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                            Wicker Basket Warriors
In the year of 1812, there was a man floating down the Swiggle river in the fall.  He noticed a man on the bank who was picking leaves outta of the water with his tooth.  The guy floating down the river was floating in a one man canoe.  His name was Buck Chunker, a man of remarkable power.  Nomes Chomper was the name of  the guy picking the leaves out of the water with his one tooth.  They aired high fived to each other with great ambition.
“What are you doing out here Nomes Chomper?” asked Buck Chunker.  “Imma tryin’ to tickle mah gums!”, said Nomes Chomper.  “Daggum, that seems mighty difficult to do with one toof!”  Stated Buck.“ You making  fun of the way I talk?”  As one leaf was dangling from Nomes Chomper face.  “It seemed harder than two icicles in a snow storm” exclaimed Buck Chunker.  “It aint too bad Buck, you just have to hook it with your special toof!”.  “Speakin of which whattana, whattana, whattana, whattana…. “ Nomes began to stutter and starting pointing off into the distance. After breaking his stutter he exclaims, “Whattana, Whattana, you seem offly lonely in that one man canoe”.   “Whooyeee  that is all ye can fit in a one man canoe, Nomes.  I been fishin for unicorn fish, the wonderbread fish!” belched Chunker.  As Buck was saying that, a strange noise came from a tree.
As a tree branch snapped you could see the  silhouette of a man falling down and screaming “sweet gypsy kite” as the man splashed into the river.  The way he entered the water caused such a loud rockous twelve trees became dragons and flew off. The bellowing of the splash caused Buck and Nomes to fear cannon fire.  Nomes reached for a pebble and places it on his head.  Nomes special ability was camouflage, as he could use nature to hide from any danger. They had  feared the sound of cannon fire because a battle had recently just broke out between the Americans and the Red Coats at Slip Dizzy Rock.
Buck looked over to where he last seen Nomes and he was very perplexed that the man that was standing there had vanished.  Being heavily distracted from what just happened Buck floated down the river towards the noise with great curiosity.  Buck did not use a paddle to float down the river, however he used his abnormal hand size to power through rip currents.  As he floated towards the sound, he recognized the sound of someone groaning injured.
“OHHHHHHHH, that kinda hurt” said a balloon faced man with scarecrow clothes. Buck paddled by to check on this wondering stranger. The guy looked up at Buck and said, “at’ll be the last time I walk that far on that limb gain”.  “Well who be you, tall timbering stranger?  And why were up in dat tree up der?” questions Buck.  As Buck was finishing his question ,a box of thin mint girl scout cookies hits Buck in the shoulder.  Miles responded, “I was trying to clear my rear! But, as I bent over the branch snapped and I flew faster than a jack-rabbit on opium.”
In the midst of deep conversation sounds erupted from the pebbles of the river and mysteriously appeared Nomes Chomper.   Nomes picked up the cookies and said, “I ain’t had one of these in years!”.  Miles quickly responds by throwing a rock and knocked the cookies out of his hand. “you you almost knocked out my toof” paniced Nomes.  The balloon faced man said, “you don’t wanna eat that.  Those special delicious cookies were used to clean my bottom. Them cookies were butt treats.”  Nomes stood there confused, mouth wide open, trying to understand what Miles meant.
The dusk sky made the scene almost majestic with the way that the leaves fell onto the surface of the river. The approaching darkness became more frightening though when the sound of falling leaves was broken up with the pops and cracks of gun fire off in the distance. Nomes broke the silence by saying “Ya’ll don’t want to head that direction. It ain’t nothin’ but trouble over there. I just came from it, thanks to them redcoats havin us surrounded on three sides.” Buck and Miles looked at Nomes and told him to lead the way since he knew where not to go. Nomes responds to this surprised leadership role he was given with excitement.  He says, “I know this woman just downriver, but we gots to be careful ‘cuz of Indians and redcoats got patrols out here.”
They began to gather what little they had on them and headed down the banks of the river to the woman’s house. After a few hundred yards, Buck grabs ahold of Miles and palm-faced him followed up by “I’m sick of smellin’ your dingle berry.” He pushed Miles to the ground behind him to convince him to be last in this line. They continue to sneak their way down the remainder of the river, nearly being caught by both Indian and redcoat patrols due to Buck’s flipper like feet slapping the ground as he walked.
After walking through the darkness for many hours, they come upon a shack in a field that was lit solely by the moon. Nomes looks back to the new-found posse and lets them know that this is the safe house of the woman known as Big Red. He stops the others on the edge of the wood line and says, “I gotta go up there alone and let me convince her to let us stay here. I’ll give ya’ll a signal to let ya know you’re good to come on up.” He then indicates the signal by placing his hand into his armpit and making a sound like a chubby frog eating kettle corn.
Nomes disappeared to the front of this shack for a few short minutes. He came back to the field and gave them the signal to let know that she was alright with harboring them. The two that were in the woods moved swiftly across the field and up to the home. They were greeted by a woman at the door with hair as red as Norwegian crawl-dog munchin’ on sloppy joes. They expressed their gratitude for her generosity, very much appreciative of safe sleeping quarters.
She showed them into the cellar where she insured that they would remain safe and hidden. As they began to settle in, Big Red came in carrying hay for someone to sleep on, a warm quilt for another, and a sheep so fat it looked like a Puerto Rican mosquito after sucking on Buck’s thumb for the third person. Miles quickly yelled “DIBS!” pointing towards the fluffy sheep. Nomes and Buck agreed that neither wanted to be so selfish so they manned up and decided to share the hay and warm quilt with dancing fairy’s shucking oysters imprinted on it.  Miles unashamedly cuddle up with the sheep. After a few moments of all of them restlessly tossing and turning Nomes unexpectedly cut on the latern put  a pebble on his head and said “ I can’t stop thinking about that beared lady from the carnival screaming  “ I’ll scallop your mustache!” pointing at a sloppily dressed british officer in the middle of the fighting at slip dizzy.”  As Nomes proclaimed this, the three men bursted into laughter and conversation drifted off into the midst of night.

title: This Kid In My Class Read This OUT LOUD! We all just sat there...in silence. As he acted it all out.

question: Summarize the scenery set in the first few paragraphs of the story.

answer: The first few paragraphs of the story are set on the banks of the Swiggle River. The narrator describes the setting as being in the fall, and the leaves are falling into the water. The narrator describes the setting as being majestic.

critique: The narrator does not describe the setting as being majestic.

question: What would be the next adventure the three men would embark on?

answer: No answer

critique: The story ends with the three men settling in for the night, suggesting that their adventure is over.

text: The response should say that the passage does not indicate what their next adventure would be.


split: train

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MEREDITH ANN WHITNEY (born November 20, 1969)[1] is an American businesswoman hailed as “The Oracle of Wall Street” by _Bloomberg_. She is known for successfully forecasting the difficulties of Citigroup and other major banks during the financial crisis of 2007–2008.[2]

Education and career

Whitney grew up in Bethesda, Maryland.[3] She graduated from Madeira School in 1987 before attending a post-graduate year at Lawrenceville School, becoming a member of its first co-ed graduating class. She graduated with honors from Brown University[4] in 1992 with a B.A. in History.[5]

Whitney joined Oppenheimer Holdings in 1993 as a Director, and in 1995 she joined the company's Specialty Finance Group. In 1998, she left Oppenheimer to become an Executive Director at Wachovia. Whitney returned to Oppenheimer in 2004, where she researched banks and brokers as a Managing Director. She resigned from Oppenheimer on February 19, 2009 to establish her own firm, Meredith Whitney Advisory Group (MWAG), where she produced company-specific equity research on financial institutions and analyzed the sector's operating environment.[6]

In 2013, Whitney de-registered MWAG[7][8] and started her own hedge fund, Kenbelle Capital LP. [9]

In December 2015, she joined Bermudan insurer Arch Capital Group as a manager overseeing outside investment firms.[10]

Professional recognition

Whitney issued a particularly pessimistic, but accurate, research report on Citigroup on October 31, 2007, to which many Wall Street analysts, and the news media, paid attention. She noted that the bank's dividends paid out to investors were greater than its profits at the time, and made the case that this would lead to bankruptcy.[11] Shortly after the report's publication and a sharp drop in Citigroup's stock, Charles Prince resigned as the bank's CEO and his successor slashed the dividend.[12][13] Earlier that year, _Forbes_ magazine had listed Whitney as the second-best stock picker in the capital-market industry.[14] Citigroup stock went on to lose 97% of its value by early 2009.[15]

Whitney's extremely bearish view on banks landed her on the cover of the August 18, 2008, issue of _Fortune_ magazine. Even before the problems that befell Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers in September, she said, “It feels like I'm at the epicenter of the biggest financial crisis in history.”[16] That year, _Fortune_ listed her among the “50 Most Powerful Women in Business”,[17] _The New York Post_ listed her among the “50 Most Powerful Women in New York City”,[18] and a CNBC viewer survey named her as “Power Player of the Year” over Jamie Dimon, Ben Bernanke, and Hank Paulson.[19]

