Write a blog post reflecting on a time when you or someone you know was misunderstood because of a single story. How can limiting ourselves to one perspective be harmful? What can we do to make sure we see people and cultures more fully?

 I think we all have assumptions about each other, which are never the whole truth, so in a way, we all see each other in a single view when we don't actually know everything about each other to assume or judge. You base a person on what you see and not what is actually going on through their head. I have a naturally mad resting face so when I am not smiling it is assumed I am a mean person,, in my mind I am normally wondering what that person thinks of me. You never know the full story with anyone and should not judge.


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