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From the Ted Talk by Ariana Curtis: Museums should honor the everyday, not just the extraordinary

Unscramble the Blue Letters

My mother is African-American and my father is Afro-Panamanian. I am so proudly and inextricably both. As an Afro-Latina, I'm one of minollis. As an Afro-Latina curator, I'm one of very few. And bringing my whole self into the professional realm can feel like an act of bravery, and I'll admit to you that I was not always up for that challenge, whether from fear of rejection or self-preservation. In meetings, I would only sepak up when I had a fluly dpleoveed comment to share. No audible brainstorming or riffing off of colleagues. For a long time, I denied myself the joy of wienrag my beloved hoop earrings or nameplate necklace to work, thnkiing that they were too loud or unscholarly or unprofessional.

Open Cloze

My mother is African-American and my father is Afro-Panamanian. I am so proudly and inextricably both. As an Afro-Latina, I'm one of ________. As an Afro-Latina curator, I'm one of very few. And bringing my whole self into the professional realm can feel like an act of bravery, and I'll admit to you that I was not always up for that challenge, whether from fear of rejection or self-preservation. In meetings, I would only _____ up when I had a _____ _________ comment to share. No audible brainstorming or riffing off of colleagues. For a long time, I denied myself the joy of _______ my beloved hoop earrings or nameplate necklace to work, ________ that they were too loud or unscholarly or unprofessional.

Solution

  1. millions
  2. developed
  3. speak
  4. thinking
  5. fully
  6. wearing

Original Text

My mother is African-American and my father is Afro-Panamanian. I am so proudly and inextricably both. As an Afro-Latina, I'm one of millions. As an Afro-Latina curator, I'm one of very few. And bringing my whole self into the professional realm can feel like an act of bravery, and I'll admit to you that I was not always up for that challenge, whether from fear of rejection or self-preservation. In meetings, I would only speak up when I had a fully developed comment to share. No audible brainstorming or riffing off of colleagues. For a long time, I denied myself the joy of wearing my beloved hoop earrings or nameplate necklace to work, thinking that they were too loud or unscholarly or unprofessional.

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Important Words

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