Prompt: Cities can also be an important part of a person’s cultural identity, shaping their values, experiences, and way of life. Think of a movie or TV show that changed the way you see a specific city. How was that city and its culture portrayed, and did it present a full picture or a “single story”? Explain how this portrayal could influence how people view those who live there.

 I've seen a lot of media that depicts downtown Atlanta as a crime ridden area. I had no idea if this was true until I went and discovered it was very true in every sense of the word. It's a place full of people who want to ask me for money and other stuff and it's extremely sketchy. People are crazy, and all the documentaries were right. I drive down there all the time for work and somebody is always on the street acting crazy.


Today we started our danger of single story powerpoints


I learned about the racism of the film we are doing

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