On December 19, 2010, in an interview on the CBS television program _60 Minutes_, Whitney stated that 50 to 100 counties, cities, and towns in the United States would have “significant” municipal bond defaults totaling “hundreds of billions” of dollars, and that “it'll be something to worry about within the next 12 months.”[20] Since the record amount of municipal bond defaults in one year was just over $8 billion at the time, Whitney's comments about hundreds of billions in defaults briefly shook the market and drew a great deal of attention, much of it critical.[21][22] According to Michael Lewis in _Vanity Fair_: “Many of the articles attacking her accused her of making a very specific forecast — as many as a hundred defaults within a year! — that failed to materialize... But that's not at all what she had said: her words were being misrepresented so that her message might be more easily attacked. 'She was referring to the complacency of the ratings agencies and investment advisers who say there is nothing to worry about,' said a person at _60 Minutes_ who reviewed the transcripts of the interview for me, to make sure I had heard what I thought I had heard. She says there is something to worry about, and it will be apparent to everyone in the next 12 months.”[23]

“A tale of two Americas is emerging: one weighed down by debt and facing de minimis economic growth and another brimming with opportunity and nimble to invest in the future.” This was the thesis to Whitney's 2013 book, _Fate of the States: The New Geography of American Prosperity._[24][25] She argued that a “new map of prosperity” was emerging in the wake of the financial bust, with jobs moving away from the coasts and toward 17 “central corridor” states in the Midwest and Mountain West.[26]

Whitney's municipal debt thesis is still considered valid by at least one analyst. In January 2018 S&P Global published an analysis by Mercer Capital titled “Meredith Whitney is Still Right.” A decade later, Whitney's forecast of a wave of municipal defaults has not panned out. She closed her hedge fund soon after she made the disastrous call.[27]

Personal life

On February 12, 2005, Whitney married John Layfield in Key West, Florida. Layfield is a former WWE Champion, former WWE color commentator, and fellow Fox News Channel contributor.[28]

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title: Meredith Whitney

question: Summarize everything related to Whitney's education.

answer: Whitney graduated from Madeira School in 1987. She then attended a post-graduate year at Lawrenceville School, becoming a member of its first co-ed graduating class. She graduated with honors from Brown University in 1992 with a B.A. in History.

critique: Whitney's education is not relevant to the question.

critique: The answer could mention her postgraduate year at Lawrenceville.

critique: The answer should mention that Whitney attended Brown University after Lawrenceville.

question: Summarize Whitney's connection to the 2008 financial crisis.

answer: In 2007, Whitney issued a pessimistic, accurate research report about Citigroup. She stated that dividends paid to investors were greater than their profits, which lead to Citigroup's bankruptcy. Whitney also predicted that the crisis would be the largest financial crisis in history. Citigroup's stock lost 97% of its value by 2009.

critique: Whitney's prediction about the 2008 financial crisis is irrelevant to her connection to the crisis.

text: There's no information in the text about Whitney predicting the 2008 crisis in general.

category: accuracy

question: Describe the events that led up to Whitney closing her hedge fund.

answer: Whitney made a disastrous call in 2010 when she stated that 50 to 100 counties, cities, and towns in the United States would have significant municipal bond defaults totaling hundreds of billions of dollars. This was a record amount of municipal bond defaults in one year. Whitney's comments about hundreds of billions in defaults briefly shook the market and drew a great deal of attention, much of it critical. Whitney closed her hedge fund soon after she made the disastrous call.

critique: The answer should mention that the prediction did not pan out.

critique: The answer should mention that the municipal bond defaults never happened.

critique: The answer should mention that Whitney's prediction of municipal bond defaults never materialized.

critique: Whitney made the call in 2010, not 2010.


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P.O.V. of Tyler (Mostly)

Sandra stared across at Tyler through the small fire. Her eyes seemed to glow with a strange menacing essence. The fire roared and flickered in her small green eyes. The tension between the two was clear. However, Tyler couldn’t read Sandra. She was as clear as solid wood. Tyler felt tense. They were surrounded by miles of forest, in the cold night. No one could hear anything except for him and Sandra, and there’s not much to hear when you’re dead. Suddenly; Sandra opened her mouth slowly, as if to say something. She closed it and glanced over at the tent, grinning. Somehow, outside of the fire’s glare, her eyes seemed to grow with a more malevolent light. She turned back to Tyler, this time right in the eyes.  “I have a surprise for you, Ty.” She said, with a cheerful nickname as if they were old friends. Really, they were both escapees, only together for matters of survival. She turned before Tyler could read her expression. She stood and walked to the tent. Tyler heard some clinks and other miscellaneous sounds. Then, when it appeared she had found what she was looking for, she came back, holding something behind her back. She handed him a small box. It wasn’t anything special, just a dirty old Thai food rice container. “Happy birthday,” she whispered, leaning to the fire. “Blow out the candles..” then, she blew with all her might on the fire, sending flames rolling Tyler’s way as they dissipated, the fire extinguishing. He reached out to feel a box-like shape sitting in the ash pit. He picked it up and folded it open, fumbling his hand inside. The only thing on the inside besides a few grains of old sticky rice was what felt like a folded piece of paper, but no light to read. He realized he was alone in the light, with Sandra. Of whom he knew nothing about. Crazy, mysterious Sandra. He gripped the paper, his heart beating wildly out of his chest. He felt something tap his shoulder and he shut his eyes. “I’m so sorry Ty.. But one of us has to eat.”  He heard a soft, recognizable voice whisper. Then, he felt a sharp pain in his back and made no attempt to wail, knowing it was hopeless- who would hear, and why would they care? Blood gargled out of his mouth as everything he knew started to vanish. People say your life flashes before your eyes before you die, but it doesn’t. It disappears, everything you know, to the point of insanity. You forget what’s happening and all that’s going through your head is; ‘I am about to die.’ Managing to struggle to words, he choked out through all the blood, “I’ll never forgive you for this.” Sandra smiles in the dark, and then something wet drips on Tyler’s head. Then he realized; she was crying. “You won’t have time to fret on the past in hell, Ty..” She whispered, as he closed his eyes, just to never open them again.

Candy and Pepper strolled through the woods when a morbid smell wafted through Candy’s nose. “Gosh, what’s that awful smell?” Then, suddenly she realized as they approached it; a body, pieces of skin torn off, blood splattered everywhere, as if someone appeared to attempt to consume it.  The person was obviously a man. Folded in his hand was a small piece of paper. Pepper leaned down and picked it up, unfolding it, softly reading it to himself. 'See you soon, I figure I can’t live off you forever. I’ll never forgive myself, either. In our short time together I grew attached, but my life came before you in my eyes, Ty.

Love, S.'

title: My 12 year old sister wrote this.

question: Why did Sandra kill Tyler?

answer: She couldn't take him with her.

critique: Doesn't mention that she was out of food.

critique: "She couldn't take him with her." - is incorrect. Sandra killed Tyler because she was hungry.

critique: The answer is not rooted in anything that happened in the story.

critique: She claims it had to be her who ate Tyler because 'one of us has to eat'

critique: 'See you soon, I figure I can’t live off you forever. I’ll never forgive myself, either.' proves she killed him because they were both escapees and she couldn't stand to live off of him anymore.

critique: While this is true, it is only an inference that can be made from the text.

critique: it misses to explain that she killed Tyler because they need to eat, that they both are survivors and that she accidentally got attached to Tyler.


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Part of the Council for International Schools (CIS) accreditation process asks schools to “demonstrate a commitment to internationalism/interculturalism in education” and that this should be “reflected throughout the life of the institution.” In this article, I will be presenting the case that schools of a religious tradition are best placed to fulfil this aspect of education given their deeply rooted sense of history, tradition and culture.

In her book “International Mindedness” Lesley Stagg concludes by paraphrasing Dan Young “Internationalism advocates the quality of ‘being’ international within the overall climate and character evident when you enter the school. It includes the one for all organizational principles that reflect a global community concern (known to its community to exist inside and outside its walls), as well as an overall positive attitude between diverse cultures (and countries). It is evidenced where students and faculty celebrate this quality as they come together for learning and teaching… when common global interests and collaboration are recognized as imperative.”

To my mind, in order to successfully meet this goal, it is essential that the school have at least one unifying feature. There must be something tangible that unites all in the midst of diversity. CIS exhorts the guiding statements of a school as this focal point and these guiding statements must be embedded in the curriculum and in the culture of learning. This is not particularly controversial and is something commonly accepted in the domain of international schools. However, I would like to suggest that in reality, many international schools across the world do not have this one unifying feature and that, in fact in many cases, their guiding statements are contrived, jargonistic and essentially meaningless. The exception to this fact being those schools, which have a deep-rooted sense of history, enshrined in tradition and have a culture that is known and embraced by the wider community. I would argue that this is the case in schools underpinned by a religious tradition.

Moreover, in order to create an “overall positive attitude between diverse cultures (and countries)” it is necessary to celebrate what unites families from diverse cultures and countries and in many cases, this is their religious experience. Children from a multitude of countries, different races, speaking different languages and having a range of cultural norms, inevitably populate an International School. Finding something to unite such a diverse community is a challenge CIS recognizes, but within a school embracing a religious tradition, there is no challenge because, despite the obvious diversity, children and their families are united by their religious beliefs. This is more obviously the case when they all hark from the same religious tradition, but I contend that it can also be the case when children of different religions, or denominations within a particular religion, are educated together as their belief in God (or in some cases a Supreme Being) transcends any of their apparent differences. Many dismiss too often religion as a cause of conflict but I would argue the contrary and suggest that in reality religion unites people due to the fact that they have a common sense of purpose and of human dignity. Nothing is more unifying than a common set of beliefs. This permeates deeper than any contrived ideology.

