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From the Ted Talk by Kate Fagan: Why people love watching sports

Unscramble the Blue Letters

Remember Ada asodernn? Remember the Philadelphia Tribunes? "The cash customers fanned to fever heat." And why did they fan the fever heat? Because our collective love of sprot is deep, and it's human, and it's driven by deep and human motivations. The phaicysl expression of athleticism is just one element of the eiquaton. But somehow, for reasons we know, it has been elevated above all else to justify our cnerurt model. This is a model bilut ... without vision, meant to, reluctantly, provide women a small place. But never ... not really, a chance.

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Remember Ada ________? Remember the Philadelphia Tribunes? "The cash customers fanned to fever heat." And why did they fan the fever heat? Because our collective love of _____ is deep, and it's human, and it's driven by deep and human motivations. The ________ expression of athleticism is just one element of the ________. But somehow, for reasons we know, it has been elevated above all else to justify our _______ model. This is a model _____ ... without vision, meant to, reluctantly, provide women a small place. But never ... not really, a chance.

Solution

  1. current
  2. built
  3. sport
  4. equation
  5. physical
  6. anderson

Original Text

Remember Ada Anderson? Remember the Philadelphia Tribunes? "The cash customers fanned to fever heat." And why did they fan the fever heat? Because our collective love of sport is deep, and it's human, and it's driven by deep and human motivations. The physical expression of athleticism is just one element of the equation. But somehow, for reasons we know, it has been elevated above all else to justify our current model. This is a model built ... without vision, meant to, reluctantly, provide women a small place. But never ... not really, a chance.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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