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The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: When Steve Maxwell graduated from college, he had an engineering degree and a high tech job -- but he couldn't balance his checkbook. "I took one finance class in college but dropped it to go on a ski trip," says the 45-year-old father of three, who lives in Windsor, Colorado. "I actually had to go to my bank and ask them to teach me how to read my statement." One of the biggest obstacles to making money is not understanding it: Thousands of us avoid investing because we just don't get it. But to make money, you must be financially literate. "It bothered me that I didn't understand this stuff," says Steve, "so I read books and magazines about money management and investing, and I asked every financial whiz I knew to explain things to me." He and his wife started applying the lessons: They made a point to _ . They never bought on impulse, always negotiated better deals (on their cars,cable bills, furniture) and stayed in their home long after they went for an expensive vacation. They also put 20 percent of their annual salary into investments. Within ten years, they were millionaires, and people were coming to Steve for advice. "Someone would say, 'I need to refinance my house -- what should I do? 'A lot of times, I wouldn't know the answer, but I'd go to find it and learn something in the process," he says. In 2003, Steve quit his job to become part owner of a company that holds personal finance seminars for employees of corporations like Wal Mart. He also started going to real estate investment seminars, and it's paid off: He now owns $ 30 million worth of investment properties, including apartment complexes, a shopping mall and a quarry. "I was an engineer who never thought this life was possible, but all it truly takes is a little self education," says Steve. "You can do anything once you understand the basics." Question: What type of degree did Steve have? Answer:an engineering degree Question: Did he have a high-tech job as well? Answer:yes Question: Why did he drop his finance class? Answer:	to go on a ski trip
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: When Steve Maxwell graduated from college, he had an engineering degree and a high tech job -- but he couldn't balance his checkbook. "I took one finance class in college but dropped it to go on a ski trip," says the 45-year-old father of three, who lives in Windsor, Colorado. "I actually had to go to my bank and ask them to teach me how to read my statement." One of the biggest obstacles to making money is not understanding it: Thousands of us avoid investing because we just don't get it. But to make money, you must be financially literate. "It bothered me that I didn't understand this stuff," says Steve, "so I read books and magazines about money management and investing, and I asked every financial whiz I knew to explain things to me." He and his wife started applying the lessons: They made a point to _ . They never bought on impulse, always negotiated better deals (on their cars,cable bills, furniture) and stayed in their home long after they went for an expensive vacation. They also put 20 percent of their annual salary into investments. Within ten years, they were millionaires, and people were coming to Steve for advice. "Someone would say, 'I need to refinance my house -- what should I do? 'A lot of times, I wouldn't know the answer, but I'd go to find it and learn something in the process," he says. In 2003, Steve quit his job to become part owner of a company that holds personal finance seminars for employees of corporations like Wal Mart. He also started going to real estate investment seminars, and it's paid off: He now owns $ 30 million worth of investment properties, including apartment complexes, a shopping mall and a quarry. "I was an engineer who never thought this life was possible, but all it truly takes is a little self education," says Steve. "You can do anything once you understand the basics." Question: What type of degree did Steve have? Answer:an engineering degree Question: Did he have a high-tech job as well? Answer:yes Question: Why did he drop his finance class? Answer:to go on a ski trip Question: How many children does he have? Answer:	three
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: When Steve Maxwell graduated from college, he had an engineering degree and a high tech job -- but he couldn't balance his checkbook. "I took one finance class in college but dropped it to go on a ski trip," says the 45-year-old father of three, who lives in Windsor, Colorado. "I actually had to go to my bank and ask them to teach me how to read my statement." One of the biggest obstacles to making money is not understanding it: Thousands of us avoid investing because we just don't get it. But to make money, you must be financially literate. "It bothered me that I didn't understand this stuff," says Steve, "so I read books and magazines about money management and investing, and I asked every financial whiz I knew to explain things to me." He and his wife started applying the lessons: They made a point to _ . They never bought on impulse, always negotiated better deals (on their cars,cable bills, furniture) and stayed in their home long after they went for an expensive vacation. They also put 20 percent of their annual salary into investments. Within ten years, they were millionaires, and people were coming to Steve for advice. "Someone would say, 'I need to refinance my house -- what should I do? 'A lot of times, I wouldn't know the answer, but I'd go to find it and learn something in the process," he says. In 2003, Steve quit his job to become part owner of a company that holds personal finance seminars for employees of corporations like Wal Mart. He also started going to real estate investment seminars, and it's paid off: He now owns $ 30 million worth of investment properties, including apartment complexes, a shopping mall and a quarry. "I was an engineer who never thought this life was possible, but all it truly takes is a little self education," says Steve. "You can do anything once you understand the basics." Question: What type of degree did Steve have? Answer:an engineering degree Question: Did he have a high-tech job as well? Answer:yes Question: Why did he drop his finance class? Answer:to go on a ski trip Question: How many children does he have? Answer:three Question: How old is Steve? Answer:	45
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: When Steve Maxwell graduated from college, he had an engineering degree and a high tech job -- but he couldn't balance his checkbook. "I took one finance class in college but dropped it to go on a ski trip," says the 45-year-old father of three, who lives in Windsor, Colorado. "I actually had to go to my bank and ask them to teach me how to read my statement." One of the biggest obstacles to making money is not understanding it: Thousands of us avoid investing because we just don't get it. But to make money, you must be financially literate. "It bothered me that I didn't understand this stuff," says Steve, "so I read books and magazines about money management and investing, and I asked every financial whiz I knew to explain things to me." He and his wife started applying the lessons: They made a point to _ . They never bought on impulse, always negotiated better deals (on their cars,cable bills, furniture) and stayed in their home long after they went for an expensive vacation. They also put 20 percent of their annual salary into investments. Within ten years, they were millionaires, and people were coming to Steve for advice. "Someone would say, 'I need to refinance my house -- what should I do? 'A lot of times, I wouldn't know the answer, but I'd go to find it and learn something in the process," he says. In 2003, Steve quit his job to become part owner of a company that holds personal finance seminars for employees of corporations like Wal Mart. He also started going to real estate investment seminars, and it's paid off: He now owns $ 30 million worth of investment properties, including apartment complexes, a shopping mall and a quarry. "I was an engineer who never thought this life was possible, but all it truly takes is a little self education," says Steve. "You can do anything once you understand the basics." Question: What type of degree did Steve have? Answer:an engineering degree Question: Did he have a high-tech job as well? Answer:yes Question: Why did he drop his finance class? Answer:to go on a ski trip Question: How many children does he have? Answer:three Question: How old is Steve? Answer:45 Question: In what year did Steve quit his job? Answer:	2003
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: When Steve Maxwell graduated from college, he had an engineering degree and a high tech job -- but he couldn't balance his checkbook. "I took one finance class in college but dropped it to go on a ski trip," says the 45-year-old father of three, who lives in Windsor, Colorado. "I actually had to go to my bank and ask them to teach me how to read my statement." One of the biggest obstacles to making money is not understanding it: Thousands of us avoid investing because we just don't get it. But to make money, you must be financially literate. "It bothered me that I didn't understand this stuff," says Steve, "so I read books and magazines about money management and investing, and I asked every financial whiz I knew to explain things to me." He and his wife started applying the lessons: They made a point to _ . They never bought on impulse, always negotiated better deals (on their cars,cable bills, furniture) and stayed in their home long after they went for an expensive vacation. They also put 20 percent of their annual salary into investments. Within ten years, they were millionaires, and people were coming to Steve for advice. "Someone would say, 'I need to refinance my house -- what should I do? 'A lot of times, I wouldn't know the answer, but I'd go to find it and learn something in the process," he says. In 2003, Steve quit his job to become part owner of a company that holds personal finance seminars for employees of corporations like Wal Mart. He also started going to real estate investment seminars, and it's paid off: He now owns $ 30 million worth of investment properties, including apartment complexes, a shopping mall and a quarry. "I was an engineer who never thought this life was possible, but all it truly takes is a little self education," says Steve. "You can do anything once you understand the basics." Question: What type of degree did Steve have? Answer:an engineering degree Question: Did he have a high-tech job as well? Answer:yes Question: Why did he drop his finance class? Answer:to go on a ski trip Question: How many children does he have? Answer:three Question: How old is Steve? Answer:45 Question: In what year did Steve quit his job? Answer:2003 Question: Is Steve a multi-millionaire? Answer:	yes
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: When Steve Maxwell graduated from college, he had an engineering degree and a high tech job -- but he couldn't balance his checkbook. "I took one finance class in college but dropped it to go on a ski trip," says the 45-year-old father of three, who lives in Windsor, Colorado. "I actually had to go to my bank and ask them to teach me how to read my statement." One of the biggest obstacles to making money is not understanding it: Thousands of us avoid investing because we just don't get it. But to make money, you must be financially literate. "It bothered me that I didn't understand this stuff," says Steve, "so I read books and magazines about money management and investing, and I asked every financial whiz I knew to explain things to me." He and his wife started applying the lessons: They made a point to _ . They never bought on impulse, always negotiated better deals (on their cars,cable bills, furniture) and stayed in their home long after they went for an expensive vacation. They also put 20 percent of their annual salary into investments. Within ten years, they were millionaires, and people were coming to Steve for advice. "Someone would say, 'I need to refinance my house -- what should I do? 'A lot of times, I wouldn't know the answer, but I'd go to find it and learn something in the process," he says. In 2003, Steve quit his job to become part owner of a company that holds personal finance seminars for employees of corporations like Wal Mart. He also started going to real estate investment seminars, and it's paid off: He now owns $ 30 million worth of investment properties, including apartment complexes, a shopping mall and a quarry. "I was an engineer who never thought this life was possible, but all it truly takes is a little self education," says Steve. "You can do anything once you understand the basics." Question: What type of degree did Steve have? Answer:an engineering degree Question: Did he have a high-tech job as well? Answer:yes Question: Why did he drop his finance class? Answer:to go on a ski trip Question: How many children does he have? Answer:three Question: How old is Steve? Answer:45 Question: In what year did Steve quit his job? Answer:2003 Question: Is Steve a multi-millionaire? Answer:yes Question: How long did it take him to become a millionaire? Answer:	Within ten years
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: When Steve Maxwell graduated from college, he had an engineering degree and a high tech job -- but he couldn't balance his checkbook. "I took one finance class in college but dropped it to go on a ski trip," says the 45-year-old father of three, who lives in Windsor, Colorado. "I actually had to go to my bank and ask them to teach me how to read my statement." One of the biggest obstacles to making money is not understanding it: Thousands of us avoid investing because we just don't get it. But to make money, you must be financially literate. "It bothered me that I didn't understand this stuff," says Steve, "so I read books and magazines about money management and investing, and I asked every financial whiz I knew to explain things to me." He and his wife started applying the lessons: They made a point to _ . They never bought on impulse, always negotiated better deals (on their cars,cable bills, furniture) and stayed in their home long after they went for an expensive vacation. They also put 20 percent of their annual salary into investments. Within ten years, they were millionaires, and people were coming to Steve for advice. "Someone would say, 'I need to refinance my house -- what should I do? 'A lot of times, I wouldn't know the answer, but I'd go to find it and learn something in the process," he says. In 2003, Steve quit his job to become part owner of a company that holds personal finance seminars for employees of corporations like Wal Mart. He also started going to real estate investment seminars, and it's paid off: He now owns $ 30 million worth of investment properties, including apartment complexes, a shopping mall and a quarry. "I was an engineer who never thought this life was possible, but all it truly takes is a little self education," says Steve. "You can do anything once you understand the basics." Question: What type of degree did Steve have? Answer:an engineering degree Question: Did he have a high-tech job as well? Answer:yes Question: Why did he drop his finance class? Answer:to go on a ski trip Question: How many children does he have? Answer:three Question: How old is Steve? Answer:45 Question: In what year did Steve quit his job? Answer:2003 Question: Is Steve a multi-millionaire? Answer:yes Question: How long did it take him to become a millionaire? Answer:Within ten years Question: Do people ask Steve for advice? Answer:	yes
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: When Steve Maxwell graduated from college, he had an engineering degree and a high tech job -- but he couldn't balance his checkbook. "I took one finance class in college but dropped it to go on a ski trip," says the 45-year-old father of three, who lives in Windsor, Colorado. "I actually had to go to my bank and ask them to teach me how to read my statement." One of the biggest obstacles to making money is not understanding it: Thousands of us avoid investing because we just don't get it. But to make money, you must be financially literate. "It bothered me that I didn't understand this stuff," says Steve, "so I read books and magazines about money management and investing, and I asked every financial whiz I knew to explain things to me." He and his wife started applying the lessons: They made a point to _ . They never bought on impulse, always negotiated better deals (on their cars,cable bills, furniture) and stayed in their home long after they went for an expensive vacation. They also put 20 percent of their annual salary into investments. Within ten years, they were millionaires, and people were coming to Steve for advice. "Someone would say, 'I need to refinance my house -- what should I do? 'A lot of times, I wouldn't know the answer, but I'd go to find it and learn something in the process," he says. In 2003, Steve quit his job to become part owner of a company that holds personal finance seminars for employees of corporations like Wal Mart. He also started going to real estate investment seminars, and it's paid off: He now owns $ 30 million worth of investment properties, including apartment complexes, a shopping mall and a quarry. "I was an engineer who never thought this life was possible, but all it truly takes is a little self education," says Steve. "You can do anything once you understand the basics." Question: What type of degree did Steve have? Answer:an engineering degree Question: Did he have a high-tech job as well? Answer:yes Question: Why did he drop his finance class? Answer:to go on a ski trip Question: How many children does he have? Answer:three Question: How old is Steve? Answer:45 Question: In what year did Steve quit his job? Answer:2003 Question: Is Steve a multi-millionaire? Answer:yes Question: How long did it take him to become a millionaire? Answer:Within ten years Question: Do people ask Steve for advice? Answer:yes Question: How much of his annual salary does he put into Investments? Answer:	20 percent
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara, a former communist liberation force (modeled after that of Cuba) which has since reformed its ideological and political views. The SADR government controls about 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the Liberated Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces. The SADR government considers the Moroccan-held territory to be occupied territory, while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR-held territory to be a buffer zone. The claimed capital of the SADR is El-Aaiún, while the temporary capital has been moved from Bir Lehlou to Tifariti. The Sahrawi Republic maintains diplomatic relations with 40 UN states, and is a full member of the African Union. Following the Spanish evacuation of Spanish Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara. On 26 February 1976, Spain informed the United Nations that as of that date it had terminated its presence in Western Sahara and relinquished its responsibilities, leaving no Administering Power. Neither Morocco nor Mauritania gained international recognition, and war ensued with the independence-seeking Polisario Front. The United Nations considers the Polisario Front to be the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, and maintains that the people of Western Sahara have a right to "self-determination and independence." Question: How much land does the SADR government control? Answer:	about 20–25% of the territory it claims
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara, a former communist liberation force (modeled after that of Cuba) which has since reformed its ideological and political views. The SADR government controls about 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the Liberated Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces. The SADR government considers the Moroccan-held territory to be occupied territory, while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR-held territory to be a buffer zone. The claimed capital of the SADR is El-Aaiún, while the temporary capital has been moved from Bir Lehlou to Tifariti. The Sahrawi Republic maintains diplomatic relations with 40 UN states, and is a full member of the African Union. Following the Spanish evacuation of Spanish Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara. On 26 February 1976, Spain informed the United Nations that as of that date it had terminated its presence in Western Sahara and relinquished its responsibilities, leaving no Administering Power. Neither Morocco nor Mauritania gained international recognition, and war ensued with the independence-seeking Polisario Front. The United Nations considers the Polisario Front to be the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, and maintains that the people of Western Sahara have a right to "self-determination and independence." Question: How much land does the SADR government control? Answer:about 20–25% of the territory it claims Question: What does it call the territory? Answer:	the Liberated Territories
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara, a former communist liberation force (modeled after that of Cuba) which has since reformed its ideological and political views. The SADR government controls about 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the Liberated Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces. The SADR government considers the Moroccan-held territory to be occupied territory, while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR-held territory to be a buffer zone. The claimed capital of the SADR is El-Aaiún, while the temporary capital has been moved from Bir Lehlou to Tifariti. The Sahrawi Republic maintains diplomatic relations with 40 UN states, and is a full member of the African Union. Following the Spanish evacuation of Spanish Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara. On 26 February 1976, Spain informed the United Nations that as of that date it had terminated its presence in Western Sahara and relinquished its responsibilities, leaving no Administering Power. Neither Morocco nor Mauritania gained international recognition, and war ensued with the independence-seeking Polisario Front. The United Nations considers the Polisario Front to be the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, and maintains that the people of Western Sahara have a right to "self-determination and independence." Question: How much land does the SADR government control? Answer:about 20–25% of the territory it claims Question: What does it call the territory? Answer:the Liberated Territories Question: or? Answer:	the Free Zone
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara, a former communist liberation force (modeled after that of Cuba) which has since reformed its ideological and political views. The SADR government controls about 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the Liberated Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces. The SADR government considers the Moroccan-held territory to be occupied territory, while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR-held territory to be a buffer zone. The claimed capital of the SADR is El-Aaiún, while the temporary capital has been moved from Bir Lehlou to Tifariti. The Sahrawi Republic maintains diplomatic relations with 40 UN states, and is a full member of the African Union. Following the Spanish evacuation of Spanish Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara. On 26 February 1976, Spain informed the United Nations that as of that date it had terminated its presence in Western Sahara and relinquished its responsibilities, leaving no Administering Power. Neither Morocco nor Mauritania gained international recognition, and war ensued with the independence-seeking Polisario Front. The United Nations considers the Polisario Front to be the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, and maintains that the people of Western Sahara have a right to "self-determination and independence." Question: How much land does the SADR government control? Answer:about 20–25% of the territory it claims Question: What does it call the territory? Answer:the Liberated Territories Question: or? Answer:the Free Zone Question: Who controls the rest of the territory? Answer:	Morocco
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara, a former communist liberation force (modeled after that of Cuba) which has since reformed its ideological and political views. The SADR government controls about 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the Liberated Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces. The SADR government considers the Moroccan-held territory to be occupied territory, while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR-held territory to be a buffer zone. The claimed capital of the SADR is El-Aaiún, while the temporary capital has been moved from Bir Lehlou to Tifariti. The Sahrawi Republic maintains diplomatic relations with 40 UN states, and is a full member of the African Union. Following the Spanish evacuation of Spanish Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara. On 26 February 1976, Spain informed the United Nations that as of that date it had terminated its presence in Western Sahara and relinquished its responsibilities, leaving no Administering Power. Neither Morocco nor Mauritania gained international recognition, and war ensued with the independence-seeking Polisario Front. The United Nations considers the Polisario Front to be the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, and maintains that the people of Western Sahara have a right to "self-determination and independence." Question: How much land does the SADR government control? Answer:about 20–25% of the territory it claims Question: What does it call the territory? Answer:the Liberated Territories Question: or? Answer:the Free Zone Question: Who controls the rest of the territory? Answer:Morocco Question: What does it call its lands? Answer:	Southern Provinces
