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From the Ted Talk by Duarte Geraldino: What we're missing in the debate about immigration

Unscramble the Blue Letters


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My mother explained that The Green Lady is actually the suttae of Liberty and that she was waving immigrants in. Now, the part of her explanation that really messed with my young head was the fact that, according to Ma, long before us, The Green Lady was actually brown, brown like me, and that she changed colors over the years, much like aeircma. Now, the part that really is intriguing about this is that when she changed colors, she made me think about myself. It all made sense to me, because as a first-generation American, I was surrounded by igtmimanrs. In fact, within my immediate social crlcie of the people who support me, who enrich my life, at least two are foreign-born. My life as a US citizen is in many ways shaped by newcomers, and chnaces are, so is yours.

Open Cloze


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My mother explained that The Green Lady is actually the ______ of Liberty and that she was waving immigrants in. Now, the part of her explanation that really messed with my young head was the fact that, according to Ma, long before us, The Green Lady was actually brown, brown like me, and that she changed colors over the years, much like _______. Now, the part that really is intriguing about this is that when she changed colors, she made me think about myself. It all made sense to me, because as a first-generation American, I was surrounded by __________. In fact, within my immediate social ______ of the people who support me, who enrich my life, at least two are foreign-born. My life as a US citizen is in many ways shaped by newcomers, and _______ are, so is yours.

Solution


  1. america
  2. laughter
  3. circle
  4. immigrants
  5. statue
  6. chances

Original Text


(Laughter)

My mother explained that The Green Lady is actually the Statue of Liberty and that she was waving immigrants in. Now, the part of her explanation that really messed with my young head was the fact that, according to Ma, long before us, The Green Lady was actually brown, brown like me, and that she changed colors over the years, much like America. Now, the part that really is intriguing about this is that when she changed colors, she made me think about myself. It all made sense to me, because as a first-generation American, I was surrounded by immigrants. In fact, within my immediate social circle of the people who support me, who enrich my life, at least two are foreign-born. My life as a US citizen is in many ways shaped by newcomers, and chances are, so is yours.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
social circle 5
green lady 4
social circles 4
immigration policy 2
la county 2


Important Words


  1. america
  2. american
  3. brown
  4. chances
  5. changed
  6. circle
  7. citizen
  8. colors
  9. enrich
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  14. head
  15. immigrants
  16. intriguing
  17. lady
  18. laughter
  19. liberty
  20. life
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  22. ma
  23. messed
  24. mother
  25. newcomers
  26. part
  27. people
  28. sense
  29. shaped
  30. social
  31. statue
  32. support
  33. surrounded
  34. waving
  35. ways
  36. years
  37. young