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From the Ted Talk by Benjamin Grant: What it feels like to see Earth from space

Unscramble the Blue Letters

So just as the astronauts of Apollo 8 watched the Earth rising above the lunar landscape for the first time, there is no way that you could have imagined what the places I just showed you look like from outer space. And while you may eojny the aesthetics of an imgae, once you learn exactly what it is you're seeing, you may struggle with the fact that you still like it. And that's the tension I want to carete with my work, because I believe it is that contemplation, that internal dialogue that will lead to greater ietnsert in our pnalet and more awareness of what we're doing to it.

Open Cloze

So just as the astronauts of Apollo 8 watched the Earth rising above the lunar landscape for the first time, there is no way that you could have imagined what the places I just showed you look like from outer space. And while you may _____ the aesthetics of an _____, once you learn exactly what it is you're seeing, you may struggle with the fact that you still like it. And that's the tension I want to ______ with my work, because I believe it is that contemplation, that internal dialogue that will lead to greater ________ in our ______ and more awareness of what we're doing to it.

Solution

  1. enjoy
  2. image
  3. interest
  4. planet
  5. create

Original Text

So just as the astronauts of Apollo 8 watched the Earth rising above the lunar landscape for the first time, there is no way that you could have imagined what the places I just showed you look like from outer space. And while you may enjoy the aesthetics of an image, once you learn exactly what it is you're seeing, you may struggle with the fact that you still like it. And that's the tension I want to create with my work, because I believe it is that contemplation, that internal dialogue that will lead to greater interest in our planet and more awareness of what we're doing to it.

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