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    I have chosen “Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie to discuss about. This literacy narrative first appeared in “The Most Wonderful Books: Writers on Discovering the pleasures of Reading.” Sherman Alexie is a well known Native American writer that publishes short stories‚ novels and poetry. Out of the three narratives‚ I found myself connect with this story more than the others. Alexie tells us about his childhood as a Indian boy that grew up on the Reservation. His father was a big reader so as a

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    happy and prosperous group of people. However‚ it would only be through the white man’s introduction that Native Americans would end up being killed‚ racially profiled‚ and put into reservations like animals. Through his book‚ Reservation Blues‚ Sherman Alexie is able to talk about not only the effects/origins of Native American hardship on the individual and collective level‚ but also how these origins affect the relationships of reservation communities with other internal and external institutions

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    books due to the introduction. How I thought to myself that this was a biography about guy name Sherman. Him explaining how he reads books at a very young age while other couldn’t. The author conveys that Sherman picked up a book before he could even read‚ So I thought that this was going to be about a guy who prefers books over social life. However‚ as I continued to read Superman and Me by Sherman Alexie it gives me imagination. Within that scenery‚ I saw Sherman’s thoughts and emotions. He begins

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    Sherman Alexie in “Superman and Me” proves that no matter what stereotype other label a person with‚ that person can still succeed with effort. Sherman Alexie proves that you can overcome stereotypes with effort. What Sherman tells people reading his story is that “I pretend to read the words and say aloud ‘ “I am breaking down the door‚’ in this way I learned to read”. The author of “Superman and Me” Sherman Alexie proves that you can overcome any stereotype or anything people label you as with

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    Sherman Alexie‚ the author of “Indian Education” writes from his personal experiences as a Native American. He writes about his experience in school at both a Native American school and a white school. His life was greatly influenced by his heritage‚ which led to his writings being influenced by it too. He writes straight from his life and how he felt during that time or event. In “Indian Education”‚ it is evident he writes straight from his life‚ because he does not only write about the good moments

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    Danielle Henderson Lamar 1101 Ms. Comer November 13‚ 2012 My Insight on “Flight” Flight by Sherman Alexie was an empowering novel about a boy‚ named Zit‚ who in my opinion never experienced true love. He learned how to shut down and not feel any type of emotion. He learned that if you don’t love anybody then they wouldn’t be able to hurt you‚ if you don’t give your trust to people they wouldn’t be able to deceive you. Zit is fifteen and for the past nine years he has from careless family member

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    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 humor and

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    Personal anecdotes and repetition are featured very predominantly in Sherman Alexie’s ‘The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me’ to stress the challenges that Alexie had to overcome to not be a stereotype. Alexie immediately begins his essay with a story about Superman comics‚ while some readers may find it to be an unfitting addition to his essay‚ but it actually serves to address the limited resources for early education that he had. It is crucial to address that point so readers could

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    Compare and Contrast Education is something so sacred to some people but there are many people that take it for granted as well. "The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me" by Sherman Alexie and "Learning to Read and Write" by Fredrick Douglass‚ is similar in many ways. Both of these men were so eager to learn when in the meantime so many people that do have the opportunity are so clueless. People are so clueless that there were others‚ and still are‚ that wish they were in a position to

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    Different Worlds Same Struggle Sherman Alexie and Frederick Douglass both grew up in different time periods‚ in different environments‚ and ultimately in different worlds. They both faced different struggles and had different successes‚ but in the end they weren’t really all that different. Although they grew up in different times they both had the same views on the importance of an education. They both saw education as freedom and as a sense of self-worth and though they achieved their education

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