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From the Ted Talk by Kitra Cahana: A glimpse of life on the road

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Many of you might be wondering why anyone would choose a life like this, under the thumb of discriminatory laws, eating out of trash cans, sleeping under bridges, picking up seasonal jobs here and there. The answer to such a question is as varied as the people that take to the road, but travelers often respond with a sinlge word: fdeoerm. Until we live in a society where every haumn is assured dntigiy in their labor so that they can work to live well, not only work to survive, there will always be an element of those who seek the open road as a mnaes of escape, of lritbeoain and, of course, of rebellion.

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Many of you might be wondering why anyone would choose a life like this, under the thumb of discriminatory laws, eating out of trash cans, sleeping under bridges, picking up seasonal jobs here and there. The answer to such a question is as varied as the people that take to the road, but travelers often respond with a ______ word: _______. Until we live in a society where every _____ is assured _______ in their labor so that they can work to live well, not only work to survive, there will always be an element of those who seek the open road as a _____ of escape, of __________ and, of course, of rebellion.

Solution


  1. human
  2. liberation
  3. means
  4. dignity
  5. freedom
  6. single

Original Text


Many of you might be wondering why anyone would choose a life like this, under the thumb of discriminatory laws, eating out of trash cans, sleeping under bridges, picking up seasonal jobs here and there. The answer to such a question is as varied as the people that take to the road, but travelers often respond with a single word: freedom. Until we live in a society where every human is assured dignity in their labor so that they can work to live well, not only work to survive, there will always be an element of those who seek the open road as a means of escape, of liberation and, of course, of rebellion.

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