Sherman Alexie’s‚ “The Absolute True Diary of A Part- Time Indian” is composed in first person narrative through the perspective of the fourteen-year-old protagonist‚ Arnold Spirit Junior. Throughout the narrative structure the writer mimics the style of a personal diary as if written by Junior himself‚ in which Alexie uses humor‚ irony and colloquial language in the form of both verbal text and visual imagery. This technique allows Alexie to keep the readers engaged throughout the novel while he
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“Sex‚ profanity‚ and racism remain the primary categories of objection” (Doyle 2013: 3) when it comes to challenged or banned books. “The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie is not only an award winning book‚ but also one of the most challenged books in the United States. It can be found in the bibliography of books which are “challenged‚ restricted‚ removed‚ or banned […]” (Doyle 2013: 4). Critics consider the book offensive as it deals with alcohol‚ poverty‚ violence‚ sexual
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Indian Suffrage Before the English arrived in the New world and began creating colonies‚ the American Indians lived in harmony and peace with natures. The American Indians were skilled hunters‚ farmers and used everything in their environment for survival or for essential necessities. They shared the land together and moved about freely in search of food. The American Indians never considered the lands their property because it’s belong to God and no one have the right to buy‚ sell‚ nor own
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it remains well documented the first inhabitants of what was known as the New World were the American Indians. What may have been viewed by outsiders as a simple way of life was much rather a complicated oneness with the land which was shared by all of the different tribes. This lifestyle‚ however‚ was greatly changed with the arrival of the Europeans. Many new things where introduced to the Indians. It can be disputed that theses "new things" may have‚ in the long run‚ done more harm than good. Three
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One of the biggest stereotypes of Indian tribes is non-Indians believe that all Indians are alike. Unlike most people think of Indians‚ Indian tribes are consisted of 511 different tribes‚ recognized by the federal government and additional 200 unrecognized tribes. Mostly medias are the biggest contributor of implanting these stereotypes of Indian tribe members. Indian tribes wear big feathery headdresses‚ have body paints‚ live in tipis‚ make war cry sound to communicate‚ worship natures‚ and so
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A Life of Freedom Austin Norton History 1032 Dr. Arnold-Lourie 9/24/2013 In the 19th Century the Indian community faced harsh scrutiny. They were a misunderstood group of people who just like the blacks‚ wanted freedom and to be accepted in America. In 1869‚ Indians had thought their prayers had been answered when Ulysses S. Grant announced a new “Peace Policy” in the west. “In reality the [peace] policy rested on the belief that Americans had the right to dispossess
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Foundations I 2 December 2013 Indian Theatre’s Value Transformation Indian Theatre roots back for over thousands of years‚ and has become a culture spectacle that many spectators admire. Through dance‚ music‚ and acting‚ Indian Theatre accomplishes to create a culturally enriched art. Incorporating all three performing arts is imperative since they all root back to ritual and honoring Hinduism. The many traditions and traditional performance can be seen within every detail Indian Theatre tries to accomplish
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Indian Culture It is easy to tell whether a person is raised in India or in North America by his or her knowledge of their Indian culture. Those who have been raised in India have a lot of moral values‚ because everyone around them shares the same culture. Those who have been raised in North America may lack certain moral values because not everyone shares the same culture. Some people think that those who have never been to India may not know the Indian culture‚ but that is definitely incorrect
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Indian mascots Would you support a mascot if it was based off of an old‚ well known Indian tribe? By the year 2017 all of Indian mascots will potentially be removed from high schools. How can you have any school spirit if you don’t appreciate the mascot that you have? Collinsville high school‚ the high school‚ the high school of champions‚ should be allowed to keep their infamous mascot‚ the chief Kahok. I can see why many people why many people would be offended by schools using Indians or the
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The Indian Removal Act was pushed through Congress by President Andrew Jackson‚ giving President Jackson the power to negotiate treaties with Native American tribes living east of the Mississippi River (“Indian Removal”). Originally‚ the relocations were supposed to be voluntary: the Indians could either relocate to the West of the Mississippi River‚ or they could stay where they were and begin to abide by the laws of the state in which they resided. However‚ this began to go awry when Indians were
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