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From the Ted Talk by Kelli Swazey: Life that doesn't end with death

Unscramble the Blue Letters


But the sacrifice of buffalo and the ritual display of wealth also exhibits the status of the dsaeeecd, and, by extension, the deceased's fmilay. So at funerals, relationships are reconfirmed but also transformed in a ritual drama that highlights the most salient feature about death in this place: its impact on life and the relationships of the living.

So all of this fcuos on death doesn't mean that Torajans don't aspire to the idael of a long life. They engage in many practices thughot to confer good health and survival to an aacvendd age. But they don't put much stock in eroftfs to prolong life in the face of debilitating illness or in old age. It's said in tjroaa that everybody has sort of a predetermined amnout of life. It's called the sunga'. And like a thread, it should be allowed to unspool to its natural end.

Open Cloze


But the sacrifice of buffalo and the ritual display of wealth also exhibits the status of the ________, and, by extension, the deceased's ______. So at funerals, relationships are reconfirmed but also transformed in a ritual drama that highlights the most salient feature about death in this place: its impact on life and the relationships of the living.

So all of this _____ on death doesn't mean that Torajans don't aspire to the _____ of a long life. They engage in many practices _______ to confer good health and survival to an ________ age. But they don't put much stock in _______ to prolong life in the face of debilitating illness or in old age. It's said in ______ that everybody has sort of a predetermined ______ of life. It's called the sunga'. And like a thread, it should be allowed to unspool to its natural end.

Solution


  1. ideal
  2. advanced
  3. focus
  4. thought
  5. deceased
  6. family
  7. efforts
  8. amount
  9. toraja

Original Text


But the sacrifice of buffalo and the ritual display of wealth also exhibits the status of the deceased, and, by extension, the deceased's family. So at funerals, relationships are reconfirmed but also transformed in a ritual drama that highlights the most salient feature about death in this place: its impact on life and the relationships of the living.

So all of this focus on death doesn't mean that Torajans don't aspire to the ideal of a long life. They engage in many practices thought to confer good health and survival to an advanced age. But they don't put much stock in efforts to prolong life in the face of debilitating illness or in old age. It's said in Toraja that everybody has sort of a predetermined amount of life. It's called the sunga'. And like a thread, it should be allowed to unspool to its natural end.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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collocation frequency
funeral ceremony 3
experience death 2
social process 2
life cycle 2
greater human 2
prolong life 2


Important Words


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  6. buffalo
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  22. funerals
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  27. illness
  28. impact
  29. life
  30. living
  31. long
  32. natural
  33. practices
  34. predetermined
  35. prolong
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  37. reconfirmed
  38. relationships
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  40. sacrifice
  41. salient
  42. sort
  43. status
  44. stock
  45. survival
  46. thought
  47. thread
  48. toraja
  49. torajans
  50. transformed
  51. unspool
  52. wealth