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From the Ted Talk by Azim Khamisa and Ples Felix: What comes after tragedy? Forgiveness


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So with that, please welcome my brother, Ples.

(Applause)

Ples Felix: Tony is my one and only daughter's one and only child. Tony was born to my daughter, who was 15 when she gave birth to Tony. Mothering is the toughest job on the planet. There is no tougher job on the planet than raising another human being and mnakig sure they're safe, srecue and well-positioned to be successful in life. Tony ercxeenpied a lot of violence in his life as a young kid. He saw one of his ftvoiare cisnuos be meurrded in a hail of automatic weapon fire and gang involvement in Los aegnles. He was very tzeauitarmd in so many different ways. Tony came to live with me. I wanted to make sure he had everything a kid needed to be successful.

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So with that, please welcome my brother, Ples.

(Applause)

Ples Felix: Tony is my one and only daughter's one and only child. Tony was born to my daughter, who was 15 when she gave birth to Tony. Mothering is the toughest job on the planet. There is no tougher job on the planet than raising another human being and ______ sure they're safe, ______ and well-positioned to be successful in life. Tony ___________ a lot of violence in his life as a young kid. He saw one of his ________ _______ be ________ in a hail of automatic weapon fire and gang involvement in Los _______. He was very ___________ in so many different ways. Tony came to live with me. I wanted to make sure he had everything a kid needed to be successful.

Solution


  1. secure
  2. murdered
  3. favorite
  4. experienced
  5. traumatized
  6. cousins
  7. making
  8. angeles

Original Text


So with that, please welcome my brother, Ples.

(Applause)

Ples Felix: Tony is my one and only daughter's one and only child. Tony was born to my daughter, who was 15 when she gave birth to Tony. Mothering is the toughest job on the planet. There is no tougher job on the planet than raising another human being and making sure they're safe, secure and well-positioned to be successful in life. Tony experienced a lot of violence in his life as a young kid. He saw one of his favorite cousins be murdered in a hail of automatic weapon fire and gang involvement in Los Angeles. He was very traumatized in so many different ways. Tony came to live with me. I wanted to make sure he had everything a kid needed to be successful.

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