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    Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexi is about a young American Indian boy who decides to leave the reservation to better his life. He starts out finding himself through this change in his life and continues to grow and change into the young man he wants to become. At the beginning of the novel he seems frustrated because he is told he must do as the others on the reservation and he seems to feel mistreated when he does exactly like the youth on the reservation. By the end of the story he seems

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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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    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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    Reservation Blues

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    In Reservation Blues‚ Sherman Alexie extensively uses dreams to portray the relationship between white people and Native Americans. The dreams depict a constant struggle between the two societies‚ as well as a gradual extinction of the Indian culture. A complete picture of the Native American way of life could be seen from examining these dreams—and its not a pretty one. None of the dreams are positive or reveal anything good about the Indian way of life. If anything‚ Sherman Alexie tries to show

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    Happy Cab

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    Case 1 All-In All-In operates casinos across the United States. The company has experienced tremendous success at its existing casino locations and would like to expand its operations by opening a new casino in Asia in the next few years. Off-Book is in the business of (1) acquiring land to develop buildings that meet its customer specifications and (2) subsequently leasing the buildings to the customer. On January 1‚ 2012‚ All-In and Off-Book entered into an arrangement in which Off-Book will

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    Analysis of Meru Cabs

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    Process Synergy at Meru Cabs Private Ltd. - Kartikeya P Bolar Introduction :There has been a phenomenal change in the Indian transportation industry. Information Technology has played a vital role in bringing about this change. Radio Taxi or Radio Cab operations has brought to the customers a safe‚ cost effective and highly personalized experience. There is a tremendous improvement in the operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. Meru Cabs : It is one of the first radio cab companies in India

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    Reservation Blues

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    Spokane Indian Reservation is filled with shattered dreams and lost Indian souls drowning the sorrows of their people in alcohol. Reservation Blues‚ a novel by Sherman Alexie‚ depicts the story of an unlikely group of Indians coming together to chase their dreams with the help of a magic guitar‚ Big Mom‚ and their Indian blood as they struggle with the realities of being Indian in a white world. The protagonist Thomas is the lead singer for their band‚ Coyote Springs‚ and a reservation outsider. Victor

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    sentence of Sherman Alexie ’s "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona‚" you can assume that the main character‚ Victor‚ is facing a hard life. Not only did he lose his job‚ he also lost his father to a heart attack the same day. The story tells the journey of Victor and an old friend‚ Thomas Builds-the-Fire‚ traveling to Phoenix to pick up his father ’s ashes‚ pickup truck‚ and money from his savings account. Victor did not have any money and neither did anyone else living on the reservation‚ "Who

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    Education to Sherman Alexie’s Indian Education Sherman Alexie’s Indian Education tells of the hardships‚ such as bullying and racial discrimination‚ that Alexie faced in reservation grade school; I‚ on the other hand‚ faced minimum hardships since I went to private grade school. The rules of the private school I went to are based on the Bible‚ and this created a friendly Christian environment among the students‚ so bullying of any sort was scarce. Alexie faced constant bullying in the reservation schools

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