And some lies have enough truth
This reminds me of the book The Things They Carried by O'Brien. This book is a fictional war story but held truth in the emotions of the narratives.
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What really matters is whether people are making something meaningful and coherent out of what happened
As a forensics major, the true events of a narrative is very important to me, but I also understand that the meaning of those events are more important in regards to storytelling in literature.
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other people play a big role in shaping life stories
There's probably not one life story that wasn't impacted by another person, which highlights their impact and importance.
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I think the act of framing our lives as a narrative is neither positive nor negative, it just is
this is important to keep in mind when portraying and viewing other's lives in media, everyone's life is a mixture of good and bad
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I’m the only person that I can rely on in my life because I’ve tried to rely on other people and I either get stabbed in the back or hurt, so I really know that I can only trust myself and rely on myself
when you think you're the only person you can trust a barrier is built between you and the outside world
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they stigmatize anyone who doesn't follow them to a T, and provide unrealistic expectations of happiness for those who do
It is crucial to teach adolescents that they don't have to follow this blueprint in order to alleviate stress over not following the "norm"
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The way people recount experiences to others seems to shape the way they end up remembering those events
This is very much true. The more I tell a story of a certain event the more that event loses the components of what actually happened.
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You’re not tuned into the idea that a character develops
When people ask me what I like about a TV show I normally say the plot and character development but as a child I would've just said the storyline.
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still playing their roles and interacting with the world, but making decisions with the hopes of producing desired outcomes
This progression from actors to agents also highlights the development of free will. A child has to follow the role they were put into, but as an adult they have the freedom to vastly influence their lives.
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Ultimately, the only material we’ve ever had to make stories out of is our own imagination, and life itself
Most stories don't follow actual events which made me think of the extent that imagination has detached from real life in order to create those stories
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And so it’s hard to be a human being and have relationships without having some version of a life story floating around
it's crazy to think that every second of your life is adding to your life story, whether they're exciting or boring seconds
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has kept a diary for 25 years, and still told me, “Narrative is not a mode that has ever come easily to me.
I'm surprised he kept a diary for 25 years if he didn't even like writing narratives
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they kind of have to do it in a narrative way
I'm confused as to why the authors says we tell our life in a narrative way because if I were to describe myself I would talk about my interests and who I am rather than the chronological events of my life
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A life story doesn’t just say what happened, it says why it was important, what it means for who the person is, for who they’ll become, and for what happens next.
The meaning of someone's experiences is more important than the experiences themselves.
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I suppose I thought there’d be more of a narrative arc
reminds me of the seemingly unrealistic lives that are portrayed on social media and movies
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we can all offer that grace to one another in our interactions
It makes me happy that this was mentioned because the world could use a little more kindness.
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Each of you will contribute notes from at least 1 class sessio
This will be useful if someone misses a class. Also it would be best if they were assigned so there wouldn't be a lot of notes from one session and none in another.
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along with a notebook or laptop to take notes
Are there going to be a lot of note-taking in this class and if so, will notes ever be provided to us?
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Students will analyze, reflect on, and practice the dynamic use of language in diverse contexts and recognize issues of power, difference, and materiality
I'm most excited about this aspect of the course because I'm interested in the influence of language/writing over society.
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we are often pressed to clarify our ideas to other people in the workplace, in our personal lives, and in our social and civic relationships.
This statement really opened my eyes to the extent of the importance of writing. This course will influence my personal life in addition to my academic career.
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