The danger of a single story: Chimamanda Adichie on TED.com
Link: http://on.ted.com/3k
In your comments:
What stood out for you as you watched the video?
What do you think is the message the speaker is trying to convey?
Who do you think is the intended audience for this video?
In your own words, what do you think is the Danger of a Single Story, if any?
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Sonja T · September 14, 2010 at 9:17 pm
What stood out in this video was when Chimamanda Adichie talked about when people talked about a story, they’d talk only about the negative things about something, or someone, and that makes people judge someone or something.
The Message that the speaker is trying to deliver is that One Single Story can change a persons life. That there is never a single story when it comes to someone or something. Just because someone has done something wrong, doesn’t mean that they’re a bad person.
The intended audience would be middle-aged, or old people. This video was interesting, but I don’t think a lot of kids my age would be interested in this.
The Danger of a Single Story I think is the story of a person who has been judged, and a person who has a bad reputation, and can’t really do a lot of things because of their background.
NoelineL · September 15, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Great, Sonja T., that you remind us no-one is bad 24/7. As you write, we all have many good stories too.