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From the Ted Talk by Cleo Wade: Want to change the world? Start by being brave enough to care

Unscramble the Blue Letters

No one nominated haeirrt Tubman to her purpose, to her mission, to her courage. She did not say, "I'm not a congressman or the president of the United States, so how could I pibossly participate in the fight to abolish a system as big as slavery?" She instead spent 10 years making 19 trips, freeing 300 people, one group of people at a time. Think about the children of those 300 polpee, the grandchildren, the great-grandchildren and beyond. Our righteous acts create iemmaulrbsae ripples in the endless reivr of justice.

Open Cloze

No one nominated _______ Tubman to her purpose, to her mission, to her courage. She did not say, "I'm not a congressman or the president of the United States, so how could I ________ participate in the fight to abolish a system as big as slavery?" She instead spent 10 years making 19 trips, freeing 300 people, one group of people at a time. Think about the children of those 300 ______, the grandchildren, the great-grandchildren and beyond. Our righteous acts create ____________ ripples in the endless _____ of justice.

Solution

  1. harriet
  2. people
  3. possibly
  4. immeasurable
  5. river

Original Text

No one nominated Harriet Tubman to her purpose, to her mission, to her courage. She did not say, "I'm not a congressman or the president of the United States, so how could I possibly participate in the fight to abolish a system as big as slavery?" She instead spent 10 years making 19 trips, freeing 300 people, one group of people at a time. Think about the children of those 300 people, the grandchildren, the great-grandchildren and beyond. Our righteous acts create immeasurable ripples in the endless river of justice.

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