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Please read the following story and then answer the questions below.

The vice-president of a company went to the chairman of the board and said, "We are thinking of starting a new program. It will help us increase profits, and it will also help the environment."

The chairman of the board answered, "I don’t care at all about helping the environment. I just want to make as much profit as I can. Let’s start the new program."

They started the new program. Sure enough, the environment was helped.


Now please answer the following questions:
No Praise
A Lot of Praise

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