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telling our story is one way of getting express our selves and to know our selfs better and to show the emotion by writing it down and showing what you have gone through by expressing your emotion and the main part of this story is based on you and not someone else.

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Telling stories helps us believe in ourselves and trust ourselves because we can hear our voice in the stories.
The story affects the authors mother by showing that she is powerful and showing her children that is okay to stand up for themselves no matter who is confronting them.
Telling stories to a community helps lift up others and promote being powerful.

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Telling our stories helps us trust ourselves because it makes us reflect on what we did and what the result was. If it was a good result, we'll realize trusting ourselves is a good thing. This story effects the author's mother because it made her trust her bravery. The author and her family would look up to her mother and learn to be brave like her. The community would realize that standing up for yourself can get you what you want, which helps the community.

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This kind of story is the one people all over the country should be talking about. Immigrants no matter their nationality go through really tough situations in order to make a life in this country and many of them use their voices to make a change.
Telling our stories help us spread the realities we all live in, and at the same time feel the relief of finally talking about unfavorable events we've experienced.

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This story shows us how powerful words can be, if we never speak no one will take us seriously, I understand the story because I have been through a similar situation many times, you have to believe in yourself to talk about what you think and not keep in silent.

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Telling our stories and seeing other peoples reactions can help you realize what ur worth and helps you believe in your own feelings.

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Telling our stories helps us express our feelings and our self-worth

The author's mother had determination to live in the US and was able to stand up for herself. The author's family were able to adapt to living in US.

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What's interesting in this story is that the author herself never mentions her own triumph, only her mother's. Instead, she talks about failing to be someone and have a voice in school, making this story more of a cautionary tale of what not to do.

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Telling stories helps us believe in ourselves and trust in ourselves  because we can hear our voice in the stories.
The story affects the authors mother by proving that she is powerful, it helps her family by showing that they are powerful and the community. Telling stories like this helps encourage the community to stand up for themselves.

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it helps us trust ourselves by building a sort of belief in ourselves. it also helps us understand what we could do if we trust ourselves

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telling our story helps us trust ourselves because we believe in ourself when we feel voiceless.

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Telling stories can help us trust and believe in ourselves and develop our past and future actions. This can cause more internal self love<3

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Telling our stories help us to built a bond within us. It elevates our goals. And express our self love. Not only to us but to other. Helping the communities to become better. Since, words is a "powerful" tool is make us "powerful" within and outside ourself esteem.

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Telling our stories helps us trust ourselves because when we trust ourselves we are more confident. For the authors mother, and their community and family, this made them more powerful in a time where she seemed powerless.This can help our communities by making our voices feel heard and appreciated.

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It helps because we learn how others have had the power to overcome obstacles and how you can do that as well, building up confidence and trusting that we have the ability to do so.
The story affects the mom because it lets her know how she is an inspiration to her kid. It affects the author because this story makes them realize that they can overcome obstacles even if they have accents or other differences. The family and community are affected because it inspires them to follow the author's ways.
These stories help out the communites because it gives them an inspiration. It gives them hope about overcoming their problems and not feeling like only they are burdened with obstacles

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By trusting ourselves i guess would mean that we believe in ourselves. Her story effected her mom and her family by believing in yourself and being strong for one another no matter the situation. By telling our stories it gives the community inspiration .

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Telling our stories can help us trust ourselves by reflecting on our past and help us understand what we have conquered. It can also help continue our journey in life, making us feel proud and powerful like the mom in the article

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Telling our stories helps us trust ourselves because it reminds us that we have power to speak up for ourselves. This story effected the author's mother, the author, her family and her community by reminding them of how much power their voice actually holds. Telling stories like this helps our communities by reminding them of the their voice, their power and how much they can influence others.

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it makes us feel like we know who we are. like if we keep repeating our stories that we know who we are and that in it self gives us trust to ourselves that i know who i am and how i got here. the story showed us that no matter how small you feel you have enough power to tell somebody down. her mother obviously was vulnerable in that situation, the small lady with kids who she held dear, but she took all the strength in her to tell off the man and it worked. it shows us that if somebody out there who might be as small as you can be strong enough to fight back then you might as well be strong enough to fight back.

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The Story tells us about that we all have a voice, and that we should use our voice when we are afraid to speak up and telling our story can help us trust ourselves.

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Telling our stories helps us to trust our power and our ability to accomplish incredible things. This story shows how you can make yourself feel bigger with the words you use. It shows the difficulty the author faced and how you just because you don't fit in doesn't mean you don't belong.

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Telling our stories helps us to trust ourselves because we remember that other people hear us. The story affects the author and her family and community by reminding them that people hear them. These stories help communities unite and connect to each other.

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Telling our stories helps us speak to ourselves and understand who we are. When we speak and listen to ourselves, we are able to trust in who we are. The author was able to feel powerful and find herself through the stories she told. The author's mother was able to stand up for her and her daughter to stay together. The author's family was able to adapt more easily in America by speaking up for themselves. Telling stories can bring similar people in communities together.

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Telling our stories can help us to trust ourselves, because we read our stories and we as humans fundamentally feel for you, and they are your own words so you must trust them, and your story impacts those around you

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Words are the most powerful tool used to disarm anyone; more powerful than any weapon - shaunak

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Q: How does telling our stories help us to trust ourselves?

A: Another way of saying we trust ourselves is saying that we believe in ourselves and have a high level of self respect. When we tell stories, we share our experiences and make our voice heard. This allows us to hear ourselves and appreciate who we are which builds a sense of dignity and trust in ourselves.

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It helps us reflect on events, and reflect on ourselves because of that. This story showed the power and determination the mother had, the difficulties the author and her family had wen getting into the country and how her community seemed vastly different when compared to her. Stories like this help for communities to connect, and help people understand the circumstances people undergo.