Reflection – STORYTELLING 

 Challenge and Selection 

 Stories have the power to change our beliefs and behaviors , and they are one of the greatest   tools we have for engaging audiences around complex issues . We see stories everywhere . We   listen to stories , we tell stories . They are one of humanity ’s universals across cultures . 

 Well , I am a part of The Stage Play society of my college and Storytelling is all we , Theatre   artists do . It is a very crucial part of theatre to deliver the plot , the message and concept of the   play to the audience and that could only be achieved by the way we tell the story of that play .   This is about the on - stage importance of it but Storytelling is as important off - stage as it is on- stage . 

 Application 

 Let me tell you a little story about myself . Two years ago , when I went to college for the first   time I wanted to join an extra - curricular activity club or society . I auditioned for The Fashion   society , got rejected . Then I auditioned for The Dance society , backed out in the 2nd round as I   got demotivated by watching everyone else performing better than me . At last , a friend of mine   enforced me to join The Stage Play society with her . As there were no auditions for that , I   joined and became a part of that society . To be honest , I had no prior interest in theatre or   acting but I just wanted to be a part of something . So , in the beginning , I never went for any   workshop or practice session as that place was not of my interest . I never even cared about that   place . I just wanted to visit different food corners , cafes , party places , etc around my college . As   a result , my seniors did not include me as a part of the Annual Play . In the next semester , I was   told by the President of that society that it is mandatory for me to come for practice sessions   now as I signed a contract in the beginning to remain a part of that place for at least 1 year and   be regular and if I want to leave the society I will have to pay a certain amount . 

 I swear I wanted to leave that place right away and never wanted to go back as I felt left alone   there always , but I could n’t . So , I started attending the practice sessions and helped during the   performances as a backstage member . Later on , there was a concert I always wanted to go to   and it was on the date when none of my friends were free . As I talked to my friends about it ,   The President of the society I was a part of heard from somewhere about it and asked me   whether I wanted to attend that particular concert with her . I was not comfortable about it , but   out of respect I said yes . When we went for that concert , she sat down with me told me about 

 how that society changed her , how from a nerd she became a post holder of something . We   talked for at least 3 hours , enjoyed the concert and went home . 

 Insight & Approach 

 Her story was so inspiring and motivating that it I thought about it for days . It had such impact   on my mind that when I was asked whether I want to continue that society in the next year , I   said yes , surprisingly . I did not even think about it much . And from that day , my graph of growth   started going up & up and has n’t come down since , touchwood . I even bagged the best actor   award for my performance at a very big university , UVA , India . 

 This is how storytelling helped me grow and made me a better person . 

 If you still wonder why storytelling is such an important as a tool , think about Joey ’s   “ Backpacking story ” advice to Ross in F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Could that example be anymore perfect ? 


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 and Selection 

 Stories have the power to change our beliefs and behaviors , and they are one of the greatest   tools we have for engaging audiences around complex issues . We see stories everywhere . We   listen to stories , we tell stories . They are one of humanity ’s universals across cultures . 

 Well , I am a part of The Stage Play society of my college and Storytelling is all we , Theatre   artists do . It is a very crucial part of theatre to deliver the plot , the message and concept of the   play to the audience and that could only be achieved by the way we tell the story of that play .   This is about the on - stage importance of it but Storytelling is as important off - stage as it is on- stage . 

 Application 

 Let me tell you a little story about myself . Two years ago , when I went to college for the first   time I wanted to join an extra - curricular activity club or society . I auditioned for The Fashion   society , got rejected . Then I auditioned for The Dance society , backed out in the 2nd round as I   got demotivated by watching everyone else performing better than me . At last , a friend of mine   enforced me to join The Stage Play society with her . As there were no auditions for that , I   joined and became a part of that society . To be honest , I had no prior interest in theatre or   acting but I just wanted to be a part of something . So , in the beginning , I never went for any   workshop or practice session as that place was not of my interest . I never even cared about that   place . I just wanted to visit different food corners , cafes , party places , etc around my college . As   a result , my seniors did not include me as a part of the Annual Play . In the next semester , I was   told by the President of that society that it is mandatory for me to come for practice sessions   now as I signed a contract in the beginning to remain a part of that place for at least 1 year and   be regular and if I want to leave the society I will have to pay a certain amount . 

 I swear I wanted to leave that place right away and never wanted to go back as I felt left alone   there always , but I could n’t . So , I started attending the practice sessions and helped during the   performances as a backstage member . Later on , there was a concert I always wanted to go to   and it was on the date when none of my friends were free . As I talked to my friends about it ,   The President of the society I was a part of heard from somewhere about it and asked me   whether I wanted to attend that particular concert with her . I was not comfortable about it , but   out of respect I said yes . When we went for that concert , she sat down with me told me about 

 how that society changed her , how from a nerd she became a post holder of something . We   talked for at least 3 hours , enjoyed the concert and went home . 

 Insight & Approach 

 Her story was so inspiring and motivating that it I thought about it for days . It had such impact   on my mind that when I was asked whether I want to continue that society in the next year , I   said yes , surprisingly . I did not even think about it much . And from that day , my graph of growth   started going up & up and has n’t come down since , touchwood . I even bagged the best actor   award for my performance at a very big university , UVA , India . 

 This is how storytelling helped me grow and made me a better person . 

 If you still wonder why storytelling is such an important as a tool , think about Joey ’s   “ Backpacking story ” advice to Ross in F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Could that example be anymore perfect ?
### Output: 