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From the Ted Talk by Wael Ghonim: Let's design social media that drives real change
Unscramble the Blue Letters
That day I made a very hard dieioscn. I decided to go silent, completely silent. It was a mmneot of defeat. I stayed silent for more than two years, and I used the time to reflect on everything that heaenppd, trying to understand why did it happen. It became clear to me that while it's true that polarization is primarily driven by our huamn behavior, saciol media shapes this behavior and magnifies its impact. Say you want to say something that is not based on a fact, pick a fight or ionrge someone that you don't like. These are all natural human impulses, but because of technology, acting on these impulses is only one click away.
Open Cloze
That day I made a very hard ________. I decided to go silent, completely silent. It was a ______ of defeat. I stayed silent for more than two years, and I used the time to reflect on everything that ________, trying to understand why did it happen. It became clear to me that while it's true that polarization is primarily driven by our _____ behavior, ______ media shapes this behavior and magnifies its impact. Say you want to say something that is not based on a fact, pick a fight or ______ someone that you don't like. These are all natural human impulses, but because of technology, acting on these impulses is only one click away.
Solution
- decision
- social
- moment
- happened
- ignore
- human
Original Text
That day I made a very hard decision. I decided to go silent, completely silent. It was a moment of defeat. I stayed silent for more than two years, and I used the time to reflect on everything that happened, trying to understand why did it happen. It became clear to me that while it's true that polarization is primarily driven by our human behavior, social media shapes this behavior and magnifies its impact. Say you want to say something that is not based on a fact, pick a fight or ignore someone that you don't like. These are all natural human impulses, but because of technology, acting on these impulses is only one click away.
Frequently Occurring Word Combinations
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social media |
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facebook page |
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state security |
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hate speech |
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critical challenges |
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media experiences |
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reward people |
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mutual understanding |
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