In Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ the author emphasizes Junior’s misfit status at Reardan through figurative language‚ parallel structure‚ repetition‚ and contrast. Junior is uncomfortable being the only Indian attending Reardan‚ which is evident through the way he compares his classmates’ stares to the way you would stare at “bigfoot or a ufo” (56). This simile reveals that Junior feels his classmates see him as an “alien‚” rather than as a fellow classmate. Thus
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Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a day -to-day journal highlighting the freshman school year of one Spokane Indian growing up on a reservation in Wellpinit‚ WA. This is a year in which he bravely transfers from the reservation school to a school 22 miles away that is predominately white. While mundane in nature‚ especially when compared to fantasy works such as Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings‚ this “diary” uses honesty‚ humor and universal themes to appeal to
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a humours yet insightful book written by Sherman Alexie. The book is about a tale of a hydrocephalic Indian named Arnold Spirit (usually called Junior)‚ living in an impoverished Indian reservation. Due to his medical conditions‚ he is always the underdog‚ lowest member of his society. Despite this he keeps his hope‚ expanding it beyond his hometown and into the wider community. Alexie incorporates many themes‚ such as poverty‚ friendship and hope
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people into your life a little bit‚ they can be pretty damn amazing” (129). This is just one of many insightful quotes that Arnold Spirit has to say that makes him and Victor Joseph very similar. Sherman Alexie is the American novelist who wrote The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and the film Smoke Signals. Both of the main characters in each of these pieces are modern day Indians who have had a tough upbringing. While Arnold (Diary) and Victor (Smoke) are different in many ways such as how
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In what way were ordinary British civilians affected by the war? By the time the 1st world war broke out in 1914 many ordinary British civilians were affected in many aspects. Some of these aspects were conscription‚ rationing‚ censorship and DORA. The aim of this essay is to analyze in what way ordinary British civilians were affected by the war. In order to do so I will analyze the different aspect that affects them. To begin with in 1914 the government passed the Defense of the Realm Act which
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"Powerful poetry so often springs from the most ordinary or even the ugliest of ingredients" Poetry can be deemed powerful for many reasons‚ however‚ in the case of “Songs of Innocence and Experience” by William Blake‚ it is powerful due to the complex theological and philosophical ideas that he explores. Furthermore‚ what is interesting about Blake is that his poetry‚ on the surface seems simplistic in language‚ structure and form‚ and thus one could argue that the power of Blake’s poetry is determined
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In times of conflict‚ ordinary people do extraordinary things. During times of conflict‚ we see how ordinary people can do extraordinary things. It is when we are placed in such situations‚ similar to Najaf in ‘The Rugmaker of Mazar-Sharif’ that we see these things reveal themselves. Najaf experiences‚ life threatening situations during the war and experiences the effects of the tragedies. Extraordinary acts of humanity are also seen when people of opposing views of the conflict come together
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a Native American poet‚ writer‚ and filmmaker. His mother and father was part of the Coeur d’Alene tribe. Much of his works is based on experiences of his ancestry with different tribes. One of Alexie famous works is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a novel about hope and joy. It is about the Native American from a reservation camp and their struggles of life. It deals with people who have what it takes and who don’t. The protagonist
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1. When glucose‚ C6H12O6‚ is completely oxidized with excess oxygen‚ what are the products? A. H2O2 and CO2 B. H2O and CO2 C. H202 and CO D. H2O and CO 2. Which ion may form a scummy precipitate with ordinary soap? (soap has a negative charge) A. HCO3- B. CO32- C. Na+ D. Ca2+ 3. An element forms a basic oxide with the formula XO and a hydride with the formula XH2. The hydride reacts with water to give hydrogen gas. The element X could be? A. K B. Ca C. N D. O 4. Which metal reacts with concentrated
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father for his mother walking out on him even though he slept with Sidney’s mother. This justification for Sidney’s mother’s death perpetuates the idea that women can be to blame after being physically abused and/or raped. In “The Landscape of the Ordinary Violence Against Women” by Dworkin‚ she explains that after being raped women find a way to blame themselves for the attack and that in cases of marital rape juries almost always side with the offender because they find a way to make it the woman’s
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