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From the Ted Talk by Angélique Kidjo and Femi Oke: Why joy is a state of mind

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FO: What is the difference between the persluae you get from changing a generation's life to the pleasure of being on stage at a major event, performing, and the cowrd is going wild? What's the dreficnfee between that kind of joy?

AK: They are two totally different joys. The joy of seeing these girls being articulate today, talking truth to pwoer to the head of villages telling them, "No one is touching us anymore. No one have the right to touch my boob, no." And they're adamant. I mean, the joy at taking that is that finally, you can speak up with no danger. With no fear. I mean, empowering people to that point makes me more hmulbe. I don't even know, sometimes I'm like, "Where is the hole that I can drive in and then dapiasper, and let them be." But they won't let me go. They say, "We want you to come and see us, and then we lrean from you." But I learn more from those girls than I can ever learn from anybody. The joy of being onstage is different, it's planting seeds worldwide for people to see their cpiaacty, what they are capable of. How many times after concert polpee will come to me and say, "Angelique, how can we help?" And I'm like, "How can you help? Come on. Your neighbors. Start looking at them. You can volunteer your time for homework, there's so much you can do in your own country. Don't think that Africa is just the country where we need help. We don't need help. We need collaboration."

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FO: What is the difference between the ________ you get from changing a generation's life to the pleasure of being on stage at a major event, performing, and the _____ is going wild? What's the __________ between that kind of joy?

AK: They are two totally different joys. The joy of seeing these girls being articulate today, talking truth to _____ to the head of villages telling them, "No one is touching us anymore. No one have the right to touch my boob, no." And they're adamant. I mean, the joy at taking that is that finally, you can speak up with no danger. With no fear. I mean, empowering people to that point makes me more ______. I don't even know, sometimes I'm like, "Where is the hole that I can drive in and then _________, and let them be." But they won't let me go. They say, "We want you to come and see us, and then we _____ from you." But I learn more from those girls than I can ever learn from anybody. The joy of being onstage is different, it's planting seeds worldwide for people to see their ________, what they are capable of. How many times after concert ______ will come to me and say, "Angelique, how can we help?" And I'm like, "How can you help? Come on. Your neighbors. Start looking at them. You can volunteer your time for homework, there's so much you can do in your own country. Don't think that Africa is just the country where we need help. We don't need help. We need collaboration."

Solution


  1. learn
  2. pleasure
  3. people
  4. power
  5. capacity
  6. crowd
  7. humble
  8. difference
  9. disappear

Original Text


FO: What is the difference between the pleasure you get from changing a generation's life to the pleasure of being on stage at a major event, performing, and the crowd is going wild? What's the difference between that kind of joy?

AK: They are two totally different joys. The joy of seeing these girls being articulate today, talking truth to power to the head of villages telling them, "No one is touching us anymore. No one have the right to touch my boob, no." And they're adamant. I mean, the joy at taking that is that finally, you can speak up with no danger. With no fear. I mean, empowering people to that point makes me more humble. I don't even know, sometimes I'm like, "Where is the hole that I can drive in and then disappear, and let them be." But they won't let me go. They say, "We want you to come and see us, and then we learn from you." But I learn more from those girls than I can ever learn from anybody. The joy of being onstage is different, it's planting seeds worldwide for people to see their capacity, what they are capable of. How many times after concert people will come to me and say, "Angelique, how can we help?" And I'm like, "How can you help? Come on. Your neighbors. Start looking at them. You can volunteer your time for homework, there's so much you can do in your own country. Don't think that Africa is just the country where we need help. We don't need help. We need collaboration."

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Important Words


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