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Going Viral Taught Me the Internet Is Broken — but Fixable | Deja Foxx | TED

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Learning Stats

B1

GER-Niveau

1,259

Total Words

563

Unique Words

5/10

Schwierigkeit

Vocabulary Diversity 45%

Untertitel (164 segments)

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I was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, by a single mom,

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and when I was 15 years old,

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I moved out because of her struggles with substance abuse.

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The next year, 2017, while living with my boyfriend and his family,

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my senator voted to strip the funding that I needed

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when I walked into a clinic with no money, no insurance

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and no parents to walk out with the birth control

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I needed to take control of my body, my future.

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It was personal, and I told him so at a town-hall meeting in Mesa.

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I asked, if birth control was helping me to be successful,

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reach for higher education,

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why would he deny me the American Dream?

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Millions of people saw that video.

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Overnight, I had gone viral.

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My life went from private to public.

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Requests from CNN rolled in, to go live.

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"The Washington Post" called me the new face of Planned Parenthood.

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Key Vocabulary (13)

you A1 pronoun

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.

first A1 adjective

before all

"First place."

public A2 adjective

Public refers to things that are provided for the use of all people or belong to the community rather than a private person. It also describes information or events that are not secret and can be seen or known by anyone.

"The public library is open every day."

digital B2 verb

Relating to or using computer technology and the internet to store or process information as discrete binary digits. It is often used to describe modern electronic systems as opposed to traditional analog ones.

media B2 noun

The collective means of mass communication, such as broadcasting, publishing, and the internet, used to reach a large audience. It often refers specifically to news organizations and journalists who report on current events.

applause C2 verb

To express strong approval or praise for a person, idea, or action, either through the physical act of clapping or by formal commendation. At a C2 level, it frequently denotes a public or official endorsement of policies, decisions, or intellectual contributions.

built B2 adjective

Describes something that has been physically constructed or created, or refers to a person having a strong, muscular physique. In academic contexts, it is most frequently used to describe man-made structures and surroundings, such as the 'built environment'.

internet A1 noun

The internet is a global system of connected computer networks that allows people to share information and communicate with each other. It is the physical infrastructure used to access websites, send emails, and stream videos.

"The internet is important."

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