Edward Bernays, the father of PR, claimed that the concept of “truth” did not exist—reality is only in the mind of the beholder.  To emphasize the way in which a concrete event or activity can be portrayed in any number of different ways, write about the following events (1 paragraph each) from each character’s perspective, trying to communicate to an audience his/her point of view:

Scenario 1:

A patron of a restaurant slips on a banana peel as she walks past the kitchen on her way to the restroom.

Characters:  woman and restaurant owner

Scenario 2:

In response to a controversial bill just passed by Congress, thousands of angry demonstrators swarm the streets of Washington, D. C., slowing traffic and impeding commerce for hours.

Characters:  senator who voted in favor of the bill, demonstrator opponent to the bill, a shopkeeper.