How have the stories you read shaped my understanding of the world and other people? asap

it depends on the point of view of people for example people can have different interest in the same interest so you can write a story about science and many people will understand you well others don't and also other people from around the world can have the same interest as you in the same connections as you and I do stand you.

to answer your question:

f(x)= a^x.  if x=0, f(x)=1  if x=1, f(x)=a  if x=1, f(x)=a^a