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question: Summarize the cars available at EG Chauffeurs.

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critique: The information about the cars is repeated.

critique: The answer should mention the number of passengers and luggage each car can carry.

critique: The answer should mention the number of passengers each car can carry.

critique: The answer should mention the number of passengers and luggage each car can hold.

critique: The answer should mention the specific number of passengers and luggage that each car can carry.

question: Summarize the steps for booking online at EG Chauffeurs.

answer: The first step is to check prices using the online booking system. The next step is to choose the car type that suits your budget and travel needs. The third step is to enter the full details of your trip. The fourth step is to pay securely. The final step is to book the trip and receive a confirmation email.

critique: The answer omits the first step of the process.

critique: The answer should mention that the trip details include flight number, request for a child seat, and any other special requests.

question: Summarize what EG Chauffeurs does.

answer: EG Chauffeurs is a London-based premier chauffeur company providing professional executive chauffeur services and affordable luxury chauffeur driven car hire in London and UK Wide. They provide a high level of personalized customer service for high-net-worth individuals, executives in large corporations and VIPs. They take pride in having an exceptionally qualified and reliable elite chauffeur team who are capable of satisfying the most demanding schedule.

critique: The name of the company should be mentioned.

critique: The answer should mention the services they offer.

critique: The answer should mention that EG Chauffeurs works with private charter operators.

question: Summarize the services EG Chauffeurs offers.

answer: EG Chauffeurs offers services for leisure, business, and corporate travel. They offer single journey chauffeur services, corporate and sports events, private airport transfers, and luxury airport chauffeur transfers.

critique: The answer should mention the types of cars they offer.


split: train

text:
"Huh. Fine greeting you have there baldy." The lanky redhead stood a full two inches above the commander. No... redhead didn't quite describe it. It looked as if Satan himself had set fire to her skull leaving her skin scar white on her muscular frame. Looking at some of the other wave lengths I noticed she was carrying an omni rifle on her back and an old 1911 .45acp pistol under her shirt. She wasn't wired though - so that rifle was running on stand alone mode only. She looked like she could fight  and judging by the scars on her face and body she had survived a few of them.

Suddenly that pistol was in her hand. Barrel under Erwin's jaw. I saw it - although it did surprise me - not enough to stop me from bringing to bear my side arm before she could finish the fluid, much practiced, movement.

Her eyes glanced to mine and she chuckled deep in her throat. "Faster than me on a reaction. Good soldier." I could hear the sarcasm in her voice, taste the acridity of her words in my ears. So I smiled at her nonchalantly, "Thank you 'mam. The U.S. of A. aims to please in these desolate times." Her eyes met mine. An emotionless sizing up passed between us and she let the weapon glide back to it's holster smoothly and elegantly.

"It's been long time since I've heard of that country." She walked and talked back around the couch, "You dick heads are still meddling in everyone else's business even in a time like this."

Erwin, still as cheerful as ever, gave a small laugh and looking at this redheaded bitch conspiratorially talked at her. "Well us Americans planned this whole thing as an excuse to come over and take hikes around your cities with no people to bother us. We thought some German air would do us good." He let that smile go off again.

It worked. She cracked a grin back at him and following his lead joined him in banter. As they ranted back and forth about the weather here versus the states and the state of politics, a moot point nowadays - they went with the scientist and engineers, she walked back around from the couch she had been rummaging behind.Still chatting with Erwin, that stocky, bald silver-tongued louse, she handed him a duffle bag. He peeked inside and his face lit up even more. "How bout that!" then turning back to her, "Say mam, what's your name?"
She let a smile a flit about her lips looking at Erwin. "Brynhildr Hindar"

"Nice to meet you Bryn. Name's Erwin."

"What. No surname?'

"No mam. We dropped those when we came together. No family's to identify to anymore. We're just walking dead men anyhow." The smile never left his face but it lost all sincerity.

"Now if you don't mind - I'm going to hand out this food. Then you and I need to have a long talk."

~I think that this is quickly becoming a little more than a short story. I had no idea this would take off like this - but it's cruising now and all I can do is be drug along with the plot. Captivated by the story as I write it - Who knew writing could be fun?

I only write short bits due to schedule but I have so much more waiting to be put down and I'm just sharing them as I do. However, if this is going to be as long as I think it will be, I don't want to continue to spam /r/short stories so I'll start consolidating my bits into chunks.

title: [Sci-Fi] Rebirth of a Race [Part 4]

question: What does the story say about when the story takes place?

answer: No answer

critique: The story does not explicitly state when the story takes place, but it can be inferred that it takes place in a post-apocalyptic world.

critique: This is false. The answer is hidden in the text (there is no time period stated).

critique: The story does not say when the story takes place.

critique: The answer should state that the story takes place during a time of war.

critique: The answer should mention that the story takes place in a post-apocalyptic world.

critique: The story does not explicitly state when it takes place, but it can be inferred that it takes place in a post-apocalyptic world.

critique: The story doesn't say anything about when it takes place, but it does mention that the narrator is part of a team of soldiers, which means that the story must be taking place after the United States has been ravaged by war.

question: What does the story say about Erwin?

answer: Erwin is a commander of the U.S. of A. who happens to have a cheery disposition. He is more than happy to banter with Brynhildr Hindar, even though the latter threatened to shoot him in the face. Erwin seems to be a lovable guy.

critique: The answer should mention that he's a soldier.

critique: The answer should mention that Erwin is a walking dead man.

critique: The answer should mention that Erwin is a soldier.

critique: The answer should include the fact that Erwin is a soldier.

critique: It comes to one's consciousness that there would be no plot if 'Erwin' did not exist.

critique: The answer should mention that Erwin is also a soldier.

text: The answer should also state that Erwin has no surname and has no family to identify with anymore.

category: coverage

question: What does the story say about the redhead?

answer: The redhead is a tall, muscular woman with a scarred face and body. She is carrying an omni rifle and an old 1911 .45acp pistol under her shirt. She is a skilled fighter and has survived a few battles. She is also a skilled marksman. The redhead is also a trained soldier. She is also sarcastic and witty. She is also a skilled negotiator.

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

question: What does the text say about the story's setting?

answer: The story is set in a desolate time, which seems to be after a war. The main characters are all soldiers, and they are in a city with no people.

critique: There is no indication that the story takes place after a war.

critique: parts of the answer can be removed due to redundancy


text:
9/6/2013
Last night I had the most vivid dream that I can ever recall having.

I am a passenger in a SUV driving on an interstate.
There are four lanes, the cement is very light in color. So new that there are no cracks, just those long grooves in the pavement that run in the direction of traffic.
I do not know who my driver is, but I am not alarmed or nervous so it must be someone that I trust.
In front of our vehicle is a low pickup truck, like an old S-10. The back of the pickup is piled high with furniture. There are boxes low in the pile and on top a wicker table and chair set.
The flow of traffic comes to a halt. Maybe an accident, maybe just the long slinky bunching up.
As traffic begins to move again, the pickup lurches from the halt and several pieces of furniture come loose and scatter onto the pavement.
My driver is alert. He brakes safely and puts on his hazard lights.
The driver of the pickup exits his vehicle and shuffles back to attend to the dislodged furniture.
He is Latino and wearing the common jeans, pearl button shirt and cowboy boots so often associated with ethnicities from Latin America.
I push my head out the passenger window and offer to help him reload but he waves off our help with a smile.
It is then that time seemed to slow.
With my head out of my window I can see down the side of the pickup ahead of us and back along the traffic lane to our right through the passenger side mirror.
My attention splits and I seem to see both the tractor trailer approaching from the rear and the passenger of the pickup opening her door at the same time.
I want to yell but traffic is moving gain and I know she won’t hear me. She opens her door and gets out. Moving slowly, unaware of the increasing danger.
I feel useless. The semi is so close that if I were to try to help I would be crushed long before I could reach her.
I am watching her. I cannot tear my eyes away.
Still unaware, she closes her door and takes a quick moment to straighten her colorful skirt.
She even takes a few steps before her eyes lift and the calm and resigned look on her face is shattered and replaced by one of pure terror.
Time speeds up again.
She tries to run but barely makes a quarter turn before the truck is upon her.
Her body becomes a ragdoll.
It is over in a second, punctuated only by the sounds of chaos. The roar of the wind caused by the passing truck. The squeal of tires as the truck drivers last second attempt to avoid her sets the trailer fishtailing.
It does nothing.
Traffic once again comes to a halt. This one is a screeching, honking sudden halt. Not the kind that incites anger. The kind that leaves the driver thankful that they aren’t the reason everyone is braking.
The girl’s body was dragged past the front of the pickup and all I can see of her is her leg. It is crushed. There are only a few inches of ragged flesh below her knee still attached.
I glance back through the mirror one more time and throw my door open.
I can’t sprint fast enough. My legs and my body are failing me. I hate them for being so slow.
Halfway to her, I rip my belt from the loops of my pants. I know if she is to have any chance of living I need to tourniquet her leg. And soon.
When I turn the corner at the front of the pickup, and see her body, my breath catches. She is lying face down. Her limbs are thrown about haphazardly. She looks like a child’s toy. Discarded, forgotten.
The pickup driver is turning the opposite corner and our eyes meet. His face shows shock, horror and confusion.
I drop to my knees and throw my belt around the girl’s thigh. There is already a growing pool of dark red blood forming below her amputation.
I feed the belt through the buckle and put my knee on her leg above the belt for leverage. Gripping the free end of the belt, I pull with all my force. As the loop tightens the spurting bloods slows.
A few other people have gotten out of their cars and have approached us. The pickup’s driver has fallen on all fours over the girl’s upper body.
“Mi Chica, Mi Chica” He sobs.
I tie off the belt and try to examine the rest of the girl. Her leg can’t have been the only injury.
Her skirt had been ripped away, and her blouse was twisted and bunched near her neck. Her exposed skin was abraded and already beginning to bruise.
As I unfold a pocket knife the man looks up. Seeing the blade his eyes widen. He has no idea what my purpose is.
I point to her blouse. And mime scissors.
Realization dawns and he nods.
I carefully feed my blade under the blouse and cut away from her skin.
My heart drops.
I fall back onto my heels.
With the blouse removed I can see her face staring upwards. Her neck grotesquely twisted completely around like some sick marionette puppet.
I can faintly hear the sirens in the distance. Racing towards us to render aid no longer needed.
But drowning it out is a rising wail, a sound infused with pain, anger and despair.
The driver’s forehead is on the girls, he his buddy is shuddering.
I wake up.

