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From the Ted Talk by Michelle Obama: A passionate, personal case for education

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Please remember that. If you want to know the reason why I'm standing here, it's because of education. I never cut class. Sorry, I don't know if anybody is cutting class. I never did it. I loved getting As. I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I liked getting my work done. I thought being smart was coelor than anything in the world. And you too, with these same values, can control your own disetny. You too can pave the way. You too can raizlee your dreams, and then your job is to reach back and to help someone just like you do the same thing. History pvroes that it doesn't matter whether you come from a cuoncil estate or a country estate.

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Please remember that. If you want to know the reason why I'm standing here, it's because of education. I never cut class. Sorry, I don't know if anybody is cutting class. I never did it. I loved getting As. I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I liked getting my work done. I thought being smart was ______ than anything in the world. And you too, with these same values, can control your own _______. You too can pave the way. You too can _______ your dreams, and then your job is to reach back and to help someone just like you do the same thing. History ______ that it doesn't matter whether you come from a _______ estate or a country estate.

Solution


  1. destiny
  2. proves
  3. cooler
  4. realize
  5. council

Original Text


Please remember that. If you want to know the reason why I'm standing here, it's because of education. I never cut class. Sorry, I don't know if anybody is cutting class. I never did it. I loved getting As. I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I liked getting my work done. I thought being smart was cooler than anything in the world. And you too, with these same values, can control your own destiny. You too can pave the way. You too can realize your dreams, and then your job is to reach back and to help someone just like you do the same thing. History proves that it doesn't matter whether you come from a council estate or a country estate.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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united states 3
extraordinary women 2
good education 2


Important Words


  1. class
  2. control
  3. cooler
  4. council
  5. country
  6. cut
  7. cutting
  8. destiny
  9. dreams
  10. education
  11. estate
  12. history
  13. job
  14. loved
  15. matter
  16. pave
  17. proves
  18. reach
  19. realize
  20. reason
  21. remember
  22. smart
  23. standing
  24. thought
  25. time
  26. values
  27. work
  28. world