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Written by the Students of Baruch College

Sherman Alexie

Finding the right balance

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— Anonymous In this day and age where a lot of actions and behaviors are based upon public opinion, people doings starts to get very premeditated. Having to always deal with the thought that people may or may not judge the things that have been done can cause a rift in your “everyday norm”. Finding […]

I did not notice the theme of hope that the author had stressed

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— Anonymous The piece that I found to be rewarding was the excerpt from “The Toughest Indian in the World” by Sherman Alexie. To me, this piece of work stood out as I could resonate with it more than the others, this being set in America and in more modern times. Having a job as […]

A few aspects made me feel uncomfortable

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— Anonymous After reading “The Toughest Indian in the World” there were a few aspects of the short story that made me feel uncomfortable while I was reading. When I had started reading the short story I thought that it would be about the Native American culture and teaching the readers about culture. However, during […]

Readings that are read for class…

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—Anonymous Readings that are read for class are usually about something to argue about, taking sides of what the author says versus what we think. Texts like this are dated pretty far back in time when society is not as accepting as they are today. Some of the texts that we read this semester were […]

Everyone has an identity, who they are and where they belong to…

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— Anonymous Every one has an identity, who they are and where they belong to. Native American is a very small percentage of the American population. They are often mistreated and misunderstood due to their cultural background and identity. Sherman Alexie’s “The Toughest Indian in the World” demonstrates how the Native American have been trying […]

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