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From the Ted Talk by The Lady Lifers: A moving song from women in prison for life

Unscramble the Blue Letters


(Applause)

DH: 008494. I've been incarcerated for 27 years. My name is Dannielle Hadley. I was born and raised in Philadelphia, P.A, and this is not my home.

(Applause)

Theresa Battles: Inmate 008309. I've been iantcraeecrd for 27 years. My name is Theresa Battles. I'm from Norton, New Jersey, and this is not my home.

(Applause)

Debra Brown: I am known as intame 007080. I've been incarcerated for 30 years. My name is dreba Brown. I'm from psitgbturh, Pennsylvania. This is not my home.

(Applause)

Joann Butler: 005961. I've been incarcerated for 37 years. My name is Joann Butler, and I was born and riesad in Philadelphia. This is not my home.

Open Cloze


(Applause)

DH: 008494. I've been incarcerated for 27 years. My name is Dannielle Hadley. I was born and raised in Philadelphia, P.A, and this is not my home.

(Applause)

Theresa Battles: Inmate 008309. I've been ____________ for 27 years. My name is Theresa Battles. I'm from Norton, New Jersey, and this is not my home.

(Applause)

Debra Brown: I am known as ______ 007080. I've been incarcerated for 30 years. My name is _____ Brown. I'm from __________, Pennsylvania. This is not my home.

(Applause)

Joann Butler: 005961. I've been incarcerated for 37 years. My name is Joann Butler, and I was born and ______ in Philadelphia. This is not my home.

Solution


  1. debra
  2. pittsburgh
  3. inmate
  4. incarcerated
  5. raised

Original Text


(Applause)

DH: 008494. I've been incarcerated for 27 years. My name is Dannielle Hadley. I was born and raised in Philadelphia, P.A, and this is not my home.

(Applause)

Theresa Battles: Inmate 008309. I've been incarcerated for 27 years. My name is Theresa Battles. I'm from Norton, New Jersey, and this is not my home.

(Applause)

Debra Brown: I am known as Inmate 007080. I've been incarcerated for 30 years. My name is Debra Brown. I'm from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This is not my home.

(Applause)

Joann Butler: 005961. I've been incarcerated for 37 years. My name is Joann Butler, and I was born and raised in Philadelphia. This is not my home.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
home dream 3
diane hamill 2


Important Words


  1. applause
  2. battles
  3. born
  4. brown
  5. butler
  6. dannielle
  7. debra
  8. hadley
  9. home
  10. incarcerated
  11. inmate
  12. jersey
  13. joann
  14. norton
  15. pennsylvania
  16. philadelphia
  17. pittsburgh
  18. raised
  19. theresa
  20. years