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From the Ted Talk by Jonathan Klein: Photos that changed the world

Unscramble the Blue Letters


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Open Cloze


There's another kind of ___________. The __________ images from Abu Ghraib as well as the images from Guantanamo had a profound ______. The publication of those images, as opposed to the images themselves, caused a __________ to ______ its ________. Some would argue that it is those images that did more to fuel the insurgency in Iraq than virtually any other single act. Furthermore, those images forever removed the so-called moral high ground of the occupying forces.

Let's go back a little. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Vietnam War was basically shown in America's ______ rooms day in, day out. News ______ brought people face to face with the victims of the war: a little girl burned by napalm, a student killed by the National Guard at Kent State University in Ohio during a protest. In fact, these images became the ______ of _______ themselves.

Solution


  1. government
  2. change
  3. protest
  4. photos
  5. policies
  6. voices
  7. living
  8. impact
  9. horrifying
  10. crucifixion

Original Text


There's another kind of crucifixion. The horrifying images from Abu Ghraib as well as the images from Guantanamo had a profound impact. The publication of those images, as opposed to the images themselves, caused a government to change its policies. Some would argue that it is those images that did more to fuel the insurgency in Iraq than virtually any other single act. Furthermore, those images forever removed the so-called moral high ground of the occupying forces.

Let's go back a little. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Vietnam War was basically shown in America's living rooms day in, day out. News photos brought people face to face with the victims of the war: a little girl burned by napalm, a student killed by the National Guard at Kent State University in Ohio during a protest. In fact, these images became the voices of protest themselves.

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Important Words


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