Junior is a teenage Indian who lives in a reservation with his parents‚ and sister‚ who later moves out. He has many traits which some are good‚ but some are bad. Explained below are three of his best traits. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ the main character of this book‚ Junior‚ is a good basketball player‚ a brave Indian for leaving the reservation to go to Reardon - a white school -‚ and draws cartoons to express his feelings to others. The first trait Junior
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changes Today‚ most people in Canada have very high quality of life. Most of us are middle class or higher. But can you think of the life of an aboriginal people in the same country with us? The main character of the Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie‚ Junior‚ is a aboriginal person who lives in a reservation. At the beginning of the story‚ he was the same with all the other indian kids who have no hope and no future. But in the end‚ he became a hopeful kid with bright
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Optimism is defined as the belief that good ultimately predominates over evil in the world. Everyone has the ability to be optimistic‚ but it is up to those to chose if they will be‚ or not. In “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie‚ Junior is a Spokane Indian who was born with a mixture of medical problems. He considers education very important‚ so he leaves the reservation to learn at an all-white school. Junior experiences many issues throughout his life‚ and because
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Student athletes are constantly given rules and regulations that they must follow to be college eligible. One of those regulations is a required education GPA based on the schools division and student body. There are many schools that have allegedly ignored this regulation and allowed athletes that did not meet the requirements to play at the college level. Preferential treatment among student athletes is a major problem for the NCAA. Universities set standards that all students must follow. So when
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Professor Rooks English 3 26 September 2011 College Students Should Join Clubs Students of any university or community college attend school in pursuit of an education and career. Most of the time spent by college students is aimed towards studying‚ doing homework‚ and any other activity that will assist their education. What many college students are unaware of though‚ is by affiliating themselves with clubs and organizations‚ efforts to their education‚ social networking‚ and community can
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Many student athletes thrive to become professional players of that sport. Almost all of them graduate from college with low grade averages. So‚ as a result of that‚ they attempt to become professional and the do not succeed. Now they can not go back to school and get good grades to then be able to get a well-paying job. Student athletes should have to maintain a certain GPA to participate in sports activities because it motivates them‚ it gives them a financial benefit and most coaches look
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Why students should stay in school Why do we need to study? Math‚ English‚ Science...don’t we know this already? Why do we have to go study all the way to college/university? Why do we have to get up 7.00am in the morning just to study? I thought sleep was more important. A lot of people think that it’s not important to stay in school but it’s one of the most important things in life. Life would be great if we didn’t need education and get high paying jobs. But‚ that’s not how it works. Well…
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of the film Take the Lead Take the lead is based on a true story‚ the movie tells us of the struggle of a dance teacher‚ Pierre Dulain. It is the real story of a dance teacher who believed in the talent of a group of problem kids. This film not only gives us a fun and relaxation but it also gives us knowledge about modern dancing and model dancing. Not only that‚ the film gives us the morality as teacher. How relationship between teacher and student should be in school as well as in
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Are students who fail their classes to be retained and have to repeat the grade? Students are in school to learn‚ to show their potentials‚ and pour out their intelligence through their hard work and dedication. Why is it the many students don’t grasp this simple concept and put their best skills to the test? Countess students don’t put attention to the work they are assigned resulting in failing classes. It would be wrong to other students for these kids to be allowed to pass
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When deciding to play a sport in college‚ that sport eventually becomes one of your main focus. Being an athlete is not an easy thing because college athletes spend hours of practice and keeping their grades up. So it is nearly impossible for them to get a job. Without a job‚ these athletes have no guaranteed money coming in so they can pay for financial stuff. Many people argue‚ “Oh they have athletic scholarships”‚ but it does not cover all costs incurred from registration to graduation. The athletic
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