Link: http://storycorps.org/listen/bernard-holyfield-and-charles-barlow/
This was one of the best stories I heard from all the sound blogs because it was very interesting, it had the rule of empathy, and it kept you thinking about it even after it was done. This story was a really good story because it was not just a story about a dog being shot, Bernard starts by describing his dog so that we are drawn to like Lassie and so that when he is shot, we also feel that sadness that Bernard and his brother felt.
Bernard also adds to the story by mentioning how the sheriff was like their hero, but he was the one who shot their dog. He says how his brother and him would play cops and robbers so for them the cops were like the heroes so it was more shocking for them to see that their "hero" was the one who shot Lassie. Bernard also mentions how the skin color was important in this story. Lassie didn't do anything wrong but because the man that bothered Lassie was white and because the kids were black, the white sheriff shot Lassie without questioning the white man's word, he just believed him and shot Lassie. This story kept you listening from the beginning until the end.
2. “As he's walking away, I'm like, 'Hey, you forgot something...'”
Link: http://storycorps.org/listen/julio-diaz/
This was another story that I thought was really good because it just so unique and not the kind of story you hear about all the time. This story is good because it flows together, and it is very powerful. It expresses emotions in the listener. After you are done listening to the story you are left with lots of emotions and feelings, emotional engagement, like amazed, shocked and happy to know there are still nice people in this world, like Julio, the guy saying the story, who do nice things for people who aren't nice to them, because as Julio said, "you should be nice to everybody."
I also liked how he added some humor to the story. It includes the rule of empathy and makes you laugh and go wow and aww. It also teaches us about the experience Julio went through when he got robbed, and he has a very interesting story because it is not like any other story of someone being robbed. It has a defined main character, which is Julio and is a very nice person, and also specific details to make it a really good story.
3. “I called his name into the phone over and over...”
Link: http://storycorps.org/listen/beverly-eckert/
This another story that I thought was really good because of the person who is telling the story's voice because with her voice and as it breaks when as she remembers that last conversation she had with her husband, it makes us feel what she is feeling. It is even hard to understand a little because she is almost crying and that adds to the sadness in the story. It makes the listener want to cry too.
I think this story is very powerful because of how it makes you feel as you listen to it. It makes you feel that sadness Beverly must have felt after she realized she had lost her husband and that he would not come back. It also leaves you thinking on what you would have done if you were in her shoes or if you lost someone you really love and have been with for a really long time. I also like how it starts off by having Beverly describe her husband and how he was a good huger. I also noticed how she never mentioned this happened in September 11th but the way she tells the story you know for sure that it was during September 11th. I really like the ending and how Beverly says that she lives life for both of them now and that she knows he would be proud of her.
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