Myth Folklore

I decided to change the title of one of my stories to try and draw some attention of the readers and also wanted the title to match the story more.  At the beginning of time there was one tribe of Native Americans that lived in the Mississippi Valley. They had no contact with other tribes but knew they were out there. The only way they were able to survive was because the animals in the forest would come and help them. Some would bring vegetables so that the tribe could eat while others would bring other dead animals so that the Native Americans could use them. Whenever the tribe received an animal they would respect it by praying first and then use the entire animal. They wouldn't disrespect the animal by not using all the parts. They believed that since the other animals were bringing them the dead animals the least they could do was to respect the animals that brought them. One day an animal brought a plant to the tribe and placed it near the fire pit. One of the Native Am...

In the first Ted Talk the woman talked about how a single story was dangerous and would create an idea in a persons head which might not be true. I really related with this story because all my life I've been part of a single story. I have had so many people come up to me and would be surprised when I would speak english clearly because their first thought was that I was born in a different country and was an immigrant. I was born here but people always reduce my life to where my parents are from and what they have seen from the news. If they were to know more stories about me then they would understand that I wasn't just a brown man but someone that was born here and understood the culture, even making it my own. In the second Ted Talk it talked about how we are connected so much to the idea of fictional characters. I was surprised to see that people usually cared about fictional characters more but understood that they should not be feeling that way. It makes sense however ...