Central to religious identity is a call to community, to social justice, to a respect for human dignity, to peace and reconciliation and to celebrating unity in diversity. These are the features of international mindedness that CIS wants schools to embrace. Whilst many schools barely touch the tip of the iceberg with respect to international mindedness, schools with a religious identity and faith commitment are deeply rooted in their sense of mission, of their ethos, of their values. International Schools of a non-religious nature could learn a lot by looking at schools of a religious nature. They would observe that in the vast majority of cases (some schools with a religious identity are clearly better than others) that the guiding statements of the school are embedded throughout the institution. In the best schools, the mission and ethos of the school are deeply embedded in the curriculum. Such schools do not have a narrow view of curriculum as merely the teaching of a syllabus or academic program but moreover that it is inclusive of all aspects of a child’s learning experience and development as a human person. Subsequently, children will learn explicitly about issues of prejudice and discrimination, different belief systems (other than that of the denomination of the institution), ethical systems, cultural norms, the dignity of the human person, social enterprise and the like. Furthermore, schools with a religious tradition have always valued prayer and meditation as an essential part of human development. Recognizing this the secular world now promotes “mindfulness” as a non-religious alternative to meditation. Separating meditation from faith, where Buddhist, Christian or another, is somewhat morally bankrupt and a very dubious business in itself.

Many international schools have adopted mission statements but sometimes these are a uniformity of bland clichés with no deep sense of an underlying philosophy. Perhaps even more worrying is the trend for schools to adopt the language of “No child left behind” and focus on college and workplace preparedness as the raison d’etre of education rather than focusing on the development of the whole child with the human dignity. It is immoral to see a child as no more than economic fodder for the future workplace. Schools should reject any policy or system that diminishes the dignity of the human person and refutes the idea that anyone can be reduced to the status of an economic unit or passive-dependent.

Recognizing the distinct nature that schools underpinned by a religious tradition have, and by learning from their best practice, International Schools across the world can learn to emulate the “one for all” educational principles that underpin faith schools. The shared “worldview” that unites people of faiths underpins the values and mission of such schools and enables them to be truly international.

question: What does the article have to say about the unifying power of religion?

answer: The author argues that international schools must have a deep-rooted sense of history, tradition, and culture in order to properly demonstrate a commitment to internationalism/interculturalism in education, and also suggests that religion provides a sense of unity to international schools as needed.

critique: The answer is irrelevant to the question.

critique: The author does not suggest that religion provides a sense of unity to international schools as needed.

critique: The highlighted text is irrelevant and does not answer the question being asked, which is about religion serving to unify people.

critique: "The author argues that international schools must have a deep-rooted sense of history, tradition, and culture in order to properly demonstrate a commitment to internationalism/interculturalism in education, and also suggests that religion provides a sense of unity to international schools as needed." - this is incorrect. The author is presenting a case that religious schools are best placed to demonstrate a commitment to internationalism/interculturalism in education.

critique: The answer should mention the author's view of religion's unifying power.

critique: The answer should mention that religion unites people due to the fact that they have a common sense of purpose and of human dignity.

question: What does the article say about Catholic schools?

answer: No answer

critique: The article does mention Catholic schools.


text:
	(1)

"Well."
"Do ya like it sweetie? Do ya?" The father pleads.
"It will be a fun thing for you to practice on and get good at. Maybe one day, you'll be an expert!" The mother sells, but her heart is not in it.

The anxious parents lean over the unwrapped present, the muscles on their faces contorted into taut smiles. What is that saying? It takes 21 muscles to frown but only 2 to smile? The muscular faces of Elise's parents are evidence that the saying is an oversimplification. How tight do the drums stretch? Elise looked at the taut corners of her mother's mouth. So close to tearing. Will it feel like a paper cut, or worse?

Of course, Elise had known that her 'surprise gift' would be a handmade marionette for some time. She had noticed an extravagant expense on the Visa bill, and very nearly done something drastic, but since it was for her (and, boy did she ever deserve it) she let it slide for just a few dozen points. The points might not seem like much, but they add up.  They sure do.

Aside from being expensive, Elise liked the marionette because it provided an innocuous way to further intimidate and dominate her peer group. She used peer group in a broad sense; her IQ was more than a bit of an anomaly, something she had been smart enough keep hidden. Let them underestimate you. Let them take down their guard. Oh the neighbors need an emergency babysitter? Do they now? Oh, the wheel wall of the rear right tire appears to have collapsed? How very... unexpected. Is everyone OK? No I don't mind staying later. Just get home safe. I can stay all night.

"Well. It does not seem like much of anything went into this gift. Not much thought, that is clear as day. It wasn't cheap, no, but it barely clears the gift I received after my friend Sven left when you account for changes in the cost of living. Perhaps most hurtful, at least to me, is that the website selling these marionettes has a very intuitive interface for customizing individual dolls. Does a unique girl such as myself deserve a simple toy that could just as easily belong to any  other little girl? Are my talents so indelibly stamped with the stench of fungible mediocrity that further cultivation would be tantamount to teaching the niceties of calligraphy to fruit flies?"

"I ask these questions not to hurt you. The toy, though useless, is not repugnant. I don't see it as a harbinger of the proverbial nuclear winter that looms. Always. But I do really want you to think; what was successful, and what was not, about this very specific action? I imagine the desolate blankness of the former will weigh on you heavily. Let it. It's deserved. But remember it is a learning experience." Elise's voice exuded curt wisdom.

"I will be taking my evening meal tonight, and for the foreseeable future, at quarter to 8 in the aft. You know my secretary's hours and contact information. When you're prepared a proper apology, and have a meaningful plan of action to rectify your failure, please do contact her. If it merits my attention, I shan't withhold. I am your firmest believer, Cindy. And yours as well, Ray."

"What impeccable manners." Cindy (almost) said reflexively.

It was the first time since the recent cut in the corner of her mouth had blossomed from a sore dryness to actual bleeding wound. The pain, though slight in the scheme of things, combined in her mouth with the iron from her blood, and very very nearly completely annulled the 'sweet' part bittersweet.

	(2)

Mrs. Cullin's third-grade class in Detroit was run with clockwork precision.

"Yes, ma'am."

"No, ma'am."

"If you please, ma'am."

"Pardon me, ma'am. Truly, that was my mistake."

"Yes, ma'am."

"Yes, ma'am."

"Yes, ma'am."

"Yes, ma'am."

"Yes, ma'am."

"Yes, ma'am."

"Yes, ma'am."

"Yes, ma'am."

"Yes, ma'am."

"Yes, ma'am."

"Yes, ma'am."

"Yes, ma'am."

"All it takes is an iron fist," Mrs. Cullin would say, waiving her right arm and the plaster cast encasing it for dramatic effect. The teachers all championed her. "That Mrs. Cullin! What a sport." "Boy, she sure is. Coming back after a freak accident like that." Mrs. Cullin was right, all it takes is an iron fist.

"Mrs. Cullin?"

"Why yes Elise. What is the matter?"

"Can we see what your handwriting looks like, now that you're hand is broken?"

"Well, Elise, Mrs. Cullin is  an old woman with arthritis. I could hardly write before, ya know…,"

"Before what, Mrs. Cullin?"

"Before I foolishly slammed my hand in the freezer."

"That was quite, quite dumb Mrs. Cullin. You should write out 100 times how dumb it was. Then do the same in cursive. Don't worry about making it right on the first go-round; I'll make inspections when you're done, so you can get your penmanship back up to speed."

"Well, Elise won't that cut into the our social studies lesson plan?"

"Mrs. Cullin, your situational awareness must truly be beyond reproach to make such an astute observation. If only you could apply that very same skill, situational awareness I mean, when operating mechanically complex devices, like the door of a freezer."

"Thank you, Elis-."

"I'm sorry Mrs. Cullin, I don't believe I was finished. You had raised the issue of social studies, which I did not address in my initial comment. Whether social studies is interrupted or not, Mrs. Cullen, depends quite a bit on the accuracy and speed with which you can attack the assignment you've been given. After all, those lines are hardly going to write themselves, are they?"

(3)

"Mrs. Cullin?"

"Elise?"

"I just thought you should hear it from me first. Whilst you stood like a dope selfishly improving your handwriting, our fellow and classmate Randall Finley seems to have gone missing. The suspected culprit, or culprits, have fled through the wetland area behind the school with Mr. Finley in tow. Specifics about his condition are unknown, but I must say, having seen the wounds first-hand, things really do not look good. Unfortunately we may be looking at yet another funeral in this class. The luck we have, can you believe it?"

"My it truly is something you have to see to believe."

"One more thing, Mrs. Cullin. On a rather bizarre note, it appears that Mr. Finley shares not only your selective clumsiness, but his is also activated in the presence of freezer doors. Perhaps one of the higher-ups should look into, what do you think?"

"No… just a coincidence, Elise."

"Let me hear you say that again."

