Single Story (I know its late)

This is late but, “The Single Story”

4. The media is a huge impact on Single stories, they do it all the time! Media lies about so much and half of the people don’t take time to actually read in on it so what they hear first is what they expect. Ebola is a huge story right now or it was… the media basically said all of Africa had it when it was a minimum of three countries, not the whole continent.

5. I've fallen to a “single story” many times, we create so many stereotypes about different races and religions and lots of other things. When I went to Canada I thought everyone was going to be nice, first time I went was I stayed in a hotel and I could hear two Canadian people yelling at each other. I automatically thought of this stereotype and found out it wasn't true.

6. The dangers of falling into a “Single story” can be many things you cannot meet people and sometimes you’re scared of them. This is really bad because people of different religions date and get married all the time. We really need to change this but it is so big in every country that it will probably never be abolished.

“The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete”

                This made me really think. Some people in our country automatically think Arabs are terrorists or somehow connected with them, this is probably the worst stereotype. Arabs are from these countries that most of these things happen but the U.S. is just as bad, we just don’t think of it that way. People threat us we get them back.. That’s the whole ISIS situation, yes it’s for our safety but were bombing them, we are killing them and probably random civilians with those bombs that have family’s and feeling and that have probably not have done anything. Our world isn't fair to anyone.

Ebola, this is a situation that has been in the news for quite a while now. Now the news channels are basically making this situation look like that ebola is taking over the whole continent of Africa, but tuts not true it is only isolated to three small countries in Africa.

5. Yes, I have been a victim of a "single story"... The time that I fell victim to a "single story" was with my good friend Kyle Siroky. Everyone in the school thought that Kyle was a mean and quiet kid but thats not the whole story. I decided to start to talk to Kyle a little bit and sat with him and Tom at lunch. Me and Tom got to know Kyle some more and eventually we saw that none of the things that everyone was saying about him was true at all now today Me, Tom and Kyle are still good friends today just by sitting next to him one day which turned into a hopeful life long friendship.

6. Some dangers of only telling a "single story" is that your only hearing one source of information and not getting all of the facts. Another thing that is true about a "single story" is stereotypes, stereotypes can cause a lot of commotion and that is how stereotypes are created. As Chimamanda Adichie said it "stereotypes are not the untrue stories they are just incomplete,"

"The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is no that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. they make one story become the only story."- Chimamanda Andichie this quote has a lot of meaning to it. In fact one of the most powerful meanings that it has is how stereotypes are made that they only know the one story and didn't expand on the idea or want to think of the other side of the story. Now another thing that is important with this quote is that stereotypes aren't always true but on the other hand they aren't always untrue, so either way a stereotype is not the best place or most reliable place to get the information wanted.Okay I know I may be a tad bit late on doing this but oh well it is what it is,  anyways back to the chase.
3. One thing that I think that the media does about single stories is that they extend the truth a little bit more than necessary. One example of the media over exaggerating on a single story is the current problem of

Abrianna Onwuemene

11/22/14

1. In the beginning preparing for my speech I was very nervous.  I was worried about what I would wear, the content of my speech,  how my speech skills would be as I presented and many other things.  I was afraid that when I did do my speech I would freeze or that I wouldn’t talk clear and make sense.  When I actually did my speech I felt very comfortable actually speaking.  I felt like I had control over what I was saying and that I sounded clearer and not so monotone when I did my actually speech then when I practiced.  If I could change anything I would add more content to my speech, as I was a little short on my final.  I talked a lot faster than I thought.  Three minutes faster.

2. I thought that amber, dane, connor, and Kristi did very well on their speeches.  They were very clear and talked loud enough.  They had good content in their speeches.  They implemented emotion  into their speeches making everyone pay attention and they did a very good job, as did everyone on their speeches for the first round.

reflection

Abrianna Onwuemene

11/22/14

1. In the beginning preparing for my speech I was very nervous.  I was worried about what I would wear, the content of my speech,  how my speech skills would be as I presented and many other things.  I was afraid that when I did do my speech I would freeze or that I wouldn’t talk clear and make sense.  When I actually did my speech I felt very comfortable actually speaking.  I felt like I had control over what I was saying and that I sounded clearer and not so monotone when I did my actually speech then when I practiced.  If I could change anything I would add more content to my speech, as I was a little short on my final.  I talked a lot faster than I thought.  Three minutes faster.

2. I thought that amber, dane, connor, and Kristi did very well on their speeches.  They were very clear and talked loud enough.  They had good content in their speeches.  They implemented emotion  into their speeches making everyone pay attention and they did a very good job, as did everyone on their speeches for the first round.

Speech reflection--Kissick

  I was definitely nervous in the nie ginning of my speech. Also, I went really fast. But now I know I'm comfortable with speaking in front of the class. For the first time doing this kind of speech I feel like I did an okay job.

