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    Forthcoming laminate wood expansion projects require specific areas of floor space cleared to make room for new automated equipment. Consequently, the antiquated Simplex fire alarm system must be relocated to facilitate this wood expansion project. Additionally, the existing alarm system cannot be upgraded to current National Fire Protection Association 72 and other fire codes. ASA Alarm Systems offers a fully compliant Bosch brand fire alarm system. Bosch offers a complete solution that will…

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    Sherman Alexie 's "The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me" is a personal narrative in which he recounts his early life and how he started to appreciate reading. As he shares his experience with us, he weaves into his story a powerful truth about our society. Even though we refuse to admit it, we have certain expectations of different communities. In his essay, he focuses precisely on what it meant for him to grow up as an Indian child in an American society. By discussing the obstacles…

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    Sometimes forgiveness is a hard concept for people to grasp and others forgive too easily, but when do we know when to forgive or whom we should forgive? What happens when we do not forgive? In “The Powwow at the End of the World,” Sherman Alexie experienced several mishaps in his reservation and even the surrounding areas, for example, the water levels were raising, the dams were breaking, and the cities and towns were flooding. Even though all of those events were happening, Alexie was told to…

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    In the YouTube video called “PEN Banned Books Week Google Hangout on the Air with Sherman Alexie,” PEN representative Deji Olukotun and American Library Association Office Director Barbara Jones interview Sherman Alexie. This video highlights authors whose books have been banned; therefore, Sherman Alexie is a guest for this interview. Olukotun and Jones ask him a series of questions about his novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. In the interview, there are three intriguing…

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    In Sherman Alexie’s Story, This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona, Victor is a complex character in ways. On the outside he is more closed off and and tries to act “normal” and that he is above others who aren’t in that definition of normal. But on the inside he knows that he shouldn’t be like that. He holds regret for treating Thomas Builds-the-fire the way he does growing up. They were friends when they were younger, but by their teenage years Victor had drifted away. One night, “when…

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    The story, Superman and Me, by Sherman Alexie, is about a Indian boy who enjoys reading and writing as much as his father. But, in the reservation where his family lives reading and writing is very rare for these Indian boys to know. He was scared he would be called dumb and unintelligent like his fellow friends. So, he dedicates a lot of time and ends up visiting reservations to help teach Indian boys. One specific quote in this text conveys Sherman’s thoughts and claims of the central idea.…

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    The True Portrayal of Alcoholism Sherman Alexie written a novel about a boy’s journey as a Native American living on a reservation in the book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. One may think the addiction may not be as prominent in there society due to how Native Americans are usually perceived, such as free, family oriented, and caring spirit. However, Sherman Alexie tells a more in depth relationship that Native Americans and Alcohol share. Sherman Alexie did receive some bad…

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    In Sherman Alexie's novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Junior must balance his acceptance and rejection of reservation culture in order to be happy. This is first shown when Junior tells his best friend Rowdy that he is switching schools, next it is shown when his tribe gives him peace after his grandmothers passing, and finally it is shown when Junior shows empathy for his tribe. Junior first rejects tribal culture when he leaves the reservation to go to Rearden. This is…

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    The Trials and Tribulations of a boy: The Diary of a Part-time Indian Junior, who is the main character in the Novel the Absolute diary of a Part-time Indian, is a young boy who is searching for his soul purpose in life. Growing up in poverty on a reservation, Junior knows that he must do whatever it takes to make his dreams come true. Through the experiences in his life, Arnold has learned what it is like to grow up in poverty and what difficult choices are made for these people in everyday…

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    In the story ‘’Superman and Me’’ Sherman Alexie portrays life on an American Indian reservation. He does this by showing the ways the classes of people are determined and even the way the people were treated and expected to live. He shares stories from his own life and his own views.The ways he shares his opinion and story shows the determination he had to change the lives of so many. The quote ‘’ I throw my weight against their locked doors. The door holds. I am smart. I am arrogant. I am lucky…

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