationi marriage of Vasili's cousin, Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia. Since the extinction of the Korecki family in the 17th century, the Golitsyns have claimed dynastic seniority in the House of Gediminas. The Gediminids were a dynasty of monarchs of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania that reigned from the 14th to the 16th century and Emperor Peter I had permitted the Golitsyns to incorporate the emblem of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania into their coat of arms.[17]

Ancestry

[1] Van der Kiste & Hall, _Once a Grand Duchess_, p. 67

[2] Van der Kiste & Hall, _Once a Grand Duchess_, p. 48

[3]

[4] Van der Kiste & Hall, _Once a Grand Duchess_, p. 68

[5] Van der Kiste & Hall, _Once a Grand Duchess_, p. 98

[6] Van der Kiste & Hall, _Once a Grand Duchess_, p. 105

[7] Van der Kiste & Hall, _Once a Grand Duchess_, p. 123

[8] Van der Kiste & Hall, _Once a Grand Duchess_, p. 126

[9] Van der Kiste & Hall, _Once a Grand Duchess_, p. 129

[10] Van der Kiste & Hall, _Once a Grand Duchess_, p. 146

[11] Willis, _The Romanovs in the 21st Century_, p. 109

[12] Van der Kiste & Hall, _Once a Grand Duchess_, p. 190

[13]

[14] Willis, _The Romanovs in the 21st Century_, p. 110

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[16]

[17]

title: Prince Vasili Alexandrovich of Russia

question: Under what circumstances did Prince Vasili and his family escape Russia?

answer: He and his family escaped Russia when the Bolsheviks seized power in October 1917. He was freed by German troops in May 1918. He escaped from Russia with the help of his great aunt Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom.

critique: While helpful for context, the answer is not a complete sentence.

critique: The answer omits the fact that Vasili's family escaped Russia in April 1919.

critique: The article is rather broad, speaking about the whole family, not just Vasili. Instead of names, the numbers discussed in the article (Grand Duke, Grand Duchess, Grand Duchess, etc) can be substituted.

critique: The answer should mention that he escaped with his family.

critique: The answer omits the fact that they were placed under house arrest before being freed.

critique: The answer omits the fact that Vasili and his family were placed under house arrest.

critique: The answer omits the fact that they escaped Russia in April 1919.


text:
Damn. Now I really didn't see this happening. Of all the things to happen at this bland school and this is the shit that happens. Wow. I guess I'm getting a bit carried, let me start from the beginning.
          My school, Jefferson Middle School, is rather boring, nothing really exciting happens here except the occasional girl drama that usally goes like, "Brian likes me! Not you, skany hoe!" And ends in a matter of three days. I'm usually quiet, if you were to call me "popular girl," you would be wrong but calling me a "nerd" wouldn't be right either. I was just sort of there. I had my friends and that's all I needed. That's where this story starts. With my friend, Daniel. Daniel was a pretty intresting boy. All acceralted classes, loved video games and comics, and wasn't bad looking at all. Over the first year of middle school, Daniel and I became pretty close. Hanging out after school and learning about eachother. It was pretty nice. Daniel loved life and he wasn't afraid to show it. If he had something to say, oh would he say it, but he was never disrespectful about it. He was always being a gentlemen. People always said shit about him.
         "Oh! Did you hear about Daniel? I heard he was sucking cock in the bathroom!"
         "Daniel the fag!"
         "Daniel should go burn in fucking hell with all the other fags that enjoy buttsex!" Get the trend here? They kept on saying he was gay, over and over. Through messages on Facebook, notes, or even writing on bathroom walls, which is very cliche. There have been times where I have asked if he was gay and I would get the same answer every time.
          "Do you think I am?" Over and over, he never changed it. Daniel was really proud and he felt as if he shouldn't state if he were gay or not and I really admire that about him. 8th grade started and I assumed that the gay jokes would have gotten old by now, but they didn't. They actual got worse. More people started calling him a "fag, dick-sucker," and spreading rumors that I don't even wanna remember. I noticed a change in Daniel, he wasn't as outgoing, didn't speak his mind, became less quite, less proud. I tried helping him, I really did but it never worked. He seemed to just become more depressed. Those kids never noticed either, they just attacked him more and more, getting more ruthless with each insult. This drama was lasting way more than three days and I wasn't sure what would happen. Shit even got worsed.
          That's when I heard the intercom come on one day during class.
       "Students, I am sad to announce that our student, Daniel Rigsbee, has died yesterday." They didn't tell us how he died, but we all knew. He killed himself. The voice of the principal announcing his death was so fucking emotionless, it made it seem as if Daniel was some character in a movie that died. Everyone was silent. I was filled with anger. Those ruthless bastards did this. They didn't know when to stop. The minute the bell rang, I sprinted to his house asking if it was true was they said today. His father simply nodded and beckoned me in. He said that there was a note left in his room directed to me and "bitches." I walked to his room, feeling as if I was going to puke. I found the note, all directed in rainbows, colors, and smiley faces. It made me sick. I opened the note with nervoness and read.
        "Dear Juno and the son of bitches at school. Let me make this clear. I am not fucking gay. I am as straight as the pole your mom dances on. I should not have to tell people this, it's my life and you shouldn't be butting in. Pun intended. You caused this and I hope you feel great. You did it! You've killed me! I'm not gonna say that this wasn't your guys' fault because fuck that. It totally was. I hope you live with that burden that you killed me for your whole life. Juno, I hope you live a great life and don't cry over me, you didn't cause this. You are amazing and don't let people do what they did to me to you. I would punch their neck. (:
                                            Bye,
                                                  Daniel-Not fucking gay-Rigsbee
        What the fuck? That wasn't sad at all. This was the Daniel that I knew. He killed himself because he was done of the shit. I don't think he felt sorry or anything. I don't even know. As I turned to leave, I found something else. It was another note reading, "I hope this was exciting enough for you, Juno. I am a coward. I wasn't gonna deal with this anymore. They didn't win, remerber that. I won. They get to deal with my death. -Daniel"
         Fucking. Daniel.

