https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek Write down what you interpret as one of Adichie's claims. Then, in a separate post, write out a quote that relates. en-us 2016-10-24 11:08:08 UTC 2016-10-24 13:22:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132650978 Stories are as powerful as the people that tell them. "Stories too are defined by the principle of nkali: how they are are told, who tells them, when they're told, how many stories are told, are really dependent of power" (9:36). ]]> 2016-10-24 11:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132650978 https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132651044 Claim: Stereotypes and generalizations hurt cultures.  
Quote: "The simple story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are  untrue, but that they are incomplete." ]]> 2016-10-24 11:30:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132651044 https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132651053 1- Power is one of the most important parts of a story.

2- Write about something you recognize, not something mainstream. It´s in your viewpoint, not someone else´s. 

3- Children often form the most single stories because they are the most impressionable.

4- Single stories take away the chance of an equal relationship with someone, because of feelings of pity. ]]> 2016-10-24 11:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132651053 https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132651113 Stereotypes strip people of their dignity, because oftentimes, people don't have the opportunity to get a say in how they are perceived.]]> 2016-10-24 11:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132651113 https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132651116 1 - A single story reinforces stereotypes.
     - Her story of Fide and her American roommate

2 - People must re-evaluate their view of others in order to avoid placing prejudice on others.
- Fide's story and her trip to Mexico.]]> 2016-10-24 11:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132651116 https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132651172 2016-10-24 11:31:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132651172 171029 https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132651782 1) Repetition causes a single story because all other points of view are pushed aside.

2) One can not simply assume the story or a lifestyle of another by their setting in which they come from or of stereotypes you have heard.

3) Literature plays an important part in everyone's life around the world.

4) Single stories cause writers to change their own style to match the style of others because everyone wants to 'fit in'.

5) Stereotypes are created by single stories and can be true, but they do not represent the entire population because they only focus on one point of view.]]> 2016-10-24 11:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132651782 173050 https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132679200 1. Single stories create stereotypes, which are problematic not because they are untrue, but because they are incomplete.
2. Stories are defined by how they are told and who tells them which is significant because the people in power are the ones defining others stories.]]> 2016-10-24 13:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132679200 https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132679285 Adichie's use of anecdotes conveys the importance of moving beyond a single story to broaden your perspective. ]]> 2016-10-24 13:13:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132679285 https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132679371 Our lives and cultures are composed of overlapping stories and events. If we only hear a single story of another person or place, we risk a misunderstanding.]]> 2016-10-24 13:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132679371 177000 https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132679702 A single story can change your view on anyone.]]> 2016-10-24 13:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132679702 https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132679857 The ability to ignore race when contemplating an issue leads to a more harmonious way of thinking and helps to integrate multiple cultures]]> 2016-10-24 13:15:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132679857 https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132679879 1. When a culture has multiple stories, it impacts a culture in a positive way by allowing other cultures to see not only the negative, but positive aspects of a culture. 

2. Single stories create negative stereotypes that negatively impact the way people view a culture or ethnicity group as a whole ]]> 2016-10-24 13:15:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sweeneye18/nf17taqhs3ek/wish/132679879