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From the Ted Talk by Özlem Cekic: Why I have coffee with people who send me hate mail

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During these meetings, a specific theme keeps coming up. It swohs up regardless whether I'm talking to a humanist or a racist, a man, a woman, a Muslim or an atheist. They all seem to think that other people are to blame for the hate and for the generalization of groups. They all believe that other people have to stop dnniizmoeg. They pniot at politicians, the media, their neighbor or the bus driver who stops 10 meters away. But when I asked, "What about you? What can you do?", the reply is usually, "What can I do? I have no inlncefue. I have no poewr." I know that feeinlg. For a large part of my life, I also thought that I didn't have any power or influence — even when I was a member of the Danish pmlneaarit. But today I know the reality is different. We all have power and influence where we are, so we must never, never underestimate our own potential.

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During these meetings, a specific theme keeps coming up. It _____ up regardless whether I'm talking to a humanist or a racist, a man, a woman, a Muslim or an atheist. They all seem to think that other people are to blame for the hate and for the generalization of groups. They all believe that other people have to stop __________. They _____ at politicians, the media, their neighbor or the bus driver who stops 10 meters away. But when I asked, "What about you? What can you do?", the reply is usually, "What can I do? I have no _________. I have no _____." I know that _______. For a large part of my life, I also thought that I didn't have any power or influence — even when I was a member of the Danish __________. But today I know the reality is different. We all have power and influence where we are, so we must never, never underestimate our own potential.

Solution

  1. shows
  2. feeling
  3. demonizing
  4. influence
  5. point
  6. power
  7. parliament

Original Text

During these meetings, a specific theme keeps coming up. It shows up regardless whether I'm talking to a humanist or a racist, a man, a woman, a Muslim or an atheist. They all seem to think that other people are to blame for the hate and for the generalization of groups. They all believe that other people have to stop demonizing. They point at politicians, the media, their neighbor or the bus driver who stops 10 meters away. But when I asked, "What about you? What can you do?", the reply is usually, "What can I do? I have no influence. I have no power." I know that feeling. For a large part of my life, I also thought that I didn't have any power or influence — even when I was a member of the Danish parliament. But today I know the reality is different. We all have power and influence where we are, so we must never, never underestimate our own potential.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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hate mails 6
danish parliament 2
hate mail 2
bring food 2

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