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From the Ted Talk by America Ferrera: My identity is a superpower -- not an obstacle

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Just a few years ago, my aengt called to explain to me why I wasn't getting a role in a movie. He said, "They loved you and they really, really do want to cast diversely, but the mivoe isn't financeable until they cast the white role first." He delivered the message with a broken herat and with a tone that communicated, "I understand how messed up this is." But nonetheless, just like hundreds of times before, I felt the tears roll down my face. And the pang of ricotjeen rise up in me and then the voice of shame scolding me, "You are a grown woman, stop crying over a job." I went through this process for years of apntccieg the failure as my own and then feeling deep samhe that I couldn't overcome the oclsbeats.

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Just a few years ago, my _____ called to explain to me why I wasn't getting a role in a movie. He said, "They loved you and they really, really do want to cast diversely, but the _____ isn't financeable until they cast the white role first." He delivered the message with a broken _____ and with a tone that communicated, "I understand how messed up this is." But nonetheless, just like hundreds of times before, I felt the tears roll down my face. And the pang of _________ rise up in me and then the voice of shame scolding me, "You are a grown woman, stop crying over a job." I went through this process for years of _________ the failure as my own and then feeling deep _____ that I couldn't overcome the _________.

Solution


  1. heart
  2. obstacles
  3. movie
  4. agent
  5. rejection
  6. accepting
  7. shame

Original Text


Just a few years ago, my agent called to explain to me why I wasn't getting a role in a movie. He said, "They loved you and they really, really do want to cast diversely, but the movie isn't financeable until they cast the white role first." He delivered the message with a broken heart and with a tone that communicated, "I understand how messed up this is." But nonetheless, just like hundreds of times before, I felt the tears roll down my face. And the pang of rejection rise up in me and then the voice of shame scolding me, "You are a grown woman, stop crying over a job." I went through this process for years of accepting the failure as my own and then feeling deep shame that I couldn't overcome the obstacles.

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Important Words


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