Reflection – Storytelling 

 Challenge & Selection 

 Storing telling is a great tool that motivates and inspires me the most which has led to many   instances in my life where I have used it . I used to be the Secretary of the Arts Club of my college ,   while a majority of them are students who are in the same year as me or just one year younger than   me . We also had students who were freshers , these were the shy ones . Many of these people deal   with anxiety and feel not welcomed for most part of their initial months in every aspect of college   life , they need to be empowered to be free and to express their opinion and inspiration is a path to   empowerment . My team and me spend a lot of time “ opening people up ” and finding ways to make   them communicate with the others without any fear . When I interact with secretaries of other clubs ,   we share stories of what ’s happening in our respective clubs and how to include more freshers .   Often these freshers are lonely and are so happy to see us make an effort to interact with them , they   sometimes share stories of their lives with me to connect . With all my club members I share stories   of my school life and my college life in order to help them visualize a state of independence and the   advantage of making a choice , I use their feedback against the context of my story to ascertain their   interests , and sometimes we use stories to better understand their goals and thought processes . I   use this information to develop different strategies to try and find a way that works for them to gain   more confidence in the areas they find lacking in their art . 

 Application 

 I have a story about using storytelling . All the secretaries of the clubs make up the Student Body   representation of the college . We used to gather every week to discuss the functioning of the clubs   and the upcoming events and their participation list . After coming to a conclusion we had to discuss   these changes with the administration and the disciplinary committee of the college . Once in such a   meeting , I was trying to explain to them the benefits of taking a more student focused approach ,   among other things , and in particular , of recognizing each person as a unique being , and addressing   their individual needs first and foremost . The administrative body was in the grip of a “ compliance   culture ” and its students were drowning in this non - empathetic , rigid structure . I was also explaining   how sometimes addressing the needs of one individual can impact everyone for the better , even if it   seems extreme or out of the ordinary . I told a story about when the student body arranged for   freshers welcoming day with all activities and fun , everyone seemed so happy except one girls who   was standing , nope literally hiding in one corner . I could tell she needed attention ; in my mind I   decided she would be “ Princess for an hour . ” I bought her a cup of coffee and sat down with her and   let her talk . It turned out that her brother , who was very close to her , had survived a terrible ragging   incident and she was terrified that she would go through the same or that some other crisis would   befall her during her days in this college . 

 Insight & Approach 

 Well that was a surprising turn of events because my college had a strict no ragging policy . Her   brother had graduated and thankfully was doing well for himself . Clearly it was time for me to open   up with my story . I told her how scary it was when I was in my first year and how lonely and fearful I   felt and two years back it was me who was in that corner . I also shared that I found my solace   through art and eventually my friends and recognition through it too . I got to know that she was also   very interested in drawing and painting and then tied us together , by noting how she and I both   preferred corners over mingling with new people . This worked really well . She really needed 

 individual attention for that brief time , and she ended up with that and a true support . She calmed   down , and started taking part in activities and I remember her making her way to the hostel with   two people . I smiled looking at her walking away with a little jump in her steps . So I told this story to   the agency , and I think it had a big impact on people there . The administrative body encouraged us   to conduct more events and even revaluated some rules . Sometimes a little story can do a lot of   good . This course made me see this as a tool in a new way . When I 've done it before it was really " ad   hoc , " but now I can prepare ahead and think of stories that will assist me in presenting my ideas and   best illuminate them . 


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 

 Storing telling is a great tool that motivates and inspires me the most which has led to many   instances in my life where I have used it . I used to be the Secretary of the Arts Club of my college ,   while a majority of them are students who are in the same year as me or just one year younger than   me . We also had students who were freshers , these were the shy ones . Many of these people deal   with anxiety and feel not welcomed for most part of their initial months in every aspect of college   life , they need to be empowered to be free and to express their opinion and inspiration is a path to   empowerment . My team and me spend a lot of time “ opening people up ” and finding ways to make   them communicate with the others without any fear . When I interact with secretaries of other clubs ,   we share stories of what ’s happening in our respective clubs and how to include more freshers .   Often these freshers are lonely and are so happy to see us make an effort to interact with them , they   sometimes share stories of their lives with me to connect . With all my club members I share stories   of my school life and my college life in order to help them visualize a state of independence and the   advantage of making a choice , I use their feedback against the context of my story to ascertain their   interests , and sometimes we use stories to better understand their goals and thought processes . I   use this information to develop different strategies to try and find a way that works for them to gain   more confidence in the areas they find lacking in their art . 

 Application 

 I have a story about using storytelling . All the secretaries of the clubs make up the Student Body   representation of the college . We used to gather every week to discuss the functioning of the clubs   and the upcoming events and their participation list . After coming to a conclusion we had to discuss   these changes with the administration and the disciplinary committee of the college . Once in such a   meeting , I was trying to explain to them the benefits of taking a more student focused approach ,   among other things , and in particular , of recognizing each person as a unique being , and addressing   their individual needs first and foremost . The administrative body was in the grip of a “ compliance   culture ” and its students were drowning in this non - empathetic , rigid structure . I was also explaining   how sometimes addressing the needs of one individual can impact everyone for the better , even if it   seems extreme or out of the ordinary . I told a story about when the student body arranged for   freshers welcoming day with all activities and fun , everyone seemed so happy except one girls who   was standing , nope literally hiding in one corner . I could tell she needed attention ; in my mind I   decided she would be “ Princess for an hour . ” I bought her a cup of coffee and sat down with her and   let her talk . It turned out that her brother , who was very close to her , had survived a terrible ragging   incident and she was terrified that she would go through the same or that some other crisis would   befall her during her days in this college . 

 Insight & Approach 

 Well that was a surprising turn of events because my college had a strict no ragging policy . Her   brother had graduated and thankfully was doing well for himself . Clearly it was time for me to open   up with my story . I told her how scary it was when I was in my first year and how lonely and fearful I   felt and two years back it was me who was in that corner . I also shared that I found my solace   through art and eventually my friends and recognition through it too . I got to know that she was also   very interested in drawing and painting and then tied us together , by noting how she and I both   preferred corners over mingling with new people . This worked really well . She really needed 

 individual attention for that brief time , and she ended up with that and a true support . She calmed   down , and started taking part in activities and I remember her making her way to the hostel with   two people . I smiled looking at her walking away with a little jump in her steps . So I told this story to   the agency , and I think it had a big impact on people there . The administrative body encouraged us   to conduct more events and even revaluated some rules . Sometimes a little story can do a lot of   good . This course made me see this as a tool in a new way . When I 've done it before it was really " ad   hoc , " but now I can prepare ahead and think of stories that will assist me in presenting my ideas and   best illuminate them .
### Output: 