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From the Ted Talk by Victoria Pratt: How judges can show respect

Unscramble the Blue Letters


You see, I am the dtuaeghr of an African-American garbageman who was born in Harlem and spent his summers in the segregated South.

Soy la hija de una peluquera diiomacnna.

I do that to make sure you're still paying attention.

(Laughter)

I'm the daughter of a Dominican buaaiietcn who came to this country for a better life for her unborn children. My parents taught me, you terat everyone you meet with dignity and recspet, no matter how they look, no matter how they dress, no mttaer how they spoke. You see, the principles of fairness were tahgut to me at an early age, and unbeknownst to me, it would be the most important lesson that I carried with me to the Newark Municipal Court bench. And because I was dragged off the playground at the early age of 10 to tarlsatne for family members as they began to migrate to the United States, I understand how daunting it can be for a person, a novcie, to nvgataie any government system.

Open Cloze


You see, I am the ________ of an African-American garbageman who was born in Harlem and spent his summers in the segregated South.

Soy la hija de una peluquera __________.

I do that to make sure you're still paying attention.

(Laughter)

I'm the daughter of a Dominican __________ who came to this country for a better life for her unborn children. My parents taught me, you _____ everyone you meet with dignity and _______, no matter how they look, no matter how they dress, no ______ how they spoke. You see, the principles of fairness were ______ to me at an early age, and unbeknownst to me, it would be the most important lesson that I carried with me to the Newark Municipal Court bench. And because I was dragged off the playground at the early age of 10 to _________ for family members as they began to migrate to the United States, I understand how daunting it can be for a person, a ______, to ________ any government system.

Solution


  1. dominicana
  2. novice
  3. treat
  4. translate
  5. matter
  6. taught
  7. daughter
  8. navigate
  9. beautician
  10. respect

Original Text


You see, I am the daughter of an African-American garbageman who was born in Harlem and spent his summers in the segregated South.

Soy la hija de una peluquera dominicana.

I do that to make sure you're still paying attention.

(Laughter)

I'm the daughter of a Dominican beautician who came to this country for a better life for her unborn children. My parents taught me, you treat everyone you meet with dignity and respect, no matter how they look, no matter how they dress, no matter how they spoke. You see, the principles of fairness were taught to me at an early age, and unbeknownst to me, it would be the most important lesson that I carried with me to the Newark Municipal Court bench. And because I was dragged off the playground at the early age of 10 to translate for family members as they began to migrate to the United States, I understand how daunting it can be for a person, a novice, to navigate any government system.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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collocation frequency
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criminal courtroom 2
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jail sentence 2
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Important Words


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  2. attention
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  28. laughter
  29. lesson
  30. life
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  35. municipal
  36. navigate
  37. newark
  38. novice
  39. parents
  40. paying
  41. peluquera
  42. person
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  44. principles
  45. respect
  46. segregated
  47. south
  48. soy
  49. spent
  50. spoke
  51. states
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  56. treat
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  60. understand
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