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1. What does it mean to have a 'single story' about a place or community?  A single story about a place or community is the stereotype a story is told or perceived about a place or community.
2. Describe a single story you have heard told about your community. What is missing from that story? How could people learn more about that community?  A single story I have heard about my community is  the barefoot and pregnant reference.  What is missing in this story is the story are all those individuals who are hardworking individuals working in the mines, hauling coal in coal trucks, teaching, government (city and state) workers, those in the fast food industry, and hospital employees.  
3. Describe a single story you have heard about another community. How did you learn that story? How could you find out more about that community?  I have heard similar single stories as depicted in the video shown before this segment.  Fictional stories are oftentimes depicting native African citizens living in primitive lifestyles.  I could learn more about this culture by researching the Internet.
4. How could a game let players experience many stories about a place or community?  A game could create the essence of a community by depicting the place or community in a real life light.