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From the Ted Talk by Beau Lotto and Cirque du Soleil: How we experience awe -- and why it matters

Unscramble the Blue Letters


So, awe is possibly the ppeecoritn that is bigger than us. And in the words of Joseph Campbell, "Awe is what enables us to move forward." Or in the words of a dear friend, probably one of our gseretat photographers, still living photographers, Duane Michaels, he said to me just the other day that maybe it gives us the ctorsuiiy to overcome our cowardice.

So who cares? Why should we care? Well, consider conflict, which seems to be so omnipresent in our setoicy at the moment. If you and I are in conflict, it's as if we're at the opposite ends of the same line. And my aim is to prove that you're wrong and to shift you towards me. The porlbem is, you are doing exactly the same. You're trying to prove that I'm wrong and shift me towards you. Notice that conflict is the suetp to win but not learn. Your bairn only learns if we move. Life is movement.

Open Cloze


So, awe is possibly the __________ that is bigger than us. And in the words of Joseph Campbell, "Awe is what enables us to move forward." Or in the words of a dear friend, probably one of our ________ photographers, still living photographers, Duane Michaels, he said to me just the other day that maybe it gives us the _________ to overcome our cowardice.

So who cares? Why should we care? Well, consider conflict, which seems to be so omnipresent in our _______ at the moment. If you and I are in conflict, it's as if we're at the opposite ends of the same line. And my aim is to prove that you're wrong and to shift you towards me. The _______ is, you are doing exactly the same. You're trying to prove that I'm wrong and shift me towards you. Notice that conflict is the _____ to win but not learn. Your _____ only learns if we move. Life is movement.

Solution


  1. greatest
  2. perception
  3. setup
  4. society
  5. curiosity
  6. brain
  7. problem

Original Text


So, awe is possibly the perception that is bigger than us. And in the words of Joseph Campbell, "Awe is what enables us to move forward." Or in the words of a dear friend, probably one of our greatest photographers, still living photographers, Duane Michaels, he said to me just the other day that maybe it gives us the curiosity to overcome our cowardice.

So who cares? Why should we care? Well, consider conflict, which seems to be so omnipresent in our society at the moment. If you and I are in conflict, it's as if we're at the opposite ends of the same line. And my aim is to prove that you're wrong and to shift you towards me. The problem is, you are doing exactly the same. You're trying to prove that I'm wrong and shift me towards you. Notice that conflict is the setup to win but not learn. Your brain only learns if we move. Life is movement.

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Important Words


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  30. overcome
  31. perception
  32. photographers
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