title: Uhhmm...Well I'm 13 and I would like to be a writer when I get older so here's one of my short stories. Reviews? Be honest.

question: What does the story say about bullying?

answer: The author believes bullies didn't care about Daniel and that their bullying tactics might have made Daniel commit suicide. She believes the bullies are the ones who killed her friend. She points out that the bullies were unrelenting, and the only resolution he could find was to kill himself.

critique: The first sentence is a bit confusing. It would be better to say that the author believes bullies didn't care about Daniel and that their bullying tactics might have made him commit suicide.

question: Summarize the narrator's relationship with Daniel.

answer: Juno and Daniel are best friends and have been since 8th grade. She cares deeply for him. However, she didn't notice the student body's cruelty towards him. She was angry when she heard he committed suicide.

critique: The answer should mention that Daniel is the one who committed suicide.

critique: The narrator's anger at Daniel's death is omitted.

text: Contrary to the response, the narrator is well aware of the "student body's cruelty towards" Daniel.

question: Summarize the school's reaction to Daniel's death.

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should mention that the school's reaction was emotionless.

text: The response is not the right one. The passage states that the students were silent.

question: What does the story say about the bullies' reaction to Daniel's note?

answer: No answer

critique: The response can include the actual content of the note because it's declared to be public in the story.

critique: The response is incorrect. The story does not say anything about the bullies' reaction to Daniel's note.

critique: The response is not related to the passage.

critique: The answer should mention that the bullies did not react to the note.

critique: The answer should mention that the bullies didn't have a reaction.


text:
I woke up to the ranting of an angry lady outside the streets. I gazed upon the clock as the sunlight dazed my face. It’s 9:53. I am late for work. I quickly prepared myself, skipping breakfast. I hurried outside to call a cab. Strangely, there was none. I overheard the radio from a store on the other side of the road. There was a strike. It answered my questions about why there no cabs passing by. ***Everything’s seemed familiar.*** I went to grab my bicycle and rode my way to work. On my way to work, I tried to recall the dream I had last night. It was like any other day. I got late, there was a strike, and I rode my bicycle to work. Though, I can’t seem to remember the rest of it. Things start to get hazy. I had a feeling that my phone would ring. I took my phone from my pocket and it did.  It was from my girlfriend. She said she was breaking up with me. Somehow, I was not surprised. I got mean to her last night. I’ve seen this coming, but I was still hoping it won’t. As I arrived to work, my boss was waiting for me by my cubicle. He shouted and scolded at me for being late again. He said he’ll be decreasing my pay. *Again.* This happened yesterday too. I suddenly felt monotonous.