Cholulaman

title: My belt, a tourniquet

question: Summarize the story's negative events.

answer: A pickup truck approaches traffic which has come to a halt. The pickup's furniture falls off the back of the truck, one of the pieces hitting and possibly injuring a woman. Traffic begins moving again and the pickup's passenger opens her door and gets out. A semi-trailer rapidly approaches and hits her, killing her.

critique: The pickup's furniture doesn't hit a woman; the woman is hit by the truck.

critique: The response misses to mention that the narrator sees the girl get hit by the truck and dragged.

critique: The answer omits the narrator's attempt to save the woman.

question: What does the story have to say about heroism?

answer: The narrator is trying to help a woman, but it may not be clear to the reader if the narrator is a hero or not. There is no mention of the narrator being a superhero or having a superpower. What is clear is that the narrator was trying to help the woman with honor, which seems to be a general virtue.

text: The answer is speculation, 'No answer' would also be valid.

category: coherence

question: What does the story say about grief?

answer: The driver of the pickup truck is overcome with grief when he sees his daughter's body. He sobs and cries. The narrator is also overcome with grief when he sees the girl's body. He falls back onto his heels. The narrator's heart drops when he sees that the girl's neck is twisted completely around.

critique: All of this is false. Chola's "grief" is the heartache over her lost limb.

critique: The response misses to mention that the narrator is overcome with grief when he sees the girl's body. He falls back onto his heels. The narrator's heart drops when he sees that the girl's neck is twisted completely around.

critique: The narrator isn't overcome with grief when he sees the girl's body.

critique: The narrator is not overcome with grief when he sees the girl's body. He falls back onto his heels when he sees that the girl's neck is twisted completely around.

critique: There is no evidence that the driver's daughter is his.

critique: The pickup's driver is not the narrator's father.

critique: The response should include that the driver of the pickup truck is overcome with grief when he sees his daughter's body. He sobs and cries. The narrator is also overcome with grief when he sees the girl's body. He falls back onto his heels. The narrator's heart drops when he sees that the girl's neck is twisted completely around.

text: The narrator's gender is not specified, so the narrator should be referred to as "they"/"them".

question: What does the story say about clothing?

answer: No answer

critique: The narrator rips off his belt to use as a tourniquet.

question: Summarize the narrator's thoughts on his dream.

answer: The narrator is a passenger in an SUV driving on an interstate. He is not alarmed or nervous because he trusts the driver. The narrator sees a pickup truck in front of them with furniture piled high. The pickup truck's driver is Latino and wears jeans, a pearl button shirt, and cowboy boots. The narrator sees the pickup's passenger exit the vehicle and get hit by a truck. The narrator feels useless because he can't help her. He sees the girl's body dragged past the front of the pickup. He rips his belt off and uses it as a tourniquet to slow the bleeding. The narrator sees the pickup driver's reaction to the accident. The narrator wakes up from his dream.

critique:
The narrator's gender is not stated.
The term "he" can be changed to "the narrator" throughout the answer.

critique: The narrator's thoughts are not summarized.

text: Remove extraneous information.


text:
The sheets were warm underneath as December seeped through the cracks between the windows and walls. The lights within their room shone bright and they wore clothes this night, these lovers, and were as sober as children should be. There were milk and cookies beneath the polaroid, and the radio sat silent.

Adam, in his pajamas, sat waiting, a stack of pillows supporting his back as Kate slid upon the bed. She crossed her legs under her, pulled up her hair and tied it.

“Come now, get to it,” he said, eager.

“Do be patient.” She whipped out a book from behind her, and Adam made himself comfortable.

Taking out the bookmark, she picked up where she had left of.

Adam was read to of the boy who wouldn’t grow up. They flew, these children; their thoughts much as what he felt now. Adam had read this story before. He would not pass up, however, how she looked when she read. He liked her gesturing and intoning during the exciting bits; her melodramatic whispering and her sudden sullen air during the sad parts. He dipped a cookie in milk as she told him of the ticking, and the clock ingested.

She would, at times, act out scenes she knew well with fervor and passion — he thought her pretty when she did. It was a sight he very liked to behold, that, and she does not notice when she does it.

I have a place where dreams are born
And time is never planned.
It’s not on any chart;
You must find it with your heart,
Never Never Land.

Kate held the book in one hand as she moved and swayed, telling the story. She was entirely aware of Adam and his knowledge of this story. How could he not? Kate had often badgered and blustered him to bury his face between the pages of her favorite books. She would not pass up, however, how he looked when he was read to. She liked how his jaw hung slightly open as she gestured and intoned during the exciting bits; how he edged ever so slightly closer as she whispered melodramatically, with a sudden sullen air, during the sad parts. He would fold his toes and tug his legs towards him as she spoke.

She would see him thoroughly crestfallen as Wendy implored not to be forgotten — she thought him adorable when he did. It was a sight she very liked to behold, that, and he does not notice when he does it.

“You won’t forget me, will you Peter, before spring cleaning time comes?”

She slipped beside him as he placed the book beside the empty plate of cookies.

“Well, that’s enough adventures for one night.” He placed an arm around her.

Oh, I think we can afford one more before we go to bed,” she said, looking up at him.

He grinned. “Do tell.”

“This adventure I have in mind, it shall invite a need of your lips, and mine, of course. A task too great, I think — even for one such as you.”

“Really now? I will have to be very courageous then.”

“That, you would. But, before this grand undertaking of ours,” she said, pushing herself off of him. “You must first brave the frigid air, journey to a far, far away land, and tidy those teeth. Cookie bits plague them.”

He laughed. “And then the adventure?”

“An awfully big one, I imagine,” she said, amused by him.

He flew, her Adam, towards the sink and was swift in his return. He stood there, his eyes on her.

“Hello there,” he began, as he sat on the bed. “Now there’s a sight to make me fly.”

“Oh, you’ll do nothing of that sort,” she said, pulling him in. “I’d rather like you to stay here, and I’d rather you’d stay with me tonight.”

She had him sit in front of her; she held his face in her hands and said, “You won’t leave me, will you Adam, before spring cleaning time comes?” Her eyes met his.

“Leave you at spring? We don’t have spring where we live, Kate.”

She smiled. “Precisely.”

Of course Adam promised; and then he flew — or, at least, that was what he felt, as her lips met his.

title: Adam & Kate #019

question: Summarize everything relating to cookies in the story.

answer: Kate and Adam eat cookies together. Kate reads Adam a story that involves cookies. Adam's teeth are covered in cookie bits. Kate tells Adam to clean his teeth before kissing her.

critique: The answer omits that Kate serves cookies with the milk.

critique: The answer omits that Kate and Adam eat cookies together.

critique: The answer omits that Kate and Adam eat cookies before Kate reads Adam a story.

critique: Adam's teeth are not covered in cookie bits.

critique: The answer omits that Kate serves cookies to Adam.

critique: The answer omits Kate's reference to the cookies as a metaphor for Adam's teeth.

question: How is Peter Pan referenced in the story?

answer: The story is about a couple who read Peter Pan to each other. The woman reads the story, and the man is the one being read to. The woman asks the man if he won't forget her, and the man promises he won't. The woman then asks the man to kiss her, and the man does.

critique: The story is not about a couple reading Peter Pan to each other.

critique: The response inaccurately mentions that the man is the one being read to, however it is the woman who reads the story.

