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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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    Sherman Alexie and Me   Confucius once said‚ "Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall. " This concept applies in my life along with Sherman Alexie’s. Starting with Sherman Alexie argues Education is vital to make your lift more successful‚ as well as pulling yourself from the grasp of poverty stricken culture. Sherman joseph Alexie Jr was born on October 7‚ 1966 into a Spokane Indian tribe. Alexie wrote a short story “Superman and Me” which was published

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    In Canada’s 2011 Aboriginal Survey‚ only 22.8% of Aboriginal Peoples had completed high school and post-secondary education.The book "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" talks about the daily life of an Indian boy who called Junior.His surroundings and himselves changes since he moved from Indian school in Wellpinit to white people school in Reardon. There are some major differences between the schools in Wellpinit and Reardon and impact from differences.Between the two schools‚ they

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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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    protagonist’s name is Arnold Spirit Junior he’s a young Native American boy growing up on a reservation that aspires to change his life by leaving the reservation and its traditions behind to go to school in a neighboring town with white students. In this paper‚ we’re going to take a look at the cultural impact that Junior feels upon leaving the reservation as well as the blowback he receives from his people on the reservation that view him as a traitor to his culture. We’re also going to take a look at the

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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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    Leandro Tane dos Santos Sophomore Seminar September 14th‚ 2000 Analysis on "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" and "Smoke Signals" Sherman Alexie based on some short stories included in his book‚ "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven‚" wrote the screenplay for the movie "Smoke Signals." Both the movie and the book portray problems that Indians had to deal with‚ and how they dealt with it. The book is far more complex than the movie‚ showing a wider variation of characters

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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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    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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    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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