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.

story: Ike bought a koala bear named Gum Nut. He thought it would be a great pet. But he found that he was very wrong! Gumnut caused all kinds of trouble. Soon Ike put him up for sale.
 selected sentence: Ike bought a koala bear named Gum Nut.
Ike wants companionship >Motivates> Ike buys a koala named Gum Nut

story: Tim wanted to be on a professional basketball team. He was not the best on his high school team but had high hopes. He practiced every day as hard as he could, year after year. His basketball team went on to winning the nationals. Tim was asked by a NBA team to play for them, and he happily accepted.
 selected sentence: He practiced every day as hard as he could, year after year.
Tim feel(s) motivated >Motivates> He practices basketball

story: One of our favorite places to visit as a family is New York City. Once, we only had a day to visit, so we did a lot in a short time. We started out with a ride on the Staten Island Ferry. Then, we made our way all the way up to Central Park. By the time we had to leave, everyone was exhausted.
 selected sentence: One of our favorite places to visit as a family is New York City.

We like(s) New York City >Motivates> We like visiting New York City

