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From the Ted Talk by Shameem Akhtar: To learn is to be free
Unscramble the Blue Letters
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Open Cloze
Girls are doing jobs in health sites, even in ______. Life was good. But somewhere in my heart, I ________ that my region, beyond my village needs further change. This was also the time when I joined Acumen __________. There, I met leaders like me across the country. And I saw they are taking _____ in their lives. I started to understand what leadership really means. So I decided to go back to my ______ and take a ________ as a teacher in a remote school, a school that I have to _____ by bus — two hours traveling, every morning and evening. Though it was hard, on my first day I knew I made the right decision. The first day I walked into the school, I saw all these little Shameems staring back at me —
Solution
- fellowship
- police
- region
- realized
- risks
- position
- reach
Original Text
Girls are doing jobs in health sites, even in police. Life was good. But somewhere in my heart, I realized that my region, beyond my village needs further change. This was also the time when I joined Acumen Fellowship. There, I met leaders like me across the country. And I saw they are taking risks in their lives. I started to understand what leadership really means. So I decided to go back to my region and take a position as a teacher in a remote school, a school that I have to reach by bus — two hours traveling, every morning and evening. Though it was hard, on my first day I knew I made the right decision. The first day I walked into the school, I saw all these little Shameems staring back at me —
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