Cultural event

For my cultural event I thought I did okay, I did pause for. Little while and I tried to cover it, which didn't work too well. But I tried to keep one topic after another. But I'm sure my talking will get better as the year goes on. I think Amber and Dane did exceptionally well, the enthusiasm and just the fact they acted non nervous. And let's be honest Amber has always done an amazing job.

Speech Reflection

Speech Reflection

Everyone in the class did a good job doing their speeches. I felt a lot more nervous then I should of when I got up there to speak, I know these people and it shouldn't have been a big deal. I loved Amber's speech so much and it stuck out to me when she made the sound effects because it made you feel like you were there at the museum. But overall the whole class did really good and I think we will all know what to do in our next speech. 

Speech Reflection

By: Cristian Balan

When I was giving my speech I definitely began to feel much more nervous than before the delivery. My nerves never really relaxed during the speech as I wanted to be done with it as soon as possible. One of my strengths was that I didn’t use filler words and one of my weaknesses was that I was a bit shaky with my voice. If I were to re-deliver the speech again I would have practiced more and maybe include more things from my event.

Amber obviously did the best during all of our presentations. She made eye contact for the entire duration of the speech. She also seemed relaxed and didn’t fidget or use filler words. And the descriptions of the event she went to was ingenious. Overall, I think Amber was the best speaker for the cultural event.

Speech Reflection- Brooke Gazzarato

I think my speech went pretty good. It was hard for me to not be nervous because its probably one of my biggest fears. For me public speaking is very hard for me, but I think I did good for being so nervous. When I started my speech I was nervous, but not as bad as I was before the speech. When I got up there I thought it was going to be worse than it was. As the presentation went on my speed of my speech went down and I got more comfortable talking. I went under the time limit unfortunately, but I thought I did okay with how it was overall. If I were to do it over again I would have talked slower and added more information so my speech was longer. I thought Amber Ramsey did an outstanding job. Her presentation gave me goose bumps it was phenomenal. She gave sound affects and got her point across great. She used description where I felt like I was there and it really got me into the speech to pay attention to what she was saying. Also, she used humor and was entertaining throughout the whole speech. She was my favorite speech of all the Globies we saw. Also, I thought Dane L. did a great job. His speech was very moving and very affective. They both were so amazing and they really set the bar for all the speeches. But overall for our first speeches, we did an amazing job as a class!

1. I was extremely nervous before my speech and I think I let my nerves get to me. I started off my introduction but got nervous as I went on. I used "ah" a lot more than I wish I did. I had the ideas and all my thoughts clearly in my head but when I got up there I struggled more than I wish I did. I went over my speech in my head many times but only a few out loud and I should've done the opposite. Although I did remember to say all my information and I was in the time limit so I was happy about that.
2. Everyone knows that Amber did an amazing job. She didn't only take you through her cultural event with great detail and making it easy to follow, but she showed her personality and talent she has for speaking through it. Connors speech was very relaxed and easy to listen to. I think he did a very good job at preparing for his presentation.

Speech Reflection

1. Overall I think that my speech went pretty well. To be honest I was freaking out the night of and day of the speech. I don't like talking in front of large groups of people unless I know them well. In the first few second of my speech I was very nervous and didn't really know what to expect. After a while my nerves calmed down and I was comfortable up there. I feel like I was very well prepared and unterstood the material that I was presenting. If I could, I would love to give another speech now that I know what to expect. If I was able to have a do-over I would've added more information. I felt like I didn't have as much as other people did.

2. The class overall, did an amazing job. I always like listening to Amber speak. She always finds a way to draw the audience in, and feel comfortable by making jokes to make us laugh. I also thought that Kristi and Mallory did an awesome job. They knew their material very well and both looked very professional.

Cultural Event Speeches Reflection

Emilie Wassermann

1. I think my speech went pretty well. I was nervous went I began my speech but the longer I talked the more comfortable. I think I needed to make more eye contact and not fidget so much. If I were to give another speech I would prepare longer and run through the speech more. When I did practice my speech I only practiced by myself, not in front of anyone. I think if I practiced in front of someone they could have told me what I was doing wrong or how to improve my speech. Also I wish I would have talked slower during my actual speech because I talked at a good pace when i practiced but since I was nervous at school, I talked faster and ended up being under the time limit.
2. I thought that everyone did a good job with their speeches. We all talked about good events and had good content and made good uses of visual aids. However, I think the best speeches came from Amber and Dane. They were both very prepared, and comfortable speaking in front of the class. They both had serious topics yet managed to add in some humor. They didn't use "um" or "ah".  And both either went the 7 minutes or longer, and if they did go longer it wasn't a problem because they weren't rambling, they kept you intrigued.

