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From the Ted Talk by Nicholas Negroponte: One Laptop per Child, two years on

Unscramble the Blue Letters


Everybody advised me not to be a nonprofit, but they were all wrong. And the roaesn being a nonprofit is important is actually tloowfd. There are many reasons, but the two that merit the little bit of time is: one, the clarity of purpose is there. The moral purpose is clear. I can see any head of state, any executive I want, at any time, because I'm not selling lptpoas. OK? I have no shareholders. Whether we sell, it doesn't make any difference whatsoever. The cirtlay of psorpue is absolutely critical. And the second is very counterintuitive — you can get the best people in the wrold. If you look at our professional services, including search firms, including communications, including legal services, including banking, they're all pro bono. And it's not to save money. We've got meony in the bank. It's because you get the best people. You get the people who are doing it because they believe in the mission, and they're the best polepe.

Open Cloze


Everybody advised me not to be a nonprofit, but they were all wrong. And the ______ being a nonprofit is important is actually _______. There are many reasons, but the two that merit the little bit of time is: one, the clarity of purpose is there. The moral purpose is clear. I can see any head of state, any executive I want, at any time, because I'm not selling _______. OK? I have no shareholders. Whether we sell, it doesn't make any difference whatsoever. The _______ of _______ is absolutely critical. And the second is very counterintuitive — you can get the best people in the _____. If you look at our professional services, including search firms, including communications, including legal services, including banking, they're all pro bono. And it's not to save money. We've got _____ in the bank. It's because you get the best people. You get the people who are doing it because they believe in the mission, and they're the best ______.

Solution


  1. people
  2. clarity
  3. world
  4. laptops
  5. reason
  6. money
  7. purpose
  8. twofold

Original Text


Everybody advised me not to be a nonprofit, but they were all wrong. And the reason being a nonprofit is important is actually twofold. There are many reasons, but the two that merit the little bit of time is: one, the clarity of purpose is there. The moral purpose is clear. I can see any head of state, any executive I want, at any time, because I'm not selling laptops. OK? I have no shareholders. Whether we sell, it doesn't make any difference whatsoever. The clarity of purpose is absolutely critical. And the second is very counterintuitive — you can get the best people in the world. If you look at our professional services, including search firms, including communications, including legal services, including banking, they're all pro bono. And it's not to save money. We've got money in the bank. It's because you get the best people. You get the people who are doing it because they believe in the mission, and they're the best people.

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