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From the Ted Talk by Ruth Chang: How to make hard choices

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There's another reason for thinking that hard choices aren't choices between equally good options. Suppose you have a choice between two jobs: you could be an investment banker or a graphic artist. There are a variety of things that matter in such a choice, like the excitement of the work, achieving financial security, having time to raise a family, and so on. Maybe the artist's career puts you on the cutting edge of new frmos of prtcoaiil expression. Maybe the banking ceerar puts you on the cutting edge of new forms of fniaincal mauiinplaotn.

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There's another reason for thinking that hard choices aren't choices between equally good options. Suppose you have a choice between two jobs: you could be an investment banker or a graphic artist. There are a variety of things that matter in such a choice, like the excitement of the work, achieving financial security, having time to raise a family, and so on. Maybe the artist's career puts you on the cutting edge of new _____ of _________ expression. Maybe the banking ______ puts you on the cutting edge of new forms of _________ ____________.

Solution

  1. manipulation
  2. career
  3. financial
  4. forms
  5. pictorial

Original Text

There's another reason for thinking that hard choices aren't choices between equally good options. Suppose you have a choice between two jobs: you could be an investment banker or a graphic artist. There are a variety of things that matter in such a choice, like the excitement of the work, achieving financial security, having time to raise a family, and so on. Maybe the artist's career puts you on the cutting edge of new forms of pictorial expression. Maybe the banking career puts you on the cutting edge of new forms of financial manipulation.

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Important Words

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  25. raise
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  31. variety
  32. work