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From the Ted Talk by Amanda Bennett: We need a heroic narrative for death
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So maybe we need a narrative for _____________ the end, and for saying goodbye, and maybe our new story will be about a hero's fight, and a hero's goodbye. Terence loved ______, and the Greek poet ___________ Cavafy is one of my favorite _____. So I'll give you a couple _____ from him. This is a poem about Mark Antony. You know Mark Antony, the conquering hero, Cleopatra's guy? Actually, one of Cleopatra's guys. And he's been a pretty good general. He's won all the fights, he's ______ all the people that are out to get him, and yet this time, finally, he's come to the city of Alexandria and realized he's lost. The people are _______. They're playing instruments. They're singing. And suddenly he knows he's been defeated. And he suddenly knows he's been deserted by the gods, and it's time to let go. And the poet _____ him what to do. He tells him how to say a noble goodbye, a _______ that's fit for a hero.
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- eluded
- constantine
- poetry
- lines
- tells
- acknowledging
- leaving
- goodbye
- poets
Original Text
So maybe we need a narrative for acknowledging the end, and for saying goodbye, and maybe our new story will be about a hero's fight, and a hero's goodbye. Terence loved poetry, and the Greek poet Constantine Cavafy is one of my favorite poets. So I'll give you a couple lines from him. This is a poem about Mark Antony. You know Mark Antony, the conquering hero, Cleopatra's guy? Actually, one of Cleopatra's guys. And he's been a pretty good general. He's won all the fights, he's eluded all the people that are out to get him, and yet this time, finally, he's come to the city of Alexandria and realized he's lost. The people are leaving. They're playing instruments. They're singing. And suddenly he knows he's been defeated. And he suddenly knows he's been deserted by the gods, and it's time to let go. And the poet tells him what to do. He tells him how to say a noble goodbye, a goodbye that's fit for a hero.
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