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara, a former communist liberation force (modeled after that of Cuba) which has since reformed its ideological and political views. The SADR government controls about 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the Liberated Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces. The SADR government considers the Moroccan-held territory to be occupied territory, while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR-held territory to be a buffer zone. The claimed capital of the SADR is El-Aaiún, while the temporary capital has been moved from Bir Lehlou to Tifariti. The Sahrawi Republic maintains diplomatic relations with 40 UN states, and is a full member of the African Union. Following the Spanish evacuation of Spanish Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara. On 26 February 1976, Spain informed the United Nations that as of that date it had terminated its presence in Western Sahara and relinquished its responsibilities, leaving no Administering Power. Neither Morocco nor Mauritania gained international recognition, and war ensued with the independence-seeking Polisario Front. The United Nations considers the Polisario Front to be the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, and maintains that the people of Western Sahara have a right to "self-determination and independence." Question: How much land does the SADR government control? Answer:about 20–25% of the territory it claims Question: What does it call the territory? Answer:the Liberated Territories Question: or? Answer:the Free Zone Question: Who controls the rest of the territory? Answer:Morocco Question: What does it call its lands? Answer:Southern Provinces Question: Does the SADR upkeep diplomatic relationships with anyone? Answer:	yes
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara, a former communist liberation force (modeled after that of Cuba) which has since reformed its ideological and political views. The SADR government controls about 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the Liberated Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces. The SADR government considers the Moroccan-held territory to be occupied territory, while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR-held territory to be a buffer zone. The claimed capital of the SADR is El-Aaiún, while the temporary capital has been moved from Bir Lehlou to Tifariti. The Sahrawi Republic maintains diplomatic relations with 40 UN states, and is a full member of the African Union. Following the Spanish evacuation of Spanish Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara. On 26 February 1976, Spain informed the United Nations that as of that date it had terminated its presence in Western Sahara and relinquished its responsibilities, leaving no Administering Power. Neither Morocco nor Mauritania gained international recognition, and war ensued with the independence-seeking Polisario Front. The United Nations considers the Polisario Front to be the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, and maintains that the people of Western Sahara have a right to "self-determination and independence." Question: How much land does the SADR government control? Answer:about 20–25% of the territory it claims Question: What does it call the territory? Answer:the Liberated Territories Question: or? Answer:the Free Zone Question: Who controls the rest of the territory? Answer:Morocco Question: What does it call its lands? Answer:Southern Provinces Question: Does the SADR upkeep diplomatic relationships with anyone? Answer:yes Question: Who? Answer:	40 UN states
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara, a former communist liberation force (modeled after that of Cuba) which has since reformed its ideological and political views. The SADR government controls about 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the Liberated Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces. The SADR government considers the Moroccan-held territory to be occupied territory, while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR-held territory to be a buffer zone. The claimed capital of the SADR is El-Aaiún, while the temporary capital has been moved from Bir Lehlou to Tifariti. The Sahrawi Republic maintains diplomatic relations with 40 UN states, and is a full member of the African Union. Following the Spanish evacuation of Spanish Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara. On 26 February 1976, Spain informed the United Nations that as of that date it had terminated its presence in Western Sahara and relinquished its responsibilities, leaving no Administering Power. Neither Morocco nor Mauritania gained international recognition, and war ensued with the independence-seeking Polisario Front. The United Nations considers the Polisario Front to be the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, and maintains that the people of Western Sahara have a right to "self-determination and independence." Question: How much land does the SADR government control? Answer:about 20–25% of the territory it claims Question: What does it call the territory? Answer:the Liberated Territories Question: or? Answer:the Free Zone Question: Who controls the rest of the territory? Answer:Morocco Question: What does it call its lands? Answer:Southern Provinces Question: Does the SADR upkeep diplomatic relationships with anyone? Answer:yes Question: Who? Answer:40 UN states Question: Are they a member of any organizations? Answer:	yes
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara, a former communist liberation force (modeled after that of Cuba) which has since reformed its ideological and political views. The SADR government controls about 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the Liberated Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces. The SADR government considers the Moroccan-held territory to be occupied territory, while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR-held territory to be a buffer zone. The claimed capital of the SADR is El-Aaiún, while the temporary capital has been moved from Bir Lehlou to Tifariti. The Sahrawi Republic maintains diplomatic relations with 40 UN states, and is a full member of the African Union. Following the Spanish evacuation of Spanish Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara. On 26 February 1976, Spain informed the United Nations that as of that date it had terminated its presence in Western Sahara and relinquished its responsibilities, leaving no Administering Power. Neither Morocco nor Mauritania gained international recognition, and war ensued with the independence-seeking Polisario Front. The United Nations considers the Polisario Front to be the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, and maintains that the people of Western Sahara have a right to "self-determination and independence." Question: How much land does the SADR government control? Answer:about 20–25% of the territory it claims Question: What does it call the territory? Answer:the Liberated Territories Question: or? Answer:the Free Zone Question: Who controls the rest of the territory? Answer:Morocco Question: What does it call its lands? Answer:Southern Provinces Question: Does the SADR upkeep diplomatic relationships with anyone? Answer:yes Question: Who? Answer:40 UN states Question: Are they a member of any organizations? Answer:yes Question: Which one? Answer:	the African Union
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara, a former communist liberation force (modeled after that of Cuba) which has since reformed its ideological and political views. The SADR government controls about 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the Liberated Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces. The SADR government considers the Moroccan-held territory to be occupied territory, while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR-held territory to be a buffer zone. The claimed capital of the SADR is El-Aaiún, while the temporary capital has been moved from Bir Lehlou to Tifariti. The Sahrawi Republic maintains diplomatic relations with 40 UN states, and is a full member of the African Union. Following the Spanish evacuation of Spanish Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara. On 26 February 1976, Spain informed the United Nations that as of that date it had terminated its presence in Western Sahara and relinquished its responsibilities, leaving no Administering Power. Neither Morocco nor Mauritania gained international recognition, and war ensued with the independence-seeking Polisario Front. The United Nations considers the Polisario Front to be the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, and maintains that the people of Western Sahara have a right to "self-determination and independence." Question: How much land does the SADR government control? Answer:about 20–25% of the territory it claims Question: What does it call the territory? Answer:the Liberated Territories Question: or? Answer:the Free Zone Question: Who controls the rest of the territory? Answer:Morocco Question: What does it call its lands? Answer:Southern Provinces Question: Does the SADR upkeep diplomatic relationships with anyone? Answer:yes Question: Who? Answer:40 UN states Question: Are they a member of any organizations? Answer:yes Question: Which one? Answer:the African Union Question: Is SADR an acronym for something? Answer:	yes
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara, a former communist liberation force (modeled after that of Cuba) which has since reformed its ideological and political views. The SADR government controls about 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the Liberated Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces. The SADR government considers the Moroccan-held territory to be occupied territory, while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR-held territory to be a buffer zone. The claimed capital of the SADR is El-Aaiún, while the temporary capital has been moved from Bir Lehlou to Tifariti. The Sahrawi Republic maintains diplomatic relations with 40 UN states, and is a full member of the African Union. Following the Spanish evacuation of Spanish Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara. On 26 February 1976, Spain informed the United Nations that as of that date it had terminated its presence in Western Sahara and relinquished its responsibilities, leaving no Administering Power. Neither Morocco nor Mauritania gained international recognition, and war ensued with the independence-seeking Polisario Front. The United Nations considers the Polisario Front to be the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, and maintains that the people of Western Sahara have a right to "self-determination and independence." Question: How much land does the SADR government control? Answer:about 20–25% of the territory it claims Question: What does it call the territory? Answer:the Liberated Territories Question: or? Answer:the Free Zone Question: Who controls the rest of the territory? Answer:Morocco Question: What does it call its lands? Answer:Southern Provinces Question: Does the SADR upkeep diplomatic relationships with anyone? Answer:yes Question: Who? Answer:40 UN states Question: Are they a member of any organizations? Answer:yes Question: Which one? Answer:the African Union Question: Is SADR an acronym for something? Answer:yes Question: What? Answer:	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara, a former communist liberation force (modeled after that of Cuba) which has since reformed its ideological and political views. The SADR government controls about 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the Liberated Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces. The SADR government considers the Moroccan-held territory to be occupied territory, while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR-held territory to be a buffer zone. The claimed capital of the SADR is El-Aaiún, while the temporary capital has been moved from Bir Lehlou to Tifariti. The Sahrawi Republic maintains diplomatic relations with 40 UN states, and is a full member of the African Union. Following the Spanish evacuation of Spanish Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara. On 26 February 1976, Spain informed the United Nations that as of that date it had terminated its presence in Western Sahara and relinquished its responsibilities, leaving no Administering Power. Neither Morocco nor Mauritania gained international recognition, and war ensued with the independence-seeking Polisario Front. The United Nations considers the Polisario Front to be the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, and maintains that the people of Western Sahara have a right to "self-determination and independence." Question: How much land does the SADR government control? Answer:about 20–25% of the territory it claims Question: What does it call the territory? Answer:the Liberated Territories Question: or? Answer:the Free Zone Question: Who controls the rest of the territory? Answer:Morocco Question: What does it call its lands? Answer:Southern Provinces Question: Does the SADR upkeep diplomatic relationships with anyone? Answer:yes Question: Who? Answer:40 UN states Question: Are they a member of any organizations? Answer:yes Question: Which one? Answer:the African Union Question: Is SADR an acronym for something? Answer:yes Question: What? Answer:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Question: Is it known as anything else? Answer:	yes
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara, a former communist liberation force (modeled after that of Cuba) which has since reformed its ideological and political views. The SADR government controls about 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the Liberated Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces. The SADR government considers the Moroccan-held territory to be occupied territory, while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR-held territory to be a buffer zone. The claimed capital of the SADR is El-Aaiún, while the temporary capital has been moved from Bir Lehlou to Tifariti. The Sahrawi Republic maintains diplomatic relations with 40 UN states, and is a full member of the African Union. Following the Spanish evacuation of Spanish Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara. On 26 February 1976, Spain informed the United Nations that as of that date it had terminated its presence in Western Sahara and relinquished its responsibilities, leaving no Administering Power. Neither Morocco nor Mauritania gained international recognition, and war ensued with the independence-seeking Polisario Front. The United Nations considers the Polisario Front to be the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, and maintains that the people of Western Sahara have a right to "self-determination and independence." Question: How much land does the SADR government control? Answer:about 20–25% of the territory it claims Question: What does it call the territory? Answer:the Liberated Territories Question: or? Answer:the Free Zone Question: Who controls the rest of the territory? Answer:Morocco Question: What does it call its lands? Answer:Southern Provinces Question: Does the SADR upkeep diplomatic relationships with anyone? Answer:yes Question: Who? Answer:40 UN states Question: Are they a member of any organizations? Answer:yes Question: Which one? Answer:the African Union Question: Is SADR an acronym for something? Answer:yes Question: What? Answer:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Question: Is it known as anything else? Answer:yes Question: What? Answer:	The Sahrawi Republic
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara, a former communist liberation force (modeled after that of Cuba) which has since reformed its ideological and political views. The SADR government controls about 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the Liberated Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces. The SADR government considers the Moroccan-held territory to be occupied territory, while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR-held territory to be a buffer zone. The claimed capital of the SADR is El-Aaiún, while the temporary capital has been moved from Bir Lehlou to Tifariti. The Sahrawi Republic maintains diplomatic relations with 40 UN states, and is a full member of the African Union. Following the Spanish evacuation of Spanish Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara. On 26 February 1976, Spain informed the United Nations that as of that date it had terminated its presence in Western Sahara and relinquished its responsibilities, leaving no Administering Power. Neither Morocco nor Mauritania gained international recognition, and war ensued with the independence-seeking Polisario Front. The United Nations considers the Polisario Front to be the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, and maintains that the people of Western Sahara have a right to "self-determination and independence." Question: How much land does the SADR government control? Answer:about 20–25% of the territory it claims Question: What does it call the territory? Answer:the Liberated Territories Question: or? Answer:the Free Zone Question: Who controls the rest of the territory? Answer:Morocco Question: What does it call its lands? Answer:Southern Provinces Question: Does the SADR upkeep diplomatic relationships with anyone? Answer:yes Question: Who? Answer:40 UN states Question: Are they a member of any organizations? Answer:yes Question: Which one? Answer:the African Union Question: Is SADR an acronym for something? Answer:yes Question: What? Answer:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Question: Is it known as anything else? Answer:yes Question: What? Answer:The Sahrawi Republic Question: Is it a fully recognized state? Answer:	no
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara, a former communist liberation force (modeled after that of Cuba) which has since reformed its ideological and political views. The SADR government controls about 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the Liberated Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces. The SADR government considers the Moroccan-held territory to be occupied territory, while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR-held territory to be a buffer zone. The claimed capital of the SADR is El-Aaiún, while the temporary capital has been moved from Bir Lehlou to Tifariti. The Sahrawi Republic maintains diplomatic relations with 40 UN states, and is a full member of the African Union. Following the Spanish evacuation of Spanish Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara. On 26 February 1976, Spain informed the United Nations that as of that date it had terminated its presence in Western Sahara and relinquished its responsibilities, leaving no Administering Power. Neither Morocco nor Mauritania gained international recognition, and war ensued with the independence-seeking Polisario Front. The United Nations considers the Polisario Front to be the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, and maintains that the people of Western Sahara have a right to "self-determination and independence." Question: How much land does the SADR government control? Answer:about 20–25% of the territory it claims Question: What does it call the territory? Answer:the Liberated Territories Question: or? Answer:the Free Zone Question: Who controls the rest of the territory? Answer:Morocco Question: What does it call its lands? Answer:Southern Provinces Question: Does the SADR upkeep diplomatic relationships with anyone? Answer:yes Question: Who? Answer:40 UN states Question: Are they a member of any organizations? Answer:yes Question: Which one? Answer:the African Union Question: Is SADR an acronym for something? Answer:yes Question: What? Answer:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Question: Is it known as anything else? Answer:yes Question: What? Answer:The Sahrawi Republic Question: Is it a fully recognized state? Answer:no Question: Who proclaimed the state? Answer:	the Polisario Front
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara, a former communist liberation force (modeled after that of Cuba) which has since reformed its ideological and political views. The SADR government controls about 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the Liberated Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces. The SADR government considers the Moroccan-held territory to be occupied territory, while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR-held territory to be a buffer zone. The claimed capital of the SADR is El-Aaiún, while the temporary capital has been moved from Bir Lehlou to Tifariti. The Sahrawi Republic maintains diplomatic relations with 40 UN states, and is a full member of the African Union. Following the Spanish evacuation of Spanish Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara. On 26 February 1976, Spain informed the United Nations that as of that date it had terminated its presence in Western Sahara and relinquished its responsibilities, leaving no Administering Power. Neither Morocco nor Mauritania gained international recognition, and war ensued with the independence-seeking Polisario Front. The United Nations considers the Polisario Front to be the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, and maintains that the people of Western Sahara have a right to "self-determination and independence." Question: How much land does the SADR government control? Answer:about 20–25% of the territory it claims Question: What does it call the territory? Answer:the Liberated Territories Question: or? Answer:the Free Zone Question: Who controls the rest of the territory? Answer:Morocco Question: What does it call its lands? Answer:Southern Provinces Question: Does the SADR upkeep diplomatic relationships with anyone? Answer:yes Question: Who? Answer:40 UN states Question: Are they a member of any organizations? Answer:yes Question: Which one? Answer:the African Union Question: Is SADR an acronym for something? Answer:yes Question: What? Answer:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Question: Is it known as anything else? Answer:yes Question: What? Answer:The Sahrawi Republic Question: Is it a fully recognized state? Answer:no Question: Who proclaimed the state? Answer:the Polisario Front Question: When? Answer:	February 27, 1976
