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What makes stories and storytelling so powerful and engaging? Explain thoughtfully (Thoughtfully means it shows you are thinking a lot about what you are writing).
Remember to write your FULL FIRST AND LAST NAME on your post.

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Prompt 1 - Think of one of your most favorite food smells (Or, it can be the smell of anything that you really love). What is the memory - the story - connected to that smell? Tell your story. Use descriptive language to describe the scent and your memory connected to that scent.
Or, Prompt 2 - Post a picture of your favorite meal. Why is that your favorite meal? What is a favorite memory or story connected to that favorite meal. Explain thoughtfully (Thoughtfully means it shows you are thinking a lot about what you are writing).
Remember to write your FULL FIRST AND LAST NAME on your post.

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Author Chimamanda Adichie stated, "The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story."
Think of a single story that was told about YOU. It could have come from family, friends, or society. Prompt 1 - What was the single story created about you?
Prompt 2 - Who created that single story about you? Respond to BOTH prompts thoughtfully (Thoughtfully means it shows you are thinking a lot about what you are writing).
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Author Chimamanda Adichie stated, "Stories matter. Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign, but stories can also be used to empower and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can also repair that broken dignity...That when we reject the single story, when we realize that there is never a single story about any place (or anyone), we regain a kind of paradise."
Prompt - Think of the single story created about you that you wrote about in the previous column. REJECT THE SINGLE STORY by telling another story about yourself, for a more complete story of YOU.
Remember to write your FULL FIRST AND LAST NAME on your post.

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What makes stories and story telling so powerful and engaging is the suspense and excitement it brings. Or even fear, just the passion that you hear when story telling makes you wanna go “wowww that really happened, what happened next”

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Stories and story telling is powerful and engaging because for some stories people can relate to them and others have elements of excitement or mystery and surprising climaxes.

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Prompt 1: The smell of crayons brings back memories of Pre-K and Kindergarten because in class back then we had containers of a bunch of crayons that when you open them, they have a distinctive smell like nothing else.

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My most favorite food smell is plantain, the memory that’s connected to this memory are the time my grandfather used to cook for me

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The single story that was created about me was that I’m a mean devious person.The person who made my single story about me was one on my ex friends. She’s was mad about me not defending her when she was wrong about a situation.

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What makes stories and story telling so powerful and engaging is the creativity and exhilaration they bring to it. People can relate or feel to what is happening and have the eagerness to keep watching or listening.

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The smell of chicken when it is finished being cooked. I would have my room door open and I can smell from so far away like it is right in front of me. It smells like I would be eating it and just biting down on the meat with the seasoning.

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Stories and storytelling is very powerful and engaging because people can actually relate to the story so they understand how the characters are feeling

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What makes stories so interesting is the details.

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One single story made about me is that I'm mean or that I don't like people, this story was made from people who don't know me personally because I'm somewhat quiet and have a mean resting face.

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The complete story of me is that I’m a real person. I keep it 100 raw and uncut. If your wrong I’m going to tell you your wrong in private I won’t put you on the spot

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One single story made about me is being a mean person with a attitude just because my face always serious when I'm not spoken to.

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One single story made about me is the I am gay. It was made because I don't really stand up for myself and I like doing dance, so people pretty much assumed that I was because I am soft and like to dance.

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One single story made about me is that I'm incapable person overall. The people that don't know me made this story about me.

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A real story is that I'm a nice person when I'm approached nicely. Also I tell the truth a lot. and I'm goofy and funny person

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A real story is that I am not gay and I can like dancing and keeping dancing as much as I want. Being a soft person just means I can be approached more easily and I can kind.

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The complete story is that I speak when spoken to and I'm a very chill, caring and empathetic person

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I believe the main source of power and engagement that comes from stories and storytelling is the emotions within it. When someone listens to a story and connect the dots they themselves can pin point how the story-teller felt while they experienced it. Another key component would be the tone and expression of certain parts in the story, its what gives it the signature feel that no one can re-create but the original story-teller, and in addition to this that expression also leads to the surge of emotions to the audience and they also resonate with the story.

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The smell of freshly grinded soaked corn, then thrown onto the stove bringing out the aroma of a classic tortilla... all brings me back to my visit in Mexico, it was the first and last time i would meet my grandmother (dads side), and it would also be my first and hopefully not last time visiting my grandfather (moms side). I remember a package of tortillas had the same aroma and it made me instantly burst into tears, because I wish I got to know my grandparents better. If im being honest yes i had the privilege to see my grandmother but the thing is she was so weak all I can do is just feel her soft bony hands, I was only in the 5th grade at the time my younger self didnt know how to take in all that so I had no reaction other than than remembering how much my grandmother suffered to the point where she couldn't even drink milk. Now that I am 15 I look back at that time and realize just how much it means to me now even with the tears running down my face while typing this I know I have to be strong for not only her but my parents especially my dad.

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The complete story is that I try to achieve efficiently whatever something need to be achieve to the best of my ability

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The thing that makes stories and storytelling so powerful and engaging is the

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Storytelling is so powerful because the audience is invested in it and it relates to real life situations.

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The smell of chocolate cookies/brownies in the oven always brings back good memories

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People started saying I ate a rat in elementary school, I can’t remember who created the story but it was probably kids at my lunch table.

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What makes story telling so powerful is the unexpected predicaments that occur throughout the story whether book or movie the excitement and thrill I get entices me to know more and that is the reason why I believe story telling is so powerful.

