Richele Tucker Stacie Sather English 305 15 November 2013 The novel‚ The Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexi is about a young American Indian boy who decides to leave the reservation to better his life. He starts out finding himself through this change in his life and continues to grow and change into the young man he wants to become. At the beginning of the novel he seems frustrated because he is told he must do as the others on the reservation and he seems to feel mistreated
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reservation that view him as a traitor to his culture. We’re also going to take a look at the stereotypes that are placed upon the Native Americans by those of the white culture‚ though Sherman Alexi doesn’t go too deep in his book about this stereotyping there are little snippets of it that bear mentioning. Sherman Alexi was born October 7‚ 1966‚ on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit‚ Washington. Alexi was born with hydrocephalus‚ a condition that occurs when an abnormally large amount of
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relating it to my life and common experiences. She Had Some Horses: The Education of a Poet was a very powerful story. It was a great example of wanting to stand out and trying to figure out why that was not a common thing in Sherman Alexies’ culture. I believe Sherman Alexie wrote this story to show us all how literature changed his life and his was of thinking. He always did have‚ from the beginning‚ curiosities. He was always curious as to why there were no Indian writers in the books he read.
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War Dance Expository Essay Over 20‚000 kids are orphaned in Northern Uganda. War Dance is a documentary about the Patongo Primary School’s long journey to the Kampala Music Festival and the experiences‚ both good and bad‚ which they go through. In the village of Patongo‚ located deep in Uganda’s war zone‚ a group of students struggles to rise above the violence and desperation that surrounds them with the help of music. Life at camp Patongo for these children were rough and treacherous.
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“War Dance”‚ written and directed by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine‚ is a film about three Ugandan refugee children‚ Rose‚ Dominic‚ and Nancy whom have been in the midst of war and terror. With intentions to connect the viewer to the children‚ these directors do a great job depicting the importance of music and dance in Uganda. The film shows how these children depend on music and dance as a way to revitalize their sense of hope during these dark times. “War Dance”‚ however‚ leaves the viewer with
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The film that was screened in class was titled the War Dance and was directed by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine. The film is about three kids form the Acholi ethnic group living in a refugee camp. At the beginning‚ each of the three children (Nancy‚ Rose‚ and Dominic) tell their stories and how they ended up in the camp under government protection from the LRA (Lord’s Resistance Army). While in the camp‚ the kid’s school has won its regional music competition and are heading to the championship. Over
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Lisa R. Pleasant ENG 125 Introduction to Literature Instructor: Stephanie Freese June 23‚ 2014 2 The poem that I picked to read was “Grief Calls Us To The Things Of This World” by Sherman Alexie. I realized that this poem was about a son and a mother that was grieving over the death of his father‚ and her husband. They both that day had thought about the father and husband cause the son had called that day to talk to his father. That’s
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“Back again it looks like I’m gonna be here all night. Looks like a long night.” I say to my dog Alexie. But it is going to be worse than that. I picked up the phone and ordered a pizza. “Yes I’ll like a meat lovers pizza with pineapple on it” I say. When the pizza came I took a bite and… “Hoooowwl.” howled Alexie. My dog she knew there was poison on it she could smell it a mile away but she was too timid to grawl. I was dieing‚ and it was not my time. But when Death came he gave me an offer instead
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In the novel Reservation Blues‚ Sherman Alexie utilizes the characters dreams to illustrate the relationship between the Native Americans and the white people. These dreams show an ongoing struggle amongst the two societies‚ in addition to the deterioration of the Indian culture. These dreams are better described as nightmares because not a single one of the dreams are positive and bare anything respectable about the Native American society. Sherman Alexie attempts to disclose the humiliation and
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True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Narrative Essay – English 10 – 25 Points Format Requirements: Microsoft Word No less than 500 words No less than 5 paragraphs 1 paragraph = 5-7 sentences at least Times New Roman 12 pt. font Double-spaced 1” margins Include: Your name Date Home School Essay Title Narrative – tells a story or details an account of events Prompt: Read the novel‚ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie‚ and write a narrative that describes
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