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: A girl found a message on the beach. But it was in a bottle. She smashed the bottle on a beach rock. It was rolled up and looked aged. The message asked why the girl broke the bottle.
selected sentence: She smashed the bottle on a beach rock.

SOLUTION: She want(s) to read the message >Motivates> She smashes the bottle

PROBLEM: story: Maeva got money for her birthday. She had a list of things to buy. She went out with her friends. They bought clothes. She went home.
selected sentence: She had a list of things to buy.

SOLUTION: Maeva want(s) lots of things >Motivates> Maeva has a list of things to buy

PROBLEM: story: Randall has never liked being outside in nature. However, his mother encourages him to get out of the house. Randall decides to visit a nearby forest. Randall is stung by a bee at the forest. He decides that he was right to dislike being outside.
selected sentence: Randall has never liked being outside in nature.

SOLUTION:
Randall like(s) staying inside >Motivates> Randall never likes being outside in nature