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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.
question:
story: Jacob had never been to a bris before. He was very nervous especially because he had to hold the baby. When it was time for the ceremony to begin, he fainted. And when he came back to, it was over. Since then his friends make fun of him, but he's happy he was out.
selected sentence: When it was time for the ceremony to begin, he fainted.
answer:
Jacob feel(s) stressed >Motivates> Jacob faints at the beginning of the bris

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story: My kids made Christmas Lists to send to Santa Claus. I forgot to mail them. It was already Christmas Eve and it was too late to mail them. I said we could throw the lists outside and the wind would mail them. I secretly found the lists and destroyed them after they threw them.
selected sentence: I secretly found the lists and destroyed them after they threw them.
answer:
I want(s) to destroy the lists >Motivates> I destroy the lists

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story: I am starting on my third marriage. I am very worried about how it will work out. Until now, I never felt love for the men I was married to. Now that I do love one, he is not very kind. He hurts me every single day.
selected sentence: He hurts me every single day.
answer:
He like(s) to be mean >Motivates> He hurts me