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From the Ted Talk by Kasiva Mutua: How I use the drum to tell my story

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In my juernoy as a percussion teacher, I have realized that very many women actually want to play the drum, but at the same time, they fear it. Some fear how society will perceive them. Others fear the physical pain that comes with playing. Oh yes, it's not that easy. Some, because their spouses don't approve of them, and others generally fear the responsibility of being a berear of ctuulre. I believe, or I think that all these fears are etched in the cletilcvoe feminine cinsosutaeus because when we learn of the atrocities that have happened to women, ctenolitnlnay especially, it serves as a constant reminder that one step out of our designated place may end up in very serious consequences.

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In my _______ as a percussion teacher, I have realized that very many women actually want to play the drum, but at the same time, they fear it. Some fear how society will perceive them. Others fear the physical pain that comes with playing. Oh yes, it's not that easy. Some, because their spouses don't approve of them, and others generally fear the responsibility of being a ______ of _______. I believe, or I think that all these fears are etched in the __________ feminine ____________ because when we learn of the atrocities that have happened to women, _____________ especially, it serves as a constant reminder that one step out of our designated place may end up in very serious consequences.

Solution


  1. continentally
  2. bearer
  3. journey
  4. collective
  5. cautiousness
  6. culture

Original Text


In my journey as a percussion teacher, I have realized that very many women actually want to play the drum, but at the same time, they fear it. Some fear how society will perceive them. Others fear the physical pain that comes with playing. Oh yes, it's not that easy. Some, because their spouses don't approve of them, and others generally fear the responsibility of being a bearer of culture. I believe, or I think that all these fears are etched in the collective feminine cautiousness because when we learn of the atrocities that have happened to women, continentally especially, it serves as a constant reminder that one step out of our designated place may end up in very serious consequences.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


  1. approve
  2. atrocities
  3. bearer
  4. cautiousness
  5. collective
  6. consequences
  7. constant
  8. continentally
  9. culture
  10. designated
  11. drum
  12. easy
  13. etched
  14. fear
  15. fears
  16. feminine
  17. generally
  18. happened
  19. journey
  20. learn
  21. pain
  22. perceive
  23. percussion
  24. physical
  25. place
  26. play
  27. playing
  28. realized
  29. reminder
  30. responsibility
  31. serves
  32. society
  33. spouses
  34. step
  35. teacher
  36. time
  37. women