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: Sam decided to cook lunch for his family. He turned the oven on and waited for it to preheat. When the oven was warm he put in a frozen pizza. He forgot to set a timer and the pizza burned! Now the entire family must go out for lunch.
 selected sentence: When the oven was warm he put in a frozen pizza.

SOLUTION: Sam feel(s) hungry >Motivates> Sam puts a pizza in the oven 

PROBLEM: story: Jane worked as a nanny. Her friends made fun of her. They told her she would never grow up. Jane loved her job. She continued working and did not care what they thought.
 selected sentence: She continued working and did not care what they thought.

SOLUTION: Jane feel(s) self-confident >Motivates> Jane does not care what her friends think

PROBLEM: story: Tessa worked on writing her own book for a school project. She submitted her book to the school's writing competition. Tessa won two young author awards for her book. She was amazed by her own abilities. Tessa went on to write three complete books that year.
 selected sentence: She was amazed by her own abilities.

SOLUTION:
She feel(s) proud >Motivates> She` is amazed by her own abilities

