You Can Do It The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexis is about a boy called Arnold Spirit. He is a Native American who lives on an Indian Reservation. Arnold has had a hard life‚ he was born with many medical problems‚ has been beaten up since he was young‚ has alcoholic parents‚ has lost many friends and family members‚ and is very poor. Arnold doesn’t let these inconveniences stop him. Arnold is a very courageous person. Throughout the book‚ he has demonstrated how
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teaches no lessons or gives the reader no educational value. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is about a 14 year old Indian living on the reservation seeking a better education. This book is consecutively challenged every year by parents concerning this book being inappropriate. In some cases this book has been successfully banned in some school districts. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian should be banned because there is abusive‚ violent‚ and racist
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quickly enough to bring them into words. “Alright‚ Connie baby‚” Arnold Friend said‚ leaning over and invading Connie’s space‚ “I know I said we would just be out for a ride‚ but I know how much you love your music and crowds and stuff. And since I treat my girls right‚ I’m going to take you to the haven of music and people. That sound alright with you?” Waiting a few moments. Arnold Friend watched as Connie rigidly
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where she was. Her wet back felt like it was touching something like leather‚ maybe a car seat she thought. The sound of the blasting V8 engine reassured her that she was. Arnold Friend was driving while listening to a Bobby King program but his metallic shades couldn’t give a hint whether he liked it or not. Just then Arnold turned his head and saw who just woke up. “Mornin’ honey” he said in his usual deep tone. She had to turn away because the glasses reflected the sunset right into her eyes and
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There are many characteristics that help define a true war story. In The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien‚ O’Brien explores these different characteristics to put together a strong collection of stories. In this collection of stories‚ the author shares stories from the points of view of many different soldiers in the Vietnam War. He shares different stories of life before‚ during‚ and after the war that change who these characters are as people. O’brien uses short stories with common themes of
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This is my true story… As an ex-sportsman I know about sport a lot. It was really good and unforgettable time. That’s why I’ll tell you my story from the very beginning. I was about twelve years old when our lesson was visited by my future coach. He asked us about our wish to attend his training. I was curious about it and decided to go there. Believe or not but I spent there more than half of my present life and have no regrets. Mostly‚ there was very hard training but with a bit of fun. There
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Connie’s “two-sided” nature is apparent throughout the story‚ but the origin of that nature is less clear. Connie is this seemingly innocent pretty girl from a mundane family‚ bored with her home life. She often goes to town with her friends‚ where she reveals herself to be this haughty‚ almost cocky teen. Connie’s “two-sided” nature stems from what exactly? Who is she expected to be in the home? The story holds evidence that she is pressured to be more like her sister‚ June. Oates states‚ “If June’s
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A true war story is always about what happened in your perspective‚ how you saw the events as the storyteller and the emotion you felt as the reader or listener. It is not about the events that occured. A true war story is to make the person listening or reading feel the true emotions of what war felt like to the people involved‚ especially the storyteller. We convey true stories by sharing it on the news‚ one way an artist would do this is they differentiate the facts from experience. They show
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Professor Hauth-Forgie English 102 19 February 2014 Arnold Friend or Arnold Foe ‘Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’‚ a short story by Joyce Carol Oates‚ takes place in the mid-sixties and revolves around two central characters‚ Connie and Arnold Friend‚ who mysteriously appears at Connie’s home and tries to coax her into coming with him before ultimately forcing her. Arnold Friend is a much debated character among critics‚ largely due to hints of inhuman abilities and his intentions
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The Connection of Lexicology with Phonetics‚ Stylistics‚ Grammar and Other Branches of Linguistics 14 § 1.4 Types of Lexical Units 18 § 1.5 The Notion of Lexical System 21 § 1.6 The Theory of Oppositions 25 Part One THE ENGLISH WORD AS A STRUCTURE Chapter 2. Characteristics of the Word as the Basic Unit of Language ... 27 § 2.1 The Definition of the Word 27 § 2.2 Semantic Triangle 31 § 2.3 Phonetic‚
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