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From the Ted Talk by Adam Driver: My journey from Marine to actor
Unscramble the Blue Letters
And when I was rcnlieeftg on my time in the military, I wasn't first thinking on the satyocreietpl drills and discipline and pain of it; but rather, the small, intimate human moments, moments of great feeling: friends going AWOL because they missed their families, fdnries getting dcvoierd, grieving together, celebrating together, all within the backdrop of the military. I saw my friends battling these circumstances, and I watched the anxiety it prouedcd in them and me, not being able to express our feelings about it.
Open Cloze
And when I was __________ on my time in the military, I wasn't first thinking on the _____________ drills and discipline and pain of it; but rather, the small, intimate human moments, moments of great feeling: friends going AWOL because they missed their families, _______ getting ________, grieving together, celebrating together, all within the backdrop of the military. I saw my friends battling these circumstances, and I watched the anxiety it ________ in them and me, not being able to express our feelings about it.
Solution
- reflecting
- produced
- stereotypical
- divorced
- friends
Original Text
And when I was reflecting on my time in the military, I wasn't first thinking on the stereotypical drills and discipline and pain of it; but rather, the small, intimate human moments, moments of great feeling: friends going AWOL because they missed their families, friends getting divorced, grieving together, celebrating together, all within the backdrop of the military. I saw my friends battling these circumstances, and I watched the anxiety it produced in them and me, not being able to express our feelings about it.
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Important Words
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