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Week 2 Reading Discussion 1

Week 2 Reading Discussion 1

Q Reading Discussion 1: Danger of a single story discussion forum Watch Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's TED Talk and post by Thursday 2/4 addressing the following questions: What, in your own words, do Adichie is saying is "dangerous" about a "single story"? Can you think of other examples of dangerous single stories? What part of the talk resonated most with you and why? (Feel free to reference Aboya's photographs here--or even repost one that you particularly connected with or feel significantly broadens a single story of Africa.) *** By Sunday, 2/7, please read all other posts and respond to at least two classmates' posts, explaining how you relate to what they've said; asking a thoughtful question; or offering up other, specific examples and ideas that came to mind when you read their post(s).

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Single story always means that the story has been told from the perspective of one person. It leaves many areas unexplored and so misunderstanding is one of the most common outcomes of that problem. This problem has been well explored by the Novelist Chimamanda Adichie