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From the Ted Talk by Shad Begum: How women in Pakistan are creating political change

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Growing up, I was very close to my father. He is a pharmacy doctor, and he sent me to school. Every day, I would go to his clinic when my lessons fsinheid. He's a wonderful man and a well-respected community leader. He was leading a walrfee organization, and I would go with him to the social and potialicl gatherings to listen and talk to the local men about our social and economic problems.

However, when I was 16, my fahter asked me to stop coming with him to the pibulc gatherings. Now, I was a young woman, and my place was in the home. I was very uespt. But most of my fialmy members, they were happy with this decision. It was very difficult for me to sit back in the home and not be involved.

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Growing up, I was very close to my father. He is a pharmacy doctor, and he sent me to school. Every day, I would go to his clinic when my lessons ________. He's a wonderful man and a well-respected community leader. He was leading a _______ organization, and I would go with him to the social and _________ gatherings to listen and talk to the local men about our social and economic problems.

However, when I was 16, my ______ asked me to stop coming with him to the ______ gatherings. Now, I was a young woman, and my place was in the home. I was very _____. But most of my ______ members, they were happy with this decision. It was very difficult for me to sit back in the home and not be involved.

Solution


  1. welfare
  2. upset
  3. family
  4. public
  5. political
  6. finished
  7. father

Original Text


Growing up, I was very close to my father. He is a pharmacy doctor, and he sent me to school. Every day, I would go to his clinic when my lessons finished. He's a wonderful man and a well-respected community leader. He was leading a welfare organization, and I would go with him to the social and political gatherings to listen and talk to the local men about our social and economic problems.

However, when I was 16, my father asked me to stop coming with him to the public gatherings. Now, I was a young woman, and my place was in the home. I was very upset. But most of my family members, they were happy with this decision. It was very difficult for me to sit back in the home and not be involved.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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collocation frequency
public office 3
local elections 3
elected women 3
women show 2
drinking water 2
nearby districts 2
internally displaced 2
community infrastructure 2
infrastructure schemes 2
women voters 2

ngrams of length 3

collocation frequency
community infrastructure schemes 2

Important Words


  1. asked
  2. clinic
  3. close
  4. coming
  5. community
  6. day
  7. decision
  8. difficult
  9. doctor
  10. economic
  11. family
  12. father
  13. finished
  14. gatherings
  15. growing
  16. happy
  17. home
  18. involved
  19. leader
  20. leading
  21. lessons
  22. listen
  23. local
  24. man
  25. members
  26. men
  27. organization
  28. pharmacy
  29. place
  30. political
  31. problems
  32. public
  33. school
  34. sit
  35. social
  36. stop
  37. talk
  38. upset
  39. welfare
  40. woman
  41. wonderful
  42. young