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

critique: This is an unattested line that is found in the text. This should be omitted.

question: What conceit does Peter Pan suggest?

answer: That children can fly.

critique: That in remaining a child, one never has to truly grow up.

critique: The answer is correct but it's not a conceit, it's a metaphor.


text:
UPCOMING EVENTS

“Working with Dayna Johnson has been an absolute pleasure!  What I loved about working with Dayna and the Novonee community was that she was able to help us fully utilize our practice management software.  Dentrix is so multi-faceted there are SO many features that we weren’t fully taking advantage of. In Dentrix, there are many ways to navigate to the same place and it was so nice to be shown easier, more efficient ways to accomplish the tasks.  Dayna is a wealth of information and I would recommend her and the Novonee community whole heartedly to anyone who uses Dentrix!”

Katie – Office Manager

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LIVE EVENTS

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PAST EVENTS

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When I first became a certified Dentrix trainer in 2006, I never would have thought in a million years that I would have a library of online courses and webinars. Working with people like you gives me motivation to bring new and exciting topics to help you learn and grow.

As you’ll see, I have an online library of resources you will love.

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question: What does the text say about the qualities of a good dentist?

answer: No answer

critique: The text doesn't say anything about the qualities of a good dentist.

critique: It's omitted that nothing was said of a good dentist.

question: What does the text say about Dayna Johnson?

answer: Dayna Johnson is a veteran trainer with more than 25 years of experience in the dental industry. She is the moderator for the Ask the Experts live events. She has been a certified Dentrix trainer since 2006. Dayna has an online library of resources that can help optimize Dentrix software and help with onboarding new team members. Dayna also moderates 4-6 live Ask the Experts events each month in the Novonee membership group.

critique: The answer should mention that Dayna has a passion for learning and will do whatever it takes to enjoy the career she chose in dentistry.

critique: The answer should mention that Dayna is a Dentrix trainer.

critique: It's not mentioned that Dayna Johnson is the moderator for the live events.

critique: "Dayna Johnson is a veteran trainer with more than 25 years of experience in the dental industry." - this information is irrelevant and should be removed.

question: What does the text say about Dentrix?

answer: Dentrix is a practice management software for dentists. It is estimated that a dental practice only uses 10-15% of its practice management software. Dentrix has a library of online courses and webinars.

critique: The answer should mention Dayna Johnson.

critique: The answer does not contain any relevant information about Dentrix.

critique: The answer should mention that Dentrix is a product of the company, Novonee.

critique: The answer should mention that Dentrix is a product of Novonee.

critique: It is not stated that Dentrix has a library of online courses and webinars.

critique: I don't think it's proper to talk about "its practice management software" in this case, since Dentrix doesn't have much information about it. I think it should say, "Dentrix's practice management software".

critique: The answer should mention that Dentrix is a product of the Novonee community.

text: It is omitted how Dentrix can be useful to dentists.

question: What does the text say about Novonee?

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should mention that Dayna Johnson runs Novonee.


text:
[]Several years ago an honorably retired colleague of mine admired how lucky our generation is to have email as a tool for ministry. Although he was not much of an emailer himself, he understood how convenient it is to be able to send out meeting reminders to a whole group or attach a document for discussion with a simple click. Email truly is a great tool, but I couldn’t help but be surprised by his enthusiasm! For many of us, email so often feels like a huge drain on our time and a constant source of frustration.

So I offer for your consideration my top four personal email commandments. I often wish I could chisel these on stone tablets for my ministry colleagues of all generations, but perhaps blogs are the stone tablets of our day! I would love to hear your recommendations for what you would add to make it a full set of ten.

1. THOU SHALT NEVER HIT SEND IN A MOMENT OF ANGER.

Just as with the biblical commandments, this command comes first on the list for a reason. You know that feeling when that heat starts creeping up your neck, warning you to stop and take a breath before hitting that send button. Righteous anger can be healthy, but email clap backs are rarely as satisfying as we think they are going to be, and they can do real damage to your relationships and level of respect within the congregation. Not to mention that after you hit send, there is nothing to prevent those nasty remarks from getting forwarded around the church. If you need to write down those snarky comments to get them out of your system, fine — but leave them to sit in your drafts folder for at least an hour to give you that space to reconsider. Taking a few minutes to get your perspective back can save you a lot of long, headache-inducing email chains and regret.

2. THOU SHALT NOT READ OR REPLY TO EMAIL ON YOUR SABBATH DAY.

Often the way we live our lives offers the strongest witness to our congregation and the world around us. If you preach against the all-consuming busyness of our culture but are constantly answering emails on your day off, your hypocrisy is not going unnoticed. Plus, haven’t you ever noticed that the resentment you feel over the interruption always seems to sneak through? It is always those times when you are responding hastily from your family beach vacation or getting one last message off before you turn off the light at bedtime that your tone comes across a bit too terse, or you make an error in judgement that you would not have made while calmly sitting at your desk. Keeping the Sabbath holy is not just on this tongue-in-cheek list of email commandments — it is a real commandment! Get yourself a good out-of-office message, offer a clear way to get a hold of you in case of a pastoral emergency and then turn off that phone.

3. THOU SHALT NOT EMAIL WHEN A PHONE CALL IS NEEDED.

My fellow millennials will hate this rule because we are often very phone averse. Yet, if there is one thing I hate more than gritting my teeth and making a phone call, it is getting swamped in an email exchange that takes hours of back and forth when a simple five-minute conversation could have cleared the muddy waters in no time. Any topic that involves dealing with conflict requires real discernment — or necessitates sensitivity that is not suited for email. If you can’t abide the phone, then make an appointment to meet in person.

4. THOU SHALL ALWAYS SPEAK IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

Of course not every email requires a full salutation or formal address, but the way you email represents you and the church just as much as the way you behave and speak on a Sunday morning.  Increasingly, much of the time spent interacting with our congregation and community partners is over email. If your email style involves a lot of ellipses between half-formed thoughts, you need to consider that you may be coming across as someone who only has half-formed thoughts! If you feel the need to include multiple question marks or exclamation points at the end of every sentence, perhaps you might want to consider that you sound as if you are yelling. Please, I’m begging you, don’t be this person.

[]CAITLIN THOMAS DEYERLE is pastor of Southminster Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia, where she lives with her husband James, their cat Calvin and a very rebellious puppy named Molly.

question: What does the text say about the fifth email commandment?

answer: Back in the old days, what would happen if someone received an email that was meant to be private but got forwarded around? It would have been impossible to control. When email first came out, someone might have written private emails, but decided not to send them and deleted them instead. There were no screens to see who the emails were for, so anyone could pick up the message. Email correspondent isn't sure of the reason for the abruptness of their statements and hopes that their email post was not an unpleasant opportunity for learning but only needed further education.

critique: This is the text of the post, not a commandment.

critique: The fourth commandment is about not using informal language when using email.

critique: The response contains a lot of unnecessary information not related to the question.

critique: This is not a commandment in the article.

question: What does the text say about the blog post's author?

answer: The author is an anonymous clergy who shares their four commandments for emailing. It was later revealed the author's name is Caitlin Thomas Deyerle and that they preach at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia.

critique: It is not in the text that the author's name is given.

critique: The second line is unnecessary and misrepresents the main text. It's not clear in the text if the writer's name was revealed. I would delete this line.

critique: The author's name is not revealed until the end of the article.

critique: The first sentence is unnecessary and can be deleted.

critique: This response is incorrect and should be eliminated from the response.

critique: The author's name is not revealed in the article.

critique: There is no evidence that the author is anonymous.

critique: They offered four rules for emailing, not four commandments.

question: What does the text say about the first email commandment?

answer: No answer

critique: The article states the first email commandment.

critique: This response doesn't make sense and it needs to be written in a way that it is coherent with the passage.

critique: The answer is incorrect. The first email commandment is "Thou shalt never hit send in a moment of anger."

critique: No answer is given, but the text does say that the first commandment is "Thou shalt never hit send in a moment of anger."

question: What does the text say about the third email commandment?

answer: This commandment says not to email when a phone call is needed. This rule is for those people who hate phone calls. If something needs to be said face-to-face, have an appointment in person. This rule is for conflict resolution.

critique: It is omitted that the reason for this rule is that it takes hours of back and forth when a simple five-minute conversation could have cleared the muddy waters in no time.

critique: It's omitted that the third commandment says that you should speak in complete sentences.

critique: Phone aversion is a reason to not email, not the rule itself.

critique: '...if something needs to be said face-to-face, have an appointment in person' is not an email commandment but a general life advice.

critique: The response contains some inaccurate information.

