http://storycorps.org/listen/stories/kaitlyn-sever-and-lynne-lande/
This has to be my favorite story I have listened to so far. This is an interview with a mother, who happens to be lesbian, and a daughter. The entire time they are asking each other questions and responding to each other and at the very end they ask each other if they love the other one and their responses are phenomenal.
I really enjoyed the form of this interview. I really liked how it wasn't really structured any certain way and it sounded like they were both having a really good time with each other. It also made me think abou the people in my life who I love so dearly and you can't help but appreciate anything that reminds you of those wonderful feelings.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Story #7
http://storycorps.org/listen/stories/antero-garcia-and-roger-alvarez/
This story is about a young man by the name of Roger Alverez and his freshman teacher, Antero Garcia and they get the chance to talk about why Roger never finished high school. I really liked this story because it starts out with the powerful question of "How did you know you weren't going to graduate? Like for sure." I really liked that question because of its simplicity but it also has the potential to have a good story and explanation come from it.
I also really enjoyed the tone of their voices throughout the story. There was one part where the teacher asked how he could have reached out to him better and in that point of the story you can hear the tone of his voice switch and it made it feel more real.
This story is about a young man by the name of Roger Alverez and his freshman teacher, Antero Garcia and they get the chance to talk about why Roger never finished high school. I really liked this story because it starts out with the powerful question of "How did you know you weren't going to graduate? Like for sure." I really liked that question because of its simplicity but it also has the potential to have a good story and explanation come from it.
I also really enjoyed the tone of their voices throughout the story. There was one part where the teacher asked how he could have reached out to him better and in that point of the story you can hear the tone of his voice switch and it made it feel more real.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Story #6
http://storycorps.org/listen/stories/debbie-fisher-and-terrence-hicks/
This story is told by Debbie Fisher and she uses her time to talk about her father who is a Auschwitz, Holocaust, survivor. She talks about how she was reading Night when she was younger and she didn't realize that the camp the Eli Weisel was in was the same camp that her father was in.
I really enjoyed this story because it was about a topic that I am personally interested in and that always makes you actually want to listen to it. Surprisingly she doesn't show much emotion through the entire story. When she talks about her father's parents and sibilings getting killed in front of him, she has the same tone of voice. I would expect her tone to become quiet and maybe a little shakey.
This story is told by Debbie Fisher and she uses her time to talk about her father who is a Auschwitz, Holocaust, survivor. She talks about how she was reading Night when she was younger and she didn't realize that the camp the Eli Weisel was in was the same camp that her father was in.
I really enjoyed this story because it was about a topic that I am personally interested in and that always makes you actually want to listen to it. Surprisingly she doesn't show much emotion through the entire story. When she talks about her father's parents and sibilings getting killed in front of him, she has the same tone of voice. I would expect her tone to become quiet and maybe a little shakey.
Story #5
http://storycorps.org/listen/stories/doris-and-lisa-cohen/
This story is an interview that a daughter does with her mother. She talks about how just 13 years ago (from the day of the interview) the mother, Doris Cohen, lost her husband and three years ago (from the day of the interview) she was diagnosed with breast cancer. When the daughter, Lisa Cohen, starts to talk about this you can hear her voice quiver and shake. It makes you feel how much these events really affected her even though it all directly happened to her mom.
Further into the interview we learned that the father/husband took his own life. At this point Doris starts to cry and says, "It made us feel that, maybe he didn't love us as much as he loved him. But I've come to understand that, people who kill themselves always think that their loved ones will be better off without them..."
I really enjoyed the story because you could really feel all of the emotion. You could really tell when they were sad or happy by the tone of their voices. It made me start to cry which I really ejoyed. I love reading and listening to stories that I, personally, can really connect with. It almost makes me feel like I am part of the story.
This story is an interview that a daughter does with her mother. She talks about how just 13 years ago (from the day of the interview) the mother, Doris Cohen, lost her husband and three years ago (from the day of the interview) she was diagnosed with breast cancer. When the daughter, Lisa Cohen, starts to talk about this you can hear her voice quiver and shake. It makes you feel how much these events really affected her even though it all directly happened to her mom.
