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https://www.ted.com/talks/shonda_rhimes_and_cyndi_stivers_the_future_of_storytelling The TED Talk I watched was a discussion between Producer Shonda Rhimes and Cyndi Stivers, who is director of the TED Residency. The conversation opened with Shonda stating that she feels something that will never change is people's desire to be told good stories; they let us know that we aren't alone in the world, that there is a sense of community found among each of us when we hear a story. In this conversation, Shonda touched on her wariness of having her TV show "Scandal" reflect what is the reality of politics in America today after Stivers brought up the fact that the show's predictions seem to have become reality. Shonda stated that she steered clear of having the show become a mirror of reality by altering the planned season finale, as she didn't want the messiness of politics in the real world to be explicitly repeated in her plot. When asked about her opinion

Mr. Hyde: "He is not easy to describe. There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable. I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why. He must be deformed somewhere; he gives a strong feeling of deformity, although I couldn't specify the point. He's an extraordinary looking man, and yet I really can name nothing out of the way" (Stevenson 5). Dr. Jekyll: "To this rule, Dr. Jekyll was no exception; and as he now sat on the opposite side of the fire- a large, well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty, with something of a slyish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindness- you could see by his looks that he cherished for Mr. Utterson a sincere and warm affection...  'You know I never approved of it,' pursued Utterson, ruthlessly disregarding the fresh topic. 'My will? Yes, certainly, I know that, said the doctor, a trifle sharply. 'You have told me so.' 'Well, I tell