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

critique: The text does not say this about conflict resolution.

critique: The fact that having an appointment in person can replace a phone call is more relevant to the fourth commandment.

critique: The text does not say conflict resolution

critique: The response is missing the fourth commandment.


text:
International Women's Day is a day to celebrate the achievements of women – but this year, activists are planning more radical action: a global women's strike.

On 8 March, women around the world will walk out of their jobs for the day to protest the marginalisation of women, inequality in the workplace, sexual violence and the curbing of reproductive rights.

Earlier this year, millions of women took part in women's marches across the world on the first day of Donald Trump's presidency, in solidarity with the Women's March on Washington.

The organisers of the Washington march have declared 8 March "A Day Without a Woman", alongside an International Women's Strike taking place in more than 30 countries on the same day.

The international strike might be the largest of its kind in recent history, but this isn't the first time women have gone on strike for equal rights. As early as the 1700s, women have been at the centre of political and social upheavals – from the French revolution to the abortion protests in Poland last year.

One of the most significant events of the French Revolution was the women's march on Versailles on 5 October 1789. The protest began in Paris' markets over the price and scarcity of bread, but the demonstrations merged with the actions of revolutionaries seeking a constitutional monarchy for France.

[Women's march on Versailles]
Women from the food market in Paris march towards Versailles circa 1789 Hulton Archive/Getty Images

A group of women from a market turned into a thousand-strong crowd who stormed the city armory for weapons and marched to the Palace of Versailles, which was taken over by the mob. The following day, the king and the majority of the French Assembly returned with the crowd to Paris. What began as a small protest signified something much greater – the change of power and the political upheaval about to overtake France.

A century ago, women in the United States were not guaranteed the right to vote. On 3 March 1913, the first major national effort to secure universal women's suffrage took place with a huge parade in Washington DC. The day before the inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson, 8,000 participants marched through the city in front of thousands of spectators – the majority of whom were men to watch the presidential inauguration.

By the end of the day more than 100 marchers had been taken to hospital – some were trampled and others assaulted – which led to congressional hearings and job losses among the police. Nevertheless, the march was the beginning of a seven-year battle for the right to vote, which was eventually won by women in 1920.

In one of the largest demonstrations in South African history, 20,000 women descended on Pretoria on 9 August 1956 to protest the Apartheid pass laws – a form of internal passport system that was one of the dominant features of the country's apartheid, a system of racial segregation and discrimination. The demonstration was organised by the Federation of South African Women, who played a key part in South Africa's anti-apartheid resistance.

[Argentina women's march]
Women take part in a march against gender-based violence in Buenos Aires in 2016 Eitan Abramovich/AFP/Getty Images

On 24 October 1975, 90% of Iceland's women refused to work, cook or look after children in one of the most significant – and effective – protests against inequality in Icelandic history. Thousands of women turned out for the demonstration against employment discrimination and pay discrepancies, in a move that would help cement Iceland as a bastion for gender equality.

Last year, Polish women staged a mass strike based on the Icelandic movement in protest of the government's proposal for a total ban on abortion. The strike, aimed at bringing Poland's economy to a standstill, forced businesses to close across the country as women took to the streets over their reproductive rights.

Since 1993, the former Soviet satellite has had one of the most prohibitive abortion laws in Europe. Under the proposed laws, women who had an abortion could have faced up to five years in prison and women who miscarried could have been at risk of being charged on suspicion of abortion. After the strike, the abortion ban was scrapped by the Parliament.

Last October, hundreds of thousands of women in Argentina took part in a protest against gender-based violence, after an attack in which a teenage girl was raped and tortured. At 1pm on 19 October, women across the country stopped working for one hour for the strike. Femicide rates are high in Argentina and according to the NGO La Casa del Encuentro, a woman is killed every 30 hours because of her gender.

question: Explain the events of the news.

answer: The article is about the International Women's Day, which is a day to celebrate the achievements of women. This year, activists are planning a global women's strike.

critique: The answer should mention the events of the strike.

text: The answer could also mention the several historical strikes included in the article, include women's protest during the French Revolution, in the US and in South Africa.

question: Explain the significance of the events in the article.

answer: The events in the article are significant because they are a part of a larger movement to bring attention to the marginalization of women, inequality in the workplace, sexual violence, and the curbing of reproductive rights.

critique: The answer should mention that the events are significant because they are part of a global women's strike.


text:
I like being barefoot in the cold. People always stare at me awkwardly, when I start peeling off my shoes and socks to walk across a frost-laden pitch of grass, but they wouldn’t if they just tried it. Society only tells you it’s not okay to go outside with shoes on. It’s actually an entirely novel concept, really; I’d rather focus on my feet freezing, than sit back idly as my night travels in reverse.

I don’t think I sleep well anymore. I always feel tired; like the coffee I had last night, doesn’t want me to drink the coffee I’ll drink in the morning. And I’ll roll over in my bed, and that sting of the familiar pain in my side shakes me so hard I can’t go back to sleep. And the feeling of my heart, almost burning, with every few beats, scares me enough to get out of bed and drink some water. I’ll go outside, instead of having coffee, in an attempt to offset the ritual that lead to my dismay. Walking barefoot into the yard while I’m smoking, just to let my mind travel somewhere else for a while. And then I stepped on that fucking dart. The serenity of chills is met with the sound of anguish, and my scream pierces the early morning, and I’m left wondering why I ever threw that dart out the window. I hung a map on my wall, and I blindfolded myself; just to throw a dart, and see where it’d land, well, it landed in the yard. I threw the dart to see where it wanted me to go, and through the bitter irony, it ended up being what stopped me from going anywhere. Because now there’s a dart sized whole in my foot. I don’t think I think anymore. If I had been thinking at all, I wouldn't of went into the back yard barefoot; there’s so much dog shit out there.

I think, through out the course of the last hundred years, all anyone ever wanted was to be listened to. To know that their sorrow was heard. I wake up, and my side hurts every day; I’m too exhausted to run, because I don’t sleep well anymore. After drinking coffee all day, going to bed, is comparable to sleeping on something incredibly hot and itchy. Yeah, you can manage it, but you have to stand up every forty-five minutes to scratch your balls and cool off. My heart hurts after drinking so much coffee. Sometimes, enough that I contemplate going to the hospital, but then I remember that I don’t like hospitals anymore; that if I walk in there, complaining of heart pain, I’d probably be locked in a room for four hours until I stroked out all together. Yeah, I don’t like hospitals. This is my pain. And I carry it with me every day, along with seven cup’s of coffee and two red bulls. I feel like I’m slowly killing myself everyday, and I’m screaming in torment at the wall; no one hears me, and I don’t feel heard. I feel muffled. The pain in my chest and coffee cup in my hand tells me I’m not being dramatic, but reality taught me a long time ago, that help doesn’t usually ever come. And I don’t know what to do, because this life leaves me feeling empty and void, and in a significant amount of pain. I just don’t want to drink any more coffee. My side hurts.

title: It's 8 a.m. and my eyes burn.

question: What does the story say about why the narrator drinks so much coffee?

answer: The narrator drinks so much coffee because they are exhausted from not sleeping well. They also drink it to offset the ritual of drinking coffee in the morning. The narrator is also in pain from drinking so much coffee.

critique: "the ritual of" - this section of the sentence is redundant and should be removed.

critique: The narrator is not in pain from drinking coffee.

question: Summarise the reason(s) the narrator likes to walk barefoot outside in the cold.

answer: The narrator likes to walk barefoot outside in the cold because it helps them to feel less tired. They also like to do this so they can focus on their feet freezing instead of sitting back idly as their night travels in reverse.

critique: The answer is not a summary of the text.

critique: The narrator is not trying to feel less tired.

critique: The narrator's feet freezing is not a reason they like walking barefoot outside in the cold.

question: What does the story say is the effect of too much coffee consumption on the narrator's health?

answer: The narrator feels tired and his heart hurts after drinking too much coffee. He feels like he is slowly killing himself every day. He is too exhausted to run because he doesn't sleep well anymore. He feels like he is screaming in torment at the wall but no one hears him.

critique: The narrator isn't screaming in torment at the wall, but at the world in general.

critique: The answer does not mention that the narrator can't sleep well and has to stand up every 45 minutes just to cool off, or what could happen to them if they visit the hospital.

critique: The narrator is not screaming in torment at the wall but at the world.


text:
We all know how this ends; there's no need to continue. But if you feel the need to indulge yourself, I can't stop you. I will tell you one thing, though, it won't be a fun ride. This isn't the type of thing you discuss amongst your family around the dining room table. Even though you can feel in the air how much they want to ask you about it - as taboo as the subject is - there's no way they'll cross that line. But there's always that one friend who doesn't understand boundaries and why you shouldn't cross them. That ignorant bastard.

