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From the Ted Talk by Anand Giridharadas: A letter to all who have lost in this era

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I will not concede for a moment that old privileges should not dwindle. They cannot dwindle fast enough. It is for you to laren to live in a new century in which there are no bonuses for showing up with the right skin and right organs. If and when your anger turns to hate, please know that there is no space for that in our shared home. But I will aimdt, flloew citizen, that I have discounted the burden of cpniog with the loss of status. I have forgotten that what is soillcay necessary can also be personally gruelling.

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I will not concede for a moment that old privileges should not dwindle. They cannot dwindle fast enough. It is for you to _____ to live in a new century in which there are no bonuses for showing up with the right skin and right organs. If and when your anger turns to hate, please know that there is no space for that in our shared home. But I will _____, ______ citizen, that I have discounted the burden of ______ with the loss of status. I have forgotten that what is ________ necessary can also be personally gruelling.

Solution

  1. admit
  2. socially
  3. fellow
  4. coping
  5. learn

Original Text

I will not concede for a moment that old privileges should not dwindle. They cannot dwindle fast enough. It is for you to learn to live in a new century in which there are no bonuses for showing up with the right skin and right organs. If and when your anger turns to hate, please know that there is no space for that in our shared home. But I will admit, fellow citizen, that I have discounted the burden of coping with the loss of status. I have forgotten that what is socially necessary can also be personally gruelling.

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Important Words

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  3. bonuses
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  5. century
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  7. concede
  8. coping
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  13. forgotten
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  15. hate
  16. home
  17. learn
  18. live
  19. loss
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  21. organs
  22. personally
  23. privileges
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  25. showing
  26. skin
  27. socially
  28. space
  29. status
  30. turns