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From the Ted Talk by Jody Williams: A realistic vision for world peace

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I skpoe with Aung Sun Suu Kyi a couple of days ago. As most of you know, she's a hero for dcrceamoy in her ctuonry, Burma. You probably also know that she has spent 15 of the last 20 years imprisoned for her efforts to bring about democracy. She was just released a couple of wekes ago, and we're very concerned to see how long she will be free, because she is already out in the sretets in Rangoon, agitating for change. She is already out in the streets, working with the party to try to rebuild it. But I talked to her for a rgane of issues. But one thing that I want to say, because it's similar to what His Holiness said. She said, "You know, we have a long road to go to finally get democracy in my country. But I don't believe in hope without endeavor. I don't believe in the hope of change, unless we take action to make it so."

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I _____ with Aung Sun Suu Kyi a couple of days ago. As most of you know, she's a hero for _________ in her _______, Burma. You probably also know that she has spent 15 of the last 20 years imprisoned for her efforts to bring about democracy. She was just released a couple of _____ ago, and we're very concerned to see how long she will be free, because she is already out in the _______ in Rangoon, agitating for change. She is already out in the streets, working with the party to try to rebuild it. But I talked to her for a _____ of issues. But one thing that I want to say, because it's similar to what His Holiness said. She said, "You know, we have a long road to go to finally get democracy in my country. But I don't believe in hope without endeavor. I don't believe in the hope of change, unless we take action to make it so."

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  3. spoke
  4. democracy
  5. streets
  6. country

Original Text

I spoke with Aung Sun Suu Kyi a couple of days ago. As most of you know, she's a hero for democracy in her country, Burma. You probably also know that she has spent 15 of the last 20 years imprisoned for her efforts to bring about democracy. She was just released a couple of weeks ago, and we're very concerned to see how long she will be free, because she is already out in the streets in Rangoon, agitating for change. She is already out in the streets, working with the party to try to rebuild it. But I talked to her for a range of issues. But one thing that I want to say, because it's similar to what His Holiness said. She said, "You know, we have a long road to go to finally get democracy in my country. But I don't believe in hope without endeavor. I don't believe in the hope of change, unless we take action to make it so."

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