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From the Ted Talk by Pearl Arredondo: My story, from gangland daughter to star teacher
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So I grew up in East Los Angeles, not even realizing I was poor. My dad was a high-ranking gang meebmr who ran the streets. Everyone knew who I was, so I thought I was a pertty big deal, and I was preotcted, and even though my dad spent most of my life in and out of jail, I had an aimznag mom who was just fiercely independent. She worked at the local high school as a secretary in the dean's office, so she got to see all the kids that got thrown out of class, for whatever reason, who were wantiig to be disciplined. Man, her office was pekcad.
Open Cloze
So I grew up in East Los Angeles, not even realizing I was poor. My dad was a high-ranking gang ______ who ran the streets. Everyone knew who I was, so I thought I was a ______ big deal, and I was _________, and even though my dad spent most of my life in and out of jail, I had an _______ mom who was just fiercely independent. She worked at the local high school as a secretary in the dean's office, so she got to see all the kids that got thrown out of class, for whatever reason, who were _______ to be disciplined. Man, her office was ______.
Solution
- packed
- pretty
- amazing
- protected
- member
- waiting
Original Text
So I grew up in East Los Angeles, not even realizing I was poor. My dad was a high-ranking gang member who ran the streets. Everyone knew who I was, so I thought I was a pretty big deal, and I was protected, and even though my dad spent most of my life in and out of jail, I had an amazing mom who was just fiercely independent. She worked at the local high school as a secretary in the dean's office, so she got to see all the kids that got thrown out of class, for whatever reason, who were waiting to be disciplined. Man, her office was packed.
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