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    Arizona”‚ he explores the challenging life of two Native American Indian men named Victor and Thomas on the reservation. The story communicates the childhood memories‚ relationships‚ and cultural aspects of Thomas and Victor’s life in Spokane (an Indian Reservation). In this story‚ Victor appeared to be mentally depressed because his father had died just after he lost his job. Although Victor’s father left Victor at a very young age‚ Victor’s genetic pain made him think to travel to Phoenix. However

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    Arizona‚ is a story that focuses on the relationship between two Native American men‚ Victor and Thomas Builds-The-Fire‚ who have grown up together one the Spokane Indian Reservation. The leading cause of the central action of the story was the death of Victor’s father in Phoenix‚ Arizona. Having just lost his job and unable to financially travel alone with the one hundred dollars given to him by the Tribal Council‚ Victor happens to run into Thomas Builds-The-Fire who offers to lend him the money as long

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    Frankenstein‚ Victor Frankenstein is at fault for the destruction that takes place in the novel because of his abandonment and selfishness towards his creation‚ the monster. To begin with‚ Victor Frankenstein is undoubtedly at fault for the destruction in the novel because of his abandonment towards the monster. From the moment the monster is born‚ Victor despises him and struggles to get rid of the monster by running away and disowning him. In this way‚ as the monster wakes up‚ Victor runs away. “Unable

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    characters‚ Victor‚ Victor’s father‚ and Thomas who have three different personalities. However‚ Thomas seems one of the most interesting characters in this short story. The author presents Thomas as a person who has not been affected negative by the hardship and struggles of modern day Native American. He is funny and traditional person; and has the kind of personality. Thomas represents a funny and traditional person: and has kind of personality through what he says. As Thomas greets Victor at the

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    with Victor who you would assume is facing some hard times losing his job and having his father pass away. After finding out about his father’s death‚ Victor has to go to Phoenix‚ Arizona to pick up his father’s ashes‚ pickup truck and money from his saving. Unfortunately‚ Victor doesn’t have enough money and neither did anyone else on the reservation to get Victor to Phoenix so he turned to the tribal council. The tribal council was also short on money only able to give 100 dollars to Victor which

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    Tammy Holley Padgett‚ Tommy ENC 1102 26th July 2011 2‚099 “It’s Alive!”….Maybe? The peculiar apartment resembles a normal inhabit where a person will live‚ with its brown wooden carved door from an oak tree and the golden-yellow door knob that shines brightly while the sun beams down‚ but with a closer look inside the wooden floors on the ground is rotted through with worms eating away at the very core. The secret hidden door on the same side of the tattered down bed‚ with the unwashed bed

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    was caught by Arnold. It quickly fast forwards to where Thomas had grown up to be a skinny‚ story-telling nerd and Victor a buff Indian. Constant flashbacks of Victor’s childhood are shown during the movie. Victor’s father was an angry drunk and would always beat him and his mother. One day‚ his mother decided to sober up for him and that was also the same time his father left. Victor then found out that his father had passed away in Phoenix‚ Arizona‚ thus began his journey with Thomas and the discovery

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    has three narrators‚ that is‚ Victor Frankenstein‚ Robert Walton

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    are at Rick’s bar sing a German song. Then Victor causes the bar band to begin playing a patriotic French song‚ which quickly over takes the sound of the German soldiers’ voices. I believe this scene in the movie portrays Casablanca as begin a pro-war movie. It shows that although it may take time the ally forces while overcome the Germans. 2. Do you think Ilsa really loves Victor? What makes you think yes or no? I believe that Ilsa does love Victor but the foundation for that love is rooted

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    name was Victor and he had no comprehension of the effects this creation would have on himself‚ his monster‚ or those around him. This book is none other than the stitched together stories known as Frankenstein. Victor Frankenstein had an almost unhealthy obsession for science. Even as a child he filled his mind with books of the brilliant of the past. He had a passion for alchemy and knowledge‚ yet deep down he wanted to make his own call to fame with something extraordinary. Victor finally found

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