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: Anna was in a hurry to get to her job in a big city. Already late, she hurried down the sidewalk. Unexpectedly she bumped into Someone. That person was a famous actor, and they both apologized. Anna was late to work but at least she got his autograph.
selected sentence: Already late, she hurried down the sidewalk.

SOLUTION: Anne want(s) to be on time to work >Motivates> Anne hurries down the sidewalk

PROBLEM: story: Jeb wanted to make the football team. He practiced every day. He ran as fast as he could. He could catch well. He made the team and was happy!
selected sentence: He practiced every day.

SOLUTION: Jeb want(s) to improve >Motivates> Jeb practices

PROBLEM: story: The chicken was entirely too spicy that they bought for dinner. They tried to eat the chicken anyway. They needed a lot of drink, because of how spicy the chicken was. After eating the chicken they both had a stomachache. Because of the stomachaches they decided never to eat spicey again.
selected sentence: They tried to eat the chicken anyway.

SOLUTION:
They want(s) the chicken to be eaten >Motivates> They try to eat the chicken anyway