Generate a topic word for the given sentence. A topic word is usually the name of a person, place, animal, concept or object the sentence is focusing on.
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Question: the gates of the forest is a book written by nobel peace prize-winning author elie wiesel.

Answer: the gates of the forest


Question: a private prison is a prison run by a private company instead of the government.

Answer: private prison


Question: benjamin franklin (january 17, 1706 – april 17, 1790) was an american statesman and scientist.

Answer:
benjamin franklin