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara, a former communist liberation force (modeled after that of Cuba) which has since reformed its ideological and political views. The SADR government controls about 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the Liberated Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces. The SADR government considers the Moroccan-held territory to be occupied territory, while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR-held territory to be a buffer zone. The claimed capital of the SADR is El-Aaiún, while the temporary capital has been moved from Bir Lehlou to Tifariti. The Sahrawi Republic maintains diplomatic relations with 40 UN states, and is a full member of the African Union. Following the Spanish evacuation of Spanish Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara. On 26 February 1976, Spain informed the United Nations that as of that date it had terminated its presence in Western Sahara and relinquished its responsibilities, leaving no Administering Power. Neither Morocco nor Mauritania gained international recognition, and war ensued with the independence-seeking Polisario Front. The United Nations considers the Polisario Front to be the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, and maintains that the people of Western Sahara have a right to "self-determination and independence." Question: How much land does the SADR government control? Answer:about 20–25% of the territory it claims Question: What does it call the territory? Answer:the Liberated Territories Question: or? Answer:the Free Zone Question: Who controls the rest of the territory? Answer:Morocco Question: What does it call its lands? Answer:Southern Provinces Question: Does the SADR upkeep diplomatic relationships with anyone? Answer:yes Question: Who? Answer:40 UN states Question: Are they a member of any organizations? Answer:yes Question: Which one? Answer:the African Union Question: Is SADR an acronym for something? Answer:yes Question: What? Answer:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Question: Is it known as anything else? Answer:yes Question: What? Answer:The Sahrawi Republic Question: Is it a fully recognized state? Answer:no Question: Who proclaimed the state? Answer:the Polisario Front Question: When? Answer:February 27, 1976 Question: Where? Answer:	Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara, a former communist liberation force (modeled after that of Cuba) which has since reformed its ideological and political views. The SADR government controls about 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the Liberated Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces. The SADR government considers the Moroccan-held territory to be occupied territory, while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR-held territory to be a buffer zone. The claimed capital of the SADR is El-Aaiún, while the temporary capital has been moved from Bir Lehlou to Tifariti. The Sahrawi Republic maintains diplomatic relations with 40 UN states, and is a full member of the African Union. Following the Spanish evacuation of Spanish Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara. On 26 February 1976, Spain informed the United Nations that as of that date it had terminated its presence in Western Sahara and relinquished its responsibilities, leaving no Administering Power. Neither Morocco nor Mauritania gained international recognition, and war ensued with the independence-seeking Polisario Front. The United Nations considers the Polisario Front to be the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, and maintains that the people of Western Sahara have a right to "self-determination and independence." Question: How much land does the SADR government control? Answer:about 20–25% of the territory it claims Question: What does it call the territory? Answer:the Liberated Territories Question: or? Answer:the Free Zone Question: Who controls the rest of the territory? Answer:Morocco Question: What does it call its lands? Answer:Southern Provinces Question: Does the SADR upkeep diplomatic relationships with anyone? Answer:yes Question: Who? Answer:40 UN states Question: Are they a member of any organizations? Answer:yes Question: Which one? Answer:the African Union Question: Is SADR an acronym for something? Answer:yes Question: What? Answer:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Question: Is it known as anything else? Answer:yes Question: What? Answer:The Sahrawi Republic Question: Is it a fully recognized state? Answer:no Question: Who proclaimed the state? Answer:the Polisario Front Question: When? Answer:February 27, 1976 Question: Where? Answer:Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara Question: When was Madrid Accords signed? Answer:	November 14, 1975
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara, a former communist liberation force (modeled after that of Cuba) which has since reformed its ideological and political views. The SADR government controls about 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the Liberated Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces. The SADR government considers the Moroccan-held territory to be occupied territory, while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR-held territory to be a buffer zone. The claimed capital of the SADR is El-Aaiún, while the temporary capital has been moved from Bir Lehlou to Tifariti. The Sahrawi Republic maintains diplomatic relations with 40 UN states, and is a full member of the African Union. Following the Spanish evacuation of Spanish Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara. On 26 February 1976, Spain informed the United Nations that as of that date it had terminated its presence in Western Sahara and relinquished its responsibilities, leaving no Administering Power. Neither Morocco nor Mauritania gained international recognition, and war ensued with the independence-seeking Polisario Front. The United Nations considers the Polisario Front to be the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, and maintains that the people of Western Sahara have a right to "self-determination and independence." Question: How much land does the SADR government control? Answer:about 20–25% of the territory it claims Question: What does it call the territory? Answer:the Liberated Territories Question: or? Answer:the Free Zone Question: Who controls the rest of the territory? Answer:Morocco Question: What does it call its lands? Answer:Southern Provinces Question: Does the SADR upkeep diplomatic relationships with anyone? Answer:yes Question: Who? Answer:40 UN states Question: Are they a member of any organizations? Answer:yes Question: Which one? Answer:the African Union Question: Is SADR an acronym for something? Answer:yes Question: What? Answer:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Question: Is it known as anything else? Answer:yes Question: What? Answer:The Sahrawi Republic Question: Is it a fully recognized state? Answer:no Question: Who proclaimed the state? Answer:the Polisario Front Question: When? Answer:February 27, 1976 Question: Where? Answer:Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara Question: When was Madrid Accords signed? Answer:November 14, 1975 Question: How many countries signed it? Answer:	Three
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; ; ""), is a partially recognized state that controls a thin strip of area in the Western Sahara region and claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara, a former communist liberation force (modeled after that of Cuba) which has since reformed its ideological and political views. The SADR government controls about 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the Liberated Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces. The SADR government considers the Moroccan-held territory to be occupied territory, while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR-held territory to be a buffer zone. The claimed capital of the SADR is El-Aaiún, while the temporary capital has been moved from Bir Lehlou to Tifariti. The Sahrawi Republic maintains diplomatic relations with 40 UN states, and is a full member of the African Union. Following the Spanish evacuation of Spanish Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara. On 26 February 1976, Spain informed the United Nations that as of that date it had terminated its presence in Western Sahara and relinquished its responsibilities, leaving no Administering Power. Neither Morocco nor Mauritania gained international recognition, and war ensued with the independence-seeking Polisario Front. The United Nations considers the Polisario Front to be the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, and maintains that the people of Western Sahara have a right to "self-determination and independence." Question: How much land does the SADR government control? Answer:about 20–25% of the territory it claims Question: What does it call the territory? Answer:the Liberated Territories Question: or? Answer:the Free Zone Question: Who controls the rest of the territory? Answer:Morocco Question: What does it call its lands? Answer:Southern Provinces Question: Does the SADR upkeep diplomatic relationships with anyone? Answer:yes Question: Who? Answer:40 UN states Question: Are they a member of any organizations? Answer:yes Question: Which one? Answer:the African Union Question: Is SADR an acronym for something? Answer:yes Question: What? Answer:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Question: Is it known as anything else? Answer:yes Question: What? Answer:The Sahrawi Republic Question: Is it a fully recognized state? Answer:no Question: Who proclaimed the state? Answer:the Polisario Front Question: When? Answer:February 27, 1976 Question: Where? Answer:Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara Question: When was Madrid Accords signed? Answer:November 14, 1975 Question: How many countries signed it? Answer:Three Question: Name one Answer:	Morocco
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Department stores today have sections that sell the following: clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint, and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, baby products, and products for pets. Customers check out near the front of the store or, alternatively, at sales counters within each department. Some are part of a retail chain of many stores, while others may be independent retailers. In the 1970s, they came under heavy pressure from discounters. Since 2010, they have come under even heavier pressure from online stores such as Amazon. The origins of the department store lay in the growth of the conspicuous consumer society at the turn of the 19th century. As the Industrial Revolution accelerated economy expansion, the affluent middle-class grew in size and wealth. This urbanized social group, sharing a culture of consumption and changing fashion, was the catalyst for the retail revolution. As rising prosperity and social mobility increased the number of people, especially women (who found they could shop unaccompanied at department stores without damaging their reputation), with disposable income in the late Georgian period, window shopping was transformed into a leisure activity and entrepreneurs, like the potter Josiah Wedgwood, pioneered the use of marketing techniques to influence the prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: Who was the potter? Answer:	Josiah Wedgwood
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Department stores today have sections that sell the following: clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint, and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, baby products, and products for pets. Customers check out near the front of the store or, alternatively, at sales counters within each department. Some are part of a retail chain of many stores, while others may be independent retailers. In the 1970s, they came under heavy pressure from discounters. Since 2010, they have come under even heavier pressure from online stores such as Amazon. The origins of the department store lay in the growth of the conspicuous consumer society at the turn of the 19th century. As the Industrial Revolution accelerated economy expansion, the affluent middle-class grew in size and wealth. This urbanized social group, sharing a culture of consumption and changing fashion, was the catalyst for the retail revolution. As rising prosperity and social mobility increased the number of people, especially women (who found they could shop unaccompanied at department stores without damaging their reputation), with disposable income in the late Georgian period, window shopping was transformed into a leisure activity and entrepreneurs, like the potter Josiah Wedgwood, pioneered the use of marketing techniques to influence the prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: Who was the potter? Answer:Josiah Wedgwood Question: What did he pioneer? Answer:	marketing techniques
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Department stores today have sections that sell the following: clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint, and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, baby products, and products for pets. Customers check out near the front of the store or, alternatively, at sales counters within each department. Some are part of a retail chain of many stores, while others may be independent retailers. In the 1970s, they came under heavy pressure from discounters. Since 2010, they have come under even heavier pressure from online stores such as Amazon. The origins of the department store lay in the growth of the conspicuous consumer society at the turn of the 19th century. As the Industrial Revolution accelerated economy expansion, the affluent middle-class grew in size and wealth. This urbanized social group, sharing a culture of consumption and changing fashion, was the catalyst for the retail revolution. As rising prosperity and social mobility increased the number of people, especially women (who found they could shop unaccompanied at department stores without damaging their reputation), with disposable income in the late Georgian period, window shopping was transformed into a leisure activity and entrepreneurs, like the potter Josiah Wedgwood, pioneered the use of marketing techniques to influence the prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: Who was the potter? Answer:Josiah Wedgwood Question: What did he pioneer? Answer:marketing techniques Question: why? Answer:	to influence
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Department stores today have sections that sell the following: clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint, and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, baby products, and products for pets. Customers check out near the front of the store or, alternatively, at sales counters within each department. Some are part of a retail chain of many stores, while others may be independent retailers. In the 1970s, they came under heavy pressure from discounters. Since 2010, they have come under even heavier pressure from online stores such as Amazon. The origins of the department store lay in the growth of the conspicuous consumer society at the turn of the 19th century. As the Industrial Revolution accelerated economy expansion, the affluent middle-class grew in size and wealth. This urbanized social group, sharing a culture of consumption and changing fashion, was the catalyst for the retail revolution. As rising prosperity and social mobility increased the number of people, especially women (who found they could shop unaccompanied at department stores without damaging their reputation), with disposable income in the late Georgian period, window shopping was transformed into a leisure activity and entrepreneurs, like the potter Josiah Wedgwood, pioneered the use of marketing techniques to influence the prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: Who was the potter? Answer:Josiah Wedgwood Question: What did he pioneer? Answer:marketing techniques Question: why? Answer:to influence Question: What? Answer:	prevailing tastes and preferences of society.
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Department stores today have sections that sell the following: clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint, and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, baby products, and products for pets. Customers check out near the front of the store or, alternatively, at sales counters within each department. Some are part of a retail chain of many stores, while others may be independent retailers. In the 1970s, they came under heavy pressure from discounters. Since 2010, they have come under even heavier pressure from online stores such as Amazon. The origins of the department store lay in the growth of the conspicuous consumer society at the turn of the 19th century. As the Industrial Revolution accelerated economy expansion, the affluent middle-class grew in size and wealth. This urbanized social group, sharing a culture of consumption and changing fashion, was the catalyst for the retail revolution. As rising prosperity and social mobility increased the number of people, especially women (who found they could shop unaccompanied at department stores without damaging their reputation), with disposable income in the late Georgian period, window shopping was transformed into a leisure activity and entrepreneurs, like the potter Josiah Wedgwood, pioneered the use of marketing techniques to influence the prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: Who was the potter? Answer:Josiah Wedgwood Question: What did he pioneer? Answer:marketing techniques Question: why? Answer:to influence Question: What? Answer:prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: What type of business has lots of different sections? Answer:	Department
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Department stores today have sections that sell the following: clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint, and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, baby products, and products for pets. Customers check out near the front of the store or, alternatively, at sales counters within each department. Some are part of a retail chain of many stores, while others may be independent retailers. In the 1970s, they came under heavy pressure from discounters. Since 2010, they have come under even heavier pressure from online stores such as Amazon. The origins of the department store lay in the growth of the conspicuous consumer society at the turn of the 19th century. As the Industrial Revolution accelerated economy expansion, the affluent middle-class grew in size and wealth. This urbanized social group, sharing a culture of consumption and changing fashion, was the catalyst for the retail revolution. As rising prosperity and social mobility increased the number of people, especially women (who found they could shop unaccompanied at department stores without damaging their reputation), with disposable income in the late Georgian period, window shopping was transformed into a leisure activity and entrepreneurs, like the potter Josiah Wedgwood, pioneered the use of marketing techniques to influence the prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: Who was the potter? Answer:Josiah Wedgwood Question: What did he pioneer? Answer:marketing techniques Question: why? Answer:to influence Question: What? Answer:prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: What type of business has lots of different sections? Answer:Department Question: Where do customers pay? Answer:	near the front of the store
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Department stores today have sections that sell the following: clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint, and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, baby products, and products for pets. Customers check out near the front of the store or, alternatively, at sales counters within each department. Some are part of a retail chain of many stores, while others may be independent retailers. In the 1970s, they came under heavy pressure from discounters. Since 2010, they have come under even heavier pressure from online stores such as Amazon. The origins of the department store lay in the growth of the conspicuous consumer society at the turn of the 19th century. As the Industrial Revolution accelerated economy expansion, the affluent middle-class grew in size and wealth. This urbanized social group, sharing a culture of consumption and changing fashion, was the catalyst for the retail revolution. As rising prosperity and social mobility increased the number of people, especially women (who found they could shop unaccompanied at department stores without damaging their reputation), with disposable income in the late Georgian period, window shopping was transformed into a leisure activity and entrepreneurs, like the potter Josiah Wedgwood, pioneered the use of marketing techniques to influence the prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: Who was the potter? Answer:Josiah Wedgwood Question: What did he pioneer? Answer:marketing techniques Question: why? Answer:to influence Question: What? Answer:prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: What type of business has lots of different sections? Answer:Department Question: Where do customers pay? Answer:near the front of the store Question: Or where else? Answer:	at sales counters within each department
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Department stores today have sections that sell the following: clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint, and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, baby products, and products for pets. Customers check out near the front of the store or, alternatively, at sales counters within each department. Some are part of a retail chain of many stores, while others may be independent retailers. In the 1970s, they came under heavy pressure from discounters. Since 2010, they have come under even heavier pressure from online stores such as Amazon. The origins of the department store lay in the growth of the conspicuous consumer society at the turn of the 19th century. As the Industrial Revolution accelerated economy expansion, the affluent middle-class grew in size and wealth. This urbanized social group, sharing a culture of consumption and changing fashion, was the catalyst for the retail revolution. As rising prosperity and social mobility increased the number of people, especially women (who found they could shop unaccompanied at department stores without damaging their reputation), with disposable income in the late Georgian period, window shopping was transformed into a leisure activity and entrepreneurs, like the potter Josiah Wedgwood, pioneered the use of marketing techniques to influence the prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: Who was the potter? Answer:Josiah Wedgwood Question: What did he pioneer? Answer:marketing techniques Question: why? Answer:to influence Question: What? Answer:prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: What type of business has lots of different sections? Answer:Department Question: Where do customers pay? Answer:near the front of the store Question: Or where else? Answer:at sales counters within each department Question: Do they get competition from discount outfits? Answer:	Yes
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Department stores today have sections that sell the following: clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint, and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, baby products, and products for pets. Customers check out near the front of the store or, alternatively, at sales counters within each department. Some are part of a retail chain of many stores, while others may be independent retailers. In the 1970s, they came under heavy pressure from discounters. Since 2010, they have come under even heavier pressure from online stores such as Amazon. The origins of the department store lay in the growth of the conspicuous consumer society at the turn of the 19th century. As the Industrial Revolution accelerated economy expansion, the affluent middle-class grew in size and wealth. This urbanized social group, sharing a culture of consumption and changing fashion, was the catalyst for the retail revolution. As rising prosperity and social mobility increased the number of people, especially women (who found they could shop unaccompanied at department stores without damaging their reputation), with disposable income in the late Georgian period, window shopping was transformed into a leisure activity and entrepreneurs, like the potter Josiah Wedgwood, pioneered the use of marketing techniques to influence the prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: Who was the potter? Answer:Josiah Wedgwood Question: What did he pioneer? Answer:marketing techniques Question: why? Answer:to influence Question: What? Answer:prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: What type of business has lots of different sections? Answer:Department Question: Where do customers pay? Answer:near the front of the store Question: Or where else? Answer:at sales counters within each department Question: Do they get competition from discount outfits? Answer:Yes Question: When did that start? Answer:	In the 1970s
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Department stores today have sections that sell the following: clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint, and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, baby products, and products for pets. Customers check out near the front of the store or, alternatively, at sales counters within each department. Some are part of a retail chain of many stores, while others may be independent retailers. In the 1970s, they came under heavy pressure from discounters. Since 2010, they have come under even heavier pressure from online stores such as Amazon. The origins of the department store lay in the growth of the conspicuous consumer society at the turn of the 19th century. As the Industrial Revolution accelerated economy expansion, the affluent middle-class grew in size and wealth. This urbanized social group, sharing a culture of consumption and changing fashion, was the catalyst for the retail revolution. As rising prosperity and social mobility increased the number of people, especially women (who found they could shop unaccompanied at department stores without damaging their reputation), with disposable income in the late Georgian period, window shopping was transformed into a leisure activity and entrepreneurs, like the potter Josiah Wedgwood, pioneered the use of marketing techniques to influence the prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: Who was the potter? Answer:Josiah Wedgwood Question: What did he pioneer? Answer:marketing techniques Question: why? Answer:to influence Question: What? Answer:prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: What type of business has lots of different sections? Answer:Department Question: Where do customers pay? Answer:near the front of the store Question: Or where else? Answer:at sales counters within each department Question: Do they get competition from discount outfits? Answer:Yes Question: When did that start? Answer:In the 1970s Question: Have conditions improved? Answer:	No
