Although reading is not favored among most people, with new technological advances, we are able to watch movies as a way of examining the ‘human story’. Movies …show more content…
I also feel as if it genuinely brings out the better side of people. By viewing human stories, people are able to think of someone other than themselves. This decreases selfishness and increases the public spirit. Viewing human
stories also allows for people to see how much they really have, in comparison to people less fortunate than them. This makes people grateful for everything they have received. For instance, as I read I am Malala, I was taken back by the little resources Malala’s family had survived with. This made me more aware of all of the luxuries I am able to live with. In conclusion, examining ‘the human story’ truly allows for selflessness as well as gratefulness.
I sincerely believe that the human stories I have read and watched this year, has affected my self-awareness, along with my awareness of the world. I am much more conscious of the hardships people experience worldwide and the terrible things they endure. This has opened my eyes to leisure and high living conditions that I have grown up in; however, the human stories I have read has helped me to understand people around the world. Even though I may not directly relate with the hardships they encounter, I can relate to the emotions they