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From the Ted Talk by Jon Lowenstein: Family, hope and resilience on the migrant trail

Unscramble the Blue Letters


But the dmaage was done. The buellt pssaed through the fhaetr and into the son. This was not a random act of violence, but one instance of socail violence in a region of the world where this has become the norm. Impunity terihvs when all the state and governmental institutions fail to protect the individual. Too often, the result forces people to leave their homes and flee and take great risks in search of safety. Jerica's father died en route to the hospital. His body had saved his son's life. As we airervd to the public htsaopil, to the gates of the public hospital, I noticed a young girl in a pink striped shirt, screaming. Nobody comforted the little girl as she clasped her tiny hands. She was the man's youngest duhategr, her name was jceira Estrada. She cried and raged, and nobody could do anything, for her father was gone.

Open Cloze


But the ______ was done. The ______ ______ through the ______ and into the son. This was not a random act of violence, but one instance of ______ violence in a region of the world where this has become the norm. Impunity _______ when all the state and governmental institutions fail to protect the individual. Too often, the result forces people to leave their homes and flee and take great risks in search of safety. Jerica's father died en route to the hospital. His body had saved his son's life. As we _______ to the public ________, to the gates of the public hospital, I noticed a young girl in a pink striped shirt, screaming. Nobody comforted the little girl as she clasped her tiny hands. She was the man's youngest ________, her name was ______ Estrada. She cried and raged, and nobody could do anything, for her father was gone.

Solution


  1. arrived
  2. damage
  3. social
  4. hospital
  5. bullet
  6. daughter
  7. father
  8. thrives
  9. jerica
  10. passed

Original Text


But the damage was done. The bullet passed through the father and into the son. This was not a random act of violence, but one instance of social violence in a region of the world where this has become the norm. Impunity thrives when all the state and governmental institutions fail to protect the individual. Too often, the result forces people to leave their homes and flee and take great risks in search of safety. Jerica's father died en route to the hospital. His body had saved his son's life. As we arrived to the public hospital, to the gates of the public hospital, I noticed a young girl in a pink striped shirt, screaming. Nobody comforted the little girl as she clasped her tiny hands. She was the man's youngest daughter, her name was Jerica Estrada. She cried and raged, and nobody could do anything, for her father was gone.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
united states 6
central america 5
migrant trail 4
social violence 3
people living 2
latin america 2
jerica estrada 2


Important Words


  1. act
  2. arrived
  3. body
  4. bullet
  5. clasped
  6. comforted
  7. cried
  8. damage
  9. daughter
  10. died
  11. en
  12. estrada
  13. fail
  14. father
  15. flee
  16. forces
  17. gates
  18. girl
  19. governmental
  20. great
  21. hands
  22. homes
  23. hospital
  24. impunity
  25. individual
  26. instance
  27. institutions
  28. jerica
  29. leave
  30. life
  31. norm
  32. noticed
  33. passed
  34. people
  35. pink
  36. protect
  37. public
  38. raged
  39. random
  40. region
  41. result
  42. risks
  43. route
  44. safety
  45. saved
  46. screaming
  47. search
  48. shirt
  49. social
  50. son
  51. state
  52. striped
  53. thrives
  54. tiny
  55. violence
  56. world
  57. young
  58. youngest