"It is just a bizarre coincidence."

"Again."

title: Simple Toys

question: What does the story say about Elise?

answer: Elise is a precocious child. Her parents give her an expensive marionette, which she doesn't like because she thinks it's too simple. She's smart and manipulative, and she intimidates and dominates her peer group. She's also mean to her teachers.

critique: Doesn't mention her taunting her mother.

critique: It's omitted that Elise is a third-grader.

critique: The answer should mention that Elise is a third-grader.

question: What does the story say about the adults?

answer: Elise's parents are anxious and seem to be trying to please her. They give her a handmade marionette, which she doesn't like. She is also critical of her teacher, Mrs. Cullin, who has a broken hand.

critique: "She is also critical of her teacher, Mrs. Cullin, who has a broken hand." - Mrs. Cullin's broken hand is not relevant to the question.

critique: The answer omits that the parents are also critical of Mrs. Cullin.

question: What does the story say about how to raise a kid?

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should mention the lack of parenting in the story.

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HENRY TUFTS (1748–1831) was an infamous 18th-century thief who committed various crimes in northern New England. Most of what we know about his life and crimes comes from his 1807 autobiography _A Narrative of the Life, Adventures, Travels and Sufferings of Henry Tufts, Now Residing at Lemington, in the District of Maine. In Substance as Compiled from his own Mouth._[1]

This autobiography was reprinted in 1930 as _Autobiography of a Criminal_.[2] Neal Keating's 1993 reprint of Tufts' autobiography summarizes Tufts as a “horse thief, bigamist, burglar, adulterer, con man, scoundrel, counterfeiter, (military) deserter and common criminal.”

“An uncommonly misspent life”

[Title page of Henry Tufts' book] Tufts was born in Newmarket, New Hampshire, in June 1748 to a tailor and his wife. Tufts would grow up in the nearby town of Lee, where he would first exhibit his “natural propensity to theft.”

Tufts began his criminal activities at the age of 14 with thefts of “apples, pears, cucumbers, and other fruits of the earth,” and then graduating to “a paper money bill” of a neighbor. He soon went on to stealing horses (which he disguised by coloring them) including the theft and subsequent selling of his own father's horse. The autobiography goes on to list numerous thefts of everything from silver spoons to livestock and clothes. He stole from houses, barns, and stores. He usually sold the stolen objects in neighboring towns.

He married one Lydia Bickford around the age of 22, but would later marry other women without divorcing Lydia.

Tufts was first imprisoned in 1770, where he attempted his first of many escapes by using the cell's heating fire to burn through a wooden wall of the jail.

Many of his jail escapes were accomplished with due small tools concealed on his person or passed to him visits from friends. Not even his fellow prisoners were safe from his sociopathic ways: once he and a fellow prisoner “stripped off all our clothes, turn(ed) them inside out, and (flung) them out” of the small hole Tufts had made in the jail wall. Tufts exited first and, before waiting for his accomplice to follow, “gathered up (his) apparel, which I expected in all likelihood to need…and sped away.”

When imprisoned, Tufts often saw himself as the unfair victim, once commenting on his time in a jail as “in the shocking circumstances…described, I continued for upwards of three months, without aid or assistance from either friend or foe, or so much as the expectation of relief – no eye had pity on me!”

Tufts spent several years among the Abenaki Indians in or near Bethel, Maine and learned their natural medicines from Molly Ockett shortly before his final arrest in 1794 at Marblehead, Massachusetts. Sentenced to hang, his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment by Governor Samuel Adams. After five years imprisoned on Castle Island in Boston Harbor, he was transferred to the jail in Salem, from whence he escaped to Maine. If his autobiography is to be believed, he thereafter lived as a healer and farmer without further criminal misdeeds.[3]

Ultimately, while an entertaining book, it is difficult to tell how much of Tufts' autobiography is completely true. In his foreword to a 1993 reprint of the book, Keating points out that “Henry Tufts' favorite scheme was lying…(and) in his autobiography he lies.…”

Sources

Tufts, Henry. _The Autobiography of a Criminal_; Loompanics Unlimited, 1993. .

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question: In your opinion, what is the most interesting thing about Henry Tufts, and why?

answer: The most interesting thing about Henry Tufts is his ability to escape from prison. He was imprisoned multiple times, and each time he was able to escape. He was also able to escape from the Abenaki Indians. His ability to escape from any situation is what makes him the most interesting.

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CODARTS UNIVERSITY FOR THE ARTS () is a Dutch vocational university in Rotterdam that teaches music, dance and circus. It was established in its present location in 2000.

History

Codarts can trace its origins to the Rotterdam Conservatorium voor Muziek (Rotterdam Conservatory of Music), popularly known as the Conservatorium Holthaus after its director, Jos Holthaus (1879-1943).[1] In 1886 the German violinist Willy Hess took up a professorship in the Rotterdam Conservatorium voor Muziek which he held for two years.[2]

In 1930 the alternative Rotterdamsch Toonkunst Conservatorium (Rotterdam Musical Arts Conservatory) was founded with the composer Willem Pijper as director.[3] The Rotterdamse Dansschool (Rotterdam Dance School) was established in 1931 by Corrie Hartong as director and the German dancer Gertrud Leistikow as a teacher.[4] At first the dance school was part of the Conservatorium Holthaus.[5] In 1935 the dance school transferred to Pijper's conservatory. Hartong remained as director. She was to stay in this position until 1961, and continued to teach until 1967.[6]

World War II broke out in 1939 and the Netherlands were invaded in May 1940. On 14 May 1940 the buildings of the dance school and the main building of Pijper's conservatory were destroyed by bombs. It was decided to merge Pijper's and Holthaus's conservatories into one building on Mathenesserlaan, where Holthaus had a branch. Soon they moved again to a big old house that had somehow been spared, totally surrounded by rubble, and managed to continue day classes and early evening classes before curfew throughout the remainder of the war. Until Holthaus died in 1943 the combined conservatory had two directors.[7]

The Rotterdamse Dansschool was renamed the Rotterdamse Dansacademie (Rotterdam Dance Academy) in 1954. In 1986 the Conservatory and Dance Academy became the Hogeschool voor Muziek en Theater Rotterdam (Rotterdam University of Music and Theatre).[8] The school moved into its present modern building next to the Doelen concert hall in 2000 under the name Codarts - hogeschool voor de kunsten (Codarts - University of the Arts).[9] The Circus arts program was launched in September 2006.[10]

Schools

[Codarts Big Band, conducted by Ilja Reijngoud, at the North Sea Jazz Festival, July 2008] Codarts has three divisions: the Rotterdam Conservatory, Rotterdam Dance Academy, and Rotterdam Circus Arts.[11]

The Rotterdam Conservatory is one of the largest conservatories in the Netherlands, with over 900 pupils. It offers courses through which students may obtain a bachelor's degree in any of several disciplines: Music Theater, Pop, Jazz, Composition/arranging, Music Production, Argentinean tango, Indian music, Flamenco, Latin/Latin jazz/Brazilian, Turkish music, Classical music, and Music in Education.[12] The school puts on public performances, at times using the adjacent De Doelen concert hall. Thus in April 2011 guest conductor Arie van Beek led the Codarts Orchestra and Codarts Chamber Choir in a performance in the Jurriaanse Hall.[13] In September 2011 the Codarts Ensemble performed a program that explored the boundary between classical music and jazz, with works by Stravinsky, Gershwin, Shostakovich, Antheil and Harvey.[14] The Codarts Ensemble played again at De Doelen in March 2012 with the Codarts Chamber Choir, performing a major work by Arthur Honegger. They were conducted by Wiecher Mandemaker.[15]

The Dance Academy teaches dancers and arranges for students to appear in performances and tours. Codarts helps students gain practical experience with internships with noted dance companies, and participates in student exchange programs with other European and American dance schools.[16] In May 2011 the Rotterdam Dance Academy performed at the Venice Biennale with a show called _Talent on the Move_. The program included works by established choreographers such as Jiří Kylián, Nacho Duato and Mauro Bigonzetti and by younger artists including graduates of the academy.[17]

The Circus Arts school began offering a bachelor's course in September 2006, training students for careers in contemporary and traditional circus, in variety shows and in local or street theater.[18] Circus students learn dance and drama as well as a wide range of circus techniques to prepare for a professional career.[19]

The Havo voor Muziek en Dans (High School for Music and Dance) provides a secondary school education in which music and dance are part of the daily curriculum. It is co-located in the Codarts building and Codarts teachers teach the music and dance classes.[20] [21] The school prepares students for higher music education, but graduates must still pass entrance examinations to continue at Codarts.[22] The high school was the subject of the 2007 documentary _De Droomfabriek_ (The Dream Factory) directed by Netty van Hoorn''.[23]

Building

[Codarts Rotterdam] The building abuts the 1966 De Doelen concert and conference building, home of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.[24] It was built as part of an overall plan for an extension to De Doelen defined in 1993 by Jan Hoogstad. A new building site beside the Kruisplein was created by reducing the size of Karel Doormanstraat, and this was used for the Doelen extension and the Codarts building.[25] The building was developed by the architectural firm of Ector Hoogstad, and was completed in 2000. The plinth is mainly used for commercial purposes. The building is relatively high to accommodate all the demands of the school, and has a total floor space of . Visually, the Codarts building appears to reach over the end of the conference center.[26]

The building's steel skeleton supports a “box in box” design for the interior spaces, including several tall spaces with variable lighting. A long escalator connects the entrance lobby to the fifth floor. This is the main floor for Codarts, holding the restaurant, library and several performance rooms, and opening onto a terrace on the roof of the Doelen extension. Codarts occupies classrooms and offices below this floor. The conservatory is above it and the large dance studios are at the top of the building. The building is clad in brick to give an appearance consistent with nearby apartment buildings.[27]

Notable alumni

-   Ike Moriz, German-South African singer, composer and actor.
-   Willemijn Verkaik, Dutch theatre actress, best known for playing Elphaba from the musical Wicked in the Netherlands, Germany, New York and London.
-   Henk van der Vliet (1950), Dutch composer and flautist
-   San Holo, Dutch record producer and DJ.

