Or: If you kill your neighbor so you can feel good about yourself, does that make you bad person?
Category Archives: Imaginative
12
Mar
Mar
Welcome to the Last Story. We made it. Over the last few months you have explored storytelling from your own perspective. These have been fun to hear. You’ve spoken from a first-person point of view and you’ve proven to be well-trained in the art of telling your own stories. Now we are going to tell […]
11
Mar
Mar
Ancient Traditions and Religions
20
Feb
Feb
Hey guys! This week we are reading a retelling of The Odyssey, by Homer. As the intro to the book says, we are picking up where we left off at the end of Mythology class with Odysseus’ [long and] eventful trip home after the Trojan War. Don’t worry if you missed that last Mythology class, […]
Representing Truth Accurately. Most people share beliefs emotionally. Very few learn how to represent truth accurately. This final week is about developing that skill. Throughout this series, we’ve focused on discovering who you are, identifying your values, and learning how to communicate them through personal branding. To close, we will shift to sharing truth with […]
12
Feb
Feb
Turning Real Life into a Story Worth Listening To In the past we have explored telling short stories — really very quite short stories — and oh my gosh even shorter stories. This week we are going to prepare and share a not-as-short story, focusing on a real event and telling it in an entertaining […]
16
Jan
Jan
Know: Do all of the following: Understand:
11
Jan
Jan
Anecdotes Let’s Talk about anecdotes. An anecdote is a substance that can counteract a form of poisoning.[1] The term ultimately derives from the Greek term φάρμακον ἀντίδοτον (pharmakon antidoton), “(medicine) given as a remedy”. An older term in English which is now rare is atterlothe, derived from “atter” (“poison, venom, morbid fluid”).[2] Anecdotes for anticoagulants […]
Bro, No-one understands you Bro, No-one understands you Do you want to go through life feeling misunderstood? Neither do I. Most people aren’t misunderstood because they’re “too deep” or “too different.” They’re misunderstood because they can’t clearly explain what they think. We’ve all had this moment: you try to share an idea, a story, or […]
05
Jan
Jan
Know: Do all of the following: Understand: