“Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower, and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people. But stories can also repair that broken dignity”(Chimamanda Adichie). Seeing just one side of an argument leads to having a bias, and holding a biased opinion hardly, if ever, results in knowing the truth. To discover truth, one must dispose any previously held biases and consider both sides of the issue. In any situation in which it is necessary to make a judgment, a person who only has one set of facts can easily be led astray by prejudice and preconceived notions. It is always important to gather all the facts before deciding on the truth of the matter. I have moved into a new neighbourhood …show more content…
These same adults drive us to petting zoo and buy tickets for us to to pet the animals, no one makes all the fuss then. I tried my best to work all that logic with my mom but more I tried more stern mom became and finally spit it all out, “I want you to stay away from this man, he seems very strange and no one knows anything about him. He lives alone, doesn’t seem to have a job, he is often seen going in and out with stuffed toys and strangely offers money and treat to neighborhood …show more content…
That scary hand in my dreams, those cookies laced with magic potion, just like snow white’s poisoned apples, they were all gone. No, they were not just gone, they never really existed. It was all born in my imagination triggered by my mom’s frantic reaction and the stereotype in all the fairytales a little girls hears. I am not even sure what is hurting me the most, is the the loss of my own childhood memories or what I had taken away from Mr. Rose over all those