Top 5 Lessons
Throughout this year, I have found myself being challenged in a variety of ways. The different projects that we completed allowed me to broaden my own perspective and help me understand how a single story can be deceiving. I learned not only how to improve my writing skills, but also gained a new perspective when it comes to understanding other people and their stories. By exploring different forms of writing and listening to different voices, I was able to learn about relevant topics while simultaneously becoming a stronger writer. At the beginning of the year, we started off by watching the TED talk The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, in which she sends a powerful message that would end up becoming the foundation for many of my future writing pieces. In her speech, she states “Power is to make the definitive story of a particular person or place,” which made me realize just how important it is to look at who is sharing the stories t...
