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    fundamental skills in life that are of greater importance than the ability to read and understand the written word. It can take a person of any background as far as they can dream. This is truly evident in the essay‚ “Superman and Me”‚ by Sherman Alexie which tells of the author’s struggle growing up poor on a Native American reservation in Washington State. From a young age‚ his literacy became Alexie’s saving grace‚ thanks to his father who inspired him to begin reading. This inspiration

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    By reading the passages on Malcolm X‚ Richard Wright‚ and Sherman Alexie it is only obvious that reading brought enlightenment to their lives‚ and all three authors have a lot in common. These significant people felt trapped in some form‚ and their insatiable hunger for reading set them free. They were all fascinated with the act of reading‚ and they all taught themselves‚ and gave themselves the education needed to enlighten and influence others. Discovering how to read provided many opportunities

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    In his poem How to Write the Great American Indian Novel‚ Sherman Alexie uses imagery‚ repetition‚ and a satirical tone to depict some typical Native American stereotypes. Alexie uses nature imagery when proposing how men and women should be described in an American Indian novel. He writes that an Indian woman’s body should be compared to “brown hills‚ mountains‚ fertile valleys‚ dewy grass‚ wind‚ and clear water.” Through this‚ he seems to be making the point that authors tend to only use nature

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    In the short story "Superman and Me"‚ the author‚ Sherman Alexie talks about how he came about helping Native American children become educated. He detail’s about his life growing up on a Native American reservation with a limited supply of education. He taught himself how to read‚ and through the abundant supply of books from his father he became an “oddity” for being a prodigy. The author repeats the phrase‚ “I was trying to save my life” but later on he changes it to‚ “I am trying to save our

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    “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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    Annotated Bibliography of Sherman Alexie’s “Every Little Hurricane” Slethaug‚ Gordon E. "Hurricanes and Fires: Chaotics in Sherman Alexies Smoke Signals and The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven." Literature Film Quarterly 31.2 (2003): 130-141. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Vol. 260. Detroit: Gale‚ 2009. Literature Resource Center. Web. 9 Dec. 2014. Slethaug in this critical essay clears the confusion of hurricane being real or not. According to him the hurricane is real‚ but

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    In Sherman Alexie’s story‚ "A Drug Called Tradition‚" from his story collection‚ The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven‚ Victor‚ the narrator‚ speaks about what he calls the skeletons of the past and the future: "There are things you should learn. Your past is a skeleton walking one step behind you‚ and your future is a skeleton walking one step in front of you … Now‚ these skeletons are made of memories‚ dreams‚ and voices. And they can trap you in the in-between‚ between touching and becoming

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    connect to one of assigned poems as I feel that in some cases‚ they rhythmic tone requires more effort taking away from the natural flow and connection that narrative poetry has. I will say that I found last week’s poem‚ “The Facebook Sonnet” by Sherman Alexie‚ to be a clever and blunt‚ 14 line piece that shines light on just how much social media drives people away from face-to-face contact. Even in mentioning that religious worship is as simple as logging onto a website. We connect by connecting on

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    I will discuss about the requirements of becoming a Navy Seal. The Navy Seals and Army Rangers may sound as if both requirements are similar and equal‚ but they have major differences and reasons why those differences are stated true. To become a Seal‚ the Cadet must be a active duty soldier to the U.S. Navy‚ meaning that Cadet must have really good reputation on their records in the line of duty. The Cadet will have served in the navy otherwise the Seals will not accept that Cadet. Next‚ the

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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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