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    Sherman Alexie is Spokane/Coeur d’Alene Indian. Alexie wrote a poem called “The Reservation Cab Driver”. The title contributes to understand the poem and understand who the cab driver was. In this poem‚ Alexie uses a symbolism he also uses some metaphor‚ irony and imagery. By examining the life portrayal in the reservation‚ the poem’s casual diction‚ the magic appearance of Crazy Horse‚ I will show how Alexie’s critique of the status of Indians on the reservation. The life in the reservation was

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    culture. In the novel‚ Mr. Dodge 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

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    Cab Calloway

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    Cab Calloway was an influential singer and actor in the 1930’s. Born in Rochester‚ NY‚ on December 25‚ 1907‚ he started from rock bottom and worked his way up‚ until he was discovered and on top. To get to the top‚ Cab was a part of many different scenes and had much help from family and friends. According to Dan Gediman‚ Cab was the "Hi De Ho" man‚ a legendary showman‚ gifted singer‚ bandleader‚ actor‚ and fashion setter. He was a larger than life figure‚ who was immortalized in cartoons and caricatures

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    Cab Service

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    Executive Summary Taxi cab service has become very popular now a days. The way it has grown in the market is very commanding. At least one person from a household would have used a cab service in recent times. Most of the things in cab services are advanced in technology wise. One most important thing that many of these cab services is lacking is the GPS tracking. Most of the cab services now are depending on a phone call when they have to track their colleagues. This is wasting a lot a time and

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    Success of Meru Cabs!

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    lesser consumer acceptance‚ wafer thin margins etc. However MERU cabs is a one great story from which one can learn a lot of things. As mentioned in management books one should offer a product/ service which fulfils consumer need or at least makes him feel that his need is fulfilled. So what is the problem that MERU has addressed? Problem Statement Whenever one has to travel by private transport‚ one is at mercy of taxi/auto drivers. One has to make several attempts to get the taxi/auto to the desired

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    Sherman Alexie

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    In the essay “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me‚” Sherman Alexie credits learning to read a Superman comic book with saving his life. As an Indian boy growing up on a reservation in Spokane‚ Washington‚ where being uneducated was not the exception but the rule‚ Alexie was given few opportunities to succeed. The Superman comic book was the book he taught himself to read with‚ which in turn saved him from going down a path that lead to a the life of inferiority and failure. Learning to

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    Sherman Alexie

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    Sherman Alexie Sherman Alexie was born in 1966 and raised on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Washington. Although born with a severe case of hydrocephalus‚ he astonishingly recovered and learned to read at an early age. Alexie used his social rejection to concentrate on his studies. In 1985‚ he was awarded a scholarship to Gonzaga University where he regrettably began abusing alcohol. His college years can be described as depressing and inspiring. His alcoholism compelled him to convey his

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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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    Sherman Alexie

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    literature. Each of them has added to a growing genre that explores what it’s like to move to this country in pursuit of the ever-elusive “American Dream.” Sherman Alexie is one such writer. However‚ his theme is not one of searching for the “American Dream.” His theme addresses what happens when the “American Dream” lands on you. Sherman Alexie is Native American‚ and his stories expose one of America’s dirty little secrets. In the paragraphs that follow‚ I will review Alexie’s life‚ the genre and

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    Sherman Alexie

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    In his book of short stories‚ The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven‚ author Sherman Alexie explores the theme of Native Americans as outsiders and outcasts. Throughout many of his stories‚ Alexie’s uses the motifs‚ imagery and figurative language to underscore the theme. Three of these stories are “Every Little Hurricane”‚ “A Drug Called Tradition”‚ and “Indian Education”; Alexie uses the motifs of storytelling‚ alcoholism‚ and the warrior to explore how the outsider status of his Native

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