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From the Ted Talk by Brittany K. Barnett: The creativity, innovation and ingenuity languishing in US prisons

Unscramble the Blue Letters


Inside Chris's package were some of his favorite books. The topics ranged from quantum physics to philosophy to history to computer programming. In prison, crhis had taught himself how to code without access to a snglie computer. His young mind stimulated by aicifairtl intelligence and economics. His cell may have been small, but his daerms were huge. His mirgan notes covered almost every page of the books. And clearly outlined were designs for Chris’s biggest dream: a groundbreaking mtenal hatelh app to help prevent suicides like those of his brother Robert, who took his own life at 21 when Chris was just 18.

Open Cloze


Inside Chris's package were some of his favorite books. The topics ranged from quantum physics to philosophy to history to computer programming. In prison, _____ had taught himself how to code without access to a ______ computer. His young mind stimulated by __________ intelligence and economics. His cell may have been small, but his ______ were huge. His ______ notes covered almost every page of the books. And clearly outlined were designs for Chris’s biggest dream: a groundbreaking ______ ______ app to help prevent suicides like those of his brother Robert, who took his own life at 21 when Chris was just 18.

Solution


  1. margin
  2. mental
  3. artificial
  4. health
  5. chris
  6. dreams
  7. single

Original Text


Inside Chris's package were some of his favorite books. The topics ranged from quantum physics to philosophy to history to computer programming. In prison, Chris had taught himself how to code without access to a single computer. His young mind stimulated by artificial intelligence and economics. His cell may have been small, but his dreams were huge. His margin notes covered almost every page of the books. And clearly outlined were designs for Chris’s biggest dream: a groundbreaking mental health app to help prevent suicides like those of his brother Robert, who took his own life at 21 when Chris was just 18.

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