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Caricature is a description of a person or even an object in which certain characteristics are exaggerated. Caricature is used quite often by Charles Dickens in A Tale of Two Cities. Many say that Charles Dickens created characters that are “flat” or one dimensional when using carituature in his writings such as in A Tale of Two Cities. Many say when Charles Dickens uses caricature, it leads to his characters being meaningless. The characters that he describes turns out to be “flat” or one…

In every state and city there is always those type of neighborhoods that we consider or label as bad and dangerous. But what makes these cities so dangerous? Is it the people that settle in the neighborhood that makes them dangerous or the way media portrays them with the violence and segregations of organizations such as gangs and the crime rates? We see this occurring all around the world marking gangs as the number one problem to the situation. As a result we see many laws emerging across the…

Rites of passage have been used by almost all cultures since the beginning to mark the transition an individual takes from youth to adulthood. In many ancient cultures it has involved ceremonies often religious in nature. In typical modern day American society, the movement from adolescence to adulthood also comes with certain rites of passage. In the late teen years many youths have the desire for more independence. Many will get an afterschool job; this gives them some financial freedom. Next…

Malcolm X’s “Literacy Behind Bars” and Sherman Alexie’s Ten Little Indians are two completely different works, but both have a similar theme. In “Literacy Behind Bars,” Malcolm X discloses the details of his journey to becoming literate. Meanwhile, in Ten Little Indians, a young Spokane Indian woman by the name of Corliss recalls her quest to find a Spokane Indian poet by the name of Harlan Atwater. Both Corliss and Malcolm X went through their childhood not having complete access to their…

Service Learning Project Essay: Graffiti Graffiti is the act of writing or drawings illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place. Graffiti is a problem often overlooked by many member of a community whether it is the everyday onlookers, the youth, or local law enforcement. Many people see graffiti as a victimless crime in which no one really is effected and this mindset has caused many people to perceive the problem of unlawfully vandalizing property as a harmless nuisance that can…

Video response worksheet SOCI 101 CCBC/SPRING 2016 SECTION 03/Amber Parks/MS13 a. Ethnocentrism/pg. 36 is the use of one’s own culture as a yardstick for judging the ways of other individuals or societies, generally leading to a negative evaluation of their values, norms, and behaviors. This can be observed in the video through the ways of the gang members. Each and every one of the members believes that their gang is the best and that all those who are not a part of it is scum and all those in…

Annotated Bibliography Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. New York: Little,Brown and Company, 2007, Print. Sherman Alexie’s novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, is about a boy named Junior and how his family suffers from poverty whilst living in a reservation. After having a conversation with his teacher about how leaving the reservation would be best for him, he confronts his parents about switching to a better school off the rez, who decide…

Twenty two percent of Indians in America are poor, this including junior. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, dealt with very difficult subjects that schools don’t usually address, in which the main character, Junior, suffered. Somehow Junior manages to stay positive through his tough times. In this book, you’ll discover Junior’s journey, as a poor Indian living on the reservation. Living life on the reservation but going to school in Reardon must be very hard for…

Living in an Indian reservation, Junior faces many problems because of his abnormalities. Going to a very poor school Junior knows he must find hope somewhere else. Little did Junior know when he threw his geometry book at his teacher how that would change his life and what would follow. With Mr. P’s advice, he decides to leave the Spokane reservation and the problems of alcoholism, poverty, and friends. In the story, The Absolute True Diary of a Part- Time Indian, By Sherman Alexie Junior shows…

In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part -Time Indian, Sherman Alexie creates a text that easily explains Alexie’s own experiences. The use of images, the development of his protagonist’s friendships, and the depiction of tragic events all develop the identification of Arnold Spirit, in a unique and accessible manner. The style used by Alexie is used to brighten up the life of Arnold, and happenings that revolve around his community. Imagery helps us create an interpretation of how we should…