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Read the excerpt from "The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes."

In my country, we make so much waste, we buy and throw away, buy and throw away, and yet northern countries will not share with the needy. Even when we have more than enough, we are afraid to lose some of our wealth, afraid to share.
In Canada, we live the privileged life, with plenty of food, water and shelter -- we have watches, bicycles, computers and television sets.
Words in this excerpt that create a tone of judgment are .

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i think afraid, wealthy, lose, needy I think i'm not sure I hope this helps

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Waste and afraid

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In this excerpt, Suzuki talks about the way northern countries behave when compared to less privileged countries. She tells us that in these countries (specifically Canada), people use a lot of resources and do not want to share with needy regions. However, she argues this with a tone of judgement. In order to do so, she employs words such as "waste" when talking about the use of resources and "afraid" when talking about Canada's attitude towards sharing resources.

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