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From the Ted Talk by Sam Richards: A radical experiment in empathy

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OK, now flolow me on this, because I'm taking a big risk here. And so I'm going to invite you to take a risk with me. These gentlemen here, they're insurgents. They were caught by the American soldiers, trying to kill Americans. And maybe they succeeded. Maybe they succeeded. Put yourself in the shoes of the Americans who caught them. Can you feel the rage? Can you feel that you just want to take these guys and wnirg their necks? Can you go there? It shouldn't be that difficult. You just — oh, man. Now, put yourself in their shoes. Are they brutal killers or piitaotrc defenders? Which one? Can you feel their aengr, their fear, their rage at what has happened in their country? Can you imagine that maybe one of them, in the morning, bent down to their child and hggeud their child and said, "Dear, I'll be back later. I'm going out to defend your freedom, your lives. I'm going out to look out for us, the furute of our country." Can you imagine that? Can you iinagme saying that? Can you go there? What do you think they're fneeilg? You see, that's empathy. It's also understanding.

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OK, now ______ me on this, because I'm taking a big risk here. And so I'm going to invite you to take a risk with me. These gentlemen here, they're insurgents. They were caught by the American soldiers, trying to kill Americans. And maybe they succeeded. Maybe they succeeded. Put yourself in the shoes of the Americans who caught them. Can you feel the rage? Can you feel that you just want to take these guys and _____ their necks? Can you go there? It shouldn't be that difficult. You just — oh, man. Now, put yourself in their shoes. Are they brutal killers or _________ defenders? Which one? Can you feel their _____, their fear, their rage at what has happened in their country? Can you imagine that maybe one of them, in the morning, bent down to their child and ______ their child and said, "Dear, I'll be back later. I'm going out to defend your freedom, your lives. I'm going out to look out for us, the ______ of our country." Can you imagine that? Can you _______ saying that? Can you go there? What do you think they're _______? You see, that's empathy. It's also understanding.

Solution

  1. future
  2. hugged
  3. feeling
  4. follow
  5. wring
  6. patriotic
  7. anger
  8. imagine

Original Text

OK, now follow me on this, because I'm taking a big risk here. And so I'm going to invite you to take a risk with me. These gentlemen here, they're insurgents. They were caught by the American soldiers, trying to kill Americans. And maybe they succeeded. Maybe they succeeded. Put yourself in the shoes of the Americans who caught them. Can you feel the rage? Can you feel that you just want to take these guys and wring their necks? Can you go there? It shouldn't be that difficult. You just — oh, man. Now, put yourself in their shoes. Are they brutal killers or patriotic defenders? Which one? Can you feel their anger, their fear, their rage at what has happened in their country? Can you imagine that maybe one of them, in the morning, bent down to their child and hugged their child and said, "Dear, I'll be back later. I'm going out to defend your freedom, your lives. I'm going out to look out for us, the future of our country." Can you imagine that? Can you imagine saying that? Can you go there? What do you think they're feeling? You see, that's empathy. It's also understanding.

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