Phoenix, Arizona

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City of Phoenix is the fifth largest city in the United States and the core of the State of Arizona, both in terms of the State’s government and the population. The overall City of Phoenix fiscal year operating budget for 2017-2018 is 4.5 billion dollars, approximately about half of the State of Arizona’s 9.6 billion dollar budget (COP,AZ)The Phoenix Police Department is the largest department in the City of Phoenix and one of the larger government entities throughout Arizona. The Phoenix Police…

Arizona is a state in the United States and is located in the southwestern part of the country. The state is to the west of Colorado, just north of Mexico, west of New Mexico and east of California. The absolute location is the precise location of an area, and for Arizona that is 34.00 degrees north, 112.00 degrees west. I’m new to Arizona. I moved here in May of 2014, and I don’t know much of anything about the state so I’m interested to learn more about my new home. Arizona has a few different…

Jack Treiber Writing Prompt: “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” “We are given one thing by which our lives are measured, one determination. Mine are the stories which can change or not change the world” (42). What is your one thing? Write a three paragraph explaining what your one thing is or would be that you think your life is measured by. When asked how they measure their life, most people would say their successes. The power…

About the Author of “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” Sherman Alexie was born October 7, 1966, and grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Sherman Alexie moved off of the reservation for high school and wanted to take up medical studies, but soon realized that he had a passion for poetry and writing. He has won numerous grants and awards for his writing such as the Sundance Award in 1998 for his indie film “Smoke Signals” and the National Book Award in Young People's Literature…

truly feel peace is difficult to achieve. “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” is a moving story about a young man’s journey to finding this peace within himself. Victor,whose father has just passed away due to a heart attack, is planning a trip to Phoenix, Arizona so that he may claim his father’s savings account. To do so, he must find the funds to travel from his home of Spokane Indian Reservation to Phoenix, Arizona. Victor has just lost his job working at the Bureau of Indian…

in 1993. Then he also has the movie Smoke Signals, published on 1998, which is based on the short story “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona”.…

means to say Phoenix Arizona” by Sherman Alexie is exploring the philosophical questions of the life he is living , seeking truth on the sudden death of his father , trying to come to some kind of motivation for living with the financial struggles Victor gained and the many life difficulties including losing his father from a heart attack , losing his job and struggling financially . The character Victor explores the heartbreaking news and later Achieves a adventure to Phoenix Arizona to get his…

Myles Hypse February 23rd, 2017 English 1B 3:30-4:50pm Victor & Thomas The short story “This is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” by writer Sherman Alexie tells the tale of Victor, a young native american, and Thomas Builds-The-Fire, his alienated partner as they take a journey to Phoenix, Arizona to claim his father's savings account, along with bringing back his deceased father's ashes to the reservation. Victor and Thomas are foils of each other; Victor is a Native American living in…

In the short story “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” written by Sherman Alexie, Victor Joseph and Thomas Builds - The – Fire have not always gotten along. While growing up on the same Indian Reservation, they had separate friend groups (Alexie 874). Throughout the movie Smoke Signals, Victor Joseph’s and Thomas Builds – the – Fire’s, friendship strengthens. While Arnold Joseph, Victor’s father, is living in Phoenix, Arizona, he meets his neighbor Suzy Song. In the movie, Victor…