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Piece Description
Even when Abdel Mutan's family was going hungry, he didn't know it. Here he talks to his mother, remembering an evening when Abdel's mother put her family first and herself second.
Here, students create their own stories: fresh takes on everything from snowball fights to gang warfare. They see their stories as a way for teenagers in one Chicago high school to reach out to the rest of the world.
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Review of "My Plate Full, Your's Empty"Abdel Mutan’s young voice is soft, yet it brings a powerful reality home to listeners. The calmness in his voice brought out the seriousness of poverty. I never thought that hunger was such a big thing in the U.S. I always assumed it to be some third world country problem. Mutan’s story made me thankful for all that I have. His emotions really come through with the piece, making his situation all the more real. The way he thanked his mom at the end was very sweet as well. All in all, a short and sweet yet eye-opening piece that everyone should hear. Adjectives: Eye-Opening, Real |
Broadcast History
Broadcast on WBEZ, Chicago, May 2008
Intro and Outro
INTRO:Even when Abdel Mutan's (pronounced AhbDELL MooTAWN) family was going hungry, he didn't know it.
OUTRO:Abdel Mutan produced this piece for Curie Youth Radio, a writing and radio production class in Chicago. Today, he and his family are doing all right.
Additional Credits
Curie Youth Radio is a writing and radio production class at Curie High School on Chicago's Southwest side.
Here, students create their own stories: fresh takes on everything from snowball fights to gang warfare. They see their stories as a way for teenagers in one Chicago high school to reach out to the rest of the world.
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Review of "My Plate Full, Yours Empty
This as a very interestingly produced piece. I liked how it opened with the singing and how instead of telling the story of a family going through tough times, and the parent having to sacrifice for her children. It was a interesting way of doing it, besides telling it purely as a story. I would have liked however to have heard from the family as well, from the mother especially. At least as a news piece it would have been very compelling. The narration was great though, I thought it really gave the listener an idea of what sort of life this family was living and what strides were taken to ensure that the children had food on their plate, despite their economic issues.