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From the Ted Talk by Natalie Warne: Being young and making an impact

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Man: Oprah, thank you so much for having us. _________, these _____ out here have seen the story of 30,000 children abducted by a rebel leader named Joseph Kony. And they're out here in __________, and they have been out here for six days. This started 100,000 people worldwide. Now it's down to 500 standing strong so that you can raise the _______ of this issue and we can end the longest-running war in ______ and rescue those kids that are child soldiers still in East Africa. Oprah, I have to say this girl Natalie here, she's 18 years old. She was an intern for us this year, and she said, "My one goal is to get _____." She had 2,000 people come out on Saturday, but it ______. She stood here in the rain with 50 ______. When they heard she was here, hundreds started coming. People are here from Mexico, Australia. Natalie's 18. Don't think you're too young. You can change the world any day. Start now. Start today.

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Original Text

Man: Oprah, thank you so much for having us. Basically, these folks out here have seen the story of 30,000 children abducted by a rebel leader named Joseph Kony. And they're out here in solidarity, and they have been out here for six days. This started 100,000 people worldwide. Now it's down to 500 standing strong so that you can raise the profile of this issue and we can end the longest-running war in Africa and rescue those kids that are child soldiers still in East Africa. Oprah, I have to say this girl Natalie here, she's 18 years old. She was an intern for us this year, and she said, "My one goal is to get Oprah." She had 2,000 people come out on Saturday, but it rained. She stood here in the rain with 50 people. When they heard she was here, hundreds started coming. People are here from Mexico, Australia. Natalie's 18. Don't think you're too young. You can change the world any day. Start now. Start today.

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