Shea C.

" The Dark Side of Storytelling" by Suzanne Duncan Summary of the Talk: The main idea of the Ted Talk was that overtime our stories are negatively impacting us. Suzanne is a story skeptic. She explains what happens when our "protective imagination drives a false narrative." She states that "sometimes, the everyday stories we tell ourselves - and how we think about our roles in those stories - can do more harm than good." She supports this argument with the following ideas: 1. A cause of this is attribution bias within a story. -  In psychology,  An attribution bias is a cognitive ( thought) bias that refers to the systematic errors that a person makes when they try to find reasons for their own behaviors and motivations as well as the behaviors and motivations of others.   - "A bias like this, armed with a powerful story, is like a bias on crack." - Duncan - Duncan states that when she surveyed others about their financial successe...

The Characterization of Mr. Hyde: From chapter 2: Mr. Utterson stepped out and touched him on the shoulder…, ending with ...he had unlocked the door and disappeared into the house. In this excerpt, Hyde is described as a creature-like person. In his exchange with Mr. Utterson, he snarls, hisses, and laughs savagely. He also uses sudden, nervous movements that at times startle Utterson. The lawyer describes him as looking frightened at the beginning of their conversation, yet then Mr. Hyde is able to cooly answer any of Mr. Utterson's questions. Mr. Hyde's demeanor is definitely more aggressive and his character definitely acts as if he has something to hide as he fumbles to get inside the lab. His speech is very abrupt and questioning of Utterson. This reveals that maybe Hyde has a side of him that wants to learn more about the outside world, which could either be a good or bad thing. When Mr. Hyde gives Utterson his address to the lab for the will of Dr. Jekyll, this sho...