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question: Summarize the events that occurred during the 1940s.

answer: World War II broke out in 1939 and the Netherlands were invaded in May 1940. On May 14, 1940, the buildings of the dance school and the main building of Pijper's conservatory were destroyed by bombs. It was decided to merge Pijper's and Holthaus's conservatories into one building on Mathenesserlaan, where Holthaus had a branch. Soon they moved again to a big old house that had somehow been spared, totally surrounded by rubble, and managed to continue day classes and early evening classes before curfew throughout the remainder of the war. Until Holthaus died in 1943 the combined conservatory had two directors.

critique: It is omitted that until Holthaus died in 1943 the combined conservatory had two directors.

question: Summarize the individuals who had key roles relating to Codarts.

answer: Jos Holthaus was the director of the Rotterdam Conservatory of Music. In 1930, the Rotterdam Musical Arts Conservatory was founded with composer Willem Pijper as director. Corrie Hartong was the director of the Rotterdam Dance School, and Gertrud Leistikow was a teacher.

critique: The response misses to mention that Holthaus died in 1943 and the combined conservatories had two directors until his death.

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question: Summarize the building's different locations.

answer: The building started out in 1886 and held the dance school, but in 1935 the school moved to the Rotterdam Musical Arts Conservatory. In 1939, when a bombing destroyed this building, the school and the Rotterdam Music Conservatory moved to the Mathenesserlaan and then another location, a big old house that had somehow been spared and had a few classes up through 1943. In 2000, the school moved to the Doelen concert and conference building, which it adjoins. It is clad in brick to give a sense of uniformity with the other buildings.

critique: The answer is incorrect. The building was never destroyed in 1939. It was destroyed in 1940.

critique: "In 1939, when a bombing destroyed this building, the school and the Rotterdam Music Conservatory moved to the Mathenesserlaan and then another location, a big old house that had somehow been spared and had a few classes up through 1943. In 2000, the school moved to the Doelen concert and conference building, which it adjoins. It is clad in brick to give a sense of uniformity with the other buildings." - this is irrelevant and can be deleted.

critique: "1939, when a bombing destroyed this building" - this is incorrect. The buildings of the dance school and the main building of Pijper's conservatory were destroyed by bombs.

critique: "The building started out in 1886 and held the dance school, but in 1935 the school moved to the Rotterdam Musical Arts Conservatory. In 1939, when a bombing destroyed this building, the school and the Rotterdam Music Conservatory moved to the Mathenesserlaan and then another location, a big old house that had somehow been spared and had a few classes up through 1943." - this is irrelevant and should be removed.

critique: The answer is inaccurate. The school was not destroyed in 1939. The answer should mention the school's move to the Doelen building.

critique: The answer is incorrect. The building was not destroyed in 1939. It was destroyed in 1940.

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text: The school adjoins the Doelen building, but it didn't move to that building.

question: Summarize the events of the 1970s relating to Codarts.

answer: In 1970, Willem Pijper's conservatory and Rotterdam Musical Arts Conservatory merged into a single school under the name of Rotterdamse Muziekacademie (Rotterdam Music Academy). The school moved again to a big old house that was spared from the war, and together with day and early evening classes, it managed to continue throughout the remainder of the war. In 1974, the school moved to its present location. Also, in the 70s, The Dance Academy was established by Corrie Hartong.

critique: "In 1970, Willem Pijper's conservatory and Rotterdam Musical Arts Conservatory merged into a single school under the name of Rotterdamse Muziekacademie (Rotterdam Music Academy)." - this is incorrect. The merger happened in 1930.

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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: According to Philipp Müller, Wicona wanted to practice and advance sustainability while identifying the best qualities of their products. C2C certification focuses on suppliers and not the properties of entire buildings and how they were built.

critique: The second half of the answer is irrelevant to the question.

critique: The answer should mention that the motivation was to become a more competitive company.

critique: The answer should mention that the motivation is to compete in the international market.

critique: The answer should mention the benefits of the certification.

critique: The answer is not related to the motivation behind Wicona achieving the certification.

critique: While Wicona's motivation is expressed in the article, it is not the most important question that needs to be answered. The answer should be more general.

critique: The last line is not relevant to Müller's motivations.

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

answer: One of the aims of the certification is to guide product designers and manufacturers to the creation of products that redefine quality, aesthetics, and innovation in a way that reduces their environmental impact. Modern products are designed to have a positive effect on the environment, and this is supported by the practice of the Circular Economy. In this process, a company gets a certificate to show that their products are compliant with the C2C Product Standard.

critique: The answer should mention the five categories that products must satisfy to achieve certification.

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

critique: The answer should mention the five categories.

critique: The answer should mention the five categories that products are judged on.

critique: The answer should mention the five categories of the certification.

critique: They can get more certifications than just basic bronze, not just one.

critique: The answer should mention the five categories that a product needs to meet in order to achieve certification.

question: Summarize the advantages of the C2C Bronze Standard.

answer: All aspects of the materials used, the manufacturing process, the company's social responsibility and its impact on the environment are considered during the certification process. An advantage that differentiates its fabricators from the competition is that the minimum Bronze Standard can always be applied automatically.

critique: The answer omits the advantage of being able to compete in international tenders.

critique: The answer should include that the Cradle to Cradle certification process requires a product to satisfy a minimum in all five categories.

critique: The answer should mention that the certificate is the beginning of a process.

critique: The answer should mention the benefits of the standard.

critique: The answer should mention that the certification is a step toward higher-value certifications.

critique: The answer should mention the advantage of having the certificate.

critique: The answer omits the advantage of the certification being a guide for product designers and manufacturers.

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

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OTAIKA () is a village 7 km to the south of Whangārei in Northland, New Zealand. The Otaika Stream runs from the north west, through the area, and into the Whangārei Harbour. State Highway 1 runs through the locality. The hill Tikorangi (with a summit 161 m above sea level) lies to the South. Tikorangi is a source of limestone for Portland Cement.[1][2][3]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of “place of lying in a heap” for _Ōtāika_.[4]

History

In the 1830s, Okaika was a Māori village of Te Parawhau hapū. Tiakiriri was the chief.[5] The first Pakeha settlers were Frederick and George Taylor, who were living at Otaika by 1856.[6] More Pākehā settled further up the Okaika Valley around this time. George Edge's wandering geese were sometimes eaten by locals, leading to a nickname for the valley of “Kai-goose”.[7]

The local Toetoe Marae and Toetoe meeting house, located north of the village on the northern shores of the Otaika Stream, is a tribal meeting ground for the Ngāpuhi hapū of Te Parawhau and Te Uriroroi, and the Ngāti Whātua hapū of Te Uriroroi.[8][9]

Demographics

The statistical area of Otaika-Portland, which also includes Portland, had a population of 1,338 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 192 people (16.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 231 people (20.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 444 households. There were 687 males and 648 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female. Of the total population, 270 people (20.2%) were aged up to 15 years, 228 (17.0%) were 15 to 29, 648 (48.4%) were 30 to 64, and 195 (14.6%) were 65 or older. Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.

Ethnicities were 83.4% European/Pākehā, 30.5% Māori, 3.8% Pacific peoples, 2.0% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 11.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 58.1% had no religion, 27.4% were Christian, and 4.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 138 (12.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 234 (21.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $31,200. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 570 (53.4%) people were employed full-time, 159 (14.9%) were part-time, and 36 (3.4%) were unemployed.[10]

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question: What does the text say about the broader topic of gentrification in Oceania?

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

critique: There is no evidence in the text that suggests that there is gentrification in Oceania.


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WILLIAM QUINTIN HAYES (born May 2, 1985) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Winston-Salem State.

Early years

A native of High Point, North Carolina, Hayes is a 2003 graduate of T. Wingate Andrews High School where he was a member of the Raiders' Mid State 2A Conference Championship football team in 2003.

College career

2003 season

He redshirted in his first season at Winston-Salem State. Before he attended Winston-Salem State, he was also redshirted at Barber-Scotia College before the school lost accreditation.

2004 season

In 2004, he appeared in five games for the Rams, starting in two, making eight total tackles. He tallied three solo tackles and five assisted tackles. He recorded one tackle for a loss of one yard and broke up one pass.

2005 season

In 2005, he appeared in three games for the Rams, starting two making seven total tackles with four tackles for a loss of five total yards.

