Detailed Instructions: 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: Ezra has lived far away from his parents for Years. Although he grew up in New York, he lives in Los Angeles now. However, one year his mother becomes ill. Ezra decides he needs to be closer to his family. He is sad to leave Los Angeles, but happy to be nearby his mother.
 selected sentence: Ezra decides he needs to be closer to his family.
Solution:
Ezra want(s) to be closer >Motivates> Ezra decides he needs to be closer