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People from all cultures tell stories (or narratives) about themselves and the communities in which they belong. Storytellers have been responsible for remembering and telling the history of particular communities. Stories also help us understand our own lives. When we recount the events of a day, share memories with friends or even tell a joke, we engage in the process of storytelling. According to Professor Hopkins in his 1994 book, Narrative Schooling: Experiential Learning and the Transformation of American Education, stories or narratives are a “means by which human beings structure and assign meaning to the flow of experience in the lived life” (p. 128). Because stories are such an important part of daily living, the first presentation you will be giving will be a Cultural Art Narrative Presentation.In the Cultural Art Narrative Presentation, you will select a piece of art and share with the class a narrative that says something about who you are as a person and explain why the narrative is meaningful to you. For example, you might select a piece of art from the Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijncollection andshare a story of a turning point in your life that has in some way influenced your life. Or, you might want to share a story from your family history. A point to remember-many narratives are meaningful to us because they explain how we relate to particular cultures of which we are a part.Keep in mind three things whenyou begin to ponder which of your many cultural artifacts you want to present. First, you should select a piece of art. Second, you should choose a story that is important to you personally. Third, you should be able to explain clearly how you identifywith the art piece and connect to a story you have chosen-How has this art and through a story helped shape your understanding of yourself? Fourth, how does this story reflect the values and beliefs of a culture of which you are a member.