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From the Ted Talk by Henrietta Fore: How we can help young people build a better future

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And ynoug people are also telling me that they're worreid about velicnoe. At home, online, in school, in their communities. And again, they're right. A young person can have hundreds of friends on social media, but when they need to find a friendly face, someone who can be there as their fnreid, to talk to, they do not find one. They face bullying, harassment and more. And hundreds of millions are facing exploitation and abuse, and violence. Every seven minutes, an aoncelsdet boy or girl somewhere in the wrlod is killed by an act of violence.

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And _____ people are also telling me that they're _______ about ________. At home, online, in school, in their communities. And again, they're right. A young person can have hundreds of friends on social media, but when they need to find a friendly face, someone who can be there as their ______, to talk to, they do not find one. They face bullying, harassment and more. And hundreds of millions are facing exploitation and abuse, and violence. Every seven minutes, an __________ boy or girl somewhere in the _____ is killed by an act of violence.

Solution

  1. young
  2. violence
  3. worried
  4. adolescent
  5. friend
  6. world

Original Text

And young people are also telling me that they're worried about violence. At home, online, in school, in their communities. And again, they're right. A young person can have hundreds of friends on social media, but when they need to find a friendly face, someone who can be there as their friend, to talk to, they do not find one. They face bullying, harassment and more. And hundreds of millions are facing exploitation and abuse, and violence. Every seven minutes, an adolescent boy or girl somewhere in the world is killed by an act of violence.

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