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 Q]: Paruyr Arshaviri Hayrikyan ( Traditional Armenian : , Eastern Armenian : , born July 5 , 1949 , Yerevan ) is an Armenian politician and former Soviet dissident .
[EX A]: Paruyr Hayrikyan ( , born July 5 , 1949 , Yerevan ) is an Armenian political activist and a former dissident .

[EX Q]: The older lighthouse was acquired in 1930 by Preservation Virginia ( formerly known as the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities ) .
[EX A]: Preservation Virginia took control of the older lighthouse in 1930 .

[EX Q]: A running gag , or running joke , is a literary device that takes the form of an amusing joke or a comical reference and appears repeatedly throughout a work of literature or other form of storytelling .
[EX A]:
A running gag is an humorous joke or reference that is used several times in a work or series of works .