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Department stores today have sections that sell the following: clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint, and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, baby products, and products for pets. Customers check out near the front of the store or, alternatively, at sales counters within each department. Some are part of a retail chain of many stores, while others may be independent retailers. In the 1970s, they came under heavy pressure from discounters. Since 2010, they have come under even heavier pressure from online stores such as Amazon. The origins of the department store lay in the growth of the conspicuous consumer society at the turn of the 19th century. As the Industrial Revolution accelerated economy expansion, the affluent middle-class grew in size and wealth. This urbanized social group, sharing a culture of consumption and changing fashion, was the catalyst for the retail revolution. As rising prosperity and social mobility increased the number of people, especially women (who found they could shop unaccompanied at department stores without damaging their reputation), with disposable income in the late Georgian period, window shopping was transformed into a leisure activity and entrepreneurs, like the potter Josiah Wedgwood, pioneered the use of marketing techniques to influence the prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: Who was the potter? Answer:Josiah Wedgwood Question: What did he pioneer? Answer:marketing techniques Question: why? Answer:to influence Question: What? Answer:prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: What type of business has lots of different sections? Answer:Department Question: Where do customers pay? Answer:near the front of the store Question: Or where else? Answer:at sales counters within each department Question: Do they get competition from discount outfits? Answer:Yes Question: When did that start? Answer:In the 1970s Question: Have conditions improved? Answer:No Question: WHo is the modern competition? Answer:	Amazon
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Department stores today have sections that sell the following: clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint, and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, baby products, and products for pets. Customers check out near the front of the store or, alternatively, at sales counters within each department. Some are part of a retail chain of many stores, while others may be independent retailers. In the 1970s, they came under heavy pressure from discounters. Since 2010, they have come under even heavier pressure from online stores such as Amazon. The origins of the department store lay in the growth of the conspicuous consumer society at the turn of the 19th century. As the Industrial Revolution accelerated economy expansion, the affluent middle-class grew in size and wealth. This urbanized social group, sharing a culture of consumption and changing fashion, was the catalyst for the retail revolution. As rising prosperity and social mobility increased the number of people, especially women (who found they could shop unaccompanied at department stores without damaging their reputation), with disposable income in the late Georgian period, window shopping was transformed into a leisure activity and entrepreneurs, like the potter Josiah Wedgwood, pioneered the use of marketing techniques to influence the prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: Who was the potter? Answer:Josiah Wedgwood Question: What did he pioneer? Answer:marketing techniques Question: why? Answer:to influence Question: What? Answer:prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: What type of business has lots of different sections? Answer:Department Question: Where do customers pay? Answer:near the front of the store Question: Or where else? Answer:at sales counters within each department Question: Do they get competition from discount outfits? Answer:Yes Question: When did that start? Answer:In the 1970s Question: Have conditions improved? Answer:No Question: WHo is the modern competition? Answer:Amazon Question: What kind of business is that? Answer:	online stores
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Department stores today have sections that sell the following: clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint, and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, baby products, and products for pets. Customers check out near the front of the store or, alternatively, at sales counters within each department. Some are part of a retail chain of many stores, while others may be independent retailers. In the 1970s, they came under heavy pressure from discounters. Since 2010, they have come under even heavier pressure from online stores such as Amazon. The origins of the department store lay in the growth of the conspicuous consumer society at the turn of the 19th century. As the Industrial Revolution accelerated economy expansion, the affluent middle-class grew in size and wealth. This urbanized social group, sharing a culture of consumption and changing fashion, was the catalyst for the retail revolution. As rising prosperity and social mobility increased the number of people, especially women (who found they could shop unaccompanied at department stores without damaging their reputation), with disposable income in the late Georgian period, window shopping was transformed into a leisure activity and entrepreneurs, like the potter Josiah Wedgwood, pioneered the use of marketing techniques to influence the prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: Who was the potter? Answer:Josiah Wedgwood Question: What did he pioneer? Answer:marketing techniques Question: why? Answer:to influence Question: What? Answer:prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: What type of business has lots of different sections? Answer:Department Question: Where do customers pay? Answer:near the front of the store Question: Or where else? Answer:at sales counters within each department Question: Do they get competition from discount outfits? Answer:Yes Question: When did that start? Answer:In the 1970s Question: Have conditions improved? Answer:No Question: WHo is the modern competition? Answer:Amazon Question: What kind of business is that? Answer:online stores Question: When did they start? Answer:	at the turn of the 19th century
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Department stores today have sections that sell the following: clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint, and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, baby products, and products for pets. Customers check out near the front of the store or, alternatively, at sales counters within each department. Some are part of a retail chain of many stores, while others may be independent retailers. In the 1970s, they came under heavy pressure from discounters. Since 2010, they have come under even heavier pressure from online stores such as Amazon. The origins of the department store lay in the growth of the conspicuous consumer society at the turn of the 19th century. As the Industrial Revolution accelerated economy expansion, the affluent middle-class grew in size and wealth. This urbanized social group, sharing a culture of consumption and changing fashion, was the catalyst for the retail revolution. As rising prosperity and social mobility increased the number of people, especially women (who found they could shop unaccompanied at department stores without damaging their reputation), with disposable income in the late Georgian period, window shopping was transformed into a leisure activity and entrepreneurs, like the potter Josiah Wedgwood, pioneered the use of marketing techniques to influence the prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: Who was the potter? Answer:Josiah Wedgwood Question: What did he pioneer? Answer:marketing techniques Question: why? Answer:to influence Question: What? Answer:prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: What type of business has lots of different sections? Answer:Department Question: Where do customers pay? Answer:near the front of the store Question: Or where else? Answer:at sales counters within each department Question: Do they get competition from discount outfits? Answer:Yes Question: When did that start? Answer:In the 1970s Question: Have conditions improved? Answer:No Question: WHo is the modern competition? Answer:Amazon Question: What kind of business is that? Answer:online stores Question: When did they start? Answer:at the turn of the 19th century Question: What revolution spurred the growth? Answer:	Industrial
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Department stores today have sections that sell the following: clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint, and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, baby products, and products for pets. Customers check out near the front of the store or, alternatively, at sales counters within each department. Some are part of a retail chain of many stores, while others may be independent retailers. In the 1970s, they came under heavy pressure from discounters. Since 2010, they have come under even heavier pressure from online stores such as Amazon. The origins of the department store lay in the growth of the conspicuous consumer society at the turn of the 19th century. As the Industrial Revolution accelerated economy expansion, the affluent middle-class grew in size and wealth. This urbanized social group, sharing a culture of consumption and changing fashion, was the catalyst for the retail revolution. As rising prosperity and social mobility increased the number of people, especially women (who found they could shop unaccompanied at department stores without damaging their reputation), with disposable income in the late Georgian period, window shopping was transformed into a leisure activity and entrepreneurs, like the potter Josiah Wedgwood, pioneered the use of marketing techniques to influence the prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: Who was the potter? Answer:Josiah Wedgwood Question: What did he pioneer? Answer:marketing techniques Question: why? Answer:to influence Question: What? Answer:prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: What type of business has lots of different sections? Answer:Department Question: Where do customers pay? Answer:near the front of the store Question: Or where else? Answer:at sales counters within each department Question: Do they get competition from discount outfits? Answer:Yes Question: When did that start? Answer:In the 1970s Question: Have conditions improved? Answer:No Question: WHo is the modern competition? Answer:Amazon Question: What kind of business is that? Answer:online stores Question: When did they start? Answer:at the turn of the 19th century Question: What revolution spurred the growth? Answer:Industrial Question: Which social group flourished? Answer:	middle-class
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Department stores today have sections that sell the following: clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint, and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, baby products, and products for pets. Customers check out near the front of the store or, alternatively, at sales counters within each department. Some are part of a retail chain of many stores, while others may be independent retailers. In the 1970s, they came under heavy pressure from discounters. Since 2010, they have come under even heavier pressure from online stores such as Amazon. The origins of the department store lay in the growth of the conspicuous consumer society at the turn of the 19th century. As the Industrial Revolution accelerated economy expansion, the affluent middle-class grew in size and wealth. This urbanized social group, sharing a culture of consumption and changing fashion, was the catalyst for the retail revolution. As rising prosperity and social mobility increased the number of people, especially women (who found they could shop unaccompanied at department stores without damaging their reputation), with disposable income in the late Georgian period, window shopping was transformed into a leisure activity and entrepreneurs, like the potter Josiah Wedgwood, pioneered the use of marketing techniques to influence the prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: Who was the potter? Answer:Josiah Wedgwood Question: What did he pioneer? Answer:marketing techniques Question: why? Answer:to influence Question: What? Answer:prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: What type of business has lots of different sections? Answer:Department Question: Where do customers pay? Answer:near the front of the store Question: Or where else? Answer:at sales counters within each department Question: Do they get competition from discount outfits? Answer:Yes Question: When did that start? Answer:In the 1970s Question: Have conditions improved? Answer:No Question: WHo is the modern competition? Answer:Amazon Question: What kind of business is that? Answer:online stores Question: When did they start? Answer:at the turn of the 19th century Question: What revolution spurred the growth? Answer:Industrial Question: Which social group flourished? Answer:middle-class Question: Did they cause the changes? Answer:	Yes
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Department stores today have sections that sell the following: clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint, and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, baby products, and products for pets. Customers check out near the front of the store or, alternatively, at sales counters within each department. Some are part of a retail chain of many stores, while others may be independent retailers. In the 1970s, they came under heavy pressure from discounters. Since 2010, they have come under even heavier pressure from online stores such as Amazon. The origins of the department store lay in the growth of the conspicuous consumer society at the turn of the 19th century. As the Industrial Revolution accelerated economy expansion, the affluent middle-class grew in size and wealth. This urbanized social group, sharing a culture of consumption and changing fashion, was the catalyst for the retail revolution. As rising prosperity and social mobility increased the number of people, especially women (who found they could shop unaccompanied at department stores without damaging their reputation), with disposable income in the late Georgian period, window shopping was transformed into a leisure activity and entrepreneurs, like the potter Josiah Wedgwood, pioneered the use of marketing techniques to influence the prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: Who was the potter? Answer:Josiah Wedgwood Question: What did he pioneer? Answer:marketing techniques Question: why? Answer:to influence Question: What? Answer:prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: What type of business has lots of different sections? Answer:Department Question: Where do customers pay? Answer:near the front of the store Question: Or where else? Answer:at sales counters within each department Question: Do they get competition from discount outfits? Answer:Yes Question: When did that start? Answer:In the 1970s Question: Have conditions improved? Answer:No Question: WHo is the modern competition? Answer:Amazon Question: What kind of business is that? Answer:online stores Question: When did they start? Answer:at the turn of the 19th century Question: What revolution spurred the growth? Answer:Industrial Question: Which social group flourished? Answer:middle-class Question: Did they cause the changes? Answer:Yes Question: Which sex primarily caused this? Answer:	women
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Department stores today have sections that sell the following: clothing, furniture, home appliances, toys, cosmetics, gardening, toiletries, sporting goods, do it yourself, paint, and hardware and additionally select other lines of products such as food, books, jewelry, electronics, stationery, photographic equipment, baby products, and products for pets. Customers check out near the front of the store or, alternatively, at sales counters within each department. Some are part of a retail chain of many stores, while others may be independent retailers. In the 1970s, they came under heavy pressure from discounters. Since 2010, they have come under even heavier pressure from online stores such as Amazon. The origins of the department store lay in the growth of the conspicuous consumer society at the turn of the 19th century. As the Industrial Revolution accelerated economy expansion, the affluent middle-class grew in size and wealth. This urbanized social group, sharing a culture of consumption and changing fashion, was the catalyst for the retail revolution. As rising prosperity and social mobility increased the number of people, especially women (who found they could shop unaccompanied at department stores without damaging their reputation), with disposable income in the late Georgian period, window shopping was transformed into a leisure activity and entrepreneurs, like the potter Josiah Wedgwood, pioneered the use of marketing techniques to influence the prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: Who was the potter? Answer:Josiah Wedgwood Question: What did he pioneer? Answer:marketing techniques Question: why? Answer:to influence Question: What? Answer:prevailing tastes and preferences of society. Question: What type of business has lots of different sections? Answer:Department Question: Where do customers pay? Answer:near the front of the store Question: Or where else? Answer:at sales counters within each department Question: Do they get competition from discount outfits? Answer:Yes Question: When did that start? Answer:In the 1970s Question: Have conditions improved? Answer:No Question: WHo is the modern competition? Answer:Amazon Question: What kind of business is that? Answer:online stores Question: When did they start? Answer:at the turn of the 19th century Question: What revolution spurred the growth? Answer:Industrial Question: Which social group flourished? Answer:middle-class Question: Did they cause the changes? Answer:Yes Question: Which sex primarily caused this? Answer:women Question: What could they do that didn't harm their reputation? Answer:	shop unaccompanied
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: British actor and comedian Rik Mayall died at 56 in London . As one of the leading lights of Britain's comedy scene in the 1980s , he is best known for starring roles in hit TV series Blackadder , The Young Ones , The New Statesman and Bottom . His agent, Kate Benson told CNN Mayall died suddenly ; she did not know the cause of his death. Mayall first found widespread fame in student sitcom "The Young Ones," which ran for two years on the BBC, and was later shown on MTV in the United States. The series focused on the lives of four roommates at "Scumbag College." Writer and comedian Ben Elton told the Press Association Mayall had " changed his life " by asking him to work on The Young Ones . " He always made me cry with laughter , now he's just made me cry . " In the 1990s, Mayall played a role in Bottom , a series about two unemployed flat mates who spend most of their time attacking each other violently with anything that comes to hand . Mayall also branched out into movies , taking the lead role in 1991's Drop Dead Fred , in which he played the imaginary friend of Phoebe Cates , returning years later to cause trouble in the now grown-up Cates' life . Mayall survived a bike accident in 1998; he was unconscious for five days after the crash, on his farm in Devon, southwest England, and developed epilepsy as a result of the severe head injury he suffered in the accident . In an interview several years later, he joked that he "beat Jesus" by coming back from the hell . He said the accident left him more aware of being alive. House star Hugh Laurie, who worked with Mayall on Blackadder, took to Twitter to recount a story about his co-star: "A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked Rik Mayall for an autograph. He wrote: 'Young Ones are never afraid.'" Question: Whose death is the story about? Answer:	Rik Mayall
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: British actor and comedian Rik Mayall died at 56 in London . As one of the leading lights of Britain's comedy scene in the 1980s , he is best known for starring roles in hit TV series Blackadder , The Young Ones , The New Statesman and Bottom . His agent, Kate Benson told CNN Mayall died suddenly ; she did not know the cause of his death. Mayall first found widespread fame in student sitcom "The Young Ones," which ran for two years on the BBC, and was later shown on MTV in the United States. The series focused on the lives of four roommates at "Scumbag College." Writer and comedian Ben Elton told the Press Association Mayall had " changed his life " by asking him to work on The Young Ones . " He always made me cry with laughter , now he's just made me cry . " In the 1990s, Mayall played a role in Bottom , a series about two unemployed flat mates who spend most of their time attacking each other violently with anything that comes to hand . Mayall also branched out into movies , taking the lead role in 1991's Drop Dead Fred , in which he played the imaginary friend of Phoebe Cates , returning years later to cause trouble in the now grown-up Cates' life . Mayall survived a bike accident in 1998; he was unconscious for five days after the crash, on his farm in Devon, southwest England, and developed epilepsy as a result of the severe head injury he suffered in the accident . In an interview several years later, he joked that he "beat Jesus" by coming back from the hell . He said the accident left him more aware of being alive. House star Hugh Laurie, who worked with Mayall on Blackadder, took to Twitter to recount a story about his co-star: "A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked Rik Mayall for an autograph. He wrote: 'Young Ones are never afraid.'" Question: Whose death is the story about? Answer:Rik Mayall Question: How old was he? Answer:	56
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: British actor and comedian Rik Mayall died at 56 in London . As one of the leading lights of Britain's comedy scene in the 1980s , he is best known for starring roles in hit TV series Blackadder , The Young Ones , The New Statesman and Bottom . His agent, Kate Benson told CNN Mayall died suddenly ; she did not know the cause of his death. Mayall first found widespread fame in student sitcom "The Young Ones," which ran for two years on the BBC, and was later shown on MTV in the United States. The series focused on the lives of four roommates at "Scumbag College." Writer and comedian Ben Elton told the Press Association Mayall had " changed his life " by asking him to work on The Young Ones . " He always made me cry with laughter , now he's just made me cry . " In the 1990s, Mayall played a role in Bottom , a series about two unemployed flat mates who spend most of their time attacking each other violently with anything that comes to hand . Mayall also branched out into movies , taking the lead role in 1991's Drop Dead Fred , in which he played the imaginary friend of Phoebe Cates , returning years later to cause trouble in the now grown-up Cates' life . Mayall survived a bike accident in 1998; he was unconscious for five days after the crash, on his farm in Devon, southwest England, and developed epilepsy as a result of the severe head injury he suffered in the accident . In an interview several years later, he joked that he "beat Jesus" by coming back from the hell . He said the accident left him more aware of being alive. House star Hugh Laurie, who worked with Mayall on Blackadder, took to Twitter to recount a story about his co-star: "A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked Rik Mayall for an autograph. He wrote: 'Young Ones are never afraid.'" Question: Whose death is the story about? Answer:Rik Mayall Question: How old was he? Answer:56 Question: Was he involved in a serious crash? Answer:	Yes
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: British actor and comedian Rik Mayall died at 56 in London . As one of the leading lights of Britain's comedy scene in the 1980s , he is best known for starring roles in hit TV series Blackadder , The Young Ones , The New Statesman and Bottom . His agent, Kate Benson told CNN Mayall died suddenly ; she did not know the cause of his death. Mayall first found widespread fame in student sitcom "The Young Ones," which ran for two years on the BBC, and was later shown on MTV in the United States. The series focused on the lives of four roommates at "Scumbag College." Writer and comedian Ben Elton told the Press Association Mayall had " changed his life " by asking him to work on The Young Ones . " He always made me cry with laughter , now he's just made me cry . " In the 1990s, Mayall played a role in Bottom , a series about two unemployed flat mates who spend most of their time attacking each other violently with anything that comes to hand . Mayall also branched out into movies , taking the lead role in 1991's Drop Dead Fred , in which he played the imaginary friend of Phoebe Cates , returning years later to cause trouble in the now grown-up Cates' life . Mayall survived a bike accident in 1998; he was unconscious for five days after the crash, on his farm in Devon, southwest England, and developed epilepsy as a result of the severe head injury he suffered in the accident . In an interview several years later, he joked that he "beat Jesus" by coming back from the hell . He said the accident left him more aware of being alive. House star Hugh Laurie, who worked with Mayall on Blackadder, took to Twitter to recount a story about his co-star: "A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked Rik Mayall for an autograph. He wrote: 'Young Ones are never afraid.'" Question: Whose death is the story about? Answer:Rik Mayall Question: How old was he? Answer:56 Question: Was he involved in a serious crash? Answer:Yes Question: Where? Answer:	southwest England
