Samantha Power Read by Cecile Richards
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Samantha Power Read by Cecile Richards

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 29, 202623 min
  • Documentary
  • Politics

Once upon a time, there was a girl who told powerful stories, and helped solve world problems. Her name is Samantha Power. Samantha was born in Ireland and moved to the United States with her mom and brother when she was 9 years old. She was always interested in telling stories and explaining how the world worked so she became a journalist, first in sports and later as a war correspondent. But world events pushed her into a life of service to her adopted country. Samantha worked for President Barack Obama and eventually served as the U.S Ambassador to...

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Once upon a time, there was a girl who told powerful stories and helped solve world problems. Her name was Samantha. Samantha grew up in Dublin, Ireland, a land of lush greens and misty rains.

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On Thursdays, Samantha's dad would pick her up after school for a day out. He'd buy her hamburgers and candy, and then they'd go to his favorite pub, Hardigans. There, he'd sit at the bar and read newspapers,

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talking about sports and politics with the other pubgoers. Sometimes, when Samantha climbed onto the bar stool next to him, he'd ask her opinion about the latest game or the day's news. Most of the time, though, Samantha could be found in the pub's basement,

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