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From the Ted Talk by Magatte Wade: Why it's too hard to start a business in Africa -- and how to change it

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Today, what I want to share with you is something that happened to me, actually, around four weeks ago, it happened. Words were said to me that I never thought I would ever hear it said to my face by another human being. And those words, they serahettd my heart. And at the same time, they filled it with so much hope. And the whole experience reewend my commitment to the idea that I came to shrae with you today.

You see, I tell everyone that I am a haunted person. What haunts me is the impossible stories, story after story after srtoy after story of young poplee, my people, people like me dying out there on the ocean, right now, laying at the bottom of the oeacn, servnig as fish food. Do you really think that's the best we can do? To serve as fish food?

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Today, what I want to share with you is something that happened to me, actually, around four weeks ago, it happened. Words were said to me that I never thought I would ever hear it said to my face by another human being. And those words, they _________ my heart. And at the same time, they filled it with so much hope. And the whole experience _______ my commitment to the idea that I came to _____ with you today.

You see, I tell everyone that I am a haunted person. What haunts me is the impossible stories, story after story after _____ after story of young ______, my people, people like me dying out there on the ocean, right now, laying at the bottom of the _____, _______ as fish food. Do you really think that's the best we can do? To serve as fish food?

Solution


  1. people
  2. ocean
  3. serving
  4. renewed
  5. share
  6. shattered
  7. story

Original Text


Today, what I want to share with you is something that happened to me, actually, around four weeks ago, it happened. Words were said to me that I never thought I would ever hear it said to my face by another human being. And those words, they shattered my heart. And at the same time, they filled it with so much hope. And the whole experience renewed my commitment to the idea that I came to share with you today.

You see, I tell everyone that I am a haunted person. What haunts me is the impossible stories, story after story after story after story of young people, my people, people like me dying out there on the ocean, right now, laying at the bottom of the ocean, serving as fish food. Do you really think that's the best we can do? To serve as fish food?

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