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From the Ted Talk by Yvette Cabrera: The hidden danger of lead in soil

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What was happening to César was happening to other young lniato boys in Orange County and across California. As a journalist and as a Mexican-American, a working casls kid who had gone to college on schphaoisrls, I knew that your zip code, where you grow up, can determine where you end up in life.

My imgnimrat parents dreamed big for me, but if I hadn't grown up in satna Barbara with top teecarhs and a healthy environment, would I have been able to forge a path to a career in journalism?

I wondered, what if we could help cdlriehn not only succeed in school, but also keep them out of the criminal justice system? What if we could cetrae healthier neighborhoods for everyone by removing the threat that's right under our feet, and ensuring that neighborhoods are free of one of the most well-known and harmful tixoc metals known to humans? Lead.

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What was happening to César was happening to other young ______ boys in Orange County and across California. As a journalist and as a Mexican-American, a working _____ kid who had gone to college on ____________, I knew that your zip code, where you grow up, can determine where you end up in life.

My _________ parents dreamed big for me, but if I hadn't grown up in _____ Barbara with top ________ and a healthy environment, would I have been able to forge a path to a career in journalism?

I wondered, what if we could help ________ not only succeed in school, but also keep them out of the criminal justice system? What if we could ______ healthier neighborhoods for everyone by removing the threat that's right under our feet, and ensuring that neighborhoods are free of one of the most well-known and harmful _____ metals known to humans? Lead.

Solution


  1. immigrant
  2. toxic
  3. create
  4. scholarships
  5. latino
  6. santa
  7. teachers
  8. children
  9. class

Original Text


What was happening to César was happening to other young Latino boys in Orange County and across California. As a journalist and as a Mexican-American, a working class kid who had gone to college on scholarships, I knew that your zip code, where you grow up, can determine where you end up in life.

My immigrant parents dreamed big for me, but if I hadn't grown up in Santa Barbara with top teachers and a healthy environment, would I have been able to forge a path to a career in journalism?

I wondered, what if we could help children not only succeed in school, but also keep them out of the criminal justice system? What if we could create healthier neighborhoods for everyone by removing the threat that's right under our feet, and ensuring that neighborhoods are free of one of the most well-known and harmful toxic metals known to humans? Lead.

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lead exposure 2
zip code 2
map urban 2
clean soil 2

ngrams of length 3

collocation frequency
soil lead contamination 3
young latino boys 2

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