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From the Ted Talk by Lucy McBath: My quest to end the horror of gun violence in the US


Unscramble the Blue Letters


In the blink of an eye, life can change forever. One single moment can rdneeife everything that we know and believe.

In 2012, I would face the most devastating moments of my life when my son, Jordan, was shot and killed in a hate-driven stoonhig. My story, Jordan’s story, had began as one of loss. But I resfued to let it in there. A life of loss, a story of loss, became one of tforatsminraon, of finding my voice and turning my pain into purpose. My story would become my most important tool in fighting this nation's gun laws. Our personal stories have such power to be able to bridge the despeet divisions and to inspire change and to bnrig peolpe together.

Open Cloze


In the blink of an eye, life can change forever. One single moment can ________ everything that we know and believe.

In 2012, I would face the most devastating moments of my life when my son, Jordan, was shot and killed in a hate-driven ________. My story, Jordan’s story, had began as one of loss. But I _______ to let it in there. A life of loss, a story of loss, became one of ______________, of finding my voice and turning my pain into purpose. My story would become my most important tool in fighting this nation's gun laws. Our personal stories have such power to be able to bridge the _______ divisions and to inspire change and to _____ ______ together.

Solution


  1. people
  2. shooting
  3. bring
  4. refused
  5. transformation
  6. redefine
  7. deepest

Original Text


In the blink of an eye, life can change forever. One single moment can redefine everything that we know and believe.

In 2012, I would face the most devastating moments of my life when my son, Jordan, was shot and killed in a hate-driven shooting. My story, Jordan’s story, had began as one of loss. But I refused to let it in there. A life of loss, a story of loss, became one of transformation, of finding my voice and turning my pain into purpose. My story would become my most important tool in fighting this nation's gun laws. Our personal stories have such power to be able to bridge the deepest divisions and to inspire change and to bring people together.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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gun laws 3
gun violence 3
background checks 3
phone call 2
universal background 2
gun sales 2

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universal background checks 2


Important Words


  1. began
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  26. power
  27. purpose
  28. redefine
  29. refused
  30. shooting
  31. shot
  32. single
  33. son
  34. stories
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  36. tool
  37. transformation
  38. turning
  39. voice