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From the Ted Talk by Jamais Cascio: Tools for a better world

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Now, many of the people who participate in etarh Witness would focus on eoaclcgiol problems, human-caused or otherwise, especially environmental crimes and significant sources of greenhouse gases and emissions. That's understandable and important. We need better documentation of what's happening to the planet if we're ever going to have a chance of repairing the damage. But the Earth Witness pjcoret wouldn't need to be limited to problems. In the best Worldchanging tradition, it might also serve as a sswohcae for good ideas, successful prjceots and efforts to make a dfiefencre that deserve much more visibility. Earth Witness would show us two worlds: the world we're leaving behind, and the world we're building for generations to come.

Open Cloze

Now, many of the people who participate in _____ Witness would focus on __________ problems, human-caused or otherwise, especially environmental crimes and significant sources of greenhouse gases and emissions. That's understandable and important. We need better documentation of what's happening to the planet if we're ever going to have a chance of repairing the damage. But the Earth Witness _______ wouldn't need to be limited to problems. In the best Worldchanging tradition, it might also serve as a ________ for good ideas, successful ________ and efforts to make a __________ that deserve much more visibility. Earth Witness would show us two worlds: the world we're leaving behind, and the world we're building for generations to come.

Solution

  1. project
  2. earth
  3. projects
  4. difference
  5. ecological
  6. showcase

Original Text

Now, many of the people who participate in Earth Witness would focus on ecological problems, human-caused or otherwise, especially environmental crimes and significant sources of greenhouse gases and emissions. That's understandable and important. We need better documentation of what's happening to the planet if we're ever going to have a chance of repairing the damage. But the Earth Witness project wouldn't need to be limited to problems. In the best Worldchanging tradition, it might also serve as a showcase for good ideas, successful projects and efforts to make a difference that deserve much more visibility. Earth Witness would show us two worlds: the world we're leaving behind, and the world we're building for generations to come.

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Important Words

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  3. crimes
  4. damage
  5. deserve
  6. difference
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  25. planet
  26. problems
  27. project
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  29. repairing
  30. serve
  31. show
  32. showcase
  33. significant
  34. sources
  35. successful
  36. tradition
  37. understandable
  38. visibility
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  40. world
  41. worldchanging