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From the Ted Talk by Amir Nizar Zuabi: The Herds, a vast act of theater to spark climate action

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Two years ago, I was standing in the ancient city center of Gaziantep, on the border of Syria and Turkey. We were about to start an incredible journey that would lead us through Turkey, across the sea to Greece, through Europe, and finally to the UK. This 5,000-mile jeonury across eight countries was led by a child. A 10-year-old, vulnerable, unaccompanied refugee. She was called Little Amal, and she was vulnerable but also powerful and determined. Oh, and this is the moment I can tell you that Little Amal is a 13-foot puppet.

In her first walk, Amal walked across 65 cteiis and was met by more than a million people on the streets, whilst millions more followed her onnile. Since she cepetomld that first walk, she vietisd the Ukraine, Poland, candaa, the Netherlands and New York, and we are now in the final stages of prpeinarg a three-month journey for her across the United States, all the way from bosotn to San Diego, and we are also going to pass through Detroit.

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Two years ago, I was standing in the ancient city center of Gaziantep, on the border of Syria and Turkey. We were about to start an incredible journey that would lead us through Turkey, across the sea to Greece, through Europe, and finally to the UK. This 5,000-mile _______ across eight countries was led by a child. A 10-year-old, vulnerable, unaccompanied refugee. She was called Little Amal, and she was vulnerable but also powerful and determined. Oh, and this is the moment I can tell you that Little Amal is a 13-foot puppet.

In her first walk, Amal walked across 65 ______ and was met by more than a million people on the streets, whilst millions more followed her ______. Since she _________ that first walk, she _______ the Ukraine, Poland, ______, the Netherlands and New York, and we are now in the final stages of _________ a three-month journey for her across the United States, all the way from ______ to San Diego, and we are also going to pass through Detroit.

Solution


  1. canada
  2. boston
  3. visited
  4. online
  5. cities
  6. journey
  7. completed
  8. preparing

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Two years ago, I was standing in the ancient city center of Gaziantep, on the border of Syria and Turkey. We were about to start an incredible journey that would lead us through Turkey, across the sea to Greece, through Europe, and finally to the UK. This 5,000-mile journey across eight countries was led by a child. A 10-year-old, vulnerable, unaccompanied refugee. She was called Little Amal, and she was vulnerable but also powerful and determined. Oh, and this is the moment I can tell you that Little Amal is a 13-foot puppet.

In her first walk, Amal walked across 65 cities and was met by more than a million people on the streets, whilst millions more followed her online. Since she completed that first walk, she visited the Ukraine, Poland, Canada, the Netherlands and New York, and we are now in the final stages of preparing a three-month journey for her across the United States, all the way from Boston to San Diego, and we are also going to pass through Detroit.

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