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    Richele Tucker   Stacie Sather English 305          15 November 2013 The novel‚ The Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexi is about a young American Indian boy who decides to leave the reservation to better his life. He starts out finding himself through this change in his life and continues to grow and change into the young man he wants to become. At the beginning of the novel he seems frustrated because he is told he must do as the others on the reservation and he seems to feel mistreated

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    What Defines a Person

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    A person is defined by the past events and people in his or her life. My personality has been shaped by the experiences I’ve had and the individuals involved with my life. Certain events in my life‚ such as my parents’ divorce‚ and the move that followed have helped me develop certain personality traits that I may not have acquired otherwise. When my parents divorced‚ I felt helpless and everything came falling down. My grades started to suffer substantially‚ I began to see a therapist‚ and it was

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    transportation. In the book‚ "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie‚ Arnold has a very difficult time getting to school because he lives on the reservation and his school is 22 miles away. In one situation‚ Arnold said "My dad was supposed to pick me up. But he wasn’t sure if he’d have enough gas money...If they didn’t come‚ I’d start walking...Twenty-two miles. I got blisters each time" (Alexie 87-88). Arnold’s biggest struggle everyday is trying to get to school. There

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    relating it to my life and common experiences. She Had Some Horses: The Education of a Poet was a very powerful story. It was a great example of wanting to stand out and trying to figure out why that was not a common thing in Sherman Alexies’ culture. I believe Sherman Alexie wrote this story to show us all how literature changed his life and his was of thinking. He always did have‚ from the beginning‚ curiosities. He was always curious as to why there were no Indian writers in the books he read.

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    True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Narrative Essay – English 10 – 25 Points Format Requirements: Microsoft Word No less than 500 words No less than 5 paragraphs 1 paragraph = 5-7 sentences at least Times New Roman 12 pt. font Double-spaced 1” margins Include: Your name Date Home School Essay Title Narrative – tells a story or details an account of events Prompt: Read the novel‚ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie‚ and write a narrative that describes

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    CDIP assignment Part 1: What is meant by curriculum? A curriculum is a body of knowledge or perhaps better put‚ the set of courses and experiences that you would receive if you studied at an institution such as a college. It is the whole experience of that institution. Kerr defines curriculum as‚ ’All the learning which is planned and guided by the school‚ whether it is carried on in groups or individually‚ inside or outside the school.’ (Quoted in Kelly 1983: p.10). However‚ one would tend to

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    Lisa R. Pleasant ENG 125 Introduction to Literature Instructor: Stephanie Freese June 23‚ 2014 2 The poem that I picked to read was “Grief Calls Us To The Things Of This World” by Sherman Alexie. I realized that this poem was about a son and a mother that was grieving over the death of his father‚ and her husband. They both that day had thought about the father and husband cause the son had called that day to talk to his father. That’s

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    ‘Ransom’ demonstrates that it is a man’s actions that define him. Discuss. While Priam’s decision to defy kingly conventions and act as ‘an ordinary man’ shows that a man’s actions can indeed make up a significant element of one’s identity‚ Malouf also makes it clear that a man’s emotional connections with others define him. Priam’s humble request of Achilles‚ and Achille’s agreement to this‚ humanize the two men and highlight their compassionate sides as opposed to their societal statuses. However

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    say to my dog Alexie. But it is going to be worse than that. I picked up the phone and ordered a pizza. “Yes I’ll like a meat lovers pizza with pineapple on it” I say. When the pizza came I took a bite and… “Hoooowwl.” howled Alexie. My dog she knew there was poison on it she could smell it a mile away but she was too timid to grawl. I was dieing‚ and it was not my time. But when Death came he gave me an offer instead of dieing I live as a reaper. Also I will be alive‚ but what about the family

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    Sherman Alexie's Dreams

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    In the novel Reservation Blues‚ Sherman Alexie utilizes the characters dreams to illustrate the relationship between the Native Americans and the white people. These dreams show an ongoing struggle amongst the two societies‚ in addition to the deterioration of the Indian culture. These dreams are better described as nightmares because not a single one of the dreams are positive and bare anything respectable about the Native American society. Sherman Alexie attempts to disclose the humiliation and

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