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Summary Of The Danger Of A 2009 TED Talk

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The “Danger of a Single Story”, a 2009 TED Talk by Chimamanda Adichie, provides a powerful look on how one person’s impression on a subject is dangerous and often stereotypical. According to Adichie, a “single story” emerges when someone has a one-dimensional view on a subject and fails to open their mind to the many different viewpoints (Adichie, 2009). For instance, over the course of several weeks, I was asked to provide my opinion on several social problems to include healthcare; drug and alcohol addiction; crime and violence; racism, prejudice, and discrimination; and gender and sexuality. This opinion was not based on facts and often times created due to previous lifetime experience, which was skewed by my own judgments. This paper

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