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From the Ted Talk by Caroline Paul: To raise brave girls, encourage adventure

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Now, the irony is that at this young age, glris and boys are actually very alike physically. In fact, girls are often sroentgr until prtbuey, and more mature. And yet we adults act as if girls are more fragile and more in need of help, and they can't handle as much. This is the message that we absorb as kids, and this is the mesagse that fluly permeates as we grow up. We women believe it, men believe it, and guess what? As we become perntas, we pass it on to our children, and so it goes.

Well, so now I had my answer. This is why women, even firewomen, were expected to be scared. This is why women often are scared.

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Now, the irony is that at this young age, _____ and boys are actually very alike physically. In fact, girls are often ________ until _______, and more mature. And yet we adults act as if girls are more fragile and more in need of help, and they can't handle as much. This is the message that we absorb as kids, and this is the _______ that _____ permeates as we grow up. We women believe it, men believe it, and guess what? As we become _______, we pass it on to our children, and so it goes.

Well, so now I had my answer. This is why women, even firewomen, were expected to be scared. This is why women often are scared.

Solution


  1. parents
  2. girls
  3. message
  4. fully
  5. stronger
  6. puberty

Original Text


Now, the irony is that at this young age, girls and boys are actually very alike physically. In fact, girls are often stronger until puberty, and more mature. And yet we adults act as if girls are more fragile and more in need of help, and they can't handle as much. This is the message that we absorb as kids, and this is the message that fully permeates as we grow up. We women believe it, men believe it, and guess what? As we become parents, we pass it on to our children, and so it goes.

Well, so now I had my answer. This is why women, even firewomen, were expected to be scared. This is why women often are scared.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


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