Reflection- Storytelling 

 Challenge & Selection     Story telling is an awesome tool that many people use on a daily basis , as do I. I used to work a   retail job at a local Winn - Dixie where I would interact with customers and my co - workers to   help fulfill the needs of customers on a daily basis . I worked with a diverse group of people ,   from all walks of life , and this meant that they all dealt with a variety of issues . We would all   share stories throughout the workday to combat boredom and increase workflow . I would often   use stories to bridge the gap between our understanding and to better connect with them . This   would help us work harder and faster , and it fostered a sense of community between us — it   brought us closer together . We would lift each other up with stories to help ease the stress of our   personal issues , so we did not let those affect our work productivity . Often times this would not   be very effective , but more often than not it was . I would say that the challenge would be using   an appropriate story to convey ones meaning to accomplish a goal , whether that goal is to get   someone on the same page as you or to see things as you do . 

 Application     I recall one week the work load was very strenuous , and everyone was very tired and stressed   out . We had a massive delivery , so the stockers had their work cut out for them . The store was   packed with customers , and there were pallets on the floor so there was not much space to walk   around . It was a stressful environment , and people , employees and customers alike , were trying   their best to do what they had to do without getting in the way of others . I remember one lady   who worked there with us was acting very distressed at the start of the week , and she was   obviously distraught . I did not work in the same department with her , but you could tell when we   crossed paths that she was dealing with something . I remember overhearing the managers talking   about her productivity , and how she was slacking , and how this was negatively affecting her co- workers ’ productivity as they were having to pick up a lot of her workload . This was mid - week ,   maybe Tuesday or Wednesday . This is when I decided to go and chat with her and see if I could   console her and find out what was wrong . I found out after talking with her for a short time that   her dog had died ; it had been hit by a car and she found it on the side of the road after it was   missing for a day or two . She started to cry and explained how no one had asked her what was   wrong all week and I was the first to talk to her about the source of her distress . She said how she   loved that dog more than anything and how it was her only companion , and how all she could   think about was how much she missed him and how she was so sad to go home to not have him   there .     Insight and Approach     Before I talked to her , I will admit that I was not pleased with her attitude and how she was not   working as hard as everyone , but after finding this out , I was filled with compassion . Once she   had told me her story , I told her that I felt her pain . This is when I opened up with my story about   when I was a child I watched a truck driver hit my dog and how I watched my dog take his last   breath , as the driver continued on without stopping . I told her that that dog was the best dog I had 

 ever had to that day , and how I still think about him and how great of a companion he was . She   calmed down and wiped her tears , and I could tell that this had helped . I then told her about how   to cope with the loss , and that it was much better to think of and hold close the good memories   we had with our dogs , than to think about the loss and pain of not having them anymore . I told   her that all we could do was give them a good life , and that it was n’t her fault that her dog was   hit . She thanked me , and after this her work improved and I could tell she was keeping the good   memories close , and that this helped her tremendously .     I would say that this use of storytelling was very useful in helping my co - worker ease the burden   of her sadness , and it did help her focus more on her work .     After taking this course , I have been able to think about this tool in a different light . Usually I   would tell stories to pass the time , and while I did use it to connect with my co - worker and solve   a problem in the workplace that one time , usually I do not open up with people and use stories to   solve problems .      I think in the future when certain workplace problems or problems with life in general show up , I   will use foresight to ascertain certain stories that will fit best with a specific problem to help me   solve it . Everyone in life has a plethora of stories to tell , but for me , recalling the right story to   tell or use is a bit of a challenge . This is because I have trouble finding a story with a theme that   fits with and helps solves a particular problem . It just so happens that with my co - worker and I   were very alike in that time due to my past experience . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Reflection- Storytelling 

 Challenge & Selection     Story telling is an awesome tool that many people use on a daily basis , as do I. I used to work a   retail job at a local Winn - Dixie where I would interact with customers and my co - workers to   help fulfill the needs of customers on a daily basis . I worked with a diverse group of people ,   from all walks of life , and this meant that they all dealt with a variety of issues . We would all   share stories throughout the workday to combat boredom and increase workflow . I would often   use stories to bridge the gap between our understanding and to better connect with them . This   would help us work harder and faster , and it fostered a sense of community between us — it   brought us closer together . We would lift each other up with stories to help ease the stress of our   personal issues , so we did not let those affect our work productivity . Often times this would not   be very effective , but more often than not it was . I would say that the challenge would be using   an appropriate story to convey ones meaning to accomplish a goal , whether that goal is to get   someone on the same page as you or to see things as you do . 

 Application     I recall one week the work load was very strenuous , and everyone was very tired and stressed   out . We had a massive delivery , so the stockers had their work cut out for them . The store was   packed with customers , and there were pallets on the floor so there was not much space to walk   around . It was a stressful environment , and people , employees and customers alike , were trying   their best to do what they had to do without getting in the way of others . I remember one lady   who worked there with us was acting very distressed at the start of the week , and she was   obviously distraught . I did not work in the same department with her , but you could tell when we   crossed paths that she was dealing with something . I remember overhearing the managers talking   about her productivity , and how she was slacking , and how this was negatively affecting her co- workers ’ productivity as they were having to pick up a lot of her workload . This was mid - week ,   maybe Tuesday or Wednesday . This is when I decided to go and chat with her and see if I could   console her and find out what was wrong . I found out after talking with her for a short time that   her dog had died ; it had been hit by a car and she found it on the side of the road after it was   missing for a day or two . She started to cry and explained how no one had asked her what was   wrong all week and I was the first to talk to her about the source of her distress . She said how she   loved that dog more than anything and how it was her only companion , and how all she could   think about was how much she missed him and how she was so sad to go home to not have him   there .     Insight and Approach     Before I talked to her , I will admit that I was not pleased with her attitude and how she was not   working as hard as everyone , but after finding this out , I was filled with compassion . Once she   had told me her story , I told her that I felt her pain . This is when I opened up with my story about   when I was a child I watched a truck driver hit my dog and how I watched my dog take his last   breath , as the driver continued on without stopping . I told her that that dog was the best dog I had 

 ever had to that day , and how I still think about him and how great of a companion he was . She   calmed down and wiped her tears , and I could tell that this had helped . I then told her about how   to cope with the loss , and that it was much better to think of and hold close the good memories   we had with our dogs , than to think about the loss and pain of not having them anymore . I told   her that all we could do was give them a good life , and that it was n’t her fault that her dog was   hit . She thanked me , and after this her work improved and I could tell she was keeping the good   memories close , and that this helped her tremendously .     I would say that this use of storytelling was very useful in helping my co - worker ease the burden   of her sadness , and it did help her focus more on her work .     After taking this course , I have been able to think about this tool in a different light . Usually I   would tell stories to pass the time , and while I did use it to connect with my co - worker and solve   a problem in the workplace that one time , usually I do not open up with people and use stories to   solve problems .      I think in the future when certain workplace problems or problems with life in general show up , I   will use foresight to ascertain certain stories that will fit best with a specific problem to help me   solve it . Everyone in life has a plethora of stories to tell , but for me , recalling the right story to   tell or use is a bit of a challenge . This is because I have trouble finding a story with a theme that   fits with and helps solves a particular problem . It just so happens that with my co - worker and I   were very alike in that time due to my past experience .
### Output: 