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: British actor and comedian Rik Mayall died at 56 in London . As one of the leading lights of Britain's comedy scene in the 1980s , he is best known for starring roles in hit TV series Blackadder , The Young Ones , The New Statesman and Bottom . His agent, Kate Benson told CNN Mayall died suddenly ; she did not know the cause of his death. Mayall first found widespread fame in student sitcom "The Young Ones," which ran for two years on the BBC, and was later shown on MTV in the United States. The series focused on the lives of four roommates at "Scumbag College." Writer and comedian Ben Elton told the Press Association Mayall had " changed his life " by asking him to work on The Young Ones . " He always made me cry with laughter , now he's just made me cry . " In the 1990s, Mayall played a role in Bottom , a series about two unemployed flat mates who spend most of their time attacking each other violently with anything that comes to hand . Mayall also branched out into movies , taking the lead role in 1991's Drop Dead Fred , in which he played the imaginary friend of Phoebe Cates , returning years later to cause trouble in the now grown-up Cates' life . Mayall survived a bike accident in 1998; he was unconscious for five days after the crash, on his farm in Devon, southwest England, and developed epilepsy as a result of the severe head injury he suffered in the accident . In an interview several years later, he joked that he "beat Jesus" by coming back from the hell . He said the accident left him more aware of being alive. House star Hugh Laurie, who worked with Mayall on Blackadder, took to Twitter to recount a story about his co-star: "A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked Rik Mayall for an autograph. He wrote: 'Young Ones are never afraid.'" Question: Whose death is the story about? Answer:Rik Mayall Question: How old was he? Answer:56 Question: Was he involved in a serious crash? Answer:Yes Question: Where? Answer:southwest England Question: Did he die from it? Answer:	No
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: British actor and comedian Rik Mayall died at 56 in London . As one of the leading lights of Britain's comedy scene in the 1980s , he is best known for starring roles in hit TV series Blackadder , The Young Ones , The New Statesman and Bottom . His agent, Kate Benson told CNN Mayall died suddenly ; she did not know the cause of his death. Mayall first found widespread fame in student sitcom "The Young Ones," which ran for two years on the BBC, and was later shown on MTV in the United States. The series focused on the lives of four roommates at "Scumbag College." Writer and comedian Ben Elton told the Press Association Mayall had " changed his life " by asking him to work on The Young Ones . " He always made me cry with laughter , now he's just made me cry . " In the 1990s, Mayall played a role in Bottom , a series about two unemployed flat mates who spend most of their time attacking each other violently with anything that comes to hand . Mayall also branched out into movies , taking the lead role in 1991's Drop Dead Fred , in which he played the imaginary friend of Phoebe Cates , returning years later to cause trouble in the now grown-up Cates' life . Mayall survived a bike accident in 1998; he was unconscious for five days after the crash, on his farm in Devon, southwest England, and developed epilepsy as a result of the severe head injury he suffered in the accident . In an interview several years later, he joked that he "beat Jesus" by coming back from the hell . He said the accident left him more aware of being alive. House star Hugh Laurie, who worked with Mayall on Blackadder, took to Twitter to recount a story about his co-star: "A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked Rik Mayall for an autograph. He wrote: 'Young Ones are never afraid.'" Question: Whose death is the story about? Answer:Rik Mayall Question: How old was he? Answer:56 Question: Was he involved in a serious crash? Answer:Yes Question: Where? Answer:southwest England Question: Did he die from it? Answer:No Question: Were there complications? Answer:	he developed epilepsy
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: British actor and comedian Rik Mayall died at 56 in London . As one of the leading lights of Britain's comedy scene in the 1980s , he is best known for starring roles in hit TV series Blackadder , The Young Ones , The New Statesman and Bottom . His agent, Kate Benson told CNN Mayall died suddenly ; she did not know the cause of his death. Mayall first found widespread fame in student sitcom "The Young Ones," which ran for two years on the BBC, and was later shown on MTV in the United States. The series focused on the lives of four roommates at "Scumbag College." Writer and comedian Ben Elton told the Press Association Mayall had " changed his life " by asking him to work on The Young Ones . " He always made me cry with laughter , now he's just made me cry . " In the 1990s, Mayall played a role in Bottom , a series about two unemployed flat mates who spend most of their time attacking each other violently with anything that comes to hand . Mayall also branched out into movies , taking the lead role in 1991's Drop Dead Fred , in which he played the imaginary friend of Phoebe Cates , returning years later to cause trouble in the now grown-up Cates' life . Mayall survived a bike accident in 1998; he was unconscious for five days after the crash, on his farm in Devon, southwest England, and developed epilepsy as a result of the severe head injury he suffered in the accident . In an interview several years later, he joked that he "beat Jesus" by coming back from the hell . He said the accident left him more aware of being alive. House star Hugh Laurie, who worked with Mayall on Blackadder, took to Twitter to recount a story about his co-star: "A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked Rik Mayall for an autograph. He wrote: 'Young Ones are never afraid.'" Question: Whose death is the story about? Answer:Rik Mayall Question: How old was he? Answer:56 Question: Was he involved in a serious crash? Answer:Yes Question: Where? Answer:southwest England Question: Did he die from it? Answer:No Question: Were there complications? Answer:he developed epilepsy Question: What effect did it have on him? Answer:	left him more aware of being alive
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: British actor and comedian Rik Mayall died at 56 in London . As one of the leading lights of Britain's comedy scene in the 1980s , he is best known for starring roles in hit TV series Blackadder , The Young Ones , The New Statesman and Bottom . His agent, Kate Benson told CNN Mayall died suddenly ; she did not know the cause of his death. Mayall first found widespread fame in student sitcom "The Young Ones," which ran for two years on the BBC, and was later shown on MTV in the United States. The series focused on the lives of four roommates at "Scumbag College." Writer and comedian Ben Elton told the Press Association Mayall had " changed his life " by asking him to work on The Young Ones . " He always made me cry with laughter , now he's just made me cry . " In the 1990s, Mayall played a role in Bottom , a series about two unemployed flat mates who spend most of their time attacking each other violently with anything that comes to hand . Mayall also branched out into movies , taking the lead role in 1991's Drop Dead Fred , in which he played the imaginary friend of Phoebe Cates , returning years later to cause trouble in the now grown-up Cates' life . Mayall survived a bike accident in 1998; he was unconscious for five days after the crash, on his farm in Devon, southwest England, and developed epilepsy as a result of the severe head injury he suffered in the accident . In an interview several years later, he joked that he "beat Jesus" by coming back from the hell . He said the accident left him more aware of being alive. House star Hugh Laurie, who worked with Mayall on Blackadder, took to Twitter to recount a story about his co-star: "A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked Rik Mayall for an autograph. He wrote: 'Young Ones are never afraid.'" Question: Whose death is the story about? Answer:Rik Mayall Question: How old was he? Answer:56 Question: Was he involved in a serious crash? Answer:Yes Question: Where? Answer:southwest England Question: Did he die from it? Answer:No Question: Were there complications? Answer:he developed epilepsy Question: What effect did it have on him? Answer:left him more aware of being alive Question: What did cause his death? Answer:	unknown
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: British actor and comedian Rik Mayall died at 56 in London . As one of the leading lights of Britain's comedy scene in the 1980s , he is best known for starring roles in hit TV series Blackadder , The Young Ones , The New Statesman and Bottom . His agent, Kate Benson told CNN Mayall died suddenly ; she did not know the cause of his death. Mayall first found widespread fame in student sitcom "The Young Ones," which ran for two years on the BBC, and was later shown on MTV in the United States. The series focused on the lives of four roommates at "Scumbag College." Writer and comedian Ben Elton told the Press Association Mayall had " changed his life " by asking him to work on The Young Ones . " He always made me cry with laughter , now he's just made me cry . " In the 1990s, Mayall played a role in Bottom , a series about two unemployed flat mates who spend most of their time attacking each other violently with anything that comes to hand . Mayall also branched out into movies , taking the lead role in 1991's Drop Dead Fred , in which he played the imaginary friend of Phoebe Cates , returning years later to cause trouble in the now grown-up Cates' life . Mayall survived a bike accident in 1998; he was unconscious for five days after the crash, on his farm in Devon, southwest England, and developed epilepsy as a result of the severe head injury he suffered in the accident . In an interview several years later, he joked that he "beat Jesus" by coming back from the hell . He said the accident left him more aware of being alive. House star Hugh Laurie, who worked with Mayall on Blackadder, took to Twitter to recount a story about his co-star: "A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked Rik Mayall for an autograph. He wrote: 'Young Ones are never afraid.'" Question: Whose death is the story about? Answer:Rik Mayall Question: How old was he? Answer:56 Question: Was he involved in a serious crash? Answer:Yes Question: Where? Answer:southwest England Question: Did he die from it? Answer:No Question: Were there complications? Answer:he developed epilepsy Question: What effect did it have on him? Answer:left him more aware of being alive Question: What did cause his death? Answer:unknown Question: What genre was he most known for? Answer:	comedy
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: British actor and comedian Rik Mayall died at 56 in London . As one of the leading lights of Britain's comedy scene in the 1980s , he is best known for starring roles in hit TV series Blackadder , The Young Ones , The New Statesman and Bottom . His agent, Kate Benson told CNN Mayall died suddenly ; she did not know the cause of his death. Mayall first found widespread fame in student sitcom "The Young Ones," which ran for two years on the BBC, and was later shown on MTV in the United States. The series focused on the lives of four roommates at "Scumbag College." Writer and comedian Ben Elton told the Press Association Mayall had " changed his life " by asking him to work on The Young Ones . " He always made me cry with laughter , now he's just made me cry . " In the 1990s, Mayall played a role in Bottom , a series about two unemployed flat mates who spend most of their time attacking each other violently with anything that comes to hand . Mayall also branched out into movies , taking the lead role in 1991's Drop Dead Fred , in which he played the imaginary friend of Phoebe Cates , returning years later to cause trouble in the now grown-up Cates' life . Mayall survived a bike accident in 1998; he was unconscious for five days after the crash, on his farm in Devon, southwest England, and developed epilepsy as a result of the severe head injury he suffered in the accident . In an interview several years later, he joked that he "beat Jesus" by coming back from the hell . He said the accident left him more aware of being alive. House star Hugh Laurie, who worked with Mayall on Blackadder, took to Twitter to recount a story about his co-star: "A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked Rik Mayall for an autograph. He wrote: 'Young Ones are never afraid.'" Question: Whose death is the story about? Answer:Rik Mayall Question: How old was he? Answer:56 Question: Was he involved in a serious crash? Answer:Yes Question: Where? Answer:southwest England Question: Did he die from it? Answer:No Question: Were there complications? Answer:he developed epilepsy Question: What effect did it have on him? Answer:left him more aware of being alive Question: What did cause his death? Answer:unknown Question: What genre was he most known for? Answer:comedy Question: What show did he play in that was about two people constantly fighting? Answer:	Bottom
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: British actor and comedian Rik Mayall died at 56 in London . As one of the leading lights of Britain's comedy scene in the 1980s , he is best known for starring roles in hit TV series Blackadder , The Young Ones , The New Statesman and Bottom . His agent, Kate Benson told CNN Mayall died suddenly ; she did not know the cause of his death. Mayall first found widespread fame in student sitcom "The Young Ones," which ran for two years on the BBC, and was later shown on MTV in the United States. The series focused on the lives of four roommates at "Scumbag College." Writer and comedian Ben Elton told the Press Association Mayall had " changed his life " by asking him to work on The Young Ones . " He always made me cry with laughter , now he's just made me cry . " In the 1990s, Mayall played a role in Bottom , a series about two unemployed flat mates who spend most of their time attacking each other violently with anything that comes to hand . Mayall also branched out into movies , taking the lead role in 1991's Drop Dead Fred , in which he played the imaginary friend of Phoebe Cates , returning years later to cause trouble in the now grown-up Cates' life . Mayall survived a bike accident in 1998; he was unconscious for five days after the crash, on his farm in Devon, southwest England, and developed epilepsy as a result of the severe head injury he suffered in the accident . In an interview several years later, he joked that he "beat Jesus" by coming back from the hell . He said the accident left him more aware of being alive. House star Hugh Laurie, who worked with Mayall on Blackadder, took to Twitter to recount a story about his co-star: "A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked Rik Mayall for an autograph. He wrote: 'Young Ones are never afraid.'" Question: Whose death is the story about? Answer:Rik Mayall Question: How old was he? Answer:56 Question: Was he involved in a serious crash? Answer:Yes Question: Where? Answer:southwest England Question: Did he die from it? Answer:No Question: Were there complications? Answer:he developed epilepsy Question: What effect did it have on him? Answer:left him more aware of being alive Question: What did cause his death? Answer:unknown Question: What genre was he most known for? Answer:comedy Question: What show did he play in that was about two people constantly fighting? Answer:Bottom Question: What did he play as a figment of someone's imagination? Answer:	the lead role in Drop Dead Fred
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: British actor and comedian Rik Mayall died at 56 in London . As one of the leading lights of Britain's comedy scene in the 1980s , he is best known for starring roles in hit TV series Blackadder , The Young Ones , The New Statesman and Bottom . His agent, Kate Benson told CNN Mayall died suddenly ; she did not know the cause of his death. Mayall first found widespread fame in student sitcom "The Young Ones," which ran for two years on the BBC, and was later shown on MTV in the United States. The series focused on the lives of four roommates at "Scumbag College." Writer and comedian Ben Elton told the Press Association Mayall had " changed his life " by asking him to work on The Young Ones . " He always made me cry with laughter , now he's just made me cry . " In the 1990s, Mayall played a role in Bottom , a series about two unemployed flat mates who spend most of their time attacking each other violently with anything that comes to hand . Mayall also branched out into movies , taking the lead role in 1991's Drop Dead Fred , in which he played the imaginary friend of Phoebe Cates , returning years later to cause trouble in the now grown-up Cates' life . Mayall survived a bike accident in 1998; he was unconscious for five days after the crash, on his farm in Devon, southwest England, and developed epilepsy as a result of the severe head injury he suffered in the accident . In an interview several years later, he joked that he "beat Jesus" by coming back from the hell . He said the accident left him more aware of being alive. House star Hugh Laurie, who worked with Mayall on Blackadder, took to Twitter to recount a story about his co-star: "A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked Rik Mayall for an autograph. He wrote: 'Young Ones are never afraid.'" Question: Whose death is the story about? Answer:Rik Mayall Question: How old was he? Answer:56 Question: Was he involved in a serious crash? Answer:Yes Question: Where? Answer:southwest England Question: Did he die from it? Answer:No Question: Were there complications? Answer:he developed epilepsy Question: What effect did it have on him? Answer:left him more aware of being alive Question: What did cause his death? Answer:unknown Question: What genre was he most known for? Answer:comedy Question: What show did he play in that was about two people constantly fighting? Answer:Bottom Question: What did he play as a figment of someone's imagination? Answer:the lead role in Drop Dead Fred Question: Whose imagination? Answer:	Phoebe Cates
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: British actor and comedian Rik Mayall died at 56 in London . As one of the leading lights of Britain's comedy scene in the 1980s , he is best known for starring roles in hit TV series Blackadder , The Young Ones , The New Statesman and Bottom . His agent, Kate Benson told CNN Mayall died suddenly ; she did not know the cause of his death. Mayall first found widespread fame in student sitcom "The Young Ones," which ran for two years on the BBC, and was later shown on MTV in the United States. The series focused on the lives of four roommates at "Scumbag College." Writer and comedian Ben Elton told the Press Association Mayall had " changed his life " by asking him to work on The Young Ones . " He always made me cry with laughter , now he's just made me cry . " In the 1990s, Mayall played a role in Bottom , a series about two unemployed flat mates who spend most of their time attacking each other violently with anything that comes to hand . Mayall also branched out into movies , taking the lead role in 1991's Drop Dead Fred , in which he played the imaginary friend of Phoebe Cates , returning years later to cause trouble in the now grown-up Cates' life . Mayall survived a bike accident in 1998; he was unconscious for five days after the crash, on his farm in Devon, southwest England, and developed epilepsy as a result of the severe head injury he suffered in the accident . In an interview several years later, he joked that he "beat Jesus" by coming back from the hell . He said the accident left him more aware of being alive. House star Hugh Laurie, who worked with Mayall on Blackadder, took to Twitter to recount a story about his co-star: "A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked Rik Mayall for an autograph. He wrote: 'Young Ones are never afraid.'" Question: Whose death is the story about? Answer:Rik Mayall Question: How old was he? Answer:56 Question: Was he involved in a serious crash? Answer:Yes Question: Where? Answer:southwest England Question: Did he die from it? Answer:No Question: Were there complications? Answer:he developed epilepsy Question: What effect did it have on him? Answer:left him more aware of being alive Question: What did cause his death? Answer:unknown Question: What genre was he most known for? Answer:comedy Question: What show did he play in that was about two people constantly fighting? Answer:Bottom Question: What did he play as a figment of someone's imagination? Answer:the lead role in Drop Dead Fred Question: Whose imagination? Answer:Phoebe Cates Question: What launched his career? Answer:	The Young Ones
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: British actor and comedian Rik Mayall died at 56 in London . As one of the leading lights of Britain's comedy scene in the 1980s , he is best known for starring roles in hit TV series Blackadder , The Young Ones , The New Statesman and Bottom . His agent, Kate Benson told CNN Mayall died suddenly ; she did not know the cause of his death. Mayall first found widespread fame in student sitcom "The Young Ones," which ran for two years on the BBC, and was later shown on MTV in the United States. The series focused on the lives of four roommates at "Scumbag College." Writer and comedian Ben Elton told the Press Association Mayall had " changed his life " by asking him to work on The Young Ones . " He always made me cry with laughter , now he's just made me cry . " In the 1990s, Mayall played a role in Bottom , a series about two unemployed flat mates who spend most of their time attacking each other violently with anything that comes to hand . Mayall also branched out into movies , taking the lead role in 1991's Drop Dead Fred , in which he played the imaginary friend of Phoebe Cates , returning years later to cause trouble in the now grown-up Cates' life . Mayall survived a bike accident in 1998; he was unconscious for five days after the crash, on his farm in Devon, southwest England, and developed epilepsy as a result of the severe head injury he suffered in the accident . In an interview several years later, he joked that he "beat Jesus" by coming back from the hell . He said the accident left him more aware of being alive. House star Hugh Laurie, who worked with Mayall on Blackadder, took to Twitter to recount a story about his co-star: "A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked Rik Mayall for an autograph. He wrote: 'Young Ones are never afraid.'" Question: Whose death is the story about? Answer:Rik Mayall Question: How old was he? Answer:56 Question: Was he involved in a serious crash? Answer:Yes Question: Where? Answer:southwest England Question: Did he die from it? Answer:No Question: Were there complications? Answer:he developed epilepsy Question: What effect did it have on him? Answer:left him more aware of being alive Question: What did cause his death? Answer:unknown Question: What genre was he most known for? Answer:comedy Question: What show did he play in that was about two people constantly fighting? Answer:Bottom Question: What did he play as a figment of someone's imagination? Answer:the lead role in Drop Dead Fred Question: Whose imagination? Answer:Phoebe Cates Question: What launched his career? Answer:The Young Ones Question: Which network(s) was it shown on? Answer:	BBC
