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From the Ted Talk by Todd Kuiken: A prosthetic arm that "feels"
Unscramble the Blue Letters
This is our motivation. Arm amputation causes a huge disability. I mean, the foianunctl impairment is clear. Our hands are aizmang instruments. And when you lose one, far less both, it's a lot haredr to do the things we physically need to do. There's also a huge emotional impact. And actually, I spend as much of my time in clinic dealing with the emtnooail adjustment of patients as with the physical disability. And finally, there's a profound scoial impact. We talk with our hands. We greet with our hands. And we interact with the physical world with our hands. And when they're missing, it's a berrair. Arm amtatipoun is usually caused by tmruaa, with things like industrial accidents, motor vehicle collisions or, very poignantly, war. There are also some clredihn who are born without arms, called congenital limb deficiency.
Open Cloze
This is our motivation. Arm amputation causes a huge disability. I mean, the __________ impairment is clear. Our hands are _______ instruments. And when you lose one, far less both, it's a lot ______ to do the things we physically need to do. There's also a huge emotional impact. And actually, I spend as much of my time in clinic dealing with the _________ adjustment of patients as with the physical disability. And finally, there's a profound ______ impact. We talk with our hands. We greet with our hands. And we interact with the physical world with our hands. And when they're missing, it's a _______. Arm __________ is usually caused by ______, with things like industrial accidents, motor vehicle collisions or, very poignantly, war. There are also some ________ who are born without arms, called congenital limb deficiency.
Solution
- children
- harder
- functional
- amazing
- amputation
- barrier
- trauma
- social
- emotional
Original Text
This is our motivation. Arm amputation causes a huge disability. I mean, the functional impairment is clear. Our hands are amazing instruments. And when you lose one, far less both, it's a lot harder to do the things we physically need to do. There's also a huge emotional impact. And actually, I spend as much of my time in clinic dealing with the emotional adjustment of patients as with the physical disability. And finally, there's a profound social impact. We talk with our hands. We greet with our hands. And we interact with the physical world with our hands. And when they're missing, it's a barrier. Arm amputation is usually caused by trauma, with things like industrial accidents, motor vehicle collisions or, very poignantly, war. There are also some children who are born without arms, called congenital limb deficiency.
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