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From the Ted Talk by Alison Jackson: An unusual glimpse at celebrity

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This image, for example, is sort of spot-on because it exactly sums up what Elton may be doing in private, and also what might be happening with Saddam hsiesun, and George Bush rnidaeg the Koran upside-down. For example, George Bush target practice — shooting at Bin ldean and Michael Moore. And then you change the photograph he's shooting at, and it suddenly becomes rather grim and maybe less acelbcssie. (lgaeuthr). Tony Blair being used as a mounting bolck, and Rumsfeld and Bush laughing with some Abu Ghraib photos behind, and the seriousness, or the intellect, of Bush. And also, commenting on the behind the sences — well, as we know now — what goes on in prisons. And in fact, ggreoe Bush and Tony Blair are having great fun during all of this.

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This image, for example, is sort of spot-on because it exactly sums up what Elton may be doing in private, and also what might be happening with Saddam _______, and George Bush _______ the Koran upside-down. For example, George Bush target practice — shooting at Bin _____ and Michael Moore. And then you change the photograph he's shooting at, and it suddenly becomes rather grim and maybe less __________. (________). Tony Blair being used as a mounting _____, and Rumsfeld and Bush laughing with some Abu Ghraib photos behind, and the seriousness, or the intellect, of Bush. And also, commenting on the behind the ______ — well, as we know now — what goes on in prisons. And in fact, ______ Bush and Tony Blair are having great fun during all of this.

Solution


  1. accessible
  2. laden
  3. laughter
  4. block
  5. scenes
  6. george
  7. reading
  8. hussein

Original Text


This image, for example, is sort of spot-on because it exactly sums up what Elton may be doing in private, and also what might be happening with Saddam Hussein, and George Bush reading the Koran upside-down. For example, George Bush target practice — shooting at Bin Laden and Michael Moore. And then you change the photograph he's shooting at, and it suddenly becomes rather grim and maybe less accessible. (Laughter). Tony Blair being used as a mounting block, and Rumsfeld and Bush laughing with some Abu Ghraib photos behind, and the seriousness, or the intellect, of Bush. And also, commenting on the behind the scenes — well, as we know now — what goes on in prisons. And in fact, George Bush and Tony Blair are having great fun during all of this.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


  1. abu
  2. accessible
  3. bin
  4. blair
  5. block
  6. bush
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  8. commenting
  9. elton
  10. fact
  11. fun
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  13. ghraib
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  17. hussein
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  19. intellect
  20. koran
  21. laden
  22. laughing
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  24. michael
  25. moore
  26. mounting
  27. photograph
  28. photos
  29. practice
  30. prisons
  31. private
  32. reading
  33. rumsfeld
  34. saddam
  35. scenes
  36. seriousness
  37. shooting
  38. sort
  39. suddenly
  40. sums
  41. target
  42. tony