Story
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Story or Stories may refer to:
- Story, a recounting of a sequence of events
- NarrativeNarrativeA narrative is a constructive format that describes a sequence of non-fictional or fictional events. The word derives from the Latin verb narrare, "to recount", and is related to the adjective gnarus, "knowing" or "skilled"...
- Bedtime storyBedtime storyA bedtime story is a traditional form of storytelling, where a story is told to a child at bedtime to prepare them for sleep.Bedtime stories have many advantages, for parents/adults and children alike. The fixed routine of a bedtime story before sleeping has a relaxing effect, and the soothing...
, a traditional form of storytelling, told to children to prepare them for sleep - Organization story, a narrative used in organization studies
- Short storyShort storyA short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
, a fictional narrative of briefer length than a novella - "Stories", or "my stories", American slang for television soap operaSoap operaA soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
- User storyUser storyIn computer programming a user story is one or more sentences in the everyday or business language of the end user that captures what the user wants to achieve. User stories are used with Agile software development methodologies for the basis of what features that can be implemented...
, a method of illustrating software requirements - StorytellingStorytellingStorytelling is the conveying of events in words, images and sounds, often by improvisation or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation and in order to instill moral values...
, the conveying of events in words, images and sounds, often by improvisation or embellishment
Media
- Story (magazine)Story (magazine)Story was a magazine founded in 1931 by journalist-editor Whit Burnett and his first wife, Martha Foley, in Vienna, Austria. Showcasing short stories by new authors, 67 copies of the debut issue were mimeographed in Vienna, and two years later, Story moved to New York City where Burnett and Foley...
, an American literary magazine published 1931–1961 and 1989–2000 - The Story with Dick GordonThe Story with Dick GordonThe Story with Dick Gordon is a weekday interview program hosted by Dick Gordon, former host of WBUR's The Connection and, before that, fill-in host for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's national radio program This Morning...
, a radio interview program that debuted in 2006 - Story, one of the main characters in the 2006 film Lady in the WaterLady in the WaterThe soundtrack was composed by James Newton Howard. The last four tracks are non-soundtrack songs from singer/songwriter Amanda Ghost, Indie rock band A Whisper in the Noise, and rock 'n' roll revivalists Silvertide. Each of the four songs was written by Bob Dylan...
Artists
- The Story (UK band)The Story (UK band)The Story are an English psychedelic folk duo comprising former Forest member Martin Welham and his son Tom Welham. The pair write and record melodic songs that range from psychedelic pop to stream-of-consciousness folk and play an array of predominantly acoustic instruments as a backdrop to their...
, an English psych-folk band 2002-present - Stories (band)Stories (band)Stories was a rock and pop music band, based out of New York in the early 1970s. The band consisted of keyboardist Michael Brown, bassist/vocalist Ian Lloyd, guitarist Steve Love, and drummer Bryan Madey, and had a Number 1 hit with a cover of Hot Chocolate's "Brother Louie."-Band history:Lloyd ...
, an early 1970s American rock group - The Story (band)The Story (band)The Story was an early 1990s folk-rock duo composed of Jonatha Brooke and Jennifer Kimball.-History:The folk-pop duo The Story consisted of Jonatha Brooke and Jennifer Kimball, who first met each other in 1981 while freshmen at Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts...
, an early 1990s folk-rock duo
Albums
- A Story, a 1997 album by Yoko Ono, recorded in 1974
- Story (Amorphis album), 2000
- The Story, a 2006 album by Bizzy BoneBizzy BoneBryon Anthony McCane II , better known by his stage name Bizzy Bone, is an American rapper and a member of the Cleveland rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.- Solo career :Bizzy Bone started his solo career in 1998...
- The Story (Brandi Carlile album)The Story (Brandi Carlile album)The Story is the second album by folk rock singer Brandi Carlile, and was released on April 3, 2007. The album peaked at #58 in the Billboard 200 on May 5, 2007....
, 2007 - Story (Eric Clapton album)Story (Eric Clapton album)-Track listing:# "Cocaine" - 3:35# "Lay Down Sally" - 3:50# "Wonderful Tonight" - 3:39# "Crossroads" - 4:12# "After Midnight" - 3:08# "I Shot The Sheriff" - 4:22# "Further Up The Road" - 7:31# "Rambling On My Mind" - 7:23# "Layla" - 7:11...
