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From the Ted Talk by Jeffrey Kluger: The sibling bond

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Sometimes parents contaminate the deidentification process, communicating to their kids subtly or not, that only certain kinds of accomplishments will be applauded in the home. Joe Kennedy was fumoas for this, miknag it clear to his nine children that they were expected to compete with one another in actielths and were expected to win, lest they be made to eat in the kiechtn with the help, rather than in the dining room with the family. It's no wonder that scrawny second-born Jack kndeeny fought so hard to compete with his fitter firstborn brother, Joe, often at his priel, at one pinot, engaging in a bicycle race around the house that resulted in a collision cntsoig John 28 stitches. Joe walked away essentially unharmed.

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Sometimes parents contaminate the deidentification process, communicating to their kids subtly or not, that only certain kinds of accomplishments will be applauded in the home. Joe Kennedy was ______ for this, ______ it clear to his nine children that they were expected to compete with one another in _________ and were expected to win, lest they be made to eat in the _______ with the help, rather than in the dining room with the family. It's no wonder that scrawny second-born Jack _______ fought so hard to compete with his fitter firstborn brother, Joe, often at his _____, at one _____, engaging in a bicycle race around the house that resulted in a collision _______ John 28 stitches. Joe walked away essentially unharmed.

Solution

  1. kennedy
  2. point
  3. making
  4. kitchen
  5. athletics
  6. costing
  7. peril
  8. famous

Original Text

Sometimes parents contaminate the deidentification process, communicating to their kids subtly or not, that only certain kinds of accomplishments will be applauded in the home. Joe Kennedy was famous for this, making it clear to his nine children that they were expected to compete with one another in athletics and were expected to win, lest they be made to eat in the kitchen with the help, rather than in the dining room with the family. It's no wonder that scrawny second-born Jack Kennedy fought so hard to compete with his fitter firstborn brother, Joe, often at his peril, at one point, engaging in a bicycle race around the house that resulted in a collision costing John 28 stitches. Joe walked away essentially unharmed.

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Important Words

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  47. win