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From the Ted Talk by Helen Marriage: Public art that turns cities into playgrounds of the imagination
Unscramble the Blue Letters
And here you see the moment when, witnessed by 15,000 people who turned out on a dark, cold, March evening, the mnemot when they decided to put their enmity behind them, to inhabit this shared space, where everybody had an opportunity to say the things that had been unsayable, to say out loud, "You hurt me and my flmaiy, but I fogrvie you." And together, they watched as members of their community let go of this thing that was so beautiful, but was as hard to let go of as those ttughhos and feelings that had gone into making it.
Open Cloze
And here you see the moment when, witnessed by 15,000 people who turned out on a dark, cold, March evening, the ______ when they decided to put their enmity behind them, to inhabit this shared space, where everybody had an opportunity to say the things that had been unsayable, to say out loud, "You hurt me and my ______, but I _______ you." And together, they watched as members of their community let go of this thing that was so beautiful, but was as hard to let go of as those ________ and feelings that had gone into making it.
Solution
- moment
- family
- forgive
- thoughts
Original Text
And here you see the moment when, witnessed by 15,000 people who turned out on a dark, cold, March evening, the moment when they decided to put their enmity behind them, to inhabit this shared space, where everybody had an opportunity to say the things that had been unsayable, to say out loud, "You hurt me and my family, but I forgive you." And together, they watched as members of their community let go of this thing that was so beautiful, but was as hard to let go of as those thoughts and feelings that had gone into making it.
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