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    Explain how storytelling can be used to communicate ideas in the workplace and the main storytelling techniques you can apply. Name 4 potential benefits of using storytelling to communicate. How storytelling can be used to communicate ideas in the workplace: (Students need to explain the benefits to storytelling in Min. 50 words) Main storytelling techniques you can apply: (Students select 3 from the options and explain in details) The storytelling techniques which I applied was

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    about a hero who saves the day. Washington irving combines the two types of stories. In “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, the main character, Ichabod Crane, is given feminine characteristics to create mock-heroic irony and compare male and female storytelling. Ichabod’s actions and characteristics are feminine. He is tells ghost stories, has no courage, and is easily tricked. These traits are how Irving creates mock-heroic irony in Ichabod. Ichabod Crane is a feminine character in both clear and hidden

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    helped him get out of this misery. In the following paragraphs, I will explore the themes revealed throughout the novel. Many important and interesting themes are developed in the story. I will elaborate on faith or belief in God, survival and storytelling. All three themes have worked in conjunction to bring out this beautiful story. The first theme I will elaborate on is faith and belief in God. Pi Patel has a profound love for God and religion, his faith is not limited to one God and this is

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    employing a hopeful tone, fortified by use metafiction and shift of perspective, O’Brien illuminates the overall message that even in the most most gruesome of experiences majesty may be found, that despite intense tragedy one may, with the help of storytelling, endure. Although O’Brien narrates himself,

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    come. The book The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien, was written to explore the purpose of storytelling itself. It is also written in a non chronological order to show and tell the meaning of the story. The best way to tell a true war story is not by putting the story in order, but by telling the meaning of the book even if it does not make sense. Tim O’Brien uses the themes shame/guilt and storytelling/memory to show the feelings and look back on life from the soldiers who fought in the Vietnam

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    The Power of Comics in Storytelling Scott McCloud’s graphic essay “Show & Tell” demonstrates how the relationship between pictures and words can be used to convey a message efficiently. By showing many visual examples of the different ways images and words can be used together, McCloud establishes that information is easier to interpret when paired with visual aid. By also pointing out that people are naturally inclined to show something visually as means of explaining, McCloud demonstrates his

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    Storytelling can be found in every corner of the world. It is used to pass the time, tell of past or current events, and is the way that we communicate with each other. In Balzac and the little Chinese Seamstress, by Dai Sijie, storytelling occurs during times of hopelessness when life seems hard and allows the characters to live vicariously through the tales told. The narrator and Luo use storytelling as an escape from reality in times of desperation. The tailor is influenced by the stories to the

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    volunteering at an adult facility, Marion Correctional Institute, where I continued my involvement with music, poetry, and writing, but also ventured into a topic that I had no prior experience with –theater and filmmaking. I had experience with storytelling, as I led a group on my college campus that encouraged individuals to share stories that contributed to their unique identities, but theater and filmmaking was

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    Animal Imagery Plays an Important Role in Storytelling Did you ever read the story of “Little Red-riding Hood”? Or heard about the big bad wolf in the Little Red-riding Hood? The big bad wolf is an example of animal imagery. Animal images help change people’s perception of animals and create a culture of sympathy and protection. “The definition of animal imagery is the relationship between humans and animals. It is an artistic approach to the representation of the animal-human relationship. It

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    Storytelling can be found in every corner of the world. It is used to pass the time, tell of past or current events, and is the way that we communicate with each other. In Balzac and the little Chinese Seamstress, by Dai Sijie, storytelling occurs during times of hopelessness when life seems hard and allows the characters to live vicariously through the tales told. The narrator and Luo use storytelling as an escape from reality in times of desperation. The tailor is influenced by the stories to the

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