"So, did you kill anybody?"

I can feel my heart sink into my stomach, and with those five words all the memories I've tried so desperately to repress come flowing through my mind.

Images forever burned into my conscience.

How we got into this situation was the same for most of us: we wanted to heroes.  Granted, there is that one guy - down on his luck -  whose up to his knees in debt. They told him all his worries would disappear if he just signed on the dotted line. He needed a way out and couldn't think of any other options. But even then, in the back of his mind, the idea of ending another man's life without consequence, maybe even praise, had to impact his decision in some way. He could have chose a safer job... Anything but Combat Arms. But why fix the damage when you can inflict the damage?  You're a joke if you get a medal for making sure everyone gets paid on time.

In the long run all we really want is recognition.

One-hundred and thirty-eight days in country and not a single thing to write home about. You could feel the hostility in the air. Each and every one of us were growing tired of the monotony. All we wanted was a real reason to clean our weapons. And this is the insanity that the US Military inflicts among its indentured servants. Train a man to kill, give him guns and grenades, throw him into a desert and suddenly he wants to get shot at. We were all normal once-upon-a-time. Eventually everything fades to gray and you can't remember what exactly normal is anymore. At this point every man in Charlie Co. Fire Squad Alpha doesn't realize they've crossed the point of no return.

I couldn't see what I was shooting at, but it didn't matter. The gurgled screams let me know I was hitting something, though, and it felt good. The lesson I learned that day is that Positive Identification isn't always necessary. Before I get ahead of myself, let me explain. Those bastards thought they could run into a Mosque and they would be safe. Well, your Holy Place isn't mine. Your God can't judge me. Out here, life is a gift, and you have to be willing to take that gift away without a second thought about it.

Out here, standing by a road with a shovel can get you killed.

With my adrenaline pumping I guess I didn't notice what time it was... it just slipped my mind. All that matters is the target was eliminated; mission complete. The weight had immediately been lifted off my shoulders. I finally got what I was looking for and I felt vindicated.

After the C4 blast there wasn't much left of the Mosque, and the screams finally subsided. Sifting through the rubble, the pride I felt started to subside, and a sense of nausea overcame me. I stumbled upon what appeared to be a hand - a tiny little hand. I had never seen gore like this. A hand, a foot, an arm, a leg. Things unrecognizable as human. What have I done? These people weren't the enemy. These were human beings like you and I. Men, women, and children reduced to humps of body parts. I can never look at a hamburger the same way again.

"Soldier, you're about to learn a very important lesson today."

This was all too much to take in.

"Why do you think when we find a weapon cache every vehicle gets an RPG stowed in the back?"

Stunned, I didn't want to know.

Sergeant collected 3 RPGs and scattered them in the ruins of what once was a Mosque. stepping back and observing the scene, without a hint of emotion in his face, he took in a deep breath.

"When we get back to the FOB, CID will be there to conduct their investigation, so we'd better get our story straight. I'll tell you this, though, Soldier. Tomorrow you'll be on the cover of Stars & Strips. You're going to be a War Hero."

title: Collateral Damage

question: Why will the narrator be a hero tomorrow?

answer: Because he killed innocent people, thinking they were the enemy.

critique: "Sifting through the rubble, the pride I felt started to subside, and a sense of nausea overcame me. I stumbled upon what appeared to be a hand - a tiny little hand. I had never seen gore like this. A hand, a foot, an arm, a leg. Things unrecognizable as human. What have I done? These people weren't the enemy. These were human beings like you and I. Men, women, and children reduced to humps of body parts." proves that he kills people who are innocents and not the enemy soldiers. Change the answer.

text: The answer must mention the RPGs placed in the Mosque by the Sergeant to make it seem like the attack was necessary.

question: What emotions have driven the narrator to kill these innocent people?

answer: The narrator is driven by the need for recognition.

critique: The narrator is also driven by the need for revenge.

critique: The answer is too vague. There is no need to mention the need for recognition because it is the driving force behind all soldiers.

critique: The answer should mention the monotony of the narrator's life in the military.

critique: The answer should cover the entire time line of the story.

text: The answer must explain that the narrator didn't know he was killing innocents but didn't bother to check, either.

question: How did the soldier feel about what he had done?

answer: The soldier felt sick

critique: The soldier thought they had made a big mistake

critique: The answer should be more specific about how the soldier felt.

critique: The answer should be more specific about what the soldier felt.

question: Where were the rest of Charlie Company Fire Squad Alpha when the narrator fires on the mosque?

answer: The narrator doesn't know.

critique: The answer is incorrect and should be updated.

critique: It's possible to infer the answer from the text.

critique: The narrator does know where the rest of the squad was. He just doesn't know where they are at the time of the shooting.

critique: The narrator does know where the rest of Charlie Company Fire Squad Alpha are.

critique: The question is asking where the rest of Charlie Company Fire Squad Alpha was when the narrator fired on the mosque. The narrator is not asking where the rest of Charlie Company Fire Squad Alpha was when he fired on the mosque.

critique: The narrator does know where the rest of Charlie Company Fire Squad Alpha was.


text:
GUO SHUANG (郭爽, born February 26, 1986) is a Chinese professional track cyclist. She won two bronze medals at the 2006 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, in Sprint and Keirin, and two silver medals at the 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, again in Sprint and Keirin.

Guo had an eventful semi-final in the sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics, having won the first heat and conceded the second to her opponent Anna Meares, the third heat saw Guo come down the banking too steeply and her front wheel slipped from beneath her. The heat was re-run and although Guo won by a few millimetres, she was relegated for coming down the tack and pushing Meares onto the côte d'azure on the final lap. This put Meares through to the final ride-off for gold. Guo went on to win the final ride-off for the bronze against Willy Kanis.

Guo competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She and Gong Jinjie set a world record of 32.447 seconds in the qualification round of the team sprint event, which they then improved upon with 32.422 in the next round.[1] They went on to finish first in the final against the German team, but were disqualified for an early relay, and were relegated to the silver medal instead.[2] Guo and Gong's coach Daniel Morelon maintains that the pair were “robbed” of the gold medal, and described it as an “injustice”. He complained that the judges refused to provide a “video footage of the race on slow motion”, and only provided a “vague explanation” for the infringement they had allegedly committed.[3] However, the British cycling champions Victoria Pendleton and Jessica Varnish, who were also disqualified for a similar reason earlier on in the competition, accepted the judges decision and chose not to claim that they were unfairly robbed of a medal.[4] Pendleton recovered and went on to win a gold medal in the women's keirin event with Guo Shuang coming 2nd.[5]

Palmarès

2004
    2004 World Cup

        1st Keirin, Moscow
        1st Keirin, Sydney

2005
    2004–2005 World Cup

        2nd Sprint, Sydney
        2nd Keirin, Sydney

    2005–2006 World Cup

        3rd Sprint, Manchester

2006
    World Championships, Bordeaux

        3rd Sprint
        3rd Keirin

    2005–2006 World Cup

        3rd Sprint, Los Angeles
        2nd 500 m, Los Angeles
        2nd Keirin, Los Angeles

    2006–2007 World Cup

        1st Keirin, Sydney

    Asian Games

        1st 500 m
        1st Sprint

2007
    World Championships, Palma de Mallorca

        2nd Sprint
        2nd Keirin

    2006–2007 World Cup

        3rd 500 m, Los Angeles
        1st Keirin, Los Angeles
        2nd Sprint, Manchester
        3rd Keirin, Manchester

    2007–2008 World Cup

        3rd Team Sprint, Beijing

2008
    1st Sprint, Fenioux France Trophy
    2007–2008 World Cup

        3rd Sprint, Copenhagen

    3rd Sprint, 2008 Summer Olympics

2009
    World Championships, Pruszków

        1st Keirin

    2008–2009 World Cup

        2nd Keirin, Round 4, Beijing
        3rd Keirin, Round 5, Beijing
        3rd Team sprint, Round 5, Beijing

    2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics

        2nd Keirin, Round 1, Manchester
        2nd Sprint, Round 1, Manchester
        2nd Keirin, Round 2, Melbourne
        2nd Sprint, Round 2, Melbourne

2012
    Olympic Games, London

        2nd Team sprint (with Gong Jinjie)
        3rd Individual Sprint
        2nd Keirin

