Tracey Thompson AP Lang Ms. Ransom 15 Dec‚ 2013 Synthesis Essay In 2013 a study by the US Department of Education showed that only 32 percent of American fourth-graders are reading at or above the proficiency of their grade level. One out of every 3 students in America have scored "below basic" on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) reading test. the United States was once the leading country in every aspect‚ including education‚ but now it has fallen behind to 17th place
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a Part-Time Indian‚ racism lowers Junior’s confidence and it causes him to think negatively about himself. It gives him a form of sadness and regret on how he currently has to live his life. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ Sherman Alexie explores the existence and negative effects of racism against Indigenous Peoples. This is shown through Junior’s loss of self-esteem‚ the fear he has about not being able to succeed due to his Native status and lastly‚ the isolation he feels.
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is an eye opening book about the life of an Indian boy in the Reservation called Arnold Spirit Jr‚ or just Junior as his people call him. Junior is considered weird by his people because of many reasons. He also lead a hard life with his parents‚ sister‚ grandmother‚ and Rowdy as his only friend. As a baby‚ Junior have too much fluid in his brain that caused his thinking process to slow down‚ and highly susceptible to seizure. Fortunately
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Growing up in a bilingual household has affected my literacy journey. It affected my Spanish writing because I focused more on English. This course has helped me look at English literacy beyond the point of it being another credit to simply cross off my list. A specific reading from this course that I was able to really retain and relate to was Victor Villanueva’s excerpt from Bootstraps: From an Academic of Color. Here he brought up several points that made me think differently about literacy and
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on countless Indian communities. For example‚ in The Diary of a Part Time Indian‚ during a short period of time‚ Junior loses his grandmother‚ Eugene‚ and his sister. In Junior’s tribe‚ “about 90 percent of the deaths have been because of alcohol” (Alexie 200). Junior’s grandmother perished when she journeyed home from a powwow and was hit by a drunk driver. Furthermore‚ Eugene was shot‚ by his friend Bobby‚ who was intoxicated. Soon‚ Junior learns about the death of his sister‚ Mary‚ in Montana. An
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The film Smoke Signals by Sherman Alexie‚ symbolism was valued throughout the film‚ depicting the emotions and thoughts of each character it gives a hint of the reality that the characters face and the history behind it. Native American storytelling displays the lessons with symbols to be learned in life. Sherman Alexie displays this in the movie Smoke Signals‚ when Thomas has a natural gift of storytelling. Storytelling is a part of the Native American tradition that Thomas has really
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This essay “Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie was about how he learned to read. For Alexie‚ he picked up the habit of wanting to read from his father. He explains how long before he could even read he would pick up his father’s books and just look at them. Looking at how the books were structured allowed him to grasp the concept of books and paragraphs but it also allowed him to relate it to his own life. He looked at his own life‚ his family and thought about how they are each like their own little
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the Magi”‚ follows a young poor couple that give up their greatest belongings in order to buy something special for each other. However‚ they can not make use of their gifts‚ because what they gave up‚ relates to their possessions they gave up. In Sherman Alexie’s “This is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona”‚ the protagonist Victor travels with his childhood friend Thomas to Phoenix to get the remains of his dead father. Thomas tells him the story of Victors dad telling him to “Take care of each
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themselves becoming people living in the present as well as writing their own history‚ while others bass in the pass‚ never forgetting where they came from and who they are. The same happened in “This is What it means to say Phoenix Arizona”‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ the story followed two men who traveled to retrieve the remains of a deceased one while learning more about themselves and their culture. Victor and Thomas Builds-The-Fire are the two main characters that are both Native Americans and are connected
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“Sex‚ profanity‚ and racism remain the primary categories of objection” (Doyle 2013: 3) when it comes to challenged or banned books. “The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie is not only an award winning book‚ but also one of the most challenged books in the United States. It can be found in the bibliography of books which are “challenged‚ restricted‚ removed‚ or banned […]” (Doyle 2013: 4). Critics consider the book offensive as it deals with alcohol‚ poverty‚ violence‚ sexual
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