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    an aboriginal people in the same country with us? The main character of the Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie‚ Junior‚ is a aboriginal person who lives in a reservation. At the beginning of the story‚ he was the same with all the other indian kids who have no hope and no future. But in the end‚ he became a hopeful kid with bright future. Between this big change‚ a lot of things influenced Junior. Junior’s best friend rowdy‚ junior’s family and basketball has changed him

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    Smoke Signals For most of my life‚ the word “Native American” had immediately made me think of feathers‚ powwows‚ and a society uncorrupted by civilization. However‚ in watching the movie Smoke Signals‚ a movie that depicts the modern Native American culture‚ I learned many other things. For one‚ I learned that many of the customs that modern Native Americans have are very similar to my others. I also saw that the family life of the Native Americans in the film had many of the same problems

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    Friendship: Protection‚ Belief‚ and Secrets Imagine life alone‚ with no one to help you with anything. Could society function without friendship? The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie follows the perspective of Arnold Spirit‚ or Junior‚ a Spokane Indian living on the Wellpinit Reservation. He was born with brain damage but still leads a normal life. In search of something more‚ he decides to transfer schools to Rearden‚ the rich white school. He meets new people along the

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    when to stand up for them. In general‚ finding your true identity can be a difficult task. Identity is a broad word but can be narrowed down as the condition of being oneself and not another. You have to know yourself well and be able to reflect upon all the things that happen in your life to know who you are or who you could strive to become. In Sherman Alexie’s movie Smoke Signals‚ he emphasizes that you will get caught in trying to find your true identity if you run away from the obstacles in your

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    stories are very similar but have many differences. “Smoke Signals” by Sherman Alexie is a movie about two Indian boys who basically grew up together. Thomas is a young man who lives with his grandmother because when he was just a baby his parents were killed in a house fire; a house fire we later find out that was caused by the other young man Victor’s father Arnold Joseph. Victor is a very mean and cold person‚ or so it seems. Victor is often very rude to his lifelong associate Thomas‚ who

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    Smoke Signals 1998 - USA Director - Chris Eyre About the film... Winner of the Audience Award and the Filmmaker’s Trophy at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival‚ and the official selection for opening night of the 1998 New Director/New Films‚ SMOKE SIGNALS is one of the most unique films of the year. Filled with the rich aesthetics and beautiful mood of American Indian culture‚ Sherman Alexie’s story of friendship‚ love and loss (based on his award-winning short story‚ "The Lone Ranger and

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    The movie Smoke Signal is a story that portrays what a Native American really means. It is a movie based on story written by Sherman Alexie. Thomas is the narrator of the story. It’s just not a simple movie but it has meaning to it‚ which is the best thing about the movie. It shows the life of Indians and how their life was and what they had to deal with. The movie has two main characters name Victor and Thomas. The movie starts with a house that goes on fire and the man (Arnold Joseph) Victor’s

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    “Sex‚ profanity‚ and racism remain the primary categories of objection” (Doyle 2013: 3) when it comes to challenged or banned books. “The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie is not only an award winning book‚ but also one of the most challenged books in the United States. It can be found in the bibliography of books which are “challenged‚ restricted‚ removed‚ or banned […]” (Doyle 2013: 4). Critics consider the book offensive as it deals with alcohol‚ poverty‚ violence‚ sexual

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    Reduced Adversity In Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ the author allows readers to create a vivid image of the lives of the Spokane Indians by using teen language‚ humor and irony because it allows the readers to face serious issues in an enjoyable way. Junior makes the readers understand the way he lives in his reservation full of poverty and alcoholism and goes to the outside world filled with people discriminating against him. Alexie‚ using Junior’s

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    Justin Whaley Dr. Dreyer ENGL1213 20 January 2013 Smoke Signals My aunt Sharon was of my favorite relatives. We were close to say the least. As the tears ran down my face‚ at her funeral‚ I started to see the signals. They were signals of the effects that long term smoking can have on ones’ body. Now‚ I know what you’re thinking‚ but she didn’t pass away from lung cancer. Long term use of smoking tobacco can have come with many health risks‚ other than lung cancer. These risks can have an acute

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