Danger of a single story . . .
She is from Nigeria . She was a early reader & writter . Her books were about white people . Her image of white people was that they would eat apples , have blonde hair & blue eyes & that they would sit around & talk about the weather . She tought african-american people couldn't exsist in those books . So , she started writing literature .
What does it mean to have a " single story " about a place or community ? Yes , about my own community East Austin , a lot of people say it is bad , & that they think that every school is bad .
Decribe a single story you have heard told about your community . What is missing from that story ? How could people learn more about that community ? A single story i have heard is that there ar no good chools around here & that everyone drops out . Which is not true because for example our school is a very good school & i know we won't drop out , well i won't . Everyone goes by what they have heard & when they actually realize they were wrong they see what people say is not always true . So , i think people shouldn't judge a whole community because just because one or two schools arelike that doesn't mean other schools are .
Describe another single story you have heard about another community ? How did you learn that story ? How could you find out more about that community ? I have heard that every school in the west side are good schools because everyone in that community has a lot of money . Which isn't true because there are some people that live there but don't always have to have a lot of money . I learned that by hearing what people say & on the news . I could learn mor eabout that community by looking it up or maybe even going over there & see if it is true .
How could a game let payers experience many stories about a place or a community ?It could maybe when they win it could have options to learn about that comunity & a little article will pop up .
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