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:
Gideon argued in his appeal that he had been denied counsel and , therefore , his Sixth Amendment rights , as applied to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment , had been violated .

Ex Output:
Gideon argued that he had been denied a lawyer , which violated his Sixth Amendment rights .

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Following the example of physics education research ( PER ) , CER tends to take the theories and methods developed in pre-college science education research , which generally takes place in Schools of Education , and applies them to understanding comparable problems in post-secondary settings ( in addition to pre-college settings ) .

Ex Output:
Following the example of physics education research ( PER ) , CER tends to take the theories and methods developed in pre-college science education research and applies them to understanding comparable problems in post-secondary settings .

Ex Input:
A cue stick ( or simply cue , more specifically billiards cue , pool cue , or snooker cue ) , is an item of sporting equipment essential to the games of pool , snooker and carom billiards .

Ex Output:
A cue stick ( or simply cue ) , is a kind of stick used for sports like pool , snooker and carom billiards .