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From the Ted Talk by Arthur Brooks: A conservative's plea Let's work together

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And — There was, however, one awkward conversation about my lifestyle that I want to tell you about. I was 27, and I was home from Barcelona, and I was visiting my prntaes for ctarhsmis, and I was cooking dinner with my mother, and we were alone in the kitchen. And she was qiuet, too quiet. Something was wrong. And so I said, "Mom, what's on your mind?" And she said, "Your dad and I are really worried about you." And I said, "What?" I mean, what could it be, at this point? And she said, "I want you to be completely honest with me: have you been voting for Republicans?"

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And — There was, however, one awkward conversation about my lifestyle that I want to tell you about. I was 27, and I was home from Barcelona, and I was visiting my _______ for _________, and I was cooking dinner with my mother, and we were alone in the kitchen. And she was _____, too quiet. Something was wrong. And so I said, "Mom, what's on your mind?" And she said, "Your dad and I are really worried about you." And I said, "What?" I mean, what could it be, at this point? And she said, "I want you to be completely honest with me: have you been voting for Republicans?"

Solution

  1. quiet
  2. parents
  3. christmas

Original Text

And — There was, however, one awkward conversation about my lifestyle that I want to tell you about. I was 27, and I was home from Barcelona, and I was visiting my parents for Christmas, and I was cooking dinner with my mother, and we were alone in the kitchen. And she was quiet, too quiet. Something was wrong. And so I said, "Mom, what's on your mind?" And she said, "Your dad and I are really worried about you." And I said, "What?" I mean, what could it be, at this point? And she said, "I want you to be completely honest with me: have you been voting for Republicans?"

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Important Words

  1. awkward
  2. barcelona
  3. christmas
  4. completely
  5. conversation
  6. cooking
  7. dad
  8. dinner
  9. home
  10. honest
  11. kitchen
  12. lifestyle
  13. mind
  14. mother
  15. parents
  16. point
  17. quiet
  18. republicans
  19. visiting
  20. voting
  21. worried
  22. wrong