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From the Ted Talk by Sandeep Jauhar: How your emotions change the shape of your heart

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But before we get into this, let's talk a bit about the metaphorical heart. The symbolism of the emotional heart endures even today. If we ask people which image they most associate with love, there's no question that the vanntiele hraet would the top the list. The heart sphae, called a cariiodd, is common in nature. It's found in the leaves, flowers and seeds of many plants, incdlnuig silphium, which was used for birth control in the Middle Ages and perhaps is the reason why the heart became associated with sex and romantic love.

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But before we get into this, let's talk a bit about the metaphorical heart. The symbolism of the emotional heart endures even today. If we ask people which image they most associate with love, there's no question that the _________ _____ would the top the list. The heart _____, called a ________, is common in nature. It's found in the leaves, flowers and seeds of many plants, _________ silphium, which was used for birth control in the Middle Ages and perhaps is the reason why the heart became associated with sex and romantic love.

Solution

  1. heart
  2. valentine
  3. shape
  4. cardioid
  5. including

Original Text

But before we get into this, let's talk a bit about the metaphorical heart. The symbolism of the emotional heart endures even today. If we ask people which image they most associate with love, there's no question that the Valentine heart would the top the list. The heart shape, called a cardioid, is common in nature. It's found in the leaves, flowers and seeds of many plants, including silphium, which was used for birth control in the Middle Ages and perhaps is the reason why the heart became associated with sex and romantic love.

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