Part-time

This study was undertaken to show the percentage of college students that manage their time studying in a part time job in Australia. The survey was taken in UWS college in Nirimba and were the contributes that had the questionnaire to be filled out. The results indicates the difference between boys and girls managing their time with studies and assessments when working part time. Therefore, comparing who participates more. Introduction Part time work and college students can have an impact on time management and studies for assessments at the college. Lucas and Lammont (1998) stated that “under the age of 25 in full-time education and employment rose from 23% to 37%”. This establishes that students are increasingly getting into jobs and colleges much more and can have a meaningful effect on their studies which allows them to…

Exemplifying a different perspective of race, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie tells a tale of a young Native American adolescent discovering his place in the world. This fiction text tells a part of the hidden story of Native American history. The history of Native Americans and the degree to which they were discriminated against is often not taught in the common standards for education. This atrocity leads to the vital misunderstanding of a culture that is much…

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is an impressively perceptive novel that provides the reader with a small window of insight about the tribulations of everyday life for American Indians, by integrating the effects of colonialism, the pressures of assimilation historically and contemporarily, and cultural appropriation into the story. The book is about Junior, a teenage Spokane Indian boy who choses to leave the high school on his reservation to attend Rearden, a…

The book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, is about a boy named Junior. He is a Native American that lives in an Indian reservation. Junior does not live the happiest life, in fact Junior is poor, however, his family and him gets along with what they do have. Junior does not really accept himself because he struggles with several medical issues, and he’s been beaten up by others his whole life. However, things start to look up for him when he transfers to an…

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a book written by Sherman Alexie, and about a 14-year-old boy named Junior. Junior lives on a Native American Reservation and has issues ranging from financial hardship to physical disabilities. A scene that stood out to me while reading this novel was when Junior played a basketball game against his old high school, Wellpinit. This is the most important scene in the novel because it contains character insight on Junior and showcases a major…

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is about a fourteen year boy named Arnold Spirit who lives on the Spokane Indian Reservation that is drowning in poverty. Arnold lives with his family, surrounded by other poor Native Americans with depression and alcoholism. With his appearance and many health issues, he is often targeted on the reservation. A desire to break away from a place lacking hope and opportunity motives Arnold to transfer to Reardan. After shifting…

Sherman Alexie’s novel “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” provides a humorous view of the difficult life conditions of Native Americans. This novel is the story of a young Spokane Indian named Junior and his difficult transition of leaving the reservation to attend an all-white school. Junior experiences many unfortunate situations: he is condemned as a traitor by his people on the reservation, his best friend hates him for leaving, and his grandmother, sister, and his father’s…

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…

The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian is about a fourteen-year-old boy, Junior. In the book, we see how Junior deals with loss, poverty and starting a new life away from the reservation. He explains being poor feels so shitty but, he can't do anything about until he realizes he can be better of the reservation. The history behind the Indian reservations with for the poor “uncivilized Indians”. The poor part about it is true because people we're from the reservation did not have the…

Have you ever even had to think about it? For some people, this is a daily, life-long struggle. In the book “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”, our main character, Junior, grew up on an Indian reservation with his Spokane tribe. His freshman year however, he transfers to a school along the outskirts of the rez, and for the first time he is the only Indian in his school. His best friend Rowdy, and the community in general, rejects him because of this. At first, Junior had an…