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From the Ted Talk by Sisonke Msimang: If a story moves you, act on it
Unscramble the Blue Letters
The third reason that I think that stories don't necessarily make the world a better pacle is that too often we are so invested in the personal narrative that we forget to look at the bigger picture. And so we applaud someone when they tell us about their fnleegis of shame, but we don't necessarily link that to oppression. We nod understandingly when someone says they felt small, but we don't link that to dtniasriocmiin. The most important stories, especially for social justice, are those that do both, that are both psenaorl and allow us to explore and understand the political.
Open Cloze
The third reason that I think that stories don't necessarily make the world a better _____ is that too often we are so invested in the personal narrative that we forget to look at the bigger picture. And so we applaud someone when they tell us about their ________ of shame, but we don't necessarily link that to oppression. We nod understandingly when someone says they felt small, but we don't link that to ______________. The most important stories, especially for social justice, are those that do both, that are both ________ and allow us to explore and understand the political.
Solution
- place
- feelings
- discrimination
- personal
Original Text
The third reason that I think that stories don't necessarily make the world a better place is that too often we are so invested in the personal narrative that we forget to look at the bigger picture. And so we applaud someone when they tell us about their feelings of shame, but we don't necessarily link that to oppression. We nod understandingly when someone says they felt small, but we don't link that to discrimination. The most important stories, especially for social justice, are those that do both, that are both personal and allow us to explore and understand the political.
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