2006 season

In 2006, he became one of the team's top defensive players last season, playing in all 11 games with nine starts after he appeared in all 11 games last season and made 57 tackles with (25 solo) and led the team in sacks with 6.5 yards and total tackles for a loss with 13 for a loss and he even added an interception and also added four pass breakups and even had two quarterback hurries and two fumble recoveries.

2007 season

In 2007, he appeared in 11 games for the Rams with 11 starts and recorded 78 tackles, tallied 46 solo tackles and 32 assisted tackles with 19 tackles for loss, and a team-high 8.5 sacks. He also forced a team-high seven fumbles and recovered four fumbles, one of which he returned six yards for a touchdown versus Delaware State University, one of his two touchdowns on the season he recovered another fumble in the Rams' last game of the season and returned it 16 yards for a go-ahead touchdown. He hurried opposing quarterbacks 12 times and broke up three passes on the season.

Professional career

Pre-draft

Hayes helped his draft stock considerably when he was clocked at 4.59 in the 40-yard dash at his pro day at Wake Forest University in March 2008.

Tennessee Titans

Hayes was drafted by the Titans in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He signed a minimum salary contract over the next four years and a $500,000 signing bonus totaling $1.8 million. In his rookie season he made 13 tackles and one sack as a reserve defensive end for the Titans. Once Jeff Fisher benched veteran starter Jevon Kearse in Week 10, Hayes became the starter.

St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams

Hayes signed a one-year, $900,000 with the St. Louis Rams on April 6, 2012.[1] Hayes played backup defensive end and also played defensive tackle in Rams nickel defense in 2012 and was third on team with 7 sacks.

On March 12, 2013, he signed a three-year, $10.5 million contract extension that includes $5.75 million in guarantees.[2] On March 9, 2016, Hayes re-signed with the Rams to a three-year $21 million contract.

Miami Dolphins

On March 9, 2017, Hayes was traded to the Miami Dolphins along with a seventh round draft pick in the 2017 NFL Draft for Miami's sixth round selection in the draft.[3] He was placed on injured reserve on November 28, 2017 with a back injury.[4]

On March 14, 2018, Hayes signed a one-year contract extension with the Dolphins.[5]

In Week 3 of the 2018 season, Hayes suffered a torn ACL while sacking Raiders' quarterback Derek Carr, and was ruled out for the season.[6][7]

Mermaids and dinosaurs

In December 2015, Hayes received media attention for his disbelief in dinosaurs. He claimed, “No, I don't believe dinosaurs existed. Not even a little bit.” He continued, stating “I believe there is more of a chance you will find a mermaid than you will a dinosaur because we find different species in the water all the time.”[8] According to his former teammate and friend Chris Long, “He thinks archaeologists place bones underground like a parent would place Easter eggs. They just planted them. It's some large conspiracy. He does not believe that dinosaurs ever existed and he thinks that mermaids are real. I love dinosaurs, so we have a big point of contention.”[9]

In a 2016 segment on HBO's _Hard Knocks_, it was revealed that Hayes is a firm believer in mermaids. According to head coach Jeff Fisher, “I remember him getting really excited about the potential for moving out here [from St. Louis to Los Angeles] because he knew he would be closer to mermaids here on the West Coast.”[10]

On an episode of _Jimmy Kimmel Live!_ in November 2016, Hayes toured the Dinosaur Hall at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County with Kimmel and a paleontologist, Daniel Caballero. He claimed that all of the skeletons and fossils were fake and had been planted by people in order to allow for the supposed discovery of the fossils by paleontologists. This visit further solidified his denial of the existence of dinosaurs. However, the visit reinforced his belief in the existence of mermaids after a short discussion about the potential for the future discovery of the species. He also briefly discussed his belief of unicorns in the episode.

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question: What does the text say about William Quintin Hayes?

answer: William Quintin Hayes is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

critique: Doesn't mention some of his career highlights.

critique: The answer does not mention his education.

critique: It's omitted that he played college football at Winston-Salem State.

critique: The answer should mention his early years.

critique: The answer should mention his college career.

question: What does the text say about Hayes' early years?

answer: Hayes is a 2003 graduate of T. Wingate Andrews High School. He was a member of the Raiders' Mid State 2A Conference Championship football team in 2003.

critique: "member of the Raiders' Mid State 2A Conference Championship football team" - is redundant. The team is already mentioned in "He was a member of the Raiders' Mid State 2A Conference Championship football team in 2003."

critique: It is omitted that he is a native of High Point, North Carolina.

critique: The answer should mention that he was born in 1985.

critique: The answer does not mention his early college years.

critique: It is omitted that he was redshirted in his first season at Winston-Salem State. Before he attended Winston-Salem State, he was also redshirted at Barber-Scotia College before the school lost accreditation.

critique: The answer should mention his birth year.

question: What does the text say about Hayes' college career?

answer: Hayes redshirted his first season at Winston-Salem State. He was also redshirted at Barber-Scotia College before the school lost accreditation. In 2004, he appeared in five games for the Rams, starting in two, making eight total tackles. He tallied three solo tackles and five assisted tackles. He recorded one tackle for a loss of one yard and broke up one pass. In 2005, he appeared in three games for the Rams, starting two making seven total tackles with four tackles for a loss of five total yards. In 2006, he became one of the team's top defensive players last season, playing in all 11 games with nine starts after he appeared in all 11 games last season and made 57 tackles with (25 solo) and led the team in sacks with 6.5 yards and total tackles for a loss with 13 for a loss and he even added an interception and also added four pass breakups and even had two quarterback hurries and two fumble recoveries. In 2007, he appeared in 11 games for the Rams with 11 starts and recorded 78 tackles, tallied 46 solo tackles and 32 assisted tackles with 19 tackles for loss, and a team-high 8.5 sacks. He also forced a team-high seven fumbles and recovered four fumbles, one of which he returned six yards for a touchdown versus Delaware State University, one of his two touchdowns on the season he recovered another fumble in the Rams' last game of the season and returned it 16 yards for a go-ahead touchdown. He hurried opposing quarterbacks 12 times and broke up three passes on the season.

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

critique: Answer is a copy-and-paste job of Hayes's college career, which is irrelevant to the question

critique: The answer is too long and should be split into two separate answers.

critique: The answer is nearly identical to the passage and could be reduced to a sentence.

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

answer: Hayes was drafted by the Titans in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He signed a minimum salary contract over the next four years and a $500,000 signing bonus totaling $1.8 million. In his rookie season, he made 13 tackles and one sack as a reserve defensive end for the Titans. He became the starter after Jeff Fisher benched veteran starter Jevon Kearse in Week 10.

critique: The answer should mention his time with the Rams.

critique: It is omitted that he signed a one-year, $900,000 with the St. Louis Rams on April 6, 2012.

critique: It's omitted that he signed a one-year, $900,000 deal with the St. Louis Rams in 2012.

critique: It is omitted that he signed a much longer term contract providing him a total of $10.5 million with the St. Louis Rams.

critique: The answer omits his time with the Rams.


text:
Hey everybody! I wrote this piece for a final project where I am supposed to present my work to people and have it critiqued. I thought, what better place to do that than r/shortstories. This is the first time posting and also the first creative writing class that i've taken so any and all feedback would be greatly appreciated as I am sure there are a bunch of things that I could change. Thanks in advance!

	It was a cold winter night. The snow had just started to fall, and nights were getting longer and longer. It was only 4:30 p.m. when the sun decided to set. Of course, night time was the only thing that I looked forward to throughout the day. I look forward to it because it is when HE decides to come out. By “HE” I mean the man that had been murdering unsuspecting people every day. Why do I look forward to this man coming out and brutally murdering innocent people you ask? Because I follow him. That’s right, I know who he is and where he lives. Pretty stereotypical serial killer if you ask me, I’m surprised they haven’t caught him yet. I follow him every night, and watch him seek out his victim. I have been doing it for so long now that I am actually starting to feel some kind of weird connection to the guy. It’s like I can read his mind and tell ahead of time who he is going to kill tonight. By now you’re probably wondering why I don’t just turn him in. Well, around when all this started I had hit a low point in my life. I was working a dead-end job, I had no friends, and my parents didn’t even care about me. They were too busy showering my old brother with praise while I struggled to make ends meet. After months of waking up, going to work, coming home, eating dinner alone and then getting ready to do it all over again, I finally decided that I had had enough. I was going to end it. Kill myself, that is. What’s the point? I’m living this miserable life that’s going nowhere. If I don’t end it now then what? Go through this for the next 50-60 years of my life? Fuck that. Why waste time, I figured I’d just get it over with. I had it all planned out. I was going to make a big spectacle of myself. My plan was to head over to the nearby park and hang myself from one of the trees. Then leave a suicide note, of course, because how could I forget that? What would a suicide even be without a suicide note? So I brought all my “supplies” to the park and prepared to do the deed. I had climbed a nice tall tree in the center of the park to make sure that I would not go unnoticed. As I sat atop the tree branch, trying to tie the god damn noose correctly, I heard a scream. I stopped what I was doing and scanned the park for the source. It was dark out and the lights around the park were not doing a very good job, but as I stared out into the distance I noticed two figures that looked to be struggling with one another. Great…someone’s getting murdered on the night that I’m going to kill myself. Who the hell is going to care about me when this shit is all over the news? Well not on my watch. I am not going to sit by and let these two people steal my spotlight. I climbed down from the tree and ran over two the two people with the intention of stopping the murder. As I got closer the screens became muffled. I quickened my pace but was apparently not quick enough. As I came upon where the figures were I heard only silence. I remained out of sight from the person that was standing up; I was close enough now that I could make out every little detail of him. I looked down and saw the woman’s neck had been sliced open. God dammit…well I can’t kill myself now! Frustrated I began to hatch a new plan. This woman’s murder is going to be all over the news, and I have seen the killer! I bet I could give them a pretty accurate description that would lead to his arrest. But that still wouldn’t solve my problems. I needed to do something better than that. I needed to stop this man myself and be seen as a hero. Yeah, then my parents would talk about me instead of my brother and I would probably be able to find a better job as well. That night, I followed that man home, and have been following him ever since, learning everything about him, and perfecting how I was going to take him out.