Further into the interview we learned that the father/husband took his own life. At this point Doris starts to cry and says, "It made us feel that, maybe he didn't love us as much as he loved him. But I've come to understand that, people who kill themselves always think that their loved ones will be better off without them..."
I really enjoyed the story because you could really feel all of the emotion. You could really tell when they were sad or happy by the tone of their voices. It made me start to cry which I really ejoyed. I love reading and listening to stories that I, personally, can really connect with. It almost makes me feel like I am part of the story.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Story #4
http://storycorps.org/listen/stories/mary-johnson-and-oshea-israel/
This story literally made my jaw drop. It has a mother talking with the man who killed her son. Oshea Israel, the murderer, was involved in a teenage gang when he was 16 and he got in a fight with Mary Johnson's son which ended when he shot and killed Laramiun Byrd, the son. Oshea is now 34 (at the time of the interview) and is next door neighbors with Mary. She has taken him in as her own son. She talks about how she never got the chance to see Laramiun graduate from college or get married but then continues to say how she can have those experiences with Oshea.
This was a really striking story for me because I have always felt that being able to forgive someone is a good trait to have but I have never heard of someone taking the person in as their own child. I felt confused, nervous, happy, sad, etc. all from this story which really made it a good story for me. It was literally emotion after emotion.
This story literally made my jaw drop. It has a mother talking with the man who killed her son. Oshea Israel, the murderer, was involved in a teenage gang when he was 16 and he got in a fight with Mary Johnson's son which ended when he shot and killed Laramiun Byrd, the son. Oshea is now 34 (at the time of the interview) and is next door neighbors with Mary. She has taken him in as her own son. She talks about how she never got the chance to see Laramiun graduate from college or get married but then continues to say how she can have those experiences with Oshea.
This was a really striking story for me because I have always felt that being able to forgive someone is a good trait to have but I have never heard of someone taking the person in as their own child. I felt confused, nervous, happy, sad, etc. all from this story which really made it a good story for me. It was literally emotion after emotion.
Story #3
http://storycorps.org/listen/stories/james-fletcher-and-his-wife-maryann/
This was a story told by a married couple who talked about what their relationship was like while growing up. At the very beginning of the story Jim Fletcher, the husband, says, "The first day of first grade, this kid said to me 'That's Maryann Lando, she can read.' and I just fell in love with her right there." This created some pretty intense feelings for me. It was really love at first site with them.
As they continue with the story it goes into them talking about a time that felt that they had to see other people and didn't contact each other for years. I really enjoyed this story because it was truly a story of love and patience. Being in love with someone, I know the feelings it gives you and so I could easily relate to this story.
This was a story told by a married couple who talked about what their relationship was like while growing up. At the very beginning of the story Jim Fletcher, the husband, says, "The first day of first grade, this kid said to me 'That's Maryann Lando, she can read.' and I just fell in love with her right there." This created some pretty intense feelings for me. It was really love at first site with them.
As they continue with the story it goes into them talking about a time that felt that they had to see other people and didn't contact each other for years. I really enjoyed this story because it was truly a story of love and patience. Being in love with someone, I know the feelings it gives you and so I could easily relate to this story.
CPR Book Proposal
The book that I would like to read for the first CPR assignment is Of Mice and Men. I have always had people tell me that it is such an amazing book and a powerful one as well. I remember reading this book freshman year in Diana's class but I don't think I captured the meaning and excitement of the book. I would like to take this opportunity to re-read the book to, hopefully, get a new feeling towards the book and story. There are parts of the book that I remember but I would like to go deeper than just remembering a few events.
I feel that, because it has been four years since I last read the book and my brain is more developed, I could read the book with a new perspective. In the past couple years I have learned a lot about reading and writing which has allowed me to become more interested in reading books. I would love to take this time to give this book another chance and I am interested to see if my feelings towards it change.
