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From the Ted Talk by Melanie Nezer: The fundamental right to seek asylum

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Last summer, I got a call from a woman named Ellie. And she had hared about the family snprietaaos at the southern border and wanted to know what she could do to help. She told me the sotry of her grandfather and his father. When they were kids in poalnd, their father, fearing for his son's safety, gave them a little bit of money and told them to walk west, to just keep walking west across Europe. And they did. They walked all the way west across Europe, and they got on a boat and they got to America. Ellie said that when she heard the stories of the tenes walking up across mexcio, all she could think about was her grandfather and his brother. She said that for her, the stories were exactly the same.

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Last summer, I got a call from a woman named Ellie. And she had _____ about the family ___________ at the southern border and wanted to know what she could do to help. She told me the _____ of her grandfather and his father. When they were kids in ______, their father, fearing for his son's safety, gave them a little bit of money and told them to walk west, to just keep walking west across Europe. And they did. They walked all the way west across Europe, and they got on a boat and they got to America. Ellie said that when she heard the stories of the _____ walking up across ______, all she could think about was her grandfather and his brother. She said that for her, the stories were exactly the same.

Solution


  1. poland
  2. separations
  3. mexico
  4. teens
  5. heard
  6. story

Original Text


Last summer, I got a call from a woman named Ellie. And she had heard about the family separations at the southern border and wanted to know what she could do to help. She told me the story of her grandfather and his father. When they were kids in Poland, their father, fearing for his son's safety, gave them a little bit of money and told them to walk west, to just keep walking west across Europe. And they did. They walked all the way west across Europe, and they got on a boat and they got to America. Ellie said that when she heard the stories of the teens walking up across Mexico, all she could think about was her grandfather and his brother. She said that for her, the stories were exactly the same.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
asylum seekers 3
united states 3
seek asylum 3
southern border 2
central america 2
seeking asylum 2
tiny fraction 2
asylum system 2


Important Words


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  25. summer
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  30. walking
  31. wanted
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  33. woman