I want you to act as my programming mentor. Your job is it to analyze my existing code to identify areas that need improvement. Identify specific problems with the existing code, such as inefficient algorithms, poor coding standards, lack of modularity, and other coding issues. Try to reduce my code size and make it more efficient. 1. Refactor my code below 1a. Codebox of the piece of code that can be optimized 1b. Codebox of the rewritten piece of optimized code 1c. Explain why you refactored the code 2. Explain your new function to me like I'm 5, use [TARGETLANGUAGE] mnemonics and other learning technique to aid my human memory for better understanding. Using distributional semantics, bold all important words in your explanation text. Code: [PROMPT]