I feel that, because it has been four years since I last read the book and my brain is more developed, I could read the book with a new perspective. In the past couple years I have learned a lot about reading and writing which has allowed me to become more interested in reading books. I would love to take this time to give this book another chance and I am interested to see if my feelings towards it change.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Story #2
http://storycorps.org/listen/stories/hector-black/
This is a story of a father, Hector Black, talking about his daughter’s murder. At the beginning of the story we were given the information of what exactly had happened to his daughter. This was a good background story to give the listener some information on what was really going on. During this part of the audio the tone of his voice sounded sad and you could really tell that he was reflecting on the feelings he had back at that time. I thought that this really helped the story because it gave it a personal feel.
It then went into the story of the individual who murdered Black’s daughter, Patricia Nuckles. He talks about the pain it caused him and how the trial went. At the very end of the audio clip Black stated, “And I looked in his eyes, the tears were streaming down his cheeks and before he was lead away he asked to speak and was lead to the microphone and he, twice, said I’m so sorry for the pain that I’ve caused. And when I got back to my room that night I couldn’t sleep. Cause I really felt that a tremendous weight had been lifted from me, and that I had forgiven him.”
This was my favorite part of the whole story because you can only imagine the pain that this father was caused and how much anger he had for the murdered and for someone to say that they forgive the person who murdered their child takes a whole lot of strength. With that being said, you could tell that Hector Black is a very strong man.
This is a story of a father, Hector Black, talking about his daughter’s murder. At the beginning of the story we were given the information of what exactly had happened to his daughter. This was a good background story to give the listener some information on what was really going on. During this part of the audio the tone of his voice sounded sad and you could really tell that he was reflecting on the feelings he had back at that time. I thought that this really helped the story because it gave it a personal feel.
It then went into the story of the individual who murdered Black’s daughter, Patricia Nuckles. He talks about the pain it caused him and how the trial went. At the very end of the audio clip Black stated, “And I looked in his eyes, the tears were streaming down his cheeks and before he was lead away he asked to speak and was lead to the microphone and he, twice, said I’m so sorry for the pain that I’ve caused. And when I got back to my room that night I couldn’t sleep. Cause I really felt that a tremendous weight had been lifted from me, and that I had forgiven him.”
This was my favorite part of the whole story because you can only imagine the pain that this father was caused and how much anger he had for the murdered and for someone to say that they forgive the person who murdered their child takes a whole lot of strength. With that being said, you could tell that Hector Black is a very strong man.
Story #1
http://storycorps.org/listen/stories/ken-morganstern-priya-morganstern-and-bhavani-jaroff/
This first story is about two daughters who interview their dad who is currently suffering with Alzheimer’s disease. This interview interested me because it shows the effects of Alzheimer’s disease on this one individual but when you listen to it you can tell that they’re having a good time together as a family through laughter. They are also able to tell a brief story.
We were given the story of Ken Morganstern, the father, moving to New York where he met his wife, who passed away four years before this interview. This was an intriguing part for me because it was so personal and it gave you the chance to get a background on the family and how they came to be one.
At the end of the interview Morganstern said, “I have no regrets on anything. The important thing is that I have a family that I love and they are loving people. That’s the biggest thing that you leave, is a legacy.”
This brought feelings and emotions out from the listener. Through the whole story you could feel their emotions which is important in story telling, but I really like when the story teller is able to pull emotions from the reader to make them more connected and this is exactly what they did.
This first story is about two daughters who interview their dad who is currently suffering with Alzheimer’s disease. This interview interested me because it shows the effects of Alzheimer’s disease on this one individual but when you listen to it you can tell that they’re having a good time together as a family through laughter. They are also able to tell a brief story.
We were given the story of Ken Morganstern, the father, moving to New York where he met his wife, who passed away four years before this interview. This was an intriguing part for me because it was so personal and it gave you the chance to get a background on the family and how they came to be one.
At the end of the interview Morganstern said, “I have no regrets on anything. The important thing is that I have a family that I love and they are loving people. That’s the biggest thing that you leave, is a legacy.”
This brought feelings and emotions out from the listener. Through the whole story you could feel their emotions which is important in story telling, but I really like when the story teller is able to pull emotions from the reader to make them more connected and this is exactly what they did.
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