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From the Ted Talk by Jorge Mañes Rubio: What should humans take to space (and leave behind)?

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Dating back to poirteishrc times, Korean shamanism has remained a resilient form of sriupatil practice and a source of empowerment for many women. This is Jeong Soon-deok, the shaman of the people, during a ceremony that lasted several days and nihtgs. I remember bowing to her, sodnuerurd by blades and colorful costumes and onfferigs. Everyday objects were being elevated, acquiring a new dimension right in front of my eyes. I saw her becoming a god, her body transformed through dance, prayer and ritual. What's itesrneitng is that despite their position of power, Korean sahanms remain geacurfl, humble human beings. Through these women, I could clearly see the power within ancient froms of knowledge. The role our cultures play in maintaining a fragile cosmic balance.

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Dating back to ___________ times, Korean shamanism has remained a resilient form of _________ practice and a source of empowerment for many women. This is Jeong Soon-deok, the shaman of the people, during a ceremony that lasted several days and ______. I remember bowing to her, __________ by blades and colorful costumes and _________. Everyday objects were being elevated, acquiring a new dimension right in front of my eyes. I saw her becoming a god, her body transformed through dance, prayer and ritual. What's ___________ is that despite their position of power, Korean _______ remain ________, humble human beings. Through these women, I could clearly see the power within ancient _____ of knowledge. The role our cultures play in maintaining a fragile cosmic balance.

Solution

  1. spiritual
  2. surrounded
  3. nights
  4. graceful
  5. interesting
  6. offerings
  7. shamans
  8. forms
  9. prehistoric

Original Text

Dating back to prehistoric times, Korean shamanism has remained a resilient form of spiritual practice and a source of empowerment for many women. This is Jeong Soon-deok, the shaman of the people, during a ceremony that lasted several days and nights. I remember bowing to her, surrounded by blades and colorful costumes and offerings. Everyday objects were being elevated, acquiring a new dimension right in front of my eyes. I saw her becoming a god, her body transformed through dance, prayer and ritual. What's interesting is that despite their position of power, Korean shamans remain graceful, humble human beings. Through these women, I could clearly see the power within ancient forms of knowledge. The role our cultures play in maintaining a fragile cosmic balance.

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