Speech Reflection

Speech Reflection

1.     When it comes to my speech, I think it went pretty well. However I was extremely nervous which made me talk faster resulting in being under the time limit. That would probably have to be the only bad thing about it.  Throughout the presentation my nerves did lessen, but were still very present. I think the strengths of my speech would have to be the information, I thought it was pretty solid with the facts that I knew and I basically knew it by heart. The biggest weakness was the length, I should’ve added more to it. If I was to do it again I would definitely make it longer.

2.     I’m pretty sure that everyone will say that Amber did the best on the presentations, she does really good at being comfortable, and making you feel comfortable. She is also really good at adding humor to whatever she is talking about.

   -Lauren Pearce

Speech Reflection

Speech Reflection

            I thought my speech went pretty good.  There are definitely places that I wish I had done better at.  I felt prepared going in but right as I started I got really nervous and I forgot what to say.  I started saying um and ah al lot but after taking a deep breath I started to become more comfortable.  I was more nervous delivering it because I felt prepared but after messing up at the beginning the nerves really started to kick in.  My nerves did relax as I proceeded through my presentation especially because I ended with personal information.  I was more comfortable talking about the personal part of it because I knew what I was talking about and I even added in things that I didn’t even have on my notecard because I was comfortable with what I wanted to say.  I think my strengths were that I had personal information so I felt I was fluent and comfortable as I went through my speech.  I felt that throughout my speech that I didn’t make good eye contact and a few times I caught my fidgeting and playing with my notecard.  If I was doing it again I would defiantly try to make good eye contact and try not to be as nervous so I wouldn’t freeze up at the beginning again like I did. 

            I think Dane and Amber did the best in are class.  They both looked really comfortable and knew what they were talking about.  I also found it amazing how they didn’t use the podium but they managed themselves really well.  They didn’t move around a lot or do anything distracting.  They moved around enough to look comfortable and engage the audience but they didn’t move around too much to be distracting. They also didn’t stand still and make the audience get bored or not pay attention.  They both used loud voices and both used a tone of voice to make the audience stay engaged in what they were saying throughout the speech.  They both had serious times and other times that were kind of laid back but both times they used their movements and voice to back up what they were saying.  Overall they were both really good!

Speech Reflection

In the beginning of my speech I was nervous because it was the first day and I really did not know what to expect from talking for five minutes in front of my classmates. I think I was the forth one to present but still after my intro I started to loosen up. But I still did "trip" over my own words in the middle of it. I was the one presenting so knowing if it was good or bad is not something i would know for sure. If I could change one thing over all would be going over the speech at least three more times before going up there.

Amber, Cristian and Dane were the best speeches that I can remember off hand. Manly because they did not use 'um' 'ah' or  'like' that i could tell. And they were well prepared with facts perspectives on what happened in the places they went.

Speech Reflection

Over all I think that everyone did a fantastic job on the speeches although I was under the time by just few short seconds along with a hand full of other people. Anyways one speech that I would like to focus on is Dane's speech. Now I feel that Dane didn't get the amount of credit he deserved because we all know that Amber's was the best by far and that Dane had to go right after her, which is hard to live up to. To be honest here I think that Dane did a marvelous job of entertaining the audience and providing enough information to keep the audience interested and yet still learning. Everyone did a great job with there speeches great job everyone!!!!

Blog Entry#3: Speech Reflection-Kelly Kissick

   I enjoyed listening to everyone's speech, but particularly, I enjoyed Kristi's. She really seemed like she knew what she was talking about and used a lot of professional vocabulary. I did the same thing for my presentation, but after hearing her speech I felt like I knew even more about it. 

Speech Reflection
I thought my speech went well. It was a little long but I was ok with that because originally I thought it would be under. I was nervous at first but once I really started talking I was ok. I didn't really think I had any strengths or weaknesses I just presented sort of. I would cut out the last minute of my speech if I could go again.
Quick shout out to Amber and Christian and Conner your guys presentations were great. They weren't boring and the detail was great just good overall. I especially liked the enthusiasm you guys had.

Speech reflection

Mallory Green 3^rd hour

            I thought my cultural event was just average. I definitely could’ve improved, but I was happy with the contents of my speech. I was very nervous before and during my delivery/introduction, but as I continued to present I became more comfortable. One of my weaknesses was how fast I spoke, because it made my presentation shorter than I had planned. Which probably lost me some points. One of my strengths was eye contact with the class. I felt that I did a good job keeping my eyes off my notecard. If I had a chance to redo my speech I would work harder on speaking slowly and managing my time.

            Although the entire class did an excellent job I really enjoyed listening to Amber and Ashten’s presentations. I loved Amber’s speech because (as usual) she was able to blend in some comedy, and still get her point across. I loved Ashten’s because she didn’t pause and she didn’t filler words, such as like and uhm. Both of them seemed very comfortable presenting, and I think they’re both amazing speakers.