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    Sherman Alexie

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    Sherman Alexie-native American of the Spokane/Coeur d’Alene nation. This story was adapted into a film “smoke signals. What topics does he address? Alexie address the death of Victors father‚ his relationship with Thomas Builds-the-Fire‚ How deep does he go? The story centers on Victor and his father who passed away recently‚ who he hadn’t had a close relationship for years‚ and spoke to him over the phone a few times. Victor has this “genetic pain‚ which was soon to be as real and immediate

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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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    Reservation

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    | 420 million (US$7.7 million)[2] | Box office | 424.3 million (US$7.8 million) (domestic nett) | Aarakshan (Hindi: आरक्षण‚ translation: Reservation) is a 2011 Hindi film starring Amitabh Bachchan‚ Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone. Directed by Prakash Jha‚ the film is a socio-political drama based on the controversial policy of caste based reservations in Indian government jobs and educational institutions. The film also stars Prateik Babbarand Manoj Bajpayee and was released on 12 August 2011

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    Marketing 1) Find information about the industry as a whole (no of players; billings; contribution to GDP; market size; Key trends; market leader/s; key stakeholders (customers‚ bankers‚ end-users etc). Industry: Car rental Company: Meru Cabs * In last one decade one can see how the car rental industry has shifted its base from unorganised sector to organised one. * Car rentals increase 14% in current value terms in 2011 to Rs313 million‚ with transactions touching 81‚000. Car

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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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    Reservation

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    Out‚ Reservation‚ Mass Check In‚ Shifting Room‚ Block Rooms‚ Expense and Collection. The project Hotel Management System is used for maintaining the information for each and every customer. Each and every customer has own personal details. Hotel reservation software is an efficient tool that helps in the functioning of hotels. Different modules of this software include the reservation system; check in check out details‚ billing system‚ the guest management software‚ internet reservation software

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    Alexie Monologue

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    “Back again it looks like I’m gonna be here all night. Looks like a long night.” I say to my dog Alexie. But it is going to be worse than that. I picked up the phone and ordered a pizza. “Yes I’ll like a meat lovers pizza with pineapple on it” I say. When the pizza came I took a bite and… “Hoooowwl.” howled Alexie. My dog she knew there was poison on it she could smell it a mile away but she was too timid to grawl. I was dieing‚ and it was not my time. But when Death came he gave me an offer instead

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    Sherman Alexie Journey

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    The Spokane Indian Reservation‚ in Wellpinit‚ Washington‚ suffers from poverty. One of the problems which force most Indians to give up on their hopes and dreams. The first few chapters‚ Junior describes how dismal his life on the reservation was compared to other Indians. Junior fears he will end up being stuck on the reservation just like his parents. The poverty forces Junior to leave the reservation in hopes of a new and better life. While growing up on the reservation‚ Junior’s health condition

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    Who Is Sherman Alexie?

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    Sherman Alexie is a preeminent Native American Poet‚ novelist‚ performer and filmmaker. He is also an award winning author whose works primarily fall under the genre of Native American literature. Sherman Alexie was a reservation boy with big dreams and hopes. He had a lot of struggles with his life. Sherman was articulate‚ humours‚ declamatory‚ optimistic‚ and prove person. He struggles in his childhood. His childhood struggles were not limited to health problems; the son of an alcoholic‚ he faced

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    Native American Mascots and Sports In his novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ author Sherman Alexie introduces his readers to the issue of Indians used as mascots in sports. It is an issue that has plagued sports for decades and Alexie brings up the subject throughout his book and in interviews. He brings the topic to light to open the reader’s eyes to the idea that Native Americans are still thought as historical but not culturally relevant to society. Thousands of sports teams

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