Professor Lynn McClelland English 101 22 February 2013 Living in Arizona vs. Living in Hawaii I was born and raised in Hawaii on the tiny island of Kauai where the misty rains fall daily‚ the grass is green all year around and the culture is rich in the spirit of aloha. Although living a life in Hawaii may seem wonderful and made in paradise‚ many locals make the tough decision to move away and Arizona has become the popular place to go. Arizona‚ with all its history and massive landmarks is by far the
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forgetting history of themselves becoming people living in the present as well as writing their own history‚ while others bass in the pass‚ never forgetting where they came from and who they are. The same happened in “This is What it means to say Phoenix Arizona”‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ the story followed two men who traveled to retrieve the remains of a deceased one while learning more about themselves and their culture. Victor and Thomas Builds-The-Fire are the two main characters that are both Native Americans
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students found social studies interesting or boring? The Arizona Department of Education had a great combination of past‚ present and future knowledge. In most schools social studies is original introduced in the Kindergarten and it is build on each year after that‚ this means by the time students reach the seventh grade they should have an awareness of the meanings and directions within this course is going. According‚ to the Arizona Department of Education‚ teachers in Kindergarten will teach
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What Does It Mean To Say Phoenix‚Arizona. For Victor to say Phoenix‚ Arizona can draw a lot of emotion. His father had passed away from a heart attack and wasn’t found until a week later. He hadn’t seen his father for many years. The only communication was by phone maybe once or twice. On top of that‚ Victor had lost his job at the BIA. He was not financially stable to go to Phoenix to pick up his dad so he contacted the Tribal Affairs. The council was only allowed to provide him with a
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Civil Unions in Arizona for Same Sex Couples Abstract Same-sex couples have long asked for the right to enjoy the same benefits as couples of different genders. Currently‚ same-sex couples are denied 1‚138 rights given by federal law to traditional couples. Among these rights is the ability to make decisions for the spouse in case of a medical emergency; for same-sex couples‚ this authority goes to the next of kin. In relation to medical emergencies‚ same-sex couples are also denied visitation
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Lorisa Qumawunu June 7‚ 2013 English 102 Essay #1(revision) “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” In the short story‚ “This is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona”‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ I looked at two characters: Thomas and Victor. Thomas Builds-the-Fire is a storyteller on a reservation who everyone ignores because they think he is crazy. Victor on the other hand is a guy who would not dare be seen talking to Thomas. Thomas knows that Victor is in
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greatest belongings in order to buy something special for each other. However‚ they can not make use of their gifts‚ because what they gave up‚ relates to their possessions they gave up. In Sherman Alexie’s “This is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona”‚ the protagonist Victor travels with his childhood friend Thomas to Phoenix to get the remains of his dead father. Thomas tells him the story of Victors dad telling him to “Take care of each other” (156). Through out these two stories‚ the authors
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Narratives A narrative is any account of connected events‚ presented to a reader or listener in a sequence of written or spoken words or in sequence of pictures. A narrative is a story that is created in a constructive format (as a work of writing‚ speech‚ poetry‚ prose‚ pictures‚ song‚ motion pictures‚ video games‚ theatre or dance) that describes a sequence of fictional or non-fictional events. The word "story" may be used as a synonym of "narrative"‚ but can also be used to refer to the sequence
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This is a myth: as long as police have probable cause to believe a suspect has committed a crime‚ the arrest is valid. The decision in Miranda v. Arizona essentially is that "The prosecution may not use statements stemming from custodial interrogation of the defendant unless it demonstrates the use of safeguards effective against self-incrimination". This means that any time a person is in custody
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“This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona‚ is a story that focuses on the relationship between two Native American men‚ Victor and Thomas Builds-The-Fire‚ who have grown up together one the Spokane Indian Reservation. The leading cause of the central action of the story was the death of Victor’s father in Phoenix‚ Arizona. Having just lost his job and unable to financially travel alone with the one hundred dollars given to him by the Tribal Council‚ Victor happens to run into Thomas Builds-The-Fire
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