The danger of a single story (9)
tainogirlTrincity,West Indies,, Trinidad and Tobago215 Threads 2 Polls 3,777 PostsMy aunt e-mailed me this quite thought provoking piece and I thought I'd share it. It is really quite eye opening about how we view others. Enjoy.
http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.html
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Africa has an immense wealth of natural resources and those who want to continue to plunder those resources have every interest in keeping Africa weak, poor, ill and divided, and in perpetuating the stereotypical lie that Africa is hopeless.
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RayfromUSA: Africa has an immense wealth of natural resources and those who want to continue to plunder those resources have every interest in keeping Africa weak, poor, ill and divided, and in perpetuating the stereotypical lie that Africa is hopeless.
This is sad but very,very true. There is always more than one face to a people.
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She is like me talking.
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Wonderful.
Thanks Tainogirl
Thanks Tainogirl
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And I have an interview next week! Yippppeeeeeeeeeee 
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very interesting thankyou tainogirl.
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What a wonderful speaker. She brought tears to my eyes.
We all know the single story and recognizing it is the first step.
We all know the single story and recognizing it is the first step.
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