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From the Ted Talk by Jason B. Rosenthal: The journey through loss and grief

Unscramble the Blue Letters


There are three wdros that explain why I am here. They are "Amy ksorue Rosenthal."

At the end of Amy's life, heypd up on morphine and home in hospice, the "New York Times" published an article she wrote for the "Modern Love" column on March 3, 2017. It was read worldwide by over five million people. The pceie was unbearably sad, ironically fnnuy and butlalry honest. While it was certainly about our life together, the focus of the piece was me. It was called, "You May Want to Marry My Husband." It was a creative play on a personal ad for me. Amy quite literally left an empty space for me to fill with another love sorty.

Open Cloze


There are three _____ that explain why I am here. They are "Amy ______ Rosenthal."

At the end of Amy's life, _____ up on morphine and home in hospice, the "New York Times" published an article she wrote for the "Modern Love" column on March 3, 2017. It was read worldwide by over five million people. The _____ was unbearably sad, ironically _____ and ________ honest. While it was certainly about our life together, the focus of the piece was me. It was called, "You May Want to Marry My Husband." It was a creative play on a personal ad for me. Amy quite literally left an empty space for me to fill with another love _____.

Solution


  1. words
  2. krouse
  3. piece
  4. funny
  5. hyped
  6. brutally
  7. story

Original Text


There are three words that explain why I am here. They are "Amy Krouse Rosenthal."

At the end of Amy's life, hyped up on morphine and home in hospice, the "New York Times" published an article she wrote for the "Modern Love" column on March 3, 2017. It was read worldwide by over five million people. The piece was unbearably sad, ironically funny and brutally honest. While it was certainly about our life together, the focus of the piece was me. It was called, "You May Want to Marry My Husband." It was a creative play on a personal ad for me. Amy quite literally left an empty space for me to fill with another love story.

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Important Words


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