2 Single Story 2011

"Danger of a single story "

• Nigeria
• she was a early writer and reader
• she made up stories of white people and how she created them
• her father was a professor and her mother was a administrator
• she comes from a middle class family

1. What does it mean to have a 'single story' about a place or community? having a perspective on a place that you have heard about
2. Describe a single story you have heard told about your community. What is missing from that story? How could people learn more about that community?one story i have heard about my community is that all the people form there are criminals and bad stuff is always happening .The truth is that where i live its very peaceful and quite . People could learn about it if the news said good things about it instead of always saying bad stuff.
3. Describe a 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 of Mexico being very dangerous , i learned this from the news and how they are always talking about people dyeing . I think i would learn more if i went there and looked for myself .
4. How could a game let players experience many stories about a place or community?There could be a game that let you be the person in that place and see what they have to go through . The game could teach them the person day to day life and the obstacles the y go through