“Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie‚ he creates an extended metaphor to show the reader the connection between Superman and himself. There are many ways in which Superman and Alexie are compared. Three ways that they are alike are they save lives of others‚ break down doors‚ and they are both smart and arrogant. The first way they are similar‚ is that they both save lives. The text states‚ “I was trying to save my life.” It also states‚ “I was trying to save our lives.” Alexie is saving lives metaphorically
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Imagination - “Girl Before the Mirror” Kaiulani Frink Eng/340 May 21‚ 2012 University of Phoenix Imagination - “Girl Before the Mirror” The painting by Pablo Picasso “Girl Before the Mirror” was the painting that caught my attention because at first glance I notice a woman adjusting the mirror as she is looking at her reflection; this is something I do every day. I gazed longer at the painting and the woman’s appearance seems to be younger in the mirror‚ perhaps she is reflecting on her
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#2 30‚ October‚ 2013 The Challenges Faced when Cross-Culturing Sherman Alexie constructed a short fiction story related to the “telling stories” section in the Norton Eleventh edition. In his story‚ a main theme presents itself. The main theme presented in the story is that of general stereotyping. General stereotyping clearly identifies itself when William‚ the taxi rider‚ states “No‚ not jewel-on-the-forehead Indian” (Alexie 62). Constructing an essay related to the most obvious theme would
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In the dystopian novel‚ Life As We Knew It‚ by Susan Beth Pfeffer the world looks like it’s coming to an end. An asteroid has hit the moon‚ knocking it into a closer orbit which completely throws off the weather and 17 year old Miranda Evans normal life. The asteroid causes all kinds of disasters that bring the world to a halt. Without grocery stores‚ heat‚ water‚ and limited food‚ Miranda and her family face problems together and struggle to survive. One theme I noticed in this book is things are
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You must be a rich man." Victor and her spoke about things for a while. He told her where he was from; Wellpinit‚ Spokane. They talked about there Basketball team and the river. Later she took Victor back to her Winnebago. Victor got a little scared. She later told him he wasn’t her Crazy Horse she had been looking for. Later that night they got into an argument. Victor grabbed her wrist tight. He asked her a few questions. Then Victor was about to leave; After he put his clothes and boots on
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epitomize their parents. Another anthology by writer Sherman Alexie describes how his passion for reading was preceded by his father’s passion for reading‚ “My father loved books‚ and since I loved my father with aching devotion‚ I decided to love books as well.” (35). Alexie’s father bought books by the pound‚ as he describes in the story‚ from all different places‚ including thrift stores. As a result of his father owning a houseful of books‚ Alexie followed in his father’s literary footsteps‚ fell
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As the two young men drive through the desert‚ Alexie applies significant imagery to show the isolation and importance of the situation. There is a certain tension in the air when the two old friends reconnect after their falling out. They are alone in the middle of nowhere: “Victor looked around the desert‚ sniffed the air‚ felt the emptiness and loneliness” (159). Alexie uses imagery to encapsulate the situation that the two young men are in. To help the reader feel the tension of the isolated
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Literacy Our very first lesson is to become literate in the language we speak from reading alphabets to novels‚ we try to achieve literacy. Many people have come to believe that there are many ways to achieve literacy. However‚ some of the greatest public speakers and writers did not achieve it through the way most people did. This is illustrated in the literary work of Malcolm X‚ Sherman Alexie and Anne Lamott. According to these people‚ literacy isn’t achieved by simply going to school. It’s achieved
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challenges and what makes it different is‚ how we accept those obstacles and how we make decision to overcome those challenges in our life. The absolutely true dairy of part time Indian by Sherman Alexie clearly shows how a typical Native American faces challenges in his life. In order to become a better version of ourselves‚ Arnold and myself had to overcome challenges like getting better education‚ adapting to new life style and believing ourselves and we both experienced racism. Arnold Sprit and
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MIRROR MIRROR The idea of not looking in a mirror for three consecutive days seems quite obnoxious‚ not to mention a challenge‚ but then again the feeling was what kick started my experience for the same. At first I inverted my mirror to help me get started on my assignment but that was purely for the sake of the assignment and didn’t mean any more than that. But‚ a few hours into the experiment‚ I found myself making silly excuses to look at my reflection for reasons that I thought were valid
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