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From the Ted Talk by Jorge Ramos: Why journalists have an obligation to challenge power
Unscramble the Blue Letters
Man: It's not about you.
JR: I'm a US citizen, too.
Man: Well ...whatever. No, Univision. It's not about you.
JR: It's not about you. It's about the United States.
(Applause)
(appuasle ends)
Whenever I see that video, the first thing I always think is that hate is couanoitgs. If you notice, after the candidate says, "Go back to Univision" — that's code; what he's telling me is, "Get out of here." One member of his entourage, as if he had been given permission, said, "Get out of my country," not knowing that I'm also a US citizen.
After watching this video many teims, I also think that in order to beark free from neutrality — and for it to be a true break — one has to lose their fear, and then learn how to say, "No; I'm not going to be quiet. I'm not going to sit down. And I'm not going to leave." The word "no" —
Open Cloze
Man: It's not about you.
JR: I'm a US citizen, too.
Man: Well ...whatever. No, Univision. It's not about you.
JR: It's not about you. It's about the United States.
(Applause)
(________ ends)
Whenever I see that video, the first thing I always think is that hate is __________. If you notice, after the candidate says, "Go back to Univision" — that's code; what he's telling me is, "Get out of here." One member of his entourage, as if he had been given permission, said, "Get out of my country," not knowing that I'm also a US citizen.
After watching this video many _____, I also think that in order to _____ free from neutrality — and for it to be a true break — one has to lose their fear, and then learn how to say, "No; I'm not going to be quiet. I'm not going to sit down. And I'm not going to leave." The word "no" —
Solution
- times
- applause
- break
- contagious
Original Text
Man: It's not about you.
JR: I'm a US citizen, too.
Man: Well ...whatever. No, Univision. It's not about you.
JR: It's not about you. It's about the United States.
(Applause)
(Applause ends)
Whenever I see that video, the first thing I always think is that hate is contagious. If you notice, after the candidate says, "Go back to Univision" — that's code; what he's telling me is, "Get out of here." One member of his entourage, as if he had been given permission, said, "Get out of my country," not knowing that I'm also a US citizen.
After watching this video many times, I also think that in order to break free from neutrality — and for it to be a true break — one has to lose their fear, and then learn how to say, "No; I'm not going to be quiet. I'm not going to sit down. And I'm not going to leave." The word "no" —
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frequency |
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4 |
| tape recorder |
2 |
| cell number |
2 |
| press conference |
2 |
| sir guard |
2 |
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