title: Short Story for a Final Project: Suicide Spotlight

question: Describe how the narrator felt about their life.

answer: The narrator felt as though they hated their life. They were bored with it, tired of it, and they hated it- they wanted to escape it. They also did not want to continue living the mundane lifestyle they were living day after day.

critique: It's omitted that the narrator was living a miserable life that was going nowhere.

critique: "They also did not want to continue living the mundane lifestyle they were living day after day." - this was never mentioned in the passage.

critique: The narrator's feelings are expressed in a way that is not coherent.

critique: The narrator is not looking forward to the serial killer's arrival, so he isn't looking forward to the night.

critique: The narrator's feelings are expressed in a way that is not clear.

critique: "They also did not want to continue living the mundane lifestyle they were living day after day." - this statement is incorrect. The narrator only had those feelings about his old life because he saw what an average life led to and wanted more out of life.

critique: The narrator is not bored with life, he is frustrated with it.

question: How much would the narrator's life change if they had support from friends and their parents?

answer: They would probably be happier and have a more positive outlook on life.

critique: The narrator's life would change in that they would have a more positive outlook on life, but it is not stated that they would be happier.

critique: Well, they would be dead because they would not have a reason to kill themselves.

question: What was the main reason as to why the narrator followed the serial killer?

answer: The narrator was following the serial killer to learn everything about him, so they could take him out.

critique: The narrator was following the serial killer to learn everything about him, so they could take him out.

critique: The narrator was following the serial killer to learn everything about him, so they could be seen as a hero.


text:
A solitary light flickered above the door in the otherwise pitch black darkness of the camp as the rain poured down. The door burst open, and Seo-yun emerged into the night with a rifle in one hand and a fist full of hair in the other. The boy remain silent as Seo-yun dragged him across the yard and threw his face down into a large, muddy pool that had collected. As he started to get up, Seo-yun placed a large black boot at the nape of his neck and stepped down hard. “You filthy cockroach” Seo-yun sneered, “You disgust me. You think you can steal food?”

Seo-yun wasn’t sure what it was about this boy in particular that displeased him. Something about him seemed sneaky, or maybe it was just the boy’s face. Whatever it was, it was enough for Seo-yun to pay special attention to this one.

“You know, I think I’m through with your attitude you sniveling little shit.” Seo-yun swung his rifle around at the boy who looked up but did not react, not even in the slightest. It was this attitude that angered Seo-yun; this indifference to pain and death. “Get up.” He said. Slowly the boy stood, his eyes looking straight at Seo-yun’s. There was no fear or anger there, just a blank stare, as if to prove that nothing Seo-yun did mattered to him. “We shall see,” thought Seo-yun.

He motioned down the path with the tip of his rifle. The air was silent except for the hush of rain as they headed down the walkway to a large metal tube at the bottom of the hill. It was about four and a half feet tall, too short to stand up in, but also to narrow to sit down. Seo-yun motioned to the handle. The boy grasped it, swung the face of the tube open, stepped inside, and look out at Seo-yun. His face was a stone.

Seo-yun looked back at him, standing there in the tube. “What a pathetic creature,” though Seo-yun. The boy was desperately skinny, more so than most of the prisoners. The bones in his arms and face protruded unnaturally. His thin, oily hair dripped rain down across his sunken, lifeless eyes. Those eyes; that was what Seo-yun hated the most. He slammed the door shut saw the boy staring back through the little slot in the face of the door. Leaning forward, Seo-yun stared right back, and laughing, slid the slot closed.

It was a long wet walk up to the barracks at the top of the hill. As he entered through the gate Seo-yun strolled silently past the scribe he was supposed to inform of the prisoner he’d put in the box. “Screw it,” he though, “let that little rat rot in there for an extra day, that nasty little thief.” He headed down the hallway to a small neat room about halfway down. As soon as his head hit the pillow Seo-yun was drifting off without a single though of the boy passing through his mind.

He was standing. It was completely dark, the kind of dark that makes you close and open your eyes to see if you can tell the difference. He couldn’t. There was something else too. It was cold and very quiet. Seo-yun couldn’t make out a single sound, except…his breathing was echoing around him. He went to raise his hand, but to his surprise his knuckles struck something. Startled, he leaned back, and the tube made a low metallic note as the back of his head struck it. Realization dawning on him, Seo-yun panicked and began thrashing, but the prison was so small every movement was punished immediately with the pain of striking that cold, unforgiving metal surface.

He was dreaming, had to be. How else would he have ended up in here? Seo-yun had no memory of being moved after he had fallen asleep. It sure didn’t feel like a dream though. It felt real, very real, and scary as fuck. Maybe one of the prisoners had knocked him over the head while he was asleep, or drugged him somehow. “And dragged you down out of the barracks past ten guards?” Though Seo-yun. No, that didn’t make any sense, and if the barracks had somehow been overtaken he surely would have woken. “Hey!” yelled Seo-yun, “HEEEEEEYYYY!” The sound echoed deafeningly all around him inside the tiny metal cage.

Hours passed, then days. At least, that was what Seo-yun guessed. He couldn’t be sure. Normally the sun would strike the tube and turn it into a furnace, cooking the prisoners, but there had been no heat or light. Then again, Seo-yun couldn’t be sure what was real anymore. The sensory deprivation was taking its toll on Seo-yun’s mind and he knew it. Brief flashes of thing he done at the prison flashed before his eyes; the pool of blood from the senile old man he had struck across the head for moving too slowly in the wash room, the look in the eyes of the young girl he had forced to perform oral sex. These scenes were bursting across his vision like camera flashes, swirling around him. Moaning, Seo-yun rest his forehead against the metal tube. He couldn’t take anymore. His body was in agony from the constant standing. Thirst burned mercilessly down his throat, and his mind was tearing itself apart. Then, without warning, the slot in front of his eyes opened.

Before him lay more darkness, but not the kind that had surrounded him in the tube. It was night outside, and he could see the silhouette of the figure that stood before him, perfectly still, not making a sound. Seo-yun studied the outline, and slowly recognition dawned on him. The boy! Seo-yuns burst out screaming, trying to cram in so many obscenities and threats that they melded into nonsensical babbling.

The boy remained silent and totally still, not reacting in the least to Seo-yuns outburst. Then, slowly, he leaned forward. Seo-yun, caught off guard by this, suddenly fell silent and peered back at the boy out of the tiny slot. The boy’s face approached, and the eyes, caught by a glint of moonlight, shined back at Seo-yun, who felt a sudden horror rising within him. Within those sunken eyes Seo-yun could see the pupils were not round, but long and rectangular, like they eyes of a goat.

The slot closed.

title: Justice

question: Summarize the main theme of this story.

answer: The story's main theme is cruelty and punishment. The narrator has deliberately set out to make the boy a prisoner, but it is unclear if the boy is a thief, or if the narrator has misunderstood him. "Whatever it was, it was enough for Seo-yun to pay special attention to this one." The boy is eventually confined in a metal tube where Seo-yun says he will put him in the box. This  feels more like punishment to the boy than justice. Later, the boy is actually put in a tube where Seo-yun eventually realizes he has been put inside the box. But when the boy returns to the tube, he will not even speak to Seo-yun. The boy has shown that he has a strong understanding of fairness, as well as an understanding of good and evil. The boy's punishment of Seo-yun for being so cruel to him is to reveal his missing teeth and hideous gums.

critique: It is not mentioned that the boy is being punished for being cruel.

critique: This whole passage is irrelevant to the question and should be removed.

critique: The boy's teeth are not revealed to Seo-yun.

critique: "The boy is eventually confined in a metal tube where Seo-yun says he will put him in the box. This  feels more like punishment to the boy than justice." - this is incorrect. Seo-yun never says he would put the boy in the box. He only says he should rot there for an extra day. The boy is placed in the tube.

critique: The first two sentences are used to mention "cruelty" and "justice". They are extraneous and should be removed.

critique: The boy's punishment of Seo-yun does not happen in the story

critique: "But when the boy returns to the tube, he will not even speak to Seo-yun." - the boy does speak to Seo-yun.

critique: The boy is not confined in the tube. He is the one who is confined in the tube.

critique: The story does not mention the boy's teeth.

critique: This is a description of the story and not its main theme

critique: The response contains inaccurate information.

