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    Sherman Alexie is a Native American poet‚ writer‚ and filmmaker. His mother and father was part of the Coeur d’Alene tribe. Much of his works is based on experiences of his ancestry with different tribes. One of Alexie famous works is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a novel about hope and joy. It is about the Native American from a reservation camp and their struggles of life. It deals with people who have what it takes and who

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    in the story. The Rangers Apprentice is about a boy named Will‚ a princess named Evanlyn‚ Wills teacher Halt‚ and Horace‚ Will’s friend‚ a great knight. Will‚ the main character used to dream about being a knight‚ but found his calling as a ranger. Rangers serve their king and vow to protect the kingdom from thieves‚ and other criminals. A couple of the many rangers’ skills are using the bow and arrow and throwing knives. The people in town whisper how the rangers are ghosts because of their

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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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    The title of this book “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” fits it very well‚ because it’s about the very real feelings and experiences of a boy that’s trying to fight his way out of poverty while still trying to keep his heritage alive. The protagonist’s name is Arnold Spirit Junior he’s a young Native American boy growing up on a reservation that aspires to change his life by leaving the reservation and its traditions behind to go to school in a neighboring town with white students

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    Caleb Hunt ROTC MS II CPT. McNeil October 15‚ 2014 Lone Survivor Lone Survivor is a book based on a true story. The story begins in the year 2005‚ just a few years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City. In this book‚ Marcus Luttrell‚ the co-author and main character of Lone Survivor‚ tells us of his horrific experience on his deployment to Afghanistan. I chose Lone Survivor because that was one of the army-related books I had yet to read and heard there was an amazing new movie to back

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    Annotated Bibliography of Sherman Alexie’s “Every Little Hurricane” Slethaug‚ Gordon E. "Hurricanes and Fires: Chaotics in Sherman Alexie ’s 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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    transportation. In the book‚ "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie‚ Arnold has a very difficult time getting to school because he lives on the reservation and his school is 22 miles away. In one situation‚ Arnold said "My dad was supposed to pick me up. But he wasn’t sure if he’d have enough gas money...If they didn’t come‚ I’d start walking...Twenty-two miles. I got blisters each time" (Alexie 87-88). Arnold’s biggest struggle everyday is trying to get to school. There

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    12 Week Ranger Assessment and Selection Program Training Plan Introduction Nothing is magic about this program. What will make this program work is you. Commit mentally to success and follow through with dedication and hard work. Although your muscles will eventually reach failure‚ never let your mind reach failure. Do not quit and approach this program and RASP with a fearless tenacity to go above and beyond the accepted “norm”. If you are happy being ordinary‚ don’t waste your/our time and stop

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    Picoult‚ Jodi. Lone Wolf.New York: Simon&Schuster‚2012 A. Summary Plot/ Setting: Lone Wolf is about a terrible accident that forced a family that was once broken up and now that the accident has happened‚ it brought the family back together. With them Getting back together‚ they now have to make one very hard decision. Luke which is the father of Cara and Edward‚ gets into an accident and is in critical conditions. This decision lays in the hand of both his children. Their mother Georgie cant

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