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From the Ted Talk by Adeola Fayehun: Africa is a sleeping giant -- I'm trying to wake it up

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First of all, it's not a cotunry, it's a continent. I do not know Paul from Uganda, I don't know Rebecca from Zimbabwe. Nigeria is as far from Zimbabwe as New York is from France. And it's not a bcnuh of naked people in need of Western charity. You have it all wrong. Lions are not roaming our streets, OK? And I could go on, but you already know what I'm talking about.

So while I try to do my job, trying to wake up the sleeping giant, Africa, so she could take her rightful place on the world's anera, you can your bit, too. Please letisn more. Listen to your aiafcrn friends without a poeeenccrvid nooitn of what you think that they're going to say. Read African bokos. Oh, my God, watch African movies. Or at the very least, learn some of the names of our 54 beautiful countries. That's right, 54, baby, five-four. Alright, y'all, it's been real, and I'm keeping it real right up in here. Until next time, I'm going to see you all later. Peace out.

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First of all, it's not a _______, it's a continent. I do not know Paul from Uganda, I don't know Rebecca from Zimbabwe. Nigeria is as far from Zimbabwe as New York is from France. And it's not a _____ of naked people in need of Western charity. You have it all wrong. Lions are not roaming our streets, OK? And I could go on, but you already know what I'm talking about.

So while I try to do my job, trying to wake up the sleeping giant, Africa, so she could take her rightful place on the world's _____, you can your bit, too. Please ______ more. Listen to your _______ friends without a ____________ ______ of what you think that they're going to say. Read African _____. Oh, my God, watch African movies. Or at the very least, learn some of the names of our 54 beautiful countries. That's right, 54, baby, five-four. Alright, y'all, it's been real, and I'm keeping it real right up in here. Until next time, I'm going to see you all later. Peace out.

Solution


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  2. preconceived
  3. african
  4. arena
  5. bunch
  6. notion
  7. country
  8. listen

Original Text


First of all, it's not a country, it's a continent. I do not know Paul from Uganda, I don't know Rebecca from Zimbabwe. Nigeria is as far from Zimbabwe as New York is from France. And it's not a bunch of naked people in need of Western charity. You have it all wrong. Lions are not roaming our streets, OK? And I could go on, but you already know what I'm talking about.

So while I try to do my job, trying to wake up the sleeping giant, Africa, so she could take her rightful place on the world's arena, you can your bit, too. Please listen more. Listen to your African friends without a preconceived notion of what you think that they're going to say. Read African books. Oh, my God, watch African movies. Or at the very least, learn some of the names of our 54 beautiful countries. That's right, 54, baby, five-four. Alright, y'all, it's been real, and I'm keeping it real right up in here. Until next time, I'm going to see you all later. Peace out.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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