Rhetorical Situations-Narratives

List of Stories:




-In rap music similar stories are told about difficult upbringings and other hardships over Youtube
-In movies multiple stories are told about any kind of subject/genre
-On facebook people complain about their everyday drama/relationships
-On instagram people are telling stories through their photos
-At the dinner table events of the day are being discussed
-At school lectures are happening and subjects are being taught
-With my friends, personal happenings are being discussed and shared over texting or in person
-In books, again like movies, multiple stories of every topic are being written about

We discussed areas that we've read/seen/heard stories online, in person, in TV or others. Generally the idea was that we've seem stories everywhere and they are very prevalent in our society.

Think Beyond Words Exercise:

To me the videos presented by seniors held more importance to me than videos presented by younger people. I believe these were more powerful because of the people presenting it, their stories were longer and were told better than those told by younger people.

 

Videos and written stories, both provide a powerful message, and emotions can  be conveyed in both forms of story telling. But, personally I find videos more powerful for two reasons. First off, music can be added to videos which can dramatize the story. And secondly, seeing the person tell the story, and their emotions that they have while telling it, definitely makes you connect more with them.

My group believed that it depends on the person whether you find videos or written stories more influential and then which age group/setup catches your attention more.

Compare Narratives Exercise:

For me, the most prominent forms of media I consume would be video games and the text books I read/play on a daily basis. The similarities between the two are few and far between but from games we're told a story through interaction and visuals which textbooks have none of, but each of these are telling you a story to learn. For video games it's to understand the world/story better but for textbooks it's to process information for learning in school/for you own personal enrichment. A few of the differences are that Video games tell a story through visuals, audio and interactivity while textbooks tell it through explanation, facts and statements.