TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be given a short story. One sentence from the story is chosen. Consider the likely emotions and basic human drives of the participants in that sentence. Does any of these states of mind/feelings motivate the participant to do what happens in that sentence? You should write your answer in the form " A >Motivates> B". Try to use phrases and sentences from the story to compose your answer when possible. For the motivation sentence, you must choose a verb from :feel(s), want(s) or like(s). There will always be some motivation in the given story.
PROBLEM: story: Every day, the school children would play in the park. Ruth lived opposite this park. For years, she couldn't stand the noise they made after school. After her husband passed away, she learned to love the noise. She realised that she disliked the noise only because her husband did.
selected sentence: For years, she couldn't stand the noise they made after school.

SOLUTION: She like(s) quiet >Motivates> She can't stand the noise

PROBLEM: story: I was eating with a male friend at a reasonably nice restaurant. There was a man and a woman on the other side of the table. All of a sudden, a woman came right through them. She hits the man's head with her bag. After that, she walks away with tears in her eyes.
selected sentence: I was eating with a male friend at a reasonably nice restaurant.

SOLUTION: I feel(s) hungry >Motivates> I eat

PROBLEM: story: We went to a local store when with our mom when we were younger. When we got home, my mom saw my sister with a candy bar. She found out that my sister had stolen the candy at the store. Mom drove her back to the store and made her apologize. I don't think my sister ever stole anything again.
selected sentence: Mom drove her back to the store and made her apologize.

SOLUTION:
Mom feel(s) angered >Motivates> Mom makes my sister apologize