I finished my work late. It’s 12:28 pm now. I was getting ready to leave the office and head back home. I went to the area where I parked my bicycle. It was gone. I forgot to chain the bicycle by the post. There are still no cabs to ride till now. I had no choice. I decided to walk back home. As I was near my neighborhood, I stared on the dark alley. I had a sudden feeling that something bad is going to happen, but I ignored it and insisted on walking. There were three guys looking at me. Two of which holding a knife, the other one smoking a cigarette. They started to head toward me. I felt a cold drop of sweat run through my face. I can hear my heart pumping so fast. I began to run. Sadly, the guy smoking a cigarette has a gun. He shot my leg. The pain was intense. I fall to the hard cold concrete of the street. I start to panic. I can hear their footsteps getting louder as they walk towards me. “You can’t run away from us kid.”, one of them said. They searched for anything valuable from my pockets. They took my phone and wallet and left. I lay down for minutes, still shocked. As I regain my senses, I tried to stand up and walked to my apartment. I noticed something odd. The door was already unlocked. I felt uneasy as I opened the door slowly. Everything’s a mess. The Furniture were scattered everywhere. Closets and wardrobes all opened. I got robbed. I sat down and took a glass of beer. I remembered my dream. *No, it wasn’t a dream. It was a memory*. A sudden burst of memories blew onto me. As if I was experiencing a déjà vu. I’ve been living in this hell for long. Everything’s still the same. I finally gave up. I stood up and decided what to do. I stared at the starry night sky as the cold wind brush through my face. This should stop everything. I looked down to the streets, closed my eyes, and felt the wind rush through my face as my body falls down. I heard a crack and a loud ringing came after. It was painful. I can feel the cold fluid flowing out of my body. I tried to open my eyes. I could still see the peaceful sky. I lost consciousness slowly. Everything is cold. This should do.

*I woke up to the ranting of an angry lady outside the streets.*

title: Again?

question: Summarize everything negative that happens to the narrator.

answer: The narrator wakes up late for work. There's a strike, and there are no cabs to take them to work. They bike to work, but their girlfriend breaks up with them on the way. They arrive at work late and get scolded by their boss. They forget to chain their bike to a post, and the bike gets stolen. They are shot by a robber, and their house gets robbed.

critique: It is omitted that the narrator decides to commit suicide.

critique:
-They are shot in both legs, not just one.
-The events of being shot by a robber is not described in the passage.
-The bag that has the narrator's wallet and phone got stolen after the narrator was shot.

critique: The narrator's girlfriend breaking up with him is irrelevant.

critique: "They are shot by a robber, and their house gets robbed." - the narrator's house wasn't robbed. He was shot by a robber and the robbers stole his phone and wallet.

critique: The narrator gets shot while on their way home.

critique: The narrator's girlfriend breaking up with them is not a negative event.

question: What does the story say about the type of person the narrator is?

answer: The narrator is forgetful as he forgets to chain his bike to the post. He is also forgetful when he forgets to take his phone out of his pocket. The narrator is also forgetful when he forgets to lock his door. The narrator is forgetful when he forgets to bring his phone to work. The narrator is forgetful when he forgets to take his phone out of his pocket. The narrator is forgetful when he forgets to take his phone out of his pocket. The narrator is forgetful when he forgets to take his phone out of his pocket.

critique: The narrator's forgetfulness is not relevant to the type of person he is.

critique: The narrator is not forgetful as he did not forget to take his phone out of his pocket. He just chose to bring it to work.

critique: only the first occurrence of "forgetful" is in the original text, the rest are made up--delete

critique: There is no evidence that the narrator is forgetful.

critique: The narrator is not forgetful. He is living the same day over and over again.

critique: The narrator is not forgetful when he forgets to take his phone out of his pocket.

text:
-'The narrator is forgetful when he forgets to bring his phone to work.' This statement is not valid. It should be removed.
-The last three sentences are repetitive. They should be deleted and replaced with an accurate description of the narrator.
-'The narrator is also forgetful when he forgets to lock his door.' This is inaccurate and should be rewritten or replaced.

category: other

category_text: Coherence and accuracy.

