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INTRODUCTION - ~ THESIS - When evaluating Arnold “Junior” Spirit from Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and Jin Wang from Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese, similarities radiate in both characters as their disparity in race deem the two of them as outcasts in the entirety of society. In addition to their lack of social interactions, their uniformity in their impulsive decisions cost them each a dear friend. Although Junior and Jin are quite similar, they share differences in the way Junior tries bettering himself by fitting into both his Indian and Reardan culture whereas Jin changes himself in every possible way to become Americanized. *** The correspondence between Junior and Jin is detected in both novels as these teenagers struggle with their ethnic identities after moving to an all white community. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Junior finally decides that it is time for him to further his education. Leaving the reservation behind and entering the walls of Reardan high school, embarrassment and loneliness seep into his conscious as the sea of white kids suffocate him. The only other Indian there was the school mascot, leaving Junior confused and more alone than ever. Back in the rez, he knew all the rules. He was aware of the name calling, the mockery, and the need for self defense. Junior was comfortable with this familiarity, but when he punches Roger for teasing him, uncertainty fills Junior’s mind when he…

Whistleblower I am Waylon Park I’m an investigative journalist from Denver, Colorado. I have received an email from Miles Upshur a software engineer who works at the Mount Massive Asylum he has been telling me about inhumane experiments being conducted at the asylum. Well that’s why I am here to expose the Murkoff Corporation patients are being hurt and Murkoff is making money off of it this needs to stop. I’m in front of the gates that lead to the Asylum…

Trade is the action of exchanging goods and services with others. Without trade, people in different parts of the world would be limited to the resources available locally. Seeing as some countries cannot support certain resources due to their climate, it is necessary to have a means of providing resources to places where they might be sparse. In her book, Factory Girls, Leslie T. Chang details the lives of young women working in the Dongguan factories in China. She attempts to approach the…

Where there is poverty people are sometimes forced to break from their families in order to have a better life. To successfully escape poverty, there needs to be one or more elements to be in place that a person can take hold of to propel themselves into opportunity and success. This is the case of the immigrant family in Reyna Grande’s “The Distance Between Us.” Poverty, family, and mentors affected Reyna and influenced how she managed her need for education and desire to become a writer.…

“Shush Steve” said Alex, “sorry I forgot were in the woods” said Steve. Steve and Alex been friends forever. Alex is a girl with orange long hair, a green top with a dark green strap around her waist, with brown pants and grey boots, her eye color is green. Steve is a boy with blue eyes, a light blue t-shirt, and dark blue pants. “We have to find a way out” said Alex. “I know that but how” said Steve. As they walk trying to find a way out of the forest, they found a trap. As both of them feel…

One thing that happened this year with all the injuries was that Schevchenko, Lane and Brandt were now dancing the leads in ballets like "Le Corsaire" and others. This meant they were pulled out of dancing things like the Odalisque trio and someone had to replace them. Luciana Paris was injured and not dancing until the end of the season. So ABT had to dig into the corps de ballet for soloist women. The long neglected and pushed aside Zhong-Jing Fang was dancing the second odalisque…

For the love of a whipped cream As a child I always ask the waiters not to forget to top my hot chocolate drink with lots of whipped cream. So yummy, Whipped cream with hot chocolate- I can do this every day! ,that is how I thought to myself. I think I consumed whipped cream more than fruits or veggies, I thought nothing can taste better than that. On cold winter days, I will sneak Mitzi, our street cat, she was black and white, little chubby, looking for love, a petting hand, anything that…

plantation life was? Life on Hawaii’s sugar plantations in the 1800’s was very cruel and unfair! It had an unbalanced schedule, they got whipped, plantation owners or Lunas was racists towards the lower races. The people had an unbalanced schedule because the workers had little time to sleep and do something while they were done with their work. The women also had a difficult time. They had to prepare the food for their husbands or child (if they have any.) So, they have to wake up early. If…

Slavery is bad for slaves because they are getting whipped and then bleeding. This hurts the slaves, and they do not like it as the blood is dripping down their backs. Getting kicked in the side as you are down and can't get up, because they are so sick and they are hurting because of being whipped. In excerpt 4, paragraph 8, Douglass is getting kicked in the side of his body by Covey. “He then gave me a savage kick in the side, and told me to get up. That is telling us that slavery is terrible…

Dehumanizing is taking human rights, characteristics, and emotions away from any person. The Nazis took those rights away from the Jews to make them seem like animals or things. All of the Jews were dehumanized during the Holocaust. There are many examples of dehumanization throughout the book, Night by Elie Wiesel. The Nazis dehumanized the Jews by loading them into cattle cars, tattooing them, and when Eliezer was whipped. An example of the Jews being dehumanized was when Eliezer and all of…