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: British actor and comedian Rik Mayall died at 56 in London . As one of the leading lights of Britain's comedy scene in the 1980s , he is best known for starring roles in hit TV series Blackadder , The Young Ones , The New Statesman and Bottom . His agent, Kate Benson told CNN Mayall died suddenly ; she did not know the cause of his death. Mayall first found widespread fame in student sitcom "The Young Ones," which ran for two years on the BBC, and was later shown on MTV in the United States. The series focused on the lives of four roommates at "Scumbag College." Writer and comedian Ben Elton told the Press Association Mayall had " changed his life " by asking him to work on The Young Ones . " He always made me cry with laughter , now he's just made me cry . " In the 1990s, Mayall played a role in Bottom , a series about two unemployed flat mates who spend most of their time attacking each other violently with anything that comes to hand . Mayall also branched out into movies , taking the lead role in 1991's Drop Dead Fred , in which he played the imaginary friend of Phoebe Cates , returning years later to cause trouble in the now grown-up Cates' life . Mayall survived a bike accident in 1998; he was unconscious for five days after the crash, on his farm in Devon, southwest England, and developed epilepsy as a result of the severe head injury he suffered in the accident . In an interview several years later, he joked that he "beat Jesus" by coming back from the hell . He said the accident left him more aware of being alive. House star Hugh Laurie, who worked with Mayall on Blackadder, took to Twitter to recount a story about his co-star: "A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked Rik Mayall for an autograph. He wrote: 'Young Ones are never afraid.'" Question: Whose death is the story about? Answer:Rik Mayall Question: How old was he? Answer:56 Question: Was he involved in a serious crash? Answer:Yes Question: Where? Answer:southwest England Question: Did he die from it? Answer:No Question: Were there complications? Answer:he developed epilepsy Question: What effect did it have on him? Answer:left him more aware of being alive Question: What did cause his death? Answer:unknown Question: What genre was he most known for? Answer:comedy Question: What show did he play in that was about two people constantly fighting? Answer:Bottom Question: What did he play as a figment of someone's imagination? Answer:the lead role in Drop Dead Fred Question: Whose imagination? Answer:Phoebe Cates Question: What launched his career? Answer:The Young Ones Question: Which network(s) was it shown on? Answer:BBC Question: Anything else? Answer:	later on MTV in the US
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: British actor and comedian Rik Mayall died at 56 in London . As one of the leading lights of Britain's comedy scene in the 1980s , he is best known for starring roles in hit TV series Blackadder , The Young Ones , The New Statesman and Bottom . His agent, Kate Benson told CNN Mayall died suddenly ; she did not know the cause of his death. Mayall first found widespread fame in student sitcom "The Young Ones," which ran for two years on the BBC, and was later shown on MTV in the United States. The series focused on the lives of four roommates at "Scumbag College." Writer and comedian Ben Elton told the Press Association Mayall had " changed his life " by asking him to work on The Young Ones . " He always made me cry with laughter , now he's just made me cry . " In the 1990s, Mayall played a role in Bottom , a series about two unemployed flat mates who spend most of their time attacking each other violently with anything that comes to hand . Mayall also branched out into movies , taking the lead role in 1991's Drop Dead Fred , in which he played the imaginary friend of Phoebe Cates , returning years later to cause trouble in the now grown-up Cates' life . Mayall survived a bike accident in 1998; he was unconscious for five days after the crash, on his farm in Devon, southwest England, and developed epilepsy as a result of the severe head injury he suffered in the accident . In an interview several years later, he joked that he "beat Jesus" by coming back from the hell . He said the accident left him more aware of being alive. House star Hugh Laurie, who worked with Mayall on Blackadder, took to Twitter to recount a story about his co-star: "A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked Rik Mayall for an autograph. He wrote: 'Young Ones are never afraid.'" Question: Whose death is the story about? Answer:Rik Mayall Question: How old was he? Answer:56 Question: Was he involved in a serious crash? Answer:Yes Question: Where? Answer:southwest England Question: Did he die from it? Answer:No Question: Were there complications? Answer:he developed epilepsy Question: What effect did it have on him? Answer:left him more aware of being alive Question: What did cause his death? Answer:unknown Question: What genre was he most known for? Answer:comedy Question: What show did he play in that was about two people constantly fighting? Answer:Bottom Question: What did he play as a figment of someone's imagination? Answer:the lead role in Drop Dead Fred Question: Whose imagination? Answer:Phoebe Cates Question: What launched his career? Answer:The Young Ones Question: Which network(s) was it shown on? Answer:BBC Question: Anything else? Answer:later on MTV in the US Question: What university did he go to? Answer:	unknown
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: British actor and comedian Rik Mayall died at 56 in London . As one of the leading lights of Britain's comedy scene in the 1980s , he is best known for starring roles in hit TV series Blackadder , The Young Ones , The New Statesman and Bottom . His agent, Kate Benson told CNN Mayall died suddenly ; she did not know the cause of his death. Mayall first found widespread fame in student sitcom "The Young Ones," which ran for two years on the BBC, and was later shown on MTV in the United States. The series focused on the lives of four roommates at "Scumbag College." Writer and comedian Ben Elton told the Press Association Mayall had " changed his life " by asking him to work on The Young Ones . " He always made me cry with laughter , now he's just made me cry . " In the 1990s, Mayall played a role in Bottom , a series about two unemployed flat mates who spend most of their time attacking each other violently with anything that comes to hand . Mayall also branched out into movies , taking the lead role in 1991's Drop Dead Fred , in which he played the imaginary friend of Phoebe Cates , returning years later to cause trouble in the now grown-up Cates' life . Mayall survived a bike accident in 1998; he was unconscious for five days after the crash, on his farm in Devon, southwest England, and developed epilepsy as a result of the severe head injury he suffered in the accident . In an interview several years later, he joked that he "beat Jesus" by coming back from the hell . He said the accident left him more aware of being alive. House star Hugh Laurie, who worked with Mayall on Blackadder, took to Twitter to recount a story about his co-star: "A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked Rik Mayall for an autograph. He wrote: 'Young Ones are never afraid.'" Question: Whose death is the story about? Answer:Rik Mayall Question: How old was he? Answer:56 Question: Was he involved in a serious crash? Answer:Yes Question: Where? Answer:southwest England Question: Did he die from it? Answer:No Question: Were there complications? Answer:he developed epilepsy Question: What effect did it have on him? Answer:left him more aware of being alive Question: What did cause his death? Answer:unknown Question: What genre was he most known for? Answer:comedy Question: What show did he play in that was about two people constantly fighting? Answer:Bottom Question: What did he play as a figment of someone's imagination? Answer:the lead role in Drop Dead Fred Question: Whose imagination? Answer:Phoebe Cates Question: What launched his career? Answer:The Young Ones Question: Which network(s) was it shown on? Answer:BBC Question: Anything else? Answer:later on MTV in the US Question: What university did he go to? Answer:unknown Question: Whose life did he change? Answer:	Ben Elton
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: British actor and comedian Rik Mayall died at 56 in London . As one of the leading lights of Britain's comedy scene in the 1980s , he is best known for starring roles in hit TV series Blackadder , The Young Ones , The New Statesman and Bottom . His agent, Kate Benson told CNN Mayall died suddenly ; she did not know the cause of his death. Mayall first found widespread fame in student sitcom "The Young Ones," which ran for two years on the BBC, and was later shown on MTV in the United States. The series focused on the lives of four roommates at "Scumbag College." Writer and comedian Ben Elton told the Press Association Mayall had " changed his life " by asking him to work on The Young Ones . " He always made me cry with laughter , now he's just made me cry . " In the 1990s, Mayall played a role in Bottom , a series about two unemployed flat mates who spend most of their time attacking each other violently with anything that comes to hand . Mayall also branched out into movies , taking the lead role in 1991's Drop Dead Fred , in which he played the imaginary friend of Phoebe Cates , returning years later to cause trouble in the now grown-up Cates' life . Mayall survived a bike accident in 1998; he was unconscious for five days after the crash, on his farm in Devon, southwest England, and developed epilepsy as a result of the severe head injury he suffered in the accident . In an interview several years later, he joked that he "beat Jesus" by coming back from the hell . He said the accident left him more aware of being alive. House star Hugh Laurie, who worked with Mayall on Blackadder, took to Twitter to recount a story about his co-star: "A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked Rik Mayall for an autograph. He wrote: 'Young Ones are never afraid.'" Question: Whose death is the story about? Answer:Rik Mayall Question: How old was he? Answer:56 Question: Was he involved in a serious crash? Answer:Yes Question: Where? Answer:southwest England Question: Did he die from it? Answer:No Question: Were there complications? Answer:he developed epilepsy Question: What effect did it have on him? Answer:left him more aware of being alive Question: What did cause his death? Answer:unknown Question: What genre was he most known for? Answer:comedy Question: What show did he play in that was about two people constantly fighting? Answer:Bottom Question: What did he play as a figment of someone's imagination? Answer:the lead role in Drop Dead Fred Question: Whose imagination? Answer:Phoebe Cates Question: What launched his career? Answer:The Young Ones Question: Which network(s) was it shown on? Answer:BBC Question: Anything else? Answer:later on MTV in the US Question: What university did he go to? Answer:unknown Question: Whose life did he change? Answer:Ben Elton Question: What did he write on an autograph? Answer:	'Young Ones are never afraid.'
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: CHAPTER XXVIII. THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER, "Tom, we are in a fix." "So it would seem, Sam. Who ever dreamed of running across the Baxters in this fashion?" "We are in the hands of a trio of rascals now, for Crabtree is as bad as the others." "Perhaps, but he hasn't the nerve that Arnold Baxter has. What shall we do?" "Try to get free." "I can't budge an inch. Dan Baxter took especial delight in tying me up." "I can move one hand and if--It is free! Hurrah!" "Can you get the other hand free?" "I can try. The rope--that's free, too. Now for my legs." Sam Rover worked rapidly, and was soon as free as ever. Then he ran over to where Tom was tied up and liberated his brother. "Now, what shall we do?" "I move we go after the people on that steam tug and get them to help us rescue Mrs. Stanhope." "That's a good idea, and the quicker we go the better." Sam remembered very well in what direction he had seen the tug, and now set a straight course across the island to the cove. But the trail led over a hill and through a dense thicket, and long before the journey was half finished both lads were well-nigh exhausted. "We ought to have followed the shore around--we would have got there quicker," panted Tom, as he fairly cut his way through the dense brush- wood. "I hope there are no wild animals here." Question: What is the name of this chapter? Answer:	THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: CHAPTER XXVIII. THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER, "Tom, we are in a fix." "So it would seem, Sam. Who ever dreamed of running across the Baxters in this fashion?" "We are in the hands of a trio of rascals now, for Crabtree is as bad as the others." "Perhaps, but he hasn't the nerve that Arnold Baxter has. What shall we do?" "Try to get free." "I can't budge an inch. Dan Baxter took especial delight in tying me up." "I can move one hand and if--It is free! Hurrah!" "Can you get the other hand free?" "I can try. The rope--that's free, too. Now for my legs." Sam Rover worked rapidly, and was soon as free as ever. Then he ran over to where Tom was tied up and liberated his brother. "Now, what shall we do?" "I move we go after the people on that steam tug and get them to help us rescue Mrs. Stanhope." "That's a good idea, and the quicker we go the better." Sam remembered very well in what direction he had seen the tug, and now set a straight course across the island to the cove. But the trail led over a hill and through a dense thicket, and long before the journey was half finished both lads were well-nigh exhausted. "We ought to have followed the shore around--we would have got there quicker," panted Tom, as he fairly cut his way through the dense brush- wood. "I hope there are no wild animals here." Question: What is the name of this chapter? Answer:THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER Question: who got stuck? Answer:	Sam Rover
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: CHAPTER XXVIII. THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER, "Tom, we are in a fix." "So it would seem, Sam. Who ever dreamed of running across the Baxters in this fashion?" "We are in the hands of a trio of rascals now, for Crabtree is as bad as the others." "Perhaps, but he hasn't the nerve that Arnold Baxter has. What shall we do?" "Try to get free." "I can't budge an inch. Dan Baxter took especial delight in tying me up." "I can move one hand and if--It is free! Hurrah!" "Can you get the other hand free?" "I can try. The rope--that's free, too. Now for my legs." Sam Rover worked rapidly, and was soon as free as ever. Then he ran over to where Tom was tied up and liberated his brother. "Now, what shall we do?" "I move we go after the people on that steam tug and get them to help us rescue Mrs. Stanhope." "That's a good idea, and the quicker we go the better." Sam remembered very well in what direction he had seen the tug, and now set a straight course across the island to the cove. But the trail led over a hill and through a dense thicket, and long before the journey was half finished both lads were well-nigh exhausted. "We ought to have followed the shore around--we would have got there quicker," panted Tom, as he fairly cut his way through the dense brush- wood. "I hope there are no wild animals here." Question: What is the name of this chapter? Answer:THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER Question: who got stuck? Answer:Sam Rover Question: Who laced him up? Answer:	Dan Baxter
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: CHAPTER XXVIII. THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER, "Tom, we are in a fix." "So it would seem, Sam. Who ever dreamed of running across the Baxters in this fashion?" "We are in the hands of a trio of rascals now, for Crabtree is as bad as the others." "Perhaps, but he hasn't the nerve that Arnold Baxter has. What shall we do?" "Try to get free." "I can't budge an inch. Dan Baxter took especial delight in tying me up." "I can move one hand and if--It is free! Hurrah!" "Can you get the other hand free?" "I can try. The rope--that's free, too. Now for my legs." Sam Rover worked rapidly, and was soon as free as ever. Then he ran over to where Tom was tied up and liberated his brother. "Now, what shall we do?" "I move we go after the people on that steam tug and get them to help us rescue Mrs. Stanhope." "That's a good idea, and the quicker we go the better." Sam remembered very well in what direction he had seen the tug, and now set a straight course across the island to the cove. But the trail led over a hill and through a dense thicket, and long before the journey was half finished both lads were well-nigh exhausted. "We ought to have followed the shore around--we would have got there quicker," panted Tom, as he fairly cut his way through the dense brush- wood. "I hope there are no wild animals here." Question: What is the name of this chapter? Answer:THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER Question: who got stuck? Answer:Sam Rover Question: Who laced him up? Answer:Dan Baxter Question: Were they on mainland? Answer:	island
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: CHAPTER XXVIII. THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER, "Tom, we are in a fix." "So it would seem, Sam. Who ever dreamed of running across the Baxters in this fashion?" "We are in the hands of a trio of rascals now, for Crabtree is as bad as the others." "Perhaps, but he hasn't the nerve that Arnold Baxter has. What shall we do?" "Try to get free." "I can't budge an inch. Dan Baxter took especial delight in tying me up." "I can move one hand and if--It is free! Hurrah!" "Can you get the other hand free?" "I can try. The rope--that's free, too. Now for my legs." Sam Rover worked rapidly, and was soon as free as ever. Then he ran over to where Tom was tied up and liberated his brother. "Now, what shall we do?" "I move we go after the people on that steam tug and get them to help us rescue Mrs. Stanhope." "That's a good idea, and the quicker we go the better." Sam remembered very well in what direction he had seen the tug, and now set a straight course across the island to the cove. But the trail led over a hill and through a dense thicket, and long before the journey was half finished both lads were well-nigh exhausted. "We ought to have followed the shore around--we would have got there quicker," panted Tom, as he fairly cut his way through the dense brush- wood. "I hope there are no wild animals here." Question: What is the name of this chapter? Answer:THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER Question: who got stuck? Answer:Sam Rover Question: Who laced him up? Answer:Dan Baxter Question: Were they on mainland? Answer:island Question: were they in danger from creatures? Answer:	unknown
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: CHAPTER XXVIII. THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER, "Tom, we are in a fix." "So it would seem, Sam. Who ever dreamed of running across the Baxters in this fashion?" "We are in the hands of a trio of rascals now, for Crabtree is as bad as the others." "Perhaps, but he hasn't the nerve that Arnold Baxter has. What shall we do?" "Try to get free." "I can't budge an inch. Dan Baxter took especial delight in tying me up." "I can move one hand and if--It is free! Hurrah!" "Can you get the other hand free?" "I can try. The rope--that's free, too. Now for my legs." Sam Rover worked rapidly, and was soon as free as ever. Then he ran over to where Tom was tied up and liberated his brother. "Now, what shall we do?" "I move we go after the people on that steam tug and get them to help us rescue Mrs. Stanhope." "That's a good idea, and the quicker we go the better." Sam remembered very well in what direction he had seen the tug, and now set a straight course across the island to the cove. But the trail led over a hill and through a dense thicket, and long before the journey was half finished both lads were well-nigh exhausted. "We ought to have followed the shore around--we would have got there quicker," panted Tom, as he fairly cut his way through the dense brush- wood. "I hope there are no wild animals here." Question: What is the name of this chapter? Answer:THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER Question: who got stuck? Answer:Sam Rover Question: Who laced him up? Answer:Dan Baxter Question: Were they on mainland? Answer:island Question: were they in danger from creatures? Answer:unknown Question: Did they walk on the beach? Answer:	no
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: CHAPTER XXVIII. THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER, "Tom, we are in a fix." "So it would seem, Sam. Who ever dreamed of running across the Baxters in this fashion?" "We are in the hands of a trio of rascals now, for Crabtree is as bad as the others." "Perhaps, but he hasn't the nerve that Arnold Baxter has. What shall we do?" "Try to get free." "I can't budge an inch. Dan Baxter took especial delight in tying me up." "I can move one hand and if--It is free! Hurrah!" "Can you get the other hand free?" "I can try. The rope--that's free, too. Now for my legs." Sam Rover worked rapidly, and was soon as free as ever. Then he ran over to where Tom was tied up and liberated his brother. "Now, what shall we do?" "I move we go after the people on that steam tug and get them to help us rescue Mrs. Stanhope." "That's a good idea, and the quicker we go the better." Sam remembered very well in what direction he had seen the tug, and now set a straight course across the island to the cove. But the trail led over a hill and through a dense thicket, and long before the journey was half finished both lads were well-nigh exhausted. "We ought to have followed the shore around--we would have got there quicker," panted Tom, as he fairly cut his way through the dense brush- wood. "I hope there are no wild animals here." Question: What is the name of this chapter? Answer:THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER Question: who got stuck? Answer:Sam Rover Question: Who laced him up? Answer:Dan Baxter Question: Were they on mainland? Answer:island Question: were they in danger from creatures? Answer:unknown Question: Did they walk on the beach? Answer:no Question: where did the path lead? Answer:	dense thicket
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: CHAPTER XXVIII. THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER, "Tom, we are in a fix." "So it would seem, Sam. Who ever dreamed of running across the Baxters in this fashion?" "We are in the hands of a trio of rascals now, for Crabtree is as bad as the others." "Perhaps, but he hasn't the nerve that Arnold Baxter has. What shall we do?" "Try to get free." "I can't budge an inch. Dan Baxter took especial delight in tying me up." "I can move one hand and if--It is free! Hurrah!" "Can you get the other hand free?" "I can try. The rope--that's free, too. Now for my legs." Sam Rover worked rapidly, and was soon as free as ever. Then he ran over to where Tom was tied up and liberated his brother. "Now, what shall we do?" "I move we go after the people on that steam tug and get them to help us rescue Mrs. Stanhope." "That's a good idea, and the quicker we go the better." Sam remembered very well in what direction he had seen the tug, and now set a straight course across the island to the cove. But the trail led over a hill and through a dense thicket, and long before the journey was half finished both lads were well-nigh exhausted. "We ought to have followed the shore around--we would have got there quicker," panted Tom, as he fairly cut his way through the dense brush- wood. "I hope there are no wild animals here." Question: What is the name of this chapter? Answer:THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER Question: who got stuck? Answer:Sam Rover Question: Who laced him up? Answer:Dan Baxter Question: Were they on mainland? Answer:island Question: were they in danger from creatures? Answer:unknown Question: Did they walk on the beach? Answer:no Question: where did the path lead? Answer:dense thicket Question: Which way was fastest? Answer:	the shore
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: CHAPTER XXVIII. THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER, "Tom, we are in a fix." "So it would seem, Sam. Who ever dreamed of running across the Baxters in this fashion?" "We are in the hands of a trio of rascals now, for Crabtree is as bad as the others." "Perhaps, but he hasn't the nerve that Arnold Baxter has. What shall we do?" "Try to get free." "I can't budge an inch. Dan Baxter took especial delight in tying me up." "I can move one hand and if--It is free! Hurrah!" "Can you get the other hand free?" "I can try. The rope--that's free, too. Now for my legs." Sam Rover worked rapidly, and was soon as free as ever. Then he ran over to where Tom was tied up and liberated his brother. "Now, what shall we do?" "I move we go after the people on that steam tug and get them to help us rescue Mrs. Stanhope." "That's a good idea, and the quicker we go the better." Sam remembered very well in what direction he had seen the tug, and now set a straight course across the island to the cove. But the trail led over a hill and through a dense thicket, and long before the journey was half finished both lads were well-nigh exhausted. "We ought to have followed the shore around--we would have got there quicker," panted Tom, as he fairly cut his way through the dense brush- wood. "I hope there are no wild animals here." Question: What is the name of this chapter? Answer:THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER Question: who got stuck? Answer:Sam Rover Question: Who laced him up? Answer:Dan Baxter Question: Were they on mainland? Answer:island Question: were they in danger from creatures? Answer:unknown Question: Did they walk on the beach? Answer:no Question: where did the path lead? Answer:dense thicket Question: Which way was fastest? Answer:the shore Question: What did they remove? Answer:	dense brush- wood.
