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: Every year my family and I go on a camping trip in the woods. We drive up north into the mountains. This past summer we went camping in New England. We had a great time. I can't wait to go back.
 selected sentence: We drive up north into the mountains.

SOLUTION: We like(s) camping >Motivates> We drive into the mountains

PROBLEM: story: We were standing outside our building on a summer night. We had young children. They looked up and pointed to the sky. We saw two bats flying around. We went inside.
 selected sentence: We were standing outside our building on a summer night.

SOLUTION: We want(s) relaxation >Motivates> We stand outside of our building on a summer night

PROBLEM: story: The snow fell outside all night. When we woke up the kids were so excited. We gathered the sleds. We drove to the snowy hill. Everyone had a wonderful time sledding down the hill.
 selected sentence: When we woke up the kids were so excited.

SOLUTION:
The kids want(s) fun >Motivates> The kids woke up excited.

