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    War Dance Analysis

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    Marcos Belizario Belizario 1 Professor Sharon Wallace English I March 27‚ 2014 My Analysis on the film “War Dance” In the film War Dance It follows the life of three schoolchildren who live in northern Uganda in a refugee village (Patongo refugee camp). The reason why they live in a refugee camps is the results of the rebels who are kidnapping children to become child soldiers and sex slaves. They enter a national music competition to show the rest of Africa that they have a voice even

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    remember what it felt like to bleed” (“Best Kid Books” 27). This quote is simply telling us that Sherman Alexie doesn’t write just to write but he writes because the he knows what blood and pain feels like so he’s trying to give those that have nothing a source of comforting because they know they aren’t the only ones. Sherman Alexie is a Native American novelist‚ short story‚ filmmaker and poet. Alexie is a writer who targets young adults and teens who had a terrible childhood and he wants to give

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    school. In Wellpinit school‚ Junior "got beat up at least once a month" (Alexie‚ p8).He

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    This book‚ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. ¨ If youŕe good at it‚ and you love it‚ and it helps you navigate the river of the world‚ then it can not be wrong.¨ This book is about how people can make mistakes and abuse others in a negative way. Things can lead out into violence and to death and heartbreak. Three characters who hope and fear are Rowdy‚ Mary‚ and Junior. Junior both hopes and fears in many ways some can be good and others can be devastating. Junior

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    In the novel‚ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian‚ Sherman Alexie asserts that regardless of the circumstances that one has to go through‚ there is always hope that they will be able to overcome that. In doing so he focuses on the struggle Arnold faces between attempting to discover his identity between two cultures and overcoming the loss of loved ones. Alexie reflects his values of returning to his origins by expressing the importance of identity and hope throughout the novel. Certainly

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    The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian (Diary) (2007)‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ is a satirical semi-autobiographical novel‚ depicting the ordeals of a native American boy‚ as he leaves his Spokane Reservation in pursuit of breaking the bondage to the status quo that his people has been chained to for generations. On the other hand‚ Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano’s comedy-drama French film‚ Intouchables (2011)‚ portrays the racial and economic division embedded in 21st century France via the

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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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    “If you let people into your life a little bit‚ they can be pretty damn amazing” (129). This is just one of many insightful quotes that Arnold Spirit has to say that makes him and Victor Joseph very similar. Sherman Alexie is the American novelist who wrote The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and the film Smoke Signals. Both of the main characters in each of these pieces are modern day Indians who have had a tough upbringing. While Arnold (Diary) and Victor (Smoke) are different in many

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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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    Sherman Vs M4 Sherman

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    tough tank to bring down than the M4 Sherman‚ however this statement does not tell the whole story. Production of the Tiger and the durability was less efficient than the M4 Sherman‚ which gave the Allies a huge advantage. In addition to the production advantages that the M4 Sherman had over the Tiger‚ there were several other small factors that contributed to the M4 Shermans effectiveness and resilience. The productions figures are of the United States M4 Sherman are staggering compared to that of

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