In the story “This It What It Means To Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” by Sherman Alexie‚ there is a character named Thomas. Tomas is an Native American man with ratty old braids and broken teeth. Throughout the story Thomas helps an old friend named Victor get to a certain place to handle business by giving him money and along the way the make mends. Thomas is a generous and traditional man who has no friends nor family. Thomas is very altruistic towards Victor when he noticed that he is going through a
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In the film‚ He Loves Me‚ He Loves Me Not‚ femininity is continuously compared and contrasted to masculinity. Though the film can‚ and is‚ considered by some as a “weepie” that is directed towards a female audience‚ both sides of the gender binary are addressed. In many ways‚ the film reconfirms what society says a female should and should not be‚ deepening the stigma of the masculine as the dominant gender. Thus‚ I believe‚ in the film‚ He Loves Me‚ He Loves Me Not‚ the four characters‚ Angelique
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man who left so little impact on the world. Have you ever heard the name Zheng He? Likely not‚ and with good reason. Zheng He was born Ma He‚ in a muslim village in southwestern China. Ma was captured during a northern chinese raid‚ and was forced to watch his father’s execution. He was taken shortly after‚ and was forced to become a eunuch under the new name Zheng He and serve the staff of the royal family. Zheng He quickly gained the trust of the emperor at the time‚ and rose the ranks and became
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as “the Era of Good feelings”. While this time period did have a rising influence in nationalism‚ which brought the nation together‚ it also brought the rise of sectionalism‚ which emerged as a problem that would further and further divide the country until the outbreak of the Civil war in 1861. This and the economic problems in the country‚ like the panic of 1819‚ caused the traditionally referred to peaceful era to actually be a time of financial troubles and political unrest‚ which would set the
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How well did Alexander III deal with the problems that he faced? Unlike his father‚ Alexander III did manage to survive his reign relatively unscathed‚ which indicates that he dealt with his problems well‚ at least in the short term. Alexander III inherited a country fraught with economic difficulties‚ violent extremists and social tensions. His priority was to maintain his autocratic power and restore the power and influence of the nobility – his most trusted support base. Although he achieved
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Sherman Alexie’s story‚ "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona"‚ states mainly how two Native Americans struggle to adapt to modern times and their culture‚ and the conflict they endured within their lifetime. The story focuses on two main characters that embark on a cross-country journey to retrieve a dead father’s ashes and belongings. Victor‚ one of the main characters in the story‚ must come to terms with his personal conflicts when he finds that his father is dead and he must retrieve his personal
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an English writer and one of the most prominent members of his family‚ the well-known Huxley family. He is best and most commonly known for his novel‚ Brave New World. He was a humanist‚ pacifist‚ and satirist‚ was interested in subjects of spirituality like parapsychology‚ which incorporates paranormal phenomena’s such as telepathy‚ precognition‚ clairvoyance‚ psycho kinesis‚ near-death experiences‚ and reincarnation. He was also an advocator for psychedelics‚ a psychoactive drug whose primary action
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significant changes. With the end of the war‚ the United States became less involved in European affairs and devoted more energy into its internal development. This period of internal development led to the emergence of nationalism and sectionalism. Contrary to what many historians refer to it as‚ the period from 1815 – 1825 was not an “Era of Good Feelings‚” rather it was plagued by underlying issues that would jeopardize the future of the United States. Though the time from 1815 to 1825 looks like a period
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Tribal Ties Sherman Alexies short story “This is what it means to say Phoenix‚ Arizona” tells a story about Victor‚ a broken‚ lonely young Indian man‚ who is shaped by the circumstances of the reservation. He not only finds out that he lost his job but also that his father has passed away due to a heart attack. These series of unfortunate events lead Victor his childhood friend Thomas Build-the-Fire to embark on a journey to Arizona to obtain Victor’s father’s ashes. Although the two former friends
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Although the Era of Good Feelings is known as a time of remarkable growth and development in the United States‚ it has also been considered a time of "evolution in American nationalism." The years following the War of 1812 have been called the "era of good feelings" because the period was one of one-party politics ted by the Jeffersonians. In the Election of 1816‚ James Monroe defeated the last of the Federalist candidates and caused a decline in the Federalist Party. During this time‚ there were
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