2014
    Grand Prix de Vitesse de Saint-Denis

        1st Keirin
        1st Sprint

    GP von Deutschland im Sprint

        2nd Keirin
        2nd Sprint

    Incheon International Track Competition

        2nd Keirin
        2nd Sprint

    Cottbuser SprintCup

        3rd Keirin
        3rd Sprint

2015
    China Track Cup

        1st Sprint
        2nd Keirin
        3rd Keirin

    Melbourne Cup on Wheels

        2nd Keirin
        2nd Sprint

    2nd Keirin, Super Drome Cup
    South Australian Grand Prix

        3rd Keirin
        3rd Sprint

2017
    National Track Championships

        1st [] Keirin
        3rd Team Sprint (with Zhong Tianshi)

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[2]

[3]

[4]

[5] Victoria Pendleton wins gold in the women's keirin at London 2012 Olympics. www.telegraph.co.uk. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.

title: Guo Shuang

question: What does the text say about the skills needed to win an Olympic medal in track cycling?

answer: No answer

critique: The text mentions several skills that are necessary to win an Olympic medal in track cycling.

critique: The text doesn't say anything about the skills needed to win an Olympic medal in track cycling.

critique: The response misses to mention some important factors needed to win Olympic medals in track cycling.

question: What does the text say about Guo Shuang's performance during the Summer Olympics?

answer: Guo Shuang competed in the semi-final Sprint race during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She won the first heat and had second in the other, which put her in the best position to go on to win the medal. However, she was relegated due to losing her focus and apparently pushing Anna Meares onto the Cote d'Azure towards the end. The UCI refused to provide the video evidence of the race in slow motion, and only gave a vague explanation for their actions, angering Guo and her coach. Guo was reinstated after her coach lodged a protest, but it was too late. Guo ended up getting the bronze medal and Victoria Pendleton took the gold. Guo also set a world record of 32.447 seconds in the qualification round of the team sprint event with Gong Jingjie during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but they narrowly lost to the German team due to an early relay and were relegated to silver. This was an injustice for Guo's coach, who said the pair were deprived of the gold by infringements by the judges and refused to provide video evidence in slow motion.

critique: The answer is a summary of the text and can be omitted.

critique: The Games were held in London, so it is more accurate to call it 2012 Summer Olympics, not 2008.

critique: The answer is a summary of the whole text and should be more specific.

critique: The answer is irrelevant to the question.

critique: The answer is a summary of the entire text, which is unnecessary.

text: The event for which Guo and her coach criticized the judges for not providing video evidence happened in the 2012 Summer Olympics, not in 2008. Hence, there was no reinstatement.

category: accuracy

refinement: Guo Shuang competed in the semi-final Sprint race during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She won the first heat and had second in the other, which put her in the best position to go on to win the medal. However, she was relegated due to losing her focus and apparently pushing Anna Meares onto the Cote d'Azure towards the end. The UCI refused to provide the video evidence of the race in slow motion, and only gave a vague explanation for their actions, angering Guo and her coach. Guo was reinstated after her coach lodged a protest, but it was too late. Guo ended up getting the bronze medal and Victoria Pendleton took the gold. Guo also set a world record of 32.447 seconds in the qualification round of the team sprint event with Gong Jingjie during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but they narrowly lost to the German team due to an early relay and were relegated to silver. This was an injustice for Guo's coach, who said the pair were deprived of the gold by infringements by the judges and refused to provide video evidence in slow motion.

question: What does the text say about coach Daniel Morelon's complaint against the judges?

answer: Morelon feels that Guo and Gong were unfairly robbed of the gold medal. He says that the judges refused to provide a video footage on slow motion, and only provided a vague explanation for the infringement they had allegedly committed. He also criticizes the British cycling champions Victoria Pendleton and Jessica Varnish who were also disqualified for a similar reason earlier in the competition, insisting that they were unfair against, but accept the judges decision and refuse to claim that they were unfairly robbed of a medal.

critique: The answer is almost entirely made up and should be rewritten.

critique: The answer should mention Morelon's sentiment towards the judges.

critique: The answer should mention that Morelon feels that Guo and Gong were unfairly robbed of the gold medal.

critique: The answer should mention that the judges' decision was upheld.

critique: "Guo and Gong were unfairly robbed of the gold medal." - is inaccurate. The judges disqualified them and gave them the silver medal.

critique: The answer should mention that Pendleton recovered and won a gold medal.

text: There's no mention of Morelon critiquing Pendleton and Varnish in the text.

refinement: Morelon feels that Guo and Gong were unfairly robbed of the gold medal. He says that the judges refused to provide a video footage on slow motion, and only provided a vague explanation for the infringement they had allegedly committed. He also criticizes the British cycling champions Victoria Pendleton and Jessica Varnish who were also disqualified for a similar reason earlier in the competition, insisting that they were unfair against, but accept the judges decision and refuse to claim that they were unfairly robbed of a medal.


text:
	When I was young, I once asked my grandparents, "How am I supposed to see the whole world, when time passes by so fast?" Granted I was still a child, and had no idea about the horrors of the real world, but they told me to close my eyes, and imagine what lay beyond the horizon, that way you will never be disappointed with what you find. I didn't really understand at the time, but I tirelessly tried multiple times, all with no luck. Eventually I forgot about their advice, until just recently, looking out my bedroom window trying to figure out what to do with myself. I closed my eyes for five seconds, and when I had opened them, time had stopped. My name is William Hale, and this is my story.
	Yeah, I know, its a cheesy way to start a story, but I'm new to this so give me a break. Anyway, it turns out I had the power to stop time, kind of. I couldn't interact with anything outside of my body, because my physical body was right there, standing there, blankly staring out the window at a still world. I moved down the stairs(I tried walking but soon discovered I had no legs, so it was more of a directional hover) and found my parents watching the television in the living room. The evening news was frozen and I let out a quiet laugh at the news anchor's face. It was frozen midsentence, making him look like  a clown.
	So, I could apparently move between the hands of time, and honestly, I was surprisingly underwhelmed. I returned to my room and stared at my body, thinking about what I could do now. I could see the world (traveling at the speedy pace of 2 miles an hour) but what else. I was alone, nobody to share the experience with. Hell, I'm socially awkward enough, I'm sure I would seem extremely sane describing a still-shot of perhaps the pyramids, or the Colosseum in Rome. That's when I realized, I don't know HOW to get back. My body was right there in front of me, yet I couldn't touch it, only move through it.
	Now I was faced with the challenge of returning. First try, retracing my steps. I closed my eyes, counted to five  and opened, no luck. In all honesty, it was my only thought. I walked through my physical body five different ways, but still no luck. I sighed and stood next to my body, rested my hands on the windowsill and looked at the frozen world. Then it sparked. I moved over until I was standing inside myself (weird) completely standing as it stood. Still nothing. So I closed my eyes and hoped I would return.
	It was the longest five seconds of my life. Just as I was about to give up I heard the A/C blowing air through the vent. My eyes shot open and the cars were moving down the road. I sprinted downstairs and my parents shot their gaze over to me. My mother asked, "What's wrong Will?"
	I opened my mouth as to answer them. I was going to tell them, how I stopped time, about the stupid news anchor's face a moment ago, about my fear of being stuck, but hearing it all in my head, I would definitely be committed to the nearest mental hospital. I let out the big breath I took and replied, "Nothing." I slowly retreated upstairs to my room. I shut the door behind me and slid to the ground, well aware of the giant grin on my face.
	I had a secret. Not just any secret though, a power, like a super-power. Granted it wasn't exactly efficient, but it was something nobody else had (to my knowledge).
	I decided to experiment with this power. I started simply enough, leaving and returning, just so I could get the hang of it. If so much as a finger was out of place when I tried to return, nothing would happen, so I used my computer chair as my starting point. An easy place to relax in, that isn't in an odd form.
	Next was testing my limits. I couldn't travel through walls or windows. I couldn't walk through most doors, unless there was some form of a window in the door. As for distance, I don't believe there was a limit. I hovered at first down the road, to the bend, then to the edge of town, and finally, when I was feeling brave enough, to the next town. (I feel its also worth mentioning that this was within an hour of discovering about my power.)
	Now, I was at a loss. I could stop time. Great. In due time, I could see the world(eventually), but all that time would account for nothing. I would exist as a ghost beyond time, and when I returned, nothing will have happened. No time will have passed, Nobody would be the wiser, and I couldn't tell anybody. I returned to my body and sat in my computer chair, watching the sun slowly set. It was odd, watching, almost feeling time pass.
	My mind wandered, wondering how I had unlocked this power, why it was me, and if there were others, and I couldn't help but think, what if I had finally lost it. Since I was young, my social anxiety put me in a kind of depression, so I wondered, did it finally snap? Have I gone insane?
	I went to sleep early that night. I was comforted by the fact that I was more tired than usual. At least there was some effect from this power, albeit a negative one. I had no dreams that night, but it was the best sleep I had gotten in a long time. Whether I was sane or not, I was just happy that my life had taken a step forward, for the first time in three years, but if it was a step in the right direction, or the wrong one has yet to be seen.

