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My father once told me a story based on how education is very important to our family generation.He taught me that you should be grateful that you have the special opportunity of living the American dream. My father came from a different background and didn't really have the opportunity to study, his country didn't really have a good educational system.As a first generation, this inspired me to focus on my own future and my education for my family. Otherwise It's important to tell stories to anyone that motivated us with great life advices. First of all , It's important to tell stories that allows us to pick good informations from other's. According to the video of "An intro To Storycorps Dave Isay"," we can learn so much about the people all around us, even the people we already know just by taking the time of having a conversation and if you pay just a little attention you'll find wisdom and poetry in their work". Stories are like the key points that allows us to understand that words can have a powerful meaning on other's. In addition, stories can help other's to find a way how to become connected to people and share their own stories to other's.For Instance, from the article of " Resilience And ....4 Benefits To Sharing Your Story" "People who found their voice, shared their voice, shared their story, and reaffirmed their values often find a sense of peace and a hopefulness that they did not have before".

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