How I Found A Mythical Boiling River In The Amazon

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TED talks began in the year 1984 as a conference about technology, education, and design, hence the name TED. Today, these powerful presentations cover a variety of topics outside of the main three and are a household name. Each TED talk is unique and but they are all told as interesting and insightful speeches. Many use elements of storytelling to convey their message to the audience. When comparing The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi to How I Found a Mythical Boiling River in the Amazon by Andrés Ruzo one can see the many differences and similarities between these meaningful presentations. The differences between these TED talks are vast since the cover very different topics. One of those differences being the use of character. …show more content…

This helps the audience understand what a single story is, the most important key to understanding her speech. Her usage of point of view entices the listener to reflect on what single stories they might hold in their mind so after the speech they might go out and seek more stories that would expand their point of view on the world and those who inhabit it. It is almost a call to action to learn more about the world. Ruzo uses point of view from a more scientific perspective explaining his confusion regarding how a boiling river could exist without a volcano nearby Ruzo’s TED talk is very different from Adichi’s for a number of reasons. The first being his use of plot. Rather than telling many small stories to create a bigger story and establish a theme Ruzo uses the childhood story as an invitation to tell the bigger story of him discovering the river. His use of plot keeps the audience intrigued because it has an air of mystery. The listener doesn’t know if the mythical river will really be boiling or just a huge

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