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: CHAPTER XXVIII. THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER, "Tom, we are in a fix." "So it would seem, Sam. Who ever dreamed of running across the Baxters in this fashion?" "We are in the hands of a trio of rascals now, for Crabtree is as bad as the others." "Perhaps, but he hasn't the nerve that Arnold Baxter has. What shall we do?" "Try to get free." "I can't budge an inch. Dan Baxter took especial delight in tying me up." "I can move one hand and if--It is free! Hurrah!" "Can you get the other hand free?" "I can try. The rope--that's free, too. Now for my legs." Sam Rover worked rapidly, and was soon as free as ever. Then he ran over to where Tom was tied up and liberated his brother. "Now, what shall we do?" "I move we go after the people on that steam tug and get them to help us rescue Mrs. Stanhope." "That's a good idea, and the quicker we go the better." Sam remembered very well in what direction he had seen the tug, and now set a straight course across the island to the cove. But the trail led over a hill and through a dense thicket, and long before the journey was half finished both lads were well-nigh exhausted. "We ought to have followed the shore around--we would have got there quicker," panted Tom, as he fairly cut his way through the dense brush- wood. "I hope there are no wild animals here." Question: What is the name of this chapter? Answer:THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER Question: who got stuck? Answer:Sam Rover Question: Who laced him up? Answer:Dan Baxter Question: Were they on mainland? Answer:island Question: were they in danger from creatures? Answer:unknown Question: Did they walk on the beach? Answer:no Question: where did the path lead? Answer:dense thicket Question: Which way was fastest? Answer:the shore Question: What did they remove? Answer:dense brush- wood. Question: When were they tired? Answer:	half finished
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: CHAPTER XXVIII. THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER, "Tom, we are in a fix." "So it would seem, Sam. Who ever dreamed of running across the Baxters in this fashion?" "We are in the hands of a trio of rascals now, for Crabtree is as bad as the others." "Perhaps, but he hasn't the nerve that Arnold Baxter has. What shall we do?" "Try to get free." "I can't budge an inch. Dan Baxter took especial delight in tying me up." "I can move one hand and if--It is free! Hurrah!" "Can you get the other hand free?" "I can try. The rope--that's free, too. Now for my legs." Sam Rover worked rapidly, and was soon as free as ever. Then he ran over to where Tom was tied up and liberated his brother. "Now, what shall we do?" "I move we go after the people on that steam tug and get them to help us rescue Mrs. Stanhope." "That's a good idea, and the quicker we go the better." Sam remembered very well in what direction he had seen the tug, and now set a straight course across the island to the cove. But the trail led over a hill and through a dense thicket, and long before the journey was half finished both lads were well-nigh exhausted. "We ought to have followed the shore around--we would have got there quicker," panted Tom, as he fairly cut his way through the dense brush- wood. "I hope there are no wild animals here." Question: What is the name of this chapter? Answer:THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER Question: who got stuck? Answer:Sam Rover Question: Who laced him up? Answer:Dan Baxter Question: Were they on mainland? Answer:island Question: were they in danger from creatures? Answer:unknown Question: Did they walk on the beach? Answer:no Question: where did the path lead? Answer:dense thicket Question: Which way was fastest? Answer:the shore Question: What did they remove? Answer:dense brush- wood. Question: When were they tired? Answer:half finished Question: What was he tied up with? Answer:	rope
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: CHAPTER XXVIII. THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER, "Tom, we are in a fix." "So it would seem, Sam. Who ever dreamed of running across the Baxters in this fashion?" "We are in the hands of a trio of rascals now, for Crabtree is as bad as the others." "Perhaps, but he hasn't the nerve that Arnold Baxter has. What shall we do?" "Try to get free." "I can't budge an inch. Dan Baxter took especial delight in tying me up." "I can move one hand and if--It is free! Hurrah!" "Can you get the other hand free?" "I can try. The rope--that's free, too. Now for my legs." Sam Rover worked rapidly, and was soon as free as ever. Then he ran over to where Tom was tied up and liberated his brother. "Now, what shall we do?" "I move we go after the people on that steam tug and get them to help us rescue Mrs. Stanhope." "That's a good idea, and the quicker we go the better." Sam remembered very well in what direction he had seen the tug, and now set a straight course across the island to the cove. But the trail led over a hill and through a dense thicket, and long before the journey was half finished both lads were well-nigh exhausted. "We ought to have followed the shore around--we would have got there quicker," panted Tom, as he fairly cut his way through the dense brush- wood. "I hope there are no wild animals here." Question: What is the name of this chapter? Answer:THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER Question: who got stuck? Answer:Sam Rover Question: Who laced him up? Answer:Dan Baxter Question: Were they on mainland? Answer:island Question: were they in danger from creatures? Answer:unknown Question: Did they walk on the beach? Answer:no Question: where did the path lead? Answer:dense thicket Question: Which way was fastest? Answer:the shore Question: What did they remove? Answer:dense brush- wood. Question: When were they tired? Answer:half finished Question: What was he tied up with? Answer:rope Question: Does he become free? Answer:	yes
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: CHAPTER XXVIII. THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER, "Tom, we are in a fix." "So it would seem, Sam. Who ever dreamed of running across the Baxters in this fashion?" "We are in the hands of a trio of rascals now, for Crabtree is as bad as the others." "Perhaps, but he hasn't the nerve that Arnold Baxter has. What shall we do?" "Try to get free." "I can't budge an inch. Dan Baxter took especial delight in tying me up." "I can move one hand and if--It is free! Hurrah!" "Can you get the other hand free?" "I can try. The rope--that's free, too. Now for my legs." Sam Rover worked rapidly, and was soon as free as ever. Then he ran over to where Tom was tied up and liberated his brother. "Now, what shall we do?" "I move we go after the people on that steam tug and get them to help us rescue Mrs. Stanhope." "That's a good idea, and the quicker we go the better." Sam remembered very well in what direction he had seen the tug, and now set a straight course across the island to the cove. But the trail led over a hill and through a dense thicket, and long before the journey was half finished both lads were well-nigh exhausted. "We ought to have followed the shore around--we would have got there quicker," panted Tom, as he fairly cut his way through the dense brush- wood. "I hope there are no wild animals here." Question: What is the name of this chapter? Answer:THE BAXTERS TALK IT OVER Question: who got stuck? Answer:Sam Rover Question: Who laced him up? Answer:Dan Baxter Question: Were they on mainland? Answer:island Question: were they in danger from creatures? Answer:unknown Question: Did they walk on the beach? Answer:no Question: where did the path lead? Answer:dense thicket Question: Which way was fastest? Answer:the shore Question: What did they remove? Answer:dense brush- wood. Question: When were they tired? Answer:half finished Question: What was he tied up with? Answer:rope Question: Does he become free? Answer:yes Question: Was anyone else bound? Answer:	Tom was
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on the past research into a phenomenon known as "the Macbeth effect" . It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. This finding interested W. S. Lee, a researcher. "Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away," says Lee. He decided to test hand washing's effect on one kind of bad feeling:the tension we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we've lost the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating the positive aspects of their choice. He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students two of the CDs and told them to select one as a gift. Some students then used liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed it. "Actually, you do not need water and soap," says Lee. Later, the students again had to rank all the music CDs. People who didn't wash their hands had the normal response -- they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as an even more attractive one than before. But this wasn't true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. "They feel no need at all to justify (...)the choice," says Lee. But the effects of it just aren't clear. Schwarz says it's too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder. But perhaps if they don't go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run. Question: Who expressed less of something when they had washed up first. Answer:	people who were given a chance to clean their hands.
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on the past research into a phenomenon known as "the Macbeth effect" . It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. This finding interested W. S. Lee, a researcher. "Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away," says Lee. He decided to test hand washing's effect on one kind of bad feeling:the tension we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we've lost the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating the positive aspects of their choice. He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students two of the CDs and told them to select one as a gift. Some students then used liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed it. "Actually, you do not need water and soap," says Lee. Later, the students again had to rank all the music CDs. People who didn't wash their hands had the normal response -- they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as an even more attractive one than before. But this wasn't true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. "They feel no need at all to justify (...)the choice," says Lee. But the effects of it just aren't clear. Schwarz says it's too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder. But perhaps if they don't go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run. Question: Who expressed less of something when they had washed up first. Answer:people who were given a chance to clean their hands. Question: What did they express less of? Answer:	guilt
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on the past research into a phenomenon known as "the Macbeth effect" . It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. This finding interested W. S. Lee, a researcher. "Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away," says Lee. He decided to test hand washing's effect on one kind of bad feeling:the tension we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we've lost the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating the positive aspects of their choice. He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students two of the CDs and told them to select one as a gift. Some students then used liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed it. "Actually, you do not need water and soap," says Lee. Later, the students again had to rank all the music CDs. People who didn't wash their hands had the normal response -- they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as an even more attractive one than before. But this wasn't true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. "They feel no need at all to justify (...)the choice," says Lee. But the effects of it just aren't clear. Schwarz says it's too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder. But perhaps if they don't go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run. Question: Who expressed less of something when they had washed up first. Answer:people who were given a chance to clean their hands. Question: What did they express less of? Answer:guilt Question: What might get rid of more of a thing? Answer:	Soaping up your hands
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on the past research into a phenomenon known as "the Macbeth effect" . It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. This finding interested W. S. Lee, a researcher. "Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away," says Lee. He decided to test hand washing's effect on one kind of bad feeling:the tension we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we've lost the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating the positive aspects of their choice. He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students two of the CDs and told them to select one as a gift. Some students then used liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed it. "Actually, you do not need water and soap," says Lee. Later, the students again had to rank all the music CDs. People who didn't wash their hands had the normal response -- they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as an even more attractive one than before. But this wasn't true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. "They feel no need at all to justify (...)the choice," says Lee. But the effects of it just aren't clear. Schwarz says it's too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder. But perhaps if they don't go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run. Question: Who expressed less of something when they had washed up first. Answer:people who were given a chance to clean their hands. Question: What did they express less of? Answer:guilt Question: What might get rid of more of a thing? Answer:Soaping up your hands Question: What might that get rid of more of? Answer:	germs.
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on the past research into a phenomenon known as "the Macbeth effect" . It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. This finding interested W. S. Lee, a researcher. "Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away," says Lee. He decided to test hand washing's effect on one kind of bad feeling:the tension we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we've lost the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating the positive aspects of their choice. He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students two of the CDs and told them to select one as a gift. Some students then used liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed it. "Actually, you do not need water and soap," says Lee. Later, the students again had to rank all the music CDs. People who didn't wash their hands had the normal response -- they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as an even more attractive one than before. But this wasn't true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. "They feel no need at all to justify (...)the choice," says Lee. But the effects of it just aren't clear. Schwarz says it's too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder. But perhaps if they don't go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run. Question: Who expressed less of something when they had washed up first. Answer:people who were given a chance to clean their hands. Question: What did they express less of? Answer:guilt Question: What might get rid of more of a thing? Answer:Soaping up your hands Question: What might that get rid of more of? Answer:germs. Question: What is the phenomenon mentioned? Answer:	the Macbeth effect
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on the past research into a phenomenon known as "the Macbeth effect" . It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. This finding interested W. S. Lee, a researcher. "Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away," says Lee. He decided to test hand washing's effect on one kind of bad feeling:the tension we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we've lost the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating the positive aspects of their choice. He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students two of the CDs and told them to select one as a gift. Some students then used liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed it. "Actually, you do not need water and soap," says Lee. Later, the students again had to rank all the music CDs. People who didn't wash their hands had the normal response -- they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as an even more attractive one than before. But this wasn't true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. "They feel no need at all to justify (...)the choice," says Lee. But the effects of it just aren't clear. Schwarz says it's too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder. But perhaps if they don't go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run. Question: Who expressed less of something when they had washed up first. Answer:people who were given a chance to clean their hands. Question: What did they express less of? Answer:guilt Question: What might get rid of more of a thing? Answer:Soaping up your hands Question: What might that get rid of more of? Answer:germs. Question: What is the phenomenon mentioned? Answer:the Macbeth effect Question: Who was onto a thing? Answer:	Shakespeare
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on the past research into a phenomenon known as "the Macbeth effect" . It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. This finding interested W. S. Lee, a researcher. "Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away," says Lee. He decided to test hand washing's effect on one kind of bad feeling:the tension we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we've lost the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating the positive aspects of their choice. He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students two of the CDs and told them to select one as a gift. Some students then used liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed it. "Actually, you do not need water and soap," says Lee. Later, the students again had to rank all the music CDs. People who didn't wash their hands had the normal response -- they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as an even more attractive one than before. But this wasn't true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. "They feel no need at all to justify (...)the choice," says Lee. But the effects of it just aren't clear. Schwarz says it's too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder. But perhaps if they don't go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run. Question: Who expressed less of something when they had washed up first. Answer:people who were given a chance to clean their hands. Question: What did they express less of? Answer:guilt Question: What might get rid of more of a thing? Answer:Soaping up your hands Question: What might that get rid of more of? Answer:germs. Question: What is the phenomenon mentioned? Answer:the Macbeth effect Question: Who was onto a thing? Answer:Shakespeare Question: What was he onto? Answer:	If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned.
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on the past research into a phenomenon known as "the Macbeth effect" . It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. This finding interested W. S. Lee, a researcher. "Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away," says Lee. He decided to test hand washing's effect on one kind of bad feeling:the tension we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we've lost the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating the positive aspects of their choice. He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students two of the CDs and told them to select one as a gift. Some students then used liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed it. "Actually, you do not need water and soap," says Lee. Later, the students again had to rank all the music CDs. People who didn't wash their hands had the normal response -- they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as an even more attractive one than before. But this wasn't true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. "They feel no need at all to justify (...)the choice," says Lee. But the effects of it just aren't clear. Schwarz says it's too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder. But perhaps if they don't go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run. Question: Who expressed less of something when they had washed up first. Answer:people who were given a chance to clean their hands. Question: What did they express less of? Answer:guilt Question: What might get rid of more of a thing? Answer:Soaping up your hands Question: What might that get rid of more of? Answer:germs. Question: What is the phenomenon mentioned? Answer:the Macbeth effect Question: Who was onto a thing? Answer:Shakespeare Question: What was he onto? Answer:If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. Question: What did Shakespeare imagine? Answer:	Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands.
