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    6. Alexie writes very informally and very casually‚ which is suitable because he follows the format of a diary. As readers‚ we are inside of Junior’s mind‚ so we experience his real self‚ and the self that he presents to others. There are several times throughout Junior’s narration where he will ask the reader a direct question. When talking about the dentist who pulled out ten of his teeth in one day he says‚ “What a bastard‚ huh? (3). After describing all of his physical abnormalities‚ he refers

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    Storytelling is a vital component of Native American culture. Each story is passed down through multiple generations and is seen as a sacred part of that family’s history‚ as well as a way to continue legacies and preserve tribal traditions. In Sherman Alexie’s Indian Killer‚ characters manipulate the tradition of storytelling in order to identify with their culture and appropriate others’ when in need of a physical or spiritual connection to their ethnic background‚ which results in physical and

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    several of his novels is Sherman Alexie. He takes many of the events or situations he experienced throughout his life and puts them into the lives of the characters in these books. Sherman Alexie illustrates several of the obstacles that he faced in his life through the difficulties his characters encounter‚ particularly in his book The Absolutely True Diary of

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    is but it seems impossible. Crazy Horse‚ a indian who know what the right thing to do is‚ he was famous for leading the battle of little bighorn. After reading online sources‚ it is clear that Crazy horse is a brave and fearless indian leader based on the information I read. crazy horse was born in a great time. For example crazy horse “birth was during a great time for the Lakota people.”crazy horse was born in c. 1890.crazy horse stood out as a young boy.crazy horse birth was in a great time.

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    Exam 1 Essay Strengths and Weaknesses of Crazy Horse and Red Cloud Throughout the 19th century and all of the hardships Native Americans endured‚ many Native American leaders came to and fell from power. With all of changes whites brought to the plains including everything from the idea of purchasing land to the introduction of whisky‚ life for Native Americans of the Great Plains became increasingly harder and harder. Whites were relentless in the way they pushed the Native Americans to their

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    a Bookworm There are few fundamental skills in life that are of greater importance than the ability to read and understand the written word. It can take a person of any background as far as they can dream. This is truly evident in the essay‚ “Superman and Me”‚ by Sherman Alexie which tells of the author’s struggle growing up poor on a Native American reservation in Washington State. From a young age‚ his literacy became Alexie’s saving grace‚ thanks to his father who inspired him

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    Different Worlds Same Struggle Sherman Alexie and Frederick Douglass both grew up in different time periods‚ in different environments‚ and ultimately in different worlds. They both faced different struggles and had different successes‚ but in the end they weren’t really all that different. Although they grew up in different times they both had the same views on the importance of an education. They both saw education as freedom and as a sense of self-worth and though they achieved their education

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    In the short story “Every Little Hurricane‚” author Sherman Alexie expresses that a culture’s environment is the greatest barrier to individualism; specifically‚ environmental determinism creates a broad obstacle being that it’s a leading factor in determining not just what people do‚ but who they are. One’s environment‚ or one’s "storm‚" hinders an individual’s climb towards determining his own identity.Victor is a young boy living on the Spokane Reserve that struggles with his culture’s alcoholism

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    Compare and Contrast Education is something so sacred to some people but there are many people that take it for granted as well. "The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me" by Sherman Alexie and "Learning to Read and Write" by Fredrick Douglass‚ is similar in many ways. Both of these men were so eager to learn when in the meantime so many people that do have the opportunity are so clueless. People are so clueless that there were others‚ and still are‚ that wish they were in a position to

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    Sherman’s Alexie’s “Flight Patterns” main character is William. William is described as a very “paranoid” character who loves his family‚ job‚ wife‚ and daughter. He travels a lot for which he hates because that means he has to leave his family. He had a very close bond with his family who loved him very much. He blames his health issues on the amount of sleep he gets. Which is little to none. “He always slept poorly and wondered again if his insomnia was a physical or a mental condition” As told

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