, 1991
Songs
- "The Story", a song on the 2005 album A Beautiful LieA Beautiful LieA Beautiful Lie is the second album by American rock band 30 Seconds to Mars. It was released on August 30, 2005 through Virgin Records and was produced by Josh Abraham. The album produced four singles, "Attack," "The Kill," "From Yesterday," and "A Beautiful Lie"; of which three of those four...
by 30 Seconds to Mars - "The Story" (song)The Story (song)"The Story" is a song written by Phil Hanseroth. It was released as a single by American folk rock singer Brandi Carlile in 2006, from her 2007 album The Story. The song has been covered by Sara Ramírez for Grey's Anatomy and on her 2011 extended play Sara Ramirez-Composition and recording:"The...
, written by Phil Hanseroth on the 2007 album The Story by Brandi Carlile - "Story" (Maroon 5 song), a song by Maroon 5
- "Story", a song by Blitz Kids featuring Aled Phillips of Kids in Glass HousesKids in Glass HousesKids in Glass Houses are a Welsh rock band from Cardiff, and are considered a significant part of the Cardiff music scene. The band's name is inspired by the lyrics "not throwing stones at you anymore" from Glassjaw song "Tip Your Bartender". The band achieved success on the strength of the singles...
- StoryStory (Leddra Chapman Song)Story is the debut single of Leddra Chapman's debut album Telling Tales. The song, which The Independent quoted was pitch-perfect, was B-Listed on BBC Radio 2 and played on the station for Seven consecutive weeks. The song was performed by Leddra Chapman on Itv 1 Daybreak. Story had a good...
, a song by Leddra ChapmanLeddra ChapmanLeddra Chapman is a British singer-songwriter from Brentwood in Essex. Leddra was born in 1990 and is 21 years old. Her debut single, "Story", was released on 2 November 2009 and is from her debut album, Telling Tales, which was produced by Peter-John Vettese and released for download on 29...
People
- Story MusgraveStory MusgraveFranklin Story Musgrave is an American physician and a retired NASA astronaut. He is currently a public speaker and consultant to both Disney's Imagineering group and Applied Minds in California.-Personal life:...
(born 1935), American doctor and astronaut - Joseph StoryJoseph StoryJoseph Story was an American lawyer and jurist who served on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1811 to 1845. He is most remembered today for his opinions in Martin v. Hunter's Lessee and The Amistad, along with his magisterial Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, first...
(1779–1845), American attorney, author, law professor, politician, and U.S. Supreme Court Justice - Story Tweedie-YatesStory Tweedie-YatesStory Tweedie-Yates is a professional American tennis player.Her career high WTA singles ranking is 319, which she reached on October 30, 2006.Her career high doubles ranking is 189, set at May 2, 2009....
(born 1983), professional American tennis player - Story (surname)Story (surname)The distinguished surname Story originates from the Old Norse personal epithet “Stóri”, a derivative of “Storr” which means “large” or “big”. Even though it has been established that the root of the name is “Storr”, R.E.K...
Places
- Story, IndianaStory, IndianaStory is an unincorporated town in Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana. This area of the state now appropriately called Indiana was opened to European settlement on September 30, 1809, upon the consummation of a treaty between Governor William Henry Harrison and the Miami Indians...
, United States - Story, WyomingStory, WyomingStory is a census-designated place in Sheridan County, Wyoming, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 887.-Geography:Story is located at ....
, United States - Story City, IowaStory City, IowaStory City is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States. Story City is located within the Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area which envelops all of Story County and which, when held in conjunction with the Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area, complements the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa...
, United States - Story County, IowaStory County, Iowa-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 89,542 in the county, with a population density of . There were 36,789 housing units, of which 34,736 were occupied.-2000 census:...
, United States - Fort StoryFort StoryFormerly a sub-installation of Fort Eustis, Fort Story is a sub-installation of the United States Navy and Little Creek Amphibious Base...
, a sub-installation of the United States Navy and Little Creek Amphibious Base - Story, ArkansasStory, ArkansasStory is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States. Pencil Bluff is located at the junction of Arkansas Highway 27 and Arkansas Highway 298 northeast of Mount Ida. Story has a post office with ZIP code 71970....
, United States
See also
- StoreyStoreyA storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people...
, any level part of a building that has a permanent roof and could be used by people - Story arcStory arcA story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and in some cases, films. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. In television, the use of the story...
, an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media - StorytellingStorytellingStorytelling is the conveying of events in words, images and sounds, often by improvisation or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation and in order to instill moral values...
, the conveying of events in words, images and sounds often by improvisation or embellishment - Back-storyBack-storyA back-story, background story, or backstory is the literary device of a narrative chronologically earlier than, and related to, a narrative of primary interest. Generally, it is the history of characters or other elements that underlie the situation existing at the main narrative's start...
, the literary device of a narrative chronologically earlier than, and related to, a narrative of primary interest