According to Adichie, how is a "single story" created? (9:25)
Show a people as only one thing, over and over again, and that's what they become.
How does Adichie end her talk?
By saying that, when we reject the single story, and realize that there's never a single story, about any place, we regain a kind of paradise.
According to Adichie, what are the dangers of a "single story"?
How stories are told, who, how and when they tell them is dependant on power, and power is the ability to make it the definitive story of a person
What is the purpose of her introduction? (1:43)
It demonstrates how impressionable and vulnerable we are in the face of a story, especially as children.
Provide three examples of "single stories" from her entire talk.
The foreign children's book she read as a kid, Fide and his family's life, her roommate's perception of African people, her own prejudiced views of Mexicans
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