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The absolute value of words | Astha Berry | TEDxJohnsHopkinsUniversity

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2015 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Astha Berry is a freshman at Johns Hopkins University double majoring in Public Health and Writing Seminars, and a Distinguished Young Woman of Wisconsin. Her Ted talk combines her two majors to observe the meaning behind words through both an analytical and subjective lens.

Astha is the winner of our TEDx Student Speaker Competition. She’s in her first year at Johns Hopkins studying in the Public Health and Writing Seminars programs. She uses this combination of studies to observe the meaning behind words through both an analytical and subjective lens. A native of Milwaukee, she was noted as the Distinguished Young Woman of Wisconsin. Astha is also an active member of The Hop and the treasurer of MedLife.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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