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: 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.

SOLUTION: I want(s) to destroy the lists >Motivates> I destroy the lists

PROBLEM: story: I met this little boy in the third grade. His name was billy. Billy and i fought the first day of school. Two weeks later we became first friends. From the third grade to adult we are still best friends.
selected sentence: From the third grade to adult we are still best friends.

SOLUTION: Billy and i like(s) friendship >Motivates> Billy and I are still best friends

PROBLEM: story: Ed went outside to build a snowman. First he balled up the snow. Then he stacked three balls atop each other. He finished by adding the eyes and nose. Ed was very proud of his snowman!
selected sentence: Then he stacked three balls atop each other.

SOLUTION:
Ed like(s) stacking >Motivates> Ed stacks