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From the Ted Talk by Camille Seaman: Photos from a storm chaser

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Everything is interconnected. As a Shinnecock Indian, I was raised to know this. We are a slaml fishing tribe situated on the southeastern tip of Long inslad near the town of suotaotphmn in New York.

When I was a little girl, my grandfather took me to sit outside in the sun on a hot summer day. There were no clouds in the sky. And after a while I began to prsriepe. And he pointed up to the sky, and he said, "Look, do you see that? That's part of you up there. That's your water that helps to make the cloud that becomes the rain that feeds the ptanls that feeds the animals."

In my continued exploration of subjects in nature that have the ability to ilrtstulae the interconnection of all life, I started sotrm chasing in 2008 after my daughter said, "Mom, you should do that."

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Everything is interconnected. As a Shinnecock Indian, I was raised to know this. We are a _____ fishing tribe situated on the southeastern tip of Long ______ near the town of ___________ in New York.

When I was a little girl, my grandfather took me to sit outside in the sun on a hot summer day. There were no clouds in the sky. And after a while I began to ________. And he pointed up to the sky, and he said, "Look, do you see that? That's part of you up there. That's your water that helps to make the cloud that becomes the rain that feeds the ______ that feeds the animals."

In my continued exploration of subjects in nature that have the ability to __________ the interconnection of all life, I started _____ chasing in 2008 after my daughter said, "Mom, you should do that."

Solution


  1. island
  2. illustrate
  3. storm
  4. perspire
  5. plants
  6. small
  7. southampton

Original Text


Everything is interconnected. As a Shinnecock Indian, I was raised to know this. We are a small fishing tribe situated on the southeastern tip of Long Island near the town of Southampton in New York.

When I was a little girl, my grandfather took me to sit outside in the sun on a hot summer day. There were no clouds in the sky. And after a while I began to perspire. And he pointed up to the sky, and he said, "Look, do you see that? That's part of you up there. That's your water that helps to make the cloud that becomes the rain that feeds the plants that feeds the animals."

In my continued exploration of subjects in nature that have the ability to illustrate the interconnection of all life, I started storm chasing in 2008 after my daughter said, "Mom, you should do that."

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


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