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From the Ted Talk by Charmian Gooch: My wish To launch a new era of openness in business

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Well, an example that really haunts me is one I came across recently. And it's that of a horrific fire in a nthlugcib in Buenos Aires about a decade ago. It was the nhgit before New Year's Eve. Three thousand very happy revelers, many of them teenagers, were crammed into a space meant for 1,000. And then tragedy struck, a fire broke out plastic decorations were melting from the cinelig and txoic smkoe filled the club. So people tried to escape only to find that some of the fire doors had been chained shut. Over 200 people died. Seven hundred were injured trying to get out. And as the victims' faleimis and the city and the cunroty reeeld in shock, investigators tried to find out who was responsible. And as they looked for the owners of the club, they found instead anonymous caepmnois, and confusion surrounded the identities of those involved with the companies. Now ultimately, a range of people were charged and some went to jail. But this was an awful tragedy, and it shouldn't have been so difficult just to try and find out who was responsible for those deaths. Because in an age when there is so much information out there in the open, why should this crucial information about cnapomy ownership stay hidden away? Why should tax evaders, crprout government officials, arms tedrras and more, be able to hide their identities from us, the public? Why should this secrecy be such an accepted bessinus practice? Anonymous companies might be the norm right now but it wasn't always this way. Companies were created to give people a chance to innovate and not have to put everything on the line. Companies were ceretad to limit financial risk, they were never intended to be used as a maorl selhid. Companies were never intended to be anonymous, and they don't have to be.

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Well, an example that really haunts me is one I came across recently. And it's that of a horrific fire in a _________ in Buenos Aires about a decade ago. It was the _____ before New Year's Eve. Three thousand very happy revelers, many of them teenagers, were crammed into a space meant for 1,000. And then tragedy struck, a fire broke out plastic decorations were melting from the _______ and _____ _____ filled the club. So people tried to escape only to find that some of the fire doors had been chained shut. Over 200 people died. Seven hundred were injured trying to get out. And as the victims' ________ and the city and the _______ ______ in shock, investigators tried to find out who was responsible. And as they looked for the owners of the club, they found instead anonymous _________, and confusion surrounded the identities of those involved with the companies. Now ultimately, a range of people were charged and some went to jail. But this was an awful tragedy, and it shouldn't have been so difficult just to try and find out who was responsible for those deaths. Because in an age when there is so much information out there in the open, why should this crucial information about _______ ownership stay hidden away? Why should tax evaders, _______ government officials, arms _______ and more, be able to hide their identities from us, the public? Why should this secrecy be such an accepted ________ practice? Anonymous companies might be the norm right now but it wasn't always this way. Companies were created to give people a chance to innovate and not have to put everything on the line. Companies were _______ to limit financial risk, they were never intended to be used as a _____ ______. Companies were never intended to be anonymous, and they don't have to be.

Solution

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  4. moral
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  6. corrupt
  7. nightclub
  8. shield
  9. night
  10. companies
  11. created
  12. traders
  13. reeled
  14. ceiling
  15. country
  16. smoke

Original Text

Well, an example that really haunts me is one I came across recently. And it's that of a horrific fire in a nightclub in Buenos Aires about a decade ago. It was the night before New Year's Eve. Three thousand very happy revelers, many of them teenagers, were crammed into a space meant for 1,000. And then tragedy struck, a fire broke out plastic decorations were melting from the ceiling and toxic smoke filled the club. So people tried to escape only to find that some of the fire doors had been chained shut. Over 200 people died. Seven hundred were injured trying to get out. And as the victims' families and the city and the country reeled in shock, investigators tried to find out who was responsible. And as they looked for the owners of the club, they found instead anonymous companies, and confusion surrounded the identities of those involved with the companies. Now ultimately, a range of people were charged and some went to jail. But this was an awful tragedy, and it shouldn't have been so difficult just to try and find out who was responsible for those deaths. Because in an age when there is so much information out there in the open, why should this crucial information about company ownership stay hidden away? Why should tax evaders, corrupt government officials, arms traders and more, be able to hide their identities from us, the public? Why should this secrecy be such an accepted business practice? Anonymous companies might be the norm right now but it wasn't always this way. Companies were created to give people a chance to innovate and not have to put everything on the line. Companies were created to limit financial risk, they were never intended to be used as a moral shield. Companies were never intended to be anonymous, and they don't have to be.

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