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

answer: The narrator is living the same day over and over again. He is late for work, there is a strike, and he rides his bicycle to work. He gets a call from his girlfriend, who breaks up with him. He gets in trouble with his boss for being late. He goes to the area where he parked his bicycle, and it is gone. He has to walk home. He is shot by a man with a gun, and his wallet and phone are stolen. He wakes up to the same day.

critique: The narrator does not wake up to the same day.

critique: The narrator is not late for work, there is no strike, and he does not ride his bicycle to work.

critique: The narrator doesn't wake up to the same day. He wakes up to the same day as the beginning of the story.

critique: The narrator is not late for work, he is late for work again.

critique: The narrator is not living the same day over and over again. He is living the same day again and again.

critique: "He wakes up to the same day." - the narrator is not awake to see the angry lady when he wakes up.

text: The answer should mention that at the end, the narrator commits suicide.

question: What does the story say about the reason the narrator is reliving the same day over and over?

answer: No answer

critique: The narrator is reliving the same day because they are stuck in a time loop.

critique: The narrator is not reliving the same day but living the same day over and over.

critique: The narrator is reliving the same day over and over because he's in a time loop.

critique: The narrator is reliving the same day over and over because he is in a time loop.

critique: The narrator is reliving the same day because he is in a time loop.


text:
RONALD RIDOUT (23 July 1916 – 5 December 1994)[1] was a prolific English writer of school textbooks. His textbooks include the hugely successful series _English Today_.[2]

Biography

Ronald Ridout was born in Farnham, Surrey, on 23 July 1916. He was the son of Gilbert Harry Ridout, a schoolmaster, and Ethel Mary _née_ Phillips. He married Betty Elsie Dolley on 10 February 1940, and had three children, Jessica, Simon and Veronica. He worked as a bank clerk at the National Provincial Bank, Alton, Hampshire, from 1933 to 1935 and received his B.A. degree with honours from Oxford University in 1939. From 1939 to 1950 he worked as a teacher at schools in Bolton, Luton, Nuneaton, Portsmouth, Shrewsbury and Woking. He was dissatisfied with the available material for the teaching of English at the time that he started his teaching career, and as a result developed the _English Today_ series of textbooks in the 1940s. He worked at Ginn & Co. Ltd., London, the publishers of _English Today_, from 1946 to 1950, as a publisher's representative. The enormous success of the _English Today_ books led to him leaving the classroom in 1950 to devote his time to writing. From 1950 until his death, he worked exclusively as a writer. Ridout collaborated with Phyllis Flowerdew on a number of primary school readers during the 1960s for the publishers Oliver and Boyd. He died in South Africa on 5 December 1994. So prolific was his output and huge his sales, exceeding seventy million, that he earned a place in _The Guinness Book of World Records_.[3] His daughter Jessica lives in Worcestershire.[4]

Quotations

  “What we must do is to steer between these two extremes and develop a way of speaking that most effectively expresses what we want to say. We want a speech that will do its job well. Everything that does its job well has a beauty of its own. Hence we talk of a beautiful runner, a beautiful dancer, a beautiful engine. They all have functional beauty, the beauty of functioning perfectly, the beauty of being perfectly suited to the job they have to do. So with speech: we want an instrument that is beautiful, not because it puts on decorative airs, but because it does its work beautifully, perfectly.”

From _English Today_, Ronald Ridout, Ginn & Company, 1947, pp 111–112

Bibliography

(selected bibliography)

