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Graduation is approaching quickly and senior year is coming to a close. Now is the time to be thinking about college and formulating a plan for a successful future. Both Oklahoma State University and Abilene Christian University are fantastic schools that offer many amazing opportunities. Choosing a college is a big decision that can have a huge impact on your life and it’s important to make an informed decision. Looking into the history of a college can help in the decision making process. The Abilene Christian University website says that in the summer of 1906 “A.B Barrett and Charles Robertson decided to form a school in west Texas and the Abilene churches of Christ agreed to support the project. Childers Classical institute opened in the fall of 1906 with 25 students from seventh grade to college level. In 1912 the schools name was changed to Abilene Christian College. In 1927, with the help of a $75,000 contribution from the city of Abilene, the board of trustees purchased 680 acres northeast of Abilene. In addition, residents donated 75 acres of adjoining land. The new campus opened in the fall of 1929. On February 22, 1976, the name was changed to Abilene Christian University. In July 2015, the university signed a lease for an expansion campus located in Addison, Texas. Called ACU Dallas, the new campus began offering several new graduate programs, including an MBA and Ed.D. in organizational leadership”.” In comparison the OSU website asserts on December 25th, 1890…

Borders help define opposites. They help people to understand what is right and what is wrong, what is theirs and what is not, and when they’ve crossed a line. Borders can be physical or imaginary. Physical borders include rivers, mountain ranges, walls, and even roads. Imaginary borders are racial, social, cultural, and moral. All of these borders separate people in one way or another and this separation can often result in conflict between the opposing parties. Director John Sayles…

was life changing, not only did Victor saw the place father had died, he also find a picture in his father wallet and with his family and back of the picture indicate “Home.” He also learned that his father had always loved him, and how much he tried to rescue him from the house. Now he finally realize the amazing man Thomas had always talk about. As they both return to the reservation, Victor knew how his father meant to Thomas, he took out some of the ashes of his cremated father and gives…

The story of “The Lone Ranger and Tonto fistfight in heaven” by Sherman Alexie is not only the title of his published book, but it is also the title of one the chapters in this book; which is found on page 181 of the book. In this short story, he shares events and experiences where he has been racially profiled and thought to be someone he’s not; as well as shares his experience with his trip back home. “The Lone Ranger and Tonto” being the classic story of an American cowboy and a Native…

Sherman Alexie’s “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven” is a 1993 short story that looks into the life of a Native American man who is depressed after a failed relationship with a white woman in Seattle. Now living alone in the Spokane Indian Reservation, the narrator feels haunted by his past and affects him in daily interactions. The majority of the narrator’s views are negative and his own race is seen as divided from America, even when Native American home is America the narrator…

Journal Eight Sherman Alexie uses many interesting features to make the interconnected short stories in his book The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven more thought-provoking and charismatic. Such features include a blend of reality and fantasy, humor and seriousness, and truth and memory. Throughout the book we get many stories that are fantastical versions of the harsh realities of life as a Native American. The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven is a book that tells uncensored…

The Lone Ranger Story has several instances where racism occurs and so does the documentary as well. Both of these when dealing with racism also tends to include stereotypes as well. Alexie states, "He looked me over so he could describe me to the police later. I knew the look." (Alexie 15) With this quote in the story Sherman is basically describing a small situation where the main character is simply just walking into the store to buy a popsicle but even in that situation he is still dealt…

In Sherman Alexie’s collection titled The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, many characters in this collection of stories intellectually benefit one another from telling their own stories. Native Americans can retain their history and cultural customs this way. For instance, Thomas Builds-the-Fire enjoys telling stories that are often surreal and have historical and natural contexts. His stories give his listeners observation of Native American history and how their experience had…

Two of them were “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven” (1993) and “The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” (2007) due to their crude language, sexism, violence, and much more. Alexie responded to the book ban by saying it “made the books more sacred”. A few of his other famous works include “Reservation Blues”, a story about kids on the reservation who wanted to pursue the Rock’N’Roll lifestyle. “The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” is thought to be almost an…

Sherman Alexie’s short story “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven” follows a young Native American man in Seattle. It starts late at night with the narrator walking to a 7-11. When he enters, it is obvious that the cashier is visibly uncomfortable because of the narrator’s appearance. The look given to him reminds the narrator of his white ex-girlfriend, leading to flashbacks of their past fights. After one of their arguments, he dreamed that he and his girlfriend were a minor war…