First Audio Story: http://storycorps.org/listen/stories/hector-black/
I was hook from the first sentence of this story. He described the intruder in his house, and it was a constant mystery of "what's this guy going to do?" A sign of a good story is when you constantly ask "What's going to happen next?" and that's a thought that was reoccurring in my head.
My favorite quote from the story was "I don't hate you, but I hate with my soul what you did to my daughter." This quote was powerful to me, and struck me. You could hear the emotion in his voice when he was talking to the murderer of his daughter, and that quote even struck the murderer. He apologized twice and started crying for his actions, and it just shows the power of words.
Second Audio Story: http://storycorps.org/listen/stories/john-byrne-and-samantha-liebman/
The first sentence of this story, didn't have as strong of as a hook as my first story, but it still had an interesting hook. I was curious about how him being gay would affect his teaching, and I'm sure that was one of the questions the interviewer asked him. The tone towards the end is inspiring because when he reveals to his class that hes gay, that treat him just the same as before. They gained a new level of trust and friendship between him and his class. I thought it was great story because it took what could of been a horrible experience, and turned it positive. It was a nice touch how the editors included that he felt nervous when talking to the class.
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