_A. to Z. of English_, (with Michael Tristram, Neil Straker and Timothy Jaques), Collins -
_Better English_ (1961) Ginn & Company, (reprinted 2000 by Heinemann )
_Book for Me to Read_ (with Ruth Ainsworth), Series, Purnell Bancroft
_Children's Dictionary_ (1983) Collins
_English Now_, Books 1 - 5, Ginn & Company
_English Today_, Books 1 - 5 (1947), Ginn & Company
_English Workbooks_, Books 1 - 8, Ginn & Company
_English Workbooks for the Caribbean_, Books 1 - 8, (1968) Ginn & Company
_Evans Graded Verse_ (with Michael Knight) (1978), Evans Bros.
_Facts of English_ (with Clifford Witting) (1973) Macmillan Publishers
_Getting on with Dividing_ (with Michael Holt and Jon Miller) (1986) Collins
_Getting on with Mathematics_ (with Michael Holt and Jon Miller) (1986) Collins
_Getting on with Multiplying_ (with Michael Holt and Jon Miller) (1986), Collins
_Getting on with Spelling_, Series, (with Michael Holt and Leon Baxter), (1986), Collins
_The Life Cycle of Cats_ (with Michael Holt), illustrated by Tony Payne. Grosset & Dunlap, (1974)
_The Macmillan Dictionary of English Proverbs Explained_ (with Clifford Witting), Macmillan Publishers
_Now I Can Spell_ (with Michael Holt) (1987) Collins
_Now I Can Take Away_ (1985), Collins
_Now I Can Write_, Series, (with Michael Holt) (1987), Collins
_Picture Words_ (1975), Collins
_Ridout pocket spelling dictionary_ (1979) Ginn & Company
_Self Help English_, Macmillan Publishers -
_Word Perfect_ (with George Adamson), Books 1 - 8, (1957-60) Ginn & Company
_Write in English_, Books 1 - 8, (1974) Ginn & Company

[1] _Contemporary Authors Online_ (2003) Detroit, Gale

[2] _The Writers Directory_, 12th ed. (1996) St. James Press, Detroit

[3]

[4] Bedales, UK

title: Ronald Ridout

question: What does the text say about the origins of the Ridout family name?

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should mention that Ridout is a surname.

critique: The text does not mention the origins of the Ridout family name.

critique: The response is incorrect. The text does mention the origins of the name.

critique: The text mentions the origins of the Ridout family name.

critique: There is no information about where the family name was based.

question: What does the text say about Ronald Ridout's personal life?

answer: Ronald Ridout was born in Farnham, Surrey, on 23 July 1916. He was the son of Gilbert Harry Ridout, a schoolmaster, and Ethel Mary née Phillips. He married Betty Elsie Dolley on 10 February 1940, and had three children, Jessica, Simon, and Veronica. He died in South Africa on 5 December 1994.

critique: The answer should mention Ridout's education.

critique: There is a spelling error and one that should otherwise be capitalized ("née"). These two errors need to be corrected.

critique: The answer should mention his education.

question: What does the text say about Ridout's professional career?

answer: Ridout started his career as a bank clerk at the National Provincial Bank in Alton, Hampshire. He received his B.A. degree with honors from Oxford University in 1939. Ridout worked as a teacher at schools in Bolton, Luton, Nuneaton, Portsmouth, Shrewsbury and Woking from 1939 to 1950. He was dissatisfied with the available material for the teaching of English at the time that he started his teaching career, and as a result developed the English Today series of textbooks during the 1940s. Ridout collaborated with Phyllis Flowerdew on a number of primary school readers during the 1960s for the publishers Oliver and Boyd.

critique: It is omitted that Ridout left the classroom in 1950 to devote his time to writing. From 1950 until his death, he worked exclusively as a writer.

critique: The answer omits Ridout's work as a writer.

critique: The answer omits Ridout's career as a writer.

critique: This is false. Ridout worked as a publisher's representative for Ginn & Co. Ltd for four years after publishing English Today. Ridout did not work in education before he began teaching at the schools in Bolton, Luton, Nuneaton, Portsmouth, Shrewsbury and Woking.

critique: The answer omits Ridout's career after 1950.

question: What does the text say about Ridout's achievements?

answer: Ridout was a prolific writer of school textbooks. His textbooks include the hugely successful series English Today. He was so prolific that he earned a place in The Guinness Book of World Records for exceeding 70 million sales.

critique: The answer could mention some of his other achievements.

critique: Omits to give the date of death and where he died which is information in the article.

critique: The answer should mention his B.A. degree.

critique: It's omitted that Ridout was also a teacher.

critique: The answer should mention that Ridout's books were so successful that he left the classroom to devote his time to writing.