{"id":1126,"date":"2018-05-14T14:02:57","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T14:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcl.bowdoin.edu\/bowdoin-reads\/?p=1126"},"modified":"2018-06-18T17:38:56","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T17:38:56","slug":"ruby-ahaiwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcl.bowdoin.edu\/bowdoin-reads\/2018\/05\/14\/ruby-ahaiwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby Ahaiwe"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m a strong believer in the wealth of knowledge that comes from TED talks and seminars all over the world. I have learned a great deal, and I’m\u00a0still learning \u00a0from these talks. Based on the impending award of an\u00a0honorary degree to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, I decided to watch all of her videos, TED talks especially,\u00a0all over again. The first time I listened to one of her TED talks was five years ago in high school. I had just read Americanah,\u00a0<\/em>and I was so struck by that novel that I began to search for her speeches, talks- just anything to hear her speak and to learn from all she has to say. The infusion of a rich cultural perspective, educational\u00a0enlightenment with\u00a0great sense of humor makes her talks even more motivational and inspiring. In just 20 minutes in her talk, The Danger of a Single Story<\/em>,\u00a0I became\u00a0aware of my own shortcomings. It is very easy to let one story speak for so many others, to let one thing become “the it”. I saw how I myself easily generalize and assume identities about people. I appreciate how Chimamanda is able to show, without judgements, how misunderstandings create a limited\u00a0cultural perspective in a universal context. This talk has encouraged me to seek out people and their stories, to ask people their names, to try to understand their views through their eyes. I am able to see each person as a unique version of their own stories, written by them. By listening to this talk, I learn not to be a quick judge of character, but to have the ability to create healthy conversations where differences can be discussed and celebrated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m a strong believer in the wealth of knowledge that comes from TED talks and seminars all over the world. I have learned a great deal, and I’m\u00a0still learning \u00a0from these talks. Based on the impending award of an\u00a0honorary degree to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, I decided to watch all of her videos, TED talks especially,\u00a0all … <\/p>\n

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