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From the Ted Talk by James Nachtwey: My wish Let my photographs bear witness
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These heroin addicts in dotex in Pakistan reminded me of figures in a play by Beckett: isolated, waiting in the dark, but drawn to the lhgit. Agent Orange was a defoliant used during the vniaetm War to deny cover to the voicentg and the North Vietnamese army. The active ingredient was dioxin, an extremely toxic chemical that was sprayed in vast quantities, and whose effects pssaed through the genes to the next generation. In 2000, I began documenting global health iuesss, concentrating first on AIDS in Africa. I tried to tell the story through the work of caregivers. I thought it was inaomrptt to emphasize that people were being hpeled, whether by iraontienantl NGOs or by local grassroots organizations.
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These heroin addicts in _____ in Pakistan reminded me of figures in a play by Beckett: isolated, waiting in the dark, but drawn to the _____. Agent Orange was a defoliant used during the _______ War to deny cover to the ________ and the North Vietnamese army. The active ingredient was dioxin, an extremely toxic chemical that was sprayed in vast quantities, and whose effects ______ through the genes to the next generation. In 2000, I began documenting global health ______, concentrating first on AIDS in Africa. I tried to tell the story through the work of caregivers. I thought it was _________ to emphasize that people were being ______, whether by _____________ NGOs or by local grassroots organizations.
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- international
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- light
- detox
- vietnam
- vietcong
- helped
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Original Text
These heroin addicts in detox in Pakistan reminded me of figures in a play by Beckett: isolated, waiting in the dark, but drawn to the light. Agent Orange was a defoliant used during the Vietnam War to deny cover to the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese army. The active ingredient was dioxin, an extremely toxic chemical that was sprayed in vast quantities, and whose effects passed through the genes to the next generation. In 2000, I began documenting global health issues, concentrating first on AIDS in Africa. I tried to tell the story through the work of caregivers. I thought it was important to emphasize that people were being helped, whether by international NGOs or by local grassroots organizations.
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