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From the Ted Talk by Jacqueline Novogratz: Invest in Africa's own solutions

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So when chirs raised to me how wonderful everything that was hpipennag in the world, that we were seeing a shift in zeitgeist, on the one hand I absolutely agree with him, and I was so thrilled to see what happened with the G8 — that the wrold, because of people like Tony Blair and Bono and Bob Geldof — the world is talking about global poverty; the world is tinalkg about Africa in ways I have never seen in my life. It's thrilling. And at the same time, what keeps me up at night is a fear that we'll look at the victories of the G8 — 50 billion dollars in increased aid to Africa, 40 boiilln in reduced debt — as the victory, as more than chapter one, as our maorl aiboolstun.

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So when _____ raised to me how wonderful everything that was _________ in the world, that we were seeing a shift in zeitgeist, on the one hand I absolutely agree with him, and I was so thrilled to see what happened with the G8 — that the _____, because of people like Tony Blair and Bono and Bob Geldof — the world is talking about global poverty; the world is _______ about Africa in ways I have never seen in my life. It's thrilling. And at the same time, what keeps me up at night is a fear that we'll look at the victories of the G8 — 50 billion dollars in increased aid to Africa, 40 _______ in reduced debt — as the victory, as more than chapter one, as our _____ __________.

Solution


  1. moral
  2. talking
  3. billion
  4. chris
  5. world
  6. absolution
  7. happening

Original Text


So when Chris raised to me how wonderful everything that was happening in the world, that we were seeing a shift in zeitgeist, on the one hand I absolutely agree with him, and I was so thrilled to see what happened with the G8 — that the world, because of people like Tony Blair and Bono and Bob Geldof — the world is talking about global poverty; the world is talking about Africa in ways I have never seen in my life. It's thrilling. And at the same time, what keeps me up at night is a fear that we'll look at the victories of the G8 — 50 billion dollars in increased aid to Africa, 40 billion in reduced debt — as the victory, as more than chapter one, as our moral absolution.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


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