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From the Ted Talk by Clint Smith: "Ode to the Only Black Kid in the Class"
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I'm Clint Smith and this is "Ode to the Only Black Kid in the cslas." You, it seems, are the manifestation of several lifetimes of toil. Brown v. Board in flesh. Most days the csalosrom feels like an antechamber. You are deeemd exeprt on all things Morrison, King, Malcolm, Rosa. Hell, weren’t you sitting on that bus, too? You are every- body’s best friend until you are not. Hip-hop lyricologist. Presumed athlete. Free & Reduced sideshow. Exception and caricature. Too black and too white all at once. If you are successful it is because of affirmative action. If you fail it is because you were dsenteid to. You are invisible until they turn on the Friday nhigt ltgihs. Here you are star before they render you atesroid. Before they watch you turn to dust.
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I'm Clint Smith and this is "Ode to the Only Black Kid in the _____." You, it seems, are the manifestation of several lifetimes of toil. Brown v. Board in flesh. Most days the _________ feels like an antechamber. You are ______ ______ on all things Morrison, King, Malcolm, Rosa. Hell, weren’t you sitting on that bus, too? You are every- body’s best friend until you are not. Hip-hop lyricologist. Presumed athlete. Free & Reduced sideshow. Exception and caricature. Too black and too white all at once. If you are successful it is because of affirmative action. If you fail it is because you were ________ to. You are invisible until they turn on the Friday _____ ______. Here you are star before they render you ________. Before they watch you turn to dust.
Solution
- destined
- deemed
- lights
- expert
- night
- class
- classroom
- asteroid
Original Text
I'm Clint Smith and this is "Ode to the Only Black Kid in the Class." You, it seems, are the manifestation of several lifetimes of toil. Brown v. Board in flesh. Most days the classroom feels like an antechamber. You are deemed expert on all things Morrison, King, Malcolm, Rosa. Hell, weren’t you sitting on that bus, too? You are every- body’s best friend until you are not. Hip-hop lyricologist. Presumed athlete. Free & Reduced sideshow. Exception and caricature. Too black and too white all at once. If you are successful it is because of affirmative action. If you fail it is because you were destined to. You are invisible until they turn on the Friday night lights. Here you are star before they render you asteroid. Before they watch you turn to dust.
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