question: Allowed me to see the good in someone that I had been so skeptical to see . I have sort of neglected my writing for a while . That 's because I thought things were changing .
Q: Why did they stop writing for awhile ?

answer: Their motivation was less

question: We ' ve all heard it before , and I ' m sure some of the other 2D 's felt a little bit of pride , but some of the new students got kind of hushed and worried looking . The teacher went about it in a very good way though . Apparently , Kota and I had Ed during his first semester he ever taught . We were n't aware of it then , because he was excellent .
Q: Why are Kota and the speaker surprised that it had been Ed 's first semester ever teaching ?

answer: He was a great teacher and they were sure that he had been doing it for some time

question: If there was one that would take me to work , I 'd use it in a heartbeat even if it tripled my time to or from work . But I ca n't and now every time I get a tank of gas , I turn into my grandfather . I mumble to myself how when I bought my car 4 years ago I could fill up my tank for $ 19 and how this past week , I spent $ 51 on that same tank .
Q: What an I currently thinking about buying ?

answer:
A new car