Writing in the Disciplines Section 20608 Professor Drago 3/5/17 Art Critique When introduced to a new body of work‚ a person often tries to find something they can connect with. Researching so they fully grasp what the author is about‚ digging further to connect with them. Cindy Sherman is a fascinating woman and an even more captivating artist. Her work spoke to me in a way I wasn’t expecting to achieve‚ and as I tried to search further to understand her I found that I fell further in awe
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Every human being will face personal challenges and what makes it different is‚ how we accept those obstacles and how we make decision to overcome those challenges in our life. The absolutely true dairy of part time Indian by Sherman Alexie clearly shows how a typical Native American faces challenges in his life. In order to become a better version of ourselves‚ Arnold and myself had to overcome challenges like getting better education‚ adapting to new life style and believing ourselves and we both
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This shows that reading and writing is very important no matter how silly or frustrating it may seem however schools have come to understand this dilemma and are willing to offer their students easy tools they could use or some quick steps that make writing that much easier. However what Alexie conveys in this essay is that reading and writing will be able to shape your life for the better and that so long as a student is able to
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In the novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie and the poem “There is a Longing…” by Chief Dan George‚ the authors apply metaphors and diction to express that people have to change their way of thinking in order to achieve their dreams. At the beginning of the book‚ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ the main character Junior expresses why he loves to draw. He claims that it is a way to talk to the world and it makes him feel important. He dreams of
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In Sherman Alexie’s collection of short stories‚ Alexie purpose in writing stories is to depict how adversities are irreversible to the past‚ but not the future if you don’t allow it to be. In Alexie short stories they’re all interconnected with each story showcasing the hardships of Native Americans in the 15th century and late 20th century. The Spokane Reservation is the setting that’s connected with each story where Sherman discusses poverty‚ alcoholism‚ and isolation from society outsides one
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Growing up I don’t recall anyone ever reading to me‚ I just picked it up myself. Before I was in school I was reading the basic things like Dr. Suess. Also I read things like‚ if you give a mouse a cookie‚ the very hungry caterpillar‚ and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. While learning how to read on my own‚ I found it very easy to read books that kids my age would find very difficult. I also had things like a leap pad which had children books on it to help me if I found a word hard to read or difficult
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denies Junior’s knowledge about Petrified Wood because Junior was an “Indian” from the Reservation. To eagerly be correct‚ Mr. Dodge sarcastically mentions how "there’s so much amazing science on the reservation” (Alexie 85). By using a mixture of sarcastic tone and a rhetorical question‚ Alexie shows Mr. Dodge’s perspective on people from the Reservation (Indians) and how they are less educated in the field of Science than Rearden. Furthermore‚ different perspectives of race are shown when Roger says
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Imagine losing your best friend‚ dog‚ grandmother and sister in all one year. Junior‚ the main character in The absolutely true diary of a part time indian by Sherman Alexie overcame this‚ and more! Junior‚ the main character‚ has to also face all the problems of a modern day teenager‚ while being the only Indian at school‚ the only Indian who goes to a white school at home‚ and home being a entire 22 miles from school. Junior endures many things‚ while in poverty and sadness‚ which then enables
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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 them comfort. Alexies style of writing is straightforward and uncensored
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The Importance of Reading and Writing. For many years I thought that writing and reading were only actions that teachers at school tells you to do‚ but know that I am about to be a teacher‚ I understand the importance of this two amazing skills that we can practice any time and any occasion. Thru my teenager years‚ and probably all my life in school‚ my teachers were always looking for better ways to make students read‚ at least‚ for few minutes a day. One thing I remember is that I never read
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