On the 16th of September I went to the MU to hear the well known Oklahoman Choctaw Tim Tingle tell a story about a prison inmate named Clarence Carnes. he got all of his information from a fellow inmate of Clarence whose name i cant recall who agreed to participate in recorded meetings and tell about Clarence's story. I'm not going to lie but I wasn't looking forward to this at all because like Megan and Sebastian, who accompanied me at this diversity event, i was expecting it to be super boring and and useless but i was wrong. its was actually one of the more useful and beneficial events I've ever gone to.
There were a lot of things i really liked about this event mainly having to do with his delivery. Tim did a GREAT job on reeling me into the story by the intense amount of emotion he put into the story. to summarize the story of Clarence Carnes told by Tim would simply be about a teenagers experience at the Alcatraz prison facility.
There were 2 main points of the story that really stuck in my head, the first one being about Clarence Carnes and the second one being about the inmate who told Tim the story. the point about Clarence is when i heard that he saved the guards life instead of killing him like any other inmate would have done. the other big thing that stuck in my head was just the idea of the inmate not telling his grandson about his 15+ years in the Alcatraz prison facility. i just think thats so crazy because the inmate now lives in the same city that he committed the crime.
Sooo my favorite part of the presentation was probably when Tim accidentally scared a baby in the first row when he yelled really loud at the beginning of the lecture.
overall i really enjoyed this diversity event because it was really interesting and beneficial. i would definitely go to another lecture like this one if another one is offered.
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