title: [RF] Blink

question: What new power has William Hale discovered

answer: He can stop time

critique: It is omitted that William can move through time.

critique: The answer should be a complete sentence.

critique: Must be more specific than just saying he can stop time

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

critique: It is omitted that he can move through time.

text: The response is missing the part about William having the ability to hover and pass through most objects while moving between the hands of time.

question: What problem did William encounter when he'd had enough of his hovering travels?

answer: He couldn't return to his body.

critique: The answer is too vague. It needs to include more details.

critique: The answer should mention that William couldn't return to his body because he couldn't touch it.

critique: This is true, so the answer can't be more specific as to what his preferred form of moving through air was.

critique: He encountered the problem of not being able to return to his body before he even started hovering.

question: What are the long-term problems that William faces?

answer: William has a power that he can't control. He can't interact with the world, and he can't control his power. He can't tell anyone about his power. He can't control the time he spends in the world.

critique: William can interact with the world, he just can't interact with his body.

critique: The answer could be clearer about the second sentence.

critique: The answer should clarify that William is afraid of not being able to control or give up his power and end up trapped in a time loop.

critique: William is able to control his power, so he can control the time he spends in the world.

critique: William can control the time he spends in the world.

question: Do other people have the same powers as William?

answer: It is not stated.

critique: "Whether I was sane or not, I was just happy that my life had taken a step forward, for the first time in three years, but if it was a step in the right direction, or the wrong one has yet to be seen." is strong evidence that William is the only one with such powers.

critique: It is not stated, but it is implied that William is the only one.

critique: It is not stated, but it is implied that no other people have the same power.

critique: It is not stated, but it is implied that William is the only one with this power.

critique: It is not stated, but it is implied that no one else has the same power.

critique: It is possible other people may have the same power, but the story does not answer this question.


text:
“UN ENFANT DE TOI” is a 1987 pop song recorded by the French singer Phil Barney. It was released as a single twice : first in 1987 from the album _Recto-verseau_, then as a duet with Marlène Duval in 2002. Both versions were hits, reaching the top three on the French Singles Chart, and the cover version being more successful than the original.

Background

“Un Enfant de toi” was written and the music composed by Pierre Zito and Phil Barney.

With a romantic melody, the song deals with the story of a man whose wife being pregnant. However, the delivery takes place badly and the woman dies by giving birth to a boy, named Jason. The father, who addresses directly his deceased wife in the song, tells ten years later how he brought up their son.[1]

In 2002, Marlène Duval, a contestant of the French TV reality show _Loft Story 2_, regularly sang the song when she participated in the show. Therefore, when she came out the loft, Barney proposed her to recording the song in a duet version. She accepted and the song was released as a single.[2] The two singers started a tour to promote the song.[3]

Chart performances

In France, the original version charted for 23 weeks in the top 50, from 5 September 1987 to 6 February 1988. It debuted at the bottom of the chart and eventually reached a peak of number three in its 10th and 15th weeks. It remained in the top ten for ten consecutive weeks.[4] The single earned a Gold disc awarded by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.[5] According to Infodisc website, it version is the 669th best-selling single of all time in France, selling about 467,000 units.[6]

The duet version entered the French Singles Chart at number 70 on 1 June 2002, although being officially released three days later (several stores sold it before the official date). It directly climbed to number two, topped the chart for three consecutive weeks, then dropped on the chart, totalling seven weeks in the top ten, 16 weeks in the top 50 and 21 weeks on the chart (top 100).[7] About one month after its release, it was certified Platinum disc[8] and ranked at 12 on the year-end.[9] As of July 2014, it is the 89th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 321,000 units sold.[10]

On 29 June 2002, the single started at number 20 on the Belgian (Wallonia) Ultratop 40, then jumped straight to number one. It stayed there for four weeks, then kept on dropping and fell off the chart after 14 weeks.[11] It was the 13th best-selling single of 2002.[12]

Track listings

1987 version
; 7" single

1.  “Un Enfant de toi” – 3:46
2.  “Ma Vie c'est la musique” – 4:12

2002 version
; CD single

1.  “Un Enfant de toi” by Phil Barney and Marlène Duval – 4:05
2.  "Un Enfant de toi (instrumental) – 4:05

Charts

Peak positions

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Chart (1987)                      | Peak                              |
|                                   | position                          |
+===================================+===================================+
| Eurochart Hot 100                 | 28                                |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| French SNEP Singles Chart[13]     | 3                                 |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Chart (2002)                      | Peak                              |
|                                   | position                          |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| |Belgian (Wallonia) Singles       | 1                                 |
| Chart[14]                         |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| French SNEP Singles Chart[15]     | 1                                 |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
|  |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

Year-end charts

  Chart (2002)                           Position
  -------------------------------------- ----------
  Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[16]   13
  French Singles Chart[17]               12

Certifications

  Country       Certification   Date           Sales certified
  ------------- --------------- -------------- -----------------
  France¹[18]   Gold            1987           500,000
  France²[19]   Platinum        26 June 2002   500,000

¹ 1987 version
² 2002 version

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[5] French certifications Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved 24 April 2008)

[6] Best-selling singles of all time in France (original version) Infodisc.fr (Retrieved 25 April 2008)

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[8] French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 24 April 2008)

[9] 2002 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 25 April 2008)

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title: Un enfant de toi

question: What made the cover version of "Un Enfant de toi" more commercially successful than the original?

answer: Marlene Duval, a contestant of the French TV reality show "Loft Story 2" regularly sang the song when she participated in the show. Barney proposed her to record the song in a duet version. Duval accepted, and the song was released as a single. The two singers started a tour to promote the song.

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

critique: The answer does not answer the question.

critique: The answer does not explain why the cover version was more successful than the original.

critique: The answer never answers what made the covers version more successful than the original.

critique: It misses to mention that the cover version was more successful than the original.

text: There is no answer in the article.


text:
Small waves lapped against the next contestant as she bobbed in the water. The game was called “Don’t shit a brick.” The goal was to see who could doggy paddle the longest while holding a brick. Juvenile, sure. Was it fun? You’re damn right it was.

Jennifer had cried out with glee when she first entered the water, then her face squished in like a sponge when she was handed the brick. She momentarily grimaced as the red, clay brick scraped against her inner thigh. But she managed to hold onto it surrounded by the vibrantly colored speedboats of her classmates.

Her red and blue bikini top was fastened tight around her neck, but the grasping texture of the brick threatened to expose her sun shaded breasts to the boys leaning off the sides of their boats, cheering wildly like she was crossing the finish line with each minor stroke.

The coldness of Lake Holshire had sucked my breath away earlier in the afternoon, when the first round of tubing had begun.  The coldness could be seen on Jennifer’s face, in the way she gasped for air and kept her eyes focused on one spot in the sky.

Maybe if we had brought more than one brick, the contestant would have felt better about dropping it to the mossy bottom below. As it were, Jennifer struggled with the weight and the beers she had drank earlier.

She managed to keep herself afloat as someone yelled, “She looks like she’s shitting a brick!”

The three speedboats all had their engines killed and their anchor points tethered, leaving a triangular opening in the water. As Jennifer struggled with her clay weight, the boats sloshed and shimmied so that Jennifer was no longer in the center of the triangle, but closer to Davis’ boat, a shining red and black beast that could hit sixty miles an hour without blinking.

I yelled to Davis, “Get her out, man. She’s finished.”

He didn’t even look at me, but kept staring down at the top of her breasts that glistened just above the surface of the water.

In the afternoon sun, the water was a navy blue, like the oppressive folds of storm clouds about to spit rain.

Davis was now laying on the edge of his Mastiff, as he called the red and black racer, urging Jennifer to just give up and take her top off. She didn’t need to be weighed down by it. Her faux laugh filled her mouth with Lake water, which she spit out with squinting eyes.

“Shut up, Dave,” was all she managed to mouth before slipping under water.

Davis turned to Trev, “Did you hear what she said?” He didn’t see her submerge into the triangle of darkness, like a pole searching for the bottom of Lake Holshire.

The water rippled outwards where the crown of her head had gone under, breaking symmetry on the side of the Mastiff. One, two, three seconds pass. No sign of her. She’s not coming up. I search the black water to see if I can find her, but cannot.

I glance at the others. There’s more than a dozen people and not one of them seems concerned that Jennifer has just taken the plunge to death. She’s a caught bobber and no one wants to reel her in.

Alcohol does dumb shit to people.

I dive in, momentarily wondering if I should have jumped in feet first rather than swan dive into the water. But I don’t hit her. I open my eyes and am amazed at how bright it is underwater. The boats cast long shadows down a corridor of the lake, but there’s wide expanses receiving bright sunlight now. I can see Jennifer with her eyes closed about ten feet below.

