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From the Ted Talk by Isadora Kosofsky: Intimate photos of a senior love triangle

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Years later, as I bagen to share this work with the public, I ncoetid that people are largely uncomfortable with this story. Perhaps it is because the trio doesn't assume conventional notions associated with love, romance or partnership. They were unseen in public and shunned by their peers. They wanted to benlog somewhere but only seemed to belong with each other. I wanted to belong somewhere, too. And my camera has been a cstyaalt for me to belong everywhere.

But beyond challenging sociocultural norms about the elderly, the trio sehds lhgit on fear of remoteness. At the end of each day, they return to their respective retirement homes. Under the sfuacre of their aloneness, there is a desire for community, for their people. There was a sense that they were each yearning for their tirbe, but that comfort comes with compromise, because Will cannot commit to one woman.

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Years later, as I _____ to share this work with the public, I _______ that people are largely uncomfortable with this story. Perhaps it is because the trio doesn't assume conventional notions associated with love, romance or partnership. They were unseen in public and shunned by their peers. They wanted to ______ somewhere but only seemed to belong with each other. I wanted to belong somewhere, too. And my camera has been a ________ for me to belong everywhere.

But beyond challenging sociocultural norms about the elderly, the trio _____ _____ on fear of remoteness. At the end of each day, they return to their respective retirement homes. Under the _______ of their aloneness, there is a desire for community, for their people. There was a sense that they were each yearning for their _____, but that comfort comes with compromise, because Will cannot commit to one woman.

Solution


  1. surface
  2. began
  3. sheds
  4. tribe
  5. light
  6. belong
  7. noticed
  8. catalyst

Original Text


Years later, as I began to share this work with the public, I noticed that people are largely uncomfortable with this story. Perhaps it is because the trio doesn't assume conventional notions associated with love, romance or partnership. They were unseen in public and shunned by their peers. They wanted to belong somewhere but only seemed to belong with each other. I wanted to belong somewhere, too. And my camera has been a catalyst for me to belong everywhere.

But beyond challenging sociocultural norms about the elderly, the trio sheds light on fear of remoteness. At the end of each day, they return to their respective retirement homes. Under the surface of their aloneness, there is a desire for community, for their people. There was a sense that they were each yearning for their tribe, but that comfort comes with compromise, because Will cannot commit to one woman.

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