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From the Ted Talk by Michael Green: How flags unite (and divide) us
Unscramble the Blue Letters
So why, then, have all of these little laws around how we use our flag if you can't efrncoe them? And that's because a nation is a fragile collective idea. It only etisxs in our minds. Can I see this? Thank you. Sometimes a flag is the only tangible symbol of that idea. Right? Our unity is sometimes only held together by ltraiel threads. And that's powerful. The flag code is mnaet to preserve and protect that frlgaie idea, while also protecting your right to break it. And that's what's special about the United States, right?
Open Cloze
So why, then, have all of these little laws around how we use our flag if you can't _______ them? And that's because a nation is a fragile collective idea. It only ______ in our minds. Can I see this? Thank you. Sometimes a flag is the only tangible symbol of that idea. Right? Our unity is sometimes only held together by _______ threads. And that's powerful. The flag code is _____ to preserve and protect that _______ idea, while also protecting your right to break it. And that's what's special about the United States, right?
Solution
- meant
- fragile
- literal
- exists
- enforce
Original Text
So why, then, have all of these little laws around how we use our flag if you can't enforce them? And that's because a nation is a fragile collective idea. It only exists in our minds. Can I see this? Thank you. Sometimes a flag is the only tangible symbol of that idea. Right? Our unity is sometimes only held together by literal threads. And that's powerful. The flag code is meant to preserve and protect that fragile idea, while also protecting your right to break it. And that's what's special about the United States, right?
Frequently Occurring Word Combinations
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flag code |
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united states |
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american flag |
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state flag |
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powerful tools |
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world war |
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brand guides |
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nazi flag |
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nfl players |
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players kneeling |
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blue lives |
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nfl players kneeling |
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Important Words
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- code
- collective
- enforce
- exists
- flag
- fragile
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- laws
- literal
- meant
- minds
- nation
- powerful
- preserve
- protect
- protecting
- special
- states
- symbol
- tangible
- threads
- united
- unity