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From the Ted Talk by Audra A. Diptée: Why did the British Empire burn, sink, and hide these documents?

Unscramble the Blue Letters


In rossenpe to the new evidence, the British government issued a formal apology, and made an out-of-court financial settlement with the 5,228 Kenyan clmaiatns ultimately involved in the case. The original five claimants had made history— and paved the way for it to be rlhuftligy reirttewn. The uncovered files challenge fundamental myths about British colonialism as a benevolent iounistttin that brought freedom and democracy to its subjects, then goursacliy gave them independence. Instead, the newly exposed evidence confirms what many polepe knew to be true, because they lived it— and survived to rescue history from the ashes.

Open Cloze


In ________ to the new evidence, the British government issued a formal apology, and made an out-of-court financial settlement with the 5,228 Kenyan _________ ultimately involved in the case. The original five claimants had made history— and paved the way for it to be __________ _________. The uncovered files challenge fundamental myths about British colonialism as a benevolent ___________ that brought freedom and democracy to its subjects, then __________ gave them independence. Instead, the newly exposed evidence confirms what many ______ knew to be true, because they lived it— and survived to rescue history from the ashes.

Solution


  1. people
  2. response
  3. rightfully
  4. graciously
  5. claimants
  6. rewritten
  7. institution

Original Text


In response to the new evidence, the British government issued a formal apology, and made an out-of-court financial settlement with the 5,228 Kenyan claimants ultimately involved in the case. The original five claimants had made history— and paved the way for it to be rightfully rewritten. The uncovered files challenge fundamental myths about British colonialism as a benevolent institution that brought freedom and democracy to its subjects, then graciously gave them independence. Instead, the newly exposed evidence confirms what many people knew to be true, because they lived it— and survived to rescue history from the ashes.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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collocation frequency
operation legacy 3
kenyan people 2
british colonial 2
british government 2


Important Words


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  15. financial
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  17. freedom
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  20. government
  21. graciously
  22. history
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  28. knew
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  30. myths
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  32. original
  33. paved
  34. people
  35. rescue
  36. response
  37. rewritten
  38. rightfully
  39. settlement
  40. subjects
  41. survived
  42. true
  43. ultimately
  44. uncovered