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In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
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In criminal trials , the insanity defense is the claim that the defendant is not responsible for his or her actions due to a mental illness .
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The insanity defense , also known as the mental disorder defense , is an affirmative defense by excuse in a criminal case , arguing that the defendant is not responsible for his or her actions due to an episodic or persistent psychiatric disease at the time of the criminal act .


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Along with Stephen Krashen , he developed the “ Natural Approach ” to second language learning .
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He is credited along with Stephen Krashen with the development of the “ Natural Approach ” to second language learning , now a widely utilized method of teaching second languages .


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In graphic arts , perspective is the representation of how an image is seen by the eye .
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Perspective ( from " to see through " ) in the graphic arts is an approximate representation , generally on a flat surface ( such as paper ) , of an image as it is seen by the eye .