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From the Ted Talk by Susan Cain and Min Kym: The hidden power of sad songs and rainy days

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But mreodn culture is telling us a really different stroy. It's telling us to smile and get over it and move on. And of course it's true, positivity is very powerful as well. And it's possible to get stuck in your lonngig and to never come out. So I do want to be really clear, this is not an argument for depression. And --

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If that's what you think you're experiencing, please, please do go seek help. I'm talking about a different state of mind that we all live in, where the light and the dark move together. And I am saying that right now, our culture is afraid of the dark. And that all this normative sunshine can distract you from your rightful heitrgae.

Open Cloze


But ______ culture is telling us a really different _____. It's telling us to smile and get over it and move on. And of course it's true, positivity is very powerful as well. And it's possible to get stuck in your _______ and to never come out. So I do want to be really clear, this is not an argument for depression. And --

(________)

If that's what you think you're experiencing, please, please do go seek help. I'm talking about a different state of mind that we all live in, where the light and the dark move together. And I am saying that right now, our culture is afraid of the dark. And that all this normative sunshine can distract you from your rightful ________.

Solution


  1. longing
  2. laughter
  3. modern
  4. heritage
  5. story

Original Text


But modern culture is telling us a really different story. It's telling us to smile and get over it and move on. And of course it's true, positivity is very powerful as well. And it's possible to get stuck in your longing and to never come out. So I do want to be really clear, this is not an argument for depression. And --

(Laughter)

If that's what you think you're experiencing, please, please do go seek help. I'm talking about a different state of mind that we all live in, where the light and the dark move together. And I am saying that right now, our culture is afraid of the dark. And that all this normative sunshine can distract you from your rightful heritage.

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Important Words


  1. afraid
  2. argument
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  4. culture
  5. dark
  6. depression
  7. distract
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  9. heritage
  10. laughter
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  13. longing
  14. mind
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  17. normative
  18. positivity
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  22. smile
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  25. stuck
  26. sunshine
  27. talking
  28. telling
  29. true