Taking Ngozi Adichie\u2019s TED talk into consideration when thinking about guiding us in our research can be beneficial in many ways. Adichie talks about a \u201csingle story\u201d and how this can define how one can look at another. This is very similar to research in that if we know little to nothing about a subject, then we cannot do much else besides make the most basic conclusion. On the other hand, if we know more about a subject, then we know the different types of things going on like in Adichie\u2019s TED talk where they talked about how Nigerians were making the most of what they had. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The story of me goes on for a while, 19 years to be exact (and counting). Throughout school, I didn’t do much besides what I was supposed to do. I went to school, got my homework, did it, and went to school the next day. In my free time, I liked to distract myself with video games which I still do to this day. I wanted to do other things than what I was \u201csupposed\u201d to do, but either I couldn\u2019t do it or I wouldn\u2019t do it. I say wouldn\u2019t do it because I would have random thoughts to just go on a road trip by myself and just drive for hours on end and see where it took me. I made some good friends throughout school, and most if not all of them are still my friends to this day. But some things I kept to myself. I struggled with depression and anxiety for a lot of my life, and only just started getting treatment a year or so ago. It flooded my life and I honestly don\u2019t know how I got my work done. I feel like I was just a mindless husk just going through my life for the past couple of years and not doing anything about it. I finally got some help when going through the mental health training that they made us do at my school. I finally got some help and I didn\u2019t want to but something compelled me to do it. My parents were concerned, as any parents would be, and they got me the help I needed without any hesitation. I didn\u2019t want them to help because I\u2019m the kind of kid that worries about their parent\u2019s money even though I have no access to it. I don\u2019t want them to spend money on me that is unnecessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My former math teacher, Mr. Forbes, was a great influence on my life. He was just the funny math teacher that tried to make class fun and we loved him for that. I feel like he should just remember what he experienced in class because if I wanted something known, I would have made it known. He knows everything besides the mental health bit, and I would prefer to keep it that way unless we meet up in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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