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From the Ted Talk by Charity Wayua: A few ways to fix a government
Unscramble the Blue Letters
Now, some of you may think this doesn't apply to you. You're not from kneya. You don't intend to be an entrepreneur. But think with me for just a moment. When is the last time you aesccesd a genrmeonvt svrecie? Maybe applied for your driver's license, tried to do your teaxs on your own. It's easy in this political and global economy to want to give up when we think about transforming government. We can easily resign to the fact or to the thinking that government is too inefficient, too crpuort, unfixable. We might even rarely get some key government responsibilities to other sectors, to Band-Aid solutions, or to just give up and feel helpless. But just because a system is sick doesn't mean it's dying. We cannot afford to give up when it comes to the challenges of fixing our governments.
Open Cloze
Now, some of you may think this doesn't apply to you. You're not from _____. You don't intend to be an entrepreneur. But think with me for just a moment. When is the last time you ________ a __________ _______? Maybe applied for your driver's license, tried to do your _____ on your own. It's easy in this political and global economy to want to give up when we think about transforming government. We can easily resign to the fact or to the thinking that government is too inefficient, too _______, unfixable. We might even rarely get some key government responsibilities to other sectors, to Band-Aid solutions, or to just give up and feel helpless. But just because a system is sick doesn't mean it's dying. We cannot afford to give up when it comes to the challenges of fixing our governments.
Solution
- service
- accessed
- corrupt
- taxes
- government
- kenya
Original Text
Now, some of you may think this doesn't apply to you. You're not from Kenya. You don't intend to be an entrepreneur. But think with me for just a moment. When is the last time you accessed a government service? Maybe applied for your driver's license, tried to do your taxes on your own. It's easy in this political and global economy to want to give up when we think about transforming government. We can easily resign to the fact or to the thinking that government is too inefficient, too corrupt, unfixable. We might even rarely get some key government responsibilities to other sectors, to Band-Aid solutions, or to just give up and feel helpless. But just because a system is sick doesn't mean it's dying. We cannot afford to give up when it comes to the challenges of fixing our governments.
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