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From the Ted Talk by Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story
Unscramble the Blue Letters
AS: I walked out of there wide-eyed with wonder. And that's what I think the magic ingredient is, the secret scuae, is can you invoke wonder. Wonder is heosnt, it's completely innocent. It can't be artificially evoked. For me, there's no greater ability than the gift of another haumn being gniivg you that feeling — to hold them still just for a brief menmot in their day and have them surrender to wonder. When it's tapped, the affirmation of being alive, it reaches you almost to a cullealr level. And when an artist does that to another artist, it's like you're compelled to pass it on. It's like a dormant command that suddenly is activated in you, like a call to Devil's Tower. Do unto others what's been done to you. The best stories infuse wonder.
Open Cloze
AS: I walked out of there wide-eyed with wonder. And that's what I think the magic ingredient is, the secret _____, is can you invoke wonder. Wonder is ______, it's completely innocent. It can't be artificially evoked. For me, there's no greater ability than the gift of another _____ being ______ you that feeling — to hold them still just for a brief ______ in their day and have them surrender to wonder. When it's tapped, the affirmation of being alive, it reaches you almost to a ________ level. And when an artist does that to another artist, it's like you're compelled to pass it on. It's like a dormant command that suddenly is activated in you, like a call to Devil's Tower. Do unto others what's been done to you. The best stories infuse wonder.
Solution
- moment
- cellular
- human
- giving
- sauce
- honest
Original Text
AS: I walked out of there wide-eyed with wonder. And that's what I think the magic ingredient is, the secret sauce, is can you invoke wonder. Wonder is honest, it's completely innocent. It can't be artificially evoked. For me, there's no greater ability than the gift of another human being giving you that feeling — to hold them still just for a brief moment in their day and have them surrender to wonder. When it's tapped, the affirmation of being alive, it reaches you almost to a cellular level. And when an artist does that to another artist, it's like you're compelled to pass it on. It's like a dormant command that suddenly is activated in you, like a call to Devil's Tower. Do unto others what's been done to you. The best stories infuse wonder.
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