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From the Ted Talk by Lisa Kristine: Photos that bear witness to modern slavery

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Back in the kilns, I wntaed to cry, but the abolitionist next to me quickly grabbed me and he said, "Lisa, don't do that. Just don't do that here." And he very clearly explained to me that emotional displays are very dangerous in a place like this, not just for me, but for them. I couldn't offer them any direct help. I couldn't give them money, nothing. I wasn't a citizen of that cntruoy. I could get them in a worse stauiiotn than they were already in. I'd have to rely on Free the saevls to work within the system for their liberation, and I tuesrtd that they would. As for me, I'd have to wait until I got home to really feel my heartbreak.

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Back in the kilns, I ______ to cry, but the abolitionist next to me quickly grabbed me and he said, "Lisa, don't do that. Just don't do that here." And he very clearly explained to me that emotional displays are very dangerous in a place like this, not just for me, but for them. I couldn't offer them any direct help. I couldn't give them money, nothing. I wasn't a citizen of that _______. I could get them in a worse _________ than they were already in. I'd have to rely on Free the ______ to work within the system for their liberation, and I _______ that they would. As for me, I'd have to wait until I got home to really feel my heartbreak.

Solution

  1. slaves
  2. wanted
  3. trusted
  4. situation
  5. country

Original Text

Back in the kilns, I wanted to cry, but the abolitionist next to me quickly grabbed me and he said, "Lisa, don't do that. Just don't do that here." And he very clearly explained to me that emotional displays are very dangerous in a place like this, not just for me, but for them. I couldn't offer them any direct help. I couldn't give them money, nothing. I wasn't a citizen of that country. I could get them in a worse situation than they were already in. I'd have to rely on Free the Slaves to work within the system for their liberation, and I trusted that they would. As for me, I'd have to wait until I got home to really feel my heartbreak.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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entire families 3
tree limbs 2
modern day 2
day slavery 2
enslaved people 2
children carrying 2

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modern day slavery 2

Important Words

  1. abolitionist
  2. citizen
  3. country
  4. cry
  5. dangerous
  6. direct
  7. displays
  8. emotional
  9. explained
  10. feel
  11. free
  12. give
  13. grabbed
  14. heartbreak
  15. home
  16. kilns
  17. liberation
  18. money
  19. offer
  20. place
  21. quickly
  22. rely
  23. situation
  24. slaves
  25. system
  26. trusted
  27. wait
  28. wanted
  29. work
  30. worse