Mohammed Isah     11 - 08 - 2020 

 Reflection – Storytelling 

 Challenge & Selection 

 Story telling is a tool that I frequently use . I work with a company as a volunteer to motivate the   young population that are needy , poor but have immense talent & creativity in them . So the aim was   to organise a platform where we as a team can volunteer & interact with these children . Many of   these children & their family are poor and can not avail a good education . So our aim was to bring   the inspiration in them that they also deserve to have goals & dreams in their lives . So we started   working on this & started organizing many free fun & learning events for them . It gives me happiness   to see them actively participating , learning & the smile they have on their face . We interact & ask   them their ideas , what they think of their life & unfortunately we see maximum of the students &   their families are upset about lack of proper education & nutrition . So these feedbacks helped us to   approach through a new idea on how can we improve their lives by strategizing & find what works   for them to get the best ways in lives . 

 Application 

 I also have a story to share with all of you using storytelling . While discussing about how can we   bring changes in the lives of this children we started to understand the diverse thinking & the   uniqueness that each child possess in them . Our starting point was to understand them & meeting   their needs . At first same type of approach was unable to meet the needs of them . Many parents   were disagreeing with the fact of educational facilities specially those who had girl   child . But our   team was efficient to convince the health & mental benefits that each child will have with proper   nutrition & education . But I came across one of the family where no matter what they were not   getting convinced , specially the mother was denying again and again . So I decided to talk to her   separately on what is the problem or obstacle present that is making her stop to let her girl child to   be a part of these educational event . What I came across was when she was small , she had a big   wish to study & become tourist guide . Her mother tried a lot to let her study but her father used to   beat her & her mother for being in the same track & forcefully get her married . So she fears that   same would happen with her child . Because in their family also father - in - law & Her husband did not   support education . 

 Insight & Approach 

 That made me deeply think of her feelings & situation . She was a calmly talking to me and showed   her concerns . Clearly it was time for me to open up with my story . I told her that I wanted to be a   criminal lawyer but there was no one to support me & I had no idea how to approach in this & cost   of studying criminal lawyer is quite high . But still I did n’t let myself fully down & decided that though   I was unable to fulfil my dream but I would help fulfil the dreams of other children who dare to   dream & I became a part of this mission . I shared that going against my family as they also wanted to   get me married but I fought for myself and tried my best to do something of my own & here am I in   front of you . I comforted her that situations like this will come but fighting back for your child where   your dreams remained unfulfilled will be the biggest relief that you can have in your life . This worked   really well . She really needed motivation that this is possible , and she ended up with that and a true   support . She got back with me and fought the battle for her child and she showed me as example   which was quite surprising for me & I also made their family understand the importance & as this is   free how her child will smile & say I did it for her parents . And with this we approached & get her   participated in the campaign . So I told this story to place I work , and I think it had a big impact on   people there . The policies are being revaluated and the caseworkers are going through new 

 Mohammed Isah     11 - 08 - 2020 

 campaigns . Sometimes a little story can do a lot of good . This course made me see this as a tool in a   new way . I could n’t convinced some of my co - workers before 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: Mohammed Isah, Mohammed Isah
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: Mohammed Isah     11 - 08 - 2020 

 Reflection – Storytelling 

 Challenge & Selection 

 Story telling is a tool that I frequently use . I work with a company as a volunteer to motivate the   young population that are needy , poor but have immense talent & creativity in them . So the aim was   to organise a platform where we as a team can volunteer & interact with these children . Many of   these children & their family are poor and can not avail a good education . So our aim was to bring   the inspiration in them that they also deserve to have goals & dreams in their lives . So we started   working on this & started organizing many free fun & learning events for them . It gives me happiness   to see them actively participating , learning & the smile they have on their face . We interact & ask   them their ideas , what they think of their life & unfortunately we see maximum of the students &   their families are upset about lack of proper education & nutrition . So these feedbacks helped us to   approach through a new idea on how can we improve their lives by strategizing & find what works   for them to get the best ways in lives . 

 Application 

 I also have a story to share with all of you using storytelling . While discussing about how can we   bring changes in the lives of this children we started to understand the diverse thinking & the   uniqueness that each child possess in them . Our starting point was to understand them & meeting   their needs . At first same type of approach was unable to meet the needs of them . Many parents   were disagreeing with the fact of educational facilities specially those who had girl   child . But our   team was efficient to convince the health & mental benefits that each child will have with proper   nutrition & education . But I came across one of the family where no matter what they were not   getting convinced , specially the mother was denying again and again . So I decided to talk to her   separately on what is the problem or obstacle present that is making her stop to let her girl child to   be a part of these educational event . What I came across was when she was small , she had a big   wish to study & become tourist guide . Her mother tried a lot to let her study but her father used to   beat her & her mother for being in the same track & forcefully get her married . So she fears that   same would happen with her child . Because in their family also father - in - law & Her husband did not   support education . 

 Insight & Approach 

 That made me deeply think of her feelings & situation . She was a calmly talking to me and showed   her concerns . Clearly it was time for me to open up with my story . I told her that I wanted to be a   criminal lawyer but there was no one to support me & I had no idea how to approach in this & cost   of studying criminal lawyer is quite high . But still I did n’t let myself fully down & decided that though   I was unable to fulfil my dream but I would help fulfil the dreams of other children who dare to   dream & I became a part of this mission . I shared that going against my family as they also wanted to   get me married but I fought for myself and tried my best to do something of my own & here am I in   front of you . I comforted her that situations like this will come but fighting back for your child where   your dreams remained unfulfilled will be the biggest relief that you can have in your life . This worked   really well . She really needed motivation that this is possible , and she ended up with that and a true   support . She got back with me and fought the battle for her child and she showed me as example   which was quite surprising for me & I also made their family understand the importance & as this is   free how her child will smile & say I did it for her parents . And with this we approached & get her   participated in the campaign . So I told this story to place I work , and I think it had a big impact on   people there . The policies are being revaluated and the caseworkers are going through new 

 Mohammed Isah     11 - 08 - 2020 

 campaigns . Sometimes a little story can do a lot of good . This course made me see this as a tool in a   new way . I could n’t convinced some of my co - workers before but now I can prepare ahead and think   of stories that will assist me in presenting my ideas and best illuminate them .
### Output: 