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The scent of clear tape, is very strange I know but it happened to me a few days

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The power of storytelling is simply the connection between human beings' natural body language, it's so weird but you can sense when there is a feeling the person who is speaking and the person who is listening are sharing. We grew up with teachers that starts a period of time where we focus on 1 book and are given many projects and assignments for it and it counts as a quarter of our school year's grade, well you see how immediately when the teachers stops reading, the children start jumping out saying " NOOOO JUST 1 MORE PAGE PLEASE" but at home a majority of us don't read at home unless it is required for something important, it is because the difference between the feeling of storytelling and how it excites, scares, eagers you, no matter what feeling, YOU JUST WANT TO HEAR MORE, that is because we can connect with each other and it is so weird when you think about yet so amazing.

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The smell of the cold winter brings back the Christmas days of school, though I don't celebrate it, it brings me back joy to when life is more easier as a 7 year old where you go to school happy knowing the class will have a party before a 12 day break, the burning you have in your nose from how cold it is, the feeling of entering the school doors and that freezing feeling you have from the cold weather that day swiftly just goes away, and how eager you are to watch the movie, and the Christmas party, and seeing the decorations, all just comes together and hits you.

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One story made about me was that I instigated a problem between 2 certain people, funny thing is that at the period of time I wasn't talking to anybody in the school because I had gotten tired of hearing my friends complaining about different people talking bad about that, I simply left their group and moved on, thing is...you can't defend yourself from a rumor when it is you vs groups of people.

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The complete story is when people see you are of a different breed, in every way, communication, confrontation, imagination, anything they want to push your buttons. They want to see..."hey I want to see at what limit can I get him at for him to make a move".

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What makes scences really powerful is the meaning they have to them

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I don't what the smell or what its called. But every time i smell I think of my grandparents. It smells like something from their house so I think about them.

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One story made about me is that im toxic and mean. This story was created by some one who was hating on me and looking forward to my down fall.

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A real story about me is im not toxic or mean. I just keep it real with you and wouldn't to lie

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To be honest is the way someone tells it and the details in the story

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my favorite food scent is rice mix with chicken. It's remind me when my mom taught me how to make it the first time .

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What makes stories and story telling so powerful and engaging is the emotions and the meaning behind the story. What I mean by emotions is how they felt. When someone tells a story we could just hear how they felt at that moment when they experienced it by the tone of their voice when they tell the story. Emotions are such a big thing. When a story-teller tells you a story about their experience and how they felt that is something no one could re create. You might understand the emotion but you can't recreate it. There is always a meaning behind a story. Each story has a different meaning behind it. In a story there is always a lesson to be learned. Everyone's experience are different so when the story teller tells the story it would be interesting to the audiences that are listening. It's like you were taking the audience with you on your experience when you tell the story.

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One of my favorite food smell is yellow rice with chicken and egg. In South India (Kerala) we call this Biriyani. When I first visited India my grandma and grandpa         (from my dads side) made this for me as a welcome to India. They always make it if someone visits or if it's a special occasion. So every time I see Biriyani or the smell of the food it reminds me of my grandparents because they made it for me and my family when I first visited. So when I grow up and visit them I want to make this as a thank you! Also, the smell of white rice and in South India we call it choru. I first tried it when I was a little kid when I was at my cousins house. Now I eat the white rice daily. There is a special occasion where I also eat the choru and that is on Onum. So when I also eat the white rice or smell it I think of my grandparents (from my moms side) and the special occasion.

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The single story that was created about me was that I’m a fake and a dishonest person. This was made on of my ex friends that I thought I could of trusted. But instead the person was just spreading rumors and lies. They thought I was dishonest because when I told them how I felt and the truth they said it was not true all because I said the truth and that was not what the person wanted to hear. I was also a fake because I didn't do the things the person wanted me to do and I didn't say what the person wanted to hear. What the person kept  on doing was all the wrong things and when I told them the truth they didn't like it. So I'm glad we aren't friends anymore because our friendship was so toxic. So, I'm glad that person is out of my life.

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The complete story of me is that I am not fake, and I am not dishonest. I am a real person who is honest and could be trusted. If your doing the wrong thing I am going to tell you. You don't know how I feel and if you ask for the truth I am going to give it to you but I will put it in a nice way. If I tell you the truth you can't deny it because I was being honest. I was honest because they asked for my opinion. A fake friend would be using you and just making all your friends go against you. I would never in my life do that. I am not a fake person and never will be. I would be an honest, real, and a good person. I won't change my personality or who I am for anyone else especially for the people who do the wrong things and are very toxic.

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What makes stories so empowering is the message that it can get across, or the message that you find out about later. And it is also the emotions you feel whilst reading the book as you can feel something completely unexpected.

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One scent I remember really well and brings back memories are the smell of gas station slim jims because I would get them all the time with my dad almost everyday when we went to the gas station until my parents got divorced.

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One single story that was made about me was I was a insecure person, socially, and I was bad at talking to people. The people that created the stories were classmates and I was upset.

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The real story is that I am actually very outgoing, once I get to know people :)

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What makes stories and storytelling so powerful is the tension the author builds and excitement that keeps us hooked and and wanting to read more. Pictures, the way in which the story is tied and sometimes even who the story is told by are all things that also make a story powerful and engaging

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One smell that connects to a memory is the smell of Maccaroni and cheese. When I smell macaroni and cheese it reminds me of when I used to make it with my grandma

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One story that was told about me in elementary school was that without my older sister I was basically nothing. Every time I would be having a conversation with someone or any interaction in general by myself ,they would somehow end up asking me where my sister is or find a way to being her up in the conversation as if I am not my own person. The kids in my class created this story and it was mainly because I was Always with or around my sister and they just made assumptions about me needing her in every aspect of my life.

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To go against the previous story I write about the kids in my class thinking I needed my sister ... I am my own person. I am responsible for my own thoughts and actions and I don’t need anyone to reply on or blame for the things that I do. Having my sister by my side is a good thing and we will always have was happy others backs , but the idea that we essentially NEED each other or need to be around each other to function is completely false. We are 2 completely different people.