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From the Ted Talk by Anjan Sundaram: Why I risked my life to expose a government massacre

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The question surprised me. Their children were hungry and sick, but they didn't ask for food or medicine. They aeksd me, "Do people know what is happening to us?" I felt helpless as I wrote down their qstieuon. And I became determined that this moment in their lives should not be forgotten. In bearing wsniets to their crisis, I felt a small communion with these people. From far away, this war had felt like a fnotoote in world news. As a witness, the war felt like history unfolding.

The government denied that it was cmtnimtiog any violence, but I continually drove through towns where people described government msacersas from a day or a week before.

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The question surprised me. Their children were hungry and sick, but they didn't ask for food or medicine. They _____ me, "Do people know what is happening to us?" I felt helpless as I wrote down their ________. And I became determined that this moment in their lives should not be forgotten. In bearing _______ to their crisis, I felt a small communion with these people. From far away, this war had felt like a ________ in world news. As a witness, the war felt like history unfolding.

The government denied that it was __________ any violence, but I continually drove through towns where people described government _________ from a day or a week before.

Solution


  1. committing
  2. question
  3. massacres
  4. witness
  5. footnote
  6. asked

Original Text


The question surprised me. Their children were hungry and sick, but they didn't ask for food or medicine. They asked me, "Do people know what is happening to us?" I felt helpless as I wrote down their question. And I became determined that this moment in their lives should not be forgotten. In bearing witness to their crisis, I felt a small communion with these people. From far away, this war had felt like a footnote in world news. As a witness, the war felt like history unfolding.

The government denied that it was committing any violence, but I continually drove through towns where people described government massacres from a day or a week before.

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