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    In the article “The Border Patrol State”‚ Leslie Marmon Silko argues that borders have never worked and they never will. She says that “the great migration within the Americas cannot be stopped; human beings are natural forces of the Earth‚ just as rivers and winds are natural forces. In the article she describes a personal incident in which she and a friend were “hassled” by the Border Patrol. Silko writes about how she used to travel the highways with a sense of freedom as she cruised down t he

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    “The Border Patrol State” is an article written by Leslie Marmon Silko‚ a Native American writer‚ who also has written another book titled Almanac of the Dead. This article originally appeared “In the Nation” on October 17‚ 2014. Silko claims that the border patrol agents where racially profiling any white person traveling with a person of color‚ nuns‚ women with very long or short hair‚ and also white men with beards and long hair. I believe her intent of writing this article was to bring awareness

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    Leslie Marmon Silko

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    Leslie Marmon Silko is a famous novelist‚ poet‚ and short story writer whose work is primarily concerned with the relations between different cultures and between human beings and the natural world.” [ (Fajardo-Acosta) ] Silko was born in Albuquerque‚ New Mexico‚ under Laguna Pueblo‚ Plains Indians‚ and Anglo-American decent. Known as the Old Laguna‚ she grew up on the Laguna Reservation in Northern Mexico and is a part of a town formed several years ago by Pueblo tribes. “Her family was storytellers

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    Leslie Marmon Silko’s work is set apart due to her Native American Heritage. She writes through ‘Indian eyes’ which makes her stories very different from others. Silko is a Pueblo Indian and was educated in one of the governments’ BIA schools. She knows the culture of the white man‚ which is not uncommon for modern American Indians. Her work is powerful and educating at the same time. In this paper‚ I will discuss three different works by Silko (Lullaby‚ Storyteller

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    Ceremony by Leslie Silko The novel Ceremony‚ written by Leslie Silko deals with the actions of a Native American youth after fighting‚ and being held captive during World War II. The young mans name is Tayo and upon returning to the U.S.‚ and eventually reservation life he has many feelings of estrangement and apathy towards society. The novel discusses many topics pertaining to Native Americans‚ through the eyes of Tayo and a few female characters. The novel is one that you must decide for yourself

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    Leslie Silko’s “Yellow Woman” In yellow woman and beauty of the spirit Leslie Silko knew she was different looking because of her mixed ancestry yellow woman helped realized that looking different was an advantage. Silko expresses how old people look at the world in a more spirit manner by “taken into consideration the way people behave‚ and the way people interact with one another”(Silko‚ 398). Basically as the author says‚ people of age seemed to look at the world very different because for them

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    Border Patrol Reform “Smugglers today are more determined and potentially more violent and destructive than ever. They’ll do almost anything to protect their contraband‚ avoid being apprehended‚ and maintain ‘control’ of their trails out of‚ and back into‚ Mexico. They’re outwardly hostile toward all U.S. law enforcement and authority‚ as well as rival ‘gangs’ vying for the routes and contracts with cartels‚ and anyone else that might ‘get in their way.’ Those of us that live and work in remote

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    United States Border Patrol The United States Border Patrol is the largest law enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security. The Border Patrol is a group of highly trained officers that detect ‚ and prevent the illegal entry or smuggling of aliens into the United States. Can you imagine the United States without any border protection? The U.S probably may be an obnoxious place to live in. In my point of view‚ the world would be a total chaos without

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    Border Patrol The United States of America is plagued by many problems—including the infamous Border Wars waged by highly skilled and trained Border Patrol agents. Forget politics and the belief that we ought to bar people from entering the country illegally or that we should welcome all people. Just know the facts: the border (mostly the southern border) is dangerous—prone to smugglers smuggling in human cargo (often children) and drugs. With people crossing the Mexican-US border‚ human lives

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    Border Patrol On September 11‚ 2001 lives of U.S citizens were changed forever. Not only have the U. S. troops been in war against the Taliban for 11 years‚ but even for everyday civilian’s travel methods now require more security. Another change was the government who added a special department in the cabinet that is for stopping terrorism and threats that could harm or hurt United States citizens. One of the twenty-two agencies in the Department Of Homeland Security is the Border Patrol agency

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