critique: The story's main theme is cruelty and punishment.

question: Explain if and how Seo-yun could have done something differently to avoid this nightmare.

answer: It seems the author is trying to say the Seo-yun's reaction came from his own twisted values and character, and not from the boy being bad.

critique: There is no mention of Seo-yun's twisted values.

critique: This response has no truth to it and is not a correct answer.

critique: This is an odd answer. It doesn't answer the question.

critique: The answer is not related to the question.

critique: The answer is irrelevant to the question and should be omitted.

critique: The response is accurate but can be improved to be more engaging and informative.

critique: Seo-yun's reaction is not necessarily due to his own twisted values and character.

question: Summarize the historical and/or geographical context for this story.

answer: The story is set in a prison camp run by Seo-yun. Though the story doesn't supply a specific identifying location, a short list of these places would include the infamous Buchenwald. It is implied that Seo-yun has rights to make it his personal hell. The prisoner is placed in a tube tube.

critique: This is not a prison camp run by Seo-yun, it is a prison camp he works in.

critique: The story does not say that Seo-yun has rights to make it his personal hell.

critique: The question is asking for a summary of the story and not an answer of where the story might be set.

critique: This is not set as a camp run by Seo-yun, but as a prisoner of war camp.

critique: The answer is a little too speculative and should be replaced by a more straightforward answer.

critique: The story does not mention the Buchenwald.

critique: "The story is set in a prison camp run by Seo-yun." - this is incorrect. The story doesn't supply a specific identifying location, but it is implied that Seo-yun is a guard at a prison camp.

critique: The prisoner is placed in a box, not a tube.

critique: The prisoner is not placed in a tube tube, it is the tube where the prisoner is placed. The answer also states that it is implied that Seo-yun has rights to make it his personal hell, which is incorrect.

critique: There is nothing in the story suggesting the setting of the camp is a concentration camp. Also, the tube is not a camp.

question: Summarize Seo-yun's role in the story.

answer: Seo-yun is one of the guards at the prison. He senses a wrongness in the boy and has him locked in a box for what he believes is the boy's unrelenting attitude.

critique: Seo-yun is not a guard. He is a prisoner at the same prison.

critique: The boy's attitude isn't specifically mentioned as the reason for Seo-yun's actions against him.

critique: The fact that Seo-yun is one of the guards is unnecessary as it's already established in the story.

critique: The boy's actions are never described as wrong.

critique: The answer should clarify what Seo-yun's job is, in case the reader doesn't know.

critique: It's omitted that Seo-yun thinks the boy disgusts him.

critique: The boy's attitude is not the only reason Seo-yun punishes him.

critique: The boy is not locked in the box for his attitude, but for stealing food.

critique: The boy is not locked in a box, he is locked in a tube.

critique: The term "wrongness" is vague and makes it sound like Seo-yun thought the boy was evil, which is not the case.

critique: The answer should mention that Seo-yun is a bully.

critique: He is not in the right mind because he is in the box.

critique: The boy is not locked in the box for his attitude.

critique: The boy is not locked in a box for his attitude. He is locked in a box for stealing food.

critique: It is omitted that Seo-yun forgets about the boy in the box and wakes up to find that he is locked in the tube.

text: Seo-yun is one of the guards at the prison. He locks the boy in a punishment tube for stealing food and is impressed upon by the boy. This causes him to have a nightmare about all his wrongdoings.

refinement: Seo-yun is one of the guards at the prison. He senses a wrongness in the boy and has him locked in a box for what he believes is the boy's unrelenting attitude.


text:
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is raising its benchmark interest rate to reflect a solid U.S. economy and signaling that it’s sticking with a gradual approach to rate hikes for 2018 under its new chairman, Jerome Powell.

The Fed said it expects to increase rates twice more this year. At the same time, it increased its estimate for rate hikes in 2019 from two to three, reflecting an expectation of faster growth and lower unemployment.

The central bank boosted its key short-term rate Wednesday by a modest quarter-point to a still-low range of 1.5 percent to 1.75 percent and said it will keep shrinking its bond portfolio. Both steps show confidence that the economy remains sturdy nearly nine years after the Great Recession ended. The actions mean consumers and businesses will face higher loan rates over time.

The Fed’s rate hike marks its sixth since it began tightening credit in December 2015. The action was approved 8-0, avoiding any dissents at the first meeting that Powell has presided over as chairman since succeeding Janet Yellen last month.

Bond yields rose and stocks held on to much of their gains after the Fed’s announcement, which was widely expected. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, a benchmark for mortgages and other loans, rose from 2.87 percent to 2.93 percent. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 140 points, or 0.6 percent; it had been up 210 just before the announcement.

Some investors had speculated that Powell might move to impose his mark on the central bank by indicating a faster pace of rate hikes for 2018. But the new economic forecast, which includes a median projection for the path of future rate hikes, made no change to the December projection for three hikes this year.

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If the Fed does stick with its new forecast for three rate increases this year and three in 2019, its key policy rate would stand at 3.4 percent after five years of credit tightening. Wednesday’s forecast put the Fed long-term rate — the point at which its policies are neither boosting the economy nor holding it back — at 2.9 percent.

Wednesday’s statement showed only minor changes from the text the Fed had issued in January after Yellen’s final meeting. The statement described economic activity as rising at a “moderate rate,” a slight downgrade from January, when the Fed described the economy as rising at a “solid rate.”

Since the start of the year, economists have been downgrading their estimates for growth in the January-March quarter growth to reflect a slowdown in consumer spending, which most analysts think will prove temporary.

The Fed’s statement did not mention the extra government stimulus that has been added since their last economic forecast in the form of a $1.5 trillion tax cut and a budget agreement that will add $300 billion in government spending over the next two years.

But the Fed’s new forecast does envision marked increases in economic growth: It raises the estimate to 2.7 percent growth this year, up from 2.5 percent in the December projection, and 2.4 percent in 2019, up from 2.1 percent. Those increased expectations presumably reflect the expected impact of the extra government spending.

Unemployment, now at a 17-year low of 4.1 percent, is expected to keep falling to 3.8 percent at the end of this year and 3.6 percent at the end of 2019, which would be the lowest rate in a half-century. The Fed expects inflation, which has run below its 2 percent target for six years, to stay at 1.9 percent this year and then rise to 2 percent in 2019.

A healthy job market and a steady if unspectacular economy have given the Fed the confidence to think the economy can withstand further increases within a still historically low range of borrowing rates.

The financial markets have been edgy for weeks, and Powell’s back-and-forth comments have been only one factor. A sharp rise in wage growth reported in the government’s January jobs report triggered fears that higher labor costs would lead to higher inflation and, ultimately, to higher interest rates. Stocks sank on the news. But subsequent reports on wages and inflation have been milder, and the markets appear to have stabilized.

The February jobs report pointed to an unusually robust labor market: Employers added 313,000 jobs, the largest monthly gain in 1½ years. The unemployment rate remained at a 17-year low of 4.1 percent.

Other measures of the economy, though, have been more sluggish. Consumer spending, the economy’s primary fuel, has slowed this year.

question: What does the text say about the reasons for raising interest rates?

answer: The Fed signalled that its raising benchmark interest rates to reflect a solid US economy and signaling that it will stick with a gradual approach to rate hikes for 2018 under its new chairman Jerome Powell. The Fed also increased its estimate for rate hikes in 2019 from two to three, reflecting an expectation of faster growth and lower unemployment.

critique: The reasons are more extensive than one sentence will permit.

critique: The Fed also increased its estimate for rate hikes in 2019 from two to three, reflecting an expectation of faster growth and lower unemployment.

critique: The answer should mention the Fed's expectations for inflation and unemployment.

critique: The answer should mention the impact of the rate hikes.

critique: The answer should mention the Fed's confidence in the economy.

question: Summarize what is happening with unemployment.

answer: Unemployment is at a 17-year low of 4.1 percent, which is expected to keep falling to 3.8 percent at the end of this year and 3.6 percent at the end of 2019, which would be the lowest rate in a half-century.

critique: don't need to mention the rest of the sentence describing the rates into the future

critique: The answer should mention that unemployment is at a 17-year low.

critique: It's omitted that unemployment is expected to keep falling.

critique: The answer should mention that unemployment is expected to keep falling.

critique: It's omitted that the unemployment rate is expected to keep falling.

critique: The answer should mention that the unemployment rate is expected to keep falling.

question: What does the text say about bond yields and stocks?

answer: Bond yields rose as did the stocks of the Dow Jones. Stocks are held on to after Fed announcements.

critique: The answer omits the reason behind the rise in bond yields.

critique: Bonds did not rise after the announcement.

critique: The answer could include the specific impact of the rate hike.

critique: The answer should mention the impact of the rate hike.

critique: The answer should mention that the rise in bond yields and stocks was expected.

text: "Stocks held on to after Fed announcement." is an incomplete sentence.

question: What does the text say about President Trump?

answer: No answer

critique: The passage does not mention anything about President Trump.

critique: The response misses to mention that the Fed's actions mean consumers and businesses will face higher loan rates over time.

critique: The article mentions President Trump's new tariffs.

critique: The text does not mention President Trump.

critique: The article does not mention President Trump.