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on the past research into a phenomenon known as "the Macbeth effect" . It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. This finding interested W. S. Lee, a researcher. "Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away," says Lee. He decided to test hand washing's effect on one kind of bad feeling:the tension we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we've lost the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating the positive aspects of their choice. He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students two of the CDs and told them to select one as a gift. Some students then used liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed it. "Actually, you do not need water and soap," says Lee. Later, the students again had to rank all the music CDs. People who didn't wash their hands had the normal response -- they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as an even more attractive one than before. But this wasn't true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. "They feel no need at all to justify (...)the choice," says Lee. But the effects of it just aren't clear. Schwarz says it's too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder. But perhaps if they don't go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run. Question: Who expressed less of something when they had washed up first. Answer:people who were given a chance to clean their hands. Question: What did they express less of? Answer:guilt Question: What might get rid of more of a thing? Answer:Soaping up your hands Question: What might that get rid of more of? Answer:germs. Question: What is the phenomenon mentioned? Answer:the Macbeth effect Question: Who was onto a thing? Answer:Shakespeare Question: What was he onto? Answer:If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. Question: What did Shakespeare imagine? Answer:Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. Question: What might be washed away? Answer:	Anything from the past
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on the past research into a phenomenon known as "the Macbeth effect" . It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. This finding interested W. S. Lee, a researcher. "Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away," says Lee. He decided to test hand washing's effect on one kind of bad feeling:the tension we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we've lost the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating the positive aspects of their choice. He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students two of the CDs and told them to select one as a gift. Some students then used liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed it. "Actually, you do not need water and soap," says Lee. Later, the students again had to rank all the music CDs. People who didn't wash their hands had the normal response -- they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as an even more attractive one than before. But this wasn't true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. "They feel no need at all to justify (...)the choice," says Lee. But the effects of it just aren't clear. Schwarz says it's too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder. But perhaps if they don't go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run. Question: Who expressed less of something when they had washed up first. Answer:people who were given a chance to clean their hands. Question: What did they express less of? Answer:guilt Question: What might get rid of more of a thing? Answer:Soaping up your hands Question: What might that get rid of more of? Answer:germs. Question: What is the phenomenon mentioned? Answer:the Macbeth effect Question: Who was onto a thing? Answer:Shakespeare Question: What was he onto? Answer:If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. Question: What did Shakespeare imagine? Answer:Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. Question: What might be washed away? Answer:Anything from the past Question: anything else? Answer:	any kind of negative emotional experiences
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on the past research into a phenomenon known as "the Macbeth effect" . It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. This finding interested W. S. Lee, a researcher. "Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away," says Lee. He decided to test hand washing's effect on one kind of bad feeling:the tension we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we've lost the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating the positive aspects of their choice. He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students two of the CDs and told them to select one as a gift. Some students then used liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed it. "Actually, you do not need water and soap," says Lee. Later, the students again had to rank all the music CDs. People who didn't wash their hands had the normal response -- they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as an even more attractive one than before. But this wasn't true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. "They feel no need at all to justify (...)the choice," says Lee. But the effects of it just aren't clear. Schwarz says it's too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder. But perhaps if they don't go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run. Question: Who expressed less of something when they had washed up first. Answer:people who were given a chance to clean their hands. Question: What did they express less of? Answer:guilt Question: What might get rid of more of a thing? Answer:Soaping up your hands Question: What might that get rid of more of? Answer:germs. Question: What is the phenomenon mentioned? Answer:the Macbeth effect Question: Who was onto a thing? Answer:Shakespeare Question: What was he onto? Answer:If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. Question: What did Shakespeare imagine? Answer:Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. Question: What might be washed away? Answer:Anything from the past Question: anything else? Answer:any kind of negative emotional experiences Question: What was offered to pupils? Answer:	CDs
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on the past research into a phenomenon known as "the Macbeth effect" . It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. This finding interested W. S. Lee, a researcher. "Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away," says Lee. He decided to test hand washing's effect on one kind of bad feeling:the tension we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we've lost the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating the positive aspects of their choice. He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students two of the CDs and told them to select one as a gift. Some students then used liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed it. "Actually, you do not need water and soap," says Lee. Later, the students again had to rank all the music CDs. People who didn't wash their hands had the normal response -- they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as an even more attractive one than before. But this wasn't true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. "They feel no need at all to justify (...)the choice," says Lee. But the effects of it just aren't clear. Schwarz says it's too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder. But perhaps if they don't go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run. Question: Who expressed less of something when they had washed up first. Answer:people who were given a chance to clean their hands. Question: What did they express less of? Answer:guilt Question: What might get rid of more of a thing? Answer:Soaping up your hands Question: What might that get rid of more of? Answer:germs. Question: What is the phenomenon mentioned? Answer:the Macbeth effect Question: Who was onto a thing? Answer:Shakespeare Question: What was he onto? Answer:If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. Question: What did Shakespeare imagine? Answer:Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. Question: What might be washed away? Answer:Anything from the past Question: anything else? Answer:any kind of negative emotional experiences Question: What was offered to pupils? Answer:CDs Question: What were theyinstructed to do with them? Answer:	to select one as a gift.
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on the past research into a phenomenon known as "the Macbeth effect" . It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. This finding interested W. S. Lee, a researcher. "Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away," says Lee. He decided to test hand washing's effect on one kind of bad feeling:the tension we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we've lost the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating the positive aspects of their choice. He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students two of the CDs and told them to select one as a gift. Some students then used liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed it. "Actually, you do not need water and soap," says Lee. Later, the students again had to rank all the music CDs. People who didn't wash their hands had the normal response -- they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as an even more attractive one than before. But this wasn't true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. "They feel no need at all to justify (...)the choice," says Lee. But the effects of it just aren't clear. Schwarz says it's too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder. But perhaps if they don't go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run. Question: Who expressed less of something when they had washed up first. Answer:people who were given a chance to clean their hands. Question: What did they express less of? Answer:guilt Question: What might get rid of more of a thing? Answer:Soaping up your hands Question: What might that get rid of more of? Answer:germs. Question: What is the phenomenon mentioned? Answer:the Macbeth effect Question: Who was onto a thing? Answer:Shakespeare Question: What was he onto? Answer:If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. Question: What did Shakespeare imagine? Answer:Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. Question: What might be washed away? Answer:Anything from the past Question: anything else? Answer:any kind of negative emotional experiences Question: What was offered to pupils? Answer:CDs Question: What were theyinstructed to do with them? Answer:to select one as a gift. Question: What did some kids do with the soap? Answer:	looked at the soap
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on the past research into a phenomenon known as "the Macbeth effect" . It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. This finding interested W. S. Lee, a researcher. "Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away," says Lee. He decided to test hand washing's effect on one kind of bad feeling:the tension we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we've lost the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating the positive aspects of their choice. He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students two of the CDs and told them to select one as a gift. Some students then used liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed it. "Actually, you do not need water and soap," says Lee. Later, the students again had to rank all the music CDs. People who didn't wash their hands had the normal response -- they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as an even more attractive one than before. But this wasn't true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. "They feel no need at all to justify (...)the choice," says Lee. But the effects of it just aren't clear. Schwarz says it's too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder. But perhaps if they don't go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run. Question: Who expressed less of something when they had washed up first. Answer:people who were given a chance to clean their hands. Question: What did they express less of? Answer:guilt Question: What might get rid of more of a thing? Answer:Soaping up your hands Question: What might that get rid of more of? Answer:germs. Question: What is the phenomenon mentioned? Answer:the Macbeth effect Question: Who was onto a thing? Answer:Shakespeare Question: What was he onto? Answer:If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. Question: What did Shakespeare imagine? Answer:Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. Question: What might be washed away? Answer:Anything from the past Question: anything else? Answer:any kind of negative emotional experiences Question: What was offered to pupils? Answer:CDs Question: What were theyinstructed to do with them? Answer:to select one as a gift. Question: What did some kids do with the soap? Answer:looked at the soap Question: anything else? Answer:	sniffed it.
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on the past research into a phenomenon known as "the Macbeth effect" . It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. This finding interested W. S. Lee, a researcher. "Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away," says Lee. He decided to test hand washing's effect on one kind of bad feeling:the tension we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we've lost the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating the positive aspects of their choice. He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students two of the CDs and told them to select one as a gift. Some students then used liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed it. "Actually, you do not need water and soap," says Lee. Later, the students again had to rank all the music CDs. People who didn't wash their hands had the normal response -- they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as an even more attractive one than before. But this wasn't true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. "They feel no need at all to justify (...)the choice," says Lee. But the effects of it just aren't clear. Schwarz says it's too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder. But perhaps if they don't go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run. Question: Who expressed less of something when they had washed up first. Answer:people who were given a chance to clean their hands. Question: What did they express less of? Answer:guilt Question: What might get rid of more of a thing? Answer:Soaping up your hands Question: What might that get rid of more of? Answer:germs. Question: What is the phenomenon mentioned? Answer:the Macbeth effect Question: Who was onto a thing? Answer:Shakespeare Question: What was he onto? Answer:If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. Question: What did Shakespeare imagine? Answer:Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. Question: What might be washed away? Answer:Anything from the past Question: anything else? Answer:any kind of negative emotional experiences Question: What was offered to pupils? Answer:CDs Question: What were theyinstructed to do with them? Answer:to select one as a gift. Question: What did some kids do with the soap? Answer:looked at the soap Question: anything else? Answer:sniffed it. Question: Who was the third President of the Galactic Federation? Answer:	unknown
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on the past research into a phenomenon known as "the Macbeth effect" . It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. This finding interested W. S. Lee, a researcher. "Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away," says Lee. He decided to test hand washing's effect on one kind of bad feeling:the tension we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we've lost the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating the positive aspects of their choice. He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students two of the CDs and told them to select one as a gift. Some students then used liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed it. "Actually, you do not need water and soap," says Lee. Later, the students again had to rank all the music CDs. People who didn't wash their hands had the normal response -- they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as an even more attractive one than before. But this wasn't true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. "They feel no need at all to justify (...)the choice," says Lee. But the effects of it just aren't clear. Schwarz says it's too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder. But perhaps if they don't go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run. Question: Who expressed less of something when they had washed up first. Answer:people who were given a chance to clean their hands. Question: What did they express less of? Answer:guilt Question: What might get rid of more of a thing? Answer:Soaping up your hands Question: What might that get rid of more of? Answer:germs. Question: What is the phenomenon mentioned? Answer:the Macbeth effect Question: Who was onto a thing? Answer:Shakespeare Question: What was he onto? Answer:If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. Question: What did Shakespeare imagine? Answer:Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. Question: What might be washed away? Answer:Anything from the past Question: anything else? Answer:any kind of negative emotional experiences Question: What was offered to pupils? Answer:CDs Question: What were theyinstructed to do with them? Answer:to select one as a gift. Question: What did some kids do with the soap? Answer:looked at the soap Question: anything else? Answer:sniffed it. Question: Who was the third President of the Galactic Federation? Answer:unknown Question: What might a person feel a greater amount of in the long run? Answer:	sorrow
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on the past research into a phenomenon known as "the Macbeth effect" . It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. This finding interested W. S. Lee, a researcher. "Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away," says Lee. He decided to test hand washing's effect on one kind of bad feeling:the tension we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we've lost the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating the positive aspects of their choice. He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students two of the CDs and told them to select one as a gift. Some students then used liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed it. "Actually, you do not need water and soap," says Lee. Later, the students again had to rank all the music CDs. People who didn't wash their hands had the normal response -- they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as an even more attractive one than before. But this wasn't true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. "They feel no need at all to justify (...)the choice," says Lee. But the effects of it just aren't clear. Schwarz says it's too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder. But perhaps if they don't go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run. Question: Who expressed less of something when they had washed up first. Answer:people who were given a chance to clean their hands. Question: What did they express less of? Answer:guilt Question: What might get rid of more of a thing? Answer:Soaping up your hands Question: What might that get rid of more of? Answer:germs. Question: What is the phenomenon mentioned? Answer:the Macbeth effect Question: Who was onto a thing? Answer:Shakespeare Question: What was he onto? Answer:If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn't cleaned. Question: What did Shakespeare imagine? Answer:Lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. Question: What might be washed away? Answer:Anything from the past Question: anything else? Answer:any kind of negative emotional experiences Question: What was offered to pupils? Answer:CDs Question: What were theyinstructed to do with them? Answer:to select one as a gift. Question: What did some kids do with the soap? Answer:looked at the soap Question: anything else? Answer:sniffed it. Question: Who was the third President of the Galactic Federation? Answer:unknown Question: What might a person feel a greater amount of in the long run? Answer:sorrow Question: What kind of soap did some kids use? Answer:	liquid soap
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The motivation to succeed comes from the burning desire to achieve a purpose. Napoleon Hill wrote, "whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve." A young man asked Socrates the secrets to success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning. When they meet, Socrates asked the young man to walk with him towards the river. When the water got up to their necks, Socrates took the young man by surprise and pressed him into the water. The boy struggled to get out but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy stared turning blue. Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp and take a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, "What did you want the most when you were there?" the boy replied. "Air." Socrates said," That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air, then you will get it. There is no other secret." A burning desire is the starting point of all accomplishment . Just like a small fire cannot give much heat, a weak desire cannot produce great results. Question: Where does the motivation to succeed come from? Answer:	the burning desire to achieve a purpose
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The motivation to succeed comes from the burning desire to achieve a purpose. Napoleon Hill wrote, "whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve." A young man asked Socrates the secrets to success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning. When they meet, Socrates asked the young man to walk with him towards the river. When the water got up to their necks, Socrates took the young man by surprise and pressed him into the water. The boy struggled to get out but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy stared turning blue. Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp and take a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, "What did you want the most when you were there?" the boy replied. "Air." Socrates said," That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air, then you will get it. There is no other secret." A burning desire is the starting point of all accomplishment . Just like a small fire cannot give much heat, a weak desire cannot produce great results. Question: Where does the motivation to succeed come from? Answer:the burning desire to achieve a purpose Question: What can the mind achieve? Answer:	whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: The motivation to succeed comes from the burning desire to achieve a purpose. Napoleon Hill wrote, "whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve." A young man asked Socrates the secrets to success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning. When they meet, Socrates asked the young man to walk with him towards the river. When the water got up to their necks, Socrates took the young man by surprise and pressed him into the water. The boy struggled to get out but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy stared turning blue. Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp and take a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, "What did you want the most when you were there?" the boy replied. "Air." Socrates said," That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air, then you will get it. There is no other secret." A burning desire is the starting point of all accomplishment . Just like a small fire cannot give much heat, a weak desire cannot produce great results. Question: Where does the motivation to succeed come from? Answer:the burning desire to achieve a purpose Question: What can the mind achieve? Answer:whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe Question: Who mentions that? Answer:	Napoleon Hill
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: BLOOMINGTON --- Once Staci Roper, 14, starts sending text messages, she finds it hard to stop. " Sometimes I text from the time I get up until I go to bed, except during school," said the eighth-grader at Kingsley Junior High. Her sister Sara Roper, 18, also texts a lot, saying "It is a lot easier than using the telephone." For teens, technology has become a common way to start and keep social contacts. Richard Sullivan, a teacher at Illinois State University, said text messaging has become "the new way of passing notes." "It is an important tool for social communication, especially for the youth," Sullivan said. But the girls have to store their mobile phones during school because they can be a distraction , Sullivan said. That is why parents must monitor their children's mobile phone use, said Tim Shannon, a child psychologist at Carle Clinic in Bloomington. The same technologies that can help communication can be _ if children use them to ignore their family at supper, Shannon said. While Linda Roper does not allow her children to text massages during meals, she usually does not need to intervene . "My kids are both very disciplined and good about doing their homework," she said. Gary and Mary Carstens also do not allow their children to text at supper or at family get-togethers. Their daughter, Kayla, 14, usually texts more on weekends when she has more free time. Kayla likes text messaging "because others can't hear you." The Carstens got Kayla a mobile phone several years ago because she is active in after-class sports and the phone allows her parents to keep in touch with her. Mary Carstens believes all the communication allowed by modern technology is good for her kids. Question: Does Tim Shannon think parents should monitor phone usage? Answer:	yes
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: BLOOMINGTON --- Once Staci Roper, 14, starts sending text messages, she finds it hard to stop. " Sometimes I text from the time I get up until I go to bed, except during school," said the eighth-grader at Kingsley Junior High. Her sister Sara Roper, 18, also texts a lot, saying "It is a lot easier than using the telephone." For teens, technology has become a common way to start and keep social contacts. Richard Sullivan, a teacher at Illinois State University, said text messaging has become "the new way of passing notes." "It is an important tool for social communication, especially for the youth," Sullivan said. But the girls have to store their mobile phones during school because they can be a distraction , Sullivan said. That is why parents must monitor their children's mobile phone use, said Tim Shannon, a child psychologist at Carle Clinic in Bloomington. The same technologies that can help communication can be _ if children use them to ignore their family at supper, Shannon said. While Linda Roper does not allow her children to text massages during meals, she usually does not need to intervene . "My kids are both very disciplined and good about doing their homework," she said. Gary and Mary Carstens also do not allow their children to text at supper or at family get-togethers. Their daughter, Kayla, 14, usually texts more on weekends when she has more free time. Kayla likes text messaging "because others can't hear you." The Carstens got Kayla a mobile phone several years ago because she is active in after-class sports and the phone allows her parents to keep in touch with her. Mary Carstens believes all the communication allowed by modern technology is good for her kids. Question: Does Tim Shannon think parents should monitor phone usage? Answer:yes Question: What is his profession? Answer:	he's a child psychologist
The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question. Story: BLOOMINGTON --- Once Staci Roper, 14, starts sending text messages, she finds it hard to stop. " Sometimes I text from the time I get up until I go to bed, except during school," said the eighth-grader at Kingsley Junior High. Her sister Sara Roper, 18, also texts a lot, saying "It is a lot easier than using the telephone." For teens, technology has become a common way to start and keep social contacts. Richard Sullivan, a teacher at Illinois State University, said text messaging has become "the new way of passing notes." "It is an important tool for social communication, especially for the youth," Sullivan said. But the girls have to store their mobile phones during school because they can be a distraction , Sullivan said. That is why parents must monitor their children's mobile phone use, said Tim Shannon, a child psychologist at Carle Clinic in Bloomington. The same technologies that can help communication can be _ if children use them to ignore their family at supper, Shannon said. While Linda Roper does not allow her children to text massages during meals, she usually does not need to intervene . "My kids are both very disciplined and good about doing their homework," she said. Gary and Mary Carstens also do not allow their children to text at supper or at family get-togethers. Their daughter, Kayla, 14, usually texts more on weekends when she has more free time. Kayla likes text messaging "because others can't hear you." The Carstens got Kayla a mobile phone several years ago because she is active in after-class sports and the phone allows her parents to keep in touch with her. Mary Carstens believes all the communication allowed by modern technology is good for her kids. Question: Does Tim Shannon think parents should monitor phone usage? Answer:yes Question: What is his profession? Answer:he's a child psychologist Question: At which clinic? Answer:	Carle Clinic in Bloomington

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