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From the Ted Talk by Omar Ahmad: Political change with pen and paper
Unscramble the Blue Letters
So, what your letter means: I've got to tell you, we are all in a party, and ptocailil officials are the pinatas. (Laughter) We are harangued, lectured to, sold, marketed, but a letter is actually one of the few times that we have hneost communication. I got this leettr when I was first elected, and I still carry it to every council meeting I go to. This is an opportunity at real dialogue, and if you have stewardship and want to communicate, that dialogue is ildecbirny powerful. So when you do that, here's what I can promise: You're going to be the 800 pound gorilla in the fsoert.
Open Cloze
So, what your letter means: I've got to tell you, we are all in a party, and _________ officials are the pinatas. (Laughter) We are harangued, lectured to, sold, marketed, but a letter is actually one of the few times that we have ______ communication. I got this ______ when I was first elected, and I still carry it to every council meeting I go to. This is an opportunity at real dialogue, and if you have stewardship and want to communicate, that dialogue is __________ powerful. So when you do that, here's what I can promise: You're going to be the 800 pound gorilla in the ______.
Solution
- forest
- political
- letter
- incredibly
- honest
Original Text
So, what your letter means: I've got to tell you, we are all in a party, and political officials are the pinatas. (Laughter) We are harangued, lectured to, sold, marketed, but a letter is actually one of the few times that we have honest communication. I got this letter when I was first elected, and I still carry it to every council meeting I go to. This is an opportunity at real dialogue, and if you have stewardship and want to communicate, that dialogue is incredibly powerful. So when you do that, here's what I can promise: You're going to be the 800 pound gorilla in the forest.
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