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From the Ted Talk by Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò: Why Africa must become a center of knowledge again
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Our useiiirnetvs must reduce emphasis on producing manpower for running our civil society, our economy and our political institutions. They should be dedicated mainly to knowledge production. What sense is there in purnocidg civil eirneengs who are not supported by soil scientists and gligoeosts, who make it their business to create knowledge about our soil and our rocks? What use is there in producing leyarws without juries who produce knowledge of the underlying philosophical foundations of the legal system? We must seek knowledge. We must approach the matter of knowledge with a maniacal cnmmteimot, without let or hindrance.
Open Cloze
Our ____________ must reduce emphasis on producing manpower for running our civil society, our economy and our political institutions. They should be dedicated mainly to knowledge production. What sense is there in _________ civil _________ who are not supported by soil scientists and __________, who make it their business to create knowledge about our soil and our rocks? What use is there in producing _______ without juries who produce knowledge of the underlying philosophical foundations of the legal system? We must seek knowledge. We must approach the matter of knowledge with a maniacal __________, without let or hindrance.
Solution
- universities
- geologists
- commitment
- lawyers
- engineers
- producing
Original Text
Our universities must reduce emphasis on producing manpower for running our civil society, our economy and our political institutions. They should be dedicated mainly to knowledge production. What sense is there in producing civil engineers who are not supported by soil scientists and geologists, who make it their business to create knowledge about our soil and our rocks? What use is there in producing lawyers without juries who produce knowledge of the underlying philosophical foundations of the legal system? We must seek knowledge. We must approach the matter of knowledge with a maniacal commitment, without let or hindrance.
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Important Words
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- produce
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- rocks
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- soil
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- universities