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.

Example Input: A federation ( also known as a federal state ) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces , states , or other regions under a central federal government ( federalism ) .
Example Output: A federation is a union of a number of self-governing states or regions , which are joined together under a central government .

Example Input: In education , a curriculum ( ; plural : curricula or curriculums ) is broadly defined as the totality of student experiences that occur in the educational process .
Example Output: A curriculum ( plural : curricula ) is a program of study .

Example Input: Haloarchaea ( halophilic archaea , halophilic archaebacteria , halobacteria ) are a class of the Euryarchaeota , found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt .
Example Output:
In taxonomy , the Haloarchaea are a class of the Euryarchaeota , found in water with salt .