She is drifting there like a person caught between a dream and waking. She’s let go of the brick but her hands still hold it near her chest. Something in the water brushes against my eyelids causing them to close momentarily. I fear she’ll be dead when I get her in my arms. Will she drift away when I’m back?

I reach her, grab her underneath her arms and start kicking for the surface. I can see the long angular shadows from the boats spread wider and wider, until I’m panting above the dark expanse of the black triangle.

title: Black Triangle

question: Why is Jennifer struggling?

answer: Jennifer is struggling because she is holding a brick.

critique: The answer should mention that she is also drunk.

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

critique: There are a few more reasons to why Jennifer was struggling in the water, such as the drain on her energy from holding onto the brick, but also the affect the alcohol in her system had on her motor skills and judgment.

critique: The answer is correct, but it is not sufficient.

critique: The answer should mention that she is also struggling because of the weight of the brick.

question: Why does nobody besides the narrator do anything to help Jennifer?

answer: They may not know that Jennifer is in danger or may not care.

critique: The narrator is the only one who knows that Jennifer is in danger.

critique: Chipped away at the phrasing. The convention 'may not know' compounds the likelihood of not knowing, which is contradictory to 'most of' the part of them who don't care.

critique: The narrator does not know that Jennifer is in danger either.

critique: "They may not know that Jennifer is in danger or may not care." - this is incorrect. The narrator is the only person who dove into the lake to save Jennifer. The rest of the people just watched.

question: Does Jennifer survive the ordeal?

answer: Yes.

critique: The answer is incorrect. Jennifer does not survive the ordeal.

critique: The answer should include a more detailed explanation of how Jennifer survives.

critique: The answer should mention the narrator's role in saving Jennifer.

critique: The narrator is not sure if Jennifer will survive.

critique: The narrator is bringing Jennifer in when the story ends. We don't know if she survived. It's not mentioned.

critique: "I can see the long angular shadows from the boats spread wider and wider, until I’m panting above the dark expanse of the black triangle." is evidence that Jennifer survived the ordeal.


text:
The WICONA brand from Sapa Building Systems GmbH has achieved the Bronze level in the Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Product Standard.

This applies to the WICLINE 65/75 window range, the WICSTYLE 65/75 and WICSTYLE 77FP door ranges, and the WICTEC 50 façades.

From now on, products will not only be judged for their aesthetics or functionality, but also for their effect on the environment, on human health and for their re-usability in the circular economy. As an aluminium systems company, the subject has always played a key role at Sapa Building Systems.

The Cradle to Cradle Product Standard was initiated by the scientists Dr. Michael Braungart and William McDonough and was awarded by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, a non-profit organisation based in San Francisco (USA).

The process leading to certification takes the designer and manufacturer through a process of continuous product optimisation towards a combination of ambitious aesthetics, technical quality and the highest ecological standards.

The C2C Product Certification presupposes a paradigm shift in thinking about how a product is designed, what’s in it, and where it goes after use. It is a guidance system for product designers and manufacturers, that leads to the creation of products which redefine quality, aesthetics and innovation.

In order to achieve one of the five levels of certification (from Basic up to Platinum), a product must satisfy the minimum requirements of the relevant level in all five categories. These categories are:

Material health: Taking into account the supply chain, an inventory is created of all constituents, so that an assessment can be made of their toxicological and ecotoxicological properties. The aim is to replace harmful substances with harmless ones.

Material reutilization: Products are designed in such a way that their components can be recycled as part of the technical cycle. With each level of certification, progress must be made in improving the materials cycle.

Renewable energy and carbon management: The aim of this criterion is that 100% of the energy for production must eventually come from renewable energy sources and (thus) production will be carbon neutral.

Water stewardship: The production process is designed in such a way that water is preserved as a precious resource for all living creatures. With each level of certification, progress must be made so that eventually all waste water achieves drinking-water quality.

Social fairness and biodiversity: The Company operations are managed in such a way that all people and ecosystems are treated with respect and that constant progress is made towards achieving an overall positive effect on people and on the planet.

"The Bronze Certificate is just the beginning..."

Philipp Müller, Head of Development at Sapa Building Systems GmbH (WICONA), explains the background to the Ulm-based aluminium systems company being awarded the Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Bronze certificate.

WHAT IS THE MOTIVATION BEHIND WICONA ACHIEVING THIS C2C CERTIFICATION?
P. Müller: The C2C Product Standard is both a design concept and a reference framework, which is already becoming more widespread in European markets. It goes far beyond pure product certification and conventional labelling.

In conjunction with a Circular Economy, new business models are emerging, which promise an exciting future for the construction industry. Compared to the Green Building Label, C2C focuses more on the product and on the manufacturing company itself.

The opportunity for an aluminium systems company like Sapa Building Systems to influence the final certificate are more direct in this process and are also more directly assigned to their individual parameters.

We see Cradle to Cradle as the next step in more actively practising the "sustainability" guiding principle of the WICONA brand and at the same time in further identifying positive properties at product level.

WHY WAS THE C2C PROCESS CARRIED OUT FOR A WHOLE GROUP OF PRODUCTS?
P. Müller: The WICONA Unisys principle sets out closely-related product groups for certification. We wanted to keep our dealings with C2C simple; in other words, it had to be easy for all decision-makers and stakeholders to understand and to manage.

If WICONA is specified in a tender, the windows, doors and façades automatically satisfy the C2C product quality requirements. No one will need to worry any more about whether the correct product has been ordered and supplied.

WHAT SIGNIFICANCE DOES THE CERTIFICATE HAVE IN THE INDUSTRY AND BEYOND?
P. Müller: The C2C certificate complements and also offers and alternative to the well-known building certificates (DGNB, LEED, BREEAM, etc.)  The criteria are directly related to the product, not to the entire building.

The responsibility of the product manufacturer, including the entire prefabrication and supply chain, comes into focus. The five C2C categories enable all aspects of the materials used, the manufacturing process – including the company's social responsibility and its impact for society – to be considered throughout the certification process.

WHICH ARE THE PROPERTIES THAT PREDETERMINE THESE PRODUCTS FOR CERTIFICATION?
P. Müller: Design for recycling; absolutely clear-cut separation of materials, so no composites; the use of recycled materials, e.g. the insulation bars which are worth mentioning here.

By using the UNISYS principle, the positive properties of components are virtually "bequeathed" to other products. Individual items are supplied by strategic suppliers, who support the C2C thinking and promote it through innovation.

WHAT BENEFITS WILL THIS CERTIFICATE GIVE WICONA AND ITS PARTNERS FOR PLANNING AND METAL CONSTRUCTION?
P. Müller: C2C gives us as Sapa Building Systems a higher and qualified awareness in the international competitive environment and thus in the relevant invitations to tender. We can therefore position our WICONA brand as high-value and future-orientated.

From the planning perspective there is the advantage that, with the WICONA systems, the minimum C2C Bronze Standard can automatically always be applied, an advantage which also differentiates our fabricators from the competition and which they can bring into the conversation with their clients.

IN THEORY, ARE EVEN HIGHER-VALUE CERTIFICATIONS (SILVER OR GOLD) CONCEIVABLE, AND DO YOU WANT TO PURSUE THAT?
P. Müller: For WICONA, Bronze is just the first step, for which we strove for the BAU2017 presentation.

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question: Summarize the motivation behind Wicona achieving the certification.

answer: The motivation behind Wicona achieving the certification is to influence the final certificate and to identify positive properties at product level. The motivation is also to practice the "sustainability" guiding principle of the Wicona brand. The motivation is also to identify positive properties at product level.

question: What does the text say about the certification and environmental factors?

answer: The WICONA brand from Sapa Building Systems GmbH has achieved the Bronze level in the Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Product Standard. This applies to the WICLINE 65/75 window range, the WICSTYLE 65/75 and WICSTYLE 77FP door ranges, and the WICTEC 50 façades. The certification process takes the designer and manufacturer through a process of continuous product optimisation towards a combination of ambitious aesthetics, technical quality, and the highest ecological standards.

critique: The information on the certification and environmental factors is repeated twice making the answer redundant.

critique: The answer omits that the certification is for the effect on the environment, on human health, and for their re-usability in the circular economy.

question: Summarize the advantages of the C2C Bronze Standard.

answer: The advantage is that the minimum C2C Bronze Standard can automatically always be applied, an advantage which also differentiates the fabricators from the competition.

critique: The advantage is seen from the perspective of the manufacturer,("company operations are managed in such a way that all people and ecosystems are treated with respect and that constant progress is made towards achieving an overall positive effect on people and on the planet") and not limited to fabricators.

critique: The answer doesn't mention the other benefits of the C2C Bronze Standard.

question: What does the text say about coal?

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should mention that coal is not mentioned in the text.