In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

Ex Input:
The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense , although as a symbol of the U.S. military , the phrase " The Pentagon " is also often used as a metonym for the Department of Defense and its leadership .

Ex Output:
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense .


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Claims that superior people should have greater rights than inferior people are often associated with the far-right , as they have historically favored an elitist society based on its belief in the legitimacy of the rule of a supposed superior minority over the inferior masses .

Ex Output:
The far-right have historically favored a society that believes in superior minority over inferior masses .


Ex Input:
The High Middle Ages were preceded by the Early Middle Ages and were followed by the Late Middle Ages , which ended around 1500 ( by historiographical convention ) .

Ex Output:

After the High Middle Ages came the Late Middle Ages ( about AD 1300 – 1500 ) .