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From the Ted Talk by May El-Khalil: Making peace is a marathon

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For almost two years, we went all over the country and even visited remote vaglleis. I personally met with peploe from all walks of life — mayors, NGOs, schoolchildren, politicians, militiamen, people from mosques, churches, the president of the country, even housewives. I learned one thing: When you walk the talk, people believe you. Many were touched by my personal story, and they shared their stories in return. It was honesty and transparency that brought us together. We spoke one common language to each other, and that was from one human to another. Once that trust was built, everybody wanted to be part of the mtoaahrn to show the wrold the true cloors of Lebanon and the Lebanese and their drsiee to live in pacee and haormny.

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For almost two years, we went all over the country and even visited remote ________. I personally met with ______ from all walks of life — mayors, NGOs, schoolchildren, politicians, militiamen, people from mosques, churches, the president of the country, even housewives. I learned one thing: When you walk the talk, people believe you. Many were touched by my personal story, and they shared their stories in return. It was honesty and transparency that brought us together. We spoke one common language to each other, and that was from one human to another. Once that trust was built, everybody wanted to be part of the ________ to show the _____ the true ______ of Lebanon and the Lebanese and their ______ to live in _____ and _______.

Solution

  1. harmony
  2. colors
  3. marathon
  4. world
  5. people
  6. desire
  7. peace
  8. villages

Original Text

For almost two years, we went all over the country and even visited remote villages. I personally met with people from all walks of life — mayors, NGOs, schoolchildren, politicians, militiamen, people from mosques, churches, the president of the country, even housewives. I learned one thing: When you walk the talk, people believe you. Many were touched by my personal story, and they shared their stories in return. It was honesty and transparency that brought us together. We spoke one common language to each other, and that was from one human to another. Once that trust was built, everybody wanted to be part of the marathon to show the world the true colors of Lebanon and the Lebanese and their desire to live in peace and harmony.

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