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From the Ted Talk by Anand Giridharadas: A tale of two Americas. And the mini-mart where they collided

Unscramble the Blue Letters


He found telemarketing work, then he became an Olive Garden waiter, because where better to get over his fear of white people than the Olive gdearn? (Laughter) Now, as a devout Muslim, he refused alcohol, didn't touch the suftf. Then he learned that not selling it would salsh his pay. So he reasoned, like a bidndug American pragmatist, "Well, God wouldn't want me to starve, would he?" And before long, in some mntohs, Raisuddin was that Olive Garden's highest grossing aoolchl pusher. He found a man who taught him database administration. He got part-time I.T. gigs. Eventually, he landed a six-figure job at a blue chip tech company in Dallas.

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He found telemarketing work, then he became an Olive Garden waiter, because where better to get over his fear of white people than the Olive ______? (Laughter) Now, as a devout Muslim, he refused alcohol, didn't touch the _____. Then he learned that not selling it would _____ his pay. So he reasoned, like a _______ American pragmatist, "Well, God wouldn't want me to starve, would he?" And before long, in some ______, Raisuddin was that Olive Garden's highest grossing _______ pusher. He found a man who taught him database administration. He got part-time I.T. gigs. Eventually, he landed a six-figure job at a blue chip tech company in Dallas.

Solution


  1. alcohol
  2. slash
  3. garden
  4. stuff
  5. months
  6. budding

Original Text


He found telemarketing work, then he became an Olive Garden waiter, because where better to get over his fear of white people than the Olive Garden? (Laughter) Now, as a devout Muslim, he refused alcohol, didn't touch the stuff. Then he learned that not selling it would slash his pay. So he reasoned, like a budding American pragmatist, "Well, God wouldn't want me to starve, would he?" And before long, in some months, Raisuddin was that Olive Garden's highest grossing alcohol pusher. He found a man who taught him database administration. He got part-time I.T. gigs. Eventually, he landed a six-figure job at a blue chip tech company in Dallas.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


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