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    Hope helps us to live through tough times. When we stay positive about our future, and feel that we have to fight to win the problems you are dealing with, our probability to succeed increases. Remember that our subconscious mind is the most powerful thing on this earth. With its help, you can make an impossible possible, or win a war. For example, from the book The Absolutely True Diary Part-Time Indian demonstrates various ways of hope and dreams found in the book. Junior's experience, they're…

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    who are always looking for a part time job while they are attending college is increasing every day. According to a recent study was published in 2015 by the Georgetown University in Washington D.C, the number of students who have a job while studying were estimated about more than 70 percent of college students in the US (Carnevale 10). Because of so many fees and costs that students have to handle, working during college seems to be a necessity than an option. Part-time jobs provide not only…

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    In Diary of a Part-Time Indian the main character, Arnold uses drawn cartoons to express his view of the world. In a way, it is how Arnold best speaks to the world. He draws cartoons not only for fun, but also to let his voice be heard. Cartoons allow him to tell the world his hopes and dreams as well as his fears and things he hates. The two most pertinent examples of this in my opinion, come in the form of the cartoons Arnold draws when he starts with Reardan, and the almost sacrilegious comic…

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    Racism is a disease ravaging the United States, and knowledge is the cure. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time by Sherman Alexie is a book about Arnold, a boy who lives on a Native American Reservation. Arnold does everything in his power to escape the depression and alcoholism that eventually grips all Native Americans on the reservation. Arnold’s journey to the world outside the rez leads him to Reardan High, an all-white school home to the Reardan Indians. The mascot is the stereotypical…

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    American, but I don’t think I painted this image as well as I could – more revisions to this section will hopefully advance the central plot of the story forward. 9. I wanted this portion of the story to be amusing, however, I need to spend more time discussing the actual impact it had on Terry and the narrator’s relationship in order to show how the fathers light sentence pales in comparison to the emotional impact the cancelation of the trip has on the…

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    The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian is a first person narrative written from the point of view of a fourteen year old boy Arnold Spirit Jr also known as his Indian Reservation name Junior. The novel is written in diary form where Junior uses visual and verbal language techniques to make his feelings and experiences felt. The point of view in which the story will be told is the most important decision the novelist has to make. As this is what affects the way a reader will feel,…

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    and working students at UNO. Commuting to school on a daily basis can be a challenge for some students, especially if they are working at the same time. I will interview a few different students who commute and get their opinions on the matter. We will discuss how long it takes to get to class, if they have ever had a problem getting to class on time, and if the amount they spend on gas is worth it. I will interview a student who lives an hour away, as long as a student who lives fifteen minutes…

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    Happy Birthday Celebration

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    March 11, 1997, my little sister Gabriella Mia Nicole Fernandez was born, which was shortly before my parent’s divorce was finalized. After my parent’s divorce, it was hard to adjust to changes, but I knew we had family to help us through the hard times. During the holidays, especially Christmas, everyone on my mother’s side of the family would come over to our house to celebrate. My moms side of the family consists of a total of 19 people, which include my grandparents, her sister and brother,…

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    them to work. For example, when a teacher assigns an essay that must contain a minimum of three body paragraphs. Because of this, there is not much room for creativity and unique content from students. In the book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, a Native American boy named Junior attended a school in his reservation called Wellpinit High. After realizing this school offered him…

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    Why Alcohol should be banned Over 12% of Native American deaths are caused by alcohol according to NBC News . The book The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Indian written by Sherman Alexie is about Arnold Spirit Jr. He is a 14 year old boy who is very good at drawing. He wants to go to an all white school, but he faces many challenges. The theme that is most common in this book is that alcoholism kills. Arnold loses